The National tribune., 1885-12-10
THE GRAND ARMY
News From the DepartmentS---NeW
Posts, etc.
HEADQUARTERS BULLETIN.
HEADQUARTERS
GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC,
WASHINGTON, ID. c.


GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC,
WASHINGTON, ID. c. J
GRANT MONUMENT FUND.
The following communication from q. Van
Houteu Pest, No. ), of Jersey City, n. j., to the
Commander OF the Department explains itself:
II. NJ. NEvTys, Department Commander of New
Jersey GAR.
CoMRAnE AND DEAR SIR: At a regular meeting
of Van Houten Post. held Friday evening. Nov.
g. the following resouIpn WAS adopted III reply TO
Circular Order, No. B. from National Headquarters:
RtS0lrcd. That ilis Post protest against any OF
the funds contributed Icy the GA X. for memorial
TO our late rcvrrcd tomraGe [. ;. Grant beng Oh
verted iulo any other channel t!:an To the nonu-
mcnt to be erected TO his memory at Riverside,
New York.
BY direction Of the Post was to bring this pro-
test TO the attention of ihe toumaiider-n-ChIe
through the proper channel
Eoors, iii A., {. and L. Jos II. VAN SYCKLE,
Commander OF Post
The following reply to the above was sent
from Headquarters on Monday last:
HEADQUARTERS GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC,
SAsHINGToS. u. g., D2c s, 1855. !
Comrade Jos. X. VAN SYcKLE Commander O.
Van Houtem Post. No. 3, through Headquarters
DepartmcII; of New Jersey, GAR.
DEA,: SIR AND CoMRADr: beg 10 acknowledge
the receipt, through department Headquarters 10y
Endorsement of the 2d INST. of your letter of Nov.
IL, whicn conveys the action of your Post upon
Circular No enormously referred 10 as Circular
Order No. -. fiom these Headquarters. The action
communicated Is ia form oI resolution, rs follows:
'ResoiUed. That this Posi- protests against any OF
the funds contributed by the GAR. for a monu-
ment 10 our late revered coinrade, u - Grant,
being diverted into any other channel than
TO the monument 10 be erected 10 his memory at
RNeTsisie, y. \"
This resolution the Post directed to be brought to
the attention of the Coumander-in-Chief IL gives
piesuTe 10 Ioie in this action Of q. Van Houten
Pos confirmation OF the impression In my own
mind winch .ed 10 lie issue oi Circular No 1, that
it woitd Dc the " hearts wish of every member
OF the Grand Army ci The Republic 10 matter
what L;s clTcI;llsianc o. IN what remote corner OF
our country dwelling, TO have & personal part 10
which they nave contributed of their store But In
addition evidences of respect for the mem-
Ory OF the great commander and patriot which VIII
be Chiefly tne work of citizens " ho had with him
no tie al conirsesp, there WAS in the heart oi the
comrades 81 the Grand Army OF the Republic the
desire 10 erect 10 linn, FOR token not OF afiection;e
admiration a1one, but oi the tie OF cC,fra6eSp,
monument which should DC theirs, and which
should speak for each of the 3nUOO who constitute
our Grand Army the pledge of ti;cir undylng aec-
ton FOR las n:eoTy and Tor that cause of loyalty
Tor which we locked hands with him until victory
for our country lbsolyed the bends which held us
TO her CaISe The responses which have been made
TO the suggestions OF Circular No more than JUS
tify the belief under which it issued but ole
suggestion O! objection has been made, 80 far as
these Headquarters sadviscd and that was because
IL bad not been definitely announced that the pro-
posed monument should be placed at the National
Capitol. The recent ac:ion of the Council OF Ad-
ministTsiilon announced in General Order, Nc 10.
has settled tis question: and settled II III accord
Alice with Tie almost universal wish and pref
elsince OF our comrades. i am quite sure
thai " Van Houtcn Post y will be glad with
In the erection OF a monument TO our departed
InnIrade Gen. u. ). Grant The interest mani
tested in ;he general subject by The resolution con-
yeyed 10 me Is an assurance that comrades of Van
Houton Post will, if they have not already voucll
the prevalence among themselves of that common
feeling by subscription to the funds for monu-
ment - Riverside Park, New York. The protest
In the resolution against dvertng any funds con-
trii'Ited by the Ga Il. into any channel other than
Tor the riverside monument could not have been
intended 10 have so broad application its
terms would seem To indicate.
