The National tribune., 1901-05-30
THE PRESIDENT ATTENDS.
California and Nevada Veterans Welcome
C0mrade Mckinley to Pacific Grove.

PACIFIC GROVE. CAL.
: The usual quiet of the "City of the Hol
p Pines" as Pacific Grove is called. was ful
: of hustle and excitement over the EncamI
2 ment of the g. A r. Woman's Relief Corp
5 and Ladies of the G. A. K. From a quic
j place the city had become very active. an,
+ the houses were hidden beneath folds o
S tri-colored bunting and American flags. Th
= 34th Annual Session of the Department o
4 California and Nevada, G. A r.. was opened
: May 8, 1901, at IL o'clock in Assembly Hall
Department Commander George NJ. Mott, o
! Sumner Post, ?, of Sacramento. presided
Short sessions were held that morning ant
afternoon. Sessions were held the 10Th ant
11th, at which some important business wat
, transacted Among other legislation the pc
capita tax was reduced from 10 to 12%
cents, although there was shown to be a los:
of per cent. during the past year. the cauSt
of the reduction being that there was nearl!
Sl2OO In the bank. 1t was resolved that the
department recommend COmrade Sutton Il
Congress for a special pension.
The question of the remission OF dues OF
such comrades who are inmates of Soldiers
Homes and, pensioners, while remaining af
iliated with various Posts was left to the
discretion of the Posts to which such pen,
SiOners belong. An attempt was made by
Farragut Post, 4, OF Vallejo to have a rcsO
luton passed urging that vessels of war be
constructed at navy yards only, but was lost
by large vote against it.
Department officers were elected as fol.
lows, most of them by unanimous vote:
Com, Col George $. Stone, San Francisco;
5. V. c., Charles I. Rice, Riverside: j. V. c.,
III. X. Patrick, Pacific Grove Medical Dl-
rector. DR.. l.. L. Door, San Francisco; Chap
lain, Rev. w. W. Bair Rene, New; Council
Iof Administration, ii. Wilson, A. Il. Leayitt,
f. Il. Wilson, 5. w. Carpenter j. Hilton.
Delegates 10 the National Encampment at
Cleveland o., next September. II. Gar
Irett, Il. l.. Tarpn, +. L. Bancroft ]. l.. Lee,
~. w. Cory, W. l.. Estees, Il. ii. Thoma and
II. HOtchksS. Members of the Veterans
Home Association, ]. Hollywood. T. G. Mas
tellar, Sol Cahen, ]. z. Gage, and G. NJ.
Mott.
THE WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS.
The Woman's Relief Corps held very in
teresting session. There were over 13O dele
gates In attendance. Their report shows
5000 expended for relief during the last
year to veterans, members, and Spanish and
Philippine war veterans. The following of
| ficcrs were chosen: Pres, Mrs. Lettic Wy
man, Antietam Corps, Petaluma; S. V. p,
Mrs. H. Augusta LOzier, Sacramento; J. V.
p, Mrs Maria A. Young, Grass Valley
Treas, Mrs. Rose Kahn, Petaluma; Chap,
Mrs. Sarah Keller, Los Angeles; Installing
Officer, Mrs. Ii. w. Pyburn, Salinas.
LADIES OF THE C. A. Z.
The Ladies of the G. A. Il. had a large
gathering, 80 delegates being in attendance.
The relief given by them to veterans and
4ahIlIltS uuIIuS lJOO was Sf.CDN
The officers for the ensuing year are:
Pres, Cordelia Spence, Los Angeles; V. T.,
Annie Pauk, SacramentO; j. V. p, Laura
o. Blinger, San Francisco; Treas, Venice
Gushing, Oakland; Chap, Ellen Phelps, San
Jose; Counselor, Olive Wech, San Jose;
Council Of Administration, Lena SchOllier,
Lizzie Whiteside, Carrie Sackett; Delegates
| to National Convention, Mary Dunning, Liz
zie Schollier, Eva Booth and Maud WEIGH.
