Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-14
THE GRAND ARMY.
Annual Report of Adjutant Gen
eral Hopkins, of Detroit.
Over 10000 New Members
Since June 80, 1889.

Notwithstanding This the Ranks win
Soon Begin to Fade Away Before the
Relentless Hand of the Great De-
stroyer-Last Year 5,4sG Were Called.
Notes from the EncRmpment.
Boston, Aug. Ia. The convention of
the twenty-fourth National encamp-
ment of the Grand Army came to order
in Music hall at II a. m. Wednesday.
Commander-in-chief Gen. Alger then
delivered his annual address. ul.A q
The address was received with fire.
quent expressions of approval by the
large body of delegates present.
The reports of Adjt. Gen. George III.
Hopkins, of Detroit, and Quarternaster
General Taylor, of Philadelphia, We're
presented.
Adjutant Generals Report.
The report of Adjt. Gen. George III.
Hopkins shows that on June 30, 1870,
there We're in the several departments
Z, l7S posts, with a membership Of 397,-
3S0. The gains since June so, 1889,
were 520 posts and 20,217 members. The
losses were twenty posts and / ,5Sl men,
bers The number of deaths during the
year was 5,476. 4
The amount expended for relief for
the year ending March 81, 1890, was
1921 $50. Is; number of comrades re-
lieved, l9,470; Others relieved S,949. IL
this sum no mention is made of the
large amount of private aid expended
by thousands of our members indi-
vidually or collectively, and of whichno
record can be kept M
For the quarter ending June 30, 1890,
SOL ,509.0l was expended. The. total
amount expended by the Grand Army
from July |, 1871, to July l. 1890,
amounts to the sum of 81 ,9Si .534. 55.
Campfire at Music Hail. s.8
The campfire kindled in Music Hall
Tuesday evening by the visiting veterans
of Kansas was an unqualified success
with the exception of the disappoint-
ment caused by the nou-appearance Of
Senator Ingalls,, who was expected to
attend and to make an address. Speeches
were made by several prominent Grand
Army men, among them Corporal Tan
ner.
The Presidential Party.
Vice President Morton and Secretary
OF the Navy Tracy, when they retired
with the president from the mayors din
ner Wednesday, went directly to the
Despatch and were taken aboard to re-
turn to Bar HarboI. Gen. sherman,
who came with them in the government
Yacht will remain in this city for day
or two.
Other Receptions, Etc.
The Second Massachusetts Regiment
association gave supper at Odd Fel-
lows hall Tuesday night to the brigade
which included the Third Wisconsin,
wenty-seyenth Indiana, One Hundred
and Seventeenth and One Hundred and
Fifticth New York and Thirteenth New
Jersey Regimental associations. About
200 were present. Just previous to the
supper the association reelected the Off
GERS OF last year, with John G. Metcalf,
of Lynn, rs president.
At Cambridgeport Tuesday evening
William Ii. Smart, of post No. 80, q. A.
r., Of Cambridge, gave II recer tion to
Emory Fisher post No. 30, of Johns
town, Pa f
The United States Veteran Signal
association, the only organization Of the
kind in the country, held its annual re-
union and election OF officers Tuesday
evening. Wednesday the members and
their lady friends visited Nahant and
Lynn, as the guests Of the New England
members. In the evening the corps was
given reception and banquet.
Theodore Winthrop post No 45, of
Chelsea, Mass, gave a banquet at Lin
coin hall, that city, Tuesday evening to
its veteran guests. About 800 were
present.