The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-08-22
6. \. K. CONVENTION CLOSES
.CoMMANDER-IN-CHIEB BLACK
 MAKES APPOINTMENTS.

Cases of Discrimination Against Vet-
 orans in che Civil lsorvics--Resoluraon of commendation Passed on ths
 Record of General Miles.
 San Francisco, Aug. 21.-The national encampment of the Grand Army of the
 Republic closed it's thirty-seventh an- nual session this afternoon after pro-
 tracted morning session. The newly
 elected officers with the exception of
 Junior Vice Commander Kessler whois now on the way from the Philippines.
 were installed Command CT in Chief
 Black announced~the-f following appoint- ments: \ Adjutant general, c. W. Partridge of Illinois; qnartermaster, Major Charles
 Burrows of New Jersey, appointed; judge advocate general. James Tanner of New York: inspector general. H
 Wessen of Iowa.
 Council of administration: Alabama,
 M. D. Wickersham; Arizona, George Atkinson; Arkansas, A. A. Whissans
 California. and Nevada. A. V. Barretts
 Colorado and Wyoming. U. s. Hollistera
 Connecticut A. c. Hendricks; Dela-
 ware. Samuel Worrell; Florida, Charles
 Donovan; Georgia, G. A. Summerforda Idaho. George M. Parsons: Illinois. T. B. Scott: Indiana. H. A Root: Indian territory, James Redfeld Kansas, N
 H. Coney; Kentucky. James Sieberts Louisiana and Mississippi, 0, H. Shute: Maine, Louis Silbinz; Marylands
 R. s. Sunstronl; Massachusetts, J. w. s. Harsey; Michigan, E. B. Fenton; Min~ nesota, l.. w. Collins; Missouri, J. r.
 Dew; Montana, s. H. Hansell: Nebrass
 ka, Andrew Traynor; New Hampshire. | I. H. Foster; New Jersey, c. T. Tildena
 New Mexico, John R. McB1e; New
 York, James Owens; North Dakota. s. K. McGinnis; Ohio, A. A. Taylor; Ok- lahoma, w. Taylor; Oregon w. M. In-
 gram; Pennsylvania, Thomas c. Same pie; Potomac, B. F. Entrekin; Rhode
 Island, J. T. Kenyon; South Dakota4 IA. B. Nelson; Tennessee, N, Hackers Texas, R. M. Moores; Utah, w. w. Bos- ltaph; Vermont, A. c. Brown; virginia l and North Carolina, F. P. Fuller; Wash- Iington and Alaska, s. w. Clark est l Virginia. G. B. Woodcock; Wisconsin, Philip Cheek. i1E .n. 1 The reports Of the various rl1 [Zde oI ficera were adopted and a vote of y,1r
 vice A resolution favoring Legislation to prevent by education and in other
 ways the dissertation of the flag waa adopted. ss
 The endorsement by the committee of i the service pension law was approved. l It was resolved to appoint a commits ] tee to investigate cases of discrimina- I tion against veterans in the civil ser- vice.
 l The encampment unanimously adopted the following resolution intro- duced by Captain F. H. Coney of To-3
 peka, Kan: Resolved, That we cons I gratulate the splendid soldier, exenn-
 plary commander and patriotic citizenxl
 General Nelson A Miles. upon his atI 1 tainment of distinguished and honor- dplC CEJcllICliit5llt dIlti tt ltidCCIlIeSS ISS-f lord as soldier of over forty two yearss
 service without just criticism of his of- l ficial conduct which began as lieus tenant in the Twenty-second Massahu-
 setts infantry progressing by tha l brightest grade of heroic patriotism from Manassas to Appomattox, during the greatest of all civil wars from 1861 l to 1865 and illuminating this record by
 his great military achievements as a successful Indian fighter and again as l a great and judicial military disciplina- lrian and organizer"
 1 It was resolved to ask congress to erect q staute to the memory of Gen- l eral Mead.
 Major General Macarthur was intro- duced and delivered brief address which was warmly received.
 The formal installation of officers took place, the installing officer being Senior Past Commander in Chief Louis Wagner of Pennsylvania.
 The encampment then adjourned td meet in Boston next year.
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