The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-03-23
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Your Committee c0ncurs in the views of
the Department Commander as to the sus-
pension of comrades for the non-payment of
dues, and respectfully recommend that when
comrade can pay his dues and fails to do
so he should be promptly dropped and not
permitted to let his dues accumulate. But
comrades who desire to pay their dues and
for lack OF means are unable to do so should
be kept in good standing by the remission
of them. Your committee does not concur
in the recommendation to ask the w. r. g.
to assist in paying dues of delinquent MEM
bers of the G. A. r. believing that the w.
K. G. is now doing grand work and one
that requires all their energies. The COM
mander also thought the idea of voting the
Alger fund to the payment of delinquent
dues impracticable. The committee believ-
ed in encouraging the reorganization of the
Sons of Veterans, but time has not arrived
for admitting to the G. A. Il. The thanks
of the encampment were due to Department
Commander Kidd for his able report"
The following resolution was passed in rec
ommendation of the proposed constitu-
tional amendment giving to the soldiers
at the home at Grand Rapids the right to
vote:
ReSOtUed, By the encampment now as
sembled that the incoming Department
Commander be and is hereby instructed to
| call the attention of all our comrades
| throughout the state by the proper circular
or general order to the merits of said consti-
tutioDal amendment, so that a full vote may
be polled thereon.
The election of officers was then taken up
and Rev. Washington Gardner in an earnest
speech presented the name of Louis Kanitz.
He told of his many qualifications for the
Office and his claims upon the delegates. S.
S. Babcock, Of Detroit, and others seconded
the nomination.
E. NJ. Allen, of Portland, without unnec-
essary words presented the name of Judge
S. b. Daboll, of ST. Johns, aid Col. Little,
of Saginaw, named Col. A. T. Bliss. His
nomination was seconded by two speakers.
James Van Kleeck, of Bay City. was nom-
mated by Comrade Green and Hon. Burton
Parker, of Monroe, seconded it. The ballot
was then proceeded with, Comrades Brun-
dage, Fisher, Jewell, Thomas and Wycoff
having been appointed tellers. There we're
$50 votes cast of which Louis Kanitz receiv-
ed 331, A. L. Bliss 13S, S. b. Daboll 50,
Jas. VanKleeck %.
M. G. Dawes, of this city, presented the
name of Herman G. Frieseke, of Owosso, for
senior vice department commander and he
was elected by acclamation. This is COM
plimeDt generally bestowed upon the city
where the encampmeut is held and it could
not have fallen upon better or amore earn
est, enthusiastic member.
Mrs. S. A. G. Plummer, Mrs. Corneia s.
Perrin and Mrs, Nina ID. McKinsey, COM
mittee from the w. r. G. convention we're
announced, and Mrs. Plummer invited the
encampmentt to meet at Grand Rapids next
year. The other ladies also made speeches
and the committee withdrew.
The communicated was presented and
made a short speech thanking the delegates
for the honor. The other candidates also
spoke in the most pleasant moods.
At the afternoon session Colonel Dean
detailed at length the work of the committee
concerning the passage of the bill by which
the women's annex to the Grand Rapids
Soldiers Home was erected by an appropria-
ton of the legislature, and also the efforts
of the committee to secure contributions
from posts and corps for furnishing the an
mex.
The committee recommended that the leg
islative committee be instructed as to the
advisapility of securing legislation whereby
three women trustees could be elected to
look after the annex and work In connection
with the board of trustees of the Soldiers
Home. The report with its reeommenda-
tion was adopted.
The election of department officers, which
had been started at the morning session was
again taken up. James M. Greenfield, Of
Flushing, was elected junior vics-comman-
der; Oscar Palmer, of Grayling. medical d-
rector; John Fletcher, of Plainwell, chap
lain, and w. l.. Stearns, Of Adrian, N. G.
Cooper, of Sturgis, X. A. Parker. OF Detroit;
j. @. A. Sessions, of Ann Arbor, and Char
les p. Coffin, of Grand Rapids, members of
the council Of administration.
The committee on resolution reported the
following, which were adopted:
That at this, the sixteenth state encamp-
meut. g. A. r., department Of Michigan,