Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-09-20
DOWN TO BUSINESS.
The Grand Army Officers Submit
Their Reports.
The FINANCES IN GOOD CONDITION.
Figures show That Each Year There Will
Probably BE a Decrease In Member.
ship-Louisvllle Chosen for
the Next Meeting.

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the new Grand opera house. Com
mander-in- Chief Adams called the del
egates to order after the speakers had
withdrawn. The credentials Of the
delegates had been examined and the
annual reports Of the national officers
were taken up and read.
Commander-in-Chief Adams in his
address declared that one year ago
there were in good standing S97,2sS
members and that there had been
gained during the year, by muster in,
16, 75a; by transfer, 6,354; by reinstate-
ment from delinquent reports, 2,5l9-
total gain Of 39,G6l, making the ag.
gregate 436,SS4. There had been lost
by death, 1888; by honorable dis
charge, l,7jG; by transfer, 7,l32; by
suspension, 4,SOS; by dishonorable dis
charge, l54; by delinquent reports,
1861; total of G7sOl The
number remaining in good standing
June 80 1891, was 369,0s4 OF these
figures he said: These figures show
that the &. A. r. has reached the be-
ginning of the end, and each succeed
ing year will show gradual decrease
in our membership. The long contin-
ned depression in business has caused
many suspensions, and these we hope
TO regain when prosperity returns, but
it will be impossible for lis to recruit
our ranks as fast as our members are
mustered out by death. During the
year the Grand Army has not forgotten
the great work of charity and has ex-
expended S903, 7S0, 10 for relief. While
it has lost in membership, the interest
IN the order has not abated, but has
grown stronger
The commandor-in-chief paid high
tribute to the Woman's Relief corps
and Sons of Veterans, but declared that
he was opposed to fusion of the latter
with the Il. A. r,
The report of James +. Meech adju-
tant-general, shows a decrease of AGO
posts during the past year. For char
| ity in the six months ended December
81, 1903, SlOO,4S60S was expended, and
for the six months ended June 30, 1894
sl03,2940' a total for the year Of Sa03,-
7s010 The acknowledgement points
out that the rules of the ORDER should
be lived up to. and says that if this
were done there would be no delin-
quent comrades, posts or departments.
The inspector-general says Of the
postsorganized 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 Sl,6ls, 70z50, besides which they
have general fund aggregating $685.
65l.16 and relief funds aggregating
S449, ,045.5s.
The chaplain chief quoted from the
reports of the twenty-seven depart
ments the following statistics; Number
ofsoldiers' and sailors graves decorated
by posts, 232, 1853; number Of soldiers
and sailors buried during the year end
ed last Memorial day, 4,69s; cemetery
lots owned by posts, 532; number of
soldiers and sailors buried in potters'
fields, 752; unmarked by proper head
stones, lO,232; number of posts holding
Sunday memorial service, 9,225; num-
ber of posts holding Memorial day
exercises, 2,232; number of comrades
who took part in the exercises, 1872, LOG.
The following general financial state
ment is made by the quartermaster
general; Balances on hand September
s, 1s93-general funds, s6,O6907; Grant
manument fund, SS,57s.62; flag fund,
S7l4.95; received from saloon supplies,
Ss,77S.ss; per capita tax, 50, ,446.79; in
terest on United States bonds, $3.50; in
terest on deposits, Slol.6s; interest on
Grant monument fund, Sl54.sO; con-
tributions to flag fund, $l,0l2,O2;
contributions TO Sherman monu-
ment fund, SaO45O; total to be ac-
counted for, S36,65l,25. Expenditures
supplies S73s7.27; travelling ex-
penses, Sl,673,15; salaries, S3,s3S.76
postage and incidentals, s5,6s5.s9; flag
fund, s., 400. "a; Grant monument fund,
5000; total, S23,Osl.7i. Balance on
hand, sl3, ,569.5l, to be credited as fol-
lows: To general fund, S7,4Ol26;
Grant monument fund, S5,733.42; flag
fund, $3.50. 80; Sherman monumentfund,
$2O450
The organization has SIC, 900 invested
in United States bonds, per cent, due
1907 The condition of the flag fund
from which to furnish flags for union
graves in southern cemeteries is as fol-
lows: Balance from last report, s7l495;
received from Mrs. Armilla A. Cheney,
national treasurer of the W. R. C.,
S761. 90; received from members and
posts Of the G. A. R., Sl9605; total, ST.
1861; expenditures during the year,
81, 496 GA; cash balance on hand in addi.
ton 10 24,s7s flags, s93O33.
woMEN's RELIEF CORPS FIGURES.
The Women's Relief corps held its
first session this morning The ma
tional president, Mrs. Sarah c. Mink,
in her report said the movement to OBJ
tain pensions for army nurses had been
pushed during the year, and referred
to work in securing general observ-
ance Of Memorial day The report Of
the national secretary, Mrs. Sarah Il.
Phillips, shows: Number of corps,
2,63s; amount expended for relief dur
ing the year, S5l, Isl. SO; amount turned
over to posts, O,lsi.7l; amount
expended for Memorial day, 3d.
s27.37;s amount expended for W.
r. c. home, s5,s24el; distributed to
army nurses not In the home, $3.50; ex-
pended in pension work, s259.6s; ex-
pended in relief from the national re-
lief fund, $50; total cash expenditures,
Sl14, ,s45. l6; amount Of relief other than
money, S55, 1880 10; total expenditures
during the year, 70,5si.26; total
amount Of relief since organization,
81, 103,jG0.25. The national chaplain
reported 800, 100 soldicrsgraves decorat-
ed May 30, 1894, at a cost OF s12.65I.7s.
Louisville. KY, was selected as the
next place Of meeting.