Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-27

ed by congress. not by the state, and no
congressman should be sent from. Kansas
who is not right on the trust question"
At the opening session this morning, d.
W. Eastman, retiring department com
mander of the Kansas G. A. r., delivered
the annual address, Commander Eastman
said that during the six years ended De
cember 81, 1897, the Kansas department OF
the G. A. r.. had lost membership the
loss ranging from 47s in 1882 to 1,223 in
1895, and aggregating a,6ss for the six
years.
For the year ended December 81, 1885,
there was no loss, but net gain of S61
in the membership in good standing, and
every post that Is a year in arrears for
dues and reports has been left out of the
calculation.
Our finances" said Mr.. Eastman, ARE
il good condition. The assistant quarter
master general received from the outgo-
ing quartermaster cash amounting to ST.
595.94 He will have nearly as much to
turn over to his successor, after paying
every expense of the department and the
prizes of 500 to the posts and comrades
who have competed for increase OF men,
bership''
OF the pension question, Commander
Eastman said: 1T is not my province to
attack the personality of the pension COM
missioner. l realize that he has great diff
ficulties to encounter and occupies an Of
flee of responsibility. My personal inter-
course with him has been most pleasant.
1 am informed that the work of the bu-
reau is getting up better than 1t has ever
been, and that medical examinations have
been ordered on all cases up to January
/, 1899
Last month s,ei3 certificates for PEN
nnlo I,a
been filed in the pension bureau on ac-
count of the war with Spain, so 1t will
be observed that our boys are learning
early that 1t is not all of war to go on the
battlefield, land that the effects of the war
are not endedswhen peace Is declared. AS
these physical. wrecks come back to their
homes applying for pensions earned in the
service of their country in short cam
paign of a hundred days, let us hope that
the old battle-scarred veterans of 81 to
'65 will be looked upon with more char
liable and kindly. feeling, and that their
years of service will be more fully appre-
ciated by those whose business 1t Is to
titled to their pittance Of n pension to
keep the wolf from the door; that the
100000 original claims pending June ~, 1873,
tied i'm equity, so that the needy comrades
may get the benefit while they are still on
earth.
tice of the bureau are tending more and
more to the reduction and curtailment OF
pensions when there Is more need, for the
old soldiers of a generous polcy.
1.-The question for the pension commits.
sioner ought to be: What Is due?' Has it
peen paid? not What d,i viii II l. cost! HOW
Commander Eastman appointed the fol-
lowing committees:
On department commanders address.
ka; Theo. Bodkin. Hutchinson, and W. P.
Campbell. Wichita.
Assistant adjutant generals reportoW.
He1dr{ Faa HsksFsGa r. ee'eh GRAY een
ter.
Assistant auartermaster's reports. E.
Fink, Winfield; J. T. Taylor, Leavenworth;
]. w. Scott, Independence.
Senior vice commanders report-H. l..
Pestana. Russell; Charles Harris, Emporia;
VI Junior h 11ee apRansas Sisy
Wood, wellington J. A. Gardner, Pratt
]. B. Remington. Paola.
Judge advocates report.W.R. Hopkins,
Garden City: W. H. Clark, Ottawa: J. N.
Balderston. Wichita.
Inspectors and chief mastering officers
hame en pnrte OF NIL
Wood, Burr Oak.
Chaplain's report-B. F. Pugh. Ottawa;
a. Murray, Baldwin; NJ. P. McKinahan.
70 visit Ladies' of the G. A. RI. p.
Harris Ottawa: A. X. Rodgers, Topeka
Ghrr heis Wse Empor,a s Charies aries. RnS RMiaSSheii'
To visit Ladies' Aid Society-Dr J. M
Mnnick, Wichita; L. Keck, Wichita: J. w
Eorney Belle nssp Plaine F. charlesworth. Be,
| On memorial resoutions-R. w. Blue
Chetopa; F. d. Baker. Concordia; 8. G.
Cook, Herington; z. Harlan, Eureka.
oswego; J. M. Minnick. Wichita; o. H
Durant, Mankato.
To present prize flag-T. ]. Anderson, To-
peka.
To award prizes-A B. Arment, Wichita
G. c. Furley, Wichita; L. @. Parker, Ober.
| lin.
To visit Sons of yeterans-George w
Veal. Topeka: o. E. Morse Mound City
W. B. Shockley. National Military home
W. d. Sapper, Ottawa; ]. E. Watrous, Bur.
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