The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-11-15
THE GRAND ARMY.
General Beath In the WeSt---ImpOrtant
Orders---Depariment News.


westward last night, ana VIII arrive III AO4uih-
bus Ohio. today, where he VIII Dc lne guest
of Post No j. Of that city, during the evening.
Tomorrow Re viii be ia Cincinnati and on
THURSDAY in Indianapolis. OF course, IN each
of these cities he VIII visit such Posts IS may
have their muster on those evenings, but he
has made no appointments with thems simply
rl.cinc himself ia the hands OF the Department
officers 70 be disposed Of Is they may arrange.
General Beath's movements beyond Indianap-
oils are undecided, and VIII depend upon Tazi-
Gus circumstances. He expects TO return to
this city on Thursday, the 22d inst.
HEADoUAETERs. GRAND ARMY OF TE5K REPUBLIC,
No I2C2 Chestnut street,
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. u. 1sSs
General Orders, No. 5.
The attention OF all officers and members of
the Grand Army Of tlse Republic IS called 10 The
growing improper use Of membership ana rank
badges.
INC Roles and Regulations prescribe the badges
that may BE- HFhsn en- duty or on occasions OF
cs.rxenlo;- n expressly declare that no shoulder
eaFssl,s or q hr baGge shall be worn 20 designate
fieia pcs. s. Ia The Grand army OF the Repabllc
The bad. IS fo be W'ern are:
J. The membership badge. tSee Sec :, Art Nv,
Char ~ ftnl 4s anl Negotiations
? The aa.i.se designating official position IN the
Grand army ot the Republic. Sec. 81
s. The saasiEe laf past Officers. toec -
CouiFadss serving lH any position 1or w3ach an
,fscial l,a6..e is prescribed, should wear whilst so
serving oiliy ihe badge proper for such position
no straps dcnotlns other service are 70 DC worn On
tins badge. a..
strap Of the official badge proper for the highest
position they have held in the Grand Army OF tbe
52ejssilslic but the addition oi straps, 1or DINER
services on sl.is badge. j. inc0rrect
The tlimander-n-fl2lef Is satisfied thai IL IS
only necessary 10 thus cal attention 70 the matter
10 seclre I,T8Isssf compliance en- The part oi every
memter who has been thougiitlessly, or through
FreeedeElt, led into making additions 10 tie badges
prescribed.
IA TIC Commando Chief regrets TO fird that
41e2Qrttlifiere-
.o.,. Tsaanle9lrs and many Posts. sl make use
OF Hg0Od-eats zat are simply carr7cai1res oi Tie
cuts ofie Official badge are here given with this
Order aud eieotToty1ees CT the same can be hed
through Department Headquarters al the cost oil
liI No further subscriptions are required for the
yellow fever iua1 f0r comrades CT Pensacola n
large proportion the money subscribed by Posts
has not been lse. AND Is "a The ilies Of the nar-
tealas er-t clesai, be accounted Tor 10 tlie Na-
fio1al EIcfls1il1leni. L has been suggested that
the surplus funds acerlIing should be held and
inEesfed a a permanent fund Tor use IN any
r)gfsitc emergency. sEeh have required large
contributions times past alfd 50 aTosd the nects-
sity for calling upon Posts until tins iunu should
li .rnf,er viii be laid before the National En-
csnipInels uT its action, but in the meantime any
Pos tlesifis. to azc iis share returned, has but TO
n0iiy iI.r 5cnaTsl through Depart
1tfcgit 8lrG1s! t-aTteTs.
~ gsIe t',risnander-ia- Chief Is pleased 20 be
fle 10 .lsl5sae tat considerable resiueiion has
een Innt Ia lle cGsi of badge Ila other supplies
for Depart sts and Posts and lie suggestion has
been tnde Departments thai the benefit 0e ~
once given te Posts By a corresponding reduction
10 them
The ll,,.saesrlersiiip badges Of the G. A. r. Is
made 81 metal, snc The design i protected
by iestsrS-latesst for the OF the Grand Amy.
No outside parties are authorized 10 use this de-
sim. and the proper badges can only be secured
through -he various Department sezdq aa-feEs
BY command %
GoBERT =. BEArH.
m EkyDnEsIzcE, Commander -Ia-Chief
Aa5uiani-55enersi-
FoR THE AID OF PENSION CLAIMANTS.
General Orders. No.4
HEADQRs lRaND AEssY or THE REPUBLIC,
No, I232 Chestnut Street
PBILADELPuEA Nov. y. 1858.
