The morning call., 1894-09-13

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mond souvenirs, and Mrs. Adams was
honored by being elected an honorary
member of the staff. She 10 the second
woman to receive such compliment. the
wife of General Agsr being the first.
Mrs. General Custer sent to the na-
tional encampment, for use during the
present session, the table upon which Gen.
eral Lee signed the articles of capitulation.
The table was originally the property Of
General Sheridan, but he gave it to Gen.
eral Custer.
reception was given to General Dan
iel E. Sickles by the members of his old
corps-the Third. General Charles FL. T.
Collins of New York in brief speech
said it was the duty of old soldiers and
sailors to conserve the safety of the ma
ton, and they should train their sons to
carry on the work. Then he referred to
the alleged armor-plate frauds, and in
sisted that the investigation should not be
allowed to drop. and if the authorities
failed to act the veterans should take such
action at the next election as would re-
move the delinquent officials and put
more jealous and patriotic men in their
places. General Collins presented the
matter In the form of resolution, but it
Was declared out of order.
The last parade of the encampment oc-
Cured this afternoon, when the Union ex-
prisoners of war turned out 10000 strong,
every State in the Union having one or
mora representatives in the ranks. John
ID. Hancock was marshal.
The Women's Relief Corps held its first
session to-day. National President Mrs.
Sarah c. Mint in her report said the
movement to obtain pensions for army
nurses had been pushed during the year,
and referred TO work in securing general
observance of Memorial day.
ThesrepOrt of the national secretary,
Mrs. Sarah E. Phillips, shows the number
OF corps 10 be 1856; amount expended for
relief during the year, SCI 151 So; amount
turned over to posts, S30.181 II; amount
expended for Memorial day. $13, 1927 81;
amount expended for Women's Relief
Corps homes, $5S24 81; distributed to
army nurses not in homes. $3.50; expended
in pension work, $3.50 6S; expended in re-
lief from national relief fund, $3.50; total
cash expenditures, S114.S45 16. Amount
of relief other than money, $55, ,0S4 26
Total amount of relief since organizati tioD,
81, ,031, $50 %.
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soldiers graves decorated May so, 1894. at
cost of S12.654 72. The Daughters of
Veterans held very brief session this
morning and adjourned until tomorrow
morning, when they elect national officers
The afternoon session lasted but thirty
minutes, and was declared adjourned until
tomorrow. At the conclusion of business
the doors were thrown open to visitors.
The crowd was large because Governor
Pattison was present. The Governor made
q short address, at the conclusion Of which
he was presented with a badge of the
w. r. C.
The annual convention of the Ladies of
the G. a. R. went into session to-day in
the First German Evangelical Lutheran
Church. Mrs. Amanda /. Wetherin of
Anoka, Minn., presiding. The building
was lavishly draped with flowers, ferns
and palms. Among the delegates were q
number of colored women from Southern
States. A committee on credentials was
| appointed. This afternoons session was
devoted almost entirely to hearing re-
ports. In the presidents report, Mrs.
Wetherin said that in her opinion the or
der should never seek adoption as an aux.
iiary to the G.. A. r. or to any other or
ganization.
Mrs. Flora NJ. Davey of Duluth, MIMI,
the national secretary, reported the loss
by fire of most OF the records. She had
rewritten the report as carefully as she
could. No circles have been suspended or
lost during the year. and there are at this
time seventeen departments and twenty.
four circles. Four departments were or
ganlZed and number Of circles Instituted.
The other reports we're deferred.
Mrs. John A. Logan arrived in the city
this evening. and was escorted to the Mo-
| nongahela House by Columbia Post n o .7O6
| of Chicago.