Iron County register., 1899-05-18

are: Senior vice-eommander, J. L. ZinA
| n;erer, ST. Louis; junior vice-comman-
der, w. ID. Sigler, Kirksyille; medical
| director, DIR. Joseph McAGoo, SPRING
| field; chaplain, Rev. T. j. Ferren,
| Wellsville; council of administration,
y. W. Taylor, ST. Louis; Francis Beck.
er, ST. Louis; E. ID. Cornish, Cameron;
| Arnold Beck, ST. Louis; Dr.. Ira 7.
Bronson, Sedalia. The officers were in
stalled by Past Commander George w.
Martin, of Brookfeld. Delegates to na-
| tiunal encampment are: Charles
| Brrge, Martin Scherer, f. c. Brott, j.
S. Rogers, VIM. Niehaus, A. Mckinley,
| Isaac Leper, c. n. Brooks, o. c. Sny-
| der, j. w. Eldridge, c. A. Nossman, j.
T. Mcdonald. w. F. Henry.
Resolutions Adopted.
The resolutions adopted congratu-
lated the country upon the fraternal
spirit and loyal devotion so generally
| manifested to the flag; assure Presi-
dent Mckinley of loyal support of his
efforts to solve the great national
problems; declare it to be the duty of
every American citizen to stand, to
speak and to act for the upholding of
the national flag in Porto Rico, in
Cuba and over the Philippine islands
until suitable government shall have
been established and each and every
Individual therein shall enjoy security
in the exercise of all his rights, salute
the American soldiers and sailors of '93
and '99 and rejoice in their victories;
call for prompt and speedy pension
legislation; expresses compliments to
the citizens of Kirksville for the enter
tainment provided, and expresses sym
pathy upon the death of National
Commander James Sexton, and to the
Kirksville cyclone sufferers.
\ move was instituted to locate a
monument on the battlefield of Lone
Jack. Senator Williams committee, ap-
pointed last year, presented an eXhaus-
tive report which condemns Shinn's
history of the American people and
Perry RAIDERS history of Missouri, and
protests against the use of the two
books in the public schools, and rec
ommends the repeal of the law COM
pelling the use of these publications
in public schools. OF Shinn's work the
report says: The authors bias and
dpDSdIS NCIy
Facts are misstated and distorted, and
throughout appears an unfair discrim-
ination in favor of the south. RAIDERS
history is denounced as being more
narrow and biased than Shinn's. After
considerable discussion the report was
adopted
Sons of Veterans.
The Sons of Veterans report a sue
cessful encampment, with good at
tendance. The election resulted as fol-
lows: Division commander, Ben Brack,
St. Louis; senior vice-commander, S.
Ed Blumer, Cape GirardeaU; junior
vice, Il. NJ. Barnes, Memphis; division
counsel, George Eller, St. Louis; F. j.
WenZ, ST. Joseph; H. f. Spafford,
Grant City; quartermaster, l.. Hesse,
st. Louis; delegates to Detroit en-
campment, c. c. Behnke, st. Louis; y.
p. Kclso, Grant City, Past Division
Commander ]. w. S. Dillon, of Grant
City. was presented with the emblem
OF the office as an appreciation of his
services.
Woman's Relief Corps.
The Woman's Relief corps elected
the following department officers:
President, Mrs. T. j. Dockery, Kinks
Vile; senior vice. Mrs. Jennie Boffman,
Kansas City; junior vice, Mrs Hyler.
ST. Joseph; secretary, Mrs. b. Z.
Hejny. Eirksville; treasurer, Mrs. Hen
rietta Steismeier, ST. Louis; chaplain,
Mrs. Orpha Bronson. Sedalia; delegate
at-large, Mrs. Mary Bodllin, Joplin; in
stalling officer, Mrs. Mary Klemm, ST.
Louis.