Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-09-15
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81. lc"t, nunocrcu OH, 4oO. Inc gam
during the year was, 10y muster, 10. $40:
transfer 4,:75; reinstatement la.6S1;
from delinquent reports, 1881; total,
80. I5S The losses were by death, 1855:
honorable discharge. l.l90; transfer,
4,47l: suspension, -. O3S; dishonorable
discharge, los; by delinquent reports,
7,O4l: by surrender of charter. LOIS;
total, i6, 306 so the members in good
standing June 30, 1925, numbered, sos, =
COS. The number OF members remain
ing suspended at that date was Sc COS
Reports received from departments
showed that 500 members previously
reported n suspended had been drop
pei from the rolls
In his report Alfred Lyth, the senior
vice-commander-in-c chief. referred to
the visit Of Post ., department of New
York, To Hamilton, Ont, saying that
the cheers which greeted the comrades
on arrival and the reception on the
part of the citizens of Hamilton were
illustrations of the recent drawing
together in sympathy and feeling of
the two greatEnglish speaking nations
The Junior vice commandments
Francis L. Allen, said in his report
that no mistake would be made if the
national encampment should in the
future select at least one national Off
GER. whose service was in the navy, and
thus give practical effect TO the scnti-
ment of the organization, the equality
of the soldier and sailor.
The report of the quartermaster
general. A. J. burrows, showed that
the receipts during the year were ST.
1875 ana the expenditures sl4.69 the
balance on hand being So 9oa, credited
as follows: General fund. sa.45,; Grant
monument fund. 80; sherman mon
ument fund, se26; Southern memorial
fund. sI440
The assets, including the cash on
hand are Sill, S9s. and in addition sl6.-
900 are invested in United States bonds
The only candidates nominated for
commander-in-chief were Albert ID
Shaw, of WATERFOWL, y. Y, and James
A. Sexton. of Chicago, III.
Commander Pugh, of Ohio, an
nounced that Isaac f. Mack, of Ohio,
had directed him to say that he de-
clined TO have his name presented as a
candidate, because the senior vice
.nronap1er was II no choSap from, IN.
city where the encampment is held,
according to custom.
A delegate from Kansas explained
that the name of Thomas J. Anderson,
of Topeka, HAS, which had been men,
toned as a candidate would not be
presented TO the encampment The
roll of states was then called and the
vote was announced, showing the
election of James A. Sexton, who
received 4s4 votes, while Albert d.
Shaw received al. Comrade shaw, in
a well-worded speech, moved the unan-
omous election of Sexton and the
motion was carried. Sexton, being
called, returned his thanks in very
brief form and the encampment imme.
diaiely adjourned until Q o'clock Fri
day.
The contest among the cities for the
next encampment was one of the
most exciting. of the days features,
and although one ballot settled it very
effectually, the various champions OF
various cities were claiming every
thing in sight MP to the very end.
Philadelphia and Denver were the two
most prominent aspirants for the hon.
or of entertaining the old soldiers, but
Chicago had a nice little boom of her
own that was used As a lever to secure
votes for Sexton as commander. The
vote was: Philadelphia, sos; Denver,
eg5.
CINCINNATI Sept. l0-The encamp.
ment convened Friday morning. There
was a poor attendance at the morning
session. However, conside ra BILE bust.
ness was transacted.
Col w. c. johnson, of Cincinnati,
o., was elected senior vice commander.
in-chief, while Daniel Ross, of Dele
ware, received the honor of junior vice
commander-in-chief. A. X. Pierce, OF
Nebraska, was elected surgeon general
and Rev. d. r. Lucas. of Indiana, was
elected national chaplain. All the of.
6cers were elected by reclamation.
The various committees made their
reports and the reading and adoption
of these occupied considerable time.
Two ladies Of the National Army
Nurses association presented a letter
which was read by the adjutant Gen.
eral
The report of the committee on the
Gen. Grant memorial reported that in
as much as the committee of the Ii.
brary of congress had rejected the
statue, Mr.. Harrison Simmons, the
sculptor of Rome, Italy, had been in
structed TO replace it as per contrac,
with one that should be satisfactory.
II was also reported that Mr.. Simmons
had been requested to present to the
committee on library a clay model OF
the head, with photograph of the full
statue. The statue, according to the
report, will not be finished before De
cember, 1899.
There was q lengthy discussion with
reference 10 the admittance OF confed
crate soldiers who joined the union
ranks andwho were honorably dis
charged at the end of the civil war.
The general feeling was that the mat
ter ought to be postponed until nex'
year, in order that it might be well
considered before any decided action
be taken. The department Of Tennes
see was instrumental in bringing NJ
the discussion.
A resolution was passed indorsine
the course of Secretary Alger in the
conduct of the Spanish-American war
The resolution was as follows:
Resolved, That from knowledge born Of oul
experience rs soldiers during four years OF &C
tive service, we recognize the unfaiiing energ,