The National tribune., 1908-09-10

he wanted to say I0 washington tnat
we were going there; going to see the
city we had fought for and saved. he
was opposed to going 50 far away at
such expense. Let us go to the National
Capital. which belongs to US.
W. II. Mock, of Washington and Alas
ba, said that comrades forgot that the
Western States comrades had been COM
ing East at great expense for years Let
the Eastern comrades come West once
in a few years. 1t was only fair. AS an
Illustration he said that his ticket had
cost yI4S.
E. c. Stahl moved that the selection
be left TO the Council of Administration.
Ruled out of order.
w. A. Ketcham, of Indiana, called at
tention to the great number of veterans
of the East in the Rocky Mountains
who had been unable to attend National
Encampments on account of expense
Let us ga out and meet them.
Ell Torrance, of Minnesota, said that
never had the National Encampment
gone where it was not invited. We had
one cordial invitation. 1t would be
unwise as well as ungracious to reject
this invitation, ana force ourselves
where we were not wanted.
Louis Wagner, of Pennsylvania. closed
the debate lie pointed out that the
expense of going to Utah bore most
hardly upon the largest Departments.
The statues of Sherman, Thomas and
Logan were not erected by the G. A. r.,
and the Order was not connected with
it. The Stephenson Memorial was a
G. A r. monument solely, and should
be it's particular care.
S. w Burroughs, of Michigan, op-
posed Washington. and favored going
where We were invited.
The Adjutant-General called the roll
of the Departments, which resulted:
Salt Lake City NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 461
Washington ....-.... ...-...... Io4
w. II. C. Delegation.
Mrs. Gilman, National President of
the w. r. c., accompanied by her Sec
retary, Mrs. Eliza Boone Daggett, en-
tered to bring the greetings of the Or
der. The Encampment rose to receive
them. Mrs. Daggett read magnificent
report, which was received with enthu-
siastic cheering. The report showed
that since the organization of the w. r.
C. the Order had expended s3,490, 600
for the relief of veterans, their widows
and orphans.
Mrs. Daggett presented a check for
$1,000 for the Permanent Fund.
The Commander-in-Chief heartily
thanked The President for the magnifi-
cent donation.
Mrs. Gilman briefly and very happily
her three rousing cheers.
Rules and Regulations.
r. B. Beath, from the Committee on
Rules, Regulations and Ritual, reported:
Your Committee on Rules, Regula
tions and Ritual report that they have
considered the various propositions sub
mitted by Departments in accordance
with the rules as to amendments, which
were published in General Orders and
Z, current series, National Headquar-
ters.
AT the 41st National Encampment,
held at Saratoga, a resolution was pre-
sented on the recommendation of Com
mander-in-Chief r. B. Brown, provid-
ing for a Permanent Fund and for
Trustees to have the care thereof. This
resolution, unanimously adopted, was to
a certain extent inconsistent with Sec.
4, Art 6 of Chap. 4, under which the
artermaster-General holds "the
funds, securities and vouchers of the
National Encampment" The PROPOSE
tions since approved by the Depart
ments of Ohio, New Jersey and Penn
sylvania, are to incorporate this matter
in the Rules and Regulations. 1t is
proposed, therefore. to amend Sec. 4,
Art. 6 of Chap. 4 tpages 23 and 24),
under the duties of the Quartermaster-
such moneys and securities as may by
two-thirds vote of the members pres
ent at an annual session of the National
Encampment be transferred to a Per-
manent Fund" etc.
The resolution from the Department
of New Jersey proposed that the two
thirds vote published in General Orders
for this section be changed to major
ity vote, and in this the committee con-
ours, and recommends for adoption the
amended section as follows:
Sec. A. The Quartermaster-Gen
shall hold the funds, securities and
vouchers of the National Encampment,
except such moneys and securities as
may, by a majority vote of the members
present AT an annual session of the Ma
tional Encampment. be transferred to
Permanent Fund in the custody of
Trustees elected for the purpose, as pro-
vided in Art. 8 (new number), Chap.
of these Rules and Regulations. Gre
mainder of section as now in force.)
New articles, to be numbered VII
and VIII. changing the numbers of the
present Arts. VII and VIII to TX and X
will read as follows, and we recommend
its adoption:
Art. VII.
Sec. /. A permanent fund is hereby
provided for such moneys and securi-
ties as may, by = majority vote of the
National Encampment in annual ses-
sion. be transferred from the custody of
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to the care
of the Trustees for such Permanent
Fund provided for in Art. VIII.
Sec. 2. To such moneys and securi-
ties as may be transferred to- the Per-
manent Fund as provided in Sec. / of
this article, there shall be added all
bequests or donations received from any
source, unless such bequests or dona-
tons are given for another specified
object, and for which object they shall
be solely used. No portion of the Per-
manent Fund shall be used for Incl
dental expenses of the National En-
campment or be otherwise diverted, ex-
cept by a two-thirds vote of the rnam-
bers present and voting at an annual
session of the National Encampn.ent.
The interest accruing from the in
vestments of the Permanent Fund may
be applied to the incidental expenses of
the National Encampment when so or
dered by a majority vote at an annual
session.
Membership ON Department Encamp-
ments.
The Department OF Illinois presents
a proposition to amend Art. 2, Chap. 2,
page II, relative to membership in De-
partments, by adding after the words
"Commander-in-Ch Chief" in first line
| Senior and Junior Vice-Commanders-
| in-Chief," and after Past Department
Commanders" in the fourth and fifth
| lines, the words "all Past Senior and
Junior Vice Department Commanders
as members of the Department. We
believe that the adoption of this amend