The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-13

ne total amount expended for charity
was sias sSS
The report OF George W. wingate. spe-
eial aid in charge of military instruction
In the public schools. showed that il had
met with opposition on the part of the
Quakers, the W. c. r. II. and some Of
the labor unions. The progress made.
however. had been very satisfactory Rel
atively II had been greatest in the East
ern and Middle states. In New York city
there are sixteen regiments with 10000
drilled boys. Gen. Johnson, commander
of tho Confederate Veterans, was earnest
~ in favor OF the system. as were the
Western states. without execution the
teachers In all the schools where the sys-
tenn had been adopted speak of 1t in the
highest manner. 1T Is found TO make
the boys more ohedient. brighter. more
particular In their personal appearance:
70 create manly respectful spirit
and bearing. and in addition TO make them
patriotic and loyal little American sol
diers"
The report concerning flags on the pub
lie schools. although incomplete fourteen
departments not answering the questions
addressed 10 them. show that in many de-
partme1ts there have been legislative en-
actments making Il compulsory upon
school boards 70 furnish tho schools with
the stars and stripes. The comrades in
the Southern Department are appreciat-
ing the benefit OF tho movement. In the
OF school houses supplied with flags was
s6,ei0. Pennsylvania leads with 57t7. Then
follow Ohio with ASA. Illinois Sz2i, and
Iowa with 3,l67.
Tho report OF Quartermaster General ].
w Rarst showed receipts from all sources
az S3Sf27. and the expenditures Sos oai. ieav-
ing n balance of sls,33S The receipts from
tho per capita tax were s9I5i. a decrease
Of seS9.
81. Faul was selected as The place Of the
next national encampment.
Col. 7. y. Walker Of Ind;anapOlis. was
elected commander in-chief and Gen =
il. Hohson. OF Kentucky. senior vice COM
mander. :. c. CosCrove. or Pomeroy.
Wash. was elected Junior vice commander
over J. q. DregE. OF Montana Greetings
or the ladies or the Grand Army OF the Re-
public were then read. and the encamp-
ment adjourned until o'clock tomorrow.
The Woman's Relief Corps met at Libra
~ hall. The president. Mrs Wallace. pre-
sided. The exercises We're c9cned with
salutes. flag drills and tabieaux in the cur
viculum OF patriotic teachings. The open-
Ing session was devoted 70 welcome adj
dresses. responses and the hearing Of the
annual reports from the national officers
MeanU lille the veterans met in cor0S b~i-
Eade ana reCiweUfal reunions all over the
city. Cauphros. with fireworks ana other
demonstrations viii continue every night
during the week. The army nurses were
entertained today. The Daughters af Vet
Grams gave q brilliant reception 10 -; A.
Z. veterans and other visitors. There
We're eighteen marching veterans ana
dozens NJ others FRUSTRATED by heat
Instead % visitors leaving today. tho
railroads report That tfey arr st.N comm.
iu Tor the fireworks. the barbecue to7lor-
row ana other events The tomb of P~es.-
dent Tsvl0r Mas visited ~ t1of-
sands today owing 20 the eccampraant ~
the Sors % Veterans AZ Knoxville. the
f 4 lH.sr 4. 80 s-. g.
tonal park az Chat.anooga ard ~h.ska-
manga. ana enc Atlanta exposition. the
t'de VII move further s1u:h next week
Instead - mort Inward