Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-10-01
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AT the close of the commander-in-
chiefs remarks and before he could re
sumo his seat Comradc L. ID. Yeager, of
Washington, on behalfrof himself and
other members of the commanders staff
in the Department of the Potomac, pre-
scnted him with gavel, made of ma
tcrial gathered from various historic
places Gen. Palmer made patriotic
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Again, before he could be seated, Gen.
Palmer was addressed by B. II. Warner
on behalf of the citizens committee and
presented with gaveL Mr.. Warmers
presentation and Gen. Palmer's re-
sponse were both felicitous and evoked
applause.
The business of the organization was
then begun in secret session, the first
thing on the programme being Gen.
Palmcr's address
After Gen. Palmer had read his ad-
dress the usual reports were submitted.
John Taylor, quartermaster general,
reported receipts sS5, 900. ~; eNpendi-
lures, $50, ,2l616; balance on hand,
s7,5i3. 10 Assets, including United
States bonds and supplies, 800, 1853 S5
The Grant monument fund amounts to
$l1.57s.G3 of which S22G. 1G was received
since the last encampment.
The report of Inspector General John
+. Pratt contained the following sum-
mary of the condition of the Grand
Army at latest receipt of reports and
statistics from department inspectors:
Total number of posts, 1880; total num-
her of post members in good standing,
sol, 500: number of muskets owned by
posts, 30,05S; number of posts having
relief funds, zoos; total amount of re-
lief funds, S476,505; total amount eX-
pended for relief, $40, AS; total amount
of post funds in hands of quartermas-
tcrs sSS9,3T0; total amount of property
al other than in quartermaster and re-
lief funds owned by posts, Sl,342, 1893;
total membership in good standing,
4O9,146.
announced.
Junior Vice Commander L. Il. Clark.
son, of Omaha, offered the following
resolution. 1t was seconded by cX-Prcs-
ident Hayes and unanimously adopted
Resolved, by the members of the twenty
sixth national encampment of the G. A. r., ant
through thom the 5O00O0 OF its members, thai
their most sincere and heartfelt sympathy Il
hereby extended TO Comrnde Benjamin Harri
scn In the deep afiliction which has kept him
from Our midst. with, tho earnest hope anc
prayer that his noble wife, that true American
woman, may be spared 10 him and TO US for ever
greatTo OPPORTUNITIES forsood. O. ssi 2. Sc
The report of the pension committee
Comradc Augustus G. Hamlin, of Maine
chairmansw was presented, No meeting
of the committee has been held, its af
fairs having been conducted by CORE
sp9ndence NSp &Gfs
The petition of the comrades of Mis-
souri, toincrcase the clerical force of thu
pension lnireau was laid before the com
missioner Of pensions. The commits
sionqr explained the workings of hi
office to Chairman Hamlin, who says /
appears; that all is being done that cal
reasonably be expected. The repor
was approved.
Gov. Chase, of Indiana, eX-depart
ment commander, asked the encamp
ment to determine the location of tn
encampment of 1893, as he was com
PEELED to leave the city. He presented
tile name of Indianapolis.
EGepsJ, r. Carnahan, also 'an ex-de
partment commander, OF Indiana. wa
expected to pre1ent the claims Of tn