The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-20

Col " Walker. Communicates ief
The delegates TO the national en-
cnmpmcnt found It difficult to get
down to business after the emotion
created by the welcoming exercises.
The scene that followed the closing
words of the fervid Grafton of Henry
Watte-son was thrilling. The speaker
himself was overcome with emotion
and lett the front of the stage. Men
rose in their seats. and not only
cheered but yelled They cried and
cheered by turns. Rugged each other
and themselves and threw hats, fans
and handkerchiefs into the air But
they were not prepared Cor the touch.
ing incident which followed thirty
seconds later.
Mrs. John a. Logan was seated a
short distance back of the commander
in-chiers stand and as Mr.. Watterson
walked away from the footlights with
tears coursing down his cheeks Gen.
Lawler took his hand and presented
him to Mrs Logan.
Neither could speak for moment,
and then the white-haired. motherly-
looking woman took his hand in both
Of hers. and when she found her
voice said, tremblingly: IL am glad
j have been permitted to live to hear
your speech" That was all she could
say; then she sat down and wept
The roll-call having developed the
fact that every one of the delegates to
the national encampmenl was pres
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the order having been excluded. the
commanderin-chief proceeded to de-
liver his address. lr touching upon
the subject of pensions, he said that
while the grand army was not ask
ing for any new legislation on
pensions. they did ask and in
sisted that the laws already
passed be adhered to. lie asserted
that many veterans were cheated out
that the incoming council Of admins
tration IL empowered To select a case
where pension had been unlawfully
suspended and prosecute it.
In con nection with Memorial day. he
recommended that the incoming COM
mander-in-chief appoint committee
of three to urge congress to include in
the appropriation for the care Of ma
tlonal GENE teries a sum sufficient to
defray the expenses Of holding Me-
moria day services at each OF the
southern cemeteries.
The commander-in-chief praised the
WOman's Relief corps. but did not
mention the Ladies of the Grani
Army. However. he suggested that
there ought to be but one woman's or
ganization. As for the Sons Of
Veterans. they were "Our Boys" and
the grand army could not do too
much for them. Military instruction
in public schools was CONNIE nded.
lie recommended that the committee
on rules aud regulations be instructed
TO prepare plan Of organization by
which tie question of consolidation
and stablishmcnt OF Picket Posts
may be uniform. IL was also recon-
mended that special committee be
appointed to look after comrades who
had been dismissed from the depart
ments at Washington and cndeavor To
effect their restoration.
The report of Adjt. Gen. c. c. Jones,
Of Illinois. was then heard. IL shows:
Members ia good standing June 30.
1894. 37i.555; total gain 5000; aggre-
gate Ala. sos. Total loss 5C,p5G. Mem
bers remaining in good standing 357,
$50; remaining suspended 40. 600 The
death rate was steadily increasing. In
1s9f-e5 1t was ? 06 per cent. Expendi-
turcs for charity during the year were
SOS. SOS.
lnspector-Gcneral Pond. Of Lansing.
Mich. reported that $500 school
houses were Aging ''old Glory