The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-09-16
HEADQUARTERS GRAND ARMY OF THE
REPUBLIC, OFFICE OF GENERAL.
WAsn1xerox. September Is.

REPUBLIC, OFFICE OF 0EN ERAL.
WAsHIN GToH, September Is.
General order NJ. G.
Believing 1t to be the general desire
of the members of the Grand Army of
the Republic that a monument should
be erected to their departed oomrade,
General u. S. Grant, which will testify
forever their affection for him as COM
rade, and titly symbolic their apprecia-
ton of his great services TO our coun-
try. in behalf of those, with him, who
perilled their lives, and offered their
all. / deem it proper. not as clothed
with official authority III that regard,
but as discharging a duty to which l
am invited by the united voice of my
comrades, to invoke their favorable
consideration and action upon the fol-
lowing plans and suggestions:
First-That sum of money equal to
contribution of Is cents per
capita for each member OF this
good standing be, raised for the end
named; that for the purpose of Ger
tainty and eXpedience, this amount be
appropriated from the post funds. to be
reimbursed by the donations of indi-
vidual comrades, or in such manner as
eas post may provide.
Second-That TO suitably mark the
event, and to evidence for all time the
equal share OF all comrades of the
Grand Army OF the Republic. in this
work of commemoratiOn, neatly writ
ten rolls be prepared on blanks to be
furnished from the national headquar-
tiers, which shall contain the name and
rank, regiment and post of each donor
thereto, to be returned to the national
headquarters bound into volumes and
properly cared for, and that provision
be made TO furnish each post q litho-
graph or other suitable engraving of the
finished monument.
Thmd-That committee to be here
after named. shall, in conjunction with
the national council of admins ration,
take into consideration and determine
the movement : to be adopted, the
place OF It's erection and other neces-
sary details. -
Fourth-Al moneys donated for this
purpose to be forwarded through tho
+! department headquarters to the
Quartermaster-General, and bv him
specially deposited to the credit of the
| Grand Post of the Grant monument,
under rules to be. prescribed by the
national council of administration. 1t
| has been suggested that hOnorably dis
charged soldiers and sailors, not men,
bers of our organization, be permitted to
join with US in this most gratiiied duty.
Let all such, who are worthy, be invited,
first of all, to stand in the ranks of the
Grand Army. Our self-imposed task,
in view of the erection of monument
which, avoiding all exaggeration or
mere motive of display, shall be in keep
ing with the simplicity of the life and
character of our great leader, such in
trinsic excellencies as shall command it
to the care of the nation and thus,
through all succeeding generations, be
our memorial as well as monument to
his fame. On behalf of his comrades
everywhere, the commander-in-chie
feels authorized to declare that whilst
determined to erect memorial TO
our dead comrade, which shall
be solely the result of their
own contributions. they nevertheless
view with qualification, and will aid to
the extent of their ability, all other
patriotic efforts put forth to do him
honor.
BY command of S. S. Burdett. COM
mander-ln-chief.
JOHN CAMERON, Acknowledgement.