St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-14


Address OF Commander John
Day Smith = Review OF the
Work and a Variety Of Topics
Touched On Inspection of
Posts-Per Capita Tax.
Minneapolis yesterday let loose her
latch strings and threw her doors Wide
open to welcome the delegates to the
fourteenth annual encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic of 1.-the
state of Minnesota. And the old veter-
ans came singly, and i'll pairs and pla-
ICONS, bowed. perhaps, as some OF them
are, with the weight of years, but all
having the enthusiasm, tempered albeit
with the soft influence of peace, which
made them the heroes of three decades
ago. They came bearing the olive
branch of peace, and, for verify, the
hurting sword had been beaten into
plowshares, and the rude alarm of war
had given way for gentle cooling OF the
dove OF peace.
As Il matter of fact there were three
conventions in progress at the same time
yesterday. The regular u. A. X. meet
ing in Harmonic hall, the annual en-
campment of the Wuman'S Relief corps
i'll Central hall, and the ladies of the
q. A. L in Rawlin'S Post hall, Masonic
Temple. The headquarters of the ell
campment are i'll parIor E., at the Mic
ollet hotel.
COMMANDERS ADDRESS.
The Grand Army encampnent proper
was called to order about 1890 O'clock
DY Department Commander John Day
Smith.
The latter complimented the veterans
OH their number and appearance, and he
alluded to the fact that during the past
year he had travelled thousands of miles
and had visited Il large number of camp
fires and posts.
Regarding the condition of the en-
campment, he SAID that on Dec. 81, 1892,
there were 1867 comrades in good stand
Ing IN the department, and ON June ~,
1893, the number had increased to s. l4S.
Minnesota had made gain. while the
surrounding states of Wisconsin, Iowa
and North Dakota had lost in numbers.
The financial depression, low prices for
farm products, and the poverty of many
OF the comrades, had contributed to pre-
vent the acquisition Of any large num-
Der of recruits. The gain by muster,
Notwithstanding, had been nearly 400
comrades. The list of suspensions DUR
ing the year was larger than usual. The
number OF comrades in good standing
today was S,037, a net gain Of SlXty-One
over year ago. There are no posts de-
llnquent or OH the suspended list.
During the year 625 comrades had
been suspended for Don-payment of
dues, and the appointment of All m
spector for each post in the state had
worked we'll.
COmrade Robert Stratton announced
hat NJ 10,
missioner of pensions, is in a hospital in
New York. having suffered further
amputation of three inches of each leg.
The encampment adopted a resolution
to telegraph its sympathy, and to say to
the sufferer that the shorter he grows
the more he is loved by the department
of Minnesota.
a committee from the w. r. G.. ar
rived to extend the greetings of athe
Women's Auxiliary, and Comrades
Judge Terrence, Gen. j. II. Baker and
Col. Richardson were appointed tOgeS-
cort them to the platform. The COM
mittee were Mrs. Smith, wife of the
commander; Mrs. Morris. of the Litch-
field, and Mrs. Savage, of the OSseo RE-
lief corps. Judge florence presented
the ladies, each of whom made a neat
and appropriate speech,
Mrs. Smith outlined the work of the
corps and its relation to the Grand
Army, and caught the encampment
with her trite and witty remarks. Mrs.
Savage made hit by explaining that
the ladies of the relief corps fixed them
selves up little because the old SOL
dlers are all fond of the "smell of pow
der" She declared that SO long as the
q. A. r. continued to embrace the w.
L. C.vthe latter would continue the en-
INdi NJ ht0 w. nd mol tDn xrnIx
Department Commander Smith elO-
quently responded to the w. K. G.
greetings, and enlarged Oh their work,
sending chem back with God speed in
their work. The encampment added
three cheers for the WOman's Relief
Corps, An invitation to the w. r. c.
camp fire at Century hall this evening
was accepted.
The reports of the several officers
were submitted, all of which were of
fiattering character. A pleasant feat
ure of the session was the presentation
OF handsome gold medal 10 Past De-
partment Commander j. A. Lang, of
Marshall
The election of officers will take place
at IL O'clock this morning.
The encampment unanimously adopt
ed resolutions offered by Past Depart
ment Commander Parker, instructing
the delegates TO the next national en-.
campment at Plttsburg to work for St.
Paul as the place of meeting of the ell
campment or 1895.
At the afternoon session, following
the reports Of Assistant Adjt. Gen. j.
K. MertZ, which showed a total mem-
bership at the last encampment of 1876,
the matter of sending delegates to Pitts
burg was taken up.
a resolution aHOnfad inctrnotipu
the delegates to be elected to use thei
efforts to secure the next encampment
at st. Paul.
WoMEN'S RELIEF CORPS.
The ladies' branch of the G. A. R.
held meeting yesterday at Rawlings
Post hall, Masonic Temple, the meeting
being presided over by Mrs. JuIine T.
Burr, of this city. After prayer and
song service Mrs. Burr delivered her
annual address, showing the work of
the organization, which has been very
fiourishing.
The tenth annual convention of the
Women's Relief Corps was held yester-
day in Century hall.
Department President Mrs. Mary E.
Leavens, of Faribrult, presided over
were: Junior vice president, MIS-
Savage, of Osseo; secretary. Lulie
Becker, st. Paul: treasurer. Mrs. Rich
ardson, Marshall; iustituting and in
stalling officer, Mary Il. Kendall in
spector. Nettie Lewis. Medford. Tile
hall was handsomely decorated for the
occasion, and the platform was orna-.
mented with potted plants and cut
flowers, while over the presidents chair.
hung the date of the organization of the
w. R. c., 'S4" and "94" i'll evergreen
with the emblem Of the order.
The president gave her annual adj.
dress; Mrs. Celia Morey welcomed the
visitors, and reports by the secretary
and treasurer were also given. Mrs.
John Day Smith, Mrs. Morris, of Litch-,
field, and Mrs. Savage. of Osseo, we're
appointed committee to carry greet
ings to the q. A. Il. convention, and a