Proceedings Of The 16th And 17th Annual Reunions Of The Illinois Association Of Mexican War Veterans

Author : A. M. Kenaday
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ISBN 13 : 9781331134695
Total Pages : 198 pages
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Download or read book Proceedings of the National Convention of the Veterans of the Mexican War written by A. M. Kenaday and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-11 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Proceedings of the National Convention of the Veterans of the Mexican War: Held in the City of Washington, January 15, 16 and 17, 1874; Containing List of Delegates, Memorial to Congress for a Pension to Survivors, and an Account of the Organization of the National Association of Veterans of the Mexican War, With List of Officer On the 20th of February, 1873, in response to a call for a meeting of Mexican Veterans at the Dickson House, in Washington, D. C., to consider the propriety of joining as a body in the inaugural ceremonies of President Grant, on the ensuing 4th of March, about, twenty persons assembled; and after agreeing to the proposition for which they had met, Mr. A. M. Kenaday, resident agent in Washington of the San Francisco Associated Veterans of the Mexican War, called attention of those present to the fact that the Scott Legion of Pittsburgh, Pa., had forwarded a petition to Congress for a pension to the survivors of the Mexican War, which had been presented by General Negley, representative from that district. Mr. Kenaday moved that a committee on organization be appointed to prepare a plan of action to cooperate in the Pittsburg project, which was adopted, and the mover of the resolution was made chairman of the committee. On the 10th of April an address was made by the chairman to the resident survivors of the Mexican War, appealing to their patriotic impulses to unite in an association, and combine their efforts to promote the welfare of their old comrades, which resulted in the organization of the "Associated Veterans of 1846" of this city, by electing, on the 1st of May, the following officers: President, General J. W. Denver: Vice-Presidents, Major F. T. Lally, General D. H. Cooper; Corresponding Secretary, A. M. Kenaday; Recording Secretary, J. R. McNeir; Treasurer, Colonel P. H. Allabach; Marshal, Major H. A White, and the following gentlemen as Trustees: Hon. J. J. Martin, General Albert Pike and Captain S. N. Hoyt. At the next meeting, on the 15th of May, Secretary Kenaday offered the following resolution, which passed unanimously: Resolved, That an invitation is hereby extended by this association to the veterans of the Mexican war throughout the country, now organized or hereafter to be enrolled in associations, to send two or more delegates, in person or by proxy, to a national convention to be held in Washington City on January 15, 1874, to prepare a joint memorial to congress for a pension to the survivors of the Mexican war, at the same rate allowed by the act of February 14, 1871, granting pensions to the soldiers and sailors of the war of 1812; also, to adopt measures looking to a National Brotherhood of the survivors, and a general assemblage on the occasion of the centennial anniversary of the nation's birthday, at Philadelphia, July 4, 1876. The Corresponding Secretary was instructed to communicate the subject to the then existing organizations, and take all proper measures to spread the information widely. Through the liberality of the public press, the merits of the proposition were discussed far and wide, and almost immediately organizations began to spring into being under the call. In the South and West the movement was very popular, and State reunions were held in many of the States to elect delegates. The correspondence received by the Washington Association was published in the proceedings of their meetings, and slips were printed regularly, containing those proceedings and sent by mail to all parts of the Union. It became evident to all that the Convention would be a success, and on November loth the association appointed a committee, consisting of General J. W. Denver, chairman; General Albert Pike, Hon. J. J. Martin, J. I. McCarty, and Alexander M. Kenaday; Corresponding Secretary, to make all arrangements necessary. Colonel P. B. Allabach, Major F. T. Lally, Captain S. N. Hoyt, Judge H. R. Crosby, Colonel J. C. Kretschmar, and many other mem