The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-27


not receiving pension was 1851. The re-
port showed that thirty-two years after the
close Of the war IS per cent OF the deaths
| reported were from service origin. The
surgeon general made a number OF recon-
mendations with the view Of securing ac-
curate aud complete reports In the future.
Chaplain -chief Mark b. Taylor re
| ported that he had heard from 52li OF The
] IT'S posts and submitted the following
| figures:
Posts attending Memorial day SER
| Vices...... ...... ...... Dell
Comrades in line $50. -. .,..,... 20i.s2S
ing. !. 49,. -. ....,.-.. 2.sae
Members participating ...... .... 4iI9t
Camps. Sons OF Veterans j. ..... 90S
Sons Of Veterans participating -. 2o,1Si
| Number Of cemeteries in which
| graves were decorated ......... 1898
Grated. >. =. :. ............ 5o7.ss7
Number unmarked by proper
headstones -. $50. -. 80. 1885,
Public schools engaged In SER
Wees -..... ...... ..... S,445
! Number of pupils parsicipating.... 7o.5ol
Other organizations participating. 3,llS
| Amount expended ..... ...... .$lSb,463
He could give 40 official assurance that
a single soldiers grave was decorated In
five departments or that any OF more than
/ II
to soldiers or sailors grave. 1t was be-
coming more evident to all that the eff
| cheney of the Womens Relief Corps had
never been adequately measured nor SUI
ficertly appreciated. Department chap
lains were generous in their praise Of the
valuable service, cheerfully rendered by
the Sons OF Veterans.
1t is especially encouraging to note the
growing interest manifested by the teach
ers and pupils Of the public schools in all
that pertains TO the services which COM
memorate patriotic devotion which mark
the lives of those whose graves we strew
with flowers.
The department chaplain OF Georgia and
South Carolina had reported increased in
terest and good Will on the part OF citi-
zens of that section. aud also stated what
the day was more generally observed than
ever before.
Adutant General Charles F. Burmeister's
report contained the following figures;
The total membership of the order in
good standing June 80, 1896, was 1902 posts,
with 10000 members; on December 81.
1896, 1870 posts, with 327,4l2 members; on
June &c. 1897, 7106 posts. with 3l9. i56 mem
hers. The gain by muster in was 1854. by
transfer 1881. by reinstatement III ,207. from
delinquent report 6S07: total 32,e29 The
losses were by deaths 1915. honorable dis
charge 1857, transfer 1912. suspension 80.
pa, dishonorable discharge All, by de-
llinquent reports 1881. by surrender of char
ter COG: total 5i.1S3. Including the mem
bers remaining as suspended June 30, 1897
(43.550), the total borne on the rolls S62,-
SIG.
II will be seen from the above that a new
element OF loss has introduced itself which
might be said to mark the beginning OF
the end--the loss by surrender of, char
ter" One by one the boys have dropped
away Joined the posts on the other shore
until there are not enough left TO keep W
! the organization and the charter is sur
rendered. and the remaining few affiliate
with another post in the neighborhood. OF
remain afloat with transfer card. IL APP
pears 10 me that right here where good
! work can be accomplished with the system
of outposts provided by the last Nationa
! enoampment to keep these orphan member:
! within the organization.
The report of Quartermaster General A
j. Burbank showed receipts OF si6,S5s. OF
I which ssl06 came from the per capita tax
: and expenses of $19,722. Tho balance or
hand being s771l. the credits to the diff.
: erent funds being as follows: General func
4 $ls2; Grant monument fund. sbI33, Sher-
| man monument fund. S22l; Southern Mem
orial fund 1888. The assets amount &c
t s92so and there are $4,000 in United
States bonds
G Buffalo, n. Y, August The report
e of Inspector General Charles A. Snydam
. contained the following:
q Posts having relief fund 1871; aggre
gate of funds sh16,02l expenditures b!
I posts for relief $751; 63; total in hand o
Y post quartermaster 1868, 1858; value OF othe
i, posts property, sl,976.526; posts with Wo
y mems Relief Corps attached. $2S24; post
e with Sons OF Veterans attached, 1889.
Q Judge Advocate General Albert Clari
recommended the following amendment Il
the rules.
. mo person shall be eligible to member
: ship who has at any time borne arm
8 against the United States, except such a
S belonged to the Southern militia. at tn
n outbreak of the war, but never took th
e oath of allegiance to the Confederate
States, and afterwards rendered faithful
d service as Union soldiers. and except also
@ those who, living in the South, entere
Il the Confederate service undcr duress bu
o escaped thereirom as soon as possible an
enlisted in the Union army. and receive
. therefrom an honorable discharge.
!. " think the time has come when sue
;. an amendment eau be adopted with entir
: safety and when IL vii! be an honor TO gu
patriotic association TO reward by admis
n sion to II, those men who espoused III
{. Union cause under greater difficulties tina
! those which environed us AMI who's
h fcalty was never questioned from the me
" ment they donned the blue"
IS lie also recommended the adoption.
Resolved, That the officers OF the sew
% eral departments are advised TO endeavo
10 to secure the enactment of laws by III
n States and Territories within their juris
N diction to prevent the use Of Grand Arm
n insignia for advertising or other bushes
,e purposes, as well as TO prevent impostur
in soliciting charity.
1. There was expended for charity durin
~ the year s2l0,6Si.
M All the reports. including that OF III
= commander in chief, were referred To con
d mttees. The committees were then an
=, nounced and the camp took a recess unit
In 2 p. m.
lie WOMAN's RELIEF CORPS.
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