The People's friend., 1894-09-14
PASSING AWAY.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. sept. 13.-1Ho h'- n
tiOnal encampment of the Grand Army
of the Republic opened yesterday III
the new Grand opera house. Com u u
mander-in- Chief Adams called the del J.
erates to order after the speakers had T
withdrawn. The credentials of the
delegates had been examined and the t
annual reports of the national otncers
were taken up and read.
Commander-in-Chief Adams IN MS /
address declared that one year ago
there were in good standing 39''22o
members and that there had been
gained during the year. by muster H.
16. 1852: bv transfer, 6,354; by relnstate-
ment from delinquent reports, 2,3l9-
total gain Of Sc, COL, making the ag-
orepate 436. .sS4. There had been lost
bv death. 1888: by honorable dis
charge. 1856: by transfer, 7,132; by
suspension, 4,S0S by dishonorable ols-
charge, 1874; by delinquent reports
| 1861: total of 67,SOl Inc
number remaining in good standing
June 30. 1884, was 369,0o4. VI THESE
figures he said: These figures show
that the G. A. r. has reached the oe-
ginning of the end. and each succeed
ing year will show a gradual decrease
in our membership. The long contln-
ned depression in business has caused
MANY suspensions, and these we hope |
to regain when prosperity returns, but
it will be impossible for us to recruit
our ranks as fast as our mem bers are
mustered out by death. During the
wear the Grand Army has not forgotten
the great work of charity and has eX-
exnended S2O3. 7SO. 10 for relief. While
it has lost in membership, tive interest
in the order has not abated, but has
grown stronger"
The report of James F. Mech, adju-
,, tant-reneral. shows a decrease of 46C
. posts during the past year. For char
,, !, itv in the six months ended December
: 81. 1898. S1OO O3 was expended, and
for the six months ended June 80, 1894,
s1O3 294. or. a total for the year of $2O3,-
: 7SO 10 The adjutant-general points
= out that the rules of the order shoulo
- be lived up to, and says that II TINS
: were done there would be no delln-
ouent comrades, posts or departments
The inspector-general says OF the
, nosts ORGANIZED in Honolulu that nearly
. every member is in the army of the re-
public of Hawaii. The posts of the
= order in America own property valued
at 81 1.61S, 797. 50, besides which the1
"a have general fund aggregating $633'
- 651. 16 and relief funds aggregatlns
~ S449, ,O45.5S.
~ ~ The chaplain chief quoted from tn
- reports of the twenty-seven depar'
- ments the following statistics: Numoe
- ofsoldiers' and sailors graves decorate
bv nOsts. 232. 35S: number of soldier
eo and sailors buried during the year enc
ed last Memorial day, 4,622; cemeter
IN lots owned by posts, 532; number {
Us soldiers and sailors buried III potter
&C. fields, 752: unmarked by proper hea'
as stones. 10. 232: number of posts hOldln
~ Sunday memorial service, 2,2@3; nun
eu ber of posts holding Memorial ola
~ exercises, 2,232; number. Of COM:
lts who took part in the exercises, 1s2, lo
ne The following general financial stat
'eiN ment is made by the quartermast
dn general: Balances on hand Septemp
laO ;. 1S93-general funds. S6, O69.07; era
manument fund, S0,57S.62; flag tun
aC s71495: received from saloon supple
up e9. IT'S. SO; per capita tax, So 9446.79;
VI terest on United States bonds, 500;
ino terest on deposits, $10l.6s: interest
uhe Grant monument fund, S154.SO; &C
ces' tributions to flag fund, S1,O12
Iie contributions to Sherman nor
|ale ment fund, S204.5O total to be
ore counted for, S36.651.25. Expendltu1
leu supplies, S7,3S727 travelling
gnu oenses. SI,673.15; salaries, S3,o3S-
lhe postage and incidentals, $5,6o392; Il
dch fund. 81 .496. 64; Grant monument tul
~ d e3. 600: total. S23.OS1.74 Balance
snip hand, S13, 500 81 to be credited as
10 lows: To general fund, 7,4Ol.
'nge Gran. monument fund, 50, 1892; f
ma fund. $3.50 80; Sherman monument tu
S2O4. 50.
,o., The organization has SIG, 900 lnves
litor III nlt0,' t'' ~" ~: af 40 eor f,
ippi. .'o' 1e, ne ool'>tl ~. f,nrish aars for nm
lited from " "iii0ih ~ i''i N.4'7.,;ol. ;e nc
ants graves III o0' = 1I4 l,.4 c~1 /
our.- lows: Balance from last report, 9'l4
received from Mrs. Armilla a. Chen
.p Of national treasurer of the w. Il.
near S761. 80: received from members
+ of posts of the G. A. R., S196O5 total,
very 726 81: expenditures during the "
'Ould 81, 496 64: cash palahce OH Hdlo III :"
son ton to "a, ,S7s flags, S230.33.
told Louisville, Ky, was selected as
next place of meeting.
lights WOMEN'S RELIEF CORPS FIGURES
7th The Womens Relief corps held
mon first session this morning. The
lnder tional president, Mrs. Sarah {. NJ
"a, N. in her report said the movement to
eayor tain pensions for army nurses had
hall pushed dul ing the year, and rete
, fra to work III securing a general obs
ance of Memorial day The repor
ao;.1 the national secretary, Mrs. Sara
Phillips. shows: Number OF &C
eUc'' 2.63s: amount expended for relief
ne" ing the year, S64, Isl. SO: amount tul
h un- over to posts, $50, 1S1.71; am'
expended for Memorial day,
aurice S273 amount expended 1or
:. was r. C. home, S5,s24.81; distribute
of the army nurses not in the home. $3.50;
nman. pended in pension work, S2?9 6o
NJ pended in relief from the national
- lief fund, $50: total cash expendlt
o'1'oi STA. s45. 16: amount of relief other
money. $50. 739 10: total eXpendlt
ems ol during the year, sl70, 0,5S4.26:
rpora- amount of relief since Organlza
)00,O 81. .103. .56O25. The national chal
ne or reported 299. 100 soldiers graves dec
gon. ed Nav 80, 1894. at cost OF Sl2,oo4
allion, Made the Trip Safely.
rrlved QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 13.-Ihe