The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-08-26

evening there were number OF camt
fires for the men and receptions anC
musical entertainments for the ladies.
The first parade in which Grand
Army men took part was notable
event.
The Naval Veterans association and
the ex.Prisoners of War association,
together with the survivors OF Erie
county regiments and other organlza
tons, composed the Grand Army con
tingent of the parade. The naval vet
Grams wore the uniform of the United
States naval service and made splen.
did appearance. AS they rolled through
the streets in the swinging gait of men.
of-warsmen the crowd Cheered them to
the echo.
The ex-prisOners of war from the
rank and file of the G.. A. Il. wore the
uniforms of their respective posts, and
on each coat was fastened a badge
bearing the name of the prison in
which the wearer had been confined.
As the names of the AndersOnville
Libbey, Salisbury, Belle Isle, Florence,
Castle Thunder and other places of his.
toriC horror were read the cheers be-
came deafening.
The National Association of ex-
Prisoners of War met in annual con.
vention with Commander Charles +.
Sheriff OF Pittsburg i'll the chair. The
attendance was the largest since the
organization of the association.
The report of the adJutant general
showed 6a local associations, with a
membership of 1882, and 702 individual
members, "a total membership of 2,2O4
There was a substantial cash balance il
the treasury.
Several speakers advocated the pass
age of the ex.prisrners' relief bill to GC
presented 70 CONGRESS.
These officers were elected:
Commander, Charles =. Sheriff
Pittsburg senior vice commander,
l.. KiIgOur, Brooklyn chaplain, Jon
S. Ferguson, KoOkuk, Ia historian
Lewis r. ForJescue, Philadelphia
quartermaster general, 5. M. Long
East Orange, n. j.
Executive committee, ex-Mayor Do.
ran. st. Paul James Atwell, Pittsburg
Isaac G. Seeley, Minneapolis, and John
p. Donahoe, Wilmington, Del.
The Loyal Home Workers held q
meeting with 100 delegates, represent.
ing 10 states, present. The annual re.
ports showed that the order was max.
ing steady progress. its membership now
exceeding 10000,
When Rear Admiral Sears called the
twelfth annval convention of the Ma.
tional Association Of Naval Veterans to
order about 800 delegates were in at
tendance. Daniel f. Kelly of Phila-
delphla was elected rear admiral for
the ensuing year over Will +. Atkins
by vote of "a to l3.
A resolution was adopted urging the
secretary of the navy to accept the
plans Of Baerer 81 WEBB of New York
for statue of the late Rear Admiral
David b. Por,er, to be erected in Phila-
delphia or Washington.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported against the removal of gold
stripes from the uniforms of the naval
veterans. After fierce fight the mat.
ter was unanimously laid on the table
for ear.
A resolution approving the project
Bf the late General William b. Hazen
TO establish sanitarium on Castle
Pinckey island in Charleston harbor
was unanimously adopted.
Another fight arose over the report of
the committee on the revision of the
constitution, which proposed to amend
the constitution regarding classes 2 and
3, which consist of sons, grand sons
and associates of the veterans, 80 that
these might be expelled from the ma.
tional association. A lengthy and
somewhat animated discussion ended
in tabling the report.
The National Association of Army
NURSES met with Mrs. Emily Il. Wood
ley of Philadelphia IN the chair, and
after listening to the addresses of the
president and senior vice president and
the various reports. adjourned in order
TO allow the members to take ride on
the lake.
At the opening session of the Ladies
OF the G.. A. r. every state except Iowa
and Indiana was represented. Mrs
Catharine II. Eirst. nreEidRnt, nrasihAd