The National tribune., 1883-02-01
CALIFORNIA.


of California met on the 29th ult., in Fidelity
Hall, San Francisco, the Department Com
mander w. A. Robinson in the chair. The
officers present were Commander, w. A. Rob.
inSon, San FranCisCO 5. Y. G., s. NJ. Davis
Oakland; J. Y. C., r. II. Warpela, Heads.
burg; Medical Director, DR.. J. C. Tucker, Ale.
media; Chaplain, Rev. A. S. Fiske, San Fran
cisco; A A. e., George N. Carly; a. Q. VI. c.
O. b. Culver, San Francisco; Inspector, /. W
Staples, San Francisco: Judge-AdvoCate, Chas
T.. Wilson, San Francisco; Chief MASTERING
officer, Orrin Taber San Jose: Council OF
Administration, George w. Ireland, George l..
Harris, J. l.. Skinner, A. ". Collins, A. G.
Bennett. The report of the Department Com
mander was read and an invitation was received
and accepted to attend the Grand Opera House
in the evening. The report of the Assistant
Acknowledgement was next presented, giving
the following statistics: Strength of the Depart
ment Dec. 81, 1881: Number of Posts, So menu
bers in good standing, 1863. December 81,
1882: Number Of Posts, 42; members in good
standing, 2,O9i; suspended, ll2: total, 2,306 ;
showing a gain of Posts and 81 members.
The gains have been: BY muster, $50; transfer,
63; reinstatement l&I total, lib Losses: BY
death, 20; honorably DISCHARGED. 2i: transfer.
Ais; suspension, 229; dishOm0rably discharged,
3; total, 700 Net gain in good standing, 4s3
gain in the several Posts, 81. The per
CCntage Of gain in the Department is thirty
tHGte. } ne OGAcf III eleven months Is
stronger by nearly one thousand than ut the
close of ISL. Fratcnal visits wcro recon-
mended. The gain in the several Posts for the
wear is shown to be: Lincoln, No /, 81 ;
Thomas, No 2, 70; Far1gut, No. j, -; Gus
ter No ;. ,: Bartlett, No g. IS: Lyon, No. 5.
Is; Grant, No. ., ); Joe Hooker No. II, 3
MatthewsOn, No 16, Z; Scdgwick No. Il, s ;
Ellsworth, No. 20, /; Rollins, No. %, 81; Geary.
No. %, Il; Il. L.1IcCool5. No 26 ,: Lander, Aus
IN NJ e. l',r1l-o :. Vol
lace, Santa Cruz, No. -, p; Heintzclman, No.
80, %; Garfield No. 81, %; Neglcy, No 50, I6{
Burnside, No. So 81 Reynolds. No. %. 10; Kill
patrick, No. IS, %; Morton, No. Al, 20; John
A. Dix No 42, 10Y; Nyc, No i3. Il; Cushing,
Nc. "A, IS; belong, No. 40, 81; Colonel Cass, No.
46, %; Lew Morris No. IL, p; Meade, No. IS, -;
Whipple, No. 40, %; Guernsey, No ., Idaho %.
Posts have been organized during the year, as
follows: J. b. Matthews Post, No. 80, Forest
Grove, Oregon, by Comrade n. S Pierce, Jan.
Is, 1882; Post No. 40, Eugene City, Oregon,
Jan. 20, 1882, by Comradc Is. Il. futile; Burn
side Post, No. SO, Tombstone, A. r., Jan. %,
1882, by Comrade w. il. Seaman; Lander Post,
No. q, Austin, New, March y, 1885, by =. ID.
C., c. Mason Kline; John A. Dix Post, No. A.
San Jose, Cal, March %. 1852. by Commander
Robinson; Nye Post, No 43, Caudalaria, New,
was mustered by 2. D. c., c. Mason Kline,
March y, 1852. In June, lcS2, Post No. %, Of
Arizona, was mustered iii by Inspector A. W.
