The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-10

| Sessions In the Senate Chamber In the
State House, as Their Brethren in Rep
resentatives Hall-Ouartermaster Loeb
enstein's Repore-Reception in Honor
of the Visitors.
indianapolis. Ind, Sept. 9.--An thing:
at the state house had an intense mill
tary bearing this morning. At the east
| entrance 10 the capital a big brass can
non looked down Market street toward
| Monument place. The broad, cool, corri-
dors inside Of the building were festoon-
ed with flags and bunting. Under The
! high blue dome, sat Calling gun and
caisson, and small arms were stacked
| about Unarmed men and women wear
| ing long red, white and blue badges
came to the capital and entered the halls
which had been set apart for their ac-
| comodations.
The occasion of this military display
| was the meeting OF the Sixteenth annual
| encampment, Sons of Veterans of the
| United States. The first session opened
| in the hall Of representatives at 8 o'clock.
and was called 10 order by President j.
| L. Rake. Five hundred delegates were
| present. President Rake delivered his
annual address, after which Charles
| Bookwalter extended the welcome of the
| state TO the visitors. The session was
| occupied by the reading Of annual re-
| ports and other routine matter. II is
the largest encampment in the history Of
| the organization.
| Sixty-five delegates representing the
Ladies Aid society, auxiliary to the Sons
| of Veterans, met in the senate chamber.
They were welcomed by the division
commander OF Indiana. Miss Anna
Sims, and on behalf of the city by Miss
! Ada Wallace Miss Kate G. Raynor OF
| Toledo, national president, responded 10
| these greetings and after the minutes Of
the last encampment had been approved,
the annual reports were filed. Both or
CARNATIONS show a material increase in
membership during the past year.
Tonight the governor held reception
in honor of the two bodies and tomorrow
the parade Of 1000 marchers will take
place.
r. Loebenstein, quarternaster general,
submitted his report. 1t showed total
| cash receipts for the year ending August
| %, 1897, S10,620 with expenditures Of So
| 460. 90. A supplementary report shows
| that while the decrease in revenue
| amounted to S1,40S.15, the surplus is but
S570.5 less than il was a. the close OF
| gencies may arise that will necessta,e
| increasing the revenues, the report says.
and if this encampment shall fix the
| quarterly per capita tax at 4 cents, 1t
recommends that the council in chief
| should be empowered to raise this
| amount.
The encampment has refused to admit
! Fremont Tietze, OF Riverside, n. j.
| TietZe said that last year ne had the po-
sition Of senior vice commander. In
| decision of Commandments Rake,
| it was held that Tietze was Illegally mus
| tered into the ranks owing to the alleged
| fact that his father holds no discharge
| from the service Of the United States.
Mr.. Tietze says his official comma ssion
was taken from him and that he was ex-
| PEELED from the ranks Of the order.
ARM OF w ESI N1RGlNIA-
Columbus, Ohio. Sept AT the bust
ness meeting of the Army OF West Vir-
ginia today. a committee was appointed,
headed by General 1. H. Duval Of Wells
burg, w. Va, TO draft resolutions on the
life, character and death OF Colonel
Starr. of the Ninth West Virginia regi-
ment.
The election of officers was held as fol-
lows: President, W. H. Powell Belle
vile. Ill; secretary and treasurer, P. F.
Zeise, Middleport, Ohio; assistant secre-
tary, c. J. Roberts. Wheeling; vice
presidents. I. H. Duval, Wellsburg, W.
Va; Van H Buley, Parkersburg, w.
Va; B. NJ Skinner, Pomeroy, Ohio; J.
l.. Vance, Galiipolis, Ohio; G.. j. Walk
err. Jackson. w. Va; w. 3. Warwick,
Lucasville, Ohio; r. L. Curtis, Marietta,
Ohio; ]. C. Bishop. Columbus, Ohio; ].
A. Bottsford, Youngstown. Ohio; W. s.
Wilson, Athens, Ohio; f. s. Wilson,
Ironton, Ohio: T. H. Mckee, Washing
ton, D. c.: Captain J. NJ. Burns, L. S.
A., Columbus, Ohio; Thayer Melvin,
Wheeling, ". Va.
In the parade today the sixth and sew
enth United States infantry, local state
troops and old soldiers appeared, Colonel
Poland of the regular army being chief
marshal.
President Rake. referring 10 the de-
crease in membership since 1891, says:
"Our future success lies in complete
revision of our fundamental laws, where
by the order will become great patriotic
civic body This means the abolition OF
the military and uniform features, de-
pending upon The adoption of a single
standard buttonhole decoration"
\ lively discussion was precipitated at
the afternoon meeting Of the enCamp-
ment by the report OF the councll-in-chief
This reported, first, that 5000 copies Of
the proceedings OF this convention be
printed and distributed within ninety
days There was no clubbing over this
recommendation, and i; was adopted.
The second Recommendation that the
per capita be increased from IS cents 10
% cents. produced a very animated scene.
The council said that more money was
needed for various things At first the
recommendation Vas adopted, but the OPP
ponents Of an increase were ready with
motion 70 reconsider. The eastern
states favored the advance. bu; Indiana
and Ohio, which have large delega tions
here. blocked the way. The convention
adjourned With the question undecided.
The capitol was ihr0nged tonight with
people who wen; 10 attend the reception
given by Governor Mount and his staff
10 the visitors. Perhaps 1850 people were
. in line. including many o. the Ladies