The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-24
TO HONOR EARL Ill
GETTYSBURG POST TAKES STEPS
TO MAKE THE VICEROY AN
HONORARY MEMBER.
GRAND OLD MAN OF CHINA
DULY ADVISED OF A WISH TO
PLACE HIS NAME ON G. A. II.
ROLL.
GARRISON INDoRsEs THE MOVE
Committee VIII Recommend That
the State EElcampment Approve
OF the Posts Action.

When Ii Hung Chang, viceroy of
China, was en- route home to his ma
tive country after attending the corO-
nation of the car of Russia, he tarried
in New York long enough to attend
several festivities given in his honor,
but especially to pay a visit to the
tomb of Gen. Grant, who was a warm
personal friend of the very distin-
guished Celestial.
The vfceroy was deeply moved when
standing before the tomb and gave
utterance at that time as he had be-
fore, to sentiments of great admira-
ton for Grant and the country he rep-
resented. The action of the grand old
man of China was felt and Appreciated
in the United States, but it fell tn
Gettysburg post, of this city, to take
the first public action in the matter
The post some time ago decided to
proffer an honorary membership to Ii
Hung Chang, if such a procedure
would meet the pleasure of the inDeri-
al head of the Chinese government.
consequently Adjt. f. H Wood. of the
post, was directed to communicate with
LII HUNG Chang and the emperor, and
received favorable replies, thanking
the post for the proposed tender. Re
fore going any further, Gettysburg
post decided to consult some of the n
A. R. officials. The matter was
brought up yesterday and laid before
lllllldlluer-lh-Ch1et Clarkson, who
gave it his unqualified approval Com
illaiioer GARRISON expressed himself as
being surprised that such a. move bod
not peen thought Of before by some
posts IN the country. The COMMITTEES
70 Whom the matter was referred will
report to the encampment today. and
IL the encampment indorses the move
as 1t Is expected to do, then it will %
to the national body. After it ia O
X. the proper credentials with G
badge will be forwared to Earl tt
Following is the correspondence re-
ferred to:
Headquarters Gettysburg Post No. las. De-
partment OF Minnesota Grand Army Of the
Republic-St Paul, Mimi, Sept. 30. 1S96-To
the Minister Resident, Empire China. Wash
1ngton, d. C.-Esteemed Sir: DESIRING +o ov
tend to his imperial and exalted majesty the
emperor of China, the highest Difference and
respect by due appreciation of the represen-
Iatlve acts OF his viceroy and envoy extraor-
binary, IN the person of his very lcyal and
most devoted Earl Ii Hung Chang, SO Justly
esteemed by the people Of the United States
to be pre-eminent as counselor statesman
and brave military chieftain of his exalted
maJestys government, our organization of ex
volunteer soldiers and sailors of the civil war
OF 1861 to 1865, known as Gettysburg Post 149
Department of Minnesota Grand Army of the
Republic, desires to present to mis- maiestv,s
envoy, Earl Lii Hung Chang, an address ey
pressing sentiments of our grateful appre-
citation Of his noble and transformations acts
In placing tributes of the highest honor ven
Grafton and respect upon the tombs of our
deceased presidents and generals George
Washington and Ulysses s. Grant our coun-
try's sacred dead, an act fraught with very
great fTaternal significance to the people of
both the empire of China and the United
States of America, including also in our ad-
dress our emphatic assurance of our unequal
flied approval Of the patriotic and humane
sentiments of Earl Ii Hung Chang, in his
modest, though explicit, appeal to the people
of our country for fair play in the battle Of
life for his fellow countrymen who are resi-
dents of our country. We desire also to honor
ourselves by comforting upon Earl Ii Hung
Chang honorary membership of Gettysburg
Post No. AS, Department of Minnesota,
Grand Army Of the Republic, and to for
ward to him the documentary evidence and
insignia of said honorary membeEship. ..,
Having myself introduced this matter. into
the. organization, 1t was, I assure. most en-
Enthusiastically received, and immediate favor
able action decided upon, and by unanimous
decision of our organization, I, as It's adjutant
was directed to comm unicate with you with
out delay and ascertain if it would be con-
sistent with the customs and the rules OF