Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-28
END OF THE ENCANPNENT
Veterans Finish Up Their Business and
Adjourn Sine Die.
LIST or OFFICERS IS COMPLETED
Congress IL to Re Memoriniised to
Purchase Certain BnttIeHelds-
Criticism of Text Books Used
in the Southern schools.

NrttCtSm OF IeNt books tNeu
in the Southern schools.
BUFFALO. Aug. 27-The Grand Army has
| elected its officers for the ensuing year and
the encampment Of 1897 has adjourned to
meet at Cincinnati next year.
Today's session lasted from 9:l5 this morn
| ing until 3:45 this afternoon without inter
mission. Opening under the order OF bus
mess the encampment took up the election
OF senior vice commander in chief. Comraie
/ Alfred Lythe OF Bidwell-wikeson post OF
this city was placed n nomination by Major
a. J. X. Smith, the commander Of his post,
and was elected unanimously there being
no other nominations
The election Of a Junior vice commander
in chief was postponed until afternoon, there
being four candidates and several inter
/ rupti0ns to the proceedings Of the eacamp-
ment by speeches and the admission Of a
| committee from the woman's Relief corps
! On the first ballot F. B. Allen OF Connect-
/ cut the candidate Of the naval veterans. led
( with G. W. Carpenter Of South Dakota Sec
ond. c. L. Knapp OF Kansas third, D. E. Ross
/ OF Delaware fourth. and j. B. Cummings of
/ Oklahoma fifth. There was evidently no de-
! sire TO contest the election beyond the FIRST
ballot, "a on the second the delegates began
! going over to Mr. Allen rapidly and before
/ the roll call had been completed the adjurant
/ general was Instructed to cast the vote OF
! the encampment for him.
DR.. David MacKaye OF Dallas. Tex, was
| elected surgeon general unanimously. and
/ Rev. Frank c. Bruner Of the First Methodist
/ church Of Chicago was in like manner elected
! chaplain-in-chlef.
! Past Commander-iu-Chiefw Walker Of Illinois
! was presented with a silver service by the
encampment. the address being made by Will
liam NJ Olin Of Boston.
! A committee from the woman's Relief corps
was admitted to the hall and presented the
convention with several beautiful floral en-
] blems, and made a brief report of their work
for the past year.
Mrs. Woodley. national president Of the
army nurses. was admitted to the convention;
also Mother Ransom Of California, 81 years
old. the oldest army nurse living and Mrs
| William Scott. who spoke for the colored
| veterans who were unable to attend the en-
campmsnt.
RELATIVE TO PENSIONS.
Among the reports receiving favorable
consideration in the executive session of the
encampment that OF the pension COM
mittee. It recommended a readjustment OF
, widows pensions and presented form of
p, proof and applications in widows pensions
| substantially the same as embodied in the
/ Picker bill passing the house of representa-
tlver, but which has not passed the senate
The report stated that the present commits
sioner Of pensions had consented to adopt
new rules, substantially the same as those
in force during the Harrison administra-
tion. The report also recommended a serv-
| ice pension law to apply to the veterans of
| the age OF 60 years.
The report of the committee having in
charge the memorializing of congress to
purchase several of the most important
| battlefelds about Fredericksburg. Va, and
connect them by government roads, was
| adopted.
ir,-i - .L1
mess association of Richmond Va to hold
the encampment Of 1899 in that city was re-
ceived and thanks exteI led and the associa-
ton informed that the question could only
be considered by the encampment of 1898.
Another committee reported favorably the
proposition to establish national parks at
the battlefelds Of Vicksburg, Stony River
End Appomattox.
The report OF the committee on text books
used In the public schools was received. The
report deals harshy with some Of the his
tories used In the south, stating that they
misrepresent the facts. The report closed
with the following recommendations:
First-That this encampment urge the con-
tnued citation Of the question of improved
text books In our schools that relate to the
history of the United States. especially as
to the events Of the war of the rebellion.
Second-That the national encampment
authorize permanent committee on the
subject, which shall make report each
year.
partmeat Of the G.. A. r. and recommended
TO the Woman's Relief corps, the Sons of
Veterans and allied organizations that they
direct and give persistent attention to the
selection OF proper text books for use in our
schools and the exclusion therefrom of such
as are improper.
COUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATION.
Following IS the new council OF admins
tration of the G. A. r.:
Alabama W. Ackerston; Arizona y. N.
Moore: Arkansas, G. W. Clark; California
al
Z. S. A; Colorado and Wyoming, W. B. L.
Carr; Connecticut, John T. Haye; Delaware,
Edward W. Craid: Florida, Z. J. Wilwarth
Georgia, James o. Ladd; Idaho. Judson
Sheppard: Illinois, Fred W. Scott; Indiana,
W a. Armstrong; Indian Territory, Robert
" Hill; Iowa, Lyman L. Caldwell: Kansas,
Homer W. Pond; New Hampshire, A. l..
Hall; New Jersey J. J. Earl Kentucky, j.
H. Browning; louisiana. and Mississippi,
Paul Bruce; Maine, Herbert r. Sergeant;
Maryland, U. A. Brian; Massachusetts, VIII
more r. BlackmaE; Michigan. William Jibb;
Searle; Montana, John Halahan; Nebraska,
L. ]. Horton; North Dakota, P. Latourelle;
H. Champion; Ohio, E. r. Montfort; okla
homa, W. H. Baker; Oregon, II. c. Smith
Pennsylvania, w H. Graham; Potomac, y.
B. Prentice; Rhode Island, Nelson ". Wall;
South Dakota, j. \. Pickler; Tennessee,
Charles w. BioZ; Texas, ]. W. Ayres; Utah.
/ E. W. Tattlock; Vermont, S H Ward; Vir-
ginia and North Carolina, ]. l.. Fuller;
Washington and Alaska, Fl. E. Farnsworth h
West virginia, W. C. Leonard: Wisconsin,
o. w. Carlson.
The Womans Relief corps today elected
Mrs Sarah J. Martin OF Missouri president
and Mrs. Robe.t F. Atkins OF Buffalo senior
vice president, Mrs. Kate Jones OF Vermont
junior vice president Mrs. Belle 7. Bagley
was reelected treasurer. At today's session
. OF the Ladies of the Grand Army Of the Re-
public the officers elected yesterday were in
stalled.
SIX Days Reunion at sutton.
afa1N ~,
second annual district reunion of veterans
! will cnmmenee here AngIst 30 and CON.