The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-05
TWO CAMP. FIRES
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ST. PAUL Sept. 4..---After the two
camp fires q the evening, the last OF the
encampment came with a light gather
Ing in the Loyal Legion headquarters,
where the Mendelss0hn qunrtettes OF the
city and the famous Modocs OF Topeka,
furnished war songs intwhich n number.
of the old soldiers Joined, and the en-
sjoyment lasted EtillE "a late hour. Com-,
imander- -in-chief- Clarkson was present
and made Snn eloquent address to his
comrades OF the Grand Army and his
companions OF the Loyal Legion.s He
was afterwards asked by the Associated
Press representative as TO the policy of
the g. Al r. In the coming year. He
said: Il has nopolicy. The Grand Ar
my Of the Republic not a political or.
tganlZatlon.,i 81 4 4 &
Z Among the resolutions adopted were:
the following. asking preference for ca
pable ex-scldlers in government ap-i
pointmerts; urging on 2 Congress the!
Justice and dlproprietyEof of comforting on
General Nelson "a. Miles the full title
OF lieutenant general: endorsing the,
proposed national park at Yicksburgi
and Fredericksburg; recommending
the reading OF L!ncoln's Gettysburg
address as part of the exercises on
memorial day; favoring the prohibition
of the use OF the national flag for ad-
Hertlslng purposes, asking Congress- to
repair and preserve the frigate Scousti-
tuition and the ssloop of.war Hartford;
and asking Congress to provide for q
soldiers home south of the Ohio river.
K IA motion was adopted formally au-:
;thorlzing the council OF administration
to change the location Of the next en-
campment In case satisfactory railroad
rates cannot be secured. After the
council OF administration had been
elected the officers were duly sworn in,
the new chaplain in chief invoked the
divine blessing ion the coming year and
on the nextsencampment and the en-
:campment adjourned. "A 4 80 W.
The first official act of tie new COM
mander- r-In-chief. Major Clarkson.i was
to appoint C. #. Burmester, of Omaha,
us adjutant general. I; q,
The associated organizations held
full business meetings during the day.
The ladies of the Grand Army OF tia
Repu bile elected the following officers:
Mrs Catherine E. Hlrst, of Louis
Vile, (re-elected) !. national PRESIDENT
Mrs. A. RP. Anderson, OF Minneapolis,
oChioA ~.
Mason, Of Nebraska. Junior Vice tpresi-
dent; Mrs. Flora George, OF Washing
ton, treasurer: Mrs. Thankft.::, Of Mas
sachusetts,S chaplain: Mrs. Laura Nc
iNair. OF New Jersey, nat atlonal council
lor: council fof administration. Mrs
Hopkins, ,Sofg Oklahoma; Mrs. Lydia j..
Smith. Of Pennsylvania, and Mrs. 5Dav-.
;ey, of Minnesota.
Adjournment followed the election of;
officers. 81 IL Il - ss.5f;!
The Woman's Relief Corps took lon
ger to transact their business ind It
was late In the day before all The oifi-
GERS had been elected and installed as
follows: = ,3 VS. til,ssS
4 Mrs. Agnes Hit, OF indianapolis, ma
.tional PRESIDENT Mrs. Marie HaZen-.
,winkle, Of ST. Paul, senior vice presi-
dent. III ssssl 81 4;
"a No action was taken By either OF
these organizations looking s towards 1
union, each preferring Its present name
and membership. the qualifications
slightly varying. q n 3i@
Il The Daughters of Veterans also re-
fused 10 unite with the Loyal home
workers. saying that they preferred
their present name and organization.
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