The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-22
Gen. Black, the New Commander,
and Administrative Council.
EULOGY OF GENERAL MILES
IN RESOLUTIONS UNANIMOUSLY
ADOPTED BY THE VETERANS.
Pension Matters and National Sol
diers' Homes Also COnsidered-Other
Matters Before the Delegates.

seventh national encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic closed this after
noon after protracted morning session.
The newly elected officers, with the ex-
ception of Junior Vice Commander Kessler,
who is now on the way from the Philip
pines, were installed. COMMANDMENTS Chief
Black announced the following appoint
ments:
Assistant Adjutant General c. W. Part
ridge. Illinois. Quartermaster General
Maj. Charles Burrows. New Jersey. Judge
Advocate General-James Tanner, New
York. Inspector-Cieneral-E. b. Wessen,
Iowa. Council of observation-disclosures,
Nj. d. Wickersham: Arkansas A. A. Wis
ham; Florida, Charles Donovan; Georgia,
@. A. Summerford; Illinois, r. b. Scott: In
diana, III. A. Root: Indian Territory, James
Redheld; Kentucky, Jacob Seibert; Louis
lana and Mississippi, G. III. Suite: Missouri
j. T. Dewine; Mexico. John r. McFie;
Pennsylvania, Thomas c. Sample; Potomac
b. F. Entrekin: Tennessee, N Hacker;
Texas. K. NJ. Moores; Virginia and
North Carolina, j. T. Fuller. West Vir-
GINA, G. b. Woodcock.
The reports of the various retiring Off
GERS were adopted and vote of thanks
was given each for efficient service. 1t
was resolved to telegraph to President
Roosevelt the resolution favoring the pen
sioning of veterans of sixty-two years of
age, which was adopted yesterday
The committee on resolutions presented a
number of resolutions. on which action was
| taken. The proposal to make all past
adjutant generals members of the encamp-
ment was defeated. A resolution favoring
legislation to prevent, by education and i'm
otner ways, the dissertation of the flag was
adopted The Endorsement by the commit
tee of the service pension law was ap-
proved.
The proposed establishment of national
soldiers homes at Fort Sherman, Idaho in
Florida and In Oklahoma was Endorsed.
1t was resolved to appoint committee of
five TO investigate cases of discrimination
against veterans in the civil service.
The encampment unanimously adopted the
following resolution, introduced by Cap
tain z. H. Coney, of Topeka
Resolved, That we congratulate that
splendid soldier exemplary commander and
patriotic citizen, Gen Nelson A. Miles. on
his attainment of distinguished and hon
orable retirement after a matchlesS record
as soldier of over forty-two years serv-
i've. without just criticism of his official
conduct, which began as a lieutenant in the
| Twenty-second Massachusetts Infantry
, progressing by the brightest grade of heroic
patriotism from Manassas to Appomattox
during the greatest of all civil wars, from
1861 to 1865. and Illuminating this record
by his great military achievements a
successful Indian fighter and again
great and judicial military dsciplinarian
and organizer.
committee of seven was appointed to
provide for the perpetuation of Memorial
day i'm the South and committee of three
will revise the blue book. The committee
on resolutions said that 1t was deemed I'M
wise to offer several resolutions which had
been presented to it. as their introduction
might provoke extended controversy. 1t was
resolved to ask Congress to erect statute
to the memory of General Meade.
Major General Macarthur delivered
brief address which warmly received.
To-nights campfire reunion was held at
Mechanics Pavilion. An address of well
come was delivered by Major General w.
r. Shafter, commander of the Department
| of California and Nevada. 1t was responded
| to briefly by General John c. Black Major
General Macarthur. Past Commander-in-
| chief Stewart Corporal Tanner, Past Com
mander- chief Terrence and others spoke.
Commander-in-chief Black, after the adj
| journment of the encampment, received the
| following telegram from General John b.
| Gordon, commander-in-chief of the United
Confederate Veterans
my hearty congra tulations to you and
/ the country. Your election assures unani-
nous and increased goodwill and closest
| amity.
General Black responded as follows: 1.-THE
encampment having adjourned. l have SUBJ
| mitted your message to the council of adj
| minstration. and l am directed by them
to acknowledge it and TO say. as / do, that
| they fully reciprocate it's fraternal and
| benefcent spirit. God bless our land
At the second and concluding session of
! the national convention of the Woman s
Relief Corps the following officers were
chosen in addition to those elected yester-
| day: Junior vice president, Mrs. Mary Ty-
| CART. of Texas; treasurer. Mrs. Sarah +.
| Phillips, of New YORK; chaplain. Mrs. Rey
nolds, of Kentucky; first member executive
| beard, Mrs. Ada f. May, of Minnesota.
| The ladies of the Grand Army remained
| in session until a late hour. there being
| an unusual number of candidates for the
various offices. The election for national
! officers resulted as follows:
National president, Belinda +. Bailey.
/ California; senior vice president. Ruth
Foote. Colorado; junior vice president. En-
| ma Pierce Massachusetts: chaplain, Jennie
| Varney. New York; treasurer, Julia NJ.
Gordon. Kansas; first councillor. NJ Anna
! Hall. West Virginia; council of admins
| tration Emma Chamberlain, New York;
Ruth Hail. West Virginia, and Mary Hager,
| Ohio.
| year in Boston