Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-15
OLD SOLDIERS FETED.
Generous Hospitality Bestowed on
the Visiting Veterans.
VEAZEY'S GROWING POPULARITY.
Ladies of the G. A. R. and Woman's Relief
Corps Elect officers.
POSTS BEGINNING TO LEAVE FOR HOME

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcH.l
BOSTON, August 14.-To-day the veterans
gave themselves up to enjoyment. Bus
iness was thought of but lightly by the ma
jority, and only the ladies seemed to devote
themselves to work. Banquets and enter
tainments were given, not only in Boston,
but in many of the neighboring towns, in
honor of the visitors. The new Commander
in Chief, Colonel Veazey, is making an ex-
cellent impression, and bids fair to become
as popular with the boys as was his pre-
decessor.
Aside from the sessions of the National
Encampment and the Woman's Relief
Corps, the greater part of the Grand Army
celebration is over. The number of re-
unions to-day is comparatively few, and the
courtesies to visitors, while numerous, are
decreasing in extent. Some posts have al
ready left for home.
WHERE THEY WERE ENTERTAINED.
Visiting comrades of Post 85, Louisville,
and Post 81, of Lexington, Tenn, with
comrades from Wayne, Mich, are the guests
Of Union Post, 30, at Peabody to-day.
This afternoon Ward Post, 80, of Danvers,
entertained Ex-Governor Foster, of Ohio,
Deputy Commander P. H. Bowling, of
that State and the Commander of George
h. Thomas Post, 13. of Cincinnati, and
Richard Allen Post, OF Ohio.
At to-day's session of the encampment the
report of the Pensions Committee was read.
1t details the work of its members in secur-
ing and aiding pension legislation in Con-
gress and its successful efforts in regard to
the disability pension bill that became a
law July q. This law" says the report,
while not in the precise form of the bill
presented by the committee, preserves the
most important feature, and while not just
what we asked, is the most liberal pension
measure ever passed by any legislative body
in the world, and will place upon the rolls
all of the survivors of the war whose condi-
tions of health are not practically perfect"
CONGRATULATED ON PENSION WORK.
Hon. C. K. Davis. of Minnesota, and
Hon. E. N. Morrill,. of Kansas, Chsirmen
respectively of the Senate and House Com
mittees on Pensions, come in for most CRATE
full mention for services rendered the COM
mittee, and the G.. A. r. is congratulated
that its pension work has become so near
complete through the enactment of the dis
ability bill. Comrades Koknitz, Burst and
Fairchilds, members for successive terms on
the committee, announce their desire to with
draw from the committee that they will not
accept reappointment thereon.
Commander Alger announced that COM
mittee from the Woman's Relief Corps was
in waiting and it was voted to receive the
delegation. Mrs. Knowles, the head of
delegation, was introduced and was loudly
applauded. She made a short speech of
congratulation and sympathy, and gave
some interesting statistics of the prosperity
of the Woman's Relief Corps. Commander
Alger made a short response expressive of
the hearty appreciation by the Grand Army
of the work of the corps. The ladies then
withdrew.
The Committee on the address of the Com
mander in Chief presented its report, heart
lily commencing the address and thoroughly
indorsing the just policy set forth. The re-
port heartily approves the high praise given
the Relief Corps and Sons of Veterans.
The principal events of Grand Army
week were concluded this evening by
grand banquet in Mechanics Hall, compli-
mentary to the delegates to the Encampment
and invited guests, over ]. 900 in all. De
partment Commander Innis presided at the
platform table. The entire banquet was an
affair of great elegance. Commander Veazey
and others spoke.