In various paris of the country, as am well ad-
fnEn f,iels nfriht
ing 10 proposed monuments to be erected in their
own vicinity or general locality, just " Van
Houten Post iiIds expression for its liberal and
patriotic desires iii lis contribution the negibor-
ing monument at Riverside. am sure that j. WAS
not intended to protest that the q A r. contribution
made should have been tnrned into the River
side fund on the coatTary believe that my
rades OF your Post Will and do greatly rejoice that
In many favored spot, and III localities wide
apart rs our country is great the eyes of
ra'ies VIII rejoice in looking monuments to L. 5
Grant tina; our National authority has met the
wishes OF 80 many comrades by this action, and
equally well satisfied that when the record is
pleied OF those servants OF Fraternity, Charity and
Loyalty, whose contributions erected the Grand
Army ; Monument 20 its great comrade that there
Will lie no name lacking which has a place on the
rolls of the splendid Department of New jersey.
Wishing your Post all success and prosperity, i
ein, Comrade, Yours in f.. c. and L.,
s. S. BURDETTE
Commander-iD-Chief, GAR
General Orders, No. 10, issued on the LIST
inst, relate also TO the same subject:
HEADQUARTERS GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC
WASHINGTON, ID. C., Dec j, 1885,
General Orders No. 10.
At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the
National Council of Administration held at Ma
to.ia Headquarters, in The city OF Washington, d.
e., the following was adopted and directed to be
published IN General Orders:
The Executive Committee of the National
Council OF Administration acting on behalf of the
National Encanlpmt at, indor5es ard comInends
the action OF the Commander-inC Chief in the matter
OF the ere c;ion OF monument 10y The comrades of
the Grand Army TO their late eomrade, Gen. u. S.
Grant
They indorse the several proposals of Circular
No. J. as expressing the wish and purpose of the
Grand Army, and pledge its hearty cooperation
until the noble object in view is fully attained
Ia view OF The fact that inquiry is made at Ma
bonal Headquarters as 10 the location Of the monu-
nlent and of the desire expressed all hands that
IL be al the National Capital The committee,
sidering that it should for paable reasons be there
located hereby declare that the city of Washington
shall be the place of its erection.
That there may be assurance that the funds con-
frbuted for tiis sacred ei:d shall in event be
used Tor any other purpose than those specified in
said Circular No /, the Quar;crmaster- General is
directed to specially deposit the same with the
Provident Life and Trust Company of Philadelphia
and the said fund deposited shall be solely dedi-
Gated TO the erection of the said monument, and
subject 10 no other charge, save only the cost of
printing and distributing the rolls and the proposed
engraving OF the finished monument; that all time
and labor expenccd in this behalf by the Grand
Army or any OF its comrades authorities shall be
without cost 20 the said fund.-
The Commander in Chief takes pleasure in an
nouncinS 10 his comrades that reports TO National
Headquarters show that the work of subscription
has pegun and favorabiy progressed in most of the
Departments, and that the OF the movement
Il assured.
BY command of s. S BURpErr, Commander-in-
Chief.
JNo. CAMERON, Adjutant- General
lCircular No. ], alluded to above, has already
appeared in these columus.l
Accompanying General Order No. TO- will
be blank subscription roll, which will be sent
to every Post in the United States in the course
of the next few days. This of course, will en-
tail a vast amount of toll, as there are nearly
5000 Posts that will be reached by these rolls.
But tie Adjutant-General is willing to under
take any labor, no matter how ouerous, when
be sees that the Order is to be benefited and
there is no doubt that by this means the monu-
ment fund movement will receive big BOOM
NEW CoUNTERsIGNS.
New cOuntersigns will he scnt out in time to
be issued TO Posts by Jan. l. 1SSG.
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