The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-08-30
ENCAMPMENT
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them, loved them They were wise I'm
counsel, grand i'm leadership, devoted I'm
comradeship. We place for them I'm trl-
butte the vacant chair, and for every
member of the Grand Army / voice the
sentiment: to their memory and honor;
to their ashes peace.
CONCLUSION.
Comrades: 1t is with mingled feeling of
pride and pain that l speak these final
words. as / am about to lay down the
trust you placed in my hands one year
ago Coming to this great office, a pri-
vate soldier of the CO.'S, without military |
rank or fame won on fields of battle, |
felt that m ybest services were de- |
manded to proved myself worthy Of the |
edge the good that has been done by |
fidnce of camrades and to meet the de- |
mands of my position in rs acceptable |
a way as possible. My ambition has been
to win your approval of my record at it's |
close as "well DONE" and to this end
have devoted my whole energies. The
year has been both the sweetest and sad
dest of my life, and the delight of my
election as your commander-in-ch.ef was
later chastened by the death of my de-
voted and noble wife. In the valley of
s2rfows, ! have preferred the meaning
of the words, zone ,ch - and the other
left" anL tbs y of sc Lord has
been my consolation in the presence Of
the majesty of what we call death. In
my affliction, comrades, the Womans Re-
lief Corps the Ladies of the Grand Army
and other kindred orders of the nation
have shown a sympathy and tenderness
| that has touched me to tears again ana
again.
We are all nearing the final sunset of
our lives and our work is mainly done
| Let US so live as to inspire our youth
with safe ideals of patriotic love OF
country; and thus secure the culture OF a
citizenship worthy Of our age; and one
that will dominate all the future along
the loftiest planes of enduring liberty
And now, in fraternity, charity ana
LOYALTY. with full heart of gratitude
for the honors conferred and friendship
formed. and with a deep and abiding al
lection for our noble order, l wish your
every happiness, and may God bless you,
every one.
Yours faithfully in F. Z. and L.
ALBERT d. SHAW,
| Chief.
AS General Shaw resumed his seat,
T NJ Longnecker, commander of the
Department of Illinois, rose to greet
the veterans on behalf Of the soldiers
of Illinois. He made a happy little
snech which evoked much applause.
General Louis Wagner, who responded
for the members Of the army was no
less felicitious in his reply, expressing
the gratitude of his comrades to the
soldiers of Illinois. This closed the
{ meeting of the morning as Immediately
fter the conclusion of General WaS-
oner's address he, Commander Long
necker Mayor Harrison and General
Shaw held an informal reception last
ing half an hour.
Following the address of General
Shaw came a long list of reports sub
mitted by the minor officers and the
various committees of the organizat-
ton. The reports read were those OF
the executive committee council of ad-
ministrat.on Adiutant General Stew
art. Ouartermaster General Atkinson
Surgeon General Baker, Chaplaln-in-
Chief Grimm, Judge Advocate General
Torrance, Senior Vice COMMANDMENTS
Chief Minton, Custodian Holcomb, In
spector General Cummins, committee
on legislation of veterans in public ser
r vice and of the committee on pension
> legislation.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
When the convention met in the af'
| ternOOn the IlrSL lHlHS Idhell uP No'
the report of the pension committee
This would contain, it was generally
thought, some warm statements, bu
there were none. There was not in The
report a specific declaration or recon-
. mendation. The committee at the out
set went at length into the history o
the work done by the c.. A. r. commit
=, tees in obtaining from the last congress!
increase in certain class of pensions. 1
u then discussed the difference of opinion
existing between the pension office anC
those members of the Grand Army wh'
hold the opinion that the old soldier
have not received sufficient consid
q Grafton. The report argued at length
against the statements that had beel
made by the pension office in reply I
the replies made by members of tn
Grand Army, but offered no sugges
tions as to direct line Of policy to b
pursued.
1t Is expected that the work Of tn
encampment will be over by tomor
= row noon unless there should be pro
tracted debate over the report of tn
\ pension committee and this is not con
U sidered probable
4 The Mississippi ram fleet brigad
B elected John A. owens, of Charleston
l n. Y, commander.
n At the seventh annual convention O
the Women's National Association c
l Union E-Prisoners OF War, Mrs. Chas
n F. Sheriff. of Allegheny City Pa, wa
elected president, and Mrs. Alice I
u Dinhart, of Pittsburg, was ELECTED sec
N retary.