The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-02-14
ENCBMPyENTS.
PennyIEania'S Splendid Showing Of
Thirty Thousand Comrades.


DeTartmcut Of Pennsylvania has met. perform
cd its work in n most thorough manner. and
ciosea this evening The sessions we're bariao-
Nous the business was more than usually I'M
poriaut and the character Of tie material OF
which the Bncampment WAS composed was OF a
higher grade than ever before. L. a few words,
The eighteenth LmcalnpmeRt was, Ia the ;H6g-
aacHt al tiioss who had attended many pre-
vious ones. the bSst The Department ever held.
Snorty ALTER 10 O'Clock yesterday morning
Department Commander Osborne aud staff, es-
cor.ioa lsv pos.s s. .ad 495. OF Lancaster, with
= s.le ba2d of MUSE, left the Stevens House,
where headquarters bad been established, and
proceeded directly Il MaBneIchor Eali, where
tic rrCstc- part OF the representatives had al
reasy assa.ablca Ascending TO the stage, which
WAS SGT Ni.h a Woodland scene, Commander
Osborne called the comrades TO order. and in
treaae5d Majsr 4. G. Reicahl WHO delivered
an address oi welcome which was both eloquent
and WITTY. References in his speech 10 tie
.'eia (sHisaoner" Thaaaens Stevens and Major
tiea eTsl 5no. F. Reynolds both Of whom lie
quietly resting near by, were received with the
NarIacsl cEthasiasin. while his invitation 10
v.5e around throngh the mud aud see the
t9gn alid bis promise that tic station boase,
ltc tie seiisg.e Of Janus IN .iues Of peace,
slloiid be closed iog three days. or during the
racket. raised shouts OF arpreciatire laughter.
Z 1snaar5cr Osborne rcpliea 10 The address in
THE oosFsSAeyDERs ADDRESS
The regular business Of the session was then
hegun, the proceedings being opened with
prayer By Department Chaplain Jno.&. Sayers
Tie roll WAS hen called. and the large number
VINO answered TO their names showed the I'M
usual interest that was taken in the prospect
i've proceedings. General Osborne then SUD
Eistca his report, reviewing the work OF his
administration daring the year. in that time
Travelled n,-a- mills v-rntre OYER
2.050 letters, and even then found il impossible
10 comply With more than one-fenth CT the
requests 10 attend military associations Re
unions and Camp-fres He referred TO the
fact that Pennsylvania is still the banner
Department. and could see 10 good reason
why il shoala not remain at the head of
the column. He discouraged the holding of
summer Encampmenis. and referred. in severe
terms 10 the holding of Camp-fires on Sun
day, dsnounciRg all such Dissertation OF the day
as unworthy Of the Grand Army OF the Re-
public and directly opposed to its principles
STATE OF TEE ORDER.
Reports Of Department officers were then
presented That Of Assistant AdiutaEt-Gen-
eral Stewart is a very able document. and con-
tains many valuable suggestions 1t showed
the strength OF the Department 10 be, at the
close of the year 1855. z0s Posts, with total
membership in good standing of 81, $50. being
net gain since December 81, 1s52, of I03 Posts
and 5, 10 comrades. The number Of members
Of the q. A. Il. relieved during the same period
was l,3e5; Others relieved, 557; theanount ez-
pended for sach purpose being % 1925. Deaths
81 Twenty Posts receive special mention for
gains during the year and ten are designated
as having shown the greatest losses. Post No.
80, Philadelphia with GA comrades, is the
largest, and Post No. l2l, Of Granville, is the
smallest having but nine comrades in good
standing There are ten cclored Posts, three
.4.,g IL
wealthiest Post is Nc. 80, Of SilamOkin, which
reports owning property 10 the amount of
$4,000. Fifty old soldiers, many OF whom are
members Of the Grand Army Of the Republic,
but who, through wounds received or disease
contracted ia the service, are unable TO earn
livelihood. have been secured admitfance 10
the National Hone for disabled volunteer SOL
diers. M;th but three exceptions ali aPpiica-
fi0Ts for charter were signed by at least twenty
Eve old soldiers who had never been members
Of the Grand Army. The statement Of work
done On Memorial Day shows that the interest
II It's observance Is increasing.
