The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-09-20
ITS LABoRS ENDED.
Close of the 6. A. n. Encampment at Louis
viIIe-Many Resolutions and Reports Are
Adopted.

Adopted
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sept. 14.-At the
G. A. +. encampment yesterday reso-
lutions were adopted declaring that
all veterans should be favored by civil
service boards without regard to age.
This was brought about by the fact
that many civil service boards in Chi
cago, Washington and other large
sites had put an age limit on applies
tons for examinations and In this way
many sble-b bodied old yoldiers have
been smut out
A resolution favoring the placing on
flags upon every public school build
ing and the introduction of military
drill in the public school curriculum
was also adopted with, resolutions of
sympathy for the parents and friends
of the young militiamen killed by the
explosion of the caissOn Wednesday.
The delegates declared against long
parades and marches at future en-
campments. II was decided that a
special celebration should be held on
the next anniversary of the establish
ment of the first Grand Army post.
Resolutions were adopted asking
congress to make an annual appropria-
ton to defray the expenses of conduct
ing Memorial day services in national
cemeteries. favoring the establishment
Of a military post at Vicksburg. Miss,
and for the erection of a soldiers home
1t Camp Supply. Ok.
DR.. J. h. Whiting. of GAINESVILLE,
Wis. was elected surgeon-general and
Thomas c. Tiff, of Utah, chaplain-in-
chief
The report of the committee on pen
sions. after reviewing the work accom-
plished by the soldiers of the union
during the war and the laws passed in
their behalf, says:
IN some quarters the old soldier has come 70
be looked upon in the light of burden instead
Of great and patriotic privilege as he should
still appear. when viewed in his true char
scter. Referring 70 this view-whOlly I'M
worthy of q great and patriotic peOple-cOn-
structions have been put upon the laws. wise
md just in themselves, by and under which
BURDENS ana restrictions have been imposed
Ipon those able 10 stand up under them. The
Just provisions authorized have been grudg-
,ngly doled out as though the laws passed in
,he interest Of the pensioner as just recOgni-
tion Of the, obligations Of the country were
criminal laws. to be strictly construed. and
the public beneticiaries thereof were public
enemies or pirates seeking admission to the
treasury Of the United States.
After commenting further upon the
justice of the pensions law. and the
purpose for which they were passed,
the report continues:
We demand for our comrades the just due
which the country gladly comedies. No mig
yardly cutting down OF pensions under the |
yuise Of reissues; no partial and grudging al |
lowances that cut here and there will meet
with the fun measure of duty that the |
country owes to its surviving heroes. |
Nothing short Of full measure. |
dealt with an honest hand. a liberal /
neart. will ever meet with the appreciation Of |
the American people For this appeal 20 |
the grateful patriotic sentiment Of the whole 1
people. and we earnestly believe that our APP
peal will not be in vain. Receding from |
no position that We have heretofore /
taken. reaffirmiuC all our previous Gccia-
ratiOnS the subject. we especially |
demand q liberal and Just construction OF the
laws passed for the benefit of the pen>iOner 20
the end that in his declining years he MAJ not
be hlrrassed with doubts OF a distrust or the
difficulties thrown around him by righteous
or restricted construction OF the laws passed
in the past to relieve his condition.
The report was adopted unani-
mously.
The roll was called by states for the
naming of the council of administra-
ton. Among those selected were: Ar
kansas. Powell Clayton: Iowa, \. w.
Swain; Kansas, ID. Il. Dorm blaser;
Missouri, F. VI. Sterrett; Nebraska. r.
j. Majors: Oklahoma, j. !. Hassler;
Texas. L. Whitman.
A resolution was adopted appointing
a committee of five TO arrange for the
erection of a monument at Washing 1
ton to commemorate the loyal women
who served as nurses or in ether ways
aided the soldiers of the union during
the rebellion. 4 resolution was adopt
ed empowering the communicating
chief and council of admin StratiOn to
change the place of holding the
next encampment should the rail-
roads or hotels not make sat
isfactOry rates i rule was
made permitting posts to consolidate
as membership grew less. \ resolu-
ton was adopted recommending that
congress should pass law eGualizing
the pensions of widows so that all
shall receive at least Sl2 a month.
Some of them are now receiving from
IS to SO month. The committee on
reported adversely on the
resolution asking congress to fix a
penalty on the law regarding the
favoring of veterans applying for gov
positions.
The National Association of ex-Pris-
{
George w. Grant. of Minnesota: vice
Charles F. Sheriff.. of Penn
sylvania; chaplain, John ). Ferguson,
IF Iowa; secretary and treasurer, ).
W. Long. of New jersey.
The Woman's Relief corps elected r
the following officers: President, Mrs
Eliza beth 4. Turner, of Massachusetts,; |
senior vice president, Mrs. Mary A.
Ninekirk, of Kentucky; junior vice 5
president, Mrs. Schumacher, of Mis-.
souri,; treasurer. Mrs. Bagley. of Ohio. /
The Daughters of Veterans elected q
he following national officers: Mrs.
Ellen \. Walker, of Worcester, Mass, {
president; Mrs Alice Ingram. of Chat
.anooga, Ill, senior vice president; ;
Nary Brown. of spokane Wash, Junior =
rice president; Miss Lizzie KimbalI, OF
titchburg, Mass, secretary; Ida ]. Al
en-, of Neweton, Mass. treasurer; Miss :
Annie Reading, Of Lincoln, Neb.. chap q
ain.
The Ladies, Circle of the G. 4. r. was
n continuous session from Q a. N. to
}. n 1t was decided to prohibit MEM
'ers from holding Office in the Wom-
ms Relief corps. and afterward recon-
idered. The election resulted as fol-