The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-28
GRAND ARMY MEN
DEPART FOR HOME
The EnCampment AdjOurnS to Meet Next
in Cincinnati.
Al nrr,or0o Aor rtrarrR
ALL OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
Commissioners from WOmen'S Relief Corps
and Army Nurses
RECEIVED ON CONVENTION FLOOR
RichmOnds Invitation Received But Not Acted
Upon-Teh Books Relative to the
.s Civil War Discussed-To
Be Looked After.


Civil War Discassed-To
Be Looked After.
Buffalo, N. Y, Aug. 27.-Th= Grand
Army has elected its officers for the ensu-
ing year and the encampment has ad-
journed to meet ait Cincinnati next year.
Today's session lasted from 9:15 this
morning nutil 3:45 this afternoon without
intermission. Early under the order of
business, the encampnIent took up the
election of senior ice-commander-in-
chief. ALFRED Lith, of Bidwell Wiki
son post, of this city, was placed in NOM
ination by Maj A. K. Smith, the COM
mander of his post and was elected unan-
\ imously, there being no other nomina-
tions.
The election of junior vice command
er-in-chief was not accomplished until
after noon, there being four candidates
and several Interruptions to the proceed
ings of the encampment by speeches and
the reception Of a committee from the
Woman's Relief Corps.
F. B. Allen, of New Hampshire, the
candidate of the naval veterans was
chosen on the second ballot.
DIR. vid Mckay, of Dallas, Tex. was
elected surgeon general unanimously, and
Rev. Frank c. Bruner of the First Meth
odist church, Chicago, was in like man.
ner elected chaplain-in-chief
Past Commander-in-Chief Walker of
Indianapolis, was pres nted with a silver
service by the encampment the address
being made by William M. Olin, of Bos-
ton.
A committee from the Woman's Relief
Corps was admitted to the hall and PR
sented the convention with several beau
tiful floral emblems and made brief re-
port of the work Of the Woman's R =Mef
Corps for the past year.
Mrs Woodley, national president of the
Army Nurses, was also admitted to the
convention, likewise Mother Ransom, or
California, SO years old, the old:st army
nurse living, and Mrs. HI. Sweat, who
spoke of the colored veterans who were
unable to attend the encampment.
considerations an the executive session Of
the encampment was that OF the pension
committee. It recommended a re-aijust-
msnt Of widows pensions and presented
a form of proceed1re in pensions claims
subgtaatialily the same as embodied in the
Pickler bill. which has passed the nation
al house of representatives, but has not
passed the seurate. The report stat-d
that the present commissioner OF PEN
sions had consented to adcpt new. rules
substantially the same as those in force
during the Harrison administration.
The report also recommended that
congress pass service pension law to
apply to all veterans who have reached
ah= age of 62 years.
The report of the committee having in
charge the decentralization of congress
battle fields about Fredericksburg, Va,
and connected by government roads, was
adopted.
The invitation of the Young Mems Bus
incss association, of Richmond Va, to
hold the encampmeat of 1859 in that city,
was received AID thanks extended. This
association was informed that the qu.s-
lion could only be considered by the en-
campment Of 1898, rss.,-
Andtfier committee reported favora5iy
the proposition to establish natiorsaa
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