The National tribune., 1900-09-06
ON THE SHORES
OF LAKE MICHIGAN.
Continued from first page.

| necticut; Munscy, Washington; McClel-
| land and Black, Illinois; Baglcy and Wi
mans. of Ohio, entered. They We're re-
| ceived with acclamatiOn. The Command
erin Chief welcomed them, and Mrs.
Sherwood gracefully responded.
Miss Clara Barton was introduced by
| the COmmander-ip-Chie with 4 brief eu-
| logy on her distinguished character and
services. to which she responded briefly
and feelincly, giving Il little sketch of her
| work in Cuba for the sons of those pres
ent. She was warmly applauded.
Gen. John G. Black made an eloquent
| tribute to the W. X. G. and to Command
er-ln-Chicf Shaw, complimenting the lat
ter highly for his courage and honesty i'll
proclaiming the truth and right in the
South, i'll the presence of the graves of
our dead and their dead. He concluded
by presenting the Commandcr-in-C Chief
with a jcwclcd badge. the gift of his Aids
The Commander-in-C Chief made an appro-
PIRATE response. He called up Adj't-Gcn.
| Stewart and Chicf-ofStaff Winans, and
made them presents of elegant pins, one
of which was made from the Plymouth
Rock.
Comrade Miller. Pennsylvania, made a
presentation of two handsome albums. con-
tanning engrosscd resolutions of thanks to
Fast Commanders-inCbie Wagner and
Beath, the Chairman and Secretary of the
Committee of the Philadelphia Encamp-
mcnt. They had done as much for the
q. y. X. as any two men in the Nation
Everybody admired and loved them.
Comrades Wagner and Beath respond
ed briefly.
Sons OF VETERANS.
Comrade Armstrong, Indiana. was APP
pointed to conduct in the Sons of Veterans,
and Col. w. L. Church, of Chicago, rep
reSenting them, made an admirable little
Sflppcl for his hrnt brnn and in IIt
of the Sons of Veterans Military Universe
ty.
ARMY NURSES.
Mesdames Ballo,l, California, Della
Fay, New York, and "Grandma'' Chap
man. Illinois, from the Army Nurses As
sOclation appeared and were received with
cheers, and Mrs. Ballou made brief, hap
py speech.
DAUGHTERS OF VETERANS.
Misses Elizabeth Beardsley, Ohio; Ella
y. Dare, and Gertrude Crouch, officers of
the Daughters of Veterans, were warmly
welcomed, and Miss Beardsey made a
bright little address which was received
with great cheering.
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
COmrade Beath, from the Committee on
Rules and Regulations, made Il report au-
thorizing Posts to omit all of the muster
III service except 1Hc ODilgatlOn ana badge |
presentation. Adopted.
Against extending the time in 1865 for |
eligibility to membership. Adopted.
FINANCES. e.
The Committee on Quartermastcr Cen |
erals Report reported in favor of decIin- |
ing the gift of money from the w. II. G. |
Also, in favor of adding one cent to the |
per capita. ~ At
Comrade Wagner called the attention of |
the Encampments to the condition of |
finances. Our income now fell several |
thousand dollars below expenses. We had |
to do one Of three things, either increase
revenue, reduce expenditures, or go into |
bankruptcy. Nobody proposed the latter
printing expenses. We could save by not
printing speeches.. The next was to cut
down the trayelin. expenses of the Com
Chief. We could not afford to
pay from $500 to $1,000 in the travel
ing expenses of any one man.
Past Commander-in-C Van der
WORT urged the acceptance of the donation
of the w. Il. c.
Past Commander-in-Cl Chief Goblin ex-
pressed his surprise that any one should |
urge the men to accept from the women
money to pay their expenses. The Council
Of Administration had no right to expend |
money that it did not have.
- NoIilIiue NlIleT supported Inc views OF
Gobln and Wagner. lie proposed to take
up n collection and pledged Pennsylvania
for 5000.
Comrade Pond offered to give his check
for one-fOurth the deficiency
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE on PENSIONS.
The report of the Committee Oh Pen
siOns was adopted.
The consideration of the Quartermaster
Generals report was resumed.
Past COMMANDMENTS nc 'hief AJomc
posed any increase in the per capita tax.
Comrade Pond opposed the increase and |
urged contribution from the richer COM
rades. He would himself give $500. /
Comrade Burrows, New Jersey, had al
ways opposed the increase, but now IA
yored 1t. He urged greater economy. The
Order must be run on business principles.
He believed that in addition to greater
economy the increase should be made
Adj't-Gen. Stewart pointed out that the |
increase would not come out of the Posts. |
but out Of the Departments. He was OPP
posed to the increase. but in favor of sell
ing some of the bonds, if necessary This |
would tide over the emergency.
Comrade Palmer moved to non concur in |
the recommendation for an increase This
was carried, and the report atfoptcd.
Comrade Hendricks, Potomac, from the |
Committee on Adjutant- Generals Report.
paid high tribute to the services of Adjt, |
zen. Stewart, ana recommended several |
important reductions in expenses. Report
adopted.
The thanks of the Encampment were
given to Allen G. BakeweIl and his asso-
ciates on the Committee on Patriotic
Teaching.
The thanks of the Encampmcnt were
rendered to Geo. w. DE Long Post, of |
Honolulu; and Lafayette post of New
York. for their patriotic work in supply
ing flags, etc, to Puerto Rico and the
The following were elected as the
COUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATION.
Alabama-Wm. Snyder, Birmingham.
Arizona-C. ID. Belden, Phenix
Arkansas-p. ID. Smith, Little Rock.
=, California and Nevada-E. L. Hawk,
Sacramento.
Colorado and Wyoming-H. o. Dodge,
Boulder
Connecticut-Ja n. Coe, Noroton.
Delaware-Frank Neely. Wilmington.
Florida-S. Wilmarth, Jacksonville.
Georsiu-J. 4. Commerford, Marietta.
1dahO-John III. lrctOn, Marsh.
1llnois-Lewis w. Scott, Fairfield
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