The National tribune., 1883-02-08


Two Posts have surrendered their charters,
three have been reOrganiZed, and ten have
been organized. Several recommendations
were made, and III closing COmradc Mech
referred to the nearly seven years he had OCCu
pied the position of assistant adjutant- general
During that time he had seen the membership
of the Department 90 down TO 1850 and lis
finances at very low point, while to-day it
has handsome surplus on hand, and 1900
members.
Comrade George J.. Goodale assistant quar-
termaster- general, presented his report show
ing the receipts of the year to have been So
1I2.1I, and the, expenditures S5,Sl3S7. Includ-
ing the last quarter of 1892 and this month
(January) the receipts were 81 ,59l. 50, and the
expenditures $905.l5, leaving a cash balance OF
S6S3.71, and the other assets amOunS to $433.77,
making the total assets -, 2974S.
Reports were also presented by Mcdica. Di-
rector Azel Amcs, Jr., Chaplain John w. Lee,
Inspector William i. Baird, and the Council OF
Administration The committee on credentials
reported the whole number of comrades enti-
tied TO seats in the convention, 49, number
present, 357 The Encampment was then adj
dressed by Commander-in-Chiet Van DervOort
who made ringing speech, and was frequently
interrupted by applause.
At the second days session Of the Encamp.
ment the following officers were elected: Com
mander, George 5. Evans, of Post 30, Cam
bridgeport. Senior Wee Commander, John d.
Billings of Post 81, Canton. Junior Vice Com
mander, William A. Sloan of Post 81. Spencer
Medical Director, James II. Wright, of Post So,
Natick. Chaplain, John w. Lee, of Post IL,
Charlestown.
Council of Charles II. Par.
sons of Post 40, Gloucester; WV. Scott of Post
10, Worcester; r. F. Tobin Of Post 80, Cam
bridgeport; j. c. Thomas Of Post 15 Boston
BENJAMIN Pitman of Post 81, Marblehead.
Delegates to National Encampment-Jam
+. Mech of Worcester (ats large), William III
Hart of Chelsea, William NJ. Olin of Roxbury
Andrew &. Stone of Lawrence, Charles S. An.
thOny of Taunton, Thomas J. Ames of Leomin
ster w. II. Ii. Emmons of East Boston, Hart
well S. French Of Lynn, Charles NJ. WheldOn OF
Pittsfeld, w. S. Frost of Marlboro, c. II. Co,
burn of Lowell, Thomas II. Hill of Woburn, j.
PaysOn Bradley of South Boston.
AlternateS to National Encampment-M. r
Greene of Weymouth (at large), Andrew F
Smith of New Bedford, A. A. Stearns Of North
Scituate, George &. Bailey of Hyde Park, q. NJ
| Horton of Attlebor0, Il. H. Smith of Holyoke
T.. c. Spof1ord of Peabody, Philip II. Creasey OF
Newburyport, AlOn2O B.Wentworth of Dedham
| Myron p. Walker of Belchertown, b. A. Hatha
! way of Plymouth, George w. Mason of Frank
! lin, George w. Powers of Boston.
COmmander-clect Evans appointed as Ad
| jutant-Gencral Of the Department Comrade Al
| fred T.. MunrOe OF BrOcktOn, who has beer
| Chief Mastering Officer for the past year and
acting Department Adjutant- General for sew
! cral mOnts past. The efficient services of Com
rade James f. Mech as Department Adiutant
! General for the past seven years were fittingly
! recognized by the convention, which instructed
| the newly elected officers to prepare and pre-
sent him a suitable testimonial.
| 1t was voted to send a telegram to Past De
| partment Commander Horace Bnney Sargent
! (who is in the West, in hopes of improving his
health, expressing the good wishes of the De
partmcnt.
The Soldiers Home was strongly Endorsed
and various other matters of business of interes
! to the members Of the Department were trans
acted. The newly elected officers were installed
! and soon after o'clock the convention ad
! journed.
Comrade Evans, the newly elected Depart
! mcnt Commander, enlisted as private III Tho
/ Fifty-siXth Massachusetts regiment and wa
! mustered into the United States service Feb
ruary D. 1864, for three years. The regimen
was attached to the Ninth Corps, Army of The
! Potomac, and participated in the campaign from
| the Wilderness to Appomattox, and was mus
tered out of the service at the close of the war
| July II, 1865. COmradc Evans participated il
! the terrible battles of the campaign, and wa
| mustered out rs a sergeant at the close of tn,
war. He entered the Grand Army of the Re
! public Iay 81, 1865, and has always been al
earnest worker. He has been Commando
of his Post, member of both the State ant