St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-15
Old Teeump and Many Mil
itary Notables Among
the Invited Guests.
Senator Davis, Of Minnesota,
Comes In for Crate
full Mention.
Gen. Alger Relinquishes the
Reins to Commander-in-
Chief Veazey.

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the platform table. The entire ban
elegance. Among the Invited
guests who occupied the seats
OF honor were Gen. Sherman, Gov.
Brackett, Mayor Hart, Lieut.. Gov.
Halle, Gen. Sickles, Collector Beard,
Hon. John d. Long and Past Comman-
ders-in-Chief Devens, of Boston, Merrill
of Lawrence, Kountz of Toledo, Fair
child of Wisconsin and Warner OF Mis-
souri,. At 9:30 the new comman-
'der-in-cnief. Col. Veazey. ente red
with Corporal Tanner. This was
the signal for great shout,
the veterans arising, waving
handkerchiefs and napkins, and shout.
ing "Veazey, Veazey." Then Gen.
Alger came and was similarly greeted
1t was 1880 before the last course--an
elegant and well-filled cigar case bear
iDg likenesseS of Gen. Alger and De-
partment Commander Innis. had been
served to each gentleman present. Col.
Charles HI. Taylor, of the Boston
Globe, was introduced as POSTMASTER.
Commander Veazey, when called.
thanked the soldiers for their cordial
greeting. not to him, but to his office.
He was glad that the organization was
Based on Merit,
not on rank, but on the spirit impelling
a man to enter the army for the sake OF
liberty throughout the world. Gov.
Bracket spoke. He said that the spirit
of conservation to great causes which
animated the soldier in the war was
needed in peace, and, as the country
looked to the army in war for de
tense, so. whenever and wherever
menaced by political, or social, or moral,
or economic perils among the forces on
which it relied for deliverance was the
power and patriotism of the G. A. Il.
Col. Taylor then introduced Comrade
Sherman, of the United States, dele
gate from Missouri. Gen. Sher-
man, after referring to his own pleas
ure in BoSton's entertainment, said:
l am glad that you have taken command;
have seen one young man pass to-day and
new one installed with that gentleness and
subordination to authority which marks our
American history and which is the best
promise of a glorious future OF any single
feature i'll our American government. In
looking back upon the past. l, one OF your
rold commanders, am well pleased with you,
r The general closed with the sentiment
Dthat his men might continue in their
good work. for although he hoped that
wars would not come, he propheSled
that they would continue to recur as
long as human nature remained as 1T
is now Gems. Sickles and Alger fol-
lowed. the latter referring to himself
as officially faded flower, and
thanking Boston for its hospitality.
Past Communicating Warner, OF
Kansas, called attention TO the fact that
in all the camp fires, all the reunions,
all the banauets of the week, there had
not been word of reproach against the
men who fought against them. The
pages of history, he said, could not
Show parallel to the magnanimity of
the volunteer soldier of 1861 and his
commanders. The last speaker wa5
Corporal Tanner, who was received
with cheers. He eulogized the faithful
ness of the volunteer soldier and closed
all eloquent address with another trib-
ute to the hospitality of Boston and
Massachusetts. At 1890 the assembly
broke up with the singing OF Aud Lang
Syne. Aside from the sessions of the
National encampment and the women's
relief corps the greater part OF the
e. A. X. celebration is over. The
number of reunions to-day is compare
lively few, and the courtesies to visit
ors, while numerous, are decreasing in
extent. Some posts have
Visiting comrades of Post IS, Louis
Vile, KY, and Post 81, of Lexington,
Tenn, with comrades from Wayne,
Mich. are the guests of Union Post so
at Peabody to-day. This afternoon
Ward Post so, of Danvers, en-
tertained ex-Gov. Foster. of Ohio;
Deputy Commander II. Fl. Bowling.
of that state and the commander of
George H. Thomas Post Ii, Of Cincin-
natl, and Richard Allen post, of Ohio.
The Grand Army encanpment was not
called to order until nearly IL o'clock
to-day. Past Commander-in-Ch Chief Mer-
riIl presented the report of the pension
committee. which was adopted, the
encampment, by unanimous rising
vote, expressing its thanks for
the valuable report of the committee.
The report of the pension committee
details the work OF its members in
securing and aiding pension legislation
in congress and its successful efforts in
regard to the disability pension bill that
became law July n. "Ihis law"
says the report. while not
in the precise form of the
bill presented by the committee,
preserved the most important features
thereof, and while not Just what we
ure ever passed by any legislative body
in the world and will place upon the
rolls all of the survivors of the war
whose conditions of health are pot
practically perfect" Hon. G. K. Davis,
of Minnesota, and Hon. E. n. Morrill,,
of Kansas, chairmen respectively of
the senate and house committees on
| pensions, came in for
Most Grateful Mention
for services rendered the committee,
and the G. A. r. is congratulated that
it's pension work has become SO nearly
complete through the enactment OF the
disability bill. Comrades kountz. Burst
and Fairchild, members for successive
terms ON the committee, announce their
| desire to withdraw from the committee.
and that they will not accept re-
appointment thereon. At this point,
t Gen. AIger requested Comrade Sherman
to step on the platform, aud as the gen
laeral walked down the aisle, there was a
storm of applause and cheers. Com
rade Warner was then requestedto as
cend the platform with Past Com
mander-in-Chief Devens. Gen. Sher-
Imam then in feeling manner presented
| .Comrade Warner with beautiful can
delabra clock and set. Comrade Warner
responded. The presentation was
m AIDE in behalf of the national encamp-
| ment. Commander Alger then an
nounced that committee from the
Women's Relief Corps was in waiting,
and it was voted to receive the delega-
ton. Mrs. Knowles, the head of the
delegation. was introduced and was
| loudly applauded. She made short
speech of congratulation and sympathy.
| and gave some interesting statistics OF
| the prosperity of the Women's Relief
| Corps. Commander Alger made short
response expressive of the hearty ap-
| probation by the Grand Army of the
work of the corps. The ladies then
| withdrew. The committee OH changes
| in the rules and regulations, presented
its report, recommending various
| changes, A minority report in favor of
adopting resolution offered By the de-
| partment of Massachusetts. providing
! the substitution of the old ritual fo- the
present one. was adopted by large ma
jority. The. committee reported ad-