The National tribune., 1898-02-03
THE GRAND ARMY.
What Veterans Are Doing for the
Good of the Order.

The 31st annual Encampment Of the De
partment of Rhode Island met at Westerly,
Jan. q, with an attendance OF over 40o
veterans. Budlong Post, IS, John Il.
Brown, Commander, with 50 men in line,
escorted the visitors through streets made
beautiful by flags and bunting and
crowded with people.
Departm ent Commander Livingston Scott
called the Encampment To order III the
Opera House. Besides over 400 GAR. men
there were present Il number OF friends OF
the order, prominent citizens Of Westerly.
Commander Brown, of Budlong Post, ex-
tended a welcome, and introduced Louis w.
Arnold, President OF the Town Council
Mr. Arnold referred To the fact that Westerly
was among the first towns of the State To
send volunteers. The part taken by the
famous Yves erly Rifles was eulogized.
Commander Scott responded briefly.
Thirty one children from the public
schools, in charge of Principal White,
gaze the flag drill.
4 roll call OF the Encampment showed
nearly every Post of the Department rep
resented Commando Scott read his
annual report. He favored the o ganiza-
ZION Of Camps OF Sons Of Veterans, and
gave liberal p-aise to the work of The W.
re. NJ litaTy instruction in the Public
Schools was favored by the Commander.
The report of the Adiutant- General
sh rwed The number OF comrades in good
standing Dee. 81, 1897, as 2,224. During
the year there had been So deaths, 6
| honorab bile dis charges, IL transfers and 11G
| suspons ons. he amount in the hands
| of TIE Cuartcrmaster was S6f2.16.
Resolutions Were adopted petitionng
| Congress to establish National Park at
| Nicksburg; Comrades Elisha II. Rhodes,
Henry J. Spooner and Charles G. Gray were
appointed "A Committee. Resolutions OF
| sympathy for the Cubans were adopted,
| and the action of the Administration in
sending the Battlr ship Maine commended.
These were elected: Com, Samuel w.
| *. Allen, East Greenwich; S. V. G., DR..
| Charles o. Iiallou: j. '. G., Walter A..
| Read; Medical Director, Elisha i. Clark :
| Chap, Hopkins b. Cady. Council of Ad
minisuation, Henry {. Luther, Patrick
| Pagan Louis J. Madison, Moses Budlone,
John Drivan; Delegates, II. Harvey Robin
son, jeremiah Costine, Patrick Fitzgerald:
| Alternates, Louis L. Holly, Edwin Lowe,
Erdix +. Duston.
| Commander in Chief j. l.. 5. Goblin In
| spector- General Alonzo Williams, .. NJ
| Gen Charles Burroughs, Junior Vice Com
| mandeT-in Chief Francis b. Allen, and
| Aids de Camp Charles II. Moies and w 4.
| III. Grant on arrival were escorted to the
| State ATmOry. where dinner was served
Afterwards reception was held in honor
| of the COMMANDMENT Chief and his staff
Commander in Chief j. p. s. Goblin and
staff visited Camden last week and were
| rendered reception IN the 9th Regiment
| Armory by Thomas NJ. X. Lee Post, 3. The
| occasion was a gala one for the veterans o
! the yicin ty, who turned out with the
friends TO the number Of 1900 to do honor tc
their ch Of.
Among those who occupied seats O.
honor by the Commander in Chief were
| Junior Vice Commander in Chief EdgaI
| Allen, of Connecticut Past Commander
Oh ef Robert Beath, OF Pennsylvania
| Quartermaster General Charles Burrough
| of New Jersey; Adiutant-Gcne Thomas
| Stewart, of Pennsylvania; Commando
Peter b. Ayars and staff, of Delaware; Pas
| Department Commanders Harry White
John Shields, and Samuel Hufty, of New
| Jersey.
Representatives were present from III,
four Posts in Camden, 3, 81, 81 and 102;
81, ia, 8, and q, Philadelphia, Haddon
field, Burlington. Salem, Bordentown
Gloucester, Woodbury., and Atlantic City
Several speeches were made.