Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-06-05
. Old SOLDIERS MARCH.
Parade Of the Iowa G. A. R. at
the Encampment in
Dubuque.
Attendance at the Annual Re.
union Large..Newman's
Report.
II Shows a Heavy Loss in Mem
bership Of Iowa Grand
Army.
Special 10 Tlmes-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Dubuque, June 5.-The main features
of the G. A. II. encampment today was
the grand parade this afternoon and the
business session this morning, at which
Adjutant General Newman's report wasl
read. officers will be elected Thurs
day.
For the honorable position of COM
mander to succeed the present efficient
and popular commander, Col Madison
B. Davis, Comrade George II. Metzger
appears to have no opposition. MIR.
Metzger arrived this morning on the
Burlington, heading a large delegation
of veterans and their friends from his
home city, Davenport. Mr.. Metzger has
an honorable military career and is
highly esteemed. He ia deserving of the
high honor and will I'LL the office with
grace and dignity.
Gen. Melvin H Byers, of Glenwood.
will be elected senior vice commander
without opposition. Capt. Hugh NJ
Pickel of Des Moines, will be elected
Junior vice, provided he will accept IL.
altho he says ne does not want the Of
Ace DIR. Newman, of Cedar Falls, will
be continued as assistant adjutant gem
eral of the department under the new
administration. He has made a very
efficient business manager of the de-
partrnent and has done a great deal of
hard work in connection with the or
der. 1t is believed that Miss Nellie
Pierce, of Cedar Falls, has the lead for
department president of the w. II. c.,
as she has long been an active worker
and is especially we'll known to the
members. w. T. Mollison, of Ottunwa.
is leading candidate for colonel of the
Sons of Veterans. which will be an inn
portant position in view Of the building
of the Memorial University of Mason
City
The attendance at the encampment is
large and the city is profusey deco
rated in honor of the veterans.
Mai. E. H. conger arrived yesterday
over the Chicago Great Western and s
quartered at the Julien. Maj. congers
heroic services as United States min
lister to China has made him lasting
place in American history and Iowans
have good reason to be proud of him.
Mai Conger is veteran with SPLEEN
did war record and ia highly esteemed
by the G.. "A. r. He Was beSieged with
callers all morning.
The report of DR.. George a. Newman,
assistant adjutant general for the de-
partment Of Iowa, showed the condition
of the department during the year.
There was a considerable loss in mem
bership of the Grand Army In Iowa
during 1900. At the beginning of the
year there We're 434 posts in good
standing in the department according
to the records. but during the year the
number decreased by forty-one. leaving
1893 posts in the department. Two of tbs
posts surrendered their charters and tbs
rect of the decrease is accounted for by
the fact that posts from which no re-
ports had been received for some year:
were dropped from the rolls. At the be
ginning of the year there We're on thu
rolls total of 14,11s members and al
the close of the year l2,952 in gooe
standing. The changes We're made a:
follows: Gain in membership by mus
ter in, 81: by transfer. 1872; by rein
statement, $40. and by Reinstatement
from delinquent reports, 2.SOs, or a tota
of 1896 The losses for the year We're
BY death, Isl; by diahonorabie dis,
charge. 9: by honorable discharge. %
by transfer, IFS; by suspension, sS7. b
delinquent reports 1854, or total o
6.102. There was expended in charit.
during the year s1,CO4.1s aud there wer
relieved of members or their families {
and of other persons not members 4.
There remains at the close of the yea
q total Of 2,149 members under suspen
sion and there were dropped during tn
year 259. The finances of the depart
: ment show the following items durin
the year:
Balance Goth encampment.. ....$ $500
Sale of supplies. >. .... 3l2.l
Per capita tax, first term. 1552.
Per capita tax. second term.... 1,5ii..
Interest on loans.... ISL
Refund or horses national en-
campment.. $500. 300
Sale of old papers, etc.. W
Interest on deposits.. 2o.t
Total receipts. J. ;. ]. ). ..A5o3.s
Disbursements for the year....s5. 4s5.c
Balance on hand. !. ). ). ..sl.01S.:
The adjutant states that classtie
roll OF honor has been prepared and
as full as the incomplete returns ri
ceived from posts will warrant. Sug
gestions have been dilated upon fro,
time to time to remedy the defects
the reports by former officers holdin
this position and refrain from addin
anything to what has been said l al
satisfied. however, that the list in Il
way represents the death Losses durin
the year. The semi annual reports fl
the year show but 152 deaths, while ii
death reports and the ssn1i-annual rt
ports together show 3Of. the date
ranging from January 6, 1900. to May /
1901 l am satisfied the list in no wa
represents the exact losses.
There has been added during the We;
to the portraits of the past departmel
commanders already in our possessio
those of f. A. Conslgney, John
Cooke and Charles F. Bailey.
In making up the roll of this encaml
ment 1t was found that the previous r.
contained large number of posts tn,
have no standing in the department
some OF them having been in this col
dition for years. II was thought be
to discontinue the printing of the re-
ords Of these posts that our roster me-
as nearly as possible represent o,
actual membership. Upon correspond
ing with members Of the posts tn;
have been left out 1t was discover,
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