The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-09-28
campment which took place at Al

Chief Palmer was escorted to the place
of meeting in the drizzling rain by the
Union Veteran corps and the sold
Guard" of Washington. At the time
the streets were filed with bedrag-
gled crowd that IN vain sought shelter
under awnings and in doorways.
At 1890 Adjt Gen. Phisterer called
the encampment to order and presented
B. II. Warner, of the Citizens Execu-
tive committee, who introduced Hon. j.
w. Douglass, president of the District
board Of commissioners, who welcomed
the encampment to Washington,
Commander Palmer then made an ap-
propriate address, thanking the com.
missioners for the warm welcome to the
order.
At the close of the commander-in-
chiefs remarks and before he could re-
sumo his seat, Comrade 7, d. Yeager, OF
Washington, on behalf of himself and
other members Of the commanders staff
in the Department of the Potomac, pre-
sented him with gavel, made of ma
terial gathered from various historic
places Gen. Palmer made patriotic
reply.
Again, before he could be seated, Gen.
Palmer was addressed by B. II. Warner
on behalf Of the citizens committee and
presented with a gavel. Mr.. Warmers
presentation and Gen. Palmer's re
sponse were both felicitous and evoked
applause
The business OF the organization was
then begun in secret session, the first
thing on the programme being Gen.
Palmcrs address
After Gen. Palmer had read his ad-
dress the usual reports were submitted.
John Taylor, quartermaster general,
reported receipts sS5,9GO.77; expendi-
lures, $50, 21G.16; balance on hand,
s7,54879. Assets, including United
States bonds and supplies, 500, 1853. 95
The Grant monument fund amounts to
s1L57s.62, of which s22G. 16 was received
since the last encampment
The report of Inspector General John
F. Pratt contained the following sum
mary of the condition of the Grand
Army at latest receipt Of reports and
statistics from department inspectors
Total number of posts, 1880; total num-
ber of post members in good standing,
301, 500; number Of muskets owned by
posts, 3O,O5S; number of posts having
relief funds, zoos; total amount of re-
lief funds, S470,5O5; total amount ex-
pended for relief, 1910, AS; total amount
of post funds in hands of quartermas-
ters $3.50, $40; total amount of property
at other than in quartermaster and re-
lief funds owned by posts, sl,942, 1893;
total membership in good standing,
400, ,446.
The various committees were then
announced.
Junior Vice Commander T. Il. Clark
son, of Omaha, offered the following
resolution. 1t was seconded by EXPIRES
ident Hayes and unanimously adopted:
Resolved, BY the members of the twenty.
sixth national encampment Of the G. iS r., and
through them tho 50O,0OO OF its members, that
their most sincere and heartfelt sympathy Is
hereby extended TO Comrado benjamin Harri.
son In the deep afiiction which has kept him
from our midst, with the earnest hope and
prayer that his noble wife, that true American
woman, may be spared 10 him and to us for oyan
greater opportunities for good.
The report of the pension committee
Comrade Augustus c. Hamlin, of Maine,
chairman, was presented No meeting
Of the committee has been held, its af.
fairs having been conducted by CORE.
spondence.
The petition of the comrades of Mis-
souri, TO increase tho clerical force Of the
pension bureau was laid before the com.
missioner of pensions. The commits
sioner explained the workings Of his
office TO Chairman Hamlin, who says II
appears that all is being done that can
reasonably be expected. The report
was approved.
Gov. Chase Of Indiana, ex-depart-
ment commander, asked the encamp.
ment to determine the location OF the
encampment Of 1898, as he was com.
PEELED to leave the city. He presented
the name of indianapolis.
Gen. j. r. Carnahan, also an ex-de-
partment commander, of Indiana, was
expected TO present the claims of the
Hoosier capital in extenso, but on mo-
tion Of delegate from Ohio, the en-
campment by acclamation accepted the
invitation from Indianapolis without
waiting TO hear further in regard TO II,
or for any other city to be named. The
date of the meeting will be fixed by the
council Of administration, after confer
ence with the citizens.
WASHINGTON, Sept 23.-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-
ment and ex-department commanders
life members Of the national encamp-
ment, was offered by Delegate Searles,
The postponement was reported by half
the delegates, but met defeat by an
overwhelming majority.
The election Of commander-in-chief
was then taken up. Gen. A. @. Weis-
sert, ex-department commander Of Wis
consin, was put In nomination by his
state and the nomination was seconded
by . number Of other states Gen. s.
A. Hearst, of Ohio, and Col O. p. Lin
coin, Of the department Of the Poto-
mac, withdrew and Gen. Weissert's
election was practically made by accla-
nation. 4I n. p
The following additional officers were
elected: R II. Warfeld, of San Fran
cisco, senior vice commander; Ayres, Of