Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-08-19

l the rtsult ~ bis own vicious hahits.' he
I would o. entitled ~ . pgn.i0n. Let Va D.
/ just o. our lawmakers. even u they have
/ not given "a all We asked. No other
county on Earth y of ever has bsen A-
generous to IT, soldiers as our.
The rrrnsiuder - the addre-- va. de-
yoiei g. the snbjeCts ~ Memorial day,
charity. the Sous ~ Veterans. the Grant
cottage. tie Gen. I.ogsn monument. the
/ Gen sheridan monument aud the Gen.
Grant monument
Ia corclusi0n. Gen Algrr aid.
Comfads.. the honor conferred upon me
I by the twrnty. .thiri national encsmpmeut
la slr,iiug ne y.ur cumuisnder.iuch chisf
was w fif the !, satest ! have ever ~
ceiyc'L TIC task uf performing the du-
ties ~ the ufiiov IT. Indeed = gruat one, but
with ~ arc mingltsi the gr,atest pleasures
that cTn come t0 man I'm this world. out
siie ~ hls own sacfei home. aud while
lie shall lat | shall never cease "a b.
thankful that this ~ 10 trust va, Toe =
time. committed O. ny keeping
fof your gsnrfu.ity, Vuur aid. and fOr
your many nets - Isr~ousl kindncs-.
tlsuk yuu m.-t sintsfrly. AMI h0pe you
will caro- ny grateful ackuowle igmsnts
a. the q y ur numl.r not Permitted %
he here Nhsruyef I have b-en I have
ment 10 cUmfsdgshii shown here to-day.
May ID gruu siTungrr while We arr pr
mittssl tn 1--we. and when the eud comes
herr may - i- gathered in that camp
whsTV thr hugie sounds neither the rsyeills
nor lights ulil Again, ani aslaln. thank
yOu.
Inspector Gss.r.l's Hsport.
Inspector Gsteral I. T.. GHrith u Tro,
upottfd tiat the order 10 not only gruw
INK numerically strou ~. but i WORKING
earnestly aud haunniously Tn. ek'
psndlturr. q the yaripus post- in charity
shows this cicaTlj. llc continueii lie
ports frlm several departments show that
not ons.half g. che To=ts have bsen In
-psctsi in spite ~ the rules and rvguls-
tiOns tart 8. chsp ii Uniformity ~ work
and q complains With the ritual and law.
cannot h. :. cursd with one such in.pcc-
tion. which shoul D. q zcaaln- affair ,ni
not nisfr iarr. There has t..n delay
ani embarrassment ~ the negligence ot
INSPECTORS. sni .ome means should o. de-
Vi.r'l o. 81. urr = mofv thorough insp~o
tion ~ lo.ts and more prompt return
from department..
H.~ Lsgissd'. -,r.ss,b.
Oiths New Engl,nd state. Maine ~
port. a.! pu-ts. With membership OF
psss sNpru'le,l w charity $40, -, amount
In relief fund. 81. New Hampshire,
"a p..ts, with = msmlsrship 70 Soi5, st.
p-ndsd In charity. gis5 - ampln. Ia -
iief fund. fil o. c5. Vermont, iVj ps~is
WITH msmlsrship - sst3. sm0nut en-
peu,r,l 10 charity. f1mO', amount In ~
lief furd. 500. Ma.-ash hus-tis. numbsr %
p,-ts. to. msmiprr.lip. 2i,5i., expanded
In charity. tH,'ii.B, hh0ie island. n
pests. with 90 msmtsr;eXpsndsii la char.
lty. .t!i1gl. amount Ia rvlief fund. %.
SAC. amount 10 pl.t fund. ti6.pii s-pO-t
property. on. 80 IS. every post ~ the de
paTtnent has tcrn inspccici tunnecii'
cut, ~ ps-t-. With msmt@rhip - o31d,
ext-nds,i In charity. on. .aisi ~. ruliei fund,
sli0s -. po.t fund. tip.is3Gi. value u
other pfpp-rty. 90. tists. this department
gainsi two po-ts during the year.
