The National tribune., 1883-03-01
NEBRASKA.

The annual Encampment of the Department
of Nebraska was held in Lincoln on the Goth
ult. The delegates assembled at two D. m ON
that date at Red Ribbon Hall, Neb, Department
Commander General l. J. Alexander in the
chair. The Commander read his annual re-
port, showing the condition Of the Posts in the
State and their rapid growth. Bids for the
location of the next Reunion were submitted
from the following named places: Hastings,
Beatrice, WILDER, Crete, Fremont, and Grand
Island. The bids ranged all the way from
s., 900 to $1,000. A resolution was adopted de-
claring that hereafter no money bids for loca-
tion of the Encampment should be entertained.
Five minutes time was granted TO the repre-
sentatives of localities to advocate the claims
of their respective towns after which an ad-
jOurnment was had. The evening session was
held at City Hall, and commenced at nine p. M.
Upon reassembling motion was carried that
the Encampment proceed to the location of the
Reunion grounds by ballot. Three ballots were
taken and the town of Hastings having secured
the largest number of votes it was decided
that the next Reunion should be held in that
place. The following were then elected as
officers: Department Commander, j. C.. Bon
nell, of Lincoln; Senior Vice Department Com
mander, III. F. Palmer, Plattsm0uth; Junior
Vice Department Commander, G.. III. Fitch, of
Omaha Chaplain, B. Crabb, of Lincoln; As
siStant Q. NJ. General, John Steen, of Wahoo;
Senior Aid-deCamp, H. Hotehkiss, headquar-
ters in the saddle.
COmrade t. VI. Bell writes US that the COM
rades of Reynolds Post, No. 26, OsceOla, Neb.,
justly indignant at a most unjust and unwar-
ranted attack on Commander-in-Ch Chief Van
Dervoort recently made by the Farmers AdUO-
cate, published at that place, held a special
meeting and passed the following resolutions:
WHEREAS, The Farmers Adrocate, of Oseeola,
has falsely and for personal and partisan ends
sailed honorable and esteemed Commander,
Paul Van DervoOrt and
WHEREAS, said paper has been guilty of sour
rilOus and unwarrlnted attacks members of the
Grand Army of the Republic indiScriminately,
thereby seeking to bring said Order into disrepute;
and
the payment of pensions to Union soldiers by pub
fishing that III every part of the country dead
beats have secured fat pensions and back pay, and
other similar statements and innuendOeS when, in
fact, Union soldier ever has VIII receive
adequate compensation in money for the service
rendered his country and the loss sustained by
himself; therefore, be it
ReSoIred That J. F. Reynolds Post. No. 26, de-
nounces said statements rs false dishonOrable and
cowaTGy and calculated and intended IN
suit and injury to the Grand Army of the Re-
public and its best interests; and
ReSOiUed, That these resolutions be spread upon
the records of this Post, q copy of the to be
forwarded to our honorable Commander, Paul Van
Dervoort, and thatSOpie5 be furnished the Osceola,
Record and The NATIONAL TRIBUNE for publica-
ton.
COmrade J. o. Robinson, Townsville, Web
ster Co. Neb., writes US that new Post, with
fifty charter members, IS about to be organized
at Blue Hill, in that county.