J. The Coulnlander-in-Chief has learned that
Ees two hsETsired Thousand appitcatloIs fo- pen
sio1s sxs4itg farther evidence .roEn the ap
plie1nis fsr sae proper disposition OF Their cilns
In fhofsatea 81 the cases tize delay in furnishing
evidence lBees caused i iise stability OF ths
applicants fo fad their comrades who have serso
AMI know sifge Of the facts which the appca
ton j. 2.ct. asd without winch an equitable sui
After cs.apssl,sstioE with the Commissioner o
zsels50ss tie dcritfhief H. thoroughly
satisfied sseiaDiete ii-s of the lilebers OF toe
Grand Army of Gic Republic, with The presen
aa1ress as,d cecgFalis0n 81 eaeaa Nili be oi Iis
creates srtlne ~ illally worthy coFlafades ant
their dependents and amply repay any outlay o
labo9 las,fYsTsIs.g sssea lists.
Il Il requested therefore that each Commando
furnish fle rt ured data cards ilIat viii he sen
fas tae fsE.Flssa srfy Il l. possible 10 sTopegi.
cesnfseie ssis ri, Tl8e cards 70 bc retHrnes
20 Deparsisielsi Headquarters, and wil be after
wards compiled i,y States and regiments for hand,
ge5eEeEsi-
Ia she larger Post sae Necessary Isfor may b
great. i-s-ga by referring lie nster 10 com
F1eesa csss5.sfifet lso .s,siride the work
co,gyi8 tisr .i.a from the descriptive book IL /
ies'1-i' si re cErds saosid be plainly written
fad with iak zi1d care Should BE taken tllat ever!
Maine Tie gt-s4s is proper j. returned
tsl11r 10 circumstances VII copies Of thes
names bc s.sl1iia5 sor sisy advertising purposes
the only o-et isl tls fter beiilg 10 lIrlP oesery
tbc gDfrispos ~ a5slHg tbeIn the addresses q
IlssIsiiet. y Il-r c,Es lgcs Resses g ia wlon
they cslE sllier l,lisl correspondence.
Tho Fsi..llialseT-n-rliie l1e3iercs flat this is
Roo5 sgofs uir ie ilcip and sysafisslgs 81 In
Grand trly ~ iie iepHl,ic properly esskoo
HEia he re ~ lac prompt response Of All Depart
+. command q RoEERr = BEArH.
comnander-ia-C Chic
J. M NAvDEa.srEcE- Acknowledgement.
General Orders 10. Is Headquarters, De
par.En at II lSs-iUss-lraai2 have jnEi been Is
suel but, as ili4 contents are net Of partienls
isfeses 70 Inc general reader, lhe followin
exlFaets oliy are given:
T. Crane Army day exercises st PHILADELPHIA
gcss - e,cttisis;is iisterestisss asi8 graf
fE e progression MAS lIsscs asi1 eitlite
llantii elfi4iia,ssla HlOHe the rozie over which
Iae-sd. 9ife tanssi-iire ia tlie evening N EDdui
tliil i-s si stfssle8 10y consradcs aud the
l1aeiles s7sa sss participated "a oy ai1zng cistiI
MEy0r king. or Philadelphia; CoFnrnander-iE
CHI 5tal, f's liiief j. lr1rass
sad : aelscr. Department Commander Ross
1eiadEEe; 4siss gtIlssst Commanders Tame
81 Aea o8s. 8-J-bt sileli Norris. i-sfta. Give
Brown, tsE,ar- aad kafde5s.iee, 81 Pennsyl wants
1bE7.fsssr g21cll4fs a.. tiainple. Chaplain Sayre
Gel1raaes Beaver, bingham, tSslliupe snd DenIl
son.
The speeches were excellent. and the snusi
nnaeg tae le-iafaa5i of COIl5laae North, Of Post
mos uFiigiItffif.
gihe pregs.5arpe was made Tins eutertainir
thToueh tiie efforts of Assistant AGuta,i-ffens.r
Thomas y. >lcs1lIt Assistant taEtefrnRster-63e e
ersl 1siiih j. C0zens. and Senior Aid-de-camp
9. Williams.
~ Tie eighteenth annuai EsacaraFsncslf OF III
Department wili cDuTeBe IN Lancaster on Fci,r
orr Eanc NaA remain ia session during Febrnal
c aHd =.
Ralrs,ad and ho.el rates win be announced
future orders.
III. The following comrades are hereby details
81 Aifi--oe-Eaup eu tile sttl 81 fhc DEpaItsne
Commando. 14Bd N'ill be ubr-ycd and Teslseesl
accordingly Ralph u. Cunning ghain Post No
ylec ". =. KnOlt, relieved John Ward, George
Meade Post, No. J.
GROWTH or TEE ORDER IN PEyEsYLvAYy
Accompanying tlle orders is a list ofaddress
wanted al beaaq quarters. According 10 the !
ports received by Assistant Adiutams-eieByf
Stewart FOR the eaarteren9ing September 30t
fae gain in membership in the Department
Penusy lgania was two thousand. making
total ior the three-q usrters Of the year of fort
1--we hundred The gain in Posts during I
qu'sTter sgas twenty During the saI
period 1iie deaths numbered sixtV- V-eigllt TOT
during tue Ycsr sf tsFo hundred and forty-tR
The amount e1rperlcc sor relief during {
qusgteg was fully $1,000, divided among q