The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-14
BOYS IN BLUE.
TwENTY-NINTH ANNUAL ENCAMP.
MENT CLOSES.
Tiff, of Utah, Chosen Chaplain In
Chief-Many Matters of Public In
terest Discussed-Next Encamp-
ment to Be Held at st. Paul.

LOUISVILLE, Sept. 15.-So far as the
veterans are concerned, the 18th annual
cncampment closed tonight with as many
attractions as on other nights of the
week. The ladies, however, will continue
in session tomorrow.
Today there were over 10000 at the old
Kentucky barbecue, and tonight the
camp fires were largely attended, with
the principal events at Music hail. Phoe-
nix Hill garden and National Park
Among the speakers were General Cor
don, Buckner. ]. w. Burke, Cassius NJ.
Clay, Senator Burrows, Colonel Wick
ersham, Samuel Mckee, H. c. Russell
and John H. Leathers.
The veterans are going to other army
events further south, and TO the Atlanta
exposition.
General Lawler and staff leave Sunday
night to spend the first part CT the week
at the National encampment of the Sons
| OF Veterans and the last of next week at
Chattanooga and the Chickamauga bat
! tie field
Matter OF Interest.
| A matter of interest was the adoption
of a resolution favoring the placing of
flags on every public school building, and
| the introduction of military drill in the
! public school Curriculum.
The camp declared itself against the
! long paradeS and marches of encamp-
mepts in the future. This was brought
about on account of the large number
of veterans who are becoming too old
and feeble to endure them.
1t was decided that special celebration
should be held on the next anniversary OF
the establishment OF the first Grand
Army post.
gress to mako an annual appropriation
to defray the expenses of conducting Me-
rnorial Day services in national ceme-
terieS.
independence Hall will be the perrna-
nent depository Of all the books records
and relics of the Grand Army. Post Com
mander Wagner, of Pennsylvania, offer
ed the famous old building in the name
of tn people of Philadelphia at the en-
campment this afternoon and it was ac-
cepted.
An effort was made to abolish the
! rnents. BY this, all past commanders
in chief would lose heir rights to seats
in future encampments. The proposition
created a lively discussion, but was de-
feated.
DR.. j. B. Whiting. of GAINESVILLE, Wis,
vas elected surgeon-general by acclama-
ton; Rev. e. j. Hall, of New Jersey,
were nominated for chaplain-in-chief.
The vote resulted in the election of Tiff
AS to Pensions.
The report of the committee on pen
| sions was similar to that of last year and
was unanimously adopted.
After reviewing tie work accomplished
| by the soldiers of The Union during the
| war, and the laws passed in their behalf,
| 1t says:
'In some quarters the old soldier has
come to be looked upon in the light Of
a burden instead of great and patriotic
privilege as he should still appear, when
! viewed in his true character.
."Deferring to this view-wholly unwor-
thy of a great and patriotic people-con-
! structions have been put upon the laws,
| wise and Just in themselves by and under
| which burdens and restrictions have been
imposed on those unable to stand up I'M
| der them. The Just provisions authorized
| have been grudgingly doled out, as though
! the laws passed in the interest of the
peDsioner as q just recognition CT the
obligation Of the country were criminal
laws, to be strictly construed and the
| public benefciarieS thereof were public
enemies or pirateers seeking admission
! to the treasury OF the United States.''
After commenting further on the Justice
| of the pension laws and the purpose for
which they were passed, the report con-
! tinues:
1--WE demand for our comrades the just
| due which the country gladly comedies.
| No niggardly cutting down of pensions
! under the guise of reissues no partial
! and grudging allowances. cut here ana
| there. viii meet with the full measure OF
duty that the country owes to her sir
viving heroes. Nothing short of full
measure, dealt with an honest hand, a
liberal heart, will meet with the appro-
! baton of the American people. For this
| we appeal to the grateful. patriotic senti-
ment of the whole people, and we ear
| nestly believe that our appeal will not
he in vain. ?eceding from no position
hing all our previous declarations on the
| subject we especially demand liberal
! and lust construction of the laws passed
for. the benefit of the pensioner,. to the
and fIo{ in h iS 1fV1fF1 to1
! not be harras5ed with doubts born of a
| distrust. or the difficulties thrown around
| him by a righteous or restricted construc-
! ton of the laws passed in the past to re-
! iieve his condition"
| The report was unanimously adopted.
Council of Administration.
Commander-in-Chief Walker read the
report and was frequently interrupted by
! applause. The roll was called by states
! fer the naming Of the council of admin
! Alabama, A. D. Wickersham; Arizona,
j. w. Darlington; Arkansas. Powell
| Clayton; California and Nevada, a. w.
Barrett; Colorado and Wyoming. A. "
Jones; Connecticut, A. D. sanborn; Della
ware, L. c. Grubb Florida. w. j. Allen;
Georgia, A. c.. Gowles; Idaho, P. r.
Miner; Illinois, 7 W. Scott; Indiana; ".
Kansas, D: 3: Dornblaser; Kentucky.
Charles w Erdmann: Louisiana and
Mississippi, James Lewis; Maine. A. Is.
| oIllpJ maryland, Charles l. MarDury;
Massachusetts. II. w. Downs; Michigan,
G. II. Hopkins; Minnesota, Albert Schaef-
fer; Missouri. Il. L. Sterrit; Montana, q.
Y. S. Wisne1r: Nebraska, T. J. Majors;
| New Hampshire, T.. A. Badger; New
Jersey, J. T. Kents: New Mexico, J. W.
Crawford; New York, d. f. Reed; North
Dakota, W. II. Brown Oklahoma, ]. J..
Fassler; Ohio. r. II. Cochran; Oregon, u.
B. Compson; Pennsylvania, G.. w. Gerwig;
| Potomac, |. w. Stone; Rhode Island, c.
A. Harbour; South Dakota, f. B. Farr;
Tennessee, Fl. J.. Steele; Texas, L. w.
Hilman: Utah, L. y. TatloclI; Virginia.
E. w. Jewett
Virginia and North carolina-H. E.
Getty
Washington and Alaska-James Dick
son.
Wisconsin-H. L. Thomas.
miscellaneous.
The report from the committees on
officers who have served during the
last year, commended them all for the
diligent and faithful performance of
their duties.
A resolution was adopted appointing
a committee of five to arrange for the
erection of monument at Washington
to commemorate the loyal women who
served as nurses or in other ways aided
thn soldiers of the Union during the re-