The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-09-06

Colorado CITY Gets Next G. A. X. En-
campment.

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chief, Leo Rassieur, st. Louis; senior
vice commander, f. c. Milliken, Port
land, Me-: Junior vice commander
Frank Seamon. Knoxville, Tenn; sur
geon general, John A. wilkins, Delta,
Ohio; chaplain in-chief, Rev. A
brahms, San Quentin, Cal.
With the selection of the above Of
ficers and the choice of Denver for the
national encampment of 1901 the thlr-
ty-fourth national enCampment OF the
Grand Army of the Republic practical
ly came to close yesterday. The pro-
gramne as mapped out by the recep-
ton committee includes two days more
before the veterans are supposed to
Return to Their Homes.
Nothing in the way of business re-
mains to be transacted, the next two
days being occupied entirely in ex-
cursions, patriotic concerts In the
parks and other affairs of a social
character. The convention was called
to order promptly at 9 o'clock by Com
mander-in-Chief Shaw. The commit
tee appointed TO consider the annual
report of the commander-in-ch APP
proved of 1t with the exception OF his
recommendation of an effort to secure
the change of the date Of Memorial
day from May 80 to the last Sunday in
May. The report was adopted and the
delegates took up the vexed question of
pensions. Over the report of this COM
mittee and over
Various Amendments
and substitutes which members had
prepared to offer a rather warm debate
was anticipated, but the report sub
mitted by the committee was adopted
without amendment and practically
without debate. The main feature of
the somewhat lengthy report was the
petition to congress TO pass a bill pro-
viding for a court of appeals to act
Immediately on the thousands of PEN
sion applications now pending, and
which court of appeals shall have
final jurisdiction. Later in the day
pension matters We're again brought
before the delegates by the report OF
the committee on resolutions on the
subject of service pensions. Over this
question the
Committee Was Divided
and majority and minority reports
were presented. The majority report
which was adopted after somewhat
lengthy iscussion-recommend that
the whole matter be referred to the
committee on pensions. thus practical
ly burying it until the next annual
encampment. The minority report,
presented by Past Commander Hurst
of Ohio, recommended the passage by
the encampmept of resolution favor
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service. Pension matters being dis
posed of, the election of officers was
taken up with the result as above
given. Delegates from the various
women's organizations affiliated with
the G. A. r. were then introduced.
With the Women's Relief Corps was
Miss Clara Barton
and the venerable lady was heartily
cheered as Commander in Chief Shaw
led her to the front of the platform and
introduced her to the standing dele
gates. Miss Barton made a brief talk
in response to the greetings she had
received and an adjournment was then
taken until afternoon. When the del
egates reconvened at 2:S0 the report Of
the committee on resolutions In re-
gard to the various auxiliary associa-
tions was taken up. Over the recon-
mendation of the committee that the
Daughters of Veterans, the Women's
Relief Corps and kindred associations
be recognized,
Debate Lengthy
and at times acrimonious took place.
substitute offered by John e. Gill
mar of Massachusetts limiting all aux
iliary associations recognized by the
G. A. r. to the Womens Alliance was
adopted by an overwhelming vote. A
resolution was then adopted eu,ogizing
the work and character of Miss Clara
Barton and authorizing cooperation
with the Red Cross society. A reso-
luton was also adopted asking con-
gress to make an appropriation for the
purpose Of erecting. a suitable monu-
ment at Washington to commemorate
the services Of the soldiers and sailors
OF the army and navy Of the Civil war.