Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-09
MISSOURI G. A. r.

The Tenth Annual Reunion at NIoberly-
The Election of Ofiicers-The Woman'f
Relief Corps-ResolUtions Adopted.
The tenth annual reunion of the Mis-
souri, G. A. R., held at Moberly, was
as the place of holding the next annual
are as follows:
Department Communicated. ". Martins
Brookfeld.
Senior Vice-Lous Grund, St. Louis.
Junior Vice.. w. Scott, Moberly.
Chaplain-Rev Thomas Ii. Haggarty. st.
Louis.
Council of Administration-H. A. Hammel,
No. 1, st. Louis; James Spence, NO. 10, Car
image; Lucien Carter, No. Z, st. Joe: ID. l..
Dobbins, No IS, Oregon; j. W. Moss, No. Isl,
St. Louis.
Thos. b. Rodgers was reappointed assistant
adjutant- general.
The following were elected delegates
to the national encampment at Detroit:
John Mcneil, Post No. l, st. Louis: E. j.
smith, Post No. 81, Sedalia: f. NJ. Marshall,
Iost No. 3o1, Norborne; Z. V. Wise, Post No.
lS2, st. Joseph; Fl. c. Weaver, Post No. 4,
Kansas City; G. j. Root, Post No. 299, Mans
held; \. w. Taylor, Post y %. 131, St. Louis !;
). L. Briggs, Post No Il, Joplin; w. II. Park,
POST No. 50, springfield; john L. Clarke, Post
w. u, ocilciSoH SttS IT, W. tIdf Is, oSt NJ
173, Cape Girarieau; Albert Haney, Post No.
a29, Clinton; I. J. Ferrill, Post No. l. st. Joe;
John Plat, Post No. 80, Kingston; james G.
Broadwel1, Post No. l, St Louis; ID. B. Yea
sey, Post No. 49, De Soto; r. A. Collier, Post
No. Y, Trenton; Louis Benecke, Post No. 46S,
brunswick; b. knoepfel, Post No. 43, Hanni-
bal; j. S. Rogers, Post No. Il, Cameron; r. ID.
Cramer, Post No. 179, Memphis.
The increase in membership in 1890 is
1880, and net increase of 80 posts.
Money expended in relief of comrades,
So, 1887. Total membership, nearly
25, 900.
business of Importance, and gave an en-
tertainment at Apgar's opera house. A
summary of relief corps annual reports
is as follows:
Expenditures on relief for 1890, s1,s7056;
turned over to posts, SAB; relief other than
money, s1275.S0. Total, s3,2S9.36. Number of
members assisted in the year 1891, III; num-
Der soldiers and families, 0o1: donated to
memorial home, Woman's Relief Corps, Sl25.
Increase in number of corps, IS; total gain,
sl2; total membership, 1852. Lost by death,
13.
These ladies presented a grand APP
pearance as they marched in double
file, 400 in number, to lunch at the rink.
present from ST. Louis and Columbia.
The relief corps elected officers as fol-
lows:
President of Department OF Missouri
Mrs. Belle Satterly, of st. Louis.
Senior Vice President-Mrs. Margaret
Tracy, of Springfield.
Junior Vice President-Airs. Lizzie Young,
Chillicothe.
Treasurer-Mrs. Anna Goldsmith, of st.
Louis.
The following are the delegates to the
National G. A. r. convention, to be held
in Detroit, Mich, August 3 to s. 1891:
Delegate at Large-Mrs. Matte Rich, Mo-
berry.
Delegates-Mrs. Matte Smith, st. Louis;
Mrs. Martha Bronson, Macon; Mrs. Mary
Beach. St Joseph.
The ex-Union Prisoners association
met and transacted necessary business,
and adopted the following resolutions:
WHEREAS, 1t is an established and undis-
puted fact that all ex-u union prisoners of war
have not only suffered untold haIdships
while in rebel prisons, but have sustained
great loss while there confined in their effort
to supply the neceSSareS of life: and
WHEREAS, A certain bill tending to REIN
burse said ex-union prisoners of war, by al
lowing them pay at the rate of 81 per day for
each day while there confined, failed to pass
the last congress: and
WHEREAS, Justice demands that this bill
should become a law without further delay;
therefore. be it
ReSolred, That we ask members of congress
that they make all efforts in their power to
facilitate the passage of this bill, in order that
a partial recognition of the rights of eX-
Union prisoners of war may be secured be-
fore crossing the clark river" with what few
of the poorer comrades are left.
The following were elected officers of
the association for the ensuing year:
PreSdent-L. S. Ferguson.
Efce-Pres ident-F. Reynolds.
Secretary and Treasurer-D. G. Anderson.
Chaplain-Mr. Seely, OF Chllicothe.
RepresentativeS-A. w. Martin and Miller,
he alternates to be chosen by the president.
Executive Committee-The president, and
Comrades A. W. Martin and j. Il. COtty.
A St. Joe Shoe House.
The wholesale boot and shoe house
Smith. Blasland & Co., at St. Joseph,
was taken charge Of by the sheriff the
other morning on attachments issued
by creditors A. T. Smith, of the firm,
is heavily in debt, and his debts caused
creditors to become alarmed and attach
the stock of the firm. The liabilities
are placed at $2O1, 200, of which S1O1, 900
is in ST. Joseph The total assets are
about 100000. The firm borrowed
E3Os 900 from the Sch1Slar Hay hapl.