Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-16

year ending Dec. 81 last were 9,205, or
$50 per cent of the total membership.
Exactly the same percentage as the
preceding year.
Would Ask Congress for Aid.
The suggestion was made that the
organization be incorporated with a
provision requiring that the annual re-
ports of the organization be submitted
TO congress. The receipts from the
per capita tax imposed on the mem
bers of the organization are declared
to be insufficient for the proper conduct
of its affairs.
The suggestion was made that the
tax be increased from 312 to cents
per annum.
Soldiers Homes F'IOurishing.
The report of General Inspector NJ.
J. Cummings is largely made up of
statements from the assistant inspec
tors generals throughout the country,
all of whom asserted the various sol
diers' homes in their respective states
to be in fiourishing condition.
Judge Advocate General Clark sub
mitted a synopsis of decisions pre-
pared by him, during last year.
According to the report of Quarter
master General Frank Battles the total
receipts during the year were $20,472,
and the total expenditures S1S.155,
leaving a balance in the treasury of
S2,357.
Business Sessions Begun.
Minneapolis, Mimi, Aug 16.- The
business sessions of the Grand Army
of the Republic commenced early today
in the Auditorium. About 1,500 dele
gates were in attendance. The most
important questions TO be taken up are
the abolition of the canteen from the
old soldiers homes and the proposed
erection of monument to Henry Wirz
by the women of the south. On the
question of the canteen the delegates
are apparently about evenly divided.
On the Wirz monument there is on all
sides an almost bitter feeling of oppo-
sition, but strong faction exists which
is of the opinion the erection of mon
ument to such character as WirZ is
not seriously contemplated by south
ern women.
Tanner Protests.
The reports of officers were present
mander-in- Chief Tanner was of consid
cradle length, covered all features of
the work done by the Grand Army, and
entered a dignified and emphatic pro-
test against the erection of the propos-
ed monument.
No Relief From Hot Weather.
The hot weather, which has caused
much suffering during the first two ,
days, continues and the official fore
cast promises but little immediate re-
lief. 1t is estimated by the police to-
day that the total number of prostra-
tions yesterday during the time of the
parade numbered something over a
hundred. The majority of these were
women who became exhausted by
standing in the streets waiting for the
parade to pass.
U. v. U. Elects.
7 st. Paul, Mimi, Aug. 16-At the an
nual election of the Union Veterans
Union Richard German was reelected
commander-in-chief
General Bell HOnored.
Des Moines, Aug. 16.-The Society of
the Army of the Philippines late yes
terday afternoon elected the following |
officers:
Commander-in-C n-Chief-Major General |
Arthur Macarthur, u. S. A.
First Senior Vice Captain H. A. |
Crow of Pennsylvania.
First Junior Vice-Lieutenan E. l. |
Hamilton, Michigan.
Second Junior-Earl C. Carnahan, |
Kansas.
Third Junior-Major General T. |
Franklin Bell. u. S. A
Fourth Junior-G E. Weinheimer, II |
linois.
Fifth Junior-Major Speere, Mime |
sofa.
Surgeon General-Maior W. S. Conk- !