The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-22
HEROES OF 81
PART ONCE MORE
All of Them Marched Gladly in
Spite Of lnfrmitiss.
REUNION OF 'o3 is CLOSED
GRAND ARMY WARMLY COM
MENDS GENERAL MILES.

tiOnal encampment OF the Grand
- Army Of the Republic closed its
thirty-seventh annual session this aft
] ernOon after a protracted morning ses-
! sion. The newIy-elected officers, with
the exception Of Junior Vice Com
! mander Kessler. who IS now on the
wey from the Philippines, were in
stalled. commissioning Black an
| nOunced the following appointments;
Assistant Adjutant Generate. w.
Partridge of Illinois.
/ Quartermaster General-Charles Bur-
rows Of New Jersey (reappOinted)-
Judge Advocate GeneraI-E. B. Wes-
/ sen of Iowa.
| Council of observation-disclosures.
| NJ d. Wickersham; Arizona, George
/ Atkinson; Arkansas. A. A. Whissan;
/ California and Nevada, A W. Barrett;
! Colorado and Wyoming, u. s Hollis
/ ter; Connecticut A. G. Hendricks; Del
(, aware, Samuel WorreI; Florida,
| Charles Donovan: Georgia. J. A. Conn
merford: Idaho. George NJ. Parsons;
| Illinois, T. B. Scott; Indiana. II. A.
Root; Indian Territory David Red
/ field; Kansas, L. II. COney; Kentucky,
/ jacob Seibert; Louisiana and Missis-
| sippi, c. II. Schultz; Maine. Louis Sell
/ binz; Maryland, r. G SunstrOm; Mas
/ sachusetts, J. w Harsey: Michigan. f.
! r. FintOn: Minnesota, L. w. Collins:
Missouri, J. II. Dew: Montana, s. II.
| Hansell; Nebraska. Andrew Traynor:
1 New Hampshire, o. II. Foster; New
Jersey. c. TiIden; New Mexico, John r.
! McFie; New York James Owens.
| North Dakota, s. K. McGinnis: Ohio.
! A A Taylor: Oklahoma, w TAYLOR:
Oregon, NJ. w. Ingram; Pennsylvania,
| Thomas =. Sample; Potomac, 3. r
Entrekin; Rhode Island, J T Kenyon;
South Dakota, A. 3. Nelson; Tennessee,
n. Hacker; Texas. r. II Moore. Utah,
w. W. Bostaph; Vermont A. c. Brown;
| Virginia and North Carolina, J. z.
| Fuller; Washington and Alaska, s. W.
| Clark; West Virginia, W 3. Wood
cock; Wisconsin. Phil Cheek.
Various Reports.
The reports of the various retiring
officers were adopted and a vote OF
thanks given each for efficient service.
1t was recommended to telegraph Pres
ident Roosevelt the resolution favorins
the pensiOning Of veterans over 81 years
old which was adopted yesterday morn
ing.
The committee on resolution present.
ed number Of resolutions. on which
action was taken. The proposition to
make all past adjutant generals men,
| bers of the encampment was defeated.
A resolution favoring legislation to
prevent by education and IL other ways
the dissertation of The Has was adopted.
The endorsement by the COMMITTEES
Of the service pension law was ap-
proved
The proposed establishment Of ma
tional soldiers homes at Fort Sherman.
Idaho. and in Florida and Oklahoma
was endorsed.
1t was resolved 70 appoint a commit
tee of five to investigate cases Of dis
elimination against veterans In tha
civil service.
EuIogy of Miles.
The encampment unanimously adopt
/ ed a resolution introduced by Captain
I p. II. COney Of Topeka, Kan. eulogiz-
ing General Nelson A Miles for his
eminent service to the country. as fol-
lows:
Resolved, that we congratulate that
splendid soldier, exemplary command
er and patriotic citizen General Mel
: son A. Miles. upon his attainment OF
"a distinguished and honorable retire
: I ment after q matchless record as a
2 soldier Of over fOrty-twO years ser
vice. without just criticism Of his Of
: fetal conduct which began as lieu
= tenant in the Twenty-secOnd Massa-
chuSetts infantry, progressing by the
/ brightest grade of heroic patriotism
from Manassas to AppOmattOX, during
the greatest of all civil wars. from
1851 to 1865, and illuminating this rec
ord by his great military achievement
first as an Indian fighter and again as
- a gallant and jUdiciOus military disci-
plinariGn and organizer.
A committee of FIVE was appointed to
/ provide for the perpetuatiOu of Me-
: mocial day IN the south and a commit
tee of three viii revise the blue book.
James Coey was restored to the honor
as past commander of California.
The committee on resolutions stated
that it was deemed unwise to offer sew
: erai resolutions which had been pre-
scented to 1t. as their discussion might
! provoke extended controversy. Tt was
I resolved to ask congress to erect a
! statue to the memory of General
i Meade.
Major General Macarthur was intro
:. duced and delivered brief address.
i A delegation from the Sons Of ct
q Grams. which order the enCampment
s yesterday denied the privilege of par
lieiDating in the meetings of posts,
was presented
a resolution 70 reconsIder the previ-
Gus action of the enacmpment was laid
On the table.
The George W Cook Drum corps
, and band from Denver. seventy five
: strong, arrived and Tor a short time
: furnished music to relieve the business
! character of the proceedings.
The formal installation of officers
then followed. the installing officer be
: / ing Senior Past Commander -chief
= Louis Wagner Of Pennsylvania.
Commander-in-chief Black was given
authority to install the junior COM
: | mander-in-chief and also the newly
appointed judge advocate general, VINO
: / We're absent.
A resolution thanking the people ana
press who contributed to the success
Of the gathering was adopted with
cheers.
The encampment then adjourned to
meet in Boston next year.
Q God Bless Our Laad.
o Commander in Chief J. C. Black after
d the adjournment Of the encampment. re-
s ceived the following telegram from Cen
e eral John b. GOrdos. commander in chief
z Of the United Confederate Veterans:
: MY hearty congratulations TO you and
4 the country. Your election assures unan-
e imous and increased good viii and clos
est amity''
General Black responded as follows:
''The encampment having adjourned. I
: | submitted your message to the council OF
o administration and am directed by them
to acknowledge il and say, as I do. that
+ they fully reciprOcate its fraternal and
q beneficent spirit.
God bless our land
Ladies of the G. A. r.