The Portland daily press., 1885-06-25
Inspectsr Generals Report.

Inspector General o. A. James, of Hillsdale,
Mich, reports that the interest and zeal of the
members has notably increased as well as the
desire to make the Grand Army more Of frater-
nal and charitable institution than before.
The. report of the Maine inspector shows 1856
posts In that department, with s,242 members
The posts own 254 muskets; SO comrades have
died during the year and s23i7 have been ex-
pended for relief. The assistant inspector gener::
al reports very fayorably on the way the work Of
the department Is conducted.
Department Inspector John w. Mears reports
81 Posts in the New Hampshire Department with
membership of 1854, which makes a gain of 61O
members during the year, all Posts having been
inspected The work Is wen performed by the
several Posts with but few exceptions, and the
members show a lively interest In everything per-
tanning to the Grand Army. majority Of the
Posts have Relief Funds and expended Tor relief
amount of money In Post funds S1S,736.4S. The
Assistant Inspector General reports that he finds
books are well kept. The officers are attending
to their duties well, and carefully looking after
the wants and needs of the Department
For Massachusetts Department Inspecr h. Reed
Wales, reports 80 Posts in good standing and all
inspected, showing membership of 1892,
gain of Is Posts and 1921 members for the past
year. This Department is in most excellent CON
dition; the officers and comrades nearly all uni
formed and equipped, and exhibiting a good In
terest in the work and principles Of the Order.
Nearly all of the Posts have Relief Funds while
many pay weekly sick benefits. The amount Of
money III lnc TtlleI anu Btnefdi IunQS Is &l&2t-
531 90, and S37 ,294S3 was expended for chart
ties during the year, which shows that the COM
rades are living up to the principle Of charity.
Number of muskets owned by Posts, Jos. Assis-
tant Inspector General Charles A Anthony reports
Department headquarters in excellent condition.
The books and accounts kept In a thorough and
systematic manner. Comrade A. G. Monroe A. A.
G.. of the Department, Is reported most efficient
officer, Jealous and untiring in attending to tho
interest of his department, "The Inspector Gen
eral," says Comrade Wales report, SIS thorough,
complete and in excellent shape. The Depart
ment is IN excellent condition and great credit Is
given the officers for the able management of Its
affairs"
1ne reports for Rhode Island and the other New
England States are equally favorable. The In
spector General says in conclusion: Il regret ex-
ceedingly that / am not able to report the exact
condition Of every department in our national jur-
isdictlon. The omission of some Of the Depart
ment Inspectors to make reports Is due to the
change Of date for holding the National Encamp-
ment, giving only few weeks in which to conl-
pete the inspection Efficient and thorough In
spectons of Posts is greatly desired in order TO
have uniformity in the ritualistic work, and dis
eipllne in the Posts and work of the order Thero
is no branch of the service that will build up De-
partments so much as efficient and thorough In
Specton."