Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-08
TENTS TORN ASSUNDER
Grand Army Veterans Close Up Their
Encampment Affairs.
COMMANDER PALMER TAKES HOLD.
"A New National Council of Administration
Placed in Office.
CLOSING SCENES OF A GREAT C0NCLAVE

ment this morning was tne report VI uo
| Committee on the John A. Logan and Phil
| Sheridan Monuments The Logan monu-
ment fund now reaches about S65, 900 and Is
| closed For the Sheridan the committee
have about $4,000 in hand Governor
| Oglesby, of Illinois, reported satisfactory
progress from the Committee on Memorial
Hall at Decatur, Ill. The other officers re-
ports were approved.
Past Commander in Chief Burdette, Of
Washington, presented reports on variety
of subjects, deprecating in particular the ac-
tion of members in endeavoring to secure
the influence of the organization toward any
| interference in matters belonging to the
various departments of the Government by
| the G. A. R. The same committee reported
| adversely on a communication from the Sons
| of Veterans desiring closer connection with
| the G. A. r.
An amendment to the rules and regula-
tions was adopted by which posts can
| change their locations by a two-thirds vote
| of the members. An amendment was also
| adopted permitting department encamp-
ments to be held as late as July 1. The
| amendment permitting the election of de-
partment officers in December was defeated.
| The attempt to change the rules so as to
| read "those who did not voluntarily bear
arms against the United States are entitled
to membership in the G. A. r. was de-
feated The per capita tax, which yester-
day was established at 3 cents, was to-day
reduced to cents.
THE COMMAND WAS TURNED OVER.
The new officers were then installed by
Past Commander in Chief Beath, of Phila-
delphia Commander in Chief Veazey, in
IL ,,,I
Army of the Republic to Commander in
Chief elect Palmer, said: "It is now my
privilege and pleasure and duty to present
you your commission, and in doing it 1
desire that you will take with it my best
wishes, as I am sure you have the best
wishes of not only the representative COM
rades of the Grand Army of the Republic,
but of the entire body throughout the
length and breadth of the land, for a sue
cessful administration, filled with pleasure
and prosperity"
Commander Veazey then presented the
new head of the organization with the new
flag.
In response, the new Commander in Chief
said: Comrades, let me briefly say I ac-
cept this Office with heart of gratitude to
the comrades who have chosen me for this
high position, and hope that when l have
reached the end of my term of Office 1 may
leave as clean a record behind me as the
comrade who has served you during the past
year.
The committee appointed to take action
on the death of General Sherman, Admiral
Porter, ex-Vice President Hannibal Ham,
lir and Past Commander Charles Dew
ins, reported appropriate resolutions.
The encampment then adopted, by ris
ing vote q resolution of thanks to the local
committees in charge of the encampment,
arrangements and the citizens in general for
the courtesies extended to the veterans.
After usual resolutions to the encampment
officers, the Twenty-ffth National Encamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Republic
was adjourned till the encampment at
Washington in 1892.
THE NEW NATIONAL COUNCIL.
The following National Council of Ad-
ministration of the Grand Army of the Re
public was elected: Alabama, A. w. Fol
gerham, Birmingham; Arizona, William
Chrlsty, Phoenix; Arkansas, Isaac c. Par
ker, Ft Smith; California, Magnus TAFT, Los
Gatos; Colorado and Wyoming, John B.
Cooke, Greely; Connecticut, John G. Clark,
New Haven; Delaware, William J. Black
burn, Wilmington Florida, J. d. Hazard,
Eustis; Georgia, Alfred Guiton, Augusta;
Idaho, George L. Shoup. Simon City; Hill
nois, H. S. Dietrich, Chicago; Indiana,
Charles H. Meyerhoff, Evansville;
Iowa, L. B. Raymond, Hampton;
Kansas, J. L. Barber, Girard;
Kentucky, j. H. Browning, Louisville;
Louisiana and Mississippi, Charles X. Lin
coin, New Orleans; Maine, Washington
Cushing, Fox Croft; Maryland, Alfred S.
Cooper, Baltimore; Massachusetts,, William
Adrain; Missouri, J. B. Miner, Spring
field; Montana, Patrick E. Fisk, Helena;
Nebraska, John H. Ehrhardt, Canton; New
Hampshire, Benjamin F. Clark, Conway;
New Jersey, NJ. K. Kinsey, Camden;
New Mexico, Philip Mothersil, Engle;
North Dakota, W. H. Winchester,
Ohio, Ed S. Grant, Middleport; Oklahoma,
c. D. Munger, Oklahoma City; Oregon, D.
B. Tuttle, Portland Pennsylvania, William
Mcclellan, Pittsburg; Potomac, A. G.
Huntoon, Washington; Rhode Island, H.
Fry Luther, Providence; South Dakota, E.
J. Smith, Memphis; Texas, DR.. G. B. Stod-
dard, Houston; Utah, G. o. Fairforth,
Salt Lake; Vermont, d. j. Stafford, Norris
vile; Virginia, w. h. Aspenwall, Morton;
Washington and Alaska, Frank Clendennin,
Tacoma; West Virginia, c. W. Hart,
Buchanan; Wisconsin, I. A. Shores, Ash
land; Indian Territory, Robert w. Hill,
Muskogee.
COMMANDER PALMER s sFIRT ORDER.
The new Commander in Chief, John
Palmer, issued his first general order to-day
as follows:
ADJurANT GENERALS OFFICE,
DETROIT, MICH, August 7, 1891.
General Order No. L;
First-Having been elected Commander in
Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic by
the Twenty-f1fth National (Silver anniver-
sary) encampment, held in Detroit, Mich,
August 6 and 7, 1891, 1 have accepted the
trust imposed upon me, with the earnest
hope that the grand work of the order in
which we are all engaged may be promoted
under my administration.
Second-The other officers elected and ap-
pointments upon the staff will be announced
in future orders.
Third-Till further notice, all communica-
tions for the Adjutant General will be adj
dressed to Rutland, VT.
JOHN PALMER,
(Official.1 Commander in Chief
j. II. GoULDING, Adjutant General.
The WomeDs' Relief Corps Convention
was this morning occupied with committee
reports. Officers were elected in the after
noon as follows: National President, Mrs.
Sue A. Sanders, Delaware, Ill. Senior Vice
President, Margaret P Virgins, Sabatha.
Kans.; Junior Vice President, Mary Lyle,
Reynolds, Covington, Ky; Treasurer,
Amelia A. Cheney, Detroit, Mich; Chap
lain, Miss Clara Barton, Washington.
A dispatch from New Orleans says: The
action of the Grand Army Encampment on
the race question has created considerable
stir among the white members of the order
here, and although Department Commander
Hedges telegraphed from Detroit that the