The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-07

mits to your committee, II is of opinion
that II would be inexpedient to place Au-
thOrity with the commander-in-chief to
organize new or provisional departments In
the atates IN which there are organized de-
partmants."
ner, John p. Rea, Lucius Fairchild and
Henry PRintsr. The minority report was
presented by w. s. Decker, of Colorado. He
concurred in the recommendation OF the
commsndsr-in-chisf and recommends that
the rules and regulations be 80 changed AZ
ganize department in departments now
existing. Whenever satisfied upon proper
representations that they may be organized
without detrimsnt to the q. A. r., or any
department of the organization. Mr..
Decker defended his minority report in
distinctions in the south and said: 1T We
do not settle the question now, 1t will be
here continually until settled according to
the condition Of affairs found in Louisiana,
Mississippi and other southern states"
Maj. Warner snid:. when these black
in defense of the Union it was not ques-
tion of etiquette or socinbllity, but patriot
ism and loyalty. The black man fought
for the flag that never, up to that time. had
protected him in any thShQ but bondage:
This organization had better bury the old
ks
from their breasts, than now. as our heads
are silvering. to go back on the principles
for which We bied. Applause.
-Commander-in-C Chief Fairchild, Com
rade Northoote, of Virginia, and two
colored members spoke in favor OF the ma
recounted some of the trouble of his de-
pnrtment. He said the colored post had
been recognized until recently, when char
ters were granted by the department COM
mander, who became offended because
members of the order refused to attend the
men had been admitted within a few days,
and the time WAS too short to make any sx-
animation into their military record or
character. BY viva voce vote the majority
report was finally overwhelmingly adopted.
Kindred Societies.
DETROIT, Aug. 6.-The society known as
the Comrades of Battlefield. which in
cludes the blue and the gray, met and ef-
fected national organization by the elec-
tion of Major General Dalton, of st. Louis,
as president. The association will hold it's
next meeting in Chicago.
| At the sixteenth annual reunion of the
United States Veterans Signal corps a roll
Fortescue, of Philadelphia, was elected
president.
Tho ladies' of the G.. A. r. association
held very successful meeting. The order
is purely charitable and social institu-
ton, and was called into existence for the
purpose of taking into the benevolent
working and patriotic association all mem
bers of soldiers family. Its total mem
betship is between $1,000 and 10000, and
the president states that 260 circles were
chartered the past year.
DIR. Bryant, colored ex-soldier from Chi
init ,I,onv ipnfI
erection of monuments at jackson park
Chicago, to colored soldiers. 1t is intended
to raise $150,000, and about $4,000 has
been secured 30 far.
resolution was adopted at the Michi
gan reunion of Mexican war veterans tina
surviving veterans of Mexico be invited tt
meet American survivors at the next gen
eral encampment at Washington and tina
congress be asked for an appropriation
therefor.