The National tribune., 1892-09-29

city when threatened with destruction but made
il the worthy political capital OF an unbroken
Union. 1t would also have been one of the most
favored and tender incidents OF my private life
have taken those comrades again by the hand; but
all this has been denied to by The Intervention
of a sad and imperative duly. can only ask yau
to give all nay cordial greetings and good wishes
Accept my sincere thanks for your very kind and
BEHJA1IS HARRISON
The following letter was also read:
W -sIrNGroS. ID. C., Sept. 19, 1892.
CoMMANDER-IN-CHIEFG GAR,
Washington, ID. c.
SIR: The President has directed me TO announce
| that he is compelled. with great regret, to wiiE-
! draw his invitation TO The Grand Army of the Re-
| public TO q reception al the Executive Mansion on
| Wednesday evening next
He has furthermore directed that the house and
grounds show a silent welcome 10 the veterans.
and that the house be kept open for them at hours
| other than the usual hours for visitors.
The decorations of the Mansion its illumination
at night. and lis open doors are intended as the
| ''silent welcome" of the President.
Very resi- ec.fully, your obedient servant.
o. Ii. ERNST
Colonel, U. s. Army.
letter from Past Commander-in-Ch Chief John
c. Robinson, regretting his inability to be
present, owing to infrmity, was read to the
Encampment.
RESOLUTION OF SYMPATHY.
| Comrade Clarkson jr.. Vice Commander-in-
Chief, offered the following resolution OF SYM
| pathy with tho President:
Resolced by the members of the Goth National
| Encafn pIaeHl Grand Army of the Republic. aud
through them the 500 051 of its members Thai their
most sincere and heartfelt sympnthies hereby
extended 10 Cumrade Benjamin Harrison in the
deep affliction which has kept him nom our midst.
with the earnest hope and prayer that his noble
wife, that true American woman may be spared
to him aud Us FOR greater opportunities for
| good.
The resolution was seconded by Comrade
Z. B. Hayes, of Ohio, and WAS unanimously
adopted.
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
The Commander-in Chief appointed the fol-
lowing committees:
On the Address of the Commander-a- Chief
John P. Rea Mimi; 5. s. Burdett. Potomac; ;
r. A. Alger. Mich; Rutherford b. Hayes. Ohio;
Lucius Fairchij Wis.
On the Report OF the Adjutant- -Generai-T.
c. Marsteiler Cal; Fred w. Sphinx, IL; Irving
Robbins, Ind; Hubert o. Moore, Mass; A. NJ.
D. Shoemaker, \. Y.
On Report of QIartermaster- General
Thomas J. Stewart Pa; George Evans, Mass:
Leo Rassieur, Mo; Z. z. Brown. Ohio: Ii. de B.
Clay, Va. and X. c.
On tho Report of the Inspector General
Frank G. Noyes. \. H.: Harrison Allen. \. D.;
Channcey B. Weiton, Wis; c. T. Watson, Ga;
Murdock c. Mckenzie, Z. I.
On the Report Of the Judge Advocats-Gen-
eral-Redfeld Proctor, VT; J. p S. Goblin, Pa;
H. II. Richardson. Mich; Ii. S. Welckcr. Me-;
Ira Tyler, Nd.
On the Report Of the Surgeon General Edgar
Allen, Va. and X. c.; A. S. Badger, La aud
Miss; A. p. Wood, KY; James Z. Johnson, Ind;
Charles ]. Longey. Iowa
On Rules, Regulations, and Rituai-R. 3.
Beath, Pa; A. b. Campbell, Kan; II. NJ. Nevins.
n. j.: W. B. Norton, Del; ?. O. Phillips Ohio.
On resolutions-L. II. Williams. Ohio; i. B.
Hamilton, Illinois; c. K. Irwin, Wisconsin, !;
c. w. Hazard, Pennsylvania; John A. Rey
nolds, New York; w. H. Pierpont, Connect.
cut; A. 6. Rowe Massachusetts,; J. r. Mullkin,
New Jersey; II. III. Burbank, Maine; w. II.
Seaman, California; P. S. Chase. Rhode Island |;
Joseph Foster, New Hampshire; A. B. Valen-
[ tine, Vermont; William Gibson, Potomac; NJ.
