Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-11
MAINE G. A. r. PARTY
At Washington on Way Home from the Grand
Army Encampment.

V'"J .~''P"SWs
Hotel Vendome, Washington n ~
Sept. S.-(SpeciaD. OF course before Law
ing Philadelphia all OF Manager Merrjck' :
party having vote in the National En-
campment were obliged to close IN their
sight seeing Tuesday night, for the pave,
calling to order the 33d annual sessio, NJ
that body was TO drop at 10 A Nf
Wednesday, and great interest cantarai
in this meeting. In a large measure No
Grand Army of the Republic was an t,iaI
before the country, and upon the actinn
taken by this encampment on the pension
question would rest the honor and gnod
name of the representatives Of tba gu,
viving soldiers and sailors of the Civil
War There need have been no fear an
the part of the great public alwavs g.
generous to the veterans as To the yyaI
they would show their hands once thay
were given the opportunity and none
save the veterans themselves will go
know of their hungering and thirsting for
that opportunity. From the very mnT5nant
when the chaplain in chief Concluded HE
eloquent prayer, there Is no desrrihinp
the suppressing feeling that pervad Iiiot ths
encampment. Again does Your cores
pondent appreciate his own littleness OF
descriptive powers and bow to the mem
bers Of the press who could u con,nia,aI,
and cffectuaiiY set this encampment he
fore your readers.
Re ii remembered that many If tho
men In TINS tncafnpinent are the peers of
any speakers in the country-in fact same
of them have graced both houses of con
gress; and this serious emergency the
vital Importance of the question To he de
cided and the resultant effect of the ac-
ton to be taken gave them ample scope
TO set the boys wild with Pnthusiasn-
and the speakers seized the opportunity.
The writer voices their opinion from the
outlook of the veterans. wnen he states
that the hue and cry against the munifi
cent provisions of the government I'm their
behalf was raised by those who for i
generation have lived off the old soldier
and sailor. Some Of the claim agents and
most Of the pension sharks have been
more completely turned down during the
last few years than ever before ana il is
easily explained why Just nov heaven
ana earth, saying nothing Of the sea- and
sky. should be turned to give them a bet
ter chance "a secure money from the old
soldiers.
The report of the pension committee
raised tempest, and 1t was not Il TEN
pest in Il teapot either. Their feelings
got the better Of them and with bowls of
No. no. no, hey sat down on the one
comrade In that great convention who
had the gaH t. introduce u resolution con
demninE Commissioner Evans and Act
ing Commander -in chief Johnson de
clarcd, "lhy noes seem - have 4, with
an accompaniment uf laughter and cheers
heard half a mite Then the report was
rs committed Ulth Instructions, and.
THURSDAY Gen. Daniel =. Si.kirs. the
mittee having frs, c.pquently moved
that the report b. adopted ana the recon-
mendatipHs adopted. 80 ended the anti
administration fiaScu. OF the routine
business OF the convention your readers
have already been informed.
The personnel of Manager Merrick's
party was promised. and is appended
possibly name or TWO may be omitted.
ana possibly some may be given wrong
hoping that thu home friends may b.
pleased with the list:
Riley. J. =. Jeffords. Livermore Falls;
col &. :. Crowcl!. Mrs. Kate CasweN, the
Misses Stockbridge. Mrs. Hattie White.
Mrs. lnzetta !. Small.
Aroost0ok-Capt. q. H. Smith, depart
ment junior wee COMMANDER. Thomas
Fox. Elbridgc Gardiner. II. ). hathaway,
&. 4. Hail. \. II. jerks. }. IL. Kiddcr. q.
:. Luce. II. .. Perry. II. II. Putnam,
Cumberland Mr.. ana Mrs. X. IA. Knight
ana Miss Knight.
kennebec-Mljur j. l.. Merrick, mana
arr ot The party. Miss Maude Merrick.
COL l. s Bangs, past department com
mander. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brown. NJ.
ANA Mrs. Martin Blaislell, J. NJ. Barker,
MIR. and Mrs. II. r. Durham, Ell Drew,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. l.. Emery; Mr. and Mcs.
f. fitzpatrick and Miss fitzpatrick, y
Krutzky. A. Morrison. Mis-. Taylor, NJ.
ana Mrs T.. G. Wardwell, 6: II. Reynolds.
Waterville: Mr.. and Mrs. Abram Batchc!-
der. J. Wesley Gilman, past department.
ana Mrs. Gilman, Mr.. ana
Mrs q. w Goulding tand their sistet,
Mrs j. Fred fiolj uf Boston, who Joined
the excursion At Boston,. Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. Libby, Mr.. ana Mrs. u. Pike. Mr.. ana
Mrs II. Wyman. Oakland; Mrs l. L.
Carleton. Mrs Haiti. Whiting. winthrop;
G. f. Tarbe!l. Benton: O. A. True Litch
field: Mr.. ana Mrs. A. NJ. MCCausland
Gardiner: q. +. Brann, j. b. Lunt. Hail"-
oxford-W. T.. Putnam Mrs. Sarah Z.
Putnam. president Department 81 MAINE
w. II. q. Auxiliary 20 the 9. \. f.. Miss
Nellie Holman. Miss Lydia Packard, DIX
field: \. ). Chapman, Miss Angie Chap-
man r l.. Edwards. Mr.. ana Mrs. l. g.
Jordan. Mrs. J. Billings, Bethel; Mrs.
Myra Elliott, Eumford:
f. ". Hink.cy. old Town; Mr.. and Mrs.
P.scataquiS-AIr. ana Mrs. G. G. Down
ing. Wainwright Gushing. past deparL-
ment commander. Mrs. Carrie Chase. Miss
Blanche Chase. Mr.. and Mrs. c. HoNie. \.
+. Jackson Miss Miller, John RunnellS.
+. A. Richards. Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Sher-
burne. Mrs Orrin Sands. l.. I. Douglass.
'S.aasadahoc-Col. s. t. snipe, Mr.. and
Mrs. Flora r Earle Rowdoinham.
Somerset-Mrs. Ella Jordan. Miss Mertie
q Mills. Mrs. circuit. Skowhegan.
WaIdo-Mr and Mrs. \. +. Ellis, Bel
fast: A. +. Nickcrson Swanville.
WashnEton-J. +. NcaSle. l.ubec
York-Mr. and Mrs. y. II. Ptllsbury. MY.
ana Mrs {. II. Townsend. Bddeford; Il.
]. Goss. unknown.