New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-22

COMMANDERIN.CHIEFP PALMER MAKES THE
ANNUAL ADDRESS

CHOSEN AS THE PLACE FOR THE
NEXT ENCAMPMENT-sTA-
TryTnos GIVEN OF THE
GRAND ARMY's
Washington. Sept. ol-The parades and reunions
,b., baro toton n,ace here this week after all
only nrellminary 10 the real business which caiieu
the Grand Army men to Washington. the twentysAlh
Annual Encampment Of the g. a. w. "Hch va"
called together this morning In Mpauehs iH'"''
The encampment Is representative "uy co"ipo',u
OF 1147 delegates. one chosen from each vi -"
various departments. others allotted on the paSs VI
membership OF the departments and others SUM- mem
bers bv virtue OF present past Office In 'he M
| fiona, organization The outside Of the building was
handsomely and appropriately decorated Win se""
tic Grand Army badge and flags ana bunung III p'o-
fusion Gllaris stood at the entrances lot lne AZ
tendance Is strictly limited to members Oh INV e"-
campment The inside Of the opera mouse Is 'i"N'
OF color and is deliberately decorated
The p,rolet was reserved for the delegates "hle
tho galleries we're opened to comrades having 'he
mass word The delegates positions are uesisn"''u
by skcn banners. At 1O:2o ocioch WIN "uo"
half the Delegates In their seats, Commahuer oi'i
Palmer r. pped for order as he STOOD bemhu lar sc
bass drum for II ro,rum. gee clip o Ne''i",,' ~
sang a song inviting the cncampment TO lndlahapoh9
next year Commi ,sioncr Douglass, of the DiStrlct
NJ Columbia WAS introduced, and read an address Oh
| welcome on behalf OF the citizens OF NaSh'hs'o"'
The BOYS in blue roundly appauded the commissioner
and General Palmer. COMMANDMENT Chief, had warm
recognition AS he stepped to the big drum to reply
COMMANDER PALMER's ADDRESS.
Uc returned hearty thanks for the kind and hos
| p,tab,e welcome Of the Grand Army OF the i"P"o"o
! TO Washington ard spoke OF the work oil the or'"l
| zaton in caring for the weak and extending ala 10
! Ip alluded
crovv,h NJ Washington since 1855, and the ieehs'
NJ fraternity between the different sections oi 'e
Union promocd most zcalousy by the Union so'".'''
A boau,if,ll cavcl, silver mounted. and made rom
wooAs taken from Fort Sumter, HettYspurs' rNc
Forks Chcamauga, Appommatox court iio"Se ""u
from the figate KearsarSe, was prescl'''u W o'
mander In Chief Palmer by his aides OF the Depart
| on, ~ tho Potomac lie made brief and appro-
r,,,o roenon.o Another gnvcl. representing the
homo OF Washington presented by the 'luNehs
| COMMITTEES. -
Tho proceedings were not part OF the encamp-
| meut pro- per- but were rather preliminary 'o !" an
recess was then taken for ten minutes. TO De iot
| lowed BY formal opening OF inc en'""'p'e". "
sece, session soon after II o'clock Geneal Palmer
callad tbe cncompmen to order. and # was opened III
! a,o form, The divine blessing was invoked by 'ho
cbonlain.in. Chief the Rev. :. r. Paine, OF ocean
Grove y J. he fcllingly alluded to the frrs'u'h'
and his afflicted WIFE, ,.,
THO Committee on Credentials reported the foi'w-
Ing number Of delegates present Alabama o. All.
