The National tribune., 1883-10-04
THE GRAND ARMY,
Generous Aid TO Florida Comrades
Gen. Beath'S Western Trip.
snec;a, Correspondence NATIONAL TRIBUNE:

Special Correspondence NATIONAL TRIBUNE;
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 2, 1883.
Although but little over week has elapsed
since the propulgation of General Orders, No.
Q from National Headquarters calling for re-
lief for our distressed comrades IN Florida who
have been smitfen by the sc0urging hand OF
the yellow fever plague, the response has been
most prompt Fad liberal. Niney-two remit
tances have already been received by Quarter
master-GeReral Taylor, covering almost every
Department in the country, and by the time
ali are heard from, the probability is that not
less than five hundred Posts will have con-
tribated. One Post in this State Whose iden-
tity will be made known at the proper tlmel
sent a draft for fifty dollars. OF course this is
more than many Posts can afford 90 give, nor are
such large contributions necessary, for there is
no doubt that the response 10 the appeal VIII
be 50 general that much smaller amount from
each will amply provide all the funds that viii
be needed Comrade Taylor has forwarded to
the proper officers at Pensacola three INSTALL
ments of one hundred dollars each. In day
or two letter is expected from COmTaGe b. 3.
Glover. acting Assistant Adiutant-General, De-
partmeIst Of Florida giving full details of what
is needed. what has been done, and the exact
situation of affairs. Until then no further re-
lief win be sent.
The Commander-iu-Chief is now preparing
the details of a tour westward which will be
completed during this week. The trip viii
Y
Buffalo in New York: Cleveland, Toledo, Gin
cinnati and Columbus, in Ohio; Detroit, Mil
waukee. Chicago, and possibly Minneapolis and
ST. Paul. Minn. General Beath viii reach
Rochester n Y on Monday, October I5, and
Buffalo on the following day, arriving in Cleve-
land on Wednesday, 18th, in time to take part
in the annual meeting of the Society of the
Army Of the Tennessee. Thursday night, Oc-
tCDer IS viii be spent with Forsyth Post, at
Toledo, Ohio. Next week viii be able to give
the dates assigned for visits to Posts in other
places
GRAND ARMY SUPPLIES.
Circular letters, Nos and 4, to Department
Commanders have been issued by the Com
nander-in-C Chief in accordance with the plan
adopted by him, and which has already been
referred 10. The former gives some interest
ing details as to furnishing supplies and
badges under the new contracts lately award
ed, the following items being OF general
interest The saving made In the con-
tract for printing supplies iustifes reduction
In the prices of several articles for which Posts
or comrades are required TO pay, among which
are copies of rules and regulations which, on
recommendation Of the committee, are reduced
to four dollars per hundred, and blank applica-
tions to five dollars per thousand a further
reduction TO Departments viii be made by pre-
payment here of express or freight charges. If
the Department viii at once give their Posts
the benefit of these reduced rates and urge
them TO take advantage Of them, there is no
doubt of their securing such general use of
the rules and regulations as must have good
eject upon the comrades throughout the whole
Order.
Comrade Joseph (. Dawson, to whom was
awarded the contract for one hundred thousand
badges is providing himself with additional
machinery for their manufacture which will
enable him, when he gets IL IN thorough order, to
l1rr ct.,n Il Isfnb
10 supply at once any demand that may be made
upon him. Badges viii, under this contract
be supplied to Departments at the rate OF forty
cents each, being a reduction of ten cents
on last years price and twenty cents on
that OF the previous year. The Commander-in-
Chief. therefore, earnestly recomends that the
Department at once make prOportionate re-
duction 10 their Posts, that they may also
share in the profit secnredby the arrangement.
In the matter Of rank badges the sub-com-
mittee of the National Council OF Administra-
ton were not so fortunate as with the supplies
and membership badges. The principal manu-
facturers of these articles furnished samples Of
them, but none filed the requirements of the
prescribed standard while no two of them had
the same shade Of ribbon. The committee, after
fully considering the whole subject, came 10
the conclusion that the regulation border Of
one-sixteenth OF al inch ought TO be changed
10 oDe-eighth Of a. inch, which would greatly
they did not feel authorized by the resolution
under which they were Horking to make this
change. it was decided to recommend it TO the
next National Encau pulent. While awaiting
such action dealers who have stocks on hand
VIII be enabled 70 rFCTk them of As has
already been noticed n previous communica-
tion. the QnarfermaEt General will as soon
g. possible, issue the proper shades OF ribbon
for National Department, Post, and past Off
GERS. As little delay must take place ON ac-
count Of il being necessary to have the buff
ribbon specially dyed for the purpose, due
notice viii be given when be is ready to fur
nish the ribbons.
Circular letter No. deals entirely with
matters connected with the yellow-fever fund.
and is intended solely for the information of
Department Commanders. The new national
counlersign. which went into effect On the lst
inst, has been forwarded in cypher TO the
Departments for issue 10 the Posts
During his absence from the city, last week.
the Commander-in-Chie visited Reno Post,
No. @, located at Williamsport He speaks in
warm terms Of the many courtesies extended
TO him during his visit. There was very
large gathering Of the comrades at the meeting
OF the Post and, after mastering in one recruit
IN most excellent style, the Commander-in-
Chief was called upon for q speech, and re-
Eponded at considerable length. After the en-
thGsiastIe applause with which he was received
had sHbsided, he congratulated Post Ga on the
reputation il has achieved as one Of the most
successful IN the Department, and urged all To
renewed eXerti0ns in recruiting its ranks with
proper material, that thereby the influence oi
the comrades for good in the community might
be extended and the good work already done
be greatly increased through the moral force
Of large numbers Of good and true men. The
address very heartily received, and re
sponses were made by Colonel Sallada and Post
Commander S. II. Smith
GEN. BEATH AT wILLIAMsPoRT.
During the week orders have been issued
from Headquarters, Department Of Pennsyl,
vanias for the muster Of two more new Posts
namely, No. 353, at Bangor Northampton
couaty, by COmrade T. J. Engle, Of Post Is2
and No 3s4 at Adamsburg, Beaver county, b,
COmrade J. A. Lumbard. Of Post l4s.
Last night A. A. g. Thos. j. Stewart Q. NJ G
Smith ID. C0yrus, Department Chaplain JnoW
Sayers, and Senior A. d. G. Henry G. William
LETT for Pitts5urg, where they VIII join Depart
ment Commander L. S. Osborne, who had pre-
ceded them, and take part in the celebration O
Grand Army day to-day. On the 4th inst. they
viii attend the ceremonies attending the open
ing Of the annex to the opera house at Shame
kin, and on the 9Th inst VIII be N Danville /,
participate in the Grand Army day proceed
ings at that place. The opera house at Shame
kin was built and is owned by Lincoln Post
No. I40, the corner stone having been laid il
the spring Of 1879, at which time Adiutant
General Nanderslice, then Assistant Adiutant
General, Department Of Pennsylvania deliv
cred the address. II was completed in the fal