The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-08-13
RANKS OF c. A. R.
FAST THINNING
Drop Of 10, 1903 in Number Of Vet
Grams Of Civil War in the
Past Year.
4,4A5 POSTS N 48 STATES
Ohio Has the Largest Quota, VIA
Pennsylvania Second and Nsw
York Third - Organized In
IIlineIs In Spring ofAe66.

Indianapolis. - When the Grana
Army Of the Republic hulds it's annual
reunion this year more than 10000 81
the Civil war veterans who attended
the encsIBpment Of 1890 will he COUNT !
ed among the missing as. the ranks
have been depleted to this eXtena
through the last year.
The total membership 81 the q. A.
n. today Ia 93,1b6, while It's meiDbers
ship In 1920 was J03,25s.
The total membership In scnttera4
among 4,445 posts In every state. Ohio
with 1924, has the largest member
ship, with Pennsylvania second with
g,122; New York third, 1895; Illinois
fourth, 6,S69; Indiana fifth, 5949;
Massachusetts sixth. 5,3h6. No other
state has 5000 or more members.
Property owned by All posts 10
valued Of S2,07S,027, including real
estate worth SSO2.S41.
Members in the old Confederate
states total approximately Zoo.
Tie G. A, r. was organized In nh
nois In the spring Of 1865. Who its
eriginators were is n matter Of tradi-
zion, rather than Of record, says the
report made to the national encninp-
neDt in 1869 by N. =. Chapman. then
sdJutant general Of the national O.
Enpization. ~n
First Post in iee6.
"There can be no doubt that the
hate Col. b. y. Stephenson Of Deca-
tur H., was one OF the prime movers"
says Chipmsn's report. Being recoE-
nixed as such, he organized the first
pest at Decatur, H." 49,,
BY July, 1885, there were ~ posts
y Illinois, representatives OF which
ret in convention and organIEed the
state department.. Stephenson was
By common consent the provisional
commander In chief, and postS were
ovgaDIxed In other ststes resulting 10
the frat national sncampmeht being
held ut Indianapolis, November 10.
1896 After the indianapolis conven-
tion Chapman records that posts seens
20 have sprung up Ms II by magic In
oil parts OF the North" but he adds
there was no record of progress Ten
states were represented ri the In
snspolis encsmpmeut, u states In
1887. "a In 1868. "a in 1S89-hsving
5.0b0 posts,
Al the 1869 encsmpment mutual
life insurance scheme was proposed,
n being said that the q. A. X. hs6
14O.OOO members. In 1857 1t had been
said that the state departments
-ciaimed 10 represent a constituency
OF over 100000" But there is no aH-
thentic record Of the number for tina
early years. the Insurance proposal,
containing an estimate, II Is thought,
and the 1867 estimate being regarded
@ the number Of Union soldiers lly'
ing in the jurisdiction Of the state de-
partments represented nj the conven'
lion. For Instance, the adjutant gem
erals report ut the 1870 encampmcnt
when there were 30 departments, sHya
Il is absolutely impossible for me 10
furnish anything like correct report
OF the present membership"
Decline Constant Since 1890.
In 1890. however, reports taken Nc
authentic state that the membership
was 4Oa 49, the highest rHrk record
cd. From 1873 20 1890 the growth
was rapid, being from 1900 to S5.OO(
annually. Since 1890 the decline hal
been constant except for 1000 gAis
IN 1905. said to he due to. prospects
Of favorable pension legislation. Sub
sequeRt enrolment figures from thu
time The q. A. r. reached Us zenitl
to the present time fellow: