The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-03-06
MINNESOTA.

General Orders, No. 2, issued at Saltwater
Mimi, on the 18th ult., by command of +. G.
Babb, Department Comnander-H. A. Norton,
Assistant Adjutant-G General the fol
lowing:
Resolred, That a general committee of twenty
one, of which the Department Commander shall
be chairman, be appointed by the Department Conn
mander to take entire charge OF matters relating
to the reception and entertainment of the National
isncampment and visiting. comrades to meet at
Minneapolis this year. with authority to appoint
executive and such other b-eommittees thereof
as il may deem best.
In compliance with this resolution the following
named comrades will constitute the general COM
mttee; w. D. Hale, G. A. Nimocks. ]. p Rea, W
p. Roberts, S. Z. Snider, IL. G.. Hicks, George F.
Smith. A. IT, Salisbury, G. l.. Snyder W G. Byron
A. a. Ames. Ed. A. Stevens, G. b. Heffefnger r.
r. Henderson, L. w. Campbell ". S. Hinenc, G.
A. Ciawson, NJ. w. Glenn, c. III. Benton, c. a
Camp, ID. NJ. Gilmore
The following appointments are hereby an
nouneed on the staff of the Department Com
mandcr:
Comrade J. L. Brigham, Inspector St Paul.
Comrade A. r. Burleson, Judge-Advocate. Spring
Valley.
Conirade L. NJ Eange, Aid-de-Camp and Assist
ant mastering Officer, Worthington.
Comrade w. II. Harrington, Added Camp and
Assistant Mastering Officer, saltwater
Comrade james Cannon, Aid de- Camp and As
sistant mastering Officer Mankato
Comrade r. 5. Miles, Aid-de-Camp and Assist
ant Mastering Officer, Glencoe
Circular No. /, issued from the same head
In view of the fact that the National Encainp-
ment, embracing the representatives of two hun
dred and fifty thousand members of the Grand
Army of the Republic accompanied by thirty thou
sand old soldiers from nearly every State in the
Union, will hold their meeting here during the
coming summer, the Department Commander de-
sires to impress upon the mind of every comratle
the Importance of thorough organization and
muster into ranks of many of the old SOL
dlefs as possible.
The citizens OF Minnesota eagerly waiting to
look into the faces and grasp the hands OF these
men who made it possible to build such a common
wealth-to build such marvellous cities, and, bet
ter still to bring its broad and fertile prairies
der such high state of cultivation in so short a
time Let the ten thousand old soldiers of Mime
sofa join our citizens in such welcome that they
will bear with them 10 their homes the most pleas
ing recoilecions of own State and the recep-
ton accorded them by our own comrades.
Sound the assembly in every town and hamlet in
the Department.
Go over into the neighboring towns and help
them to organize new Posts, and let make Min
nesota what Kansas has been for two years past,
the banner Department.
We are indebted to Comrade T. W Drake,
Albert Lea, MIMI, for the following list of
newly-installed officers of Robson Post, No. 5,
of that place: Commander, w. 2. Sergeant; S.
Y. c., VIM. ii. Long; J. Y. c., Jacob Frost
Adj't, J. w. Murtaugh; @. NJ, Jacob Larson /;
Surgeon. A. III. Burnham Chaplain. j. Q. An
mis-; o. d.. o. ]. Taylor; O. G., A. Rice; S. NJ,
{. S. Wilson; @. NJ. S., III. III. Luce.