Tor the whole Onler. from the facts AMI
ngurez In his po-ses.lDu, the inspector
general ha. compilsl table showing that
the numh.r ~ posts In the Grand Army
on lune Sl. isst vns OH3r. numb,r of COM
TAd,s la goSl standing la pusis inspected
Co June ~. a5i..u. number % posi. Ia
sIffHNNNIs HMNNa MANMNfN W lHNN ~ -
.Iectc,l, iu5i. p0.ts In which benefits are
paid on Aocnunt % sickness, C'2 numhsr
of posts haSir z a relief fund Zoe charity
l ioli. total amount expended for charity,
tsss. 0l. amount vmaining in relief
fund. ti'i. i.10O'
s,rngth .f ~. GTssi Array.
The rport of the adjutAnt general,
Georgr a. llopsin,. bsgins a. follow
I.usssii J Algsr. Commandsf.in.Ch Chief.
Comraie-l lcg to submit the following
refDrt ~ the husluess transactions - the
adiusant generals ofiicr. and membership
and prrgrsss ani condition oi Tho order Tor
the year ju.t closei Owing to the fact
that tie twenty fourth national cncamp-
meut !. held two weeks earlier IN the year
than tie preceding eucampmeni, the rc-
port. from some - the departments are
not A. full % they would have hsen had
more time ben given % the posts In the
various dsparimeuts to make their re-
ports.
Army therv were o. departments, With
OH pats ard a msmisfship In gOpi
stA-ding of p. 80. The consolidated w.
port for the quarter ending June a, l~sl
shows 81 departments. with the provisional
dsnartmsnt ~ Indian Territory aud Okla
hoina. aud a inthihrship IN gogi standing
| - gg.,tsi. isugA net gain ~ . depart
meuts. 4Gg tssis md t5.il6 comrades.
On June IA. lS,s. there were la th. sew
l srrl a. rlrfrWHts 9ig, posts. with n mem
bsrshin - - ~ The gain silos June
sO. iss.l.wsIc so = - and ~ ~ mcmlcrs.
l The la--cs wtre ~ psis and 1851 memters
Adding to ths sispyr unmlcr, tho-e who
nFs nut on transfer. Who are ~ Cour-.
/ siiil nismier. % tlir orler. IL gives total
msmlsr-hip ~ tSs.t3L
Comrats- William a. Wallace ~ New
/ York, 4. H. Heei Of Illinois. u. W.
| Thatcher ~ Connec,ieut and Thomas H.
Rcgsr- of Missouri AMI All. Gen. George
II. Hopkins of Drtr,it, ss chairman, were
appoinic,i a COMMITTEES on crelentials
ON motion of Commander Clarkson of
/ New York. by a unanimous rising vote. u
was or,iersd that a portrait u John A.
Andrew, the war Governor % Massaehu-
setts, h. placed upon the platform.
AZ noon the convention adjourned till J
pm.
II was nearly half peat two when Gen.
| Algrr eAllssl the convention 90 order.
7 During the rsocss the departments had
| been assigned -eats IN the order Of senior
l ity.
A pleasant insi ient occurred nj the
orening of proceedings when Gen. Aig.r
Announced that q representative from
Honolulu desirei 90 h. heard. lmmedl'
atty there appeared upon the platform
Col. v. v. Ashford. eommandsr of the
Hawaiian military forces. and afjutAnt
II pat Is VI Honolulu. lie sAid that. In
r,.ponse 10 the wishes of hls ps.t. which
was the outpost of the Grand Army. he
desired to pre-eut for the uss % the CON-
mand.r In chief gavel made of twelve
different llnds II native wuoi. This gifi
wasintendei b. repr~sent the admiration
and real which thai po-t felt fcr the com
niander-in-chief
The next ba.ine-- In order, under vote
Of the sp,ampmsnt. Was the domination
Of candidates Tor the Office OF commander
in-ehisf. The roll was called. and rvpr~'
srntatives of zach state had an oppor'
tunity 20 name their choice. California
led on by presenting the claims "a Col.
smss.tsrg. rctirri officer of the regnlsr
army. who lot his lex At the Battle OF the
wilderness The delegate who advocated
the claims of Col. smeibcrg asked " the
eneampment could rvmembsr time when
q fsf western state had had commander
in-chief. California wanted TO put for
ward q gallant soldier. but whatsveI
might bs the result che would b> trus ID
the Grsnd Army and 70 the comrads
selected ~ Iis lssisr.
when Connscticut wAs called dele eAt<
A. a. sl<-uusoa soaurh noninafni Co1