The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-09-07
=. ieasursr, and Mrs Brown Of Rhods
lfsand. natioaNi chaplain.
IADTTs ATXILARTFg

anu uAuonHl cnoptAAD-
LADIES AUxIl.ARIEs.
Among those present at the Ladies
Auxiliary Naval veterns. was Mrs Han
nah Green. descendant Of the Indian
chief Miantomah. TIRE greater pert Of
the days session was confined to extend
ng thie limits OF membership Hi.
the wives. sisters daughters and nieces
Of veterans Of the war Of 1872 the Ne.
can war. and tho rebellion have been
eligible. Today descendants Of revolution
veterans were added and On the Spanish.
American war. II was decided 20 awR the
action OF the mems association.
Officers were elected as foIlswu
Captain Commander-Mrs. A. r. ssars.
Baltimore.
commander-Mrs. Lena Raddatr, Jsr-
sey City.
1ieutenant-Mrs. f. wiIchsr. Jersey
city.
Senior Lieutenant-Mrs Harriet Yea.
Dulon. Philadelphia.
Junior Lieutenant-Mrs. Hannah ore.o
Providence
Paymaster-Mrs. Travers. Providsnce.
Fleet Chaplaln-Mrs. Cora H. Stone.
Baltimore.
secretary-Mrs. Jennie Laird, Provi.
deuce.
Tonight the association held a DOG
watch"
LADIES q. A. r.
/ hn
session today. The report OF President
/ Winslow was read at the afternoon ses-
! sion. She announced that a home for
veterans and their wives would be estab-
lished In California. The total prenent
membership Is $3.50 Representative OF
twenty-seven states answered roll call
&.79i was expended during the yoer and
there IS n balance on hand OF s5eLsa.
new department was added for Oregon
and 68 new circles were formed. A gcld
badge and a diamond ring we're presented
TO President wlnslow.
The election OF officers will take place
tomorrow.
PENSION REPORT.
The greatest secrecy Ia being maintain
ed In regard to the report OF the commit
tee on pensions. II is known. however.
that the report cites the conditions when
congress passed the act TO provide relief
FOR disabled veterans and their widows
and orphans. not conditioned upon evil
dence that they were disabled while in
tho service. This act the report declares
intended to meet the needs OF veterans
who In advancing could not furnish evi-
dence that they were suefrrinn from the
L"rdships OF army Tlfe
The report alleges that the original con-
structlon OF this law was abrogated In
1899 by most unjust and arbitrary rulings
of the pension commissioner, first placing
the burden OF proof upon applicants for
pens,ons that they were not suffering
from disabilities consequent upon their
own vicious habits and I'm the ruling that
widows OF veterans who applied for pen
sions we're not eligible n they had an In
come aggrogating eight dollars per month
The COMMITTEES, the report continues. on
January ~ OF this year. waited upon the
secretary OF the interior. commissioner
OF pensions and finally on President Nc.
Klnley 10 point out the iniusticea of those
rulings and T. expresses a confident be.
lief that the .ils lldent win take measarel
to bring about different ruling II, ths
= nerv fnture. The committee ha- s.ket
!, that the limit Of iuc"De 70 d.oar WI low,
a from pensions shall ne placed ~ not les
than $3.50 a year. and that tts obnoxiou
10 rulo requiring negative ev,%ence be re
!. volSed. and the former rule re.estAbiisha
!. 50 % 10 place the basis OF pension claim
d, where Il waB In 1890.
The Grand Army OF the Republic. tn
a report continues, repudIatsB WITH can
\ phasls the charge o. iuiNrsnce that i'm
f'iies That the rsnsiSn roll Is lNfiated b,
N frauGvlsut claims and challeng1s any VIII
$3.50 believe 10 produce evidsncs.
4 The report Is signed by :. B. Brown
q chairman, Louisville; John Palmer. Al
bany. n. Y; J. W. Burst. Sycamore. Ills
a and Charles Clark Adams OF Boston. n
4 B. Case. the other member OF the com
y mlttee did not align the report II wa
10 said that he had sent a minority repor
but this could not be confirmed.
The debate over the report was eettin
n very warm in tho cncampu snt toda
when the whole matter was referred bac
70 60 the committee for specific resolution
b, cover certain points. General slclSiei
= councilled moderation In the matter. .
% delegate from Kansas caused eonsidsI
u able uproar by introducing a resolutio
T. that the encampment respectfully requei
ID tho president 10 remove the pension con
D missioner at once. This brought q scor
"a OF the veterans TO thslr feet. all OF whoi
10 wanted to talk. but a motion to reoomm
D. was adopted and quick adjournment n
70 lieyed the situation.