The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-15
ROSTER OF OTHER OFFICERS
ELECTION BY THE wOMEN's AUxIL-
larry ORGANIZATIONS.
Commander Grubbs Appoints Assist
ant Adjutant General-Other Fea-
lures Of the Last Day.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

cIoSeu It's session late TINS aKternooI, IN
stalling their officers, and the Ladies of
the G. A. r., too. have closed their delib-
erations and gone to their homes. The
flags and bunting are being taken down
and the city is settling itself again to BUSH
ness.
The q. A. r. session opened this morning
with a resolution to continue in session till
their work was complete. The veterans
settled at once to the contest of an election
of department commander. There was but
one vote taken and 1t resulted in victory
for Judge George w. Grubbs, of Martins
vile. He received 262 votes. 1. B. Nc
Donald. Of Columbia City, came second.
with LIZ votes. r. P. Finney, OF Jefferson
ville was given 100 votes
Immediately after election Of the new de-
partment commander there was a lively
time over an attempt TO reconsider mo-
ton which carried yesterday. AT the meet
ing yesterday afternoon 500 was voted for
a medal for Adjutant General Smock for
his faithful service for ten years. An at
tempt was made to reconsider this motion
this morning and provoked somely lively
discussion but failed to carry.
The next meeting place was not selected.
This was left to the executive officers. Fol-
lowing are the new officers:
Department Commander-Judge G. w.
Grubbs, of Martinsville.
Senior Vice Department Commanders.
]. Musser of Anderson.
Junior Vice Commander-E. z. Georgia,
of Muncie.
Medical Director-Dr. w. D. King. of
Greenfield.
Department Chaplain-Rev Albright. of
Council of Administration-Col C. c.
Schroeder. Of Evansville; George w. Mil
Fort OF waSne obn Tnre La RcS
mond.
DELEGATES to the National Encampment
First piStriet-J; X McGard, Princeton.
Third-L. c. Drill. of Jeffersonville.
Fourth-D. NJ. Carr, of Huntsville, and H.
B. Sparks. of Dupont.
M F sarox II df 1 Rlsins Of Brazil and James
SIXTH. H. Mauzy. of Rushville, and A.
S. Creath. of Greensburg.
r. Moo of o
and George w. Carter. of Winchester.
Ninth-H- r. Twissle, of Crawfordsville.
and A. r. Tucker, of Noblesville.
Tenth-W. II. Regan, Of LEVEL, and II.
Eleventh-Jacob NJ Bernard, of Marion.
Twelfth-T. g. Ge!ler. of Fort Wayne.
Bend. and T. A. Gilmore Of Goshen. ~
The new department commander, Judge
Grubbs, this evening announced his ap-
pointment Of an assistant adjutant general
and assistant quartermaster general, Sc
lecting Jacob w. Nicely, Of Martinsville, a
member OF his own post, for the place. Mr.
Nicely succeeds r. NJ. Smock, who has held
the position for the past ten years and re-
tires to become superintendent Of the State
Soldiers Home at Lafayette.
THE KNIGHTSTOwN HOME.
The committee to visit the Soldiers and
Sailors Orphans Home at Knightstown,
consisting Of z. A. Smith, G. w. H. Kemp
er, Allan H. Dougall James B. Black, Hen
ry B. Sherman, John w. Ross and Henry
c. Durbin, submitted the following report
this morning:
Richard NJ. Smock, assistant adjutant
general: Dear Sir and Comrade-The COM
mittee to visit the Soldiers and Sailors
port that while it has held but one general
meeting, members Of the committee have,
from time to- time, rendered such service
as seemed necessary to promote the inter-
at the session of the anniversary, and or
ganized by the choice of Il. A. Smith as
Chairman, and Allan H. Dougall as secre-
ferred with Department Commander Starr
in reference to a general effort to find
homes for the children. Comrade Sher-
man. a member OF the General Assembly
visited the home before the session for
the purpose of familiarizing himself with it's
legislative needs. He was able during the
session to render material assistance in get
ting the needed appropriations. The fact
that almost twenty members of the Grand
Army were members OF the Legislature was
of material. service in getting the appropria-
tons which were voted.
..The department commander and the
chairman of this committee In Investigating
and comparing the appropriations for the
past years discovered that the amounts
voted to the home have been gradually
cut down about IL per cent. in the space of
six years. They brought these facts to the
notice Of Governor Durbin, who doubtless
mittee to the matter. At any rate, that
committee responded to the needs of the
home with an intelligent liberality. No men,
Der Of the committee Is veteran. but that
commended literally for the home their
names are added, as follows: Senator Good
wine Speaker Marshall and Representative
Cravens.
1.-THE past year was one Of great trial
for the home and anxiety for its friends
because of the virulence OF smallpox in
Knightstown. through which all communi-
cation with the institution must be had
Ii is rare testimony to the efficiency and
high discipline which Superintendent Gra-
ham and his subordinates maintain that the
GOO children escaped SO violent and near-at-
hand contagion. The Institution has never
been so effective as 1t is to-day. All the
branches Of instruction have been strength
ened and the fullest harmony exists in ev-
ery branch of the service.
QUESTION OF PRIVATE HOMES
.The professionals who devote themselves
TO public charities have come to the con-
clusion in the East that the putting of
children in homes is a far better disposition
to make of those who are the objects of
public charity than to collect them in pau
per houses. That is doubtless true, since
the worst place in which child can be
placed Is In an institution which makes
him a pauper. In this State some Of our
professionals In the charity work have
adopted the idea Of those in New York:
but in doing so they seem to have failed
to note the difference between huge pau
per house in New York and a school COM
plete In all It's appointments In Indiana,
like the Soldiers and Sailors Orphans
Home They would scatter the children
cutie regardless of all conditions One of
these representatives recently remarked
that most any home is better than a pub
lie institution for child to grow up in
Those who visit the Knightstown home
know that one-half the families in Indiana
are not so satisfactory places for the rear
ing of children as In the Soldiers and Sail
ors Orphans Home. A considerable por-
ton Of the so-called homes are where chill
dren are bred for reform schools and
prisons Not one child In hundred who
goes TO the Knightstown home goes TO the
1T seems that the policy which should be
adopted In to put out the children until ten
years OF age whenever good homes can be