The National tribune., 1882-08-26
MINNESOTA G, a, r, ENCAMPMENT

sions the Sixth Maryland won a reputation Oh
which every member may well be proud.
MINNESOTA G, A, r, ENCAMPMENT
Special Correspondence National Tribune.
SALTWATER, MINI, Aug u, 1SS2-lt may
be a matter of interest to our Grand Army
comrades in the East to know what we are
doing up here in the North Star State, Min
nesota." We may not do so much or grow so
fast as some other Departments but then we
are young yet. 1t is not quite year since
Minnesota was organized into q permanent
Department of the G. A. r. with six Posts.
The first semi-annual Encampment of tho
Minnesota G. A. L. was held on the 9th of Au-
gust on the shores of the beautiful Lake Min
netOnka. Muller Post, No /, of this place; Geo.
n. Morgan Post, No. 4, Minneapolis; Garfield
Post No. s, and Acl1er Post, No. 81, from st.
Paul, attended, with delegations from nearly
all the Posts. On our arrival at Wayzata
the steamer City of st. Louis was in waiting.
About 700 Of the boys embarked. After the
embarkation the steamer made the trip of both
upper and lower lakes, distance of some % or
80 miles.
During the trip the comrades enjoyed them
selves as only old vets. can. At two P. m. we
were landed at the Lake Park Hotel, one of the
finest summer resorts in the northwest, where
the vets. with their friends sat down to boun-
tiful dinner, not of hard-tacl and bacon, but
something more palatable, which mine host,
Colonel Hutchinson, knows how to set up.
After dinner the Encampment was called to
order by Commander Marty, and held q short
session to hear reports of the different staff
officers.
The roll-call showed the following Depart
ment officers and delegates present:
Commander Adam Marty, Assistant Adjt.-
Gen. Samuel Bloomer, Medical Director J. c..
Rhodes, Chaplain Rev. w. II. Harrington, AS
sstant Q. NJ. Gen. T. Siebold, Judge Advocate
w. P. Roberts.
Muller Post, No. 1-Commander w. II. II.
Taylor, Delegates w. H. Harrington and Sam
uel Hartman.
J. S. Caty Post, No. 2-Commander n. C.
Simmilkier.
Burdick Post, No. 3-Commander r. A. Bur-
leson.
George N. Morgan Post, No. 4-Commander
D. NJ. Gilmore, Delegates w. p. Roberts and
c. E. Babb.
Sherman Post, ,No.6-Delegate Peter Trump.
d. F. Markham Post No. 7-Delegate G. l..
Mason.
Garfield Post, No. Commander R. A.
Becker.
Geo. II. Thomas Post, No. 9-Not represented
Sully Post, No. 10-Commander p B. Dovy.
Henry Roger Post, No. 11-Commander Al
bert Swift.
Dudley Post, No. 12-Not represented.
Willis A. Gasman Post, No. 13.-Not repre-
sented
Wesley Green Post, No. 14-Commander
Chas Bromwich.
JOS Hooker Post, No. 15-Not represented.
Acker Post, No. 21-Commander w. T.
Burr.
Following the roll-call the Assistant Adju-
tant- Generals report was read:
The report showed that there were added to
the Department Roster since the 1st day of
January, 1882, in the last six months, nine
Posts with n gain in membership of 31S. On
the 31st of December, 1881, we numbered 278
members, and now we have 656 in good stand
ing. This, think, is pretty fair showing
for the first six months in this year.
Acting djutant-General Monroe addressed
the Encampment with some very well-timed
and appropriate remarks.
After the business session the comrades, with
their families and friends, assembled on the
lawn and listened to the following toasts:
Reunion" responded to by Col L. c. Benton;
Grand Army of the Republic" responded to
by Assistant Adjutant-General A. c. Monroe;
State Volunteer Militia" by Comrade A. A.
Ames; "Twenty years ago." by Gen. scribner,
of Indiana; "The good soldier, the good citi-
zen," by Gen. Saml. Hartman; The army
of the dead" by Prof. L. w. Clancy; "The
girls VIC have with US" by Comrade Bergher.
At the conclusion of the speaking the whole
assembly joined in the singing Of "Tramp,
Tramp" Our Country" John Brown" and
other airs.
Thus closed our first semi-annual Encamp-
ment, and which is probably one of the bright
est days in the lives of many brave and
noble man that wore the blue during the dark
days of the great rebellion.
S. BLOOMER,
Late Lieut.. Com. Cd Batl. Vet Res. Corps.