The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-09-12
ANNUAL REPORTS


The adjutant general points out that
the rules OF the order should be lived up
10, and says that II this were done there
would be no deliquent comrades, posts or
departments.
Following the usual custom, the adju-
tant general presented the records OF the
meetings OF the National Council OF Ad-
ministration and the executive commit
tee OF the council. The inspector general
says OF the posts OF the Grand Army or
ganiZeu IN Honolulu that nearly
every member Is I'm the army
OF the republic OF Hawaii, and that the
posts OF the order now own property
valued at 81 1,6iS, ,787 5S, besides which they
have general funds aggregating 1858 ,651 10
and relief funds aggregating s4i9, ,043.5S.
The chaplain-in-c chief says In his report
that his experience OF the year reveals
some very encouraging as we'll as some
very sad facts. That the general pu blic
are taking more and more interest in
Memorial Day is very gratifying, but the
fact that many of our comrades sleep in
unmarked graves, while not a
few are buried in the Potter's
Field, Is indeed saddening. The twenty
seven departments reporting give the fol-
lowing statistics Number of soldiers
aud sailors graves decorated by posts,
buried during the year ending last
Memorial Day. 1872; cemetery lots owned
by posts, 532; number of sol
diers and sailors buried in Potter's
Field, 752; unmarked by proper headstoncs
1922; number of posts holding memorial
service, 2,225; number OF posts holding
Memorial Day exercises, 2.132; number Of
comrades who took part in the exercises,
1872, 106.
Quartcrmaster-Gene Report.
Quartermaster- General Louis Wagner
+. A. ~ 4.
department are in good condition. There
are no unpaid bills against the Ma
tional Encampment and nothing
csmpment cMs 70 except pit the n'''J@r' per- CAPT a
tax of two of the smaller departments. He
suggests larger aud fewer acquisitions in
order 10 save expenses on shipping, etc,
To require quartermaster-geDcr to send
needed blanks without requisition to all
departments twice "a year, say on Nov. l.,
OF the returns due on Dec. 81 and on May
/, for those due on June 30; 10
issue officers cards, independent of issues
OF rituals, at 10 cents per set. Have sepa-
rate items of the several rank straps and
re-arrange the order OF supplies on the
acquisitions, so as to put them in logical
and consecutive sequence. No change in
the price OF supplies is recommended, as
the present balance in the general fund
will soon be drawn upon and reduced by
the reduction in membership as already
developed in the amount OF
taxes paid by the several departments.
Receipts from per capita tax, W lille show
ing a larger total for 1894 than for 1893
shows slight decreases from the six
months ending December 81, 1893, TO tn e
six months ending June 30, 1894, in all
but five departments, and the total increase
IN these amount 10 s1.S0, the largest in
crease being in the department having
the largest membership, but amount :
ing TO only Sl.33. The condition
of the flag fund from which to furnish
flags for Union graves in Southern ceme-
taries is as follows: Balance from last re-
port. s11i.90; received from Mrs. Armilla
A. Cheney, national treasurer OF the w.
r. g., SS15.97; received from members and
posts OF the q. A. r., s196.U5. Total, 81,
1851 Expenditures during the year,
81 1861. Cash balance on hand in addi-
ton to 2i,s7S flags. s2so.3a
appropriations for music, trans
portatiou, etc. on Memorial Day, should
be made in addition to the issues of flags,
but the financial exhibits show it TO be,
under existing conditions, altogether inn
practicable.
The following general financial state
ment Is made: Balance on hand Sept. 6,
1894, general funds, s6,009.07; Grant monu-
mont fund, sS5oe.62 flag fund, s7l4.95;
received from sale of supplies, SJ77S 81 :
per capita tax, s9i46.79; interest on L. $.
bonds, 500; interest on deposits, Si0163:
interest on Grant monument fund, Sl54.S0 (;
contribution TO flag fund, S1012.02; con-
tributions TO Sherman monument fund.
s204.50; total to be accounted for .36, ,65l %.
EXpenditures-Supp g ,3S7.27; trav-
cling expenses, Sl,6l3.15; salaries, $685.
76 postage and incidentals, sJoS3 .92 ;
flag fund, Sli96.6i; Grant monument
fund, $1,000; total. s23 0Sl.74. Balance
on hand $13,569.51; 70 be credited
S5733.i2 flag fund. s23O.33; Sherman
monument fund, s2Gi.50. The organiza-
tion has $4,000 invested in United States
bonds, per cent, due in 1907.