NOTES AND INCIDENTS.
The number in attendance as delegates to
the g. A. X. Encampment was nearly 800.
1t was not only the red letter Encampment
from that fact alone, it being the largest
number ever before assembled, but also from
the fact that several prominent comrades
attended, foremost of all being Comrade Wm.
Mckinley. 1t was the first time in the his
tory of our Order in California that the
President Of the United States, who was also
la cOmrade was present.
A one stage of the proceedings Capt ].
II. Culver, Past Department Commander of
Nebraska was introduced. He served In the
32d Vol. Inf, and has just arrived from the
Philippines. He made n ringing address, dur
ing which he stated that over two-thirds OF
his regiment was composed of sons Of yeter-
ans.
Later on Capt. George II. Collier, an old
army Chaplain, was introduced. and smoke
with great feeling, being cheercd to the
echo. He was Chaplain-in-C Chief OF the 6. A
X. in 1865, during the time Gen. John A. LO-
gan was COmmandern-Chief. Past Depart
ment Commander Chpman, Of California
VINO was Adjutant-General at the same time
introduced COmrade Collier. An affecting
scene was presented when he was introduced
TO National 'Chaplain-in-Chlef A. Drahms, of
California, saying, THE past ana the pres
God, Comrades, and sing the Doxoo5y,
which was done.
THE PRESIDENTS VISIT.
On Saturday, May IL, at 11:3O o'clock
President Mckinley, Secretaries Hay Hitch
cock, Wilson and Postmaster General Smith,
Secretary COrtelyOu, Charles A. Moore,
Henry I. Scott, and several other members
of the Presidential party, started In carriages
from Del Monte for Pacific Grove, where the
Grand Army Veterans Of the Department Of
California and Nevada were holding their
Annual Encampment. Driving down the
beautiful boulevard, sheltered on either side
by cypress and pine, the party entered old
Monterey and passed under the arch OF
flowers and eyergTeens erected at the june
tiOn of Franklin and AlyaradO streets and
bearing the inscription "WelcOme Our Presi-
dent" The streets in all directions were
crowded with people both from town and
country, who checred the President as he
passed with head uncovered and bowling TO
the crowd. Five hundred school children
sang patriotic songs and scattered roses over
the Presidents pathway. AT the arch a halt
was made and Mayor Il. +. Johnson, in a
few appropriate sentences welcomed and
introduced the President, who spoke as fol
lows
My Fellow Citizens: 1t gives me very
great pleasure to receive the words of well
come on behalf of this people so heartily ex-
pressed by your Mayer. | am glad to stand
in this memorable city, the early capital. This
is indeed historic ground. This quaint old
town of toll and traffic, Of traditions and of
history, Is most interesting to your fellow
cOunlrymen generally and is especially in
terestns TO me. am glad to be welcomed,
not only by the people at large but to receive
the greeting Of the school children of this
community. 1t will only be a little while
till the older of us shall have passed away,
and then must rest upon these school chill
dren now gathered around me the RESPONSE
biiity Of the home, of the community of the
State and the grave responsibilities of the
Nation.
81 am glad to know that there Is no COM
munity anywhere beneath our flag where the
humblest child cannot receive an education
TO it him for the responsibilities and duties
of life. That Is our chief Joy, that Is our
chief satisfaction; aye, It is the very bull
wark Of our strength and our greatest secur-
ity. The poorest girl In the United States
has every door of opportunity opened to her |
The humblest in the town of Monterey TODAY
with integrity and industry, taking advantage
Of those opportunities that are furnished him !
by the State, may reach not only the i'm |
pOrtant places In the business world but !
the highest place within the gift OF the
United States. Thank God, we have no |
classes In the United States. and we have no
platform except our country and our Con |
Istitutlon. We may differ about local things |
we may differ about politics, but we
never differ in an international contest; there
We are united.
81 thank you for this greeting, Mr. Mayor
md oil my Fa1I 10, nit