The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-05-28
THE GRAND ARMY.
News from the Departments---Ca Camp
fires, Post Officers, etc.
HEADQUARTERS BULLETIN.
The Com:nander.in.Chief at Milwaukee. Chicago
and Des H6res.

TOLEDO, O., May %. 1885.
On Sunday evening the COMMANDMENT Chief
and Adjutant General left for Milwaukee
where they arrived ut noon on Monday,
and were quartered at the Planklngton, the
euests of the Milwaukee comrades. During
the afternoon Comrades Kountz and Acorn,
Dent Commander Davidson and A. A.-G.
Check, Past Dept Commanders Rodgers aud
Ferguson aud other comrades, were driven
about the city and shown the points of interest,
including the Soldiers Home. In the evening
a reception was rendered them by the mem-
hers OF the~Order, at Robert ChivaS Post Hall.
Commander kountz was escorted from the
Plaukingion House TO the hall by members OF
Robert Chiyas and T. b. Wolcott Posts, a band,
pIaying stirring war tunes, heading the pro-
procession.
After entering the hall the asse:nblage was
called to order by james Davidson, Commander
of the Department of Wisconsin, and Gen.
Winkler introduced TO deliver an address of
welcome The speaker said that the Grand
Army of the Republic had endcared itself more
than ever by placing at its head at the last na-
tional meeting man who during the war
became conspicuous figure of youthful hero
ISM Marching Through Georgia was sung ny
the Post Chorus, after which Mayor Wallber
welcomed Commander kountz to milwaukee,.
COMMANDER KoUNTZ's RESPONSE.
Commander Kountz rose to respond to the
addresses of welcome, and his appearance at the
front of the stage was the signal for an enthu-
siastic outburst of cheering. The Commander
said he was grateful to Gen. Wlnkler and
Mayor Wallbcr for their kindly and graceful
welcomes, and he was especially grateful to his
comrades for the sincere manner III which they
had approved that welcome. The whole Ma
ton, he said. knew well how, in its hour of
peril, Wisconsin had sent forth her sons to the
fight battalion after battalion, to uphold the
old flag He was especially glad to notice that,
as the years pass all feelings of bitterness en-
gendered by that bloody strife of 2s years ago
were rapidly disappearing, and the Nation was
again united. He felt grateful that so many of
those that fought for their country mad been
SHARED TO meet around the camp-fres and talk
over the deeds and the trials they had expert
enced in the Nations dark hour. The speaker
eulogized the Grand Army of the Republic, and
spoke in eloquent terms of its objects and its
work already performed. He said it was the
most glorious association on earth, because 1t
was made up of men who had made sacrifices
of family and home in order to maintain the
cause of right. The association was purely
fraternal, and in its meetings the General and
the private met on an equal footing. The
speaker thanked the ladies for grazing the occa-
sion by their presence. He referred in compli-
mentary terms to the Woman'S Relief Corps,
and said that every Post should form one. In
his closing remarks the speaker said that the
old soldiers were going one by one, and the
lines were closing vi TO the er, but he asked
all those still remaining to live and labor under
the glorious banner of Fraternity, Charity and
Loyalty, and TO keep close together until they
went down into the valley of the shadow where
SO many thousands of their comrades had gone
before He closed with the assurance that his
visit to Milwaukee would always recall pleas
ant recollections.
PHIL. CHEEK, JR.
Philip Check, jr., of Baraboo, the Assistant
Adiutant- General, was next introduced, and
was greeted with rousing cheers, showing his
great popularity Col. Cheek said he had been
detailed to speak for the Womans Relief Corps,
and it was with pleasure he accepted the task.
He referred in eloquent language to the noble
manner in which the American women bore
themselves during the terrible conflict, and
how, by their noble fortitude, they had nerved
the arms of the Nations defenders. He spoke
of the great sacrifice made by wives and moth
ers of the men in blue" He thought the
women displayed even more patriotism than
the men, and it was an acknowledged fact that
without the aid of the women the Union could
not have been saved. He spoke of the noble
work the Woman's Relief Corps were doing in
aiding the wives and families of soldiers and
sailors, and in relieving the distressed veterans
themselves.
Prof Faville sang descriptive song,
"Who Will Save the Left" and in response
to an enthusiastic encore, sang "Viye la Amer
lea"
The Rev. J. W. Sanderson followed with an
appropriate address, after which the Post chorus
gave TRAMP. Tramp, Tramp, the Boys are
Marching"
Col. Watrous paid tribute to the Sons of
Veterans who were present, and other speakers
followed.
At the conclusion of the speech-making an
informal reception followed and Commander
in-Chief Kountz INDUCED in Misunderstanding
levee.
Among the gentlemen on thestage were Adi't-
Gen. w. w. Alcorn, of Toledo; Post Commander
Fischer, Maj. Rogers, DIR. Marden, and other
well-known military men.
A prominent feature of the occasion was
the appearance of Robert Chivas Woman's Re-
lief Corps, No %, which was present in body.
This Corps is one of the largest in the West,
and is rapidly increasing in numbers.
On Tuesday the Commander-in-Chief and
Adjutant- General, with Commander Davidson
and Assist. Adj't-Gem Cheek visited Chicago,
where they met Commander Sphinx of Custer
Post, Conner of Thomas Post, and Comrades
Stryker, Wadsworth aud Hudson. On Tuesday
evening committee met them at the Sherman
House with carriages and conveyed them to the
hall of Custer Post, where they were given
fratcrnal reception. Both the Commander-in-
Chief and Adjutant- General addressed the COM
rades. Custer Post is in excellent condition,
and Ii recruits were mustered at this meeting.
Everywhere the livliest interest is taken in the
Grand Army and large accessions to the ranks
are received the increase this quarter by mus
ter and reinstatement promises to be greater
than in any quarter during this administration.
At 9:15 committee of Custer Post accom-
panied the representatives of the G.. r. to the
Rock Island Depot, when the train was taken
for Des Moines, Iowa.
On the following day they were met by De-
partment Commander Manning at Newton,
and Adj't-Gen. Townsend, who accompanied
them to Des Moines. The distinguished party
was met at the Rock Island Depot by Past
Department Commanders Carey and Conrad
Mr. w. III. Sallada, Aid-de-Camp TO Commander
in-Chief, and Commanders Nichols, Beaner and
0lmsted of the three Grand Army Posts Of the
city. The committee wore appropriate badges
and emblems and gave their distinguished COM
rades warm reception. The party was conduct
ed to the Kirk wood and took dinner there, after
which, at o'clock, carriages were taken for
tour of the city and visit to the Capitol. where
the Governor and other State officers cordially
received them.
AT the meeting the address of welcome was
delivered by Department Commander Man
Ming also by the Mayor of the city, Hon. p.
V. Carey. The COMMUNICATIVE Chief responded
at Some length, and congratulated the comrades
OF Iowa on the largely increasing membership
of the Department and its present excellent con-
dition, but it is just what he would expect from
the comrades Of Iowa, vi 10 did such gallant serv-
ice upon so many hattefields; he also thanked
the ladies of the Relief Corps for having come out
in ucl igro nunthprc hpar " cou mn nd heir