The Topeka state journal., 1899-04-27
KANSAS NEWS.
The g. A. r. Encampment Prov
ing a Success.
Address of Commander Eastman
Shows Finances
IN GOOD CONDITION
With Increase of Membership
Reunion For Topeka.
Pension Commissioner Evans
May Be Censured.

Hutchinson, April 27.-The feature of
the first days work at the G. A. r. en-
campment was the reading Of the re-
port of Commander Eastman. The re-
port showed an increase IL the mem
bership, and that the finances were in a
good. healthy condition.
The net loss of membership for the
last six years, ending December 81, 1897,
ranged all the way from 476 in 1892 to
1,193 in 1895, and aggregated 4,66S in the
six years For the year ending Decem-
ber 81, 1898, there was no loss, but net
gain, in the membership in good stand
ing. and every post that is in arrears
for dues and reports has been left out
of the calculation. If all the posts
which reported December 81 last, but
have not reported in March, have the
same membership as in December there
is a net gain of 946 in the membership
since the December reports.
The finances are in good condition.
The assistant Quartermaster general
received from the outgoing quarter
master cash amounting to s., $685. He
will have nearly as much to turn over
to his successor after paying every ex-
pense of the department and the purses
of 1920 to the posts and comrades who
have competed for increase of member
ship.
WOMANS RELIEF CORPS.
The number of the members of the
w. r. c. in good standing is 5,S43 and
there are 204 corps.
Department President Mrs. Julia
Campbell was presented with a dia-
mond studded gold badge, in speech,
and made an appropriate response.
The address of welcome was given by
Mrs. Ellen Botkin, president of Corps
No. Ill of Hutchinson, to which Mrs.
Helen s. Mason of Wichita responded.
An unexpected contest for division
commander of the Sons of Veterans
came up. Up TO noon L. B. Price of
MulVane was believed to be the only
candidate. The candidacy of Ezra E.
Beard of Wichita was brought out late
in the afternoon.
All other candidates for department
president of the Woman's Relief corps
have apparently withdrawn in favor of
Mrs. Della Rawlins of Kansas City,
Kan In the Ladies of the G.. A r. the
candidates for department president are
Mrs Minnie Morgan of Cottonwood
Falls and Mrs. Mason of Wichita. There
are two candidates for department pres
ident of the Ladies' Aid society-Mrs.
Eva Outcalt of Burlington and Miss
Carrie Tinker of Pittsburg.
The various committees of the G. A.
R. were chosen today, the most import
ant being the committee on resolutions.
The members of this committee are:
Gen. J. K. Hudson, Topeka; E. w. Cum
ningham, Emporia; w. A. Calderhead,
Marysville; r. A. Campbell, Hutchin-
son; S. f. Fink, Winfield; o. S. Moore,
Abilene, and S. L. Wilson, Beattie.
A campfire was held in the Auditorium
last night A number of veterans de-
Iivered addresses. Governor Stanley
made a speech in which he went after
the trusts and advocated thorough reg
ulation of them by law.
Mr.. Stanley declared that the trusts
are a great menace to the American
people today, and that their proper reg
ulation is one of the great problems
which now confront the people. 1.-TWO
methods" he said, "are suggested as a
solution of the problem-natiOnal regu-
lation and state regulation. The first
is right; the other is wrong, radically
wrong. The trusts must be regulated
by congress, not by the state, and no
congressman should be sent from Kan
sas who is not right on the trust ques-
tiOn.''
An interesting contest is being waged
by the various towns which are endeav-
oring to secure the encampment for
next year. Prominent among the can
Parsons and Winfield. The chances
seem to be favorable to the first two
mentioned.
The state G. A. r. reunion is prac-
tically conceded to Topeka.
One of the principal subjects Of dis
cussion in the hotel lobbies is, Shall
the Kansas c.. A. r. endorse or con-
denim the official course of Pension Com
missioner Evans? This proposition has
developed quite a warm fight. Maj.
Tom Anderson and Capt. Pat Coney of
Topeka are leading the fight to get a
resolution through censuring Evans.
Cyrus Leland is leading the fight in OPP
position to the proposition.