Staples Gushing Post, No. A. San Bucnaven-
tura, was organized May 3d. 1882, by Comrade
Ceptas /. Bard. By order of the Natl Encamp
mcnt- the jurisdiction Of Idaho was assigned to
this Department. Arthur Guernsey Post No.
., Lewiston, Idaho, was mustered in September
T. 1882, by q. A. Manning. Cass Post, No. 49,
of San Francisco was mustered in September
9, 1882. Lew Morris Post, No. Il. Livcrmore,
September % 1882, by $. V. {. Davis. George
W. De Long Post No 40, Honolulu, was MUS
tered in September %, 1882, by Charles II.
Eldridgc. Reports were received in reference
TO the semi-annual Encampment at Santa Cruz,
showing "a gain for the relief fund. z. b Gull
yer, Assistant Q. NJ. General, reports: Assets
$I,11432; liabilities, $3.50; surplus, $1,O3563.
Post returns; Cash on hand December 81, 1881,
S2.174.25; receipts, Sl4,63Gl5; expenditures,
for relief, S2,0l5.70; cash on hand, less expend-
itures, $5,2l2.75. Reports were received and
referred from J. ". Staples, Inspector; DR. r.
c. Tucker, Medical Director; 4. ). Fske,
Chaplain c. +. Wilson, Judge Advocate; Or
rim Taber, Chief Mastering Officer, and c. Mason
Kline, President of the Veterans Home Asso-
citation. The latter report shows the following
amounts: Reserve from the old association,
$l6,23S; received by the re-organized asSoca-
tion to this date, $37, 1907; paid for Home,
$1,000; expended from the institution of the
movement to the present time $685.. After
routine business and various resolutions which
~ JIlt proper tplli!iitLGS, tilc
campment ad journed until 100 p. ~, when the
members proceeded in a body to the Grand
Opera House. The Encampment continued in
session the Goth nit. 4 memorial 20 the
Legislature asking State aid for the Veterans
Home was adopted. The movement to erect a
monument over the remains Of L. G. Gridlcy
at Stockton was endorsed. 1t was determined
to appoint committee to aid worthy soldiers
in securing pensions without pay. 1t was re-
solved IN hold the animal EppgTpT-
ment at the Veterans Home at Yount-
vile, Napa county, providing the building
is ia readiness, and If not, 10 hold it in San
Francisco. The Committee on By-Laws re-
ported several changes in the Bylaws, among
which was the establishment OF the permanent
headquarters in San Francisco, with provision
made for the same, and the establishment of
a Department board of relief, its principal OBJ
ject being to make provision for the assistance
Of the living and the burial Of dead SOL
diers not members Of the Order. The follow
ing officers were elected: Department Com
mander, j. w. Staples George Ii. Thomas Post,
No. 2, San Francisco; 5 Y. d. c., K. II. War
field, Rod AlathcsOn Post, No. 16, Hcaldsburg
j. Y. ID. c., A. q. Bennett, John A. Dix Post,
No. IL, San jose Medical Director, DR.. J. G.
Tucker, Joe Hooker Post, No. Il; Chaplain,
Rev Asa S. Fiske, George ii. Thomas Post, No.
.. The following named comrades were elected
members Of the Council OF Administration j.
s. Moore, of Sumner Post, No }, Sacramento;
F. Hansen, Lincoln Post No l, san Francisco;
Wyman Murphy, Ellsworth Post, No. 90, Santa
Rosa; Andrew Hollywood, Lyon Post No. 5,
Oakland, and George H. Harris of George II.
Thomas Post. No. ,, San Francisco. The rep
resentatives elected to the National Encamp-
ment, to be held at Denver, were General Ru-
fus SaXton, Of George II. Thomas Post No. 2, of
San Francisco Colonel A. II. Miller, of Post
No. e. Los Angeles and DR.. J. G. Tucker, Joe