The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-23
VETERANS ARE GONE
Formal Adjournment Yester-
day Afternoon.
PASS SOME RESOLUTIONS
Calling For Amends From
Evans.

The C. A r. bodies finished all their
business yesterday and only few of the
thousands of visitors are here this morn
ing. Eleven hundred and twenty in all
registered. but this probably does not in
clude more than one-third OF those who
attended the encampment.
When the encampment opened In Gar
field hail yesterday at o'clock the reso-
lutions from Usage county and other
places demanding the removal OF Pension
Commissioner Evans. were by the COM
mittee referred back to the encampment
for discussion and action. After some
considerable debate, the following sUbsu-
tute was adopted:
The administration of the pension bu-
reau has been dilatory for years. disap-
pointing and unfriendly to the thousands
whose claims have been rejected or neg
lected. Rules of evidence have been en-
forced with a narrow construction; calls
for evidence have been based upon slight
end formal defects in evidence already
supplied; the rating of boards Of medical
examiners have been arbitrarily rejected
overridden by the medical examiner of
the department; rules of practice have
not been made known to the soldiers or
WIDOW claimants, and they have been held
to a knowledge of the practice which they
could not be presumed TO have, and the
bureau has failed to administer the law
in the spirit of gracious candor which be-
longs to our national pension laws; the
head of the bureau has been indiscreet,
and apparently unsympathetic and his
utterances have wounded the sensibuities
of the soldiers. If these wrongs and
abuses are not speedily righted, resting
our entire confidence in the wise judgment
and patriotic sympathy of that soldier
and friend Of the soldier, our chief execu-
tive, we demand that the present com
missioner of pensions be removed, and
another appointed. who will execute the
laws in accordance with the true spirit
that prompted their enactment"
The forenoon was occupied with miscel-
laneous business. After the noon recess
the installation of officers occupied an
hour or two.
Judge Botkin made short address, fol-
lowed by the new commander, D. w.
Eastman.
The following telegram was sent to
President Mckinley, after which a for
nal adjournment was taken:
''Wichita, April %, 1898.
"Comrade William Mckinley. President of
the United States, Washington, D. c.:
your comrades Of the Grand Army OF
the Republic, of Kansas, in annual en-
rampment assembled. send greeting and
heg 10 assure you OF their entire conf
dence and unwavering support support
and that they wild respond to your call
with the same alacrlty with which they
answered Honest Father Abraham in the
days of 81"
The morning session of the Ladies Of
the G.. A r. was opened in due form
by the president, Mrs. Emma Wall. Miss
Nellie Rhodes of Manhattan presided at
the organ while the ladies sang the last
verse of the Battle Hymn of the Repub-
lie" The regular order of business was
suspended to receive visitors. Captain
Spencer and several young students
from the Salina Military College were
annolnced After an exhibition Of their
drill work a short talk was given by
Captain Spencer regarding the work of
the college, and he dwelt especially upon
the care given to the moral training of
the students
Mrs Emma Wall and Past President
Mrs. Dalton made appropriate responses,
after which Captain Spencer thanked the
convention for their kindness and retired
from the hall.
Following this visit came a delegation
from the Sons Of Veterans. who brought
greetings from their order. which was
happily responded to by Mrs. Wall and
also Mrs. Dalton OF WINFIELD The chair
man Of this delegation was Mr.. Bruce OF
Wichita, who paid a higH tribute to the
mothers of our country and to the infu- |
ence Of womanhood in general
The election of officers resulted in the
reelection Of Mrs. Wall as president. 4
high tribute to her efficient work for the
department Tho other officers are as
follows:
Senior Vive Presfdent-AIrs. Della Raw |
hngs of Kansas City.
Junior Vice-Mrs. Goiger of Newton.
Treasurer-AIrs. Annette Lundy OF /
Winfield.
Chaplain-Mrs. Powell Of Leavenworth |
Counsellor-AIrs. NJ o. Cartilage Of
Topeka
Council of AdminIstration-Mrs Wood }
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