K Smith, Virginia and North Carolina q. w.
Vernon, Maryland; II. c. Russell, Nebraska;
f. I. Grabill, Michigan; C. II. Smith, Iowa;
c. Z. Stormont Indiana; A. Y. Bohn. Colorado
and Wyoming; 2. b. Ayres. Delaware; A.
Barton, Minnesota; l.. P. Ripley, Missouri; T..
c. Smith, Oregon; J. &. Michie. Kentucky !;
Lee Hayman, West Virginia; j. 4. Picker,
South Dakota; c. NJ. Barton, Washington and
Alaska T. II. Barnes, Arkansas; f. Downs.
New Mexico; H B. Chase Tennessee; James
Lewis, Louisiana and Mississippi; p. c. Nc
Murray. Florida; r.. E. Fisk, Montana; n. w.
Mann, Texas; William II. Nye. Idaho; @. T.
| Coates, Arizona J. o. Ladd, Georgia; f. C..
| Sheppard, Alabama William A. Bestley. North
| Dakota ]. p. Cummings, Oklahoma; Ruben
| lie Masters, Indian Territory; Milton Stewart,
| Kansas; c. o. Farnsworth. Utah.
Committee on Credentials for the ensuing
year-Ths incoming Adjutant General, Ed
mond f. Preutiss Rhode Island; John II.
Thacher, Connecticut; Edgar A. finlay, Della
ware; c. Y. z. Pond, Michigan.
TIE Encampment then took recess until 3
o'clock.
On the reconyening Of the Eacampnent in
tho afternooz various communications and
resolutions were presented and referred TO the
Committee on Resolutions.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Comrade Ailer. of Virginia aud North Caro-
| lima. presented tae report oi lie Coftin:,tce on
| the Surgeon -Geuera,s Report, as foilowa:
Your Comnil:e-. 10 when was refereed She re-
port Of ine Surgeon tieEcr.i, beg ieats 10 report
tEat they have carefully e.ainineG tns saspe aud
! recomniehd iis *;.provai; aud c"t.efhia.se tie
/ Eucampmert on the increased efiieiercy 81 l!iis
| branch OF oar organization. evidenced Dy the
| statistics fort ia Ihc report.
| Respectfully submitted, ssgHcd by the Commit
| tee
On motion ths report was adopted.
Tne rePaT. Of tiie Pension Committee was
read. TNis Terasl IS prisssd Nth tie = ji-
tant-Gsneraps Tsgorr.
The report OF ;ae Committee Oh the System
at'S aoh VI ASa1AfAi6 ADs d1As iSdus d.
follows:
Boston, MASS, Aug Il, 1892
! FREpEErcK PHIsTERER, Adjutant. General
GAR:
IAe committee appointed under resolution
Of tae National EGcaIeP;aent, upon a systematic
p'aH O. tesching the lessons o: loyalty To oul
country and one dag, respectfully present the
following:
10 accomplish the purpose covered by the
resolution Under which this committee was ap
poiBt1d IL IS necessary first and primarily Il
Teacli tie youth OF tGe land. With the laDss
Of Ii0,e lhau qrsrier o. century since tht
faai ecenc was enacted in tie great war age. SIS
rebellion, 10 those HOW occupying the ksBche
of i.E pAbiie schools of tae !aua tie story
the mighty conflict is but fragment Of bis
tory. almost as far removed as in their schoo
Cal 10 TIC Liaa who rIsas up the great arm
raSrsi3lna in defcpse % tae Nation 30 YEAR
ago Was the stery ef the Revolution. How bcs
10 rcach the minds Of the generation low ap
proEchiug tie activities O: life is a question
sci deserving the best thought and mos
earnest attention 0f the patriots who are sooi
te pass cd tie Stage OF action.
IL is gratifying 10 obSa.se at the present tim
the evident awakening Of a higher patriotic
, sentiment, cf more intense Americansm
among the psopie Of the land; an American
ism which looks rot merely to the materia
! growth s3i enlarged prosperity of the country
but which points 10 higher SEd grander senti
mont, looking To sn ideai country. possessing
go