The National tribune., 1883-04-12
INDIANA.

General James r. Canadian, who has been
reelected Department Commander of Indiana,
has issued General Order No. /, in which he
returns thanks for the confidence in him shown
by his reelection, promises to carry on the
work with renewed vigor, and urges all the
comrades to eyince zeal and activity in building
up the Order. He adds: Every Post in this
Department should double its membership this
year and add one new Post to the roster of
this Department. Every comrade or Post that
sends in an application for new Post as the
result of his or its work will be published in
General Orders; and the Commanders of Posts
are hereby ordered TO send to these Headquar-
tiers, at the close of each quarter, the name of
the comrade who has brought the greatest
number of recruits during the quarter into his
Post, stating the number for mention in Gen
eral Orders. In General Orders No. 2, General
Carnahan announces the following staff ap-
pointments: Ben d. House, Assistant Adiutant-
General, Indianapolis, Post II; G. H. Shower,
Assistant General, indianapolis,
Post II; ]. L. Wooden, Inspector Greensburg,
Post 81; Thomas Hanna, Judge Advocate
Greencastle, Post II; Allan ii. Dougall, Chief
Mastering Officer Fort Wayne Post 40; viii
G. David, Acting Assistant Adiutant- General
Indianapolis, Post II; James r. Ross, Senior
Aide deCamp. indianapolis, Post II; John 7.
Moore, Aide-de-Camp, Madison, Post 90; Mel.
Seward, Russiaville, Post 131, and Horace c..
Long, hOcHeSteT, GoSU 30, asSlsbdlV clustering
Officers. By action of the Department Encamp-
ment, the per capita tax was reduced to cents
per quarter said reduction to take effect on the
second quarter of 1883.
Comrade Dan. w. Moore, who has been ap-
pointed Post correspondent of La Fayette Post,
No. 3, La lafayette, Ind, writes us that that
Post has now 243 members, and is furnishing
like a green bay tree Its officers are: Com
mander, J. B. Shaw; S. Y. c., ]. II. Smith; ].
V. c., w. F. Ruby; Adj't, l., Stoney; Q. NJ,
n. Craigmile; O.. D., w. w. McBeth Chaplain,
Rev. Alexander Blackburn; 0. G., J. Hardesty
The Post had grand Campfire ON the 9th
inst, and on the 18TH 18th and 18th inst will
present " The Union Spy - at the Grand Opera
House. Comrade Moore adds: The Post is in
sympathy with THE TRIBUNE, and expects
shortly to send on a big club"
Comrade A. W. Jones, Scircleville, Indiana.
writes under date Of the 4th inst that Joe
Hooker Post, No. 81, has twenty-six members
and the following officers: Commander w. P.
Hobson S. V. c., John Stoop; ]. V. c., A. w.
Jones; o. D., Joseph Gross Surg, w. G.
Smith; Chaplain, A. P. Booker; @. NJ, S. G..
Keever; o. G., J. r. Golbreath; @. NJ S., H.
Orr; S. NJ, Jacob Main; Adit, J. w. Cooper.
He adds: The Post approves of your plan of
setting apart the 9th of April as a recruiting
day for the G. A. r. Long may the editor of
THE TRIBUNE live to throw shot and shell into
the enemy's lines.
Comrade Albert Winsell, Connersville, Ind,
who has sent us eighteen new subscribers,
writes that Post No. 1876 of that place now
numbers fifty members and will probably be
seventy-fve strong by Decoration Day. Every
comrade is recruiting officer, and there are
no drones in the hive. THE TRIBUNE is their
taVorite paper.