The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-07
NATIONAL BODIES.
Eight Different Organizations Repre-
sented at Detroit the Present Week.

Eight Different Organizations Repre-
sented at Detroit the Present Week.
DETROIT. Aug. GA sensation was Gre
ated by the address of the President of the
National Association of the Union ex-
Prisoners Of War, E. II. Williams of In
diana. Referring to the treatment accorded
ex-prisoners, the President says: "As an
organization and in view of the great and
peculiar hardships and sufferings endured
as prisoners, we believe a special compensa-
ton is due us. For a number of years
bills have been presented in Congress
looking TO such measures rs we felt
we're due US; but SO far all appeals
have avaied us nothing. For twenty
years our Government has never so much
as given us vote of thanks for the sacrifice
made" This portion of the Presidents ad-
dress was formally approved by the asso-
citation. Among the reports of the COM
mlttees was one embOdying a bill 10 be pre-
sented at the next session of Congress in be-
half of thesoldiers who were In prison for
period of not less than sixty days or more,
providing that they shall receive 81 for
every day OF theif confinement from the
Government.
|. Stephen NJ. Long of East Orange, n. J.,
was elected President of the society known
as Comrades of the Battle field" which
includes the blue and the gray. and which
met and effected a national organization by
the election of Major General Dalton of ST
Louis as President The association will
hold its next meeting i'll Chicago.
The sixteenth annual reunion of United
States Veterans of the Signal Corps showed
membership of 512. l.. n. Fortiscue of
Philadelphia was elected President.
The =" Ladies OF the G. A. r." held very
successful meeting. The older is purely a
charitable and social institution, and was
called into existence for the purpose Of tax
ing into benevolent, working, patriotic
association all the members of soldiers
family. 1t has total member ship of be-
tween 5000 and 10000, and the President
stated that 200 new circles we've chartered
the past year.
Tie National Convention of Ladies of the
Il. a. X. to-day received frGternal greetings
OF the q. 4. X. encampment and elected
oIncers for the ensuing year as follows:
National President, Mr.. NJ. j. Cartledge of
Kansas; Senior ice-PreSident Mrs. Alice
Bishop OF Massachusetts; Junior Vice-Pres-
Gent, Mrs. Nettie Sanford Chaplin of Iowa
Treasurer, Mrs. Anna GTubb of New Jer-
sey; Chaplain. Mrs. AlopZo Page OF Illinois,
The National Association of Naval Veter-
ans elected officers and selected Baltimore
as the meeting place next year.
a resolution was adopted at the Michigan
reunion Of Mexican War Veterans that an
effort be made by the officers to invite the
surviving veterans of Mexico to meet the
American survivors of the Mexican War at
the next general encampment at Washing
ton, and that Congress be asked for an ap-
preparation therefor.
A colCred eX-soidier from Chicago is here
soliciting subscriptions for the erection of a
monument in Jackson Park, Chicago, to
coloTed soldiers. 1t is intended to raise
Sl50,0o0, and about Sj4, coo has been secured
so far