The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-04
LINE IN G. A. R.
,emmander-in-Chief Against
snch Discrimination.
NUMBER OF VETERANS.
{.r Three Hundred Thousand IN Good
sanding, Although ScsrIy Ten
Thousand Died Last Year.

.-~2 10 TIE auditorium tga4y. waen sEzyor
u rssrsa raase fhe formal address 81 wei
sssae or ashais - tne city. g. A. r. rast
k.sszYsnsent Commander Castle mate =
- sesponss. Tas GHdizna esssxst ton
s<sserts8 andsr-tn-fsk.sf walker
xssb q handsome fora snfeia. Admiral
n uAese. occupies prominent place IL the
i Nsr York delegation. Among past ennf-
\ --..sers-in~chief present wsre Robert
z p@xtsx. A 9 NelSssr1. John NJ Palmer.
4 5asr : Kouutz and John r. Kea. After
4 80 doors we're closed Or executive sea-
: 80. tbs opening ritual WAS gone through
= 80. committees appointed and reports 81
ssletrs presented
Is Is annual address. Gen. l. y. Walk
z - gagsler-lfs-ch fef q. a. g.. said ]:
Yf.rae total membership % the Grand
\ Ara o. the Republic r. -. 81. u Which
! $50 are IN good fanoinE ard f-.5D are
..rssA on tile suspended list for nom
1 .sxpaent OF ansa There has been de-
j sesssa IN this list during the past year
4 ssrasa with a muster during the year Of
nc. the totsl loss during the year Was
\ lfss. Of which number 7.ss5 was oy snafh.
aseFeass Of = from last year. Waea we
! take into account tho great business de-
nrsssson OF tAa year. the lack OF employ
J mani ard TIE fact that 50 many veterans
| srs r,osssssed Of such a small portion % tais
| xerldss goods our membership has held
/ q Gan remarkably well.
4 e~Taa report Of the amartermaEaeF gen
n tsi shows our suances - be IN good con-
h kssoa and that there has been a reasc-
Tor in expenses II shows receipts of
+ r1Sg. expenditures o. 1l9.75s, leaving a
q ha.snca OF sia.7se. The assets arc si2.i3l !.
Invested. $1,000.
In referring 70 the growth Of frai.rual
| seenng between the North and South.
! Walker said: UNPLEASANT memories %
! sae late wa- will eoon be sH completely
1 CELEBRATED az we're the angry passions II
/ or English ancestors in the great civil
soaslct known a. the var OF the roses"
| Gen Walker recommends the payment
| o. al pensions ~ mall. direct from the
| 6epartment A. Washington City. which.
4 he said would save hundreds OF thousands
e. dollars over the present method OF
1susgnfslnlse pension agents IN every state.
! Gen Walker SAYS. THE great success
! shaf has attended the Woman's Relief
/ CORPS ha1 called 3nto existence other
l seaen's organizations. and thes@ very
naturally antagonized the older organiza-
tens IN the affection OF the veterans until
We have the humiIiailng spectacle or com
ra8es who fought for four years I'm the
,anle hight, and whose conrsaeship has
| hsen cementea In afty battles. now az this
| Are aay IN life ruthisEsiy torn aHundsr
| hsfauEe their wives happened 10 belong 10
tonsrent woalena orRanizaf40nA ! Is hu-
II
continue until the eueampnsent shall taks
ssne action that will finally settle the
| ratier" He adds that he hopes the re-
psft Of COMMITTEES appointed BY him TO
| SEE II the trouble cannot be adjusted viii
Fesalt IN good.
Il This administration Inherited from the
ssmsr one the unsettled question Of the
/ sfganizafiom Of a colorgd post at Austin.
| Tex. over the protest OF the department.
Il 81 Texas The application Tor muster,
heweeer was withdrawn. II this action
lad not been taken and the applicants
l xsfe worthy Of membership In our order.
| se post would have been mustered. /
sal never forget that the only men who
s.dea-and shielded me ia my escape from
l 4 rebel prison had black faces. This Is =
| sf.0ua problem in Southern departments,
4 hai no h0norahly discharged veteran
should De Disseminated against on &c"
i seant Of the color OF his skin. There must
h ether and valid reasons Tor his Feiec-
Item"
He lndorses the Introduction of military
lhstruction IN the public schools.
| Alter the report Of the comma ntter-iu-
ieAlef tho matter Of the next eneampmsnt
M sss next In otsier. and the claims Of Baf-
: 1fsis we're presented IN q brief speech by
4Nayor Comrade smith, - thai city, tx
n Commando. in-Tshief John NJ Palmer
a
'ei peatlon be made contingent on the secuf-
dHs II a cent rate from the railroads,
q tka; no vote was taken on The motion.
al After fase presentation 81 Buffalo a re-
cess vas taken anil 2 o'clock, at which
soar 80 other names were formally pre-
Isasei. the friends % Denver pret.rring
/. - gel lha helm ~ all concerned for esCuF-
~ fns NJ enrarnafnent OF 1855 on 4 roll call
~ Baralo was decided on fer the epctmp-
~ msas ~ 1897. Denver receiving. however.
al small vote
Tae recommendation IN favor % the
Iprker hill 80 revise fhe pension legisla-
N taa was adopted The bill has passed the
hs9se ami is now pending before the
itsgef States senate.
. L A Recommendation VAS adopted favor
las tAs union If Nomen's relief corps and
u D. ladies' ot tAe Is. \ r. "a one organ
II BATON. ualer the relief corps. The prop
II oxll0n 10 allow The sons ~ Veterans 20
N s,,sni 6 a. r. meetings brought three
vi sFarts. the majority fayorlng Il under
q Jef,ai1 Conditions. one minority report
isppasug tho whole proposition snd the
's4lta
~ re res, a. The session vas uuimpov;ant.
ies election ~ officers not coming ~ uu-
~ iom0rrow. berE made special order
~ fr 50 acioek- Toe action Of Ne~ oFN
eaasus voting bv q large majority Tor
saaa q Ll.cbau. of New Hafnpshfe. as
y sens.ferea significant ana has had much
~ tsecI In hrfnk.aE about the chief develop
"a rsas 81 ,hc Cav ln tho contest. MAJ. J. =
carkson is tha osher CHIEF candidate. The
n ahes 81 tae q. a. r. AMI TIE Woman
8 j 2ef Corps Nere tn session az Gay, p1t
- esvete3 their fIr1e 20 making reports.
s%I2asF wilf c'ecg officers tomorrow.
~ ne paaFh,pre az Veterans Aeld bust
tsss sessions ans elected officers "a fol
- hsg pTcs trn. Nlss a lee fDrr7ham. q
81 seaearo senior vlce pres dent, Mss Ju,.a
\ feft C,rve,R0F iDu}eT vtre president
. Ms Anra ea.sA So Louis. chaplain.
ayI slss Sfsphrrs Allegheny. Pa. treasurer.
- pa , Alien Worcester. Mass IN
Irsser. Mes Cora p.ke NaEsaci}nsett rs,
~ s'siug o0lcer Ms I<A A5air. Oak
hrk NJ.