The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-20
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Il n, present
are in great heed Of the aid and stimulus which
sasss Ss os The snd sre af
Representatives. which are bequeathed to them.
service, and 1t is the most negiected. - $500
1 The chaplain-in-chief. D. B. shuey, said
, in part:
The chaplaIn's Report.
4 The chaplain-in-chief. d. D. shuey.
said in his report:
Day will be used By some as holiday in the
Ct ought to be prohibited that
school Children apon whoss
~ nbs e tie t, and
made should , be invited, yea, urged to take
IN shoud b 10 All
cora Gd or ct their t
nation should be discouraged as being i in VIOLA
ton; OF the meaning of Memorial Day and Its
/ The report Of Inspector General F. A.
| Walsh contained the following:
General WaIsh's Report.
The report of Inspector General F. A.
Walsh confined the following figures:
Number of posts, s,711, a loss of 5; members
gate Of post relief funds $3.50, 500, an increase
of ss5 hy Tse dst
| PNSo,ooS' ~
SIS The ysSe St the property owned by the
COMMANDMENT Chief Thomas J. Stewart
read his annual report, which was re-
ceived with applause. It was in part as
follows:
General Stewards Report.
The report Of Thomas J. Stewart the
commander chief, contained the follow
ing: '>-s-z. - ~
For the second time in it's history the
Grand Army of the Republic has journeyed to the
When we met in the city of San Francisco seven.
teen years ago, eastern shores Of the Pacific
public. Since that time the foes Of other days,
the men who wore the blue and gray In the ne
carried it forward in the march Of civilization
and of progress. To-day. as SURVIVING soldiers
and the preservation and continuance OF
the union we rejoice in the added
and p the Poe the n naton all of Which
emphasizes the grand results of the war In
acS bore part nd the bsSsnss GLORY
ferrred on the human race
The gains in membership the past year were
dscnalss 1885, 49, transfer $780,
nqsn 1spor; 5 Ss ass
The observance of Memorial Day was of 9
s he spS IS s at a the sy heart Of w ei
not but hail with delight participation in the
: believe that this is one of the ways, if not
the surest way to psrpetu a1, the "a gay ,h
the sacred mounds
ties appropriate services are held in the public
the days of the war, and the meaning Of the
service Of Memorial Day. What more impres
gathering from fields and garden, hill and val
lay. the sweet flowers Of springtime to lay then
vg soldier th and a sailor e he or W
brave ones who sleep in the gardens of the sea
Let them In childhood strew the flowers ant
children to do the same, and thus truly will GU
dead be remembered by our children, and on
children's children, thru the generations ye
to be-
The Woman's Relief Corps.
!. The woman's Relief Corps continues with I'M
voted and for which it is organized. The Ladie
Ia 4 OF the
and active in the work in ,whies
so opn 81 is fS
\ meaning. They feel that theirs is heritage Q
J glory-that they stand apart in measure fro1
the young men of their time. Bring the boy
up nearer the post room, nearer the Grand Army
: and they will form new line of union-lovine
: T Viii be- that Of the" their fathers D w
The responses to the general order requestin
to aid the a In the
The noble and laudable effort of the Gran
and flag prominently before the youth Of tn
s. land has been eminently successful. ana ma "a
all Of e rePone a S Its
ment of laws directing patriotic education an
IA reverence for the flag is encouraging and con
is mendable.
l. Contributions to limited extent for the HON
at Mountain Springs, Ala, have been receive
MAJOR OFF Falkner the chairman of the COMMITTEE
III on ways and means, said to the communicate
The m fee feeling and the kin
-. posts, and the individual members thereof thru
"a out the NORTH has touched and softened th
Ia hearts Of every confederate soldier IN the south
- Improvement in Pension Bureau.
5 The administration by the board Of pension
r. Of the pension laws, that for so many years ha
- proven so vexatious and unsatisfactory, seem
m to have been adjusted to degree Of satisfa,
j. ton. believe the present commissioner
st earnestly endeavoring to discharge the duties
his high and important office honestly, LIBERAL
and justly, and yet he is not able to satisfy tn
- | many who feel and assert that the governmer
8 has not dealt and is not dealing Justly wit
q, them. The complaints are. not 80 numerous ne
- are sufficient to warrant our earnest and caref,
attention and consideration. Complaint wi
entirely I'd nor fro t eases Of
NJ of such great trust. but by an honest, fair an
- liberal administration of the laws we may reac
the minimum of complaint and OF injustice
Is not the time at hand when wisdom and justit
. | both warrant such an adjustment of the pensio
/, providing for a fixed amount of pension pt
month? I believe 1t would be wise to appoi1
a committee whose duty would be to frame
proper bill and present the same to copgre
providing for 8 pension of not less than SIP pt
month for all honorably discharged soldier
sailors or marines who may choose to apply.
Other Reports.
= The report of the senior vice CON
d. mander- in chief, William NJ. Olin, WE
& then presented. His principal offici
s. duty during the year had been to repre-
sent the national encampment at the dec
IL ication of the equestrian statue of Majt
a General Joseph Hooker on the stat
e. ground in Boston.
e The quartermaster, Charles Burrow
"a said in his report:
- II am able to show an increase in tt
~ grand total cash balance of 81, 347.56. WIFI
r. the inventory of supplies on hand is on
i'd $377.70 less than at last report, being
ae net increase of 1,969.S6 for eleven month
OF with an estimated amount due for p,
IN capita tax Of $500. In response to tt
~ appeal in general order No. 2, for aid
such of our comrades as suffered fro
the floods in the districts Of Kansas, r.
ceived from 200 posts and individuals Il
sum of 5000, which I have forwardt
"a to the department commander, A. Y
~ Smith, E