Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-10-01

invitation from indianapolis without
waiting to hear further in regard to it
or for any other city to be named. The
date of the meeting will be fixed by the
council of administration, after confer
encc with the citizens.
WASHINGTON, Sept 2S.-The national
encampment got to work early yester-
day and proceeded to dispose of busi-
ness with unexpected rapidity. The
resolution which the Ohio delegation
were instructed by their department
encampment to present and urge, to
abolish the practice of making the com
mander-in-chief, senior and junior vice
commander of the national encamp-
mcnt and cH-dcpartnent commanders
life members of the national cncamp-
ment. was offered by Delegate Searles.
The postponcment was reported by half
the delegates, but met defeat by an
overwhelming majority.
The election of commander-in-ch
was then taken up. Gen. A. q. Weis-
sert, eS-department commander of Wis
consin, was put in nomination by his
state and the nomination was seconded
by number of otner states Gen. S.
n. iiCdISl VA OllO, anu wi. " i
coin. of the department of the Poto-
mac, withdrew and Gen. Weissert's
election was practically made by accla-
| nation
The following additional officers were
elected: II. III. Warfield, of San Fran
cisco, senior vice commander: Ayres, of
Delaware, junior vice commander: Dr.
w. c. Weyl, of Danbury, Conn, surgeon
general; and Lowell OF Kansas, chap
| lain-in-chief.
The afternoon session began prompt
ly at ) o'clock and under Gen. Palmer's
| slSilful management business was pro-
ceedcd with to Il conclusion and final
| adjournment of the twenty-siXth ma
tional encampment of the &. A. Il. at
6:l0 p. III.
The committee on seniority of de-
partments was discharged from further
consideration of the matter at it's own
request and the subject referred to a
new committee, consisting of comrades
Bcatch, of Pennsylvania: Bowling, of
Ohio, and Freeman, of New York, for
report at the next cncampment
A committee was appointed, consist
ing of Comrades Tanner, of New York;
Dufield, of Michigan, and Kountz, of
Ohio, to prepare suitable resolutions
upon the death of Gen. II. w. Barnum,
of New York, which, together with n
portrait of the deceased, are to be in
serted in the official proceedings of this
encampmcnt.
Among the resolutions adopted We're
the following: Commenting the order
of Commandcr-in-C Chief Palmer forbid
ding any q. A. Il. post to march under
the Confederate flag: declaring it to be
| ineXpedient for the national encamp-
ment G. A. Il. to express an opinion
upon the subject of opening the worlds
fair on Sunday.
The installation of officers-elect for
the ensuing year took place. After the
new commander-in-chief had been in
stalled he was asked if he could name
his personal staff for the year He an
swered that at present he was prepared
to name but ono-E. +. Gray, of Mil
wauliee to be adjutant general Com
rade Gray then came forward and was
inducted into Office.
The new commander-in-chieft then as
sumed the gavel and declared the TWEEN
ty-sixth national encampment of the
q. a. r. adjourned sine die.
The Women's Relief Corps held their
convention yesterday in New York Ave.
nue. church The presidents report
showed that during the year sS4, 1873 had
been turned over to posts. Cash for re-
lief, SCI, ,462. Relief other than money,
s3S,9i1 Balance in relief fund of corps
S77,511. General fund, S122, $50 81. The
assets showed decrease since the date
of the last report of nearly 90 per cent
Over 100 cases of "lost veterans were
being hunted up by friends Wednesday
The different hospitals We're beseigcd
during the entire day and the physi
clans in charge estimate that fully 10t
veterans were being looked for by
friends.
Twenty eX-army chaplains have or
ganized the national association of eX
army and navy chaplains. The officers
elected for the ensuing year are: Rev
II. II. Haggerty, prcsident;G. w. Hovey
secretary, and j. II. Bradford. treas
!. urer The vice presidents are Rev. w
ii. Carver, David G. Eberhard, Robcr
Mcpherson. Mason Gallagher and III. L.
Upson.
At the meeting of the army of the
Kanawha. Col. Theodore +. Lang rcat
letter from Whitelaw Reid in reply t.
u resolution electing the eX-war CORES
pondent member of the organization
of the army whith which he was associ
ated.
Capt, d. Classic, or Classics battery
spoke regarding Mr.. Reids association
with the army as a volunteer abide
camp on the staff of Gen. Schenck ant
other commanders. Three cheers wer
given for Comrade Reid.
At a meeting of the survivors of th
Third army corps, held Wednesda,
night in Meade tent, in Grand Arm
Place more than n thousand veteran
d being present, the following resolution
t were adopted on rising vote with pre-
i. lopged cheers and great enthusiasm
a on motion of Maj. Gen. Sickles, Unite
q States army: HH.r
Resolved. That the sympathy and 200
" wishes OF this meeting of the veterans of tn