The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-17
THE OLD SOLDIERS.
Three Thousand Delegates at
the Tacoma Conventions.
PRESIDENT ELIOT CONDEMNED.
Praise for Orsfng Home-Commander
Buck on the sons OF Veterans
Good Financial Condition.


delegates 20 the 6. A r. sncaDpTeat- the
Relief Corps convention and the division
snsagnpmert CT the Sons % Veterans are
in the city. While the hotels Of Tacoma
are well taxed % accommodate the VS.
ttors. ali have been made comfortable.
and the encampment has been auspieioas-
~ begun. The three organizations SET
tied down TO the first days routine busi-
Ness this merning. and BY evening the
greater part OF IL was cleared away, 50
as 20 enable al 20 attend the reception
At the Tacoma hotel in the evening
AT 1855 O'clock this morning Department
Commander Norman Buck called the ny
tesnth annual encampment OF the Grand
Army % the Republic. department o.
Washington and Alaska. y order in the
Ninth street theatsr. The main auditorium
OF the theater was comfortably filed with
the delegates 20 the encsmpment and their
visiting comrades. On the stage sat COM
man4er Buck. and his STAFF officers. The
stage ana the main body OF the house were
appropriately draped with the national
coiors.
As soon as the assembled veterans had
found their seats and the house was quiet
Department Chaplain A. II. Lackey. o,
Aberdeen, offered prayer. Commander
Buck then appointed committee OF three
on order OF business. consisting OF Com
rades Coon. OF Sn3homish: Cornstock. OF
Spokane. and Boardman. Of Tacoma. The
committee on credentials reported that 80
delegates were entitled 10 seats in the en-
campmeat. The committee Included Conn
ra1ss Comstock. III. +. Young. ". A. Wag-
ner, j. p. Hoyt and r. G. Hoge. The COM
mittse's report was adopted without de-
bate.
After Commander Buck had appointed a
committee on resolutions. he delivered his
address 10 the organization After gen.
erAl revi Of the work and growth Of the
Grand Army during the past year. the
commander offered several suggestions
looking 70 the curtailment OF expenses He
congratulated the encampment that the
past year had seen no deficit. but. on ne
contrary. the debts OF the organization
were all paid. In the course Of his ad-
dress Commander Buck paid a high tri-
butte 70 the Soldiers Home al Orting. and
the generosity OF the people OF Washing
ton in their treatment OF the veterans or
the war. II was suggested by their COM
mander that the time was not far on
when il would be found advisable TO adj
NIT members Of the Sons OF Veterans into
full membership Of the G.. A. r. thus prac-
ticaIly consolidating the two organizations.
Following the address Of Commander
Buck came the reports OF the staff officers.
which we're OF a statistical nature. They
were referred TO the proper committees
Included In these was the report OF the
council of administrat ton, which was pre-
scented by Chairman Lichteaberg. of Sc
attic.
one of the most interesting matters dis
posed OF by the encampment was a resolu-
ton offered by Lincoln Post OF Waiia
Waila, coademning in strong language the
speech recently made by President Eliot.
OF Harvard university. in which he cast
reflections on the motives that actuate the
veterans of the rebellion in perpetuating
the memories OF the great conflict. The
resolution was adopted unanimously.
Delegate Eva St c. Osburn. of the w.
f. G. presented the greetings of the corps
TO the veterans: Accompanying these was
the report OF President Carnes TO the en-
camprnent. Judge Langley responded on
behalf of the veterans. committee
headed by W. II. Cromwell, of the Sons of
Veterans, presented the greetings of that
order.
The encampment also received pressing
Invitation from the chamber of commerce
TO make its rooms their headquarters while
In the city.
While the meetings OF the encampment
are secret, a press committee OF which
Col. Thad Huston II chairman. furnished
the newspaper representatives with a re-
sumo of the first days routine proceedings
on the committee is f. G. Markham. Of
Spokane. who provided the reporters with
copies OF the reports of the officers and
digest Of the important matters present.
Cd 70 the encampment.
Parlor A, of the Hotel Tacoma. was
crowded 10 overlooking tonight at the re-
ception rendered by the citizens OF Ia
coma, the local Grand Army posts the Ia
coma W Il. q. and Sprague Camp. s OF
V. TO the visiting delegates. The crowd
overfiowed into the lobby and out on the
verandah. There was no set programme,
the AFFAIR being entirely Informal IL was
largely attended by the local veterans and
their families. The officers Of the Grand
Army and the allied organizations were
present and entered heartily into the en-
toyment Of the affair.
The election Of a department commander
OF the G. A. r. promises 20 be as eagerly
contested as any in the history OF the or
ganization IN this state. The candidates
are: Judge l. J. Iichtenberg. of Seattle.
Senior vice Commander Alexander. Of Sid
ney: c. T. Patterson. of Ta~oma, ard S.
r. Street. y. IT, LatimeT and George lib
belts. al az Seattle. Owing to the num-
eroas candidates from Seattle. the chances
are favorable % the selection OF 4 Tacoma
man for the place. The greatest interest
IN the contest Is manifested by the vet
Grams The election 81 the new command
ct VIII be held tomorrow e nothing inter
feres The friends o. each candidate have
done some hard work In behalf Of their
favor5fes tonight and u NAV be that
deadlock viii occur IN the eneampment to-
morrow.
one hundred and twenty delegates 70 TIA
X r Q. convention assembled in Masonic
hall this morning. Department President
THzzls ". Carnes. OF Coifax n~esgHfno
After the f0rmaiitles % ire opening sas-
ssoa - tire convention we're finished. Pres
i3eut Caraes delivered a carefully written
ana interesting address Mrs Carres 70
fe~ra1 fonChtnsly to the death during fha
wear az Department Secretary Mrs Gregg
Of Colfax. and tnat ~ Mrs. Ella P~frrf7r
o. Dayton, department treasurer. The re-
ports 90 Mrs.. Anna Knapp. % EsIso Sc
partment inspector, Mrs Belle Hooker ~
Seattle. senior vice president. ara Ne
Mary = Smith. a. Tacoma. guuio- vic.
president. showed TIE CORPS % be IN e.
ccleat condition. Among the most inter
tsainw papers read was that OF Mr. Pa
81 4. Cshura. % Tacoma, Chairman % ~.
COMMITTEES On patriotic teaching A hrancs
~ work that Is rev IL the history ~ -
WorDeu's Relief Corps Ms Helen Rurka
- Seattle, counselor % TIRE eo-ps ara
Mrs pau6L % Colgax. ins,ltutfrv oeseer
presented their reports.
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