ISBN: 1130205118

[EAN: 9781130205114], Neubuch, [PU: RareBooksClub], GRAND ARMY OF THE PENNSYLVANIA,SUBJECTS, This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 94 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.2in.This … More...

[EAN: 9781130205114], Neubuch, [PU: RareBooksClub], GRAND ARMY OF THE PENNSYLVANIA,SUBJECTS, This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 94 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.2in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 Excerpt: . . . Sons of, Veterans expect, in some measure at least, to take up and continue the work now being done by the Grand Army of the Republic. Broader views of the objects for which the organization was founded have resulted in a deeper interest and an increased membership. It has been my aim at all times to present and urge upon them the importance of building along the lines marked out by the founders. Its principles must of necessity run closely parallel with those of our own organization. Any variation from the lines of patriotism will interfere with its growth and impair its usefulness. Any other motive will tend to destroy the fraternal feelings so essential to permanency. I have had most pleasant relations with both the National and State Administrations and am sure that they are in harmony with the sentiments here expressed. MEDALS. The Encampment at Altoona instructed your Commander to ask the Legislature of 1907 to pass a bill and appropriate sufficient money to present every man who served in a Pennsylvania regiment with a badge. This I failed to have done for reasons that follow. Early in the session Senator Cochran, of Lycoming county, introduced a pension bill. After consulting with many comrades, I concluded it would be unwise to ask for the enactment of a law providing for the presentation of medals. It would give those unfriendly to our interests an opportunity of using the medal bill to create sentiment against the Cochran Pension bill. As a compromise an arrangement was made for the passage of a resolution providing for the appointment of a committee whose duty it would be to adopt and suggest a design, formulate a measure, present and urge its passage by the next Legislature. Feeling assured that both bills could not be passed, I yielded, believi. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN.<

2012, ISBN: 1130205118

[EAN: 9781130205114], Neubuch, [PU: Rarebooksclub.com, United States], Language: English . Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****.This historic book may have numerous typos and missin… More...

[EAN: 9781130205114], Neubuch, [PU: Rarebooksclub.com, United States], Language: English . Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 Excerpt: .Sons of, Veterans expect, in some measure at least, to take up and continue the work now being done by the Grand Army of the Republic. Broader views of the objects for which the organization was founded have resulted in a deeper interest and an increased membership. It has been my aim at all times to present and urge upon them the importance of building along the lines marked out by the founders. Its principles must of necessity run closely parallel with those of our own organization. Any variation from the lines of patriotism will interfere with its growth and impair its usefulness. Any other motive will tend to destroy the fraternal feelings so essential to permanency. I have had most pleasant relations with both the National and State Administrations and am sure that they are in harmony with the sentiments here expressed. MEDALS. The Encampment at Altoona instructed your Commander to ask the Legislature of 1907 to pass a bill and appropriate sufficient money to present every man who served in a Pennsylvania regiment with a badge. This I failed to have done for reasons that follow. Early in the session Senator Cochran, of Lycoming county, introduced a pension bill. After consulting with many comrades, I concluded it would be unwise to ask for the enactment of a law providing for the presentation of medals. It would give those unfriendly to our interests an opportunity of using the medal bill to create sentiment against the Cochran Pension bill. As a compromise an arrangement was made for the passage of a resolution providing for the appointment of a committee whose duty it would be to adopt and suggest a design, formulate a measure, present and urge its passage by the next Legislature. Feeling assured that both bills could not be passed, I yielded, believi.<

ISBN: 9781130205114

Grand Army Of The Pennsylvania, Paperback, English-language edition, Pub by General Books LLC Books Proceedings-of-the-Annual-Encampment-of-the-Department-of-Pennsylvania-Grand-Army-of-t… More...

Grand Army Of The Pennsylvania, Paperback, English-language edition, Pub by General Books LLC Books Proceedings-of-the-Annual-Encampment-of-the-Department-of-Pennsylvania-Grand-Army-of-the-Republic~~Grand-Army-Of-The-Pennsylvania General Books LLC<