The National tribune., 1882-09-28
PAUL VRNDERvooRT,
F. E. Brown, Adjutant- General.
HEADQUARTERS DEPT. OF CAL1FoRN1A,

HEADQUARTERS DEPT OF CALIFORNIA,
GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC
222 Sansome ST., San Francisco, Sept. ), ISSZ.
General Orders No. 9.
l. The first semi annual Encampment of this
Department assembled at Santa Cruz CAL, on
August 12 1882 An informal session was held
at headquarters of w. II. L. Wallace Post, No.
32 but owing to the small number OF Posts
represented by regular delegates 1t was decided
that no business should be transacted except
such as could be participated IN by all COM
rades present 4 partial report was presented
by the assistant tadjutant-general, showing that
during the first six months the Department.
had mustered 10 Posts and 900 new recruits.
This evidence of good work Is exceedingly
gratifying and encourages the comrades 20 con-
tinue the work and do all in their power TO in
crease the number of Posts as well as the men,
bership.
II. In accordance with the expressed desire
of the majority of the comrades present at the
informal session the comrades hereinafter
named are hereby appointed to constitute
temporary {" Board Of Rejiet," whose duty 1t snail
be TO disburse any funds that may be set apart
as General Relief Fund, to be used 10 pay the ex-
pense of burial of any deceased soldier or sailor
mot members of the q. \. r. who have neither
friends nor money to pay necessary expenses,
and provided that nc expense shall be assumed
for an amount in excess OF the funds on hand
at the time. This temporary board will con-
slider the best system under which permanent
Board OF Relief may be organized, and report d
plan to the Sixteenth Annual Encampment OF
this Department. The question of authority
of the informal session to provide for any ex-
penditure of money having been raised, lU IS
hereby ordered that this committee VIII dis
burse money (if any is used only by an order
on the assistant quartermaster-generai, signed
by the chairman of the committee, and cOun-
tersicued by tho assistant acknowledgement OF
~;
The committee will be as follows: J. NJ.
Davis. s V. ID. c., chairman; \. I. EggleSton,
of Geo H. Thomas Post, No. ,; >. +. Daniels,
of I.von Post No. s. II. 7. HObbert, of Lincoln
Post, No l c.. w. Breytogle, OF John a. Dix
Post, No. II.
Ill The earnest attention OF Post Command
ers IS called To the urgent necessity OF making
rrports more promptly at the close OF the
miorfrr. Two Posts are still delinquent for
the second quarter. For this delay there Is no
excuse. Adiutants of Posts are aware that re-
ports will be required ut the close ot the quar-
fer and should have the blanks so hiied from
time to time that the work OF completing the
report can be done III IL short tune. lt is
especiallv important that reports should be
nromptIv forwarded for this lthirdl quarter, as
upon the strength Of Posts Is reported Septeln-
her Roth is based the representation 10 the
Annual Encampment. Post commanders are
urged to make extra effort To prevent any re-
mort of suspended members III lltS IudAlOi w
The end that every comrade may have repre-
sentation. The hard work performed by COM
rades in gaining recruits during the entire
ouartcr NAV be lost IN the number OF suS-
pended members reported. Blanks for reports
| have been sent TO Post Commanders, and muse
| he forwarded to A. \. c. as soon as October
| 10th. Posts delinquent for second quarter are
| as follows: Fitzpatrick Post, No. 50; Nye Post'
| No. I3.
". There remains yet four months IN when
good work NAV be done for the good of the
| Order. 1t is expected that Post No. 10 VIII Do
mustered in this city September 18th There
| are many points where Posts may be organlzeo
and Assistant Inspectors and y. ID. T. can per-
| form their duty in no better way than Dy
| making their utmost cndeavorS to add 10 the
| list. The following are names OF Few places
where there are sufficient number OF veterans
| to organize Post: Woodland, Cal; NlSalia,
| Cal Bodie, CAL. Nevada City, CAL; Arcat1,
! Cal. Eureka CAL Santa Barbara, Cal; Pres
| colt, Ariz; Lompoc, Cal; Selma, Cal; WI
lows, Cal; Gilroy, Cal; Salinas, Cal; Ahtloch'
| Cal; Reno, New.
V. The following additional appointments
| on the staff of the Department Commander are
| hereby announced-to be Assistant inspectors:
Comrade Henry C. Dibble, of Burnside Post'
| No So; Comrade Horace IL. FoOte, OF fnli.
| Sheridan Post, No. = Comrade 5. w. Collins,
| of Gov. Morton Post, No. Il.
BY command of
| w. A ROBINSON,
| Department Commander.
GEo. NJ. McCARTY,
Asst. Adjt. General,