Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-26
OFFICERS INSTALLED.
The Closing Session of the Pennsylvania
Department-Lebanon Chosen the
Next Place of fMeeting-The New Coun-
ell of Administration.

The Closing Session of the Pennsylvania
Department Chosen as the
Next Place of fMeeting-Ihe New Coun-
ell of Administration.
At the regular meeting of the G. A. R.
Encampment yesterday the committee in
charge of the question concerning the new
rule at the State Soldiers Home, by which
old soldiers are now compelled to give up
so per cent of their pensions or else have to
leave the Home, made its report. The ma
jority report OF the committee Endorsed the
action of the trustees at the Erie Home,
while the minority report was opposed to it.
The discussion continued until P. NJ, when
a vote was taken and the maj ority report
was adopted. 1t was O'Clock when the
morning session adjourned, as all the dele
gates mad to deposit their ballots for As dele
gates to the National Encampment at Wash
ington and five members OF the Council of
Administration.
At the afternoon session the officers who
were elected Wednesday were installed, and
each of them made short speech acknowi
edging the compliment of the election.
Following this came the appointment of
Samuel p. Town, of Philadelphia, as Assist
ant Adjutant General. and Abraham Lever
ing as QuarteImaster General.
Lebanon was then almost unanimously
chosen as the place for the next annual en-
campment and Gettysburg as the place for
the summer or semfannual encampment.
The managers OF the Soldiers and Sailors
Home at Erie received 81 complimentary
resolution in reference to their management
of that institution,
\ committee was appointed to report at
the next encampment relative to the posi-
ton Pennsylvania had as to priority in re-
spending TO the call for men at the outbI cak
of the war. The Pennsylvania Department
claims this State wss the first to respond.
Lately Massachusetts, has asserted that she
was the first State To secure a correct un-
derstanding the committee was appointed.
There were 10 members as candidates for
election to the Council of Administrat tion,
with five to elect. Those chosen were Henry
tulmer, NorT1stown; A A. Pancoast, Phila-
dciphia; Levi W. Shengle, Philadelphia; W. J.
Patterson, Pittsburg; John Z. Maxwell, Ger
mantown. The defeated candidates were j.
j. Reese, Harrisburg: i. L. Luckenbach,
Mauch Chunk; H E. Williams, Coatsville;
Charles S. Albany, Manayunk; II. +. Copelin,
Tyrone; Samuel Jones, Philadelphia; Will
Jam Ii. Simpson, Williamsport; David r.
Holman, SteeltOn: George w. McCracken,
New Castle: John W. Simpson, Harrisburg.
The List of representatives elected to the
National Incampment as announced at the
banquet was follows: W. B. Chapman,
Charles Clawson, P. P. .Derrickson, r. w. Dins-
more, c. II. Fasna chit, John F. Hunter. w. c.
Johnson, A c. koser, o. ID. Lyon, John V.
Miller, A. II. Mitchell, F. C. Moineyer, J. W.
McGarvey, G. H. OFT James Peters, W. r.
Riddle. q. VI. Rnoades, William Sweeley, C.L.
Sherman, Edwin Walton, L. Z. Andrews, W.
II. Gray, j. d. Hicks j. NJ. Hinkson, F. B.
kinneard, William II. Lockhart, s. A Losch,
James Mccormick. E. L. Schroeder, A F. Self
ger, W. j. Scott, James Wren, P. ii. Bence,
w. III. Litzenburg, P. B. Mckee, John P.
Nicholson, Isaac B. Rich John F. Rose, WILL
lam H. Speer. CIV. Shuff, Rev. n. F.Stahl, L.
j. Speakman, Thomas G. Sample.