Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-08-15
CLOSE OF THE ENCAMPMENr
The Business of the Great Meetine
Brought to an End.
Various Amendments to the Rules--Tl,
Monument Funds In Good Condition.
Politics Not Toierated--w. X. &.
Election--Other Notes.

DETROIT, Aug. S.-At the opening o
the q. A. r. encampment yesterda,
morning the first business was the re
port of the committees on the Logar
and Sheridan monuments The Loga1
monument fund has now reached abou
sos, 900 and is closed. The Sheridan
fund has $50, 900. Ex-Governor Oglesby
of Illinois, reported satisfactory pro
gress for the committee on memoria
hall at Decatur, ILL.,
The reports of the committees on the
reports of the acknowledgement ant
other officers were approved.
Past Communicating Burdett, o.
Washington, presented reports on a
variety of subjects, deprecating in par
ticular the action of members in en-
deavoring to secure tho influence oi
the organization toward any interfer,
ence in matters belonging TO the vari
GUS departments of the government by
the G.. A. Il.
A committee reported adversely on
the communication from the Sons Oh
Veterans desiring closer connection
with the G. A. X.
An amendment to the rules and reg,
ulations was adopted by which the
posts can change their location by "a
two-thirds vote. An amendment was
also adopted permitting the depart
ment encampments to be held as late
as July l. An amendment permitting
the election of department officers in
December was defeated. An attempt
to change the rules so as to read
"Those who did not voluntarily bear
arms against the United States" should
be entitled to membership In the G.. A.
r. was defeated. The per capita tax
which was yesterday established at 3
cents was today reduced TO cents.
The grand officers were then in
stalled. Commander-in-chie Neazey
in turning over the command TO Cap
tain Palmer, made speech and pre-
sented him with new flag to take the
place of the one which has been car
ried the past twenty-five years The
new communicating made re-
sponse.
The committee appointed to take
man, Admiral Porter, ex- Vice Presi-
dent Hamlin and Charles Deyens re-
ported appropriate resolutions
The council of administration met
in the morning and transacted some
routine business. The annual salaries
and expenses were voted the same as
last year and appropriations made for
keeping in repair the cottage at Me-
GregOr.
Last evening a banquet was rendered
by the citizens of Detroit to the officers
and delegates of the Grand army en-
campment. General r. A. Alger pre-
sided. After an elaborate menu had
been discussed Colonel Henry NJ. Duff
field delivered an address of welcome.
Then came the following toasts:
"The Grand Army of the Republic"
by Communicated Veazey: "The
President of the United States"
by Honorable Don NJ Dickinson:
The Army" Secretary of War
Proctor; The Navy" Secretary of
Navy Tracy; The Rank and File,"
Hon. ID. B. Henderson; "LoyGl
Women" General Daniel Butterfeld;
THE War Governors" eX-Governorl
Austin Blair; "rhe Department of
Michigan" Department Commander c,
l.. Eaton.
The national council of administra-
ton was elected. Among its members
are: Illinois, II. S. DIETRICH, Chicago;
Iowa, l.. B. Raymond, Hampton; Ne
braska, John ii. Ehrhardt, Canton;
South Dakota, L. w. Caldwell, Sioux
Falls; Wisconsin, L. A. Sholes, Ice
land.
The new commander-in-chief issued
the first general order, taking com
mand and stating that appointments
would be announced in the future; that
till further notice all communications
for the acknowledgement should be ad-
dressed TO Rutland, VT.
After the adoption of the customary
resolutions the cncampment adjourned
to meet next year in Washington.
The w. r. G. convention elected of
ficers as follows: National president,
Mrs. Sue A. Sanders, Delaware, H.;
senior vice president, Margaret II. Wig
gins, Sebatha Kan; junior vice-presi-
dent, Mary Lyle Reynolds, Covington,
Ky; treasurer, Amelia A. Cheney, De-
troit, Mich; chaplain, Miss Clara Bar
ton, Washington.