Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-05-24
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AlsAxr, n. Y May 23.-Conan3er Jos
eph p. Cieary OF the State Department of
the Grand Army of the Republic has issued
an order disbanfing Noah L. Earnham
post Of New York City. which has MEM
bership Of a52 persons, for violation of
the rules Of the organization The order
reads:
..HEApeu ALTERS DEpAKTNENr New
YoRk GRAND ARMY OF THE REpUBaIc,
ALBANY. \. Y, May ID. 1898.
Noah L. Farnhsm Post, No. ASS, Depart
ment of New York. Grand Army of the Re
public, having on the eighth day OF March.
1898 IT a re- aiar meeting of that post. passed
certain resolutions and caused the same to be
sent TO tae President of the United States,
members of Cong ress, and posts cf the order
without the approval of the department and
national commanders, las required by the rule
of the Grard Army of the Republic, and their
attention having been called to their DISC
be6ienee of the rules, and failing to make
proper answer to the communication of the
department commander. they were cited 10
appear before the count ii Of administration
and given an opportunity to purge them
selves of contempt. Failing to convince
the council that they had proper sense OF
the wrong they had committed, the council
of aaministr atom advised the commander
to anaul the charter of the post:
Now, therefore, by virtue of the
authority vested in me as commander of the
Department of New York, Grand Army OF
the Republic, l hereby declare the charter
of said Noah l.. Fsrnham Post, +5S, De.
PAL mt of New York, Grand Army of the
Republic, for their wilful and persistent
disobedience of orders, To lie. ami the same
is, annulled, subject 70 the approval of the
commander-iu-chief.
BY order, JosrPH 2. CLEARY,
.tDeparlnieu Commaf,.er.
The action received the following en-
dorsement from the national headquarters
"NArIoSAL HEApQuAsTHRs G. A. r.,
MILWAUKEE, Wis, May 10, 1898.
Respectfully returned. The action of
Farnham post in passing and parading
these resolutions before the public, and
discriminating them among the posts IN
contravention of the rules OF the order, was
plainly for purpose hostile
TO the principles of the G. A. II
| This post after deliberately violating the
| rules and regulations viii III are the funiA
mental law of the orier,was brought before
the council of admins ration and given ~
opportunity to purge itself of contempt, bu'
refused to do So Ii is therefore proper
| that it has been declared outside of the or
der, and prohibited from further participi
| ton in its councils. Its charter and proper
| ty are 10 be returned to department head
quarters.
| ''(Siyned) A. G. WEIssERr,
'.Commander-in-C Chief"
The resolutions referred to in the abov,
order criticise the national p nsion laws
John J. Finn, commander of the Farnhan
Post, has been served with copy of this
order and directed to turn over to the che
mastering officer of the New York state de
partment the property of the department
including books of rscor,! aud pcst papers
| The council of administration of the N-s
York state dcpa. .ment of the Grand Army
of the Republic has adopted the following
| Resolved, That in view of the generou
provisions male by the government in III
interest of the veterans of the late Wal
and the repeated allegations made in thu
public press that there are upon the pen
sion roll of the country the names of m.n'
whose claims were procured BY fraud am
conspiracy, such state mt nts, naturally. pos
onlng the public mind again.t deserving
pensioners Who ar' b,it rec living Ia.
which was pledged them by the government
they so cheerfully served and endang r.,
their lives to defend, and it being the earn
est desire of every veteran who served hi
country loyalty when the heart of the ma
ton was in despair that the pension rol
should be a roll of honor. Therefore be /
| Resolved, BY this council of admnistra
ton, representing the membership of tn.
Grand Army of the Republic of the Dcpar.
ment of New York, and knowing that ".
bespcak the feelings AMI the Mt ment'
of the great body of ex-Union soldiers o.
the late war, that we welcome tn mos
rigii scrutiny of the pension roll, All
| if there are the names of frauds ap
pearinJ thereon, that the same shall b,
: stricken off, believing that a grateful an'
patriotic people cheerfully concedc that al
ext MON soldiers, who in their declining
years are suffering from wounds or disease
The result of exposure and the yicis>i'u'ic'
of soldiers life, shall receive proper rec
ognition from a nation preserved by the
valor.