Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-22

support the project 10 have tire national
seh0ol demonstration al the Worlds fair
under the 4 rect Patfo 1aEe o. the order. C0W-
mander Palmer closed by saying: As l lay
down the trust 50 unanimously conferred upon
! me at Detroit. desire 10 extend To membe
/ OF my stan my grateful acknowledgements for
/ the cordial support given me during my term
| OF office. 70 them ! am deeply Indebted for
/ the measure of success which marks the ad-
minlstratiOu OF the affairs committed 10 my
| charge. aud want To extend % all nay com
| rades my heartfelt thanks for the Kindness
| have received at their hands eyeTywaere. |
have had but one object In view To discharge
/ the duties of the Ofice with al the ability
| and ndelity God has gwen me. II have sue
| eeeded In meeting your expectations. and
| have merited the confidence reposed TN me.
| shall feel amply rewarded for the year OF time
and energy have devoted 10 your interests;
and as return 10 the ranks TO minge with
you. my eomrafe :. Ia the work that i still be-
| fore us. IL will be my ambition NJ all times 10
| do my full share for the future progress and
prosperity OF our grand order.
Good Financial Exhibit.
After General Palmer had read mis-
| address the usual reports We're submit
| ted:
John Taylor, quartermsster general,
reported receipts $50, ,960.77, expendi-
| lures $50, ,2l6.l6, balance on hand, ST.
| 543.09, assets including United States
| bonds and supplies SO, 1850.
The Grant monument fund amounts
| 10 81 ,57S.62, of which $226.l6 WAS re.
ceived since the last encampment.
| Statistician John +. Pratt presented
| following summary of the condition OF
| the G. A. Il. at the latest receipt of re-
ports and statistics from department
inspectors:
Total number of posts, $3.50; total
number of post members in good stand
ing, 39l 500; number of muskets owned
| by posts, 30,05S; number of posts hav-
| ing relief funds, :, 2,00S; total amount of
of relief funds. Si76 sos; total amount
expended for relief, $3l0,448; total
amount of post funds in the hands of
| quartermasters, 1889 $40; total amount
of property other than in quarter
masters and relief funds owned by
posts, 81 ,342 lS3; total membership in
good standing, 409,446.
General Pratt said, "The testimony
of posts naying the largest number of
women's relief corps uniformly coin
cides with that of Inspector Suydam
of Pennsylvania that the work of the
order is greatly benefited thereby"
Other Officers Reports
John II. w. O'Neill, Judge advocate
general, reported fourteen decisions
delivered by him during the past year.
| He said:
"a careful reading of the rules and
regulations and an examination of de-
cisions heretofore made, would have
| in most cases solved the questions"
| Adjt. Gen. Phlsterer in his report re-
commended that the installing officer
of a poet be also its inspector, and that
REVISION be made of the rules and
regulations, service books, and forms
and returns, with view TO simplify
ing them as much as possible. He
also gave an account of the difficulties
attending the effort TO organize the
department of Louisiana and Missis.
sippi under the action of the last ma
national encampment, which was
finally accomplished by ex-Department
Commander 5. A. Badger. The de-
partment now contains seventy-three
posts. recognized by the commander
ln-chief.
The report of General Stevenson,
surgeon general. gave no details save
that less than one-half of the depart.
ments sent reports To his office. The
4 various committees were then an
nouuced.
Junior Vice Commander T. f. Clark.
son of Omaha, offered the following
resolutioa, which was seconded by ex-
President Hayes, and unanimously
adopted:
Commiserate with the President
Resolved, by the members of the
twenty-slxth national encampment
of the q. A. r., and through
them the 5O0,0 900 of its mem
bers, that their most sincere and
hearty sympathy is hereby extended to
Comrade Benjamin Harrison in the
deep affilcuon which has kept HIM
from our midst. with the earnest hope
and prayer that his noble wife, that
true American woman. may be spared
to HIM and To US for even greater op.
portunitles for good"
The report of the pension committee
Comrade Augustus c. Hamlin of Name
chairman, was presented. No meeting
OF the committee has been held. Ii,
business having been conducted by let
ter. the petition OF the comrades oi
Missouri to increase the clerical force
of the pension bureau WAS lard before
the commissioner of pensions. The
commissioner explained the working.
of his office to Chairman Hamlin, who
says It appears that all is being done
that can reasonably be expected. Tn,
report was approved.
They GO to indianapolis Next
Governor Chase of Indiana. ex d de
psrtment commander, asked the en-
campment to determine the location ot
the encampmsIt OF 1898, ss he wa,
compelled 10 leave the city. n,
presented the name of Indian
apolis. Gen. J. X. Csrnshan as,
an ex-depsrtment commander ol
Indiana. was expected 20 present the
claims Of the Hoosier capital IN ex
tense, but on motion Of delegate from
Ohio, the encsmpment BY acclamstior
accepted the invitation from Ind isn
apOlis, without waiting 20 hear furthe
in regard 20 Il. or for any other city 4
be named. The date II the meetln
Viii be fixed hy tie council Of admin
Istrstion after conference NTH the citi
zens The encsWpment then sdlOuTneC
tll a. ~. tomorrow.
Reunions have been the order Of tn
dsv. Among them we're one by th'
wcntv-third army corps, when va
addressed bv Gen j. ". Foster. secre
tsTy Of state. He pad a glowing trihut'
90 the services II tee corps. preslden
long resd ~ annual address and
number of prom nent speakers de
lvered brief addresses
Alison on the stump.
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