The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-23
c. A. R. TO LIVE
80 YEARS MORE
Insurance Statistics Show
Organization Will Survive
Another Generation.
ENCOURAGING
Posts Were Organized and Reorgan-
lied and the Society Was
Never More Prosperous.

Fort Wayne. Ind. May 2S.-Basing
his belief on so firm a foundation as the
insurance mortality tables. f. r. Brown.
the retiring department commander OF
the Indiana G. A. r. at this mornings
meeting Of the state encampment. took
hopeful view OF the life OF the or
ganization Of which he was the presi-
dent.
Life insurance tables tell u.s." he
said. that the last soldier OF the Civil
war will live until 1915. Now IL that
last comrade is as loyal to the Grand
Army as many I could name. we can
see when the end Of the order is TO
come. 1t has thirty-eight golden years
yet to live"
In my humble Judgment" the COM
mander said in his conclusion. I'VE hear
far too many wailing. depressing notes
in our Grand Army chorus. 1t seems
to be a disease that is epidemic among
US. and chronic with some. to be for
ever dwelling upon and bewafling the
fact that we are all growing old and
that so many are passing away. Our
Grand Army as a structural force. Is
suffering immensely on account OF this
evil was about to say nuisance.
"Of course all of us are older than
we were once. But these facts are not
new facts, nor are they peculiar to the
Grand Army of the Republic. When
has 1t ever been true that time was not
heeting and human life evanescent and
uncertain7 And over against the fact
that we are getting OLD, and that some
are passing away, are other facts just
as self evident.
One is that plenty of men older than
most of us. il not older than any Of
1 us, have done ana are now doing the
best OF service for humanity, and some
are filing responsible and onerous po-
everyone. young and old. is what is the
wise and creditable course to pursue
in view of our situation?
"Of all things. IT cannot be either
wise or creditable to become gloomy
friends fall by the esway. Likewise to
exaggerate the facts. and make them
an excuse for not being useful or doing
all the good we can. as we have the
opportunity, is still less wise and cred
liable.
"Over and over again we hear state
ments as to how short-lived our Grand
Army is to be, and how soon there Will
be no more Of it. AS a matter OF fact,
the Grand Army is good for several
years yet Or if not, somebody will be
to blame Life insurance tables tell
US that the last soldier OF the Civil
war will live until 1945-it has thirty
eight gblden years yet to live
The report of Colonel ]. r. Fesler.
assistant adjutant general of the state.
showed that the membership had fallen
off about 400. The present member
ship is 14O15-in good standing. A
year ago the number of members in
good standing was 14,48S.
The gross gain during the year was
1.104 OF which 800 were added by mus
ter in. 203 by transfer and COL by re-
instatement. The gross loss, however.
was 1.577.
OF this number 500 died, according
to the report Honorable discharge
was given to hfty-two; 15s were trans
ferred to other states. thirty-two by de-
linquenE reports and 831 by suspen-
| sion.
Two posts were organized or reor-
: ganized, those at Bunker Hill. the Johr
: NJ Wilson post and one at Crothersville
the Col Snodgrass post. Fifteen posts
< were disbanded, leaving a net loss o.
e thirteen posts during the year, thus re
ducing the number from 39S to ass.