The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-09-20
PASSING AWAY.


 Louisville.
 PITTsBURGH, Pa., Sept. 13.-The na-
 tional encampment of the Grand Army
 of the Republic opened yesterday in
 the new Grand opera house. Com
 mander-in-Ch 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 withdrawn.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 397, ,223 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- a total gain of 9,661, making the az gregate t36, 1884. There had been lost by death, 7,2S3; by honorable dis charge, 1,756: by transfer, 7,l32; by suspension, 4,sOs; by dishonorable dis charge, 154; by delinquent reports, l6,67l; a total of 67,S01. The number remaining in good standing June 30, 1894, was 369,0s4. Of these figures he said: ''These figures show that the G. 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- ued depression in business has caused many suspensions, and these we hope to regain when prosperity returns, but 1t will be impossible for us 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 S2O3, ESQ. 10 for relief. While it has lost in membership, the interest in the order has not abated, but has grown stronger"
 tant-general, shows decrease of 460 posts during the past year. For char ity in the six months ended December 31, 1893, S10O, 4S6O3 was expended, and for the six months ended June 30, ls9i, s1O3, ,294 O7, total for the year of S2O3,- 7SO10. The adjutant-gcneral point 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 posts organized 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 s1,61s, ,707.59, besides which they have general fund aggregating $685. 65l.l6 and relief funds aggregating S449, ,045.5s.
 The chaplain chief quoted from the reports of the twenty-seven depart ments the following statistics: Number of soldiers and sailors graves decorated by posts, 232, 35s; number of soldiers and sailors buried during the year end ed last Memorial day, 4;622; cemetery lots owned by posts, 532; number of soldiers and sailors buried in potters' fields, 752; unmarked by proper head stones, 0,232; number of posts holding Sunday memorial service, 2,225; num- Der of posts holding Memorial day exercises, 2,232; number of comrades who took part in the exercises, 1s2, lO6 |
 The following general financial state- nent is made by the quartermaster general: Balances on hand September | s, 1s93-general funds, S6,069 07; Grant | manument fund, SS,57S.62; flag fund, | s7l4.95; received from saloon supplies, | So, 77S.sS; per capita tax, 9,44G. 70; in- terest on United States bonds, S59O; in- | terest on deposits, slOl. 6s; interest on Grant monument fund, S154.s0; con- tributions to flag fund, S1,O12, ,O2; to Sherman monu- ment fund, S2O4.5O; total to be ac. counted for, S36.65l.25. Expenditures supplies, S7,3s7.27; travelling cx- penses, Sl,673.15; salaries, S3, s3s. 76; postage and incidentals, s, Gs5 92; flag fund, Sl, ,49G. G; Grant monument fund, 5000; total, S23.OSI.74. Balance on hand, Sl3, 5G05 to be credited as fol- ows: To general fund, S7,4Ol 26; Grant monument fund, 5,73a 42; flag 'und, S23O. 32; sherman monument fund, S20t5O.
 The organization has SIG, ,000 invested n United States bonds, 4 per cent, due 1907. The condition of the flag fund from which to furnish flags Tor union graves in southern cemeteries is as fol- ows: Balance from last report, S7l495; received from Mrs. Armilla A. Cheney, treasurer of the w. K. C., S761 90; received from mem bers and posts of the G. A. R., S196.O5; total, Sl,- 2697; expenditures during the year, sl, ,496. GA; cash balance on hand in addi- ion to 24,s7S flags, S23O.3 B.
 Louisville, Ky, was selected as the next place of meeting.
 woMEN's RELIEF CORPS FIGURES.
 The Women's Relief corps held its first session this morning The na- .ional president, Mrs. Sarah c. Mink, n her report said the movement to ob- ain pensions for army nurses had been pushed during the year, and referred o work in securing general observ- Lnce of Memorial day. The report of he national secretary, Mrs. Sarah E. shows: Number of corps, ,63S; amount expended for relief dur ng the year, $64, l5l. 30; amount turned 'ver to posts, $50. 1S1.7l; amount appended for Memorial day, Sl3.- 2T37 amount expended for w. {. C. home, $5,s24.Sl; distributed to