The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-14
VETERANS At LOUISVILLE
Encampmcnt Ends with the Most
Brilliant Ball Given in the South.
EIGHT THOu SAND TAKE PART
Busiacss of the Sessions Report of Com
mittcc ON Pensions Discus sion Over
the Memorial puy Resolution.
Rccardip~ SOrs of Veterans.

| RcgaTdip" SCrs of Veterans.
Louisville Ky. Sept. l3.-At 10
| O'Clock tonight when the buSle was
| sounded for The grand march of one of
| the most brilliant balls ever given IN
] the south, the Grand Army encamp-
! incnt uf ., passed into history. Eight
thousand OF the leading citizens OF
Louisville and visitors from abroad
! participated in IN" junction. colonel
I A-awicr ANA Mrs. John \, Logan and
Ex-Governor Simon Buckner and Mrs.
/ " allacc, of Chicago, gave IA reception
/ To the encampmcnt otnCialS ana dcic-
Satcs while the festivities were Ia prog
, ress. The exodus ~ visitors was ON in
earnest all day. bur tens Of thousands
/ wnosC races are turned towards Chatta-
nooGa ana ChickamauSua Will remain
over until Saturday and Sunday. IN
! every respect the cncampment has been
an OVERWHELMING success
When the delegates rc-asScmbled to-
day several hundred failed to respond
| to the roii cali, aHG the absentees were
/ roundly scored by Colonel Lawler who
objected to the drudGery of the week
being left for few.
Report OF Pensions Committee.
The report of the committee on PEN
sions, composed ~ one representative
from each state and territory, was
listened 10 with prolound attention.
| In part IL was as follows:
lac Grand Army OF the Republic, n ma
! tiohai cncdmpmcht ConNcaeu, spcuk.ns
IOl us worthy, needy ana Suneriug com
Idues, VINO IN tnc days o. .hr.r youtu
] save TO iher distressed country all that
tHcy had and all ,nut they heid dear IN
ofuer that The Ln.On m.s'nt be preserved
| intact, appealing to The whoic people for
justice, suiciunly protests against a pOiIUy
! Which would deprive, finnish or .mpd.r
tnG liberal prov - DlS made during tne
| past thrty years Tor tnc man VINO had
| borne the battle, and for his widow and
| orpnans IA recoSn on OF the sacred trust
| imposed upon tnen 10y the immortal L.u-
! com. N'sc ana lJC! al construction had
prevailed IN accordance with recognized
| regal principles, appi cable TO remedial
| Lex .slaton, so that the remedy sought to
1e provided should be furnished and he
! trust 50 imposed and recognized, fully and
| faithfully carried out, but as the years
! have passed, the smoke of battle blown
| away and the war itself become n memory
and passed into history, the Old soldier
| has come to be looked upon SOmcwhdt
n the light of a burden instead Of Il great
/ and patriotic privilege. as he should stiil
! appear when viewed in hrs true character.
Dcferriug to this view constructions have
| been given to laws ana under which bur
dens and rcStr ct!ops have been imposed
| upon thise II able to stand mp under them,
| aud the just proVstons authorized have
been Crudg,ngly doled out as though laws
passed In the interests OF the penS,oner as
/ n just reCoEnit,Og Of tho obligation of
the country were criminal laws to be
cons ep"5 ?;s1 th'' i~ben iestr'ss
SITES. seeking unjust admission to the
treasury of the United States.
No nation that is unm ndful of its duties
to It's defenders can expect that hear y.
| u1grudging loyalty which Is the pride
and glory of the American soldier; and
we demand for our comrades that just
treatment that the country heartily con-
ccded.
Rcced,ng from no position heretofore
taken reafIlrming all our previous deCla-
rations on the subject, we specially de-
| mand liberal and just construction of
| the laws passed for the benefit of the PEN
| s.oner, to the end that his declining years
| may not be haraeeed with debts born Of
| dtStrust, or the difficulties thrown around
/ HIM by "A rigorous and restricted cons truc-
ton of laws passed in the effort TO relieve
! his necessities.
Memorial Day Resolution.
a resolution on Memorial Day which
was an indirect reference to the dedica-
tion of the Confederate monument at
Chicago last May. caused considerable
discussion. The resolution was intend
ed to condemn the dcsecration of what
was termed the most sacred day of the
year to Grand Army of the Republic
men, and this excited most unfavoahlc
expression of opinion. One delegate
pointed TO what Mr.. .WatLerson said
yesterday-that both the Confedcr-
ate and federal dead were comrades
on the "othcr side of the dark river
now and insisted that it was not n
perfect encampment to notice the Chi
cago incident. Ultimately the rssolu-
ton was Withdrawn.
The matter of admitting to the Grand
Army Of the Republic the members of
Sons of Veterans was reported favor
ably by the committee. The discussion
of the resolution showed so much OPP
position to it that in order not to kill
it entirely its supporters succeeded i'm
having It referred 90 the committee on
rules and regulations, to be reported
upon at the thirticth national en-
campment at st. Paul
An adverse report was rendered on
the proposition to establish perma-
nent headquarters for the organization.
but In favor of accepting an offer to
store archives in Independence Hall,
Philadelphia.
Officers Elected.
The list of officers for the ensuing
year was completed by the selection
of j. Il. whiting, of Wisconsin, as sur
geon general and r. G.. Clilr, of Utah, as
chaplain.
His associates were installed with
the usual exercises, ana AT 80 o'clock
the encampment adjourned sine die.
Pennsylvania Is represented on the
new council of administration by
Charles w. Gerwlg. New Jersey is rep
resented by j. J. Kents.
The first meeting of the new council
of administration was held this even
ing at the Gait House. Commander in
Chief Walker presided and announced
the appointment Of General irwin Rob
bins. of indianapolis, as adjutant gen
era1.
In the chancery court today Judge
Lovcy dissolved the Injunction issued
yesterday restraining the officers of the
" Womcn's Relief corps from excluding
Mrs. Clark Of Canton. o., from its
convention. The court took the ground
that no property rights were involved.
At this afternoons session national Of
hccrs were elected as follows: Prcsi-
dent. Elizabeth Turner. Boston, senior
vice-president. Mary A. Ninekirk
Louisville. junior vice president, Mary
Steinsmen. st. Louis; treasurer. Isabel
r. BaGley, GAINESVILLE. O.
General Walker issued general order
No. tonight announcing that he had
assumed command, and that headquar-
ters are established at indianapolis.
VIGiLANTES FOUND GUILTY.