Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-06

corps. Ladies OF the q. A. r.. Union
EN-prisonors Of War. Ladies' Auxiliary
Naval Veterans. National Army Nuracs
association ana Daughters Of Veterans.
In addition there were many corps
rsunione during the day and night.
The show feature was "A parade Of
Union cN.prlFouers OF war.
At the q. a. u. gathering the report
% Thomas j. steward. adiutnnt gem
cral, was presented. IL shows that the
total membership 81 the Grand Army
of the Republic IN good standing June
30, 1885, was 1913 puHtH, with a mcm-
horHhip Of 800, sos. on December 3iHt
isus. 1i7s posts with n membership OF
2gs az. and on June 30 1893. $685. posts
with "a membership uf 2kfgsl. EN-
pended in relief during the year $780,
gib.Gi, The year 1890 was the high wac
ter mark In membership No9. 1851. Every
year since then huf shown decrease,
zone year ago / reported" says Gen.
Steward. "a decrease OF S3iG3s In per
capita tax received uH compared with
the previous year. This year there ~ u
decrease Of Nliu over last year. the
decrease In the sale OF supplies over the
year ending June 80, 1895. IL &22i2.22."
The adjutant general includes Ia his
report a comparative table uf receipts
and expenditures from 1880 20 1893 In
NNNA.Nh. "'tN.'fAA'a 20 HHH' -
both these items,
The report Of the quartcrmastcr gem
cral. Fred W. sphinx, of Chicago. shows
the funds on hand on october z. 1895,
amounted 10 sg2G0is, Receipts since
then have been Sl1,OiS20, making
amounted 10 3ii6l6.25, leaving a balance
In his report senior Vice Commander
ln-chlef W. c. Johnson OF Cincinnati,
says;
n cannot commend too highly the ef-
nclcut work and invaluable assistance
rendered Co our order by that magnih-
cent auxiliary organization, the Wo-
mans Relief Corps,
During the past year. the national
treasurer OF the w, Il, c., Mrs. Baglcy,
forwarded 10 our national headquarters
the munihcent sum NJ l,024.5O as a COM
trihutiun from the w. II. c., 20 the
Southern Memorial day fund. Besides
their great charitable work. they arc
teachers Of patriotism and loyalty 10
flag and country ~ IA highest order, as
demonstrated by their splendid work In
our public schools.
II hereby give "a statement taken
from the report OF national secretnry's
report OF the present year. Number OF
members June 90. 1888. 1880, number
OF corps. 3.ibG amount NJ money oN-
pended for relief present year, &6l,l92l2;
estimated value ut fHNti present year,
500 Cos G2; amount turned over 10 posts,
43s.lil.i7, expended for Memorial day,
so. 5000: expended for Memorial day
IN Southern department, Si,O2s.dG. cx-
pended Tor ", u. e., home, Sk,19t.7I;
making a total of over $4,000 expended
for the year. and making grand total
expended Tor relief since ~ organization
to June 3d. 1880 M 81 $50 ggl.ii,
Another organization N excellent de-
voted women who have aided materially
In the charitable work VI our order h
that OF the ladies uf the q, A, r., who
have In many places rendered valuable
services. and deserve our sincere
thanks" Reference rs made 10 the in
vcstlEntion Of the pension Ollie by the
pension committee and its conclusions
recommended TO the endorsement OF the
ON the subject NJ the Spanlsh-Amerl-
can war Col johnson says In part:
"Thc Spanish American war. though
short In Its duration. has wrought some
almost marvellous changes and accom-
piished some fur-reuching magnificent
results, In which the survivors uf the
grand army OF the republic have es.
peolul reasons Tor rejoicing and satls-
faction and ! might say, cpngrntulntlon
The cementlng Of the ties Of national
the open recognition OF the
fact that we are one nation with one
flag. and are a strong united people il
gratifying, II has demon
stratod to the world that the American