Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-22
VAN SAINT PLEADS
FOR CLOSER REPRESENTATION
OF VETERANS.
SHOWS CLOSE RELATIONS
BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH
Comm ander- in Chief Of Grand Army
Urges Sons of Veterans to Organize
-Favors More Liberal Pension Leg
sation-Lncoln's Name in National
Hymn.

Atlantic City, n. j., Sept. 22.-With
federacy. Commanders in Chief Van
SAINT today formally opened the bust
ness session of the national encamp-
ment of the Grand Army. The
pressed his qualification at the increas-
ing determination of the blue" and the
Gray"
The department Of Kentucky wants
the national HYMN. America" to in
clude the name of Lincoln 1t has pro-
posed an amendment to the rules and
regulations of the organization that the
following lines be used in the patriotic
and memorial exercises in the singing
OF "America:"
Reunited land
Meath Lincoln's guiding hand.
Our love we give.
Land. tyranny Gefed
Land war can ne'er divide.
Land. soldiers gloriticd.
For three we live"
Commanders Address.
Comprc nsively reviewing he work
of the Grand Army OF the Republic in
the nation for the pas; year during
which he has acted as its head Com
mander-in- Chief Samuel r. Van SAINT
today addressed The delegates to the
Forty-fourth National encampment q 5
we'll with an eve to the future good
that the great organization might ac-
complish as upon the notable achieve
ments of the past.
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steadily shortening. the cenmanLer- in
chief urged that every effort he made
to keep the organization up to its full
est possible strength. He quoted the
figures showing that the G. A K. at The
beginning of the present year had still
o13 eO1 members in good standing. rs
against 22o.600 at the beginning of
1909 The loss during the year was 6
ISL. of which 1929 was by death. The
commander urged thai recruiting meas
ures be taken among the large number
of former union soldiers who are not
enrolled as Grand Army members
Memorial Day Recognized.
The speaker noted a better general
Observance of memorial day than for
merlv Let us insist and do all IN our
power" he said. chat Memorial Day
shall be devoted solely and only to the
purpose for which it was created. Let
it be the one day of the year for hon
oring our 'deathless dead for in that
way we will teach the rising generation
love Of country, without which our ma
ton can not long survive" He also urg-
ed the general cooperation of G. A. r.
members in inducing a general observ-
ance of Flag Day
URGES Sons to Organize.
Comma nder-in -Chief Van SAINT had
commendation for the work of all the
G. A. r. auxiliaries, praising the ex-
cellent work being done by the Won
ans Relief Corps. Ladies of tho G. A.
r. Sons Of Veterans and Daughters OF
Veterans OF the Sons of Veterans, he
said:
This can be made still grander or
ganiza ton 1t is constantly increasing
in numbers and influence. The Sons Of
Veterans with proper encouragement
should soon he the largest patriotic
body of men in the world That it may
is my earnest wish. The Sons Of Vet
Grams should have all the encourage
ment possible from the Grand Army of
the Republic 1t is a matter of great
satisfaction that the Sons meet with us
this year trust that our national
encampments may in the future be
held a the same time and in the same
place.
Pension Legislation
OF the more liberal pension legisla-
ton recommended by the last annual
encampment and urged at Washington
by it's committee Communicative Chief
Van SAINT said:
II regret that nothing was accomp
lished. but 1t was no fault of the com
mittee. Congress would not pass any
general pension legislation However.
some six thousand private pension bills
were enacted. The committee can
vassed the matter industriously with
senators and representatives but to no
purpose. The government was facing
deficiency IN its revenues, and re-
trenchment and the strictest economy
was the watchword. This was the rea-
son given for non action. In my iudg-
ment, in view of the changed condi
tions in our country's financial affairs,
IL this encampment should again rec
ommend this measure, 1t would likely
pass.
The Boys in Gray.
The commander In chief expressed
himself as particularly gratifed at the
increasing determination of the Blue
and the Gray" He voiced his pleas
ure at the cordial reception given him
during his recent official visit to the
southern departments, not only from
the former union soldiers, but from ex-
confederates.