The Penn's Grove record., 1899-09-08

City Hall, and sang patriotic airs as the
veterans passed. Post No. l, from Rock
ford, ILL.,, the oldest post in the Grand
Army, headed the line. General James ".
Latta. OF this city, was Chief Marshal.
The President made a visit to the war
ships OF Rear-Admiral SIMPSONS squadron
and went aboard i've OF them. The visit
of the President to the squadron proved to
be the greatest marine spectacle ever seen
here. The President was the first to step
on board OF the flagship from the steep
ladder that hangs over the New York's
side, and as he did so the entire squadron
fired the Presidents salute of tweuty-one
runs, or 126 guns in all. The bands on all
the ships simultaneously played Hail to
the Chief"
Wherever President Mckinley appeared
lie received a tremendous ovation, partic-
ularly at the Academy OF Music, where the
Grand Army was officially welcomed to the
city and State by Mayor A=hbridge and
Governor Stone. The President was intro
duced as "Comrade" Mckinley.
The Presidential party, with Admiral
Sampson and hi stan, left the Academy OF
Music, and proceeded to Odd Fellows Hall,
wRere President Mckinley Tas the guest of
honor at a banquet rendered ny George G..
Meade Post, the Lafayette Post OF New
York and the Kingsley Post Of Boston.
When the Chief Executive entered the BAN
quoting hall, all present rose and cheered.
When the President was introduced by the
POSTMASTER to the diners he said:
at has given me great pleasure to be as
ISOLATED with you to-day. l have been
deeply touched by many of the scensf
which all Of us have witnessed. With the
Joyous side OF the glad reunion of old com.
rades who fought side by side in a common
cause aud for a common country, there was
the other sad side, that so many OF oui
comrades who two years ago had marched
--o.4 a, 18th y.AN tHrAurb tho Tttv nj Rnf.
falo are no longer In the ranks.
'rhe blue and the gray march unde
one ~iag-we've got but one ia2 nOw-tht
same that our grandfathers lifted up, tbs
same our fathers bore, and that dag which
you Kept stainless and made triumphant
forevermore.
II may be pardoned for saying in this
presence that this has been Que ofthe hap
piest days OF my life, looking In the faces
OF my comrades. They are getting a little
too old for war, but they are all right,
That during last ear aud this summer we
were able to convene $50 900 Of the best
Young men In the United States was due tC
the example OF your patriotism aud the In,
spiration OF your example,"
The members Of the Presidential party
afterward retired from tina hall and drove
to the Pennsylvania Railroad station
where they boarded q special train ant
left for Washington at 1I,3o O'Clock.
Senior Vice-Commauder William C
johnson, OF Cincinnati, was elected Com
mander-in-Chie for the unexpired torn o
James A.. Sexton, deceased, which en- lie,
with the election OF the new Commander
in-Chief for the ensuing year. The en-
canpment will meet next year In Chicago
These statistics were given in the report
OF the senior vlce-commander; Members il
good standing. June 80, 1898, 305, 603; gait
by muster, 1912; gain by transfer, 97ls
gain by reinstatement. l2,257; gain from
delinquent reports. AIS; total gain, 90, 23S
aggregate, 1888, s36, Loss by death, 1884
loss by honorable discharge, 1854; loss b
transfer, 1886; loss by suspension. %, 9j2
loss by d~ishonorable discharge, l07; loss b.
delinquent reports, 1855; loss by surrende