The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-09-15

to-, 10 DO so. Ny obsery,
"on Is 'hat large percentage 81 -
w VINO arc suspended for non.,.,
"eh, OF dues are as fully able to 10
Us large number Of those who ra,ra, -
. ana continue TO paw. '"'
4 con6de TO you again tho ,,,o.,
ant duty yet to be ACCOMPLISHED n ~,
organization. 1t is rapidly marcbin
~ .ne sunset, and ere MANY vears ;
VIII DC but memory-but sucb .
ory Of brave men united for Iora - -
country Jand devoted to their fol
~" man as will fiji bis
'orys page for succeeding cono~
: atoms with record that is imnerish b
aoie' with our life's work almos,
completed we can lay aside the man
Tie which we have worn with ,bo nc
surance that as soldiers and cit,zer,
we nave been true to our faith, devot.
eu 10 our country and flag, and conf.
dent in the ability of the Amer;oor =
people to govern themselves and do.
~ the world. AS we behold the ma.
uon that we preserved as n
union Of all the states. fac;no non.
problems, confronted with new possi.
o'ilties' let usunite with all the ardour
and zeal which we brought with rs
from Appomatox in every effort TO nm.
hold the flag and advance the govern.
ment"
he report of the adjutant general.
Thomas j. Stewart, contained tho fol.
lowing figures as to the mbership:
The members in good standing June
so, 1897 numbered $40, 456. The gain
during the year was. by muster 10, 94o:
transfer 4,275; reinstatement 1857;
from delinquent reports, 1851; total.
30. 45& The losses were by death. :. 3s3.
honorable discharge, 1,l9O; transfer
4,47l; suspension, 95, ,OSS; dishonorable
discharge, 165; by delinquent reports,
7,O41; by surrender of charter. I. Oo5:
total, 46,3O6 So the members in good
standing June 80, $685. numbered, $685.
sos. The number of members remain
ing suspended at that date was 36. 66s |
Reports received from departments
showed that 500 memb bers Pre- cviously
reported as suspended had been drop
ped from the rolls.
In his report Alfred Lyth, the senior
vice-commander-in-chief. referred to
the visit of Post 2, department of New
\ ork, to Hamilton, Ont, saying that
The cheers which greeted the comrades
'n arrival and the reception on the
part Of the citizens of Hamilton were
Illustrations of the recent drawing
ogether in sympathy and feeling of
he two greatEnglish speaking nations. 4
The junior vice commander-in-chief,
francis B. Allen, said in his report
hat no mistake would be made if the
ational encampment should in the
uture select at least one national Off
err, whose service was in the navy and
hus give practical effect to the senti-
lent Of the organization, the equality {
the soldier and sailor. {
The report of the quartermaster
eneral, A. j. Burrows. showed that
he receipts during the year were Sl7,- .
D5 and the expenditures 1904, the
alance on hand being 50, 9O2, credited s
S follows: General fund, 81, ,457: Grant
Monument fund, S5,7 Sherman mon l
ment fund, s226; Southern memorial s
Ind. Sl4 40. u
The assets, including the cash on o.
and are Sll, ,S95 and in addition Sl6,- 81
10 are invested in United States bonds.
The only candidates nominated for u
-in-chief were Albert d. 4e
law, of Watertown, n. Y, and James ca
Sexton, of Chicago, Ill.
Commander Pugh, of Ohio, an C
,unced that Isaac +. Mack, of Ohio,
ID directed him to say that he de- VI
med to have his name presented as 81
ndidate, because the senior vice
was to be chosen from the 'n
" where the encampment is held, w
cording to custom.
A delegate from Kansas explained nc
at the name of Thomas j. Anderson, en
Topeka, KaS, which had been men, al
ned as candidate would not be
scented to the encampment The or
| OF states was then called and the WI
.e was announced, showing the
ction of James A. Sexton, who ne
eived 4e4 votes, while Albert D. ioi
aw received PAL Comrade Shaw, in oei
speech, moved the unan- no
Gus election of Sexton and the we
ton was carried. Sexton, being pre-
ed, returned his thanks in very VII
ef form and the encampment imme- oei
tely adjourned until o'clock Fri
ele'
he contest among the cities for the rao
Z encampment was one OF the ne'
Il exciting of the lays features, sex
although one ballot settled it very ms
ctually, the various champions of Aie
Ious cities were claiming every hei
: s,nh, nm 70 the very end lllil
adelphia and Denver were the two pia'
{ prominent aspirants for the hon. oea
( entertaining the old soldiers, but Tah
haa o;ca l;ttla boom OF her sent
that was used as lever TO secure Shl'
5 for Sexton as commander. The ~
was. PHILADELPHIA. sos: Denver, was