zona .: Arknnsas, IL; Calfornln' Il" ''i'a.o i"'
vvominr ~: Conncticut, -: Delaware, 10 flor'uh'
| 20. ceorcto. :: Idaho 2 III nJ', 81; Indiana d"
| r,,.r r.rri,ory u: Iowa. ~ Kansas 81; kcntucKy'
| 90 Iou,siana ard Mississippi. 1 Maine" 3@' Mary
land "a. Massachusetts. ~, Michigan Al 'iu''o"'
10. Missouri 30: Montana, | Neorasm' 20 WV"
uompshirc. II; New.Jcrey, II New Mexico - 'e"'
York g.; Sorth Dakota. 3 Ohio "3' oAiano'"'
| Oregon 4, Pennsylvania 10; fo'om'c' % "uu'
nIand 90 south Dakota Tennessee " IeAaS' 10
| r-,ah A Vermont 26; Virginia and North 'ar'nha'
80. vas,,,r,cn and Alaska s. West Virginia, 10;
Wisconsin. %. g.. o,rro,
address He began hy speaking of the pr'"''p"'
| ~ the Grand Army and lis work. ana oi uh' "Pi"'
nratencss Of This years gathering al ""Sn'i'e'o"
| lie then took mp in detail MS ""rh ""',"e ~
| nc Commander In- Chief. In that period ne NS'''u
,u-cnty av, departmcnts and attended numerous re-
| unions travelling nearly 10000 miles
| In regard TO the differences on the color line IN
| tho Departments Of Louisiana ana Mi'SsSipP'' NV
Commander in Chief said that his order 10 r''"-''
| the colorcd po,'s being dHr'Garu'u' Nv "r
| ,he dcn,rtment commander. As result oi INC
| ,,.,,to, ,hc dcpnrtmcnt surrendered lis char''r'
,rhtcb action however, not recognized ~ !"
accordance with the rules and regulations ana II ""s
| reorcanzcd and the department Is now r'p'''''''"
tv n full delegation In the National Eica"p"en''
| Commander Palmer then spoke lerN'l'N VI Wv
orvicos NJ thc loyal women toward needy Ve''ra'''
! NJ tho porroric work Of the sons oi veterans anu
| -, ,h, dutl.s of Memorial Day and It's lessons.
THE PENSION DISABILITY BILL
Concerning pensions he spoke as follows
mo nos,rc of the disability hll under date OF June June
o. 1890 20 munlncent In lts s'ol", r,,g fron
TO all honorably d,charg,d solcrJ s,lnr the service
r ia" ,lho by lapse of time wcr" unable 10 ilrhlsn
phvsicIan and the examination by pension "',a" ia",
80 additional legislation wa, snIec n,,,,ne ~ have
endrswnrcd te have corrected certain nrlnauH ,,n IN
me ratings. which We're hch mo, m"nv comrndcs are
,lcrng ni Of which will be given to you In u''i'
| by, the commiec' :, ,r ,o,,,do
OF the Grant statue to be pI'c'u !" N'o ,''.
| = no f.,nltol lie said the work WAS 10" De'nE
| xoc,toa ~ Rome by Mr. simmons and would DO
| ani.hca ~, two wears lie then spoke OF the mohu-
mont ,,r Grants tomb aud the roll OF the SURVIVING
comrades Of the G.. a. Il. to be pmceo ","''' I've
| The formation Of the latter l. beihg ciri'u WI 's
RAPIDLY as possible. There Is strong sch''hicn. '''
the Grant Cottage In possession OF the u. ~ 49,
should be held by the Government; an appear 'or gen
eral contributions 10 create iuhu "" '"o ~ " "
cottage and grounds was made.
The committee appointed TO secure what Is beIlc'cl
TO be Intended by Congress aS the prei'rhci' VI
veterans I'm the Government service mas mpor@ 'H"'
md il is believed that they will succeed at the next
session Of Congress. The Gnnd Army was ihVi'eo 10
take charge Of the National school dmonstraio Ion III
| celebration of the discovery OF America AS 'hS
would occur October o. General Palmer said he pre-
,ered the details OF the parade should be left to his
successor to promugate.
II was recommended that the Encampment take
action against personal solicitations from posts ana
departments unless the objects are attested ana ap-
proved by National Headquarters also against Ihe
sending bv post, OF petitions direct to congress lho
| oil a'itn "A
,d Iov,,v On tho aag The class Of foreign citizens
who dIsulay that loyalty the Grand Army welcomes 70
our shores. but there Is another class VINO did ho1
come to be lawabidmg citizens, but who were driven
from their own country for the very crimes they are
atcrnunc n perpetratc on American citizens, their