Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-09-21

Commander-in-C Chief q. ~ r.
Commander Lawler said the com
rades had decided to honor Past Com
mander Gen. John Palmer, of Albany,
n. V, by presenting him with token
of their regard for the faithful per-
formance of his duty while he was
commander. Judge Cochran would
present the token, a solid silver tea
set. In accepting the present Gen.
Palmer spoke feellngly. The next fea-
ture was the presentation of a ga vel
made of gold, silver and copper and
studded with diamonds, rubies and
sapphires to Commander Lawler. 1t
was presented to him by Senior Vice
Commander O'Leary, of Montana, in
behalf of the Montana division. 1t was
given because Gen. Lawler was the
first commandments who ever Wis
tied the Montana posts.
AS soon as the preliminary pro-
gramme was over, Commander Lawler
directed all persons not members of the
Grand Army to withdraw from the
hall When all such had gone out,
Gen. Lawler delivered his annual ad
dress.
The reports of the adjutant general
show that the number in good standing
June 30 1894, was 371,555, and on June
80, 1895, was 357 $50, showing loss of
13. GIG, of which number Z 1868 were by
death.
When the encampment reassembled
at 2:30 the location of the next encamp-
ment was made the special order The
first ballot resulted: st. Paul 1896, Buf
falo 226, Denver 1877, Nashville 26. The
selection of st. Paul was made ur ami
nous. The election of officers was the
next order. For commandments
Gen. l. n. Walker, of indianapolis, was
chosen unanimously. For senior vice
commander-in-ch Gen. G. c. Hob
son, of Greensburg, Ky, and for junior
vice commander, 5. G.. Cosgrove, of the
state of Washington, We're chosen by
acclamation. An adjournment was
then taken until Friday afternoon.
The Woman's Relief Corps met at
Library hall, Mrs. President Wallace
presiding. The exercises We're opened
with salutes, flag drills and tableauX.
The session was devoted to welcome
addresses and responses and to hear
ing the annual reports of the national
officers The total membership at the
present time is 110,774, or total gain
of 35,696 members over last year. The
total number of corps is 3,141, or a net
gain of 81 during the year. The amount
expended in relief is S54, ,969 The total
amount expended during the year, in
Guiding relief and current expenses,
was S1Ss, ,329, while the total amount of
relief furnished since its organiza tion
is $1,21O, $50.
Regarding the National Women's S Re-
lief Corps home at Madison, o.. the re-
port says: Since the opening of the
home ninety-four applicants have been
approved, nine have died before coming
to the home, seventy-two have arrived
and been cared for, fifty-two present
during the year and forty-three in
mates are now in the home.
For several years the branch of the
w. Il. c. at Canton. o., has sent as a
delegate Mrs. Ada f. Clark, and Just
as often has she been excluded on tech
nical grounds, the opposition to her ad-
mission being led by Mrs. Sherwood, of
the same city, and eX-prcsident of the
corps. This year Mrs. Clark come to
Louisville determined to enforce her
claims, and yesterday morning, accom-
panied by counsel, she appeared before
Judge Edwards and secured the issue
of fifteen injunctions. restraining as
many national officers of the corps
from refusing her recognition as del
egate.
The papers were given to Sheriff
Phanz for personal service and having
succeeded in securing admission to the
session in Liberty hall he proceeded to
the platform and served the first in.
| junction upon the national president,
Mrs. NJ X. Wallace, of Chicago. Then
he was in quandary. The other four
teen women he did not know Mrs
Wallace upon being asked to point
them out. refused. Delegates mounted
chairs and begged their sisters not tc
betray their associates. But Mrs
Clark had friends on the floor and one
by one, amid a scene of wild excite
ment, the officials were designated un
til all the injunctions had been served
| Then Mrs. Clark took her seat in tri
umph and the sheriff withdrew.
At the close of the morning session
the officers and counsel of the Relic
Corps held Il conference and decided
not to proceed with the transaction o
business until the Clark injunction haC
been argued in court. Counsel wer,
at once employed to move its dissolu
tion to-day.
The Ladies of the Grand Army me
in annual convention at Liberty hall
The reports showed membership O
20, 900, an increase of 1000 during tin
year, mostly in Illinois.
The display of fireworks on the Obi
river last night was one of the fines
ever seen in this country. Two hun
dred thousand spectators lined tn
Kentucky and Indiana banks.
A section of the grand stand on tn
river front in the rear of the Gait hous
and which was occupied by Gran
! Army officials and visiting members G