The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-12-06

gests the advsabity of preparing for the nonlina-
ton and election of Post officers to serve for the
coming year. also, delegates and alternate5 to the
Department Encampment, to be held in the city of
San Francisco in the latter part OF january, IsS4
To this end il is ordered:
That Post Commanders will cause nominations
to be made, if possible, at the last stated meeting
OF their Posts in November for The official elective
positions prescribed for Posts in Rules and Reg
ulations, and for delegates and alternateS to the
Department Encampment.
At the first stated meeting in December. the Com
manders of Posts will that elections are held
in their respective Posts for Post Commander Sc
Nor vice Post commander, junior vice Post COM
mander. quartermaster, surgeon, chaplain, officer
of the day and officer of the guard, and for dele
gates and alternates to the Department Encamp-
ment.
1t is desirable that the name of the eomrade in
each Post who has sent in the greatest number of
applications for membership during the year
should be furnished to these Headquarters. Post
Commanders viii, therefore, send the name of
such comrade, with the number OF applicants who
have been by him so recommended, and " 90 have
been elected and mustered.
The following appointment on the staff Of the
Department Commander is announced:
To be Assistant inspector-lra q. Perry, Thomas
Dollard Post, No. 50.
The event OF the season in Grand Army circles
was the annual Campfire of Lincoln Post at
Old Turn Verein Hall, San Francisco, on the
18th ut. Nearly 400 members OF Lincoln Post
participated, with invited guests from other
Posts in this city, Oakland and Alameda. More
than 800 old campaigners sat down to the tables.
The hall was decorated with eyergreens. Ameri-
can flags and military arms and accouterments
were wildly suggestive of the scenes OF twenty
years ago. and of nature to inspire the COM
rades for the occasion. The menu consisted Of
baked pork and beans, black coffee with brown
sugar. drunk from the traditional tin cup,
bareback warranted to keep for three years,
or during the war;" clay pipes and tobacco,
particularly navy plug" The Campfire was
called TO order by Commander H. T. HObbert
who stated in few appropriate remarks the
purpose for which it was given, viz, TO bring
the comrades together in an informal manner
and to renew those associations so dear to their
hearts. The programme for the evening was
opened by Rally Round the Flag The first
toast, The Grand Army of the Republic" was
responded to by Postmaster Samuel ". BaelIus,
Of Lincoln Post, who gave some interesting
"reminiscences of the Order in California, dating
back sixteen years. Song Yiye la GTande
Armee." The toast, The Department of
California" was responded to by Judge-Advo-
cate Chas. E. Wilson, Of Geo. III. Thomas Post.
Song, Marching Through Georgia" and the
toast, "Our Country's Volunteers" was re-
sponded to by J. M. Davis, P. S. Y. ID. G. The
Campfire was kept burning until late hour,
and many other songs, recitations and addresses
were given by comrades during the evening.
In all the Posts of the Department, especially OF
San Francisco much activity is being mani
tested in making ready for the coming Depart
ment Encampment. The matter Of choice OF
delegates to this body is, of course, the prime
matter of discussion and the best men are being
selected in the several Posts so as to insure
wise legislation on the very many importan.
affairs that will be needed 70 be iegisIated upon
III the Encampment, and which promises TO be
the most interesting of any yet held IN Cali
fornia.