Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-20
ATTENTION. G. A. r.
A Communication IRON "A Country comrade.
Editors of the kcnnehec ,o,,r,,,.


We, the soldiers and sailors and hon
oI dply uischaIEed soldiers and sailors of
me army ar, y, navy and marine corps Of the
Union. having aided in maintain;n,, thn
honor Integrity and supremacy OF The
national government during the la1e Pc
oeiiion' 90 unite to establish a pcrma-
after set forth; and through our national
encampment do ordain and establish the
following rules and regulations for the
government of this association
This association shall be known as the
Grand Army of the Republic
| The objects TO be accomplished bv thi,
organization are as follows
|. 70 preserve and strengthen those
kind and fratcrnal feelings which bind
| together the soldiers. sailors and marines
who united to suppress the late Rebellion.
| and to pcrpetuate the memory and his
| torys of the dead.
| 2. To assist such former comrades in
arms as need help and protection. and to
extend ncedful aid to the widows and or
| phans of those who have fallen.
3. TO maintain true allegiance to the
| United States of America. based upon a
paramount respect for. and fidelity TO. its
| constitution and laws. to discountenance
whatever tends to weaken loyalty in
cites 10 ihSurrection, treason or rebellion
| or in any manner impairs the efficiency
and permanency of our free institutions:
and to encourage the spread of universal
| liberty, equal rights and justice to all
men.
From the report of recent gathering
| of veterans and their ladies in Names
| largest city. Il stranger would hardly be-
! lieve those participating were distn-
gulshed members of this order; that they
were met ito preserve and strengthen
| those kind and fraternal feelings which
bind bin together;'' that they were laborine
liberty, equal rights and justice to all
men, and women.
| II is TO be hoped the report is not true.
We have been asked ..Why this oppo-
SitiOn to the soldiers home NpWnprt 2''
We can only say we know no reason why
any who really have the interest of the
veteran and his dependents at heart can
oppose a movement so manifestiy for
their benefit and welfare. We know fur
Their that the Womans Relief Corps. who
first proposed this home, has become
settled auxiliary and recognized agency
of the grand army of the republic in ali
its work of benevolence TO those who
have or will give attention to the record
there can be no question that the ma
tional encampment has given its recogn-
ton to the Womans Relief Corps. and
that 1t has remained silent as TO any
other organization. The fact that TWEEN
ty-one states some OF them with from
| one-half to one-eighth the population of
Maine. have established homes which are
receiving not only the endorsement but
he liberal support of the states where
located. would seem to refutc the argu-
mcnt that there is no call for such nsti-
tutions If this is not enough the fifty
nine applications for accommodations at
Names home already received by the
committee. which they are unable TO
consider for lack of means. together with
the fact that of the two hundred and
siXt y-nine inmates of the Chelsea. Mas
sachusetts home. only a few miles away
twenty-sevcn are Maine soldiers, would
seem to indicate our friends, at least
have not judged with candor.
The DIRECTORS who say those who would
become inmates can better be cared for
in their own homes forget that many o;
them have no home. and that while We
have one hundred and sixty-seven posts.
G. y. r., siNty-nine Corps W. r. c. Aux
iliary to the Grand Army. seventy State
Corps, and several Independent corps,
there are more than six hundred cities,
towns, and plantations in the. depart
mcnt of Maine. few of them with soldier
organizations, but nearly all with repre-
sentatiVes OF the old veteran or his de-
pendents that have no earthly helper
Names beloved Hannibal Iamiin once
said at Il national encampment OF tho
grand army, Il said yesterday that this
organization WAS based upon a design OF
stitution within the world; repeat il
now And still. with all the efforts and
with all the aid Of the mothers. the sis
tcrs. and the loyal women in the
counted thousands of the poor who have
been in our service that neither the Grand
Army nor the Relief Corps have reached
This was many years ago, and certainly
there has been no Improvement in their
condition
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