The National tribune., 1902-10-16
ASSEMBLED FOR BUSINESS.
The Legislative Work OF the Seth Ma
tional Encanapment OF the Grand Army
Of the Republic.
TWO DAYS OF EXCELLENT WORK.
Wm NJ Gin Vice Com
NJ Ave Junior Vice CcmmandernChe and San
Francisco fol Meeting Place.
FIRST DAY.
The Comnander-in-chiefs Address and Re-
ports of the Pension ommittee-Elect.ons
of officers.

ports of the Pension Committee-Elect.ons
of Officers.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Thursday. Oct 8.
Comrade B. II. Warner, Chairman of
the Citizens Committee, delivered brief
speech of welcome. and asked the COM
rades who had suffered from tie incon-
veniences OF depots on arriving in Wash
inSton to insist upon their Representatives
to vote for decent depot facilities and an
armory for the militia. lie extended an
invitation to the comrades to visit Mrs.
Logans residence, and inspect her museum
of war relics.
Comrade Warner Informed the Encamp-
ment that there was in the hall, at the
organ, the very finest organist in the world
"a blind man.
He then presented gavel to the Com
mander-in- Chief. saying:
"Commander-in-Chief, Comrades of the
Grand Army of the Republic:
again not only the Seth National En-
campment but an unnumbered host of
comrades in the Grand Army of the Re
public have assembled at the Capital OF
the Nation. Grand army yet it is, al
though hundreds of thousands of the
heroes of Gettysburg, Shiloh, Fort Donel-
son, Appomattox and more than 1000 bat
tlefields have been gathered to eternal
campfres; vast body of soldiers whose
conflicts upon the field of battle have end
ed, but who are yet borne upon the mus
ter-rolls of patriotism and American citi-
zenship for the development and defense
of our great Nation whenever an emer-
gency arises to make their services OF
value. They have come from hill and
hamlet, from palace and cottage, from fac
tory and field, from every department of
business and social life.
'.They have doubled our population with
out excitement or great disaster, and the
great throng that came as an incident to
your Encampment will soon pass away to
homes from which they came. Magnii-
cent men, time-honored heroes. The OBJ
iect lesson which the Grand Army has
set will stimulate the virtues Of the rising
generation and cause honest ambition to
occupy a higher plane than ever before.
This morning you meet in business scs-
sion, and it affords me great pleasure to
present to you, Commander-in-C -Chief-my
superior officer-this gavel for use during,
your sessions and as a permanent gift to
the Grand Army of the Republic. The
ash of the head comes from the field of
Gettysburg, while the pine handle is
tribute from the battlefield OF Appomat-
t0x-two great historic spots in the life
of our Republic.
May the time soon come when the
memories of sectional differences shall
have passed away, when the heroes who
wore the blue and the gray shall walk side
by side in fraternal fellowship, hoping
only for the future prosperity of our glori-
Gus country.
The Commander-in-Ch Chief called the En-
campment to order, and Comrade J. L.
Starkey, Acting haplain-in-Chief, made
an eloquent invocation, after which the
whole Encampment joined in singing
America" to the accompaniment of the
organ.
The report of the Committee on Gre
dentials was received and approved.
Comrade Allen (Va.) presented the fol-
lowing resolutions, which were adopted by
a rising vote.
Resolved by the Both National Encamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Republic,
That while we still mourn our countrys
loss of year ago, it is 4 source of rejoic
ing that Theodore Roosevelt, as successor
to our beloved and lamented comrade,
William Mckinley, is thoroughly in SYM
pathy with all that tends to the preserva
tion of the memories of our glorious past
and recognizes the claims of the veterans
who fought for the preservation of the
Union and that while lie cannot be of us.
he is with us by the ties of comradesbip
which he won in our country's later ex-
amples of American valor.
Resolved, That we deeply depl0re the
inability of the President to join in our
exercises and entertainments to the extent
of his desire, and we hereby express our
earnest solicitation that he may be speedi-
ly restored TO full health and activity in
working for the public good and be ever
protected by the Divine arm from every
i'll.
COMMITTEES.
nounced:
On Commander-in-C Chiefs Address.
s. Burdett, Potomac; Daniel L. Sickles, of
New York: Thomas G. Lawler, of Iowa;
Granville NJ. Dodge, of Iowa, and A. Il.
Bliss, of Michigan. Other committees ap-
pointed were:
On Report of Adjutant- General--
Charles A. Partridge, Illinois; Edward p.
Preble, Massachusetts; Charles A. Suy-
dam, Pennsylvania; Thomas b. Rodgers
Missouri; James p. Averill, Georgia.
On Report Of Quartermaster-General-
J. ii. Thacher, Connecticut; James Morri-
son. Pennsylvania: Edward G. Anthony
Michigan: Orton :. Clark, Minnesota; Z.
Mason Kinney, California and Nevada.
On Report of Chaplain-in- Chief
Charles W. Keeting, Louisiana and Mis-
sissippi: George II. Slaybaugh, Potomac;
Philip S. Chase, Rhode Island.
On Report of Surgeon Generai-George
W. Martin, Missouri; Harrison Clark.
New York; Alanson G. Haines, New
Hampshire.
On Report of Inspector Gcneral-M. d.
Wickersham, Alabama; George II. Innis
Massachusetts; j. w. Burst, Illinois.
On Report of Judge Advocate General
Leo Rassienr, Missouri; 4. G. Weissert,
Wisconsin; l.. l.. Wheelock, Minnesota.
Rules. Regulations and Ritual-Robert
b. Beath. Pennsylvania: John Palmer,
New York; Henry NJ. Nevius, New Jersey;
Henry c. Taintor, Connecticut; Lee S.
y -elle, Nebraska
On Report of Chief Aid on Military In
struction and Patriotic Education in
Schools-W. c. johnson, Ohio L. c. Mil
liken, Maine; ]. Z. Gilman, Massachusetts,
To Visit ". X. CT. NJ. Mapsur yer-