The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1882-07-15

GeETJGTJ ASSUMES Inc DutlcS or lHe UUlCP.
The following official orders fully explain
themselves. 1t viii be seen that General Van
dervoort has established headquarters" at
Omaha, Ncb.:
HEADQUARTERS G. A. r.,
BALTIMORE, Md, June %, 1882.
General Orders, No. Is.
At the sixteenth annual session of the Ma
tional Encampment, concluded this day, Com
raae Paul NanderwOOrt, Of Omaha, Neb., was
elected Commander-in-Chef
With grateful recognition Of your generous
confidence, with heartfelt thanks for your
cordial support and earnest cooperation, with
memories of the twelve months past which will
tighten the life and sweeten the toll of all the
years of the future, and with Il deeper and
more abiding love for our organization, / sur
render the command you one year ago placed
in my hands to a comrade whose zeal and in
terest in the Grand Army of the Republic have
Justly won for him this marked recognition
from his comrades, and for whom | beSpeak
the same warm support and unhagging effort
50 heartily accorded to me.
GEO. S. MERRILL,
Commander-in in Chief
WILLIAM NJ. OLIN,
Acknowledgement.
COMMANDER VANDERvOoRT's ORDER.
HEADQUARTERS G. A. r.,
June "a, 1882.
General Orders, No l.
/. The National Encampment, Grand Army of
the Republic held at Baltimore Nd, Oh June
q, -, and 3D. having elected me Commander
in-Chief, / hereby assume the duties of the
Office. | gratefully thank my comrades for the
high honor bestowed upon me, and | trust that
myself and other officers of the National En-
campment VIII receive the cordial support and
encouragement that has heretofore been eX-
tended to those filling these positions.
/ realize the great responsibility, and /
earnestly call upon every cOmrade to assist me
in making my official term grand success.
The coming year can be made the most pros
porous ever had in the history of the Order.
Let us all work and recruit. Let every Post
leave no effort untried in inducing every old
soldier to be mustered into the Grand Army.
Comrades, TO the front! Department Com
mandcrs VIII require Of each Post the name of
the comrade bringing the highest number of
recruits into the Pest; require these reports at
each quarter and at the end Of the year send
TO the Acknowledgement, who will compare
reports from Departments, and report the name
of the comrade bringing the highest number
Of recruits into the Order to the Commander
in-Chicf.
Mastering officers to the front! Each De-
partment viii keep record of the number of
Posts organized, ana by whom, and report the
name of the cOmrade organizing the highest
number to the Communicating Chief at the end
OF the year.
Let this contest commence OH receipt OF this
order. Comrades, march Listen to the bugle-
call; the drum beat; sing the old songs; march
to the music Of the Union beneath the Old Flag.
II. Headquarters are hereby established at
Omaha. Ncb.
III. C0mrade John Taylor is hereby ap-
pointed Quartermaster-Genera
Comrade J. W. Burst is hereby appointed
Inspector General.
Comrade J. Il. Canadian is hereby appointed
Judge Advocate General.
Additional appointments will be announced
in future orders.
PAUL VANDERvooRT,
Commander in Chief.