The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-03-14
MINNESOTA

| py otner OLucers. particularly Senlor VICE
Commander A. HI. Reed. Junior Vice Com
mandcr C. w. Mckay, and Asst Adj't-Gen.
Mertz.
alt is our policy" he said, to encourage
| the Sons of Veterans. Everywhere we have
found them willing and anxious to help. They
are proud of the rich legacy left them, and in
future the Sons of Veterans will show that
their fathers did not fight in vain. The or
| ganization is on the increase as our Order de-
| creases. Time will add to our laurels, and long
after our Order has passed away will our SONS
strive to keep our memories our deeds, and
our graves green"
The pension ROLL" said the Commander,
is a roll of honor. The statement that whole
communities were honeycombed with fraud /
| believe is false; at least it does not apply to
| this Department. No Grand Army man de.
sires 10 see any person draw pension illegally,
nor does be desire to see any comrade who Is
entitled to one deprived of il without evidence
and due process of law. hope the time is not
| far distant when this whole pension question
will be settled forever, and the law made so
plain that the simple reading of it will suffice.
The law should be so worded that one officer
cannot interpret it one way and another
| In q still different manner. No unballowed
| hand hould stand between the Nations brave
defender and his just rights. We ask nothing
| more and will accept nothing less. The PEN
sioner is not mendicsnt. but the small stipend
| Government when it was in peril. The pa
| triotism of the American people is aroused on
| this subject. and woe INTO the man or party
that would deny him his just rights"
The Commander announced the death Of Past
| Department Commander Parker, and appointed
q committee to draft resolutions.
Reports were made by other officers. The
| most important was that OF Assistant hdjutsnt-
General Mertz. 1t showed the total number Of
comrades in good standing Dec. 81. 1893, was
| S.037. The Department has gained by muster
during the past year. Alb; by transfer, 162; by
reinstatement. 229; by delinquent reports, 1874;
making total of 92S. The losses have been,
by DEATH 1873; by transfer, 164; by suspension,
CAB; by dishonorable discharge, 3; by delin-
euent reports, 1873; making a total Of 1,1S5.
showing net loss of 257 leaving 1880 in good
standing on Dec. 81, 1894.
Assistant Quartermaster Leavens reported
the receipts for the year amounted to Sc, 905.2l;
disbursements So, 1853; balance on hand, So
| l903S
The session of Feb. % was called to order at
| 10 o'clock The first important business taken
| up was the election of officers, which resulted:
Dept Com. Z. Terrence; s. V. c.. J. J. Nc
| Cardy: J. V. c. E. B. Wood; Chap, r. G. Bill
bic; Medical Director, J. NJ. Tucker.
| COMMANDMENTS Chief Lawler. Adjutant-Gen-
eral Jones, and J. w. Rust, Quartermaster, ad.
dressed the Encampment.
The following resolutions were adopted at the
afternoon session:
Whereas Nations security depends upon the
character OF it's citizens, and the most important
branch Of n citizens education Is patriotism:
Whereas patriotism is developed aud fostered by
military training: Therefore, be 1t
ResoiGed That the members OF the Itgi .laure OF
the Stale of Minnesota he requested such
laws may be necessary for the introduction and
maintenance Of a military training in our public
schools.
Resolved, That the Governor Of the State Of
Minnesota and Senators and Representatives.
In Congress be requested to their influence In
securing the assignment of such officers of The
Regular Army may be necessary To acI as mill.
tary instructors In the High Schools of this State
The regular Committee on Resolutions then
presented the following, which was adopted:
Whereas this il the 18th annual Encampment
OF the Department of Minnesota, under the
organization. and The 2sth under the old organiza-
tion; and,
Whereas the proceedings of said Encanlp ments
from the reorganization up 10 and including the
18Th Eucampmeni have not been published and IL
is important that true and com plee record there
of be preserved that an authentic history of
this Department may be handed down to history:
Therefore,
Resoired, That committee of three be appointed
by Tie Department Commander, who shall be
familiar with the early history of the Department,
to examine. collect and prepare for publication
from the existing records aud such other
ms may be trustworthy. report OF its years pro-
ceedings from the date of it's organization TO the
year when The hrst report was made under The
new organ izatiou, and to have the printed at
the expense of tile Department..
Resolred, That IL is due the loya! women of The
war that appropriate monument, commemorate
ing their loyalty aud devotion 10 The Union cause
should be erected at the Capital of the Nation. q
their sorrows.
Commander Terrence appointed J. K Mertz
Assistant Adjuiant. General and E. n Leavens
Assistant Quartermaster- General.
NEBRASKA
The following was adopted by Stoneman
Post, 116, Ponca, at a recent meeting:
Whereas il having come 10 our knowIedg that
certain business men of Poncn Neb, have reported
TO the Pension Department that some Of our COM
rades not worthy OF their pensions and thereby
catIsng their pensions TO be suspended: Therefore,
he IL
Resofued. That withhold all our trade from
such, and that We will not paironize them Ia any
manner.
Resolved, That we will not vote for any person
for public office. matter what party he may he
long If it is ascertained that such person ever
reported to the Department that any soldier was
worthy of pension.
Resoeed. That most heartily protest against
any organization Of Confederates being admitted
into the parade at Louisville, KY. during the Ma
tional Encampment.
WISCONSIN,
C. C. Washburn Post. II. Madson-Com.
john Cory; S. V. c.. w. ii. Milward; J. V. c.,
n. A. Champion; @ NJ. A. +. Dettlof; Surg.
Philip Fox; Chap, w. J. Mckay; o. d., John |
" NOHUeIl, W. VI. JODn w. Hunsnn AnIt. |
Geo. b. Merrick. The Post has membership |
OF 134. Two meetings a month are held, on |
first and third Mondays. The first meeting is |
devoted TO business; the second is an omen |
meeting in the nature of Campfire Com |
mittee on Entertainment prepares program |
OF music. addresses, visitations. aud story-telI-
ing. and the public is invited to be present.
Washburn Post has had very notable his. |
tory. IL was organized as Soldiers and Sail. |
ors' Union Dec. 13. 1865 with Gen. James K. |
Proudft rs President and Gen. Lucius Fair |
child as Vice-President. The delegates to tho |
Washington meeting Of the Soldiers and |
Sailors National Union at Washington, JAN |
%. 1866. were Gen. Halbert Z. Paine, Col. |
Amasa Cobb, Maj. Enoch Totten, Mai. William |
III. Plunkett, aud Comrade Thomas S. North.
On June 8, 1906, the Union was dissolved, |
and Post ], Grand Army of the Republic. De. |
partment of Wisconsin, organized. Gen
James K. Proudft was elected Department |
Commander for the year 1866. with George F.
Rowell Assistant Adjutant- General. A charter,
dated June 10, 1866. WAS issued to Post L. Sub
sequently, in order to avail themselves OF a |
bequest, the Post changed its name and number
1t has continued to work under its original |
charter paying its per capita tax to Depart
ment headquarters and retaining its standing |
as Post nnimpared.
1t has furnished three Department Com.
manders out Of the 90 which have served in
Wisconsin; namely, James K. Proudft. 1866;
j. NJ. Rusk, 1863 and {. b. Wilton, 1892 1t