Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-22
THE HOOSIER CITY WINS
Indianapolis to Have the Next
G. A. R. Encampment.
THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE ORDER

According 70 tho Reports Presented to
the Meeting the Names Of 400. f86 Vet
Grams in Good standing Appear on tho
Bosters-Finances In Good Condition.
WASHINGTON, Sept. se.-After General
Palmer had read his address to the oncamp-
ment Of the g. A. r. the annual reports of
the adjutant general, quartermaster gen
eral, inspector general, judge advocate gem
eral and surgeon general were submitted,
all but that Of the advocai a neral being
in pamphlet form, ready for -.stribution.
John Taylor quartcrmaster general, re-
ported receipts amounting to S35,90o.71;
expenditures, S30,2i6l6; balance on hand,
S5,54S19, assets. including United States
bonds and supplies, so, 1885.
The Grantmonument fund amounts 90
Sll,5sS62 Of which 500 10 was received
since the last encampment.
The report of Inspector General John +.
Pratt contained the following summary Of
the condition Of the Grand Army at latest
receipt Of reports and statistics from de
partment inspectors: Total number of
posts, 1890: total number Of post members
in good standing, 30i 500; number of mus
kets owned by posts. 80 O5s; number of posts
having relief funds, zoos; total amount OF
relief funds, Si70,5O5 total amount cXpend-
ed for relief, $50 AS; total amount Of post
funds in hands of quartormnsters, 1850, $40,
total amount of property other than
qaartermasters' and relief funds owned by
posts, 1872, 1888; number Of posts having
camps Of Women's Relief corps. 2,5os,
number OF posts having camps Of Sons Of
Veterans, 2,003; posts which have ret been
inspected, s9l.
The Total Membership.
II is probable that an estimated average
Of twenty members each would be correct.
This would give l7,s2O, which, added to the
39i,5Q9 reported, will show total in good
standing of 40s s9i Oklahoma has in ad.
diuon fourteen posts and 552 members,
making grand total Of 5,GA posts, with a
membership Ia good standing Of 400 49,
Adjutant General phisterer in his report
recommended that the installing officer of
post be also its inspector, and that a nc.
vision be made Of the rules and regulations,
service hooks and forms and returns, with
view TO simplifying them as much as pos
sible. He also gave an account Of the diff
culties attending the effort 60 organize the
Department of Louisiana and Mississippi,
after the action of the last national en-.
oampment, which was finally accomplished
by eN-Department Commander S. A. Bad.
ger. The department now contains seventy.
three posts recognized by the commander
in chief
Joseph v O'Neal, judge advocate gen.
eral, reported fourteen decisions delivered
by him during the year.
Committees were then appointed on the
commander in chiefs address, ION credcn.
tials, ON resolutions, on the reports of the
several staff officers and on rules and rcgu.
lations.
sympathy FOR Mrs. Harrison.
Junior Vice Commander I. s Clarkson,
Of Omaha, offered the following resolution.
ii was seconded by ex- President Hayes and
unanimously adopted;
Resolved, By The members Of the twenty
sixth national encampwont OF the Grand Army
~ the Republic. a through thom tho 80 .OO
Of its members. that their most sincere and
heartfelt sympathy T. hereby extended o. Com.
rado Beniamin Harrison IN the deep affection
which has kept him from our midst, with the
earnest hope and prayer that his noble wife,
that true American woman. may be spared 10
him aud 70 us Tor even greater opportunities
for good
Comrade Allen. OF the Department OF
Virginia and North Carolina. announced
That he had in his possession large num-
Der OF letters written by inmates OF Libby
prison that had never been forwarded TO
their destination, and that DE would Dc
glad 70 distribute TO the assistant adiutant
generals Of the various departments the
letters written By soldiers now liying with
in their limits.
a large number OF resolutions and com.
mumcations were offered by delegates.
which went TO the committee on resolutions
without action. Among them was one from
the Department Of Louisiana and MisAs.
sippi. requesting the establishment of a
soldiers home ia the south Another was
from eX-Commander in Chief Beath. OF
Pennsylvania. in regard TO the publication
of the census Of veterans taken 10y She CEN
sus bureau.
The Pension bureau.
Reports were made by the two commit.
tees-one appointed by Commander Pal
mer and one by his prcdecessor-on "sys
tematic plan of teaching the lessons OF
loyalty 20 our country and our flag. '
Comrade Merrill of Massachusetts,. was
chairman Of one committee and Conrad,
Miner, OF Kansas, chairman Of the other
The two reports We're rocommitted Will
Instructions TO consolidate them
The report Of the pension committe,
(Comrade Augustus G.. Hamln, of Maine
chairman was presented. No meeting o
the committee has been held, its Attain
having been conducted by correspondence
The petition Of the comrades Of Missouri {,
increase The clerical force of the pension
bureau was laid before the commissions
of pensions The commissioner explaine,
the workings of his Office 70 Chairman
Hamlin, who says it appears that an is lp
ing done that can reasonably be expected
The report WAS approved.
A committee representing the Uniol
Veterans union, now in session in this city
WAS introduced to the encampment, AM
through Chairman Bond, Of the District q
Columbia, extended greetings to the G. a
r. Commander Palmer appropriately r,
sponded
Greetings were also received by lette
from the Women's Relief corps, Ladies' d
the G.. A. r. and Daughters OF Veterans
Committees were appointed to convey {
these bodies the greetings Of the nat,ons
encampment
indianapolis Wins.
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