Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-04-17

what is just ana right. but we must In
obeyed.
General Alger was followed by Mrs.
Whittenmeyer, of the Woman's Relief
Corps, after which the meeting was adj
| journed, and General Alger held an in
| formal reception in the Office of the
Governor.
Procee dings of the Encampment.
| The ninth annual encampment of til De-
| partment of Missouri, G. A. r., was called to
order at ten O'Clock the morning of tho
10th. About two hundred delegates and a
large number of visiting members were
| present, the doors being closed. as usual in
| the meetings of this organization, to all not
members of the order. Commander John E.
Phelps, in his address, said that the past
year had been one of great prosperity to the
ord er in the Department of Missouri. The
| cash balance on hand at the close of 1889 WI as
S4,131, and, besides this, over 81 900 had been
loaned out at ten per cent making a sur
| plus of over $1,000. In view of this surplus
he recommended the reduction of the
per capita tax from 7l2 to cents per
| quarter The membership, he said, had
| increased. from 1886. Decembr 81,
| 1885, to 1895 December 81 1889 an
| increase of 1882 during the year, and fifty
| three new posts had been mustered in since
| the last encampment. Speaking Of the large
| number of suspen sions-more than 5000
| comrades being borne on the suspension
| lfst-he suggested that, where the men were
| poor and unable to pay. their dues should
| be RENTED and they reinstated. He con-
| cluded with references to the growth of the
| Woman's Relief Corps and the Sons of Vet
| Grams, and tribute to the memory of the
| late past commander, E. f. kimbal.
| The Assistant Adjutant General, in addf-
| ton to the facts mentioned in the address of
| Commander Phelps. reported the loss of 222
| men by death, 101 by honorable and by dis
honorable ischarge, l, ISL by suspension and
$50 by transfer. Over 5000 new members
were mustered in during the year. There
/ was expended for relief S., S36.67, by which
| $50 comrades and 332 relatives of comrades
| were benefited. The post funds and prop
erty in the department amounted to S5l,o29.
| The post showing the largest increase in
membership was the John A. Haynost, OF
BoonvilIe.
A committee was appointed to prepare
resolutions on the death of E. f. Kimball,
after which recess was taken until one
O'Clock.
At the afternoon session Moberly was
| lected as the place for holding the next an
| nual meeting. number of resolutions were
introduced, which were referred without
reading to the committee on resolutions.
Major William Warner made a short
speech, and nominations were made for del
| egates to the National Encampment. 1t was
agreed that these should be elected on the
iotioWinS morning. Inc EncamDmcnt then
adjourned to welcome General lAlyer.
On the morning of the 18th the Encamp-
ment was called to order at ten o'clock, and
immediately received the report of the COM
mttce on resolutions.
Among the first resolutions reported was
one asking Congress to make approDra-
ton for the erection and maintenance of "A
soldiers home in Missouri. This resolution
came from the St. Louis delegation, but the
proposed location of the home was not in
rtnI hot haif, ";
attended to after an appropriation had been
secured
The question of pensions was, as a matter
OF course, the most important. The follow
ing conservative resolution was presented
and unanimously adopted:
Resolred, That the Department of Missouri
indorse the action of the Twenty third Ma
TIC, a Enc;ampment OF the Grand Army OF
2s-3l, 1889. referring to pension legislation,
and respectfully urge the Senators and Rep
such general pension legislation as NAV be
recommended by the National pension COM
mittee
The resolutions adopted by the National
Encampment last year indorsed in the above
resolution, urged the passage of the De-
pendent Pension bill and said nothing in
regard to service pensions. The Encamp-
ment of Missouri, therefore, in its action
practically ignored the service pension
measure.
Resolutions expressing sorrow over the
death of Past Commander f. Z. kimball
and eulogizing his memory, and giving
thanks to the officers of the State and thu
people of jefferson City were also passed,
and the encampment then proceeded to the
election of nineteen delegates to the Ma
tional encampment at Boston. After one
ballot an adjournment was taken for dinner.
Upon reconvening balloting was proceeded
with, and the following were elected "a
delegates: j. NJ. HartzelI St. Louis; Ira T.
Bronson, Sedalia; William Greer, Richmond;
William Lowe, Warreasburg: Thomas A.
Murphy, Trenton; +. u. Sterrett, St Louis:
j. III. Fink, Kansas City; F. NJ Marshall
Norborne; j. r, Milner, Springfield; A. w,
st. John, Carthage; Charles f. Ernst ST.
Joseph; Eugene L. WeigeI and Ernest
kretcnmar, St. Louis: John w. Moore Cali
fornia; John I. Clarke. Jefferson City: WILL
IAN Page. Butler; James G. Young, Kansas
City; j. c. Seabourn, Southwest City: F. NJ,
Cooper, Mayville. Alternates: M G. Neither
ton, bancroft; George w. Bailey. ST. Louis;
j. A. Arbuthnot, Broo>field Charles Emory
Golden City; William A. Hall and Daniel
Clock. st. Louis; Thomas A. Ackerman ST.
Louis County; l. i. Ripley and William Nc
Clellan, st. Louis: r. u. Cramer, Memphis:
V. 7. Dillingham;, Victoria; Madison Miller,
q. w. Bryant and R. IL. Madili St Louis:
y. s prather, Forsythe; III. S. Carol, Clarks.
vile; John Il. Shepherd, Hannibal; w T.
Bowen, Versailles; James Turner Union.
Vile General William 7. sherman, dele
gate at large, and General ~ j. Smith, alter
nate at large, were elected by reclamation,
The election of officers then taken up
resulting as follows: Department command
er, Leo 1fasseur, ST. Louis senior vice COM
mander, George W. Martin, Brookfield; Jun.
Tor Vice-cotn1nander, Judge jeff Seay, Union;
chaplain, 7. IL. Haggerty, st. Louis: mcdical
director, DR.. James Mcclure, st Louis
Council of adm is raton-Louis Gerard ST
Louis; L. l.. Riggs, Joplin; A. e. Thompson,
Mol. Henry Gauss and X. C. Crow Kan
sas City. The new officers We're installed at
.1%l,.
Woman's Relief Corps.
Mrs. Agnes Russell, of Kansas Cfty nresi-
dent of the Woman's Relief ,rps. called
the sixth annual convention of that organi-
cation to order at ten
~ O'clock in the Sonata
T @@--~ Chamber. All the Of
| E-zSaff 75-@ icers, except Mrs. Ret
| t-&ssa. anzsa-=-JI ia l.. Quinn instftuting |
!: !:
TTTTTT7I-TSEI STRys@EF9d and Installing officer,
IAHaIja Il E;HAa#a and 49, members were |
IHsssaj sl Ea.sI present. Reports were |
EH8#FMi x kFsssH received from the vari-
St5H,i EsSEa Gus officers from which
~G.sgh <fE1y the following figures
-nES are taken: During the
]. !. !
NoFLfSN year 306 members
~ NS.J 81 f{Su ~ have been received,
Il coT,II . %JWo II making the total mem-
i { F,,lRtS>ElfS 9..NSH bcrshsp l,7I0. Expend-
Il S E.a>lfi ifl87N,tDE itures during the year
IN. So ss<...5saaA' II were S2.0.2S1; cost of
U@T1N relief, SI,07i.59; money
~-LGLI--A donated to posts, S147.-
q: surplus how on hand, S1,2I33 80: extra