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tion is in good condition.
Election of Officers.
At the afternoon session Wednesday
Corpl Tanner nominated I. J. Shannon
for reelection as National Commander
and Comrade Ward. of Ohio. nominated
Nathan Munchauer, of Columbus O.,
for that office. Three candidates were
placed in nomination for Junior Vice
National Commander. They We're Jo-
seph McCabe, of Pennsylvania; w. P.
Griffith, of New York, and Robert c.
Hayes, of New York.
The following officers were nominal.
ed. and there being no opposing candi-
dates, they were declared duly elected:
Senior Vice Commander. John G. Nor
ris. of Pennsylvania; Quartermaster-
General, Ben. d. Miner, of Indiana;
lSurgeon-General, c. H. Gardner. of
Pennsylvania, and Chaplain-in-Chief,
Rev. Dr. n. II. Holmes, of Pennsylva-
mia.
The pending bill before Congress pro-
posing the removal of disabilities from
deserters from the Union armies was
strongly condemned by resolution.
The salary of the Adjutant- General
and that of the Quartermaster-Gener
at $3.50 per annum.
| The Ladies' Auxiliary.
Two sessions of the Annual Conven-
ton of the Ladies' Union Veteran Union
We're held Wednesday, Mrs. Sarah v.
Hunt. of Columbus, O., the National
President. in the chair. The delegates
were welcomed to Washington by Mrs.
Ada II. Weiss, of Auxiliary 81
The annual reports of Mrs. Hunt and
of Senior Vice President Mary J. Flani-
gan. of Pennsylvania. showed the or
ganization to be in good condition, with
Ian increasing membership.
National Chaplain. Elizabeth Bidwell,
of New York: National Secretary, Eliza
beth p. Green, of Ohio and National
| Treasurer. Ellen G. Wogan, of Della
ware. also submitted encouraging re-
ports.
The following Committee on Resolu-
| tions was named: Mrs. Sadie McGee,
Chairman: Mrs. Laura v. Enoch, Mrs
Hannah Horne and Mrs. Emma Myers.
Mrs. Celynda Werner Ford. known
as THE mother of U. V. L. Auxiliary 80,
of Washington, ID. c.; Mrs. Anna E.
Riggs, of Columbus. o., and Mrs Ora
i. Keyser. OF Allegheny, Pa, were dele
gated to carry greetings to the Union
Veteran Legion Encampment.
| Receptions.
National Commander Shannon
"Wednesday evening presented gold med
ais to the first eight elective officers of
| IIlt u. v. L. WHO served WITH MIN our
ing his year in office.
Auxiliary 80. of Washington, rendered
the veterans and their ladies a rous-
ing reception Tuesday evening. Mrs.
| Mckenzie was assisted in receiving by
her fellow National officers as follows:
Mary I. Flanagan. Senior Vice Presi-
dent, Reading, Pa; Elizabeth Neel Ju-
nior Vice President. Philadelphia. Pa:
Elizabeth Bidwell, Chaplain, Buffalo. N
Y; Elizabeth P. Green, Secretary, Coz
| lumbus. o.; Ellen G.. Wogan, Treasurer
Wilmington, Del: Mary A. Caldwell,
Counselor, Philadelphia. Pa; Mary ].
Booth, M. D., Inspector and Installing
| officer. Cincinnati, o. Advisory Board
Marietta Vaughn, Chairman. Buffalo,
N. Y; Sadie B. McGee. Roxborough,
| Philadelphia, Pa; Elizabeth Geissler,
Philadelphia. Pa, and Elizabeth Schel-
lart Honorable President Steubenville,
Ohio.
feature of the reception was the
presence in line of the Isabel Worrell
Ball Flag Association, Mrs. Annie F..
| Hoagland President, accompanied by
Mrs. Ball. in whose honor the organiza-
| ton is named.
There was program OF music and
| recitations and patriotic remarks. Pre-
ceding the reception National Com
mander 7. j. Shannon and the members
| of the Executive Committee held q
| meeting. The Committee on Creden-
tials was named as follows: Gen.. f. l..
Blair. of Pittsburg, Chairman; c. G..
Stewart of Camden, N. j.; 1. ID. Hunt.
of Columbus, o.; James Lynn, of Will
mington, Del. and Gen. Thomas II.
Carter, of Baltimore.
Gen. A. 3. Hay, of Pittsburg. Pa,
founder of the Union Veteran Legion,
was prominent figure at the function.
Reception by the Authorities.
The Washington Chamber of Com
merce and the District Government
rendered the delegates to the Auxiliary
Convention and Legion Encampment q
hearty reception Wednesday evening at
the Arlington Hotel.
| Henry B. +. Macfarland. President
of the District Commissioners, and VIM,
F. GUIDE, President of the Washington
Chamber of Commerce., warmly well
coined the Union veterans to the Capt.
tai, which was saved to the Nation by
their valor in the SOS. Mr. Macfarland
said: THE Nations Capital will always
have a peculiar welcome for the Ma
tons defenders. Abraham Lincoln
and the soldiers of the Republic pre-
served the National Capital which Geo.
Washington founded. That Capital will
never be ungrateful to those who pour
ed out their lives for the life of the
Nation"
Corp'l Tanner in his address told of
"a Government officer in Washington
of Cabinet rank" who, he alleged. has
inaugurated policy of displacing old
and faithful clerks, many of them vet
eran soldiers. with young men. He said
this Cabinet officer called before him a
Union veteran employed as a clerk in
his Department, and asked him If he
wasn't 20 years of age.
Il am" the veteran responded.
do you draw a pension?" the Off
} cial then demanded.
THAT is none of your business" was
the veterans quick response.
Corpl Tanner said he thanked God
the veteran had made such a response.
The Wreck OF the Maine.
Il He also urged that the Government
raise the wreck of the battleship Maine.
and declared cit has been whispered
that the Government fears to raise the
wreck because it might be discovered
that the ship was blown Up from the
inside, and we went to war with Spain
| without a cause The speaker said:
I'VE needed no such cause to sweep the
: Spaniard from this hemisphere The
time was ripe for that corrupt and
criminal monarchy to be swept from
the Western World. I have no doubt
God Himself selected this Nation as
his strong right arm to end the cruel
J rule of Spain in Cuba"
Commissioner Warmers Speech.
, Commissioner OF Pensions Vespasian
Warner said every person in this coun-
l try, xyhn oornc E0 a aau o.,o. = q >.