The Yale expositor., 1894-09-21
THE VETS AT PITTsBURo.
Tho Annual Encsmpment of the Grand
Army of the Republic.

Army of the Republic.
The decreasing ranks of the G.. A. Il.
the veterans who saved the nation
gathered once more in annual encamp-
ment as is the custom, this time at
Pittsburg.
AS is usually the case the parade of
veterans was the big event of the en-
campment Over 40, 900 of the nations
heroes marched through the stree-s Of
PittsbuIg and Allegheny in time with
music such as carried them away on
the lofty flights of patriotism in their
younger days. Between 500, 900 and
COO, 900 people witnessed the spectacle
and cheered the veterans.
The business sessions of the encamp-
ment were full of interest. Com
mander-in-Chief Adams in his farewell
address gave the following figures TO
show the condition of the q. A. r.:
Zone year ago there were in good
standing 397, ,223. There have been
gained during the year, by muster-in,
l6,7j2; by transfer, &, 354; by rcinstate-
ment, 1896; by reinstatement from
delinquent reports, 2,5l0; total gain,
39,66l. Aggregate, 436, ss4. There
have been lost; by death. 7,2S3 by
honorable discharge; 1856; by transfer,
7,132; by suspension, "a, sos: by dishon-
able discharge, 154; by delinquent re-
ports, 16,67l total loss, G7, sol. Num-
ber remaining in good standing June
30, 1894, 1868, ,0s3." TO which he added:
These figures show that the Grand
Army of the Republic has reached the
beginning of the end, and each sue
ceeding year will show gradual de-
crease in our membership.
Henry Watterson, editor of the
Louisville (Ky.) Courier-Jo ournal, pre-
sented the claims of his city for the
encampmcnt in 1895 and that place
was the unanimous choice of the dele
gates.
OF course the real interest of the
business session centered in the selec-
tion of new commander-in-chi
Judge Long, of Michigan, having with
drawn from the race there were only
! two candidates-Col. Thomas G.. Law
Ter, Rockford, H., and Col. /. n.
| Walker, indianapolis, Ind. The close
ness of the result was n surprise TO
both victor and defeated. 1t took -
minutes TO east and count the ballots
of the 649 delegates. Then Commander
! Adams announced that the vote stood:
| Lawler, $50; Walker, $40, the Illinois
man winning by the narrow margin
| of eleven votes. Col. Walker then
withdrew and the vote was made
unanimous. The other officers were
chosen rs follows: Senior vice-com-
mander, Mai. A. ii. Burchfeld, of
Pittsburg; junior vice-commander,
| Chas. Shute, of Louisiana; surgeon
chaplain-in-chief, Il. II. Haggerty, st.
| I Frl,o 10, i.,f
| appointed Comrade c. G. Jones, OF
Rockford, Ill, acknowledgement, and
| Comrade j. y. Burst, of Syracuse, Ill.
| quartermaster-gener and established
headquarters at Rockford, Ill.
Col. Lawler was born in England on April Z
| lsiL When child he was taken to Illinois
and cducuated in the public schools OF Rock
/ ford At the age OF IL he enlisted as private
! in Company T., Nineteenth Illinois Volunteer
| infantry. He commanded his company for two
| months during the Atlanta campaign and was
| elected captain by his company and place upon
! the roll OF honor by Mai ROsecrans, o
| the Army of the Cumberland. Col. Lawlel
organized the Rockford Rifles in 1875 and was
| elected colonel and commanded the Third
| Regiment, l. n. c., for seven years, when he
| resigned. He was postmaster at Rockford
| under the Hayes and Garfield administrations
and is in the lumber and coal business. Col
| Lawler has been commander Of G.. L. Nevin'
| Post. OF Rockford, for % consecutive years HI
has also served as member OF the department
| council or administration, ana junior ana SenlO
| vice-dcpartment commander.
Mrs Sarah C.. Mink, national presi
dent of the w. Il. c., in her report sale
that the movement TO obtain pensions
for army nurses had been pushed. The
other official reports showed that there
are 2,676 corps and that Sl70, 5S4.26 wa:
expended during the year in relic
! work.
The Women's Relief Corps elected
the following officers: President, Mrs
Emma r. A. Wallace, Chicago; senior
vice president, Mrs. Helen X. Morrison
Smithport, Pa; junior ice-president
Mrs. Lizzie K. Herrick. Seattle, Wash.
treasurer, Mrs. Armila A. Cheney
Detroit; chaplain, Mrs. 5. Agnes
| Parker, Massachusetts.
The Ladies of the G.. A. Il. chose
officers as follows: President, Mrs
Nettie L. Gunlock. Chicago: senior
, vice-president, Mrs. Eta Toby, Indiana
junior vice-president, Mrs Anna NJ
Hall, West Virginia; treasurer, Mrs. j
C. George, Washington, ID. c.; chap
lain. Mrs. Mary Reynolds. Wisconsin
The Daughters of Veterans officer
were elected: President, Mrs. Ellen NJ
Walker, Worcester, Mass; senior vice
president, Miss Anna Scnmid, st
Louis; junior vice president, Mis-
Gladys Foster, Kansas; chaplain, Mis-
Lena Stevens. Massillon, o.. treasurer
Mrs. Ida j. Allen, Newtonville, Mass.
ineDacfor Miss Addia York Somer