Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-13

record can be kept For the quarter ending
June 80. 1880. S5l, OF expended The
total amount expended BY the Grand Army
from July !. 1871, TO July l. 1890, amounts 70
the enormous sum Of o., 9s7, ,5S&SA
THE ouARrERM,srrR GENERALS RrroHr.
The report Of QuartermassoT General John
Taylor Of Philadelphia consisted entirely Of
figures. One set showed the official in account
August G 81, issa. % siasss.s; ssI S''A r.Ssips. S
rnon,n rom sale Of supplies, s2asss sa
s.eeeipfs from per capita tan;
el;IlLoe: interest on Z. 5. bonds and depcsis.,
$40 Il; total to be accounted for. sss.esa IL
Inc expenditures had amounted t64. 2S9 50. of
which si5.726 20 had been for the purchase of
snpphes and sls, ,5l2 80 for incidentals posta sc.
salaries, &c. Another table gave the
total assets as follows: Cash balance on hand.
sS44Ssl; due by departments. Ss52 IL; United
States bonds. sl9 100: supplies. o. 57i Os total.
sot.oos. lhe Grant monument fund was shown
70 nave been increased by S9Sl IS since last en-
eSinpnent and 20 amount 10 sll.lI45a
BANoUkrs AND REcEPTIoNs
fhe second Massachusetts regimental asso-
ciation gave q su pper at the old odd Fellows
Hall last night to the brigade. which included
the third Wisconsin. twenty-.eyeu,h Indians.
one hundred and seventeenth and one hundred
aud hftieih New York and thirteenth New
Jersey regimantel associations About two
hundred were present JUST previous 10 the
supper the association reelected the officers OF
last year, with John {. MetcAlf OF LYNN as presi-
dent Al Camhridgeport last evening William
III. Smart Post, No. 80. GAR. Of Cambridge,
gave a reception 10 Emory Fisher Post No 80
| OF Johnstown, Pa. Among the speakers were
Commander I. W. Mahady OF the local post
Commander II. b. Bryan OF the visiting post
Mrs. Sarah Livingston, president OF the local
Post Relef Corps, Capt Kuhn OF Johnstown,
Past National Commander Burdette OF WASH
lngton, Past National Commander Warner and
Miss Clara Barton, president Of the Red
Cross Society. The United States Veteran
Signal Assoclation-the only organization OF
| the kind IN the country-beld its annual re-
union and election of officers last evening.
These officers we're electcd: President, {. ID.
Whitney, Boston; vice presidents. ii. W. Hoi-
man. Independence, La, A. n. Taylor. HOus-
ton, Tex, and q. &. ROUNDS. Manassas, Va |;
| historian, j. Willard Brown. Boston; secretary
and treasurer, James II. Kelly, Albany, n. Y.
| Today the members with their lady friends
will visit Nahant and Lynn a. the guests Of the
| New England members. In the evening the
| corps Will give a reception and n banquet
| The Winthrop Post, ~. OF Chelsea gave a ban
| quet IN Lincoln Park. that city. last evening 20
ITS veteran guests. About 500 were present
A. q. Nelssart OF Milwaukee. senior vice COM
mander-in-chief OF the Grand Army Of the
| Republic. one Of the guests aud responded
/ TO the toast. The Grand Army Of the Re-
public. The toast, ''Our Guests" was re-
sponded TO by Department Commander r. l.
Goodrich OF Florida. A letter of regret was
read from Gov. Bracket
TANNER 70 THE KASsASs
The camp fire kindled in Music Hall last even-
ing by the visiting veterans Of Kansas was an
unqualified success. with the exception Of the
disappointment caused 10y the non-appearance
| OF Senator Ingalls,, who WAS expected TO attend
and to make address. After music by the
| band and the celebrated Modoc Club Depart
msnt Commander Collins called the meeting
to order and invited eN-Soyernor Anthony
to act ~ permanent chairman. The latter
/ on assuming the Office delivered an address
| upon financial conditions in Kansas, reaching
the conclusion that there was no need OF get
| ting nervous over Kansas securities. On be-
! half OF the Modoc Club he extended an invita-
tlon to all the veterans and ~ many others
who wished 10 attend the dedication Of the
( Kansas state house IN 1892. Corporal Tanner
was then introduced and was greeted with pro-
longed applause. tile sald the visiting veterans
would leave Boston better men. because they
| wIlI take away with them thoughts OF Bunker
| nm. Concord and Lexington. la speaking Of
the rewards due the soldiers. be said II a man
was worthy OF being pensioned he WAS worthy
OF having more than - Il month. He thought
so when commissioner ana thought so still
| II have simply TO saw" he continued, that L
1 have nothing 10 explain or apologize for III
mahea pledge L always carry IL out"
Commander Jack Burst OF Illinois and Hon
| Mr.. Hanback, concluded the speech making
and after another song by the Modocs and a
selection by the band the camp fire was put
out
OLD TECUMPsEH STAYS.
! Vice President Morton and Secretary OF the
Navy Tracy when they retired with the Presi-
dent from the mayors dinner yesterday went
directly TO the Despatch and were taken aboard
TO return to Bar Harbor. Gen. sherman who
came with them IN the government yacht, will
| remain in this city for a day or Two