The National tribune., 1885-03-26
GENERAL ORDERS.
CALIFORNIA.

CALIFORNIA.
General Orders, No. l, issued at San Fran
cisco, Feb. %:
l. The Department Encampment at s 18th an
nual session in San Francisco, having elected me,
by a unanimous vote, Department Commander,
and having been duly installed, hereby assume
command.
ii. Headquarters are for the present established
ST Room 3, 325 Montgomery street, San Francisco.
III. All existing orders will remain in full force
until countermanded.
". The following staff appointment is hereby
announced: w. Il. Smcdberg, Assistant Adjutant-
General. He will be obeyed and respected accord
ingly. Additional appointments will be announced
in future orders.
" While thanking my comrades for the esteemed
honor conferred in SO handsome and complimentary
a manner, ask from the Department for the Exec
utiye Officers for the ensuing year n continuance
of the cordial assistance that has been freely be-
slowed upon our predecessors, and Il hearty CO.
operation from every comrade III the Department.
III order that your officers may make the record of
progress for the ensuing year IN the Department OF
California the equal of any year in history
Let every comrade constitute himself recruiting
officer, and by every honorable means i'll his power
do all that he can to bring into our ranks every
good and desirable veteran OF the Union Army and
Navy of the days of 1861 to 1866 who reside
within the limits of this Department
BY doing, will show our love for our grand
and noble Order and best advance iii the true spirit
of Fraternity, Charity and Loyalty. the important
interests Of the Grand Army of the Republic.
r. III. WAKEFIELD.
Department Commander.
MARYLAND.
General Orders, No. 2, were issued at Balti-
more, Md, on the 10Th inst, as follows:
j. The following appointments OF the staff OF the
Department Commander are hereby announced
They will bc obeyed and respected accordingly:
Inspector George i. Wheeler, Post ..
Judge-A Advocate-L. NJ Haincs, Post 10.
Chief Mastering Oficer-Wm. ii. Boyle. Post II.
Ai,s-ce. Camp-N. II. Rittenhouse Post .. pha-
dephia, Special Detail; VIM Il. LewclIyn, !, Bal
der!iil, ], Baltimore Eli Frost, ., Frederick. thas
Kunklc, 3, Baltimore; John l.. Cost 4. Hugers-
town; Ernest Barth, 5, Cumberland John A.
Thompson, jr, g, baltimore; John b. Briscoc, Z,
Baltimore; William o. Smith, g. Woodberry; Da-
vid l.. Sloan, o. Northeast; John McCaniey, 10,
Ekton; Robert J. Street j, Baltimore; Levin w.
Westminster: John w. Jackson, ii, Sharpsburg;
John A. Ewing, 10. Mill Green; Isaac Truit, l6,
Alexander Gross 10, Baltimore; john +. Porter, 20,
LonaconinG George w. Tennant, 81, Frostburg;
Ihco. +. Maydell, y, Baltimore; James f. CAS-
sedy, 90 Eicolt City; VIM. 4. Elbin, 81, Easton
Edward Miller, 25 Cbcstertown; Chas II. Young,
20, Cambridge; l.. H. Smith, q, Annapolis Thos.
Wilson, 2S, Havre-de- Grace; William Mcconnell,
%, Waverly; Joseph T. Cantwcll, 80. Cherry Hill :
Perry Moxley, 81, IIagerstowp; George Weibe,
81, Port Deposit; John w Burris, 33, BaltimOre
William Powell, r. Frederick; Joseph H. Hayman,
IS, Salisbury; Andrew j. TroElcr, 36 Baltimore;
n. NJ Mckinley, 81, Hancock; Charles +. Roop, 3s
Taney,own; VIM: F.. Dean 80 i, kcis'ers'own; ]! e
Baltimore; George w Grove, 2, Frederick Frank
Nolen, 3, Baltimdfe; T.. G. Miller, 4, IIagerstown;
D. T.. Brockett, s. Cumberland; A. q. Afford. G.
Baltimore; George w. Mccullough, 8, Northeast ;
John III. Mitten, IL, Westminster ii. H. IIaines, lS
Rising sun; Sam'l Nichols 20 Homecoming; Noah
Underwood, % baltimore; Joseph H. White, u
Easton; Matthew Strohm, -, Annapolis; James A.
Dell 81 Port Deposit; John w. Parsons, -, Sails
bury; Thomas ;. Norw ood, 36, Baltimore.
III. The attention of Post Commanders IL again
called TO the Service Cards for the of the Pen
sion Office. Those who have not yet sent them in
are requested to do SO Immediately. These cards
should bc kept on hand and whenever "a recruit is
mustered a card should be filed up and sent TO the
Assistant AduGnt- General. Supplies of cards can
al, I.., ,.ip Of
Headquarters. The Commissioner Of Pensions is
possible. lie says, "lsindreds of worthy comrades
have derived great benefit therefrOm."
~. Blanks for the Adjutant's and Quarte,mas-
ter's reports for the quarter ending March 81 &C
company this order These reports are due mne-
diatey after the last meeting III the quarter and IL
is hoped Post Commanders will that they are
promptly forwarded TO the Assistant Adjutant- Gen
era together with the per capita tax of lD cents for
each member i'll good standing.
" The uniform of the Department officers and
staff will consist of Il dark-biue flannel suit;
doublc-brcasted with eight buttons the breast
and three on each sleeve; hat black, with black
and gilt cord corps mark on left side; bun gloves
VI. The attention OF Post Commanders is again
called TO the manner OF conducting correspondence.
All communications on general business with De-
partInent Headquarters must be addressed to the
Assistant Adjutant- General and must be signed by
the Post Commander in person. All requsitions
for supplies must he made on the blanks furnished
by these Headquarters. must be accompanied by