Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-09-18
The following general order has been
sued:
HEADQUARTERS GRAND ARMY OF THE)
REPUBLIC, OFFICE ADJ'T GEN.
WASHINGTON, Sept, Is, '85.

BELIEVING it to be the general desire
of the members of the Grand Army of
the Republic, that a monument should be
erected to their departed comrade, General
Grant, which will testify forever their affec-
lions for him and fifty symbolic their ap-
probation of his great services to our coun-
try, in whose behalf they with him periled
their lives and offered their all, l deem it
proper, not as clothed with official authority
in that regard. but as discharging duty to
which am invited by the
UNITED VOICE OF MY COMRADES
to invoke their favorable consideration and
action upon the following plan aud sugges-
tons:
First, That a sum of money equal to q
contribution of fifteen cents per capita for
each member of the q. A. r. in good stand
ing be raised. That for the purpose Of GER
tainty and expedition this amount be appro-
priated from the post funds, to be reimburs-
ed by the donations of the individual COM
rades, or in such manner as each post may
provide.
Second, That to suitably mark the event
and to evidence for all time the equal share
of all the comrades of the Grand Army OF
the Republic in this
WORK OF CoMMEMoRATIoN
neatly written rolls be prepared on blanks
furnished from national headquarters which
shall contain the name, rank, regiment and
post of each donor, these to be returned to
national headquarters, bound into volumes
and properly cared for, and that provision
be made to furnish each post lithograph in
a suitable form of engraving of the finished
monument.
Third, That committee to be hereafter
named shall. in conjunction with the national
council of administration take into consid- |
Grafton and determine the form Of memorial
to be adopted, the place of its erection and
other necessary details.
Fourth, all moneys donated for this pur- |
pose to be forwarded through department |
headquarters to the quartermaster general, |
and by him specially deposited to the credit |
of the Grant monument under rules to be
prescribed by the national council Of admin |
istration. 1t has been suggested that hon |
orably discharged soldiers and sailors not |
members Of our organization, be permitted |
to join with us in this most grateful 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 has in view |
the erection of monument which, avoiding |
all exaggeration or mere motive of display,
shall be in keeping with the simplicity Of the
LIFE AND CHARACTER
of our great leader, of such intrinsic excel
lence as shall commend it to the care of the
nation and thus through all succeeding gen.
erstions be our memorial as well as q monu-
ment to his fame. In behalf of the COM
rades everywhere the commander-in-chief |
feels authorized TO declare that whilst deter
mined to erect a memorial to our dead COM
rade 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 10 do him honor.
BY command of S. S. BURDETT,
JOHN CAMERON, Commander in chief.
Adjutant General.
SILVER PURCHASE.
The treasury department to-day pur-
chased 250, 900 ounces Of silver for delivery
at the New Orleans and Philadelphia minis
for coinage into standard dollars.
RECOMMENDED FOR REMOVAL
Postmaster j. W. Flagg, of Ellsworth,
Mas, has been recommended for removal
for mailing circulars at his office that should
have been mailed at Boston. Fourth class
postmasters are paid salaries based upon the
number of stamps cancelled at their office.
through corrupt means. induce business
men living in cities of the pres
dental grade to mail large
quantities Of matter at their offices the effect
8 TO increase the postmaster's salary. This
practice is believed to prevail to a great ex-
;ent in small towns Surrounding Boston and
o smaller extent around New York. Tho
nsroo,o-,s ;nno.,;,.,;on no.. ,au,.Io, 49,
ae ~, ,ha,o are non ms =; e ssaa .he
r. 10 s b,',; ao Ps so - shcse cil'ss :
lressing great quantities of circulars for
irms free of costs upon the payment of one
,ent postage upon each circular. They take
hese circulars to a small village postofice ,
n his commissions and this share il seems is