The National tribune., 1884-12-11
The GRAND ARMY,
department News Election of Pest
Officers, Etc.
CALIFORNIA;

scribed with name and number OF Post. Tins Is a
comparatively new Post, and we are so far west We
have very little communication with the A. Il. IN
general, except through your valuable paper. 1t
was star ted and organized 10y Massachusetts boy
of the 2Ist Regt formerly of Post G 1t is recruit
ing steadily and is active, energetic Post OF
about 80 members.
COLORADO
General Orders. No IS issued Mt Lonsmont,
Colo. the 18th inst. by order of Byron L. Carr,
Department Communication White, A \. G.
are a. follows: The sixth annual Encimpment of
the. Department of Colorado viii convene at A.
Lincon Hall, Denver on Wednesday, Jan. -, ls,5,
at 10 o'clock a. The election of delegates TO the
Encampment in the several Posts VIII occur at
the time of the annual election of officers at the
first regular meeting OF the Post IN December.
Posts tina; shall have failed, at the time Of the En-
campment, to make their quarterly reports and to
pay their per capita tax for any quarter during the
year 1854 will not be entitled TO representation IN
the Encampment. Representation will he based
upon the reports for the quarter ending Sept. 30,
1884 Each Post will be entitled to one delegate
for every 81 members, and one for each fraction
10 in good standing, shown 10y said reports.
As the prosperity of the Posts and the good of the
Order depend upon the character and efficiency Of
the officers elected, Posts and comrades recon-
mended to place i'll office only those comrades who
have the good of the Order at heart and who will
attend TO their duties and make themselves prof.
Gent. Returns of the election of officers and dele
gates should be made TO these Headquarters imme-
diately upon the blanks forwarded with this order
Post Commanders are requested to give their per-
sona attention to the filling of these blanks. The
following Posts are delinquent in their returns and
will not be entitled to representation in the En-
Thomas No. Z; Dick Yates, No. Il; Joe Hooker
No. I6; Gunnison, No. IL; Joe Hutchinson. No Is;
Bonanza, No. 81; Kit Carson, No. %; Putnam. No
%; Grand Junction, No. s.; Pixies Peak, No. 40;
McRae No. 43: Farragut, No. &c; SteaGman, No.
81. The following Posts have been mustered since
the last General Order: Capt. c. +. Coleman, No.
81. Monument; VIM. Il. Hobrook. Commander;
n. NJ. Harmer, Adjutant Casper w: Collins, No.
IS, Rawlins, Wyoming; John c. Friend, Com
mander; J. b. Adams, Adiutant BY request of
the Post, the of Harvey Post No so, is
changed to Broadway, No. 30. The Journal of the
eighteenth annual session of the National Encamp-
ment, held at Minneapolis, has been received at
these Headquarters. Copies of the same will he
sent by express TO Posts on application therefor.
Post Commanders are requested TO see that the
quarterly reports for the quarter ending Dec. 81
forwarded 10 these Headquarters before
jan i, in order that the Adju;ant- and Quarter
master Generals may make their reports 10 Ma
tonal Headquarters before the meeting of the En-
campment. The officers of the Posts will be in
stalled at the first meeting in January. Any Past
Commander of the Post may install the officers,
unless a detail from Headquarters shall be made
for that purpose. Posts not having a Past Com
mander will apply to the Assistant Adjutant-Gen-
eral before JAM for the detail ola mastering officer
and it will be made. Any comrade knowing the
address of the officers of Co. H. LIST Colo. Cav, is
requested to forward said address to these Head
QUARTERS c. t. H, Denver, writes under date
OF Nov. 81: Being regular reader of your valuable
paper, and not seeing anything from this neck of
the woods of recent date will try and let COM
rades know that We still live and keep up UNI
broken front upon the foes of country S flag if
any such there be. Phil Kearny and George G.
Meade Posts have long felt the want of a Post
room more suited to their needs, room which
would be a home, cheerful and pleasant but their
@. NJ. chest was empty How to do this the
question often asked but hard to answer. Being
in a friendly community. could not do as of
yore-raly on the coveted place and take forcible
possession. hint given our Department In
spector Comrade Wurtzebach. that there a
very desirable room in the Tabor Opera-House
building. The comrade is a very energetic G II.
msn and good fellow. He looked at the room
was pleased with il, and Immediately sought an
interview with that stanch soldiers friend ex-
Senator Tabor. who said: - What rent can you
pay?" sum was named, " Go ahead!' his
answer, and TO his honor be il known that il
$50 less per month than he had been getting for the
room. The two Posts notified. appointed
committees, and in one week tie room was fur
nishcd and ready for occupation, Comrades Wurtze-
bach and Fleming eading the Posts. Wenow have
q hall That we can be proud Of On Tuesday
ing the hall WAS opened by joint meeting of the
two Posts TO have grand house warming, and we
had it. The evening passed in q very pleasant
manner.
