Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-19
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Commander George Metzgar, in his
annual address TO the department Oh
Iowa, will make fitting reference to the
treatment accorded the old soldiers by
the governor and legislature the past
winter. Especial reference will be
made to the fact that no legislative
session has ever been so productive
Of good things for the veterans since
the owa Soldiers Home was authorized
and established. One of the most inn
portant things done for the veteran
by the Twenty-ninth general assem-
bly, and approved by Governor Cum
Minis was the passage of the new law
giving all old soldiers exemption to the
amount of $500 on property subject to
taxation. The present law has been
found unsatisfactory in that it requires
a soldier to virtually establish his pow
erty before he can secure exemption.
The new law makes the exemption in
all cass, save and alone where the as
seSsment is shown to go over $4,000
places the exemption on the basis OF
right and not of charity. There are
between 10000 and $4,000 old soldiers
in Iowa. If a quarter of them are
benefited by the exemption to its full
amount the sum total will be neraly
five million dollars. 1t will THUS be
seen that the new law is much more
important than generally supposed
Commander Metzgar will refer to this
new law.
1t is sexpected that during the week
the new commissions will met. In this
respect the Twenty ninth general as
sembly did well. The appropriation for
the Vicksburg commission is S150,000
and for the commission to plasce a
on Lookout mountain and
ridge $4,000. In addition to
this the Shiloh commission is author
lied to make use of any unexpended
part of their former appropriation in
arranging for the dedication cere-
monies The Shiloh monument con-
tracts have been let and presumably
the contractor is at work on the job.
will not take place before a
year more, but the Shiloh commission
may meet during the encampment and
report progress. The Lookout mountain
of eleven members and the
Vicksburg commission of nine MEM
bers, both recently nominated by Gov.
Cunmins, will meet during the week
and organize, or at least consider the
The plans for the Look
out mountain and Missionary ridge
have been agreed upon by
another commission and all that the
present commission has to do is to have
the monuments built. Nothing has been
done as yet at Vicksburg. Work must
necessarily be slow on the Vicksburg
Of the appropriation is available for this
year.
The following art the officers of the
8. A. r., department of Iowa, for the
to meet this week:
Department Commander - George
Metzgar, Davenport.
Senior Vice Commander-Melvin H.
Byers, Glenwood
Junior Vice Commander-Hugh NJ.
Pickel, Des Moines.
Medical Director-Thomas ]. Max
we'll, Keokuk.
Chaplain-William Kleinfelter, Cen
:er Point.
Council of Administration-Wi
Dean, Upton; w. n. Barker, Sioux
City; G. L. Godfrey, Des Moines; G. N.
Welch, Boone; D. w. N1cElroy, Keo-
luk.
Assistant Adjutant General-George
\. Newman, Cedar Falls.
Inspector. B. Cousins. Council
Bluffs.
Judge Advocate. S. Lothrop, Sioux
rity.
Chief Mastering ofcer-M. E. Err
win, Dubuque.
Senior Aide and Chief of Staff-Ed-
vim r. Hutchins, Des Moines.
Color Bearer-C. C. Horton, Musca-
inc.
Assistant Color Bearers-D. j Pal
ner. Washington; George A. Lincoln,
,edar Rapids
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