Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-06
LAST DAY or THE SESSION.
Veterans Leaving Detroit-Cio.ing Up the
Bu.iness

bustness-
DETROIT, Mich. August 6.-The closing dsy
OF the twenty -tifth annual encampment OF the
q. A. r. opened ne bright and balmy ~ the
previous days Of the reunion. Today closes
the business session Of the order, but even now
the veterans are fast leaving the city. Il has
been indeed a week OF reunions. No less thsn
eight national organizations IN session
have adjourned, and the encampment in It
many innovations has certainly been a greater
success than any which have preceded IL
AsESsArIoS.
Some sensation has been created bv the sd-
dress Of the president of the National Associs-
tion of Union ex-Prisoners Of War, Z. IL
Williams. Referring 10 the treatment accorded
the ex-prisoners, the president save. As an
organization and in view of the great and
peculiar hardship and suffering endured ~
prisoners, we believe special compensation 10
due us. Many when captive were robbed Of
what little earnings they had saved from the
small compensation allowed by the govern
ment, as well as other yaluables taken from
them. Many were held long months
after their term Of service had expired.
while others were compelled to expobd their
own means in order TO get home after their re-
lease, all Of which onght TO be valid claims
against the government For a number Of
years bills have been presented 20 Congress
looking TO snch measures felt were due
US But so far all Of our appeals have ayailed
us nothing. Ii would seem that the suffering
and death Of AZ 600 of our comrades, who
buried around the southern prisons, should
ever be kept sacred in memory Of
what they suffered for their coun-
try, for by the sacrifice Of such
men civilization survives. Around the names
of Andersonyille Florence and other prisons
will linger the memory Of misery and
suffering which has no parallel in history. Yet
for twenty-five years our governments has
never SO much as given US q vote Of thanks for
the sacrifice made"
This portion OF the presidents address Wa
formally approved by the association.
Among the reports of committees made was
one embodying a bill to be presented at the
next session of Congress in behalf OF the soldiers
who were In prison for period of not less than
sixty days or more, providing that they shall
receive y for every day OF their confinement
from the government
The new officers Of the organization
follows: President, Stephen NJ. Long Of East
Orange, y. j.; vice president, Mai Marion I.
Anderson OF the District of Columbia: chaplain,
John S. Ferguson. keokuk. Iowa; historian,
Warreo Lee, Norwich Conn. members of the
executive committee. Il. +. Wilson OF OHIO q.
w. Pavy, Illinois; George W. Grant Minnesota;
L. II. Rippler, Pennsylvania.
COMRADES OF rHE BArrLEfIKID.
The society known as the Comrades Of the
Battlefield" which includes both the blue and
the gray, met and effected a national organize
tion by the election OF the following officers.
Major general, George E. Dolton Of IT. Louis;
lieutenant general. Lewis Allen of Battle
Greek, Mich; register general, Thomas Teake
of St. Louis; quartermaster general. j. X Moore
Of Washington; judge advocate, James Shivel
OF Anderson, OHIO; surgeon general, DIR. ID. h.
Briggs OF Battle Creek, Mich; executive
council, Col L. I. Lee, Dr. u. II. Brigg..
Eugene Payne of Iowa, john NJ. Henuers OF
OHIO, Robert s. Gibson Of Illinois and 5. ID.
Murphy Of Illinois,
The order only admits those to membership
who have been under the fire of the enomy not
less than ninety days or were wounded anu dis
abled from further service. AcousuIuiiou aud
bylaws were adopted. The association holds
Its next annual meet at Chicago.
SIGNAL CORPS VETERANS.
The sixteenth annual reunion Of United
States Veteran Signal Corps showed a member
ship Of 5l2. At the business session the reports
OF officers and committees were received and
new oftcers and committees elected as follows:
President, l.. Il. tortiscue Of Phlladolphia; SEQ
retary-treasurer, Charles Dewitt Marcy, Boz
ton; historian, j. Willard Brown. Boston; mon
ument committee. r. Dwyer. Amsterdam, n.
y, chairman; W. NJ. Wires Lynn. Mass; j. H.
Foraker, Ohio; III. S. Iafft, Providence. L. l.;
A. Il. Capron, saltwater, III The latter COM
mittee raised u, 900 by subscription from those
present toward erecting a monument to the
United States Veteran Signal Corps.
LADIES OF THE q. A. r.
The Ladies Of the q. A. L. have held very
successful meeting. The order is a purely
charitable and social institution and was called
into existence for the purpose of taking into q
benevolent. working, patriotic association all
the members of the soldiers families.
While the q. A L. excludes women and the
Woman's Relief Corps excludes men, the Ladies'
of the u. A X. make both eligible, admittinga q
soldiers mother, widow, wife, sister or daugh-
ter and all ex-soldiers and marines Its popu-
as.A -.
fifth year of its pational organization.
Its total membership Is between 1900
and 10000, and the president states
that $50 new circles have been chartered dur
ing the past year It's object is very broad,
being simply TO render protection and AID 10
all soldiers, their widows and orphans, aud to
see that no one who has served bis country in
its hour Of need shall be Inmate Of poor
house. Its revenue Is derived from dues, do
nations and the proceeds of entertainments
BALLorIsG FOR oonMASDER-IN-cHIEF.
Immediately after the meeting of the en-
csmpment this morning the election Of q com
nander-in-chief WAS declared the first busine.s.
There we're four candidatss-John Palmer of
Albany, " T.; A. q. Meissart of Milwaukee,
Wis; w. 7. smedburg OF California, s. II. Hurst
of Ohio Benz. A Bryant of WISCONSIN placed
MIR. Meissart In nominstion in an eloquent
speech.
..weissart went in at seventeen with the
gray eagle, Old Abe" said be, ''and came out
In o5. He was high private, and private
has never yet been seiected as commander-in-
chief of the q. A. r."
Weissarts nomination Was seconded by the
states Of Illinois, Iowa, Indiana and Kentucky.
Corporal Tanner Of New York placed
Palmer m nomination, aud Massachusetts, New
Jersey and Pennsylvania seconded Planners
nomination
J. J. Hollingsworth Of Ohio nominated
Hurst and II. II. L. Barnes Of California nomi-
mated smedburg. The latter nomination wss
seconded by Nebraska, Kansas. Oregon, Wssh-
ington and Alaska, New Mexico and Idaho.
Just before the ballot opened 5. H. Huru&
Ohio's candidate, asked for recognition.
The state Of Ohio, sand he, ',believes IN jus-
tice and fair play and recognition TO all the de-
partments OF the @. A. X lapplansel Ii has
been conceded for years THAI whenever the
great state of New York became united
On q candidate, the state which gave more men
TO the great army Of the Union than any other
state should be entitled 10 the conmander-in-
chief. New York u nov united GU a candidate
and desire to withdraw my name and second
the nomination Of Palmer OF New lcrk." iCbseru
and applause.
The election was by secret b&lot-a vesy siov
and tedious ballot.
Ihe announcement Of the first ballot with
Palmer 30 tar In the lead indicated the car
tAinty o. his ultimate election
oreet enthusiasm was manifested BY she Nev
aork delegates during the second ballot when