The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-08-25
c. A. R. ENCANPMENT.
The Proceedings of the 37th An
nual Assemblage.
Sen. John C. Black, of Illinois, Was
Elected Comman6er-in-Ch ief-The
Hext Encampment Will Be
Held in Boston.

the encampm EFT of 1904 will be held,
and elected the following officers:
Commander-in-Chief Gen. John c.
Black, Illinois; senior vice commander,
Col. c. Mason Keene, California; jun
ior vice commander, Col. Harry Kess-
/ Ter, Montana; urgeOn-in-chief, George
A Harmon, Ohio; haplain-in-chief,
Winfield Scott, Arizona.
| The first report Of the afternoon was
| that of the flag committee. It recon-
| mended the passage of bills through
| congress and the different states for
| the purpose of fostering public senti-
| ment in favor Of honoring the national
flag. The report Of the committee was
adopted.
A proposition to admit sons of vet
Grams into the grand army posts was
strongly supported, but after an ex-
| tended debate was defeated by small
| majority. The encampment adopted a
| resolution requesting congress to pass
bill pensioning all veterans who
|have reached the age of 62 years.
The Womans Relief Corps elected
| the following officers Thursday after
noon: National president, Sarah Wi
| mans, Ohio; senior vice commander,
Ursula NJ MattisOn, Washington.
The National Association of Army
Nurses of the civil war held its annual
| election Thursday. There was a large
number present and the meeting was
largely of social nature, though held
in executive session. The following
officers were elected: National presi-
dent, Mrs. Addie L. Ballou, California;
national vice president, Mrs. Susannah
Mimps, Pennsylvania; junior vice pres
ident, Mrs. James Smith, Ohio; treas
urer, Mrs S. M. Stewart, Gettysburg,
Pa; chaplain, Mary E. Lacy, New Jer-
sey; guard, Mary F: Fox, New Jersey;
conductor, Mrs. E. L. Chapman, Hi
| nois.
San Francisco, Aug. 22.-The 37th
national encampment Of the Grand
Army of the Republic closed Friday
afternoon after protracted morning
| session. The newly elected officers,
| with the exception of Junior Vice Com
mander Kessler, who is now on the
way from the Philippines, were in
stalled.
1t was.resolved to telegraph to Pres
ident Roosevelt the resolution favor
ing the pensioning of veterans of 62
years of age, which was adopted
Thursday.
TIL committee on resolutions pre-
scented a number of resolutions OIL
which action was taken. The pro.
posaI to make all past adjutant gen.
erals members of the encampment
was defeated. A resolution favoring
legislation to prevent, by education
and in other ways, the Dissertation of
| the flag was adopted.
The proposed establishment of ma
tional soldiers homes at Fort Sher-
men, Idaho, in Florida, and in Okla
homa was endorsed.
The encampment unanimously adopt
ed the following resolution introduced
by Capt P H. Coney, of Topeka, Kan:
Resolved. That we congratulate
that splendid soldier, exemplary COM
mander and patriotic citizen, Gen. Mel
son A. Miles, on his attainment of
distinguished and honorable retire.
ment after a matchless record as
soldier of over AZ years service with
out just criticism of his official con-
duct, which began as a lieutenant in
the 22d Massachusetts infantry, pro-
crossing by the brightest grade of he.
role patriotism from Manassas to- APP
pomattox, during the greatest of all
civil wars, from 1861 to 1865, and IL
Illuminating this record by his great
military achievements as a successful
Indian fighter and again as great and
judicial military disciplinarian and or
ganiZer"
Commander-in-Chief Black, after the
adjournment of the encampment, re-
ceived the following telegram from
Gen John B. Gordon, commander-in-
chief Of the United Confederate Vet
Grams:
my hearty congratulations to you
and the country. Your election as
sures unanimous and increased good
will and closest amity."
Gen. Black responded as follows:
"The encampment having adjourned,
have submitted your message to the
council of administration, and | am
directed by them to acknowledge it
and say, as do, that they fully re-
ciprocate its fraternal and beneficent
spirit. God bless our land
Stabbed NTH a Hatpin.