Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-09-15
JAS. A. Sexton Elected Command
er-m-Chief and Philadelphia
Next Encampment Site.
IHE OFFICERS MAKE THEIR REPORTS.
Retiring Commander-in-Chief Goblin
Delivers His Annual Address and
Makes Valuable Suggestions.
Repsrs of the AdJutsnt General shows the
AsGoership To Be soS.8o3-Number
OF Members Remaining Suspended
June 80, 1888, Is 36,66s.

CINCINNATI, Sept S.-The parade of
parades, the great annual pageant of
the Grand Army of the Republic.
started from the point of rendezvous
at Richmond and Freeman avenue at
exactly 10 a. m "Wednesday on its
triumphal march through the Queen
City of the West
The length of march was 65 miles
, vSrand MARSHAL IIickenlooper had SO
RSraRged plans that the muster
nnmarred by any confusion.
= tOrked like a clock mechanism
i--hc first division moved at 10
o'clock. The tenth swung into line at
li:2o, when the head of the parade was
at Seventh and Race. Each soldier
walked at the rate of S. steps per
minute.
AT each of the reviewing stands the
color bearers saluted by dipping their
colorS
The police moved in faultless line.
Col Deitsch at their head Then came
the grand marshal and staff
Commandel-in-Chief Goblin and staff
followed him.
CINCINNATI, Sept a-The opening of
the Thirty-second National Encamp-
rnent Of the Grand Army OF the Repub-
lie at Music hall, at 10 4. m Thursday,
was the event of supreme interest to
the veterans, involving, as il did, the
question of admitting soldiers of the
American-Spanish war. of the election
of new officers and the selection of
next years meeting place.
The civic and industrial and peace
parade Was the event scheduled for
No afternoon. Elaborate and palms.
taking srr.ngrm~nrs-4sss~ed-;s, sue
cess and the protection of the vast
crowds that lined the streets
The women visitors got down to the
more serious business of the conven-
tion, the Women's Relief corps, Ladies
of the Grand Army of the Rel ublic
and Daughters of Veterans gathering
an solemn conclave. The fireworks
will attract hundrS Us of thousands in
the evening
Cen Gv.Sn started the ball rolling
-<f1he public meeting and T. r Mon
fort started the waves of enthusiasm
by presenting to the retiring COM
mander-in-chief a handsome gavel
The gavel was made of piece of
wood from the doorsill of Gen. Grants
boyhood home.
At 1918 Col J. Milt Blair opened
abe public preliminary meeting by in
producing Gov. Bushnell The gov
ernor welcomed the veterans, saying
he had never offered a welcome more
heartily felt
10 your own; comrades of other states.
i welcome you to the grandest com
monwe alth of the union" said the
governor. as he closed his brief ad-
dress
Mayor Tafel welcomed the comrades
rs the city executive.
- Chairman NJ. E Ingalls,, of the citi-
zAps' committee, spoke gracefully of
The committees t-et pfexi6ed the
weeks. sferexinment He f.fsrred to
the promises made by him last
at Buffalo. when the encampment WAS
invited here. When he said the time
had come to decide whether they had
been fulfilled loud applause rose from
all parts of the house.
Gen Gobins address was full of in.
terest He opposes the admission of
veterans Of the American-spanish war
into the G. A. R., and the return of
the confederate flags.
He reports q balance in the G. A. r.
treasury. The total plumber of pieces
of mail handled by the G. A. r off,
cisls for the year just ending was
6.566. ee7. The number of pensioners
is i,o4o,sos The pensions paid during
the year amounted to si44. 65l, s7s so.
Memorial day was celebrated
throughout the nation with more than
usual enthusiasm and interest
Patriotic teachings in the public
schools have progressed favorably.
Military drill having been added, il
has become . remarkably popular feat.
ure in many Of the public schools OF
the land.
The question of the suspension OF
comrades for the non-payment of dues
still prevails, and it is most difficult
40 j. z slate in a manner that will dc
Justice to those who can not afford to
pay their dues without doing great in.
iustice to the posts in the cases OF
'-shose who can afford to pay them bu,
simply neglect TO do so. Ny observa.
tion is that large percentage of the
men who are suspended for non-pay-
ment of dues are as fully able to pay
as large number of those who remain
and continue to pay.
Il confide to you again the import.
ant duty yet to be accomplished in this
organization 1t is rapidly marching
20 the sunset, and ere many years il
win be but q memory-but such . mem.
DRY Of brave men united for love OF
countryOand devoted to their fel
low man as will fill his
tory's page for succeeding gener
stions with record that is imperish'
able. With our life's work almos,
completed we can lay aside the man
tle which we have worn with the rs
sursnce that as soldiers and citizen.
we have been true to our faith, devot
ed TO our country and nag, and conf
dent in the ability of the American
people to govern themselves and de
fy the world. As we behold the ma
tion that we preserved Is :
union Of ali the states. facing new
problems. confronted with new posi-
bilities let ms unite with all the ardouI
snd zeal which We brought with nj
frVR Apfomatox in every effort to mp