The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-29
GRAND ARMY BUSINESS.
Action Taken ON Various Questions in
Executive Session.

Executive Session.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug. 2S.-Among other
business transacted in the executive ses-
sion of the Grand Army of the Republic
encampment yesterday was the following:
A resolution was adopted urging the gov
eminent to enforce the law relative to the
employment on government work of SOL
diers who were wounded during the war
and recommending all citizens who have
occasion to give employment to discrimi-
nate wherever possible in favor of such
veterans The committee reported in favor
of urging Congress to pass d bill setting
apart $40 acres of timber land in the In
dian Territory for the of the inmates
of the Soldiers Home at Oklahoma. The
report was adopted.
The Communication from the Lincoln
Monument Association OF California, rec
Ommending that monuments to Lincoln be
erected in every city in the lard, was in
dorsed and the National Monument Asso-
citation Will be asked to take favorable
action.
The committee reported favoraby on the
request of prominent Southern men, includ-
ing the Governor of South Carolina, that
the encampment urge the passage of the
bill in Congress approprlatlng money TO
build a sanltarium on the site of Castle
Plnckney, IN charleston haroor, as a me
mortal to Major Anderson, of Fort Sumter
fame. The encampment Endorsed the re-
port. RESOLUTIONS 1ndorslng the acts OF
the outgoing administration on the intro
ductOn of military instruction in the pub
lie schools and urging the reduction of ex-
penSeS in the encampment were adopted.
An invitation was read from the mayor
and Common Council of Toronto asking the
encampment to visit that city. The COM
mander-in-chief was instructed to tele-
graph the thanks of the encampment and
its regret at finding it impossible to
cept the invitation.
The new officers were installed by Gen
eral Wagner, Of Penns ,lvania. the oldest
surviving X-cOmmanCer-in- chief. Com
mander-in-chief Goblin has three appoint
ments to make, Quartermaster general, ad-
jutant general and inspector general The
first two are Salaried offices, the position
of quartermaster general paying $1,000 a
year General Goblin will not make these
appointments for several days. Before adj
journing the encampment expressed its
great appreciation of the liberality of the
municipal authorities and citizens of Buff
falO in entertaining the members of the
G. A. r. and their friends,
WOman's Relief Corps.
BUFFALO, Aug. 2S.-The Woman's Re-
lief Corps had another session to-day
There was a spirited discussion over the
request that the Potomac Department of
the District of Columbia be made a de-
tached corps, and the convention gave Il
large majority in favor of retaining the
department as it is. The question of al
lowing men to join the organization as
honorary members was lost by an over
whelming majority. The national inspect
orS and national treaSurer'S reports were
adopted. petition was presented to the
convention by delegates from the Depart
ments of Maryland and Kentucky asking
that these departments be remanded to de-
tached corps. The convention then listened
flag for colored and white by Mrs. Taylor
the department secretary of the Potomac.