The National tribune., 1899-05-04
LOUISIANA ANb MISSISSIPPI.


The 10th annual Ercampment of the
Department of Louisiana and Missis-
sippi was held recently at New Orle
Col. Charles W. keeting presiding.
During the session Col. James Lewis,
on behalf of Frank HamHn, of Chicago,
son of Vice-President Hannibal Hamlin,
presented to the GAR. bust of Han
nibal Hamlin.
Matters of interest to the Department
were discussed, and the following officers
elected: Com, Col. c. ". keeting; 5. v.
c., d. +. Sweet, Jennings, La; j. v. C.,
Isaiah Kelly. Vichsburg, Miss; Chap,
Walter. Mccormack; Medical Director. A.
shire; Asst Q.-M-Gen., E. S. Stoddard ;
ms, a. S. Badger; Judge-Advocate, o.
rilman; NJ. o., +. C. Antoine. Council,
II. N. Singleton, Frank Bertis, Charles
Elgar, G. W. Merritt, c. Gamer. Repre-
sentatives to the National Encampnlent,
W. Is. Barrett and Lewis Hermann; Alter
mates, Wesley Harding and Henry Ri
we're.
In the course of the Department Com.
mander's report, which was a long and
interesting document, dealing with al
matters of Importance TO the Department,
Col. keeting discussed a Soldiers Home
for Louisiana and Mississippi, as follows:
Il would most earnestly recommend 10
the members OF the Encampment that
special committee be appointed with fuli
authority to have an act prepared ana
forwarded to our Senators and Represent-
ativeS at Washington asking that an ap-
preparation of 100000 be made by the
Congress- of the United States for the
erection of a Soldiers Home i'll the State
of Louisiana. 1t is certainly heartrend-
ing TO witness the amount OF suffering
OCcaSiOned among the old veterans IN inc
Gulf States for the want of a Soldiers
Home in this locality. ! have Just sue,
ceedcd in obtaining transportation ana
admission into the Soldiers Home at
LeavcnwOrth County, Kan, Tor a ieebie
and impoverished soldier who applied 10
me for assistance in the matter some
months ago. For several days after tEe
glad tidings had arrived for the poor old
man | could not obtain any information
of his whereabouts, but finally found nm
in the New Orleans Charity Hospital.
Comrades, it would have done your hearts
good to have seen how happy tie old vet
eran was when told that, after all ms
privationS and SufferingS OF the past few
years, he was so fortunate as To be ad-
mitted into an institution where he wouid
once more be able to enjoy the blessings
and comforts of a home"
Col. Keeting submitted the report OF the
Chairman of the Woman's Relief Corps,
as follows: Cash expended in relief, 81
372. 65; estimated value of relief other than
money, S5l9.15; number of soldiers as
sisted, 14O; number OF SololerS laHlIeS
assisted, SO; number Of members OF the
W.R.C. assisted, S5; number of members
families assisted, 81 At date of last re-
port there were 33 Corps in good standing
with a membership of 761.
MEMORIAL DAY.
Comrade C. f. Tewksbury, Department
Chaplain, Springdalc, Ark. writes:
"Another Memorial Day is drawing near:
Let each of us this year attend Memorial
service on the Sabbath preceding Me
mortal Day. Since last Memorial Day
many of our noble comrades have passed
to T.. It bourn from which no traveller ever
returns.
"We should hold sacred this day in
respect Of our departed heroes. Counte-
nance nothing that will bring disgrace on
yourself or rcproach to our noble Order.
Remember, comrades, that we are last
passing away, and the place that knows
us now will soon know us no more. We
know not who will he the first to he
called. Let us strew flowers on all OF our
departed heroes graves, knowing that
sooner or later some comrade or friend
will strew flowers on our graves"
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