The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-02
c. A. R. ANGRY.
Will Score Pension Depart
ment at the Annual
E~ncampment at
Philadelphia.
INVESTIGATION UNDER WAY
Spanish War Veterans Will
Probably Not Be Admit
ted to the Ranks.

Beginning Monday, September 9, me an
nual national encampment of the Grano
Army will be held in the City of Brother
II Love. Great are the arrangements
for this event. which is scheduled TO last
four DAYS. Veterans from all over the
country will assemble around camp nres
and tell how battles were won. Old rem
iniscences. of which the veterans
never tire, will be brought up and tola
over and over again.
There will be over three hundred regl-
mental reunions during the four lays en-
campment. but these will simply consist
Of talking over the events Of the past
wear. Very little business will be trans
acted at these reunions.
closely figuring. about 10000 veterans
are expected to participate in the les
~tivities. This is allowing for the u
decrease in the army of about ten per
cent. The Philadelphia Opera House has
been engaged for the eneampment.
President Mckinley will be present dur
ing the biggest part of the four days. On
Monday he will, with Governor Stone OF
Pennsylvania and the Mayer of Phila-
delphia, review the parade OF the naval
veterans.
Tuesday, the Grand Army parade takes
place, at the conclusion Of which a ban
quet viii be rendered TO the grand offi-
GERS ard the President. This viii be held
in the theatre.
Wednesday and Thursday the real bust
ness of the encampgnant viii be trans
acted. A red-hot session is anticipated.
when the subject OF pensions IS brought
up for discussion. 4 number Of Grand
Army organizations have petitionad the
main body 10 inquire ipto the workings
of the Pension Department for the pur-
pose OF locating the laxiEy Of that office,
as they term it. These petitions were
based on these grounds
Applications were made TO the Pension
Commissioner, II. Clay Evans, Tor PEN
siuns. These applications came from or
ganizations throughout the county. It is
now claimed by the petitioners that the
Pension COMMISSIONS paid little or no
attention to the applications, and those
applications which were recognized. were
Only attegded TO after muea delay.
On the strength OF the petitions. a COM
mittee of Grand Officers was appointed
to Investigate the workings of the Pen
sion Department.. This committee will
report on the first day of the encamp-
ment.
The President has also been p%etitioned,
1t is sad. 20 remove the present head of
the Pension Department. 1t is thought
in Grand Army circles that the Presi-
dent will recognize the demands of the
Grand Army in this respect.
It is said by some veterans that the re-
port which will be submitted by the COM
nnittee will not reflect very fayorably on
the Pension Department.
Ihe annual election of officers will take
place as usual. This will be transacted
on the first day of the meeting. There
are no aspirants fer Office from New Jer-
sey. h question of admitting the SOL
diers who fought in the recent war into
Inc ranks of the Grand Army will also
be brought up. This movement has posi-
lively no support. The veterans are very
much in favor Of having the Grand Army
die with the veterans of the Civil War.
There will be a reunion of the prisoners
OF war and also a reunion of Army Corps
Wednesday night. Delegations will be
sent from all the organizations in this
CITY and Bayonne. Arrangements have
peen made for their transportation. Each
Fost is DESTROYS of sending as large a
representation as possible.