Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-08

pald examining surgeons. ssal2ia
Agonciea-gaiariea and expenses, fJas.-
GO. bureau Salaries and per diem.
,i.s5i, sci. Total. sifp.2es''ii.
-.. nsror.
In mis- report. Alfred f.yih. The senior
Vice congratulated ief. rtferred 70
she visit Of POST 2. department of New
York. 20 Hamilton. ont, saylng mar
she cheers which greeted The c0mrtlra
IN arrival and the reception on the
part % the citizens " Hamilton were
illustrations OF the recent drawing TO-
Fc;her IN sympthy and fecllng N the
two great English speaking nations
VICE COMMANDER
The Junior vice chief,
rrarria y. Ann. sald In his report
that no mlstskf would he made n the
national cnc1mpmfnt should In the fu-
turt select at least one national officer
who's service wHs IN the navy and
thus give practical cnfct 10 the stnil.
men, ~ tie orsanlrttion. the tqusil.y
Of fhe soldier and sailor
SURGEON GENERAL
Dfvld Macty 81 D.. the surEguh
general. enrrts'cd In his report The
adoption ~ snme system n discipline
In order 10 snsute ihe sending ~ ~ re-
quired report. Ills lde, was thas only
thtss pjs,H AMI departments which
.vinced rficlsnt inierrst in the order
10 furnish me reports be allowed repre-
rentNion In enc department. and ni-
flonAl sncinrfntni.
cuAPLAIN.fN-cHI
The chapl,in-in -ehles. Frank O.
llruner. IN his rtppft. stated that there
has been In not a few of the depart
menfs handsIme development IN
inns.sflng INV members, promp, pay.
mont % dues and looking after tht
needy comrades No such devotion 20
memorial day esrfclses had come un-
der their observation IN 20 yeara. Tho
relation % the brand Army 10 the com.
mon school system had n ptramlunt
rlaniitrancc In moulding She race into
more sublime clviilKattun. What had
deited the southland - thickly With
schlol buildlngsG AZ must conrcds li
was the triumph o. the old naF Tho
Grand Army could never BE- anything
bu; a distinct order. bu. one thing
must be carefully guarded ana that
WAS cnntracilon. The army % 1895
brought = climax IN American annals
which msuni more than any past. sud
the chaplain, 1--WE may be on the eve Of
making a history Of Ourselves IN a
grand army which will Include the
boys IN blue and gray I frmly b..
lleys u 4 The lawn of brighter Day.
Ihis w1mi Include every army under
ADJurANT GENERAL.
The report of ihc adlulani general.
Thomas J. stewart, contained The fol-
lowing figures a. 70 the fntmbefthlp.
The member IN good Standing Jiht
30 1897. numbered sig.f5s. The gain dur
Ing the year was by muster Ia, 10 80.
transfer. i.3sb. Reinstatement. fs,Csi
sst5i. The losses were. by death. l. 4.
~ hengrahe diseharssd, lise; trans.
able Discharge. 1856 by. delinquent re-
ports. I,0Il. by surrender a. charter. 1.
025; total, 4o,ss 80 the members In
Eo91 Standing June 30. ISIS. numbered
sos.op5. The number Of members re-
naming suspended AZ that date was
seeoA Hepotts received from depart.
ments showed that 500 numbers pre-.
vicusiy reported as suspended had been
dropped from the rolls, The amount sx.
pended iu charity during the year was
alN,spJ The revenues from the sale ol
supplies aud per capita tax arr dc.
crefsing yearly and Il Is lmpcratlvci,
rccessAry that the expcnfes Ut nationi
headquarters he dettcaAad. Or he pe
capita tax increased. Many 81 the post
are becoming reduced In fnemhershlp
The innrniti,s ~ Hre rendering com
fades In many Instances. iesa cnthu
niasile meetings become ieus intereatlni
comrades are sonn suspended and IN
posts become Delinquent The lnfornm
ton ~ far received would hardy justi
~ action by Congfcs In tho erection
81 a hospital Tor the cnre aud treat
inrnt Of surviving soldiers of the yea
Tor the suppre ssion ~ the rebellion VII
are suffering from insanity and eon
by their families or friends.
ouARrERMAsrER GENERAL
The repor, Of Tho qurriermaster aen
sral A. J, burbank. showed that m
reeilpis durlns Ihe year were sii I.
ance On hand being $3.50,
Aionzn WILLIAMS, Inspector genera
reported that the orEanixAtion " ~
strong and In good condition aithouF
rapidly decreasing. In numbers n va
SIN doing very efficient work through
rhe cncnmrment WIN have muc
work In considering the proposed n
vision Of the ritual and also In cor
fidcrlng propositions for amaiffma
tlon. II N believed that the prop1a
tion 20 make those who PARTICIPATE
the Hlspano- American war eligible wl
not prevail ~ the latter soldiers vi
want a separate organization. Thei
II NOR sentiment IN favor o. unitln
those who fought on different sides
the same war and a resolution win !
offered inviting the conf dcfnte vctc
ans to meet with the o.. A. n. nc'
year The MisgNir delegation wi
ilkiy present the resolution A. IN
state was about equally divided do
ing the clyll war. II no Joint cnctml
ment Is arranged Il II proposed 20 ha'
frnternai delegations sent from one Of
oampment 10 another
'rhe national cncrnpmcnt of the w
mons Relief corrs opened this mort
ing AZ the Scottish Rite cathedral WI
an address by Mss Law White. ~
ladies N the a. A, Il. resumed The
sessions at Oid Follows temple, ~
pforts TO unite these two orders ha'
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