Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-09-20
Work of This Years Encamp-
ment at Louisville Is
Completed.
Strong Resolutions Adopted
Denouncing the Shaving
. as Of Pensions. 81
Last Days Festivities At
tended by Thousands
x I#e of People. :.

encampment has closed. The ladies,
however, viii continue in session an
other day. There We're over 10000 at
the old Kentucky barbecue, and the
campfres We're largely attended, with
the principal events at Music hall ,Phoe-
nix Hill garden and National park.
Among the speakers were Generals Cor.
don and Buckner, Cassius M. Clay, SEN
ator Burrows, Colonies M. D. Wicker
sham, Samuel Mckee, H. G. Russell,
John H. feathers and others. l.~
The veterans will remain longer than
usual this week, as many are going to
other army events further south and to
the Atlanta exposition.
General Lawler and staff leave to
spend the first part of the week at the
national encampment Of the Sons of
Veterans and the last of the week at
Chattanooga and Chickamauga BATTLE
fields.
Work of the Last Day.
AT the opening Of the last days ses-
sion resolution was adopted declaring
that it was the sense of the e. A. R.
that all veterans should be favored by
civil service boards. Another matter of
interest was the adoption CT resolu-
ticn favoring the placing of flags upon
every public school building and the in
PRODUCING of military drill in the public
school curriculum.
The report of the committee on pen
sions after reviewing the work ac-
complshed by the soldiers of the Union
during the war, and the laws passed in
their behalf. says:
1--WE demand for our comrades the
just due which the country gladly con-
cedes. No niggardly cutting down Of
pensions under the guise of reissue; no
partial and grudging allowances that
cut here and there will meet with the
tull measure Of duty that the country
owes to it's. surviving heroes. Nothing
short Of full measure, dealt with an
honest hand, il liberal heart, will ever
meet with the
Appreciation of the American People.
otto sentiment of the whole people, and
we earnestly believe that our appeal will
not be in vain. Receding from no posi-
IL,
aifirnling,a all our previous declarations
on the subject, we specially demand a
liberal and just construction Of the laws
passed for the benefit Of the pensioner,
10 the end that in his declining days he
may not be harrassed with doubts born
of distrust or the difficulties thrown
around him by rigorous or restricted
construction OF the laws passed in the
past to relieve his condition.
The report was unanimously adopted.
The reports from the committees en-
the officers who have served during the
last year commended them all for the
dlligent and faithful performance Of
their duties.
Monument to Nurses.
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 the soldiers of the Union during
the Rebellion.
A resolution was adopted empowering
the commandment chief and council Of
administration to change the place Of
holding the next encanpment should
the railroads or hotels not make salts
factory rates.
A resolution was adopted recommend
ing that congress should pass a law
eauaizing the pensions of widows 50
that all shall receive at least $12 a
month.
The senior vice commander, surgeon
general and junior vice commander
were then installed, after which the
chaplain and COMMUNICATIVE ief We're
in turn installed. The encampment
then adjourned to meet in St. Paul next
year.