CONNECTICUT
General Orders No. g. issued Nov IS at Hartford
Conn, by order of VIM. Berry, Department Com
nlander.-Henry Z. TaintOr A. 4. G..-contain the
following: The attention of Posts is called to the
coming election, nj the first stated meeting in De-
cenlber of Post officers and representatives to the
Department Encampnient for the ensuing year
Great should be exercised select those COM
rades who viii do honor to the positions and who
will work for the highest good of the Order BY
vote OF the last Encampnent the basis of repre-
sentation Is for each 80 members good stand
Ing, and an additional one for final fraction of
than half that number; but each Post to have
al least eutatIYe. immediately after the
election the Post Commander viii forward to these
Headquarters d list OF the officers representatives
and aternates elected, and of all Post Commanders
In good standing. blanks for that purpose are in
closed herewith. Conlrade Vim. II Lyon. of Post
8. has been appointed Assistant Inspector and as
signed to District No 10 vice Comrade Worcester
who was compelled 10 resign by reason of q change
IN his business. Post "A Is assigned to Inspection
District No 4. The address of Assistant Inspector
AcColium has been changed to ia Wocott Street,
New Haven. Conn. Attention is specially called TO
Senerai Orders, No 6, from National HeadQuar-
tiers. Some Posts have still failed 10 forward the
cards there spoken OF, and in most cases cards
have been received for those members who have
joined during the year Ii il requested that they
be forwarded as soon as possible, and where blank
cards are needed they can be obtained By address
ing the Assistant Adiutant- @ enerai The reports
foT the quarter ending Sept 80 1854 show n gain of
rs in 81 Posts and loss of IS in Is Posts While IL
Posts report the same membership. This makes
gain during the third quarter Of l2 and our total
membership z,6!S. The Commander hopes that
the reports for the fourth quarter will showa much
larger gain There is reason why that should
not be the case. and little extra exertion the
part OF each comrade VIII easily bring our mem
bership up TO round 5000 In accordance
with the vote of the last Encampment, a COM
mittee consisting of Comrades L. A. Diclsin-
son, A b. Beers and Isaac b. Hyatt is hereby
appointed to revise the Bylaws of this Dcnart-
ment and report the same al the next Encampment.
Several Post Commanders have failed to acknowl-
edge receipt OF the National Countersign Such as
have not are requested to do at once. The fol-
lowing deaths have been reported for the six
months ending Sept. 80, 1884: Post l. Edward w
Els. First Lieutenant Co. i, 18th Conn. 2 Alfred A
Estlow Sergeant, Go. A, I'D Conn. 2 Patrick Fay,
First Lieutenant Co. B. 9th y. ". 6, j. J. Bronson
Private, Co. III, 20th Conn; g. Henry Taylor Arti-
acer, Co: E. lst Conn. Art; IL, VIM Mcclellan,
Private, Co. II, LIST Conn. Art; H. Oliver b. Ebitts
Private, Co. h, 2d Conn. Art; II, Edward Kann
Musician. Co {, 9th Conn; Is, Geo s. Crof,it and
Charles J. Bennett: sc, Nelson II. Davis Private
Co. ii, 18th Conn., 49, Arthur Keefe: A. Geo ID
Tinker, Private Co. f, 2lst Conn. As, Ebert r.
Ayers, Private. Co. b, 18th Conn; 49, j. r. Hachlen
Private, Co. Il, 18th Pa; 49, A. NJ Geer Sergeant
Co. A. 23d Conn: 20, john Lyon, Sergeant Co c.
102d Pa; 81, VIM. A. Adams, Private, Co. b. 18th
Conn; 81, VIM. Iochbaum, Corporal, Co. A, I'D
y. Y; 81, Benz. Z. Street, Corporal Co T. 18th
Art; IS, Andrew Holland, Private, Co c, 2Ist
Conn; IS, VIM. ID. Reid, Private, Co G. 7th Conn
This Department will have 80 representatives TO
the Encampment
ILLINOIS,
Joseph Edwards. Edwardsvie: Shiloh Post No.
zel, OF this place, was organized Nov. 20 1854 bv
John G. Bell, Chief Mastering Officer Department
OF Illinois. The Post starts out with Sc charter
members. The officers Commander r. J.
II. Lynch; Surg, JOS Pogue; Chap. L. IL Manner;
O. d., J. q. Robinson o. O., s o. Bonner; Q. NJ
Cyrus Happy; q. NJ. s., Jos. Volbracht; Adi't III
B. Little; :. III, Cyrus Cook. Although late In
starting out Shiloh Post is full of vim. and VIII add
rapidly 10 Its membership, and is destined no far
section Of the Slate. As Post we wish THE TRIB-
uSE success aud individuals We will do all in
our power Tor IT; knowing many OF do. that
II Is doing a great work for the soldiers of the
United States. Post No 234, Bluffs has adopted
resolutions of regret on the death of Comrade O.
q. Smith, which occurred recently,
INDIANA
n. Grout, Harrison: new Post was organized
81 this place the Dist of October with IA charter
v,akSr saafa-. Il c. &.