The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-08-28

San Francisco, Aug. 24.-The home
ward migration OF the grand army vet
Grams has already begun. The adjourn
ment of the final session Friday was the
signal for hundreds to pack their travel
ing bags and scores have left on trains
for other parts of the state. The only
delegation to leave in body on its spe-
cial train was New York.
Last Day of Encampment.
San Francisco, Aug. 24.-The national
encampment of the Grand Army of the
Republic closed it's thirty-seventh an
nual session Friday afternoon. The
| newly-elected officers, with the exception
of Junior Vice Commander Kessler, who
is now on the way from the Philippines,
were installed. Commander in Chief
Black announced the following appoint
ments:
Adjutant general, C. w. Partridge, of
Illinois; quartermaster, Maj. Charles
Burrows, of New Jersey, reappointed;
judge advocate general, James Tanner,
of New York; inspector general, E. B.
Wessen, of Iowa.
To Save the Flag.
The committee on resolutions pre-
sented number of resolutions on which
action was taken. The propositions to-
make all past adjutant generals men,
bers of the encampment was defeated. A
resolution favoring legislation to pre-
vent, by education and in other ways,
the dissertation of the flag, was adopted.
The endorsement by the committee
of the service pension law was approved,
and the proposed establishment of ma
tional soldiers homes at Fort Sherman,
Idaho, and in Florida, and in Oklahoma,
was endorsed.
Gen. Miles Honored.
The encampment unanimously adopt
ed resolution congratulating Gen. Nel-
son A. Miles upon his attainment of
distinguished and honorable retirement
after matchless record as soldier OF
over AZ years service.
A committee of seven was appointed
to provide for the perpetuation of Me-
mortal day in the south, and commit
tee of three will revise the blue book.
1t was resolved to ask congress to
erect statue to the memory of Gen.
Meade. Maj. Gen. Macarthur was intro
duced and delivered a brief address,
which was warmly -..
officers Installed.
The formal installation of officers took
place, the installing officer being Senior
Past Commander in Chief Louis Wag-
ner, Of Pennsylvania.
Commander in Chief Black was given
authority to install the junior vice COM
mander in chief and also the newly APP
pointed judge advocate general, who
were absent
A resolution thanking the people and
press who contributed to the success of
the gathering was adopted with cheers,
and the encampment then adjourned, to
meet in Boston next year.
National Campfire Reunion.
The closing feature in the evening
was national campfire reunion at the
Mechanics pavilion An address of
welcome was delivered by Maj Gen.
w. R. Shafter, and it was responded
to briefly by Gen. John C. Black, the
new commander in chief, who received
an ovation.
Maj. Gen. Macarthur spoke on "The
Regular Army" and 1.-THE Passing
Grand Army" was the subject of re-
marks by Past Commander in Chief
Stewart. Corporal Tanner paid a tri-
butte to the dead of the civil war, and
Past Commander in Chief Terrence
eulogized the American soldier. After
the speech-making the evening was
given up to informal entertainment,
the old soldiers enjoying the pleasures
of wartime campfire.
kilograms Exchanged.
Commander ID Chief C. Black, after
the adjournment of the encampment, re-
ceived the following telegram from Gen.
John B. Gordon, commander in chief of
the United Confederate Veterans:
my hearty congratulations to you
and the country. Your election assures
unanimous and increased goodwill and
closest amity."
Gen Black responded as follows:
''The encampmers having adjourned, l
have submitted your message to the
council of administration, and l am di-
rected by them to acknowledge it and
say, as do l, that they fully reciprocate
its fraternal and beneficent spirit. God
bless our land"