The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1898-09-14
Jas. A. Sexton Elected Command
er-m-Chief and Philadelphia
Next EEcampment Site.
TIE OFFICERS MAKE THEIR EFFORTS.
Retiring commandments Goblin
Delivers His Annual Address and
Makes Valuable Suggestions.
Report OF the Adjutsnt General Shows the
Membership To BE 30J, 603-Num5sr
OF Members RrmI,n n : : Suspended
june SO. 1898, Is 30.6GS.

bNCiNNATI, sept 8 Il he parade or
parades, the great annual pageant of
the Grani Army of the Republic,
started from tins point of rendezvous
at Richmond and freeman avenue at
exactly 10 a m. WEDNESDAY On its
trirmphaI march through the Queen
City OF the West
The length of march was . G5 miles
Grand Marshal Hickcnloo; cr had so
well arranged plans that The muster
ing was unmarried by any confusion.
1t worked like n clock mechanism.
The first division moved at 10
O'Clock. The tenth swung into line at
Il:2O, when the head of the parade was
at Seventh AMI Race. E ch soldier
walked at the rate of s. steps per
minute.
At each of the reviewing stands the
color bearers sa,uted by dipping their
colors.
The police moved in faultless line,
Col Deitsch at their head Then came
the grand marshal and staff.
Chief Goblin and staff
followed him
CINCINNATI, Sept 9-The opening OF
the Thirty-sccond National Encamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie at Music hall, at10 a. N. Thursday,
was the event of supreme interest to
the veterans, involving, as it did, the
question of admitting soldiers of the
American-Spanish war, of the election
Of new officers and the selection of
next years meeting place.
The civic and industrial and peace
parade was the event scheduled for
the afternoon. Ella borate and pains
taking arrangements assured its sue
cess and the protection of the vast
crowds that lined the streets
The women visitors got down to the
more serious business of the conven.
ton, the Women's Relief corps, Ladies
OF the Grand Army of the Republic
and Daughters of Veterans gathering
in solemn conclave. The fireworks
will attract hundreds of thousands in
the evening.
Gen. Goblin started the ball rolling
at the public meeting and E E. Mon.
fort started the waves of enthusiasm
by presenting to the retiring COM
mander-in-chief a handsome gavel
The gavel was made of a piece OF
wood from the doorsiu of Gen. Grants
boyhood home.
At 1918 Col ]. Milt Blair opened
the public preliminary meeting by In.
Producing Gov. Bushnell The gov.
ernor welcomed the veterans, saying
he had never offered welcome more
heartily felt.
Comrades of Ohio, 1 welcome you
to your own; comrades of other states,
/ welcome you to the grandest COM
monwe alth of the union" said the
governor, as he closed his brief ad-
dress
Mayor Tafel welcomed the comrades
as the city executive.
Chairman NJ. E Ingalls,, of the citi-
zens' committee, spoke gracefully of
the committees that provided the
weeks entertainment He referred to
the promises made by him last year
at Buffalo, when the encampment was
invited here. When he said the time
had come to decide whether they had
been fulfilled loud applause rose from
all parts of the house.
Gen Gobin's address was full of in
terest He opposes the admission of
veterans of the American-Spanish war
into the G. A. R., and the return of
the confederate flags.
He reports balance in the &. A. R.
treasury. The total number of pieces
Of mail handled by the G. A R off,
Gals for the year just ending was
6, SEQ, 967. The number of pensioners
is ], O40, S65. The pensions paid during
the year amounted TO s144. 65i, s79 so.
Memorial day was celebrated
throughout the nation with more than
usual enthusiasm and interest
Patriotic teachings in the public
schools have progressed favorably.
Military drill having been added, it
has become a remarkably popular feat
ure in many of the public schools OF
the land.
''The question of the suspension of
comrades for the non-payment of dues
still prevails, and it is most difficult
to /, Pisiate in a manner that will do
justice TO those who can not afford 10
pay their dues without doing great in