Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-09
USE OF G. A. R. FUNDS.
CHARGE or THEIR MISUSE DENIED
BY PHIL kEARNY PEOPLE.
MIR. Keenan, Tells About How the Moneys
Arc Applied and Mr. Allan Dis
cusscs tho Origin.

statement having been published as
b. ming from }. A. Wstrouse. Of the
Grand Army OF the Republic. of wiscon-
for the purpose Of decorating the graves
NJ the Union soldiers had been put into
=, now memorial han. I'm this city. Dis
match reporter yesterday interviewed Mr..
y Keenan,. secretary OF the Phil. kearny
Pests Memorial Committee, on the sub.
not Mr. Keenan, expressed great sur
,rss that any such statement had been
,1.lc. and said:
.In the first place. I want TO make as
,r..r aud definite declaration as posi-
Lie that whatever statement IL made i'm
..,inc that PM. Kcarny Post has mis-.
sa,ronriatcd money sent here for Me.
-..r.sl.Day exercises or memorial pur-
..... IS absolutely false. and has no foun-
...ti,n An fact II Is a shameful SANDER
r true and loyal Grand Army of the
....,tc post. and an inexcusable re-
IN upon ~ respectable and RESPONSE |
tf. . LOT OF Grand Army OF the Republic |
.tlas ~ can be found anywhere.
THE PROPOSED HALL.
THAT our surplus funds each year after |
,t .ttns the graves are set aside for |
o.. attended purpose OF building me
,....l han is. Of course true. There |
..l De- no misunderstanding about |
., .s was one OF our declared pur- |
....e originally proclaimed, and yearly |
), ...r.l 90 both in our memorial circu- |
md in our reports Of proceedings. |
l.t il has been our pride 10 let II |
...en that We had already procured |
....ihl. site u-On which TO build a |
,.u livery year the surplus is turned |
I. d. regular trustees Of the post. |
. 3. rrcoenlzcd by every member OF the |
. sacred memorial fund. not |
o., hid. used for any other purpose. Thus |
d.. I... I..u preserved Intact. and there is |
.rN and no deception about it
.l... 30 such possible thing as mis- |
appropriation.
SUCCESSFUL MOVEMENT.
"r t,n years We have been sending |
,.+ ...gnl circulars 10 Grand Army of |
o., D.. Duhlic posts and the Woman's
J..r CORPS Through the latter's head
r.... Generality. with much success.
I'D this time about 5000 clear
.r invested In the site for "A hail.
..f This year contributions have al
,..t como direct To us. but prevailing
REQUIRE that such funds shall go
. ... f.fi0n8l headquarters for the pur-
.. of UaGs for distribution among
and among supcrintendents Of
.....r.s Perhaps because Of this fact.
.. being d,barred from making direct
.s wei as dcbarTed from making
..t Contributions, no matter what the
r. Hlr from what section). some |
.f Alex" has got IL into his head
i. order was shot point blank al
THE FIRST INITIATION.
.Il'e is the first intImation we have
HIt our Memorial-Day cause was
OIL. r .r-liclon. or that any member of
,.. ...l post. or of the Memorial Com
..... uae crooked" II has been our
.t boast. and is now. thank God
That as regards this memorial |
r. I- accumulation and the expendi-
..- ..I The reserve as well. all our
rr pure and clean. The Me
i..f Committee Of the post will doubt
t.I meeting promptly, aud will
s action as the case requires.
I..r uo possible fear of The re-
'. nt any investigation. but we deeply
i...t Poe humiliation and chagrin at
q. .- $50 grave charge upon our in !
."i oar honor as that Of mis- |
irutus sacred iunas entrusted &c
'- r iuor. This IS the way we look
DC co."
Commander Watrouse's Charges.
ir GLOWING Milwaukee dispatch gives
-- Of the charges.
Comm nitr j. a. WatrOuse. of the Wis |
apartment, Grand Army OF the
i..t..-.. this afternoon said that OF
-,a. thousands of dollars sent to two
...r Grand Army posts during recent
r- ly northern veterans. only a small
.ft Was ever devoted 20 the purpose for
$500. 20 n was given, the decoration Of the |
rtt.3 OF Union soldiers buried in the
lfh. Most Of the money, Colonel Wat
4-e said. has apparently been put into
ucW memorial hail at Richmond one
the posts that is thus accused of mis-
rpropriating funds is IN Richmond. but
Ice home OF the other was not given. |
..ione WatrOuse says hundreds of wo-
,u'. relief corps have been swindled out
small sums by these posts.
Mir. Allen Explains Its Origin.
SIR Edgar Allen. past junior vice grand
u n,4iicr- in-ch.ef of the Grand Army |
tl~ Republic, and formerly commander |
f 'H. Department of Virginia and North |
I.IHt. arrived in the city last night.
h.l shown the Watrouse statement, he
last year General \. G. Weisert, Of
' ,.n-.u. was commander-in-chi OF
Grand Army OF the Republic. He is
'l an order forbidding Grand Army |
'f- from soliciting contributions for |
.r.l.r..i-Day purposes and requested all |
nuIbuu'us - be scnt To the quarter |
t'r-ltn.rd at Philadelphia. PM.
ray Post had already issued It's cir
l7r ana many contributions were re-
.F,i ir pOnse. General Wessert |
,u demanded that Mr. Wilson. Phil. |
Sunny Poe ts commander, and also
.r,r ui The memorial fund. should for
..t o. thr ACKNOWLEDGEMENT the |
rhi'Dns that had been sent 10 the
f 3d. Wilson ,hereupOn sent TO Phila- |
r.t $500. tine cOmmander-in-chief Eav-
written that the post could retain
-.e .rluDntly received.
OFFERED 4 PROTEST.
.Af tt. National Encampment at Phila-
Hf.I protested against this action OF
uu.uler-in~chiet, and introduced
lH'n directing the 500 To be re-
f' fhu kearny Post. The matter
I.f I-I 10 the Council of Admins
..I.H. which body passed "a resolution |
ed much OF the amount should be
.rr.I a. the post could show was
r'I u'.i expressly for IL. | thereupon
"a 10 the present adjutant- general
.rsIuh letter which came with our
noes. and the result has been that
.N o., whole sum. $500 was returned
'Y the quartermaster-g general
MOTHER Is RESPONSIBLE.
.nuat hut believe, from the birth
his SANDER upon Phi. kearny |
mat another comrade OF the de-
u.ai ~ Wisconsin. and not Comrade
....I.r. is The active author OF TINS |
tinst the post I'm this city, be
know that another conrade,
name begins with W, has been !
r.Ht ever since the last encampment,
.r '.r action Of that cncampment on
.ttr other than the one referred 10 |