The National tribune., 1909-08-19

mittec on Rules. Regulations and Rit-
ual be appointed for next year in ad-
vance Of the meeting of the National
/ Encampment for the careful considera-
ton of amendments proposed under the
, rules
Respectfully submitted
| Robt. b. Beath, E. r. Monfort, A. G..
Weissert. John l.. Parker, c. A. Orr.
| c. Il. Adams, E. c. Millike.
| Past Commander-in- Chief John Il. King
made strong appeal for recognition Of
these who have served in the Marine Rey-
enue service during the war.
COmrade Wagner opposed the adop-
ton of the amendment on technical
grounds. In view of this Comrade King
withdrew his amendment, SC that the mat
ter could lie over for another year.
The report of the Committee on Rules,
Regulations and Ritual was then adopted.
| Presentation TO Comrade Burton.
Comrade Sterrett, from the committee
ordered BY the last National Encampment
| to prepare suitable testimonial TO Past
| Commander er-in-Chief Burton, made hand
some little speech in presenting TO Com
| rade Burton a beautiful silver service.
Comrade Burton replied in a feeling
speech, saying among other things that
tho the monetary value of the gift was
great. if was as moonlight unto sunlight
as water unto wine, when valued by the
wealth of comradely love and affection it
represented. Comrade Burton paid g
touching tribute TO Comrade Thos. ".
Scott. a member of the committee, who had
gone on a little ahead of the rest of us 10
the Great Beyond.
Presentation to the Commandcr-in-
| Chief.
Adiutant-G General Cole rose to a very
grateful duty, in presenting TO the Com
| mander-nChie a testimonial of the love
and affection of 1000 Of his comrades, in
the shape of n magnificent diamond
studded badge. Comrade Cole, as Adju-
tant-General. bore willing witness TO the
devotion to the interests of the Order. ris-
ing frequently from n bed of sickness to
perform his duties. and sparing neither
himself nor any one under him in doing
everything and all things necessary or the
good of the Order
Commander Chief Nevus responded
by saying that never was a Commander-;n-
Chief served by better staff than he had
been, and If he had achieved any success
it was largely due to the splendid conf
rades who had constantly surrounded and
helped him.
Comrade Cole then, after paying a trib-
ute to Mrs. Nevius, presented a brooch
pin. set with a large diamond, and repre-
senting a cavalry badge.
The Commander-in-C Chief spoke of the
faithful wife who, in her grlhood, had
linked her life with n poor crippled boy.
and had stood faithfully by his side during
the long. hard struggle for success.
On motion of Commander Hayes the
Eucampment rose to its feet and gave
three cheers and tiger for Commander-in-
Chief Nevius and his wife
Resolutions.
Comraie Ketchum, from the Committee
on Resolutions, reported:
Of sympathy with Gen. Dodge Adopted.
in favor of the purchase of the Lincoln
collection at Washington. Adopted.
In favor of naming one school house in
each town Lincoln. Adopted
Giving thanks to Thos. l.. Hopkins for
his services in connection with the un-
vailing of the Stephenson Monument.
Adopted.
| Giving the thanks of the National En-
campment to the Stephenson Committee.
| Adopted.
In favor of a committee of Is to act in
connection with other committees in pre-
pairing for the celebration of the 50th An
niversary of the battle of Gettysburg.
| Adopted.
| The Pacific Home.
The matter of the widely circulated and
I'persistent charges against the manage
ment of the Pacific Home came up with
a recommendation to the Committee on
/ Resolutions to refer the matter to the in
looming administration.
Commander Rickel, of Kansas. insisted
that there was evidently something dccid-
edly wrong in the management and that
more energetic action than as heretofore
Ishould be taken in the matter.
! Commander Daubenspeck, of California.
said that he had appointed a committee of
Igood comrades, which had been thoroly in
lvestigating the question. They had found
that no one in the Home was willing to
support the charges which had been made
land that these had been confined to one
Ipaper-'a yellow journal''-while the six
other papers of higher character in Los
} Angeles had refused to have anything to do
with it,
Commander in Chief Nevus said that he
had ben much moved by the charges, but
on visiting the Home and making as there
an investigation as possible during his
lstay, he had found nobody ready to make
any charges or to back up those that had
been so widely published. He had found
the Home In good order and the inmates
well cared for.
Comrade McElroy, Potomac, said that he
had on his desk stack of communications
relative to the mismanagement of the
Home, but had replied to all correspond
entS that he would meet the CONRAD dos