The National tribune., 1883-09-13
THE GRAND ARMY.
Affairs at National Headquarters
General Beath'S Movements.
Special Correspondence National Tribune.

work. il + evident that ali the glowing pradic-
ti0ns that have been made as TO the result ot
his administration VIII be fully verified. Livery
afternoon. after having finished the many duties
connected with his private business, he repairs
TO National headquarters. where for several
hours he gives i personal supervision 10 the
multitude Of matters requiring attention there.
For a time after entering upon the cares and
responsibilities OF his high o.iiCe he was able 20
do but little, bUtas soon as ali the books and pa
perS of his predecessor had been received by him,
aud be had made himself thoroughly familiar
with the precise condition Of the Order, he st
once set himself 10 dcYising and promoting new
plans for its future welfare, to remedying de-
fects aud correcting such abuses as had crept
IN.
During the past week circular letters Nos /
aud have boen mailed TO Department Com
mandels. No ! relates principally TO appoint
mcnts on She national staff, which will be made
only on recommendation OF Department Com
mandegs, and the CommandeT-in-C Chief is par
ticularly desiTous that the names OF only such
comrades VIII be presented 10 him as are earnest,
active workers IN their Posts or Departments,
and who are recognized as representative men
of the Grand Army. la other words, that If
officers appointed win be for use, not IacTe
ornaments
Circular letter No 2norc particularly relates
to the misuse Of The Official badges by Off
GERS and past officers, and in a general order,
soon to be Issued, attention viii be called 10
the matter, and the requirements of rules and
regulations viii be made so plain that there
viii be no excuse for any comrade, whatever
his position may be- negiecting to conform TO
them. In order TO lessen the expenses of fur
nishing al necessary books and blanks, pro-
pOsas foT furnishing these articles have been
asked foI frcm the leading firms in Philadelphia,
New York and Boston, and contracts Will be en-
tered into with the lowest responsible bidder.
The journal Of proceedings OF the Denver En-
campElcnt will besent by express from the print
ing Office N Omaha 10 the Department, and the
latter VIII furnish copy TO each Post, Depart
ment officer and member of the National En-
campment. As these circulars are Of the
nature Of private letters from the Commander
in-Chief tc the Department Commanders, there
ismuch in them that cannot at present be made
public There can be no doubt that such COM
municatiOns viii serve to bring these Off
GERS more closely together, and occasion a con-
tinGal interchange of views that must neces-
sariy have decidedly beneficial effect upon
the welfare Of the Order.
GENERAL BEATH AT CAMP oDEN.
On Friday the Commander-in-Chief and staff.
accompanied by several of the officers of the
Department of Pennsylvania, and escorted by
q large delegation OF comrades from Posts Nos.
2, s, {, 10, II, II, 81, loo, and 22e, took the
p. IA. train from Broad Street Station. to pay
promised visit 10 the Encampment of the De-
partment Of New Jersey, at Princeton juno
ton. C0mrade Brooks, Of the Department of
the Potomac. was also among the number.
Arriving st their destination, a carriage was in
waiting TO receive the Commander-in- Chief,
and he, in company with Adiutant General
Nanderslice and Conrade Brooks, were at once
driven out 10 camp, the other comrades taking
up the line Of march for the same place. where
they were received with due honors. The Ma
tional and Department officers We're at once
conducted 10 the grand stand. the accompany
ing delegation were drawn up ia line before it,
ana the residents of the camp, which included
the New Jersey comrades and the Third and
Sixth regiments n. j. National Guard passed
In review. All hands were then escorted to a
large tent, where a bountiful supper was served
TO which full Justice was done by the visitors
Having thus refreshed themselves, the Penn
sylvanians took general survey of the camp,
and thinking there was not life enough being
manifested they determined TO waken things
mp some Accordingly they secured drum
corps and, falling into line, marched from one
end OF the canvas town to the other, making
the Welkin ring with their songs and Joyous
ehoats, and for the rest of their visit things
were lively enough. During the evening a
really line display of fireworks was given for
about one hour, representation of the Grand
Army badge, and set piece of an equestrian
statue, being particularly fine. At 945 the
train was taken for the return TO this city. The
Commander in Chief expressed himself as
much pleased with his visit, having had a very
enjoyable evening the only drawback being
the heavy dust that covered the camp ground
and ats approaches.
NEW PENNSYLVANIA POSTS.
During the past two weeks orders have been
issued from the Pennsylvania Department
headquarters for the muster Of the following
new Posts: No. 80. at Ridgeway, Elk county;
no. 81, at couiterFille, Allegheny county; No
372, at West Bingham, Potter county; No. 373
at Starueca. Wayne county; No. 374. at Con-
meanwhile, Crawford county: No. 375. &Spring-
field, Fayette county; No 376, at Gratz, Dau-
phin county; No 377, at Meehopany Wyoming
county. Ia addition to these, applications for
charters are being received almost daily. An
active movement is now On foot for the reor-
Eanization Of Fuller Post No ii of Catasau-
qua. which was dishanded in 1873, and there is
no doubt as TO the success Of the effort.
Ia accordance with aforementioned orders
Charles A. Painter Post, No. 371, was mustered
on the 9th inst, by COmrade L. c. DoTrington
A. ID. G., of No. 2l5, Pittsburg. assisted by
Comrades S. A VIII, Of No 3, and W J. Patter-
son, Of No. 157, Pittsburg; r. NJ Painter. of
No. III, Elizabeth, and Mcpherson, Reed and
Jack, Of No. 127, Boston, Pa. The Post starts
with tWenty-One charter members and the fol-
lowing officers: Commander. Andrew Giles:
S. Y. c., w. A. Copeland J. Y. c. Henry Gar
yey; Chap, Felix McCune; Surg, VIM. Reeder:
" D- Jo>elfluS DICK ". u, John Port. o. NJ
c. q. shannon; Adj't, James Boon: s. NJ, VIM
Giles; @. Nj. s, Dennis Tracy. After the cere-
mony Of muster-in had been concluded. the
doors were thrown open TO the wives, daugh-
fers and friends Of the comrades, and a public
installation Of the officers was had Post No
5S, OF &ckeesport, had expected TO be present
at the muster, but unfortunately the boat in
which they had started ran on sand-bar
when about three miles from their destination.
and the Post had TO tramp that distance ar
irving when the fun which followed the eere
monies was about half over. The new Post is
named IN memory of young soldier from
COulteryille, who was killed IN the army His
father and one brother still reside there. (three
other brothers having either been killed or
died from effects Of the service,) and this re-
naming one having his lower jaw partially
shot away. As there are many eligible men in
the vicinity who have never connected them
selves with the Order, ii is believed this Post
viii increase rapidly
Grand Army day viii be celebrated by the
western section Of the State at Pittsburg on
October 2, and by the central portion at Dan
vile, on October s. but for the eastern part Of
the State no time has yet been fixed upon.
PHILADELPHIA POSTS.
The muster Of Post s. of this city, on last
Tuesday night was one Of the most interesting
and enjoyable ever held by this or any other
Post There was a good attendance Of com
rades- anc all the officers were present il their
proper stations. After the transaction of a large
amount of Tou+fs,a b,,cf.ace ~