Los Angeles herald., 1892-09-22
THE C. A. R. ENCAMPMENT,
The Commander in Chiefs
Annual Address.
COl0red Posts Must Be Rec0g-
nized in the South.
Membership Of the Grand Army at Its
Highest Point.
The Next Encampment to Be Held at
Indianapolis = Reunions and
Sessions Of Subordinate
Associations.


Associations.
By the Associated Pressl
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.--At 1915 a
m. the G. A. r. encampment wa
raped to order by Commander-in Chic
Palmer. A glee club sang song invit
ing the encampment to Indianapoli
next year. and was uproariously ap
plauded. Commissioner Douglass o
the District of Columbia read an ad
dress of welcome, and General Palmel
made tasteful and appropriate reply
After the report of the committee or
credentials had been received, Genera
Palmer made his annual address.
The address OF the commander-in
chief was we'll received. A large portion
of it was addressed to patriotic reminis'
cences of the war and memories that the
scenes around Washington recalled to
the veterans. The race question, which
has disrupted the G. A. r. organizations
in Missippi and Louisiana, was reviewed
at great length, the commander explain.
ing how he was forced to ignore the
AbShtG Va thO uCPhl uliiCltC Ill CDOE0 cteSuNC
to surrender their charter, and to insist
ognized. After commenting en- series
OF resolutions published by the recalci-
trant and insubordinate retiring white
posts, he concluded as follows:
SIN dealing with this subject was
not actuated by an unkind thought to-
ward single member of the depart
z I,e
migrating forces at work which the
national encampment concluded it was
time to arrest, and in the discharge OF
the duty incumbent upon me, under my
oath, I did 1T without either feeling OF
fear or prejudice"
The passage by congress of the dis
ability pension bill was warmly COM
mended, and it was urged that statutes
to protect the rights OF veterans of the
late war, in the civil service, be more
rigidly enforced.
HIGH WATER MARK.
The report Of Adiutant- General Fred
Phister followed the address of the COM
mander-in-chief. This report shows
that there was gain Of 229 in the
number of new poets during the paat
y OaAs "A ciSAioObAb fAAAA AAAOot PptACbAO
sentence of this report is the follow
ing: Practically, it may be said that
the membership Of the G. A. r. is now
at it's highest point. 1t no doubt
will remain about stationary for a few
years to come, when necessarily it
must drop, and the decrease will be
rapid.
NEXT CAMP AT INDIANAPOLIS.
The only interesting feature of the
afternoon session was the selection of
Indianapolis as the place for the next
encampment, Lincoln deciding to make
no contest.
Many resolutions and communications
were referred to the committee on reso-
lutions.
The special committee appointed to
pass upon the report of the surgeon
general, brought in report congratu-
lating the GAR. upon the increased
efficiency of that bureau. The report
was adopted, as was the report of the
committee on pensions, which was in
cluded in that of the adjutant-general,
and contained no item of interest.
An adjournment was then taken till
tomorrow.
iI1E NAHUM . OhDl Or 0hA1l1OOEs
B. F. Stevenson, surgeon general Of
the G. A. B., in his annual report, COM
plains that many posts failed to make
any sanitary or mortuary returns, so
the statistics on these matters are verv
incomplete. According to Pension Com
missioner Raum's report, at the close of
the fiscal year there were 6,07S PEN
sioners on the rolls, and the appropria-
ton aggregated $139, 1887. In addi-
ton to these vast expenditures the an
nual appropriation for the numerous
government homes was $2,633, $40.
There were also 173 government ceme-
teries kept up by government appropri-
ations. These appropriations, says the
report, seem large, but, it adds, "they
should be thought of in reference to the
grand, loving cause calling them into
being, the preservation of the govern
ment from overthrow; and who can
place too high an estimate on that
achievement? It is absolutely beyond
monetary consideration"
In this connection, the report makes
statement of the national resources,
quoting Superintendent Porter, Of the
census bureau, to the effect that the
npoolutC WChlbu VI bu0 Onltcu Otdtcb
may be estimated at $63, ,648, ,000, 900, 900.
UNION VETERANS UNION.
The Union Veterans' union, which has
$4,000 members, preceded the encamp-
ment meeting today, with fine parade
up Pennsylvania avenue. General
Yoder, commander-in-chiei, and a large
staff, headed by Adjutant-G General Street,
rode at the head of the procession. At
the subsequent meeting General Yoder
delivered the annual address, reviewing
the progress of the order.
Gen. Green Clay Smith offered resolu-
tions, which were unanimously adopted,
expressing sincere sympathy with Conn
rade Harrison because of the serious ill
ness of his wife, and sincere prayer for
her recovery.
A committee, OF which ex-President
Hayes is member. was appointed to
take measures for the establishment of
an industrial home for the sons of vet
erans.
ON BOARD THE KEARsARGE.
A number Of corps reunions were
held during the day. On board the
Kearsarge it was marine corps day, and
the old sailors entertained the land lub-
bers. Captain Herbert Winsl0w, son of
Rear Admiral Winslow, who COM