The National tribune., 1910-07-07
DEPARTAsENT-oE NEW YORK.
It Holds Its AnnSaa Encampment n
syracuse-Rochestkr Wants the Ma
tional Encampmerik,

It Holds Its Annsal Encampment Mt
syracuse-Rochester Wants the Ma
tional Encampmerk.
The Annual Encampment Of the De-
partment of New York, G. A. r.. was
held at Syracuse June 21-22-23.
The following resolution was unani-
mousiy adopted:
"WhereaGthe ast bf Congress Of July
2, 1864. authorizes the President of the
United States to rinyite each State to
Sresent two statues OF its citizens de-
ceased for the Statuary Hall in the Ma
tional Capitol; that law provides that
such honor shall be confined to those
Industrious for their historic renown or
for distinguished civic or military ser
vice. and
Whereas 1t is clear that the provi-
sions of the act of July 2, 1864, have
been misconstrued and misinterpreted
by those who have clothed The statue
of Robert E. Lee in a garb which of
| itself bears no evidence of distinguished
service to the United States; for in the
proper construction of statue 1t must
be in harmony and not in conflict with
the Constitution or other statutes; now,
therefore be it
Resolved, That the President Of the
United States cause the act OF July z,
1864, to be construed by :he law officers
of the Government to the end that 1t
shall be determined that no statue hav-
ing thereon any badges or uniform
which bears evidence of a disloyal ac-
tion to the National Government under
the Constitution shall be accepted or
permitted to remain in the Statuary
Hall in the National Capitol"
I Another resolution adopted declared
n thoF mr.
country have aeen fit to charge one and
one-half rate for the 44th National En-
campment to be held on Sept. 10 at At
lantic City. the State Department re-
quest the National Encampment TO pass
a resolution to instruct the incoming
Commander-in-Chief to request rail-
roads to grant a rate of one and one
Fourth cents a mile to the 18th Annual
lEncampment, and If the. railroads de-
feline that the Commandcr-in-Chief call
meeting of the 45th Annual National
Encampment to be composed of Dele
igates only.
Another resolution stated that as the
Legislature of New York had invited
! the 1911 National Eacampment to be
held III New York State and as the
Mayor and Common Council of Roches-
ter had invited the Encampment to ;hat
| city. the present Encampment request
| ed its officers to use all means to have
the 1911 National Encampment held in
Rochester.
De Witt c. Hurd Utica, was elected
Dcpa: tment Co,nna:Ii':r, rccei;IrS 80
votes - PIT for Robert C. Bush, Ell
uira.
The other officers elected were: Coun-
ell Of Administration, Simon w. Rus
sell, John M. Beickert, G. ]. Westcott,
John A. Brown and A. F. Sheldon;
Delegate-at-large, Gen. Stewart l..
Woodford; Alternate, Anzel J. Smith;
Delegates, VIM. A. Boyd, John E. Ran
som. John II. Swift, A. III. Stafford,
Daniel II. Cowle, Oscar Woodruff, Rob-
ert S. Heilferthy, Herman F. Fox, M. j.
Hennessy. p. G. Soule, w. d. Ferguson,
George Hollands, w. H. Santell, James
LOTUS, Cromby Bolton, Patrick Hayes,
l.. r. Lowell. A. B.. Cottrell, George A.
Cotton, II. w. Burlingame, Samuel c.
Yeaten, L. Y. Miller, F. A. Stoughton,
Frank ]. Regan, W. c. Morey, ]. S.
Seekens, T. B. Crocker, Frederick Cos
sum, ID. NJ. Webster, w. H. Martin,
George w. Fisher, Rufus Stancliffe,
Robert Peard, John F. Stevens, Edwin
L. Huntington, John B. Van VIE, Jo-
seph G. Burney, F. G.. Carter, J. S.
Woodard. E. B. Moore, Thos. H. Rob-
ertson. Thomas Moore, VIM Luff, Ju-
Illus w. Kimball Charles A. Shaw, Jas.
d. Bell, William Taylor, Alexander Will
liams. TX