Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-05
NOMOREGRAND
ARMYRA|DSON
CONGRESS
ENCAMPMENT REACHES
IMPORTANT DECISION
Proposals For Pension LegiSIa-
ton to Be Held in Abeyance
For Three Years. Salt Lake
Wins Next Meeting.
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Toledo Sept, 4.--Not for three years
viii the Grand Army Of the Republic
ask congress for further relief meas
ures. Resolutions looking to an
amendment to the service pension bill
reducing to siXty-five years the age at
which a veteran can receive $40 a
month, another amending the pend
ing widows pension bill to make elig-
ble'all soldiers widows who were mar
ried prior to date of passage of the
bill, We're laid over in favor of the
resolution granting congress three
years respite from old soldier legisla-
tion. 1t appeared to be the concensus
of opinion OF the leaders that too
much hammering for pension bills and
relief measures might soon create an
undignifed expression in the minds
of congressman and reflect discredit
on the civil war veterans at the time
- NHN'A iiNNS NhNll thtY MOulu Heeu
the most assistance al the hands of
the nation they helped to save
Another way will be sought by the
veterans to get before congress those
bits of legislation which they feel can.
not wait. The attention of the Grand
Army of the Republic delegates was
called by Kate Brownlee Sherwood to
the status of the pending widows PEN
sion bin, in which at present, 1t is
required that applicants shall have
been married number of years prior
to the present date. That the bill
may be altered to allow the eligibility
of those who marry up to the date
of the passage of the bill that mat
ter may be placed in the hands of the
be used with regard 20 the amendment
to the service pension bill.
At the wish of General l. r. Sher-
wood his dollar a day pension bill was
not brought up for consideration and
a resolution asking congress to pay
ex-prisoners of war 81 day pension
was laid over
After the installation of the newly
elected national officers at the morn
inS session today the Grand Army OF
the Republic delegates decided upon
Salt Lake City as the next meeting
place.
After Salt Lake City had been
chosen for the next encampment, Vice
Commander in Chief Scott notified the
encampment that Atlanta would be in
the field for 1910.
Atlanta some time ago extended an
invitation to the Grand Army of the
Republic to hold the next encamp-
ment there but the invitation was not
pushed. story printed in the east
that Atlanta was turned down because
1t was confederate city has created
great Indignation among the iniluen-
tial Grand Army of the Republic dele
gates here, who for many years have
been working TO bridge the gulf be-
tween the north and south.
Samuel w. Burroughs. from Michi-
gan. member of the committee on
resolutions, made a statement to the
Associated Press today In which he
said:
"As a matter OF fact the depart
ment from Georgia did not come to
Toledo for the purpose of asking for
the national encampment and the
department from Georgia's Grand
Army of the Republic feel assured
that to entertain the national encamp-
ment. the entertainment will be loyal,
hospitable and truly patriotic, for 1t Is
matter of fact that the veterans OF
the eonfederacy living In Georgia have
nothing but the kindllest feeling OF
brotherly love and comradeship for
the ex-federal soldiers and officially
the national encampment Of the Grand
Army OF the Republic is in no way re-
sponsible for casting any reflections
upon the citizenship of Georgia and
their desires to entertain national
encampment at Atlanta If they 50 de-
sire at any future time
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