Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-22
Veterans Pay Loving Tribate
to General Miles.
PENSIONING VETERANS
OF FAVOR SENT TO
MR.. ROOSEVELT.
Ladies of G. A. r. Elect Oficers-Bie
Campfire the Closing
Feature

The national encampment of the Grand
Army OF the Republic closed it's thirty-sev-
enth annual session late yesterday after
noon AT San Francisco after a protracted
morning session. The newly elected Of
fcers, with the exception of Junior Vice
Commander Kessler who Is now on tho
way from the Philippines. were installed.
The encampment unanimously adopted
the following resolution. introduced by
Capt. P. II. Coney of Topeka, Kan:
Resolved, That We congratulate that
splendid soldier. exemplary commander and
patriotic citizen. Gen. Nelson A. Miles,
upon his attainment of a distinguished and
honorable retirement after q matchless
record as a soldier Of over forty-two years
service, without just criticism of his Of
fetal conduct. which began as lieutenant
In the ed Massachusetts Infantry. pro-
crossing by the brightest grade of heroic
patriotism from Manassas to Appomattox.
during the greatest Of all civil wars. from
1851 to 1855. and Illuminating this record
by his great military achievements as q
successful Indian fighter and again as q
great and judicial military disciplinartan
and organizer.
Commander chief Black announced
the following appointments:
Commander Blacks Appointments.
Adjutant general. c. w. Partridge of Iln-
nois; auartermaster. Mai. Charles Burrows
Of New Jersey (reappointed); Judge advo-
cate general James Tanner of New York:
inspector general. f. B. Wessen Of Iowa.
Council of observation-disclosures NJ.
ID. Wtckersham; Arizona, George Atkinson:
Arkansas. A. A Whissan; California and
Nevada. A. V. Barrett; Colorado and Wyo-
ming. u S. Hollister: Connecticut, A. c.
Hendricks; Delaware, Samuel Worrel; Flor
ida, Charles Donovan; Georgia. G. A. sum-
erford: Idaho. George NJ. Parsons; Illinois.
T. B. Scott; Indiana, H. A. Root; Indian
territory. James Redheld: Kansas, T. II.
Coney: Kentucky, Jacob Seibert; Louisiana
and Mississippi, c. II. Shute: Maine. Louis
Selbinz: Maryland. r. S. Sunstrom; Massa-
chusetts. ]. w. S. Harsey: Michigan. E. B.
Fenton: Minnesota, L. W. Collins; Mis-
souri,. ]. T. Dewey: Montana. s. H. Han
sell; Nebraska, Andrew Traynor; New
Hampshire, 1. H. Foster: New Jersey, c. T.
Tilden: New Mexico. John r. McFie: New
York. James Owens; North Dakota. S. X.
McGinnis; Ohio A A. Taylor; Oklahoma,
W. Taylor; Oregon. W. M Ingram; Pennsyl-
Entrekin: Rhode Island. J. T. Kenyon:
South Dakota, A. B. Nelson: Tennessee, N.
Hacker: Texas, r. r. Morris: Utah, w.
W. Bostaph: Vermont. A. C. Brown: Vir-
Washington and Alaska. S. w. Clark; West
Virginia. G. B. Woodcock; Wisconsin.
Philip Cheek.
Sent Telegram to Roosevelt
The reports of the various retiring Off
GERS were adopted and a vote OF thanks
given each for efficient service.
1t was resolved to telegraph to President
Roosevelt the resolutions favoring PEN
sioning veterans Of sixty-two years Of age,
which was adopted yesterday.
The committee on resolutions presented
number OF resolutions, on which action was
taken. The proposition to make all past
ad1utant generals members of the encamp-
ment was defeated. resolution favoring
legislation to prevent, by educa ton and
other ways, the dissertation of the flag was
adopted.
The Endorsement by the committee of tho
service pension law was approved. The
proposed establishment of national soldfers'
homes at Fort Sherman. Idaho in Florida
and In Oklahoma was Endorsed. 1t was re-
solved to appoint a committee Of five to in
vestigate cases of discrimination against
veterans in the civil service.
A committee Of seven was appointed to
provide for the perpetuation of Memorial
day in the SOUTH and a committee of three
will revise the blue boob
The committee on resolutions stated that
1t was deemed unwise to offer several reso-
lutions which had been presented by it. as
their introduction might provoke extended
controversy.
1t was resolved to ask Congress to erect a
statue to the memory of General Meade.
Major General Macarthur was introduced
and delivered brief address. which was
A delegation of Sons Of Veterans, which
order the encampment yesterday denied tho
privilege Of participating In the meeting OF
posts. was presented. resolution to re-
consider the previous action of the en-
campment was laid on the table,
The formal installation OF officers took
place. the installing officer being Senior
Past Commander-in-chief Louis Wagner Of
Pennsylvania.
The encampment then adjourned to meet
in Boston next year.
The closing feature last night was a ma.
uonal camp fire reunion at the Mechanics
Pavilion.
Ladies Elect officers.
The Ladies of the Grand Army remained
in session until late hour, there being an
unusual number of candidates for the var1-
Gus offices. The election for national Of
ficers resulted follows:
National president. Belinda Bailey of Cali
fornia; senior vice president, Ruth Foote OF
Colorado: junior vice president, Emma
Pierce of Massachusetts: chaplain, Jennie
Varney of New York; treasurer, Julia NJ.
Gordon of Kansas: first councillor M Anna
Hall of West Virginia; council of adrnins-
tration, Emma Chamberlain of New York,
Ruth Hall of West Virginia and Mary
Hager of Ohio.
The convention adjourned to meet next