The National tribune., 1882-09-28
GRAND ARMY ORDERS.
COmmander-in- Chief VandervOOrts Latest eonl-
mands TO his Comrades.


mands to his Comrades.
HEADERS GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLc. ~.
Union Block, Cor. Fifteenth and Farnam ot''
OMAHA, NEE, Sept. IL, loo%'
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1. The Commander-in-Ch Chief desires TO nave
each officer elected by the National EncalhP
ment, and appointed by him, do the WORK tht'
is expected of them in return for the TeGogh!-
tiOn given them. In order to accomplish thl0
result, he deems it necessary to divide the sew
eral Departments into districts, and assign thein
to their charge, thus giving each properly
defined field of duty.
2 District No. will be composed of Mary
land, Delaware Virginia, West Virginia, anu
Potomac; W. Z. w. Ross, Sen. VICE Conlllan-
der-in- Chief of Baltimore, will be in charge
thereof.
8. District No. will be composed of the New
England Departments, and Junior wee Coh-
mander-in-C Chief, /. S. Bangs, of WaterVlle'
Maine, will be in charge
l. District No will comprise New York and
New Jersey; l. NJ. Foster, Chaplain-ln-C -Chler,
Waterloo, New York, will be III charge.
). District No. 4, Pennsylvania; john 1ay-
lOr, Quartermaster- General, 2lo Walnut streeV,
Philadelphia, Pa, in charge.
6. District No >, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky,
Tennessee; J. r. Carnahan, Judge Advocate
General, indianapolis, Indiana, in charge:
7. District No. g, Illinois, Michigan, Nlscon-
sin; J. W. Burst, Inspector-Generai, sycamore
His, in charge.
s. District No. :, Iowa, Minnesota, and Mis-
souri,; J. G. Bonnell, Assistant Adjutant-Gen-
eral, Lincoln, Neb, in charge.
9. District No. 5, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas,
the Territories and Pacific Departments; r b.
Brown, Omaha, Neb, Acknowledgement IN
charge.
TO- District No. 9, Arkansas, Texas, Georgia,
Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama; Comrade
Chas. Thiele, Aid-de-Camp, New Orleans, Lou
isiana, i'll charge.
II. The members of the Council of Admins
tration are expected to do eminent service III
! their respective Departments.
The COmmander-in-C Chief will visit each De-
+! partment if in his power, and requests Depart
/ ment Commanders to give him early notice OF
| Encampments, Reunions, and Grand Army
! Days, so he can make proper arrangements 10
! attend.
| Aid-de-Camps will visit Posts, attend Re
unions Camp-fires, and report for duty IN full
uniform when national officers visit their De-
! partments, and thus show, that though the
| work performed in the past gave them the
! honor, yet it is necessary to do greater work
| during their term of office, in order TO demon
| strate that the position was properly bestowed
| I2 Assistant Inspector-Generals viii thor
oughly perform their duties as laid down IN
rules and regulations.
ALI the above-named officers, except Inspect
Ors, will make monthly reports of work per-
formed to Commander-in-Chief.
13. Department Commanders will urge the
elective and appointed officers OF their Depart
ments to do great service for the Order. Let
us all march forward. We number over one
hundred thousand comrades Let each MEM
Der enlist one recruit. In the name of Frater-
nifty, Charity, and Loyalty, let each seek to
| enroll worthy comrades in our ranks, so that
we may all wear the same badge over hearts
devoted to the principles OF our order.
By command of
| PAUL VRNDERyOORT,
Com'r-in-Ghief