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Washington Post

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Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1904

Page

16

Roosevelts Letter on Pensions at Grand Army Encampment

Boston August 11 The Grand Army of the Republic held its encampment with thousands of delegates and veterans visiting historic Boston sites. Commander Black urged pension law expansion and noted 47373 new pensioners this year, 49156 dropped, with total costs $144,912,937. A Roosevelt letter was read praising Union soldiers and urging the Philippines remain under American order, and a reply letter from Roosevelt dated August 16 discussed national debt to veterans and Civil War legacy.

Boston Grand Army of the Republic Union Blue United States Navy Yard Charlestown Cumberland Faneuil Hall Bunker Hill Old South Od North Copps Hill Old Granary Charles River Waltham Roosevelt Philippines John C. Black Adjutant General Symphony Halk America Commissioner of Pensions Black Republic W Hall of Lynn United States Blackmar Massachusetts Department White House Washington PDC Abraham Lincoln Ulysses S Grant McKinley Cuba Porto Rico Philppines Islands

Veterans Group Reports G A R Membership Drop and Relief Spent

The Grand Army of the Republic reports 246 261 members in good standing as of June 20 194 with 10 249 lost in the year and posts dropping from 6426 to 6142 Historic gifts including a diamond studded badge and gavel were presented to Gen William W Blackmar and Mrs Black by Col Charles H McConnell The encampment backs veterans exemption from proposed age seventy retirement and adjourns until tomorrow

Theodo William W. Blackmar Commonwealth Avenue Boston Mass Charles H. McConnell Chicago Adit Partridge G. A.R Grand Army of the Republic Burrows National House of Representatives

Woman's Relief Corps Elects National President Fannie Minot

At the Boston convention of the Woman's National Relief Corps Mrs. Fannie E. Minot of Manchester NH won the national presidency on the first ballot. Officers reported strong membership and relief expenditures while patriotic instruction and peace work received emphasis. The Ladies of the GAR and Army Nurses groups held events with Gov Bates in attendance.

Boston Woman's National Relief Corps Fannie E. Minot Manchester Converse Hall Sarah D. Winans Troy United States Jennie &. Wright Sarah E Phillips Andersonville Warform GAR Fanny E. Minot Neh Geraldine Frisble Menlo Park Cal Alfaretta M Devine Rolfe, Pa Carmen. Sparnklin St Louis May Association of Army Nurses of Fanny T. Hazen Cambridge Mass W. R. C. Department of Massachusetts Gov Bates

Naval veterans meet at encampment with new officers in Boston

In Boston on August 17 war veterans organizations gathered for the Grand Army of the Republic assembly. The National Association of Naval Veterans elected Isaac D. Baker as Commander and named Walter Jacobs fleet captain and John W. Prout fleet commander among others. Edward H. Haskell was chosen president of the United States Veteran Signal Corps Association. Resolutions favored James McGee for Pension Commissioner and urged Roosevelt to help contact maimed veterans nationwide to join the league. The nineteenth annual encampment of the Union Veterans' Union opened in Chelsea as Congressman Ernest W. spoke.

Boston Mass Great Assembly of Grand Army of the Republic National Association of Naval Veterans Isaac D. Baker New Bedford Walter Jacobs New Haven Laird Providence R. L W H Holman Brooklyn Henry A. McCullen Fred B. Butterfield Derbyline Jackson Walker Bethany James H. Kelly Albany James McGee Philadelphia Ware United States Union Veterans’ Union Chelsea Ernest W

National encampment opens with welcome addresses and music

The Sons of Veterans opened their national encampment with welcome talks by Roberts Mayor Edward Willard and Lieut. Gov. Guild. The afternoon featured routine business and a 7:30 PM program by the Fifteenth Cavalry Band at Judiciary Park, followed by a Marine Band concert at the Marine Barracks. A separate report describes a boy, John Feterson, accused of robbing Lorenz Thompson after Thompson had befriended him, with detectives seeking the youth who may have fled to Richmond.

Fifteenth Cavalry Band Judiciary Park Uncle Sammy Fra Diavolo Lucia Faust Bedelia Marine Barracks United States Marine Band Lebanon Bheihere G. B. de Luca Haneél Gretel Humperdinck Lorenz Thompson M Street John Feterson Theentral Union Mission Peterson Thompson Richmond Lved

Negro women battle over old grudge in shared home

At 4 Orial court Lizzie Lincoln and Eva Franey fought through a crowded scene with flying missiles and improvised weapons. Police arrested both, taking them to Casualty Hospital for treatment before lockup.

Orial Court Lizzie Lincoln Eva Franey White Morris Casualty Hospital

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