The National tribune., 1892-03-03
THE GRAND ARMY,
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The s0,h Annual Meeting OF the Department Oh
PENNSYLVANIA az Pittsburg.

penusylERn at PithbuFgs
There wore over 1000 veterans In the Grand
Opera House a. PtHburg on the morning =, a,
~ I'd tic opening Of the annual sncalnpnlen y,
Tic house was handsomely decorated, t'lu WHs -
crowded that hundreds Of admirers ol the hoo.e
oPvauizatiou were unable TO gain hahiiAlA"cc'
EyInf tIe DELEGATES had settled into their seats
chaplain n w Sayers opened the session WIN "a
prayer that was both appropriate and ioueu'rs,
Juduc n III Collier delivered the Hd1lees ~ !" !.
come and the response was made by Geil. =, a., y.
Goblin. slate senator. 81 Lebanon commune ils
Isoycr's annual address contained mueh in'0'e
me onarteriy returns az Dec 81. 1890, represent
bq7 posis and Il membership OF 48o2ui Wits w
spmi-aunnal reports OF Dec. 81, 1891, show W. o
with 49, 81 members, indicating TOSS % oo' ~ -
beers during the year, compared Win Wy -. ii
Ig3 during the year previous ihS 'ooa' ~ ,la
membership from al sources was o'u'i huN - -
total losses hiG3 the loss rom slsl'eilslo3s ~
numbering 1874: the number stlll remaining on
the suspended list being 1891. - NJ
Much activity was displayed throughout the DC
parImpnt resulting in Use musler-lh 81 -'o'7 ~
recruits aud lG0 reinstatcments bnt INC carry is
OF 30 large a suspended list, the majority o. Mloi,
have Tie ability 10 pay their just dues mas cl a
90 De q virtue. aud necessarily Involves tlie ul"p
ming az such members. Many OF those now on
the suspended list are there not from heoesS''''
hut from indifference. - a,stl
made snt havoc The banner Of the Grand Ai.ny
OF he Republic was lowered ln trlOu'e o'0i ''
graves 81 comrades. =, ~ AT
Gen IA a Williams Jan. 81 1891, az per lls re,
port, wns S322l.60, which amount DC GUY p Niu
over 20 Ills Tie receipts from AZ s'ISgS
during the wear were SD, l02l2, making lotu ol
g53-Gg2, the expenditures were Sl0.s3'a'' iehN-
img net balance Ia tie hands OF Assistant quar-
termastcr- General, Jan. 81, lss2, oi y oos.oD ~,
The amount expended by tiie losls curing 'He
wear ended Dec 81. 1891, wHs So, 95l.31. !.
81 cannot too strongly commend the SONS Q,
Veterans organization 70 your fostering car
ttAt when The veterans OF the Grand Army 81 the
Republic become 80 reduced "a numbers 1 NM
will be physical mpossibiliy 10 muster sl'llee,,t
members 10 attend 20 the duties deNolNlHE upoh
ale organization, that much viii renaln hha9net
and tlen ID will be FOR tIe sons Of Veterans 10 lhNe
up the mantle and wear y proudly ana houoiai,2
tllnt Tic good works performed by their sires sinai
NOT only live in memory, hut be perpciuA'eu hilu
continued In their name az the worthy suceess'iS
OF the Grand Army 81 the hepuolc. r,.t.f "A
Col. John Palmer, COMMENCEMENT hu'
dressed tile gathering. His appearance was re-
ceived with cyclone Of applause, ana ne hha 10
eKplnin about that rebel flag order linen lheIe
When me Encampment convened after the noon
recess tic election OF officers WAS proceeded WIN
Gen. John ~ TAYLOR Post 10, Iswls'2 2 VII
elected Department Commander w. o. husseiI'
Post l5T, PltsburE, Senior Wee 1oInhHhnei, ..
IL Swoyer, Post D, Philadelphia, Junior y ice
Commander; Rev John w Sayefs Post ~ ltaa,
ing Chaplain and Dr. Edwards, Heading, MealcAl
In ille evening two grand Camplres were held,
one in the old City Hall, PlttsburE, ana ono lh
Carnegie Hail, Allegany Gen. Wagner q Iihh'
delphia presided "a tie former and Gen. Beatll az
tile latter Both buildings were crowded 20 suilo'
cation. and brilliant aud stirring speeches were
made by Gen. J. ~. Lattn. Gen. Iobln, Col John
Palmer Department Commander Boyer, Chaplain
Sayers and many others, including o. W. bfahu'i
Al cnlored veteran.
The last day 'ssession was an exciting one. There
were l40 candidates aud but 81 delegates 10 elect
hut they were Hll duly placed.
The officers who were elected the day before were
snsalled aud each OF them made q short speech
Following tllis came tie appointment OF samuel
y Town OF Philadelphia a. Assistant Adiuiaut-
General. aud Abraham LeyCriugas QuRrtermaster-
General Those chosen 60 the Council OF Admins
trRtion were: Henry Funher, Norristowni A. A.
paucoast Philadelphia; Levi w. Sheuge, Ia-
delplHa, ~ j. Patterson, PlusOurg, and john H.
Maxwell Germantown.
Lebanon was then almost unanimously chosen
FOR Tie Eucampmeut. aud Geu ysburE as the place
f5r tie Summer OF semi-annual EncampmenL