The Portland daily press., 1900-08-30


our best thanks are rendered them.
THE SONS OF VETERANS.
The nearest approach to privileged sons
Of our soil is found In the Sons of
Veterans 70 be the worthy son of a
worthy veteran of the Union Army or
Navy is indeed a proud distinction. And
the deep and abiding interest which stirs
the heart Of every veteran IN behalf of the
Sons of Veterans is evidence of regard
and affection OF a commanding character
AS to how the Grand Army can hest aid
in the development and strength OF this or
ganlzation is perplexing question.
/ Naturally so long as the Grand Army eX-
/ lists, it will hold first place in the hearts
OF our -countrymen The Sons OF Veterans
with all their Eclaims to public regard,
will have to occupy secondary position
until the veterans of the go S have passed
away. The recommendations of the COM
mittee appointed by the Department of
Massachusetts to consider the question
of what the Grand Army could do to
favor the Sons of Veterans is we'll
thought out review of the situation, and
has the full concurrence of your Com
Misunderstanding
Following the address Of General Shaw
anne a long list of reports submitted by
the minor officials and the various COM
mittees of the organization. The reports
mittees, council Of administration, Ad-
jutant General Stewart, QuarterTnaster
General Atkinson, Surgeon General
Baker, Chaplain in Chief Grimm, Judge
Advocate General Torrance, Senior Vice
Commander in Chief Robbins, Junior
Vice Commander in Chief Minton, Gus
todian Holcomb and Inspector General
Cummins.
At the conclusion of the reading of the
annual reports of the various officers an
adjournm ent was taken until 80 p m.
When the convention met in the after
noon the first thing taken up was the
report Of the pension committee. This
would contain, 1t was generally thought,
some war statements, but there was
none. There was not In the report a
specific declaration or recommendation
upon any subject. The committee in the
outset went at length into the history
of the work done by q. A. r. committees
In obtaining from the last Congress in
creases in certain classes of pensions. It
then discussed the differences of opinion
existing between the pension office
and those members of the Grand Army,
who hold the opinion that the old soldiers
have not received sufficient consideration
The report argued at length against the
statements that have been made by the
pension office in reply to the original
criticisms made by members Of the Grand
Army, but offered no suggestions as to a
direct line OF policy to be pursued. The
report was ordered printed and viii be
the special order Of business tomorrow
morning at nine O'Clock, to which hour
the convention adjourned. After the
pension committee had presented its re-
port, silver services were presented to
1 Adjutant General Stewart and Past
/ Commander johnson as a token of the
esteem in which they are held by their
comrades. The committee which had
taken the annual message of Commander
in Chief Shaw under consideration re-
ported approval OF all his suggestions
with the exception of that relating to the
change of the date OF Memorial Day from
May 80 to the last Sunday in May. On
this the committee reported adversely
and their report was adopted by the cor
vention.
{ Adjournment was then taken until to
morrow.
It is expected that the work of the en-
campment viii be over by tomorrow
noon unless there should be a protracted
debate over the report of the pension
committee and this is not considered
probable. No opposition has developed
! to Judge Rassieur OF St Louis In his
candidacy for the position of commander
oh4oF ord 10 rg~~ o,,.to4-.
he win be elected on the first vote There
has been very little talk regarding the
place of the next encampment but two
= places. Denver and Salt Lake having
2 been mentioned. The chief feature of the
programme tomorrow outside of the
! business meeting will be a sham battle
) in Washington Park.
s At the meeting of Naval Veterans As
ISOLATION the following officers were
! elected for the ensuing year: Commo
d dore-commanding, Frederick e. Haskins
/ Brooklyn, n. Y. Fleet officers: Cap
, tain, J. A Miller, Athens, Ohio; com
e mander, J. o. Shaw, Bath, Me-. lieu
c tenant commander, A. II. Rnng, Mime
= apolis; lieutenant, j. K. Eagan. Joliet
: tbs. master, p. w. Hager, Lanesviile
y N. Y; ensign, J. H. Butler, Elton, Ohio
j. surgeon, W. e. Atwell, GAINESVILLE, Ohio
/ paymaster, 1. ID. Baker, Boston; chap
2 lain, A. S. McWilliams, Detroit.
n The field hospitalaoorps We're kept busy
4 today, 90 persons being cared for. Loui
e Anderson, a veteran II years old, iron
Rockford, Ills, died from heart disease
II James 1. Merriek, adjutant general &
d OAe Oepa'rCInenO u Nlalne' was oFercom
10 by heat. His condition is serious
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