The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-09-08

COL LEO RASSIEUR.
! New Commander in Chief Of the Grand
| A.. Army Of the Republic.
William Warner, of Kansas City,
presented the name of the Missourian,
and Adjt, Gen. Stewart, of Pennsyl-
| vania, seconded the nomination. Off
GERS selected follow:
Commander in chief-Leo Rassieur. st.
Louis.
| Senior vice commander-E. c. Milliken,
| Maine.
Junior vice commander-Frank Seamons,
| Tennessee
Surgeon general-John a. wilkins, Ohio.
| Chaplain in chief-A. Grahms, California.
| Responds 10 Call and Speaks.
Loud calls for the new commander
were shouted from every part of the
| house. demonstration which con-
tinued for several minutes greeted
| him on his appearance on the plat
| form. He replied to the speeches of
the members who had placed him in
nomination and accepted the honor as
| follows:
| II am overwhelmed by the manner in
| which you have manifested your favor for
| me on this occasion. ] would have to be
untrue to myself II did not realize that
| the compliment you have paid me has been
| rendered and will be accepted a compli-
| ment to the department of Missouri, which
has seen fit to make me its representative
| in asking for the high honor which has
| been received. / appreciate that this cleo
| ton confers upon me an honor second 10
| none that can be given in this country. Ii
| comes from organization that represents
| those who served this country in its great
est peril"
Appointiye Officers.
Immediately after the election Com
mander Rassieur announced that he
would probably name men to fill the
| appointive Offices within 80 days.
| These are the judge advocate general,
adiutant general, quartermaster gen.
eral and inspector general.
Extend Greetings.
Miss Clara Barton, of the Red Cross
society, and delegations from the
| Woman's Relief Corps, the Ladies of
| the c. \. Il. and other auxiliary or
CARNATIONS, appeared before the
grand army and extended greeting on
| behalf of their societies.
Given badge.
Following the visit of the ladies
~
| badge 10 Commander in Chief Shaw by
| Gen. John c. Black, ON behalf of the
veterans, and a token of their esteem
| and appreciation of his work during
| the last year.
Installed.
At one o'clock in the afternoon the
new officers were installed under the
ritual, the proposed public installa-
ton being abandoned.
Pension Problem.
The following resolution dealing
with the pension problem and calling
| for legislation to put an end 10 the al
| legged violations of the law by the
present commissioner at Washington,
| ii. Clay Evans, was adopted:
"Resolved, That the commander in chief
| appoint a committee of five comrades to
present to the president a certified copy OF
| the acts of the national encampment, with
! the expression CO its earnest desire for Jus
| tice only to our disabled comradee and
| the widows and orphans of our dead under
the letter and spirit of the law"
Southern schooIbooks.
A thorough investigation was or
dered of report made by a special
committee to the effect that perverted
histories of the rebellion are being
used in southern schools to perpetu-
ate sectionalism and disloyalty in the
minds o. the rising generation of the
south, and the following resolution
was adopted:
Resolved. That we call upon the mem
bers of the Grand Army of the Republic,
together with all patriotic citizens, to aid
in banisting from our schools all books and
teaching, of partisan. sectional or dis
loyal character"
Next Encampment at Denver.
With the selection of officers and the
choice Of Denver for the national en-
campmcnt of 1901. the tnirty-fourth
national encampmenu OF the Grand
Army of the Republic practically came
to close Thursday. The programme
mapped out by the reception commit
Zee includes two days more before the
veterans are supposed to return 10 their
homes. Nothing in the way of bust
ness remains to be transacted, and the
next two days will be occupied entirely
in affairs of n social character.
Several Resolutions.
Before the business session adjourned
resolutions were adopted asking con-
gress TO make an appropriation for the
purpose of erecting 4 suitable monu-
ment at Washington to commemorate
the services of the soldiers and sailors
Of the army aud navy Of the civil war,