St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-14
GRAND ARMY MATTERS.
The First General Orders Issued by Depart
ment Commander Becker.

The First General Orders Issued by Depart
ment Commander Becker.
r. a. Becker, department commander o
Minnesota. G. A. R., has issued the follow
ing general orders No. l:
HEADQUARTERS DEPT. OF MINNESOTA,
! GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC,
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb 5, 1885.
General Orders,
No. l.
l. At the annual meeting of the depart
ment of Minnesota, Grand Army of the
Republic, held at Mankato Jan. % and 80
the following officers were elected:
Commandcr-R A. Becker, St. Paul.
Senior Vice Communicative. Thomas
; Mankato.
/ Junior Vice Commander George 8. Can.
/ field, Brainerd.
Medical Director-H. W. Brazie, Mlnneap.
oils.
( ChaDlain-Rev. ]. NJ. Brown, Owatnnua.
Council OF observation-disclosures Mont
gomery, post 81, St. Peter; L. G. Nelson,
post 81, Kasson; A. H. Reed, post IS, Glen
coe; P. Starkweather, post s, St. Paul; J. c.
Livingston, post 3, Spring Valley.
Delegates 10 National Eucampment-E.
VI. Pope, post 10, Mankato at large; F. s.
Mcdonald, post 4, Minneapolis; Z. c. Whit
ney, post Z, Marshall; W. F. Sutherland, post
66, Austin; NJ. H. Sessions, post so, Mime
apolis; Edward SimOnton, post 81, st. Paul;
r. W. Jackiin, post SO. Waterville.
Alternates-Geo P. Johnston, Post Ga, st.
James, at large; o. B. Skinner, Post 73,
Minneapolis; w. g. Byron, Post l26, Mime
apolis; Robert Start, Post 80, Pipe Stone;
c. II. Nero, Post 50, Ortonville; Theo.
Sander, Post S, ST. Paul.
2. Having been elected commander of the
department, hereby assume the duties of
the office / gratefully thank the comrades
for the high honor bestowed on me. ReaiiZ-
ing the great responsibility am called upon
to assume, / call upon every one of my com
rades to assist me in making my official term
grand success. There are still over thirty
thirty thousand cid soldiers in this
state who are not yet members Of
Dur order. Let every post exert all the in
fluence it can bring to bear to induce them
to enter our ranks. Let US all work.
3. The following appointment are hereby
ANNOUNCED on the staff of the department
commander:
Assistant Adiutant General-Comrade H :.
A. Norton. Post 1876, Minneapolis.
Assistant Quartcrmaster General-Com-
rade r. V. Pratt. Post 81, st. Paul.
Chief Mastering Ofiicer-Comrade II. B.
Brooks. Post S, st. Paul.
uspector-Comrade +. Siebold. Post s,
st. Paul.
Judge Advocate-Comrade Z. E. Corlis.
Post 80, Fergus Falls.
Senior Aid-de-camp-Comrade A. E. Ham
mond. Post 4, Minneapolis.
4. Department headquarters will remain
at room Al Syndicate block, Minneapolis
until further orders, and oil communion
tions, except for supplies, should be addressed
there.
5. All acquisitions for supplies should be
addressed to K. V. Pratt, A. Q. NJ. Gen, / l6
West Seventh street, ST. Paul. On the rec
ommcndation of the council of administra-
ton, it was voted that all acquisitions be ac-
companied by the cash.
6. The attention OF the post commander Is
called To the enclosed petition. 1t is OF the
utmost importance that it should be signed
by all members of your post and by your citi-
Zens as far as possible aud returned 10 these
headquarters not later than the Goth inst.
Z. Each post will at once send TO these
headquarters the names OF the newly elected
comma nder, adiutant and quartermastcr.
By command of 4. A. BECKER,
II. A NoRToS, Dept. Commander.
Asst AdJt Gen.
The petition referred to asks the legisla-
turc TO appropriate money for 4 reunion Of
old soldiers proposed to be held on the shores
OF Lake MinnetOnka some time next sum
mer.