Show the attendance is f large the esteem in which the G A E is field by the public DETROIT midi august 5 promptly at half past ten this morning the twenty fifth annual session of the national encampment camp ment of tha grand army of the republic waa called to order in beech ars hall by in chief WG veazey of in accordance v ith the rules of the organization ohp proceedings aro conducted with closed boora the encampment will be called upon to transact a good deal of important business the pen bion question if to come up again and ita discussion discus nion will occupy considerable time A numbs r of important amend ments to rules and regulations of the order will be brought to the attention of the encampment propositions have been submitted to amend the rules BO as to permit sons of veterans to join in post meetings also to make the oldest son or obber male of a deceased comrade eligible for membership also to continue comrades in bood standing who are unable to kiy dues the encampment will alao be asked to make many in the also to adopt a bervice to be used at tho laying of cornerstones corner stones the annual report of adjutant general gouldine will show that at the close of the last fiscal year the various departments had expended the largo eum of in reli vinit comrades s Boldic rs and tin it fa milie and th t over foty floii and people have be n so relieved relie vei n aliat period ahe amount xi ended by ohp grand arav asli lor relief lias the enormous ciure liure of two and a half millions ot dol laif tiie past year lias been the most on in the history of the order in the matter of raising money for asylums mid homes for and alie erection of monuments I 1 lie twenty firth annual convention of the corpa also opened hero today to day with the national arf mairy laars mcinenry presiding and many representative women from all parts of the country participating in the proceedings the order now numbers over loyal women from all parts of the united states the annual convention of the national association of naval veterans is held tc dav in room 16 of the coun house with thomas L johnson presiding this afternoon the columbian exposition committee of the association will meet to perfect a national organization and to elect officers alie of the famous third liblit brigade of the first fifth army corps of the army of the potomac the brigade which had tho honor of being ordered to receive the surrender of general lees army at appomattox po mattox are holding a reunion to day with michigan volunteers this was general daniel Butter fields and the noted new york veteran if here and participation A reunion of the army and navy musicians f the war is also being held to day and the corn rades of tho old eleventh illinois are fraternizing in beitz bleck the of this famous regiment which was the prida of wallace kan nom betins and coates the latter beine its only surviving colonel ara few and widely scattered but to days reunion is about the largest they h v e ever had gen veasey and staff entered the hall and were escorted to the grand stand nf th an fn in chief was a signal for applause rapping the assemblage to order he announced the formal opening af the encampment and directed the adjutant general to call the roll of the departments of every state and territory in the union represented the roll showed the fullest attendance of delegates in tho history ot the organization the opining addreal of the crin chiei was listened to with attention he raid comrades this ie the silver anniversary of the birth not ol 01 the wedding the beddini wed dini uc when tha bridegroom ol 01 the youth of the land enlisted in its defense abraham lincoln celebrated the mar riale nuptials and columbia as itu bride her was the nations flay pledged to reestablish that flag over the domain of the secession was the price if lier hand when the pledge waa grandly redeemed through the bloody strife through the suffering and death an after victory had placed on the brow ot the bride a new diadem whose gems opre honor valor fame liberty un ea aed iab slave rythe country united ard free the fruit of that marriage was t r n il arav of the republic reference vas then made by the genial to the increasing esteem in the G A K ia held ly the people i en brally and comrades in particular A touching allusion was mado to the number of deaths during the year special mention being made of sherman and porter in tuc hinc on theNe Kio questions s general veasey reviewed the which existed over the colored posts of the department of louisiana and Mise ippi ever since they organized in continuing he said the charge has beau badt from diu prent southern states that the organization of theeo are tainted with irregularities very destructive 0 their leeal existence our rules and regulations provide for a plain procedure for the department the ments of louisiana and mississippi so far of I 1 am informed have resorted to I 1 have held in dealing with posts that they must be regarded as having detal resistance istance es until otherwise regularly adjudicated the com mandee in chief ordered an investigation by the inspector general into the affairs of loese departments he recommends that this encampment authorize the creation of a separate d i a ament covering the same territory af atie several enlisting depart menla in donth sonth this is supported by einor iala addressed to the commander by bix in the lap h ere f colored ane 1 I have no policy to urge man BUCQ aa liay be for the beat inter I 1 and t be aime ame protect the of the comrades tt levear now closing the G A at J om its relief fund period the comans womans fwu to com advant generald report for the feriod ending june 30 1891 as far as re urns are received shows in good manding 45 departments with posts and comrades the expended in charity aa reported for the year which ended june is the total number of deaths tor the year is 1 lie quarter master report showed assets 25 the report of the grant monument fund sho wed that it had augmented but during the last boar inspector gameral after detailing condition tha report cf the surgeon beneral is chiefly interesting in the statement it contains from pension commissioner raum that the amount ot will he expended for pensions during the fiscal year |