St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-06

ings of War Times-All Honor
to the Wives, Widows and
Daughters Of the Late Heroes
Gov. Matthews Welcome.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept. 5.-To-
morrow the sIttings of the u. A. r. en-
campment proper will begin. The an
nual reports nave been completed and
printed. That of AdjutanL General
Gray is probably the most interesting
from the Grand Army point of view.
He shows that the present encampment
is composed of 1,1S7 members. The re-
turns for June so. 1898, give a member
ship in good standing of ,223.
The number of posts is 1925; depart
ments, 40. In addition to the member
ship in good standing there are returned
delinquent 1870. and remaining SuS-
pended 4l.G61. The delinquents are
such as ore in good standing, have paid
dues, and but for the neglect of post
officers would be so returned. There
has been net loss of membership in
the past year of ., 165. During the
year there were 1902 deaths in
the order, larger than in any pre-
Vious year. From June 80, 1892,
to June 80, 1893, under the column sex
pended in charity" there was reported
SITS, S45. so. Since these records have
been kept there has been reported I'M
der this head s2.5OO,OO0. The report of
the Quartermaster, Gen. John Taylor.
shows receipts of S21, $40 and expenses
S9,652, balance in the treasury $12,-
Isl. There remains in the Grant
monument fund SS,75S. An itemized
statement of contributions to the follow
ing fund is given and summary
of amounts contribute in different
states; also the number of flags issued
and where issued. The totals are:
Total of contributions to flag fund,
s1,375.O3; number of flags issued, 52.25S.
Inspector General George l. Goodale
complains that the department Off
GERS and post commanders are dlrelict
in enforcing the rules of inspection,
and consequently, in many cases
there is nothing to report to the
inspector general. This derelictlon was
due partly, perhaps, to carelessness, and
partly to ineffectiyeness of the rules.
He submits the following rules for the
consideration of the twenty-seventh en-
campment:
First-AnEual inspection of every
post shall be made between Sept. and
Dec. 20, and inspecting officers report
forwarded to the department in
spector not later than Jan. L.
Provided, however. that if for
reasons of economy or other good and
sufficient reasons, department COM
mander may so elect, the inspection
may be deferred until the first meeting
in January, when ii shall be made either
by an officer detailed for that purpose
by the department inspector, or by the
officer detailed to install the officers of
the post at the meeting.
Second-No installation of officers for
the ensuing year shall be held at the
first meeting in January, or any until
the post has been inspected. The in
stalling officer shall ascertain whether
or not the post has been inspected for
the previous year, If it has been, he
shall proceed to the work of inspection,
deferring installation of officers unit
its completion.
Third The national counterslgn
shall not be issued to any post until
report of inspection has been received
at department headquarters.
Fourth-Department inspectors shall
make their reports to the inspector gen.
eral within thirty days after the COM
pletion of inspection in their respective
departments.
The report of Surgeon General Will
lam c. Vile, NJ. D., shows the ranks of
the Grand Army to be composed. as
rule, of as hardy and sturdy a set of
men as can be found anywhere, age and
condition taken into consideration.
Consumption, however, and grave lung
tr oubles seem to have good footing in
the ranks, which is due, probably, to
the exposure of camp duty. He recon-
mends that home or hospital for the
treatment of these cases be erected by
the government in the long-leaf pine
region of the South