FIEAEcHs.
The report OF Assistant Q1artermaster-Gen-
eral Smith y. Cozens gives the following state
ment CT the financial condition of the Depart
Eent: Balance or hand January 20, 1883,
So 25e.35: received from sales Of supplies and
rent 1877 %: received from Posts for per capita
lax. s5.796.I9; total receipts 17,0l2.S7. TX
pended. us per abstracts and vouchers approved
sI2.72877. Balance on hand S8,225.y0. The
heaviest expenditure xas for supplies and
printing and the relief Of eighty-One persons
GENERAL RETURNs-
Tie reports Of Medical Director Ferguson,
Department Chaplain SayeTs, Committee on
Soldiers Orphans Schools lof which Chaplain
Savers was chairman, Judge-Advocate Wills
and Chief clustering Officer Kennedy. all OF
which presented highly favorable showing
fer the year, were also read. From the report
Of Department Inspector Thomas 9. Sample, it
appears that there are but twenty Posts that
pay weekly benefits IN case Of sickness: the
sums paid by these do not exceed fiyc dollars
per week, and run IS low as two dollars.
Among the recommendations contained in the
report If tie Council Of Administration Is one
rrehiaitiIss the expenditure OF any funds of
the Department for Grand ArEay day demon
STATIONS.
The next business IL order was the election
Ct officers lOs tie ensuing year, wbich resulted
rs follows: Department Commander, F. II.
Dyer, Post 30, Washington; Senior Vice De-
psrtment Commander, Austin Curtin, Post 2Gl,
8iidGicburg; Junior Vice Department Com
InanaeT. Daniel Caldwell Post 9, Philadelphia;
Medical Director, J. j. Davis, Po.t l46; De-
paFfmeat Chaplain. John W. Sayers. Post I6.
Council q administration, {. G. Sellers, Post
6; ". G. johnson, Post Il; J. T. Long, Post
81; }. ]. Hunter, Post 3, and /. w. ShengIe.
Post a.
Representative 10 National Encampnent al
Large n. K. StorIie, Post I9I
Rcprcscntadyes-Mm II. Armstrong Post
q; Mn. M BartTan, Post 400; 5. r. Bachtell,
Post 2; o. +. Benson, Post 225: T. d. Cunning
ham, Post 137; a. II. Clarke Post 27T; B. G.
Christy. Post S.; J. T. DeaBiston, Post ll9.
Rev. J. 3. French, Post 15s; T. r. Gould Post
g.; j. s. GilGer, Post 40; Jos Gregsou, Pos,
3; Z. S. Gamble, Post 90: ". Hays Grier Post
lis; John HOerr. Post a; Frank Hall, Post
81; H. j. Haekeit. Post 81; Wm H. Ianius
Post 81; J. ll. McCauley, Post 50: Hugh Ne
Keever, Post IL; L. Mclean, Post 81: George
}. L Miller, Post 10; ID. i. Mcaney, Post 35
James S. Aegiey. Post 3; Il. K Patterson, Pos
81; Wesley Price, Post 60; Richard Rain, Pcs
%; A. C. Reinohl, Post s.; Moses Neale, Pos
2; n q. Wilson, Post 8; S. V. Commander 4
!. Sellers.
The whole number Of votes cast for Com
mandcr was CT, OF which Dyer received 409
Chalmers. Post No. 3, 2ls; Wagner, Post No
G., 8; rejected, 2.
very large number OF communications ant
resolutions from Posts and individual comrade
were received and referred to the COMMITTEE
on resolutions who devoted the greater part O
last night 10 their consideration. The commit
tees report is very elaborate, the following
being tho substance: FavOrRbly on the estab
lishment Of q Pennsylvania home for indigen
soldiers and sailors; on the passage Of mortuar
statute for the burial OF all INDECENT soldier.
sailors, and marines who arc residents of tn
State III the time of death. an the or5a "A; za+ Il,