The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-09-16
SEPTEMBER

the committee on the address Of the
commnnder-in-chicf presented report
endorsing IL in every particular, and
added: THE Grand Army of the Re-
public has no objection to the search
light of Investigation being turned on
the ,ension list-the nations roll of
honor-but it does demand that 1t be
the search light of love and not hatred
toward the brave men who bore the
battle, or their widows or orphans.
The committee to devise ways and
means to erect n moment to the rank
and file of the Union army, to be loca-
ted ut Washington, approved the or
ganization, which came into existence
at the last meeting Of the national en-
campment, having the same end in
view. This organization is known az
the National Reunion Monumental
Association Of Washington City" II
has secured the dedication Of q plat Of
ground between the Executive Man
sion and the monument, which
is i "eafter to be known as Grand
Army Place, which will be the site Of
future reunions in the city, and on
which it is proposed to erect testi-
monial 10 the rank and file, to include
soldiers on land, as we'll as sailors and
marines.
Rev.A. B. Hendricls, Of West Lib
erty, O., was unanimously elected
chaplain-in-chief. There was not even
a show Of contest over the selection Of
Pittsburgh for the next encampment.
The new national officers were In
stalled and each made short address.
Commander>in-C Chief Adams then se-
lected DR.. George B. Graham, Of Mary
land, surgeon general; j. +. Leach, OF
Massachusetts,, was appointed adjutant
general, and Louis Wagner, OF Phila-
delphia. was continued as quartermas-
ter general.
This closed the business of the en-
campment, and with ''three times
three" for the old flag and the restora-
tion of the suspended veterans to the
pension roll, the twenty-seventh ma
tional encampm.nt of the Grand Army
of the Republic adjourned sine die, to
meet at Pittsburgh year hence.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE woMEN's RELIEF
CORPS.
The convention of the Women's Re
lief Corps was not quite harmonious
yesterday. The special committee or
the presidents address recommended
that the departments, instead of build
ing homes for widows and nurses o.
the war, send them to the National
Home. This provoked an exciting dis
cussion and it was finally tabled
Commander-in-Ch Weissert present
ed the greeting Of the Grand Army O.
the Republic in a speech to the conven
ton. A bitter controversy arose ovel
the reports in the case of Mrs Ada F
Clark, of Ohio, who was suspended
from the order a year ago, and thi
action was sustained.
The following officers were elected
this afternoon and installed: Presi
dent, Mrs. Amantha ]. Waters, of Min
nesota; senior vice president, Mrs
Taylor, of Ohio; junior vice president
Mrs. N. P. Anderson, of California
treasurer, Mrs. Gerton, Of Kansas
councillor, Mrs. G. v. Sheriff, of Penn
sylvania. The convention adopted
resolutions denouncing Hoke Smitl
for dropping pensioners from the roll
and demanding that every ex-Federa
soldier who served the government II
putting down the rebellion should b
put upon the pension roll rather thai
to find some frivolous excuse for reject
ing their claims for pensions.