The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-09-15

report and the motion to expunge was
withdrawn.
| 4 resolution was adopted authorizing
the appointment of a committee to- press
upon Congress the plan of establishing q
sanitarium for old soldiers at the Hot
| Springs of South Dakota
RED CROSS
Comrade Dodge, Indiana. presented a
resolution commencing the Red Cross
| National Relief Committee and other
associations in caring for the stricke2
ones in the war with Spain. Adopted.
THANKS To CINCINNATI
Comrade Adams presented resolution
expressing the thanks of the comrades to-
the citizens of Cincinnati for their mag.
niiicent hospitality.
wHEELoCK G. vEAZEY
Comrade Weissert presented resoIu-
ton expressing the grief of the comrades
over the death of Past Communicating.
Chief Wheeiock q. Veazey. Adopted.
SOUTHERN SOLDIERS HOME
Comrade Cummings presented resoiu-
ton in favor of Soldiers Home in Okla
homa. Adopted.
COUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATION.
The following were elected members Il
the Council Of Administration.
Aiabama-M. ID. Wickersham Mobile
Arizona-Samuei c. Rees, Prescott.
California and Nevada-A. T. Eggieston>
St. Louis, Mo.
Colorado and Wyoming-John C. Ken
nedy.
Connecticut-John H. Thatcher, Hart
ford
De,aware-W H. Miller Wilmington.
FiOrida-T. ). Wiimarth. Jacksonville
Georgia-James p. Averiil. Atlanta.
Indiana-W. III. Armstrong
1Owa-ThomaS Bell Fairfield.
Indian Territory-D. b. Bradford, South
McAlester.
kansas-P II. Coney Topeka
kentucky-P. ". Hager, Louisville.
Louisiana and ssissippi-Richara
Shepard New Orleans.
Maine-Edwin Riley, Livermore Falls.
Maryiand-M. ~ Bryan, Baltimore.
MassachuSettS-W. \. Biackmar Dos
ton.
AIichigan-Samuel ]. Lawrence, Wyan-
dOtte
NIinnesota-J NJ Craft, Pennington.
Missouri. NJ. SteTrett St Louis.
Montana-Charies Horn, Helena.
Nebraska-H. W. George, Georgetown.
New Hampshire-B. a. Brown, PEND
cook.
New Jersey-Clayland Tilden, jersey
City
New MexieO-H Champion, Santa Fe.
New York-ThOs. F. Reed New York.
North Decentralization Allen, Fargo.
Ohio-B. NJ. Moulton, Lima.
OklahOma-W. Ii. Baker, Ponce City.
OregOn-B. III. Bradshaw, Salem
Pennsylvania - James +. Morrison,
Philadelphia.
Potomac-Charles Matthew, Washing
ton, ID. C..
Rhode Island-N. W. Wall. Harvard
South DakOta-A. X. Anderson, Hot
Springs.
Tennessee-Frank Seaman Knoxville
Texas-Henry Johnson. Sherman.
Utah-A. ). Condor. Ogden.
Virginia and North Carolina-A. ID.
HieStaDd
Washington and Alaska. Dickinson,
Seattle.
West Virginia-George X. Mallory.
ParkerSburg.
Wisconsin-H. j. Smith, Racine.
INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS.
The ceremony Of installing the newly
elected officers was performed by Com
rade Wagner, of Pennsylvania. The new
Commander-in-C Chief. James \. Sexton. of
Chicago, Immediately after his install Ia
ton. received from Mrs Alexander Presi-
dent OF the WOman'S Relief Corps OF the
Department of Illinois, who was accom-
panied on the platform by Mrs. Gen. John
c. Black a beautiful bouquet of roses, ac-
companied by a felicitiouS speech of pre-
Sentation, to which Commander-in- Chief
Sexton made happy reply.
The last action of the Encampment was
the adoption by rising vote of a vote 5
thanks to the retiring COmmander-in-
Chief, Gen. Goblin, who briefly returned
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