The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-08-27

III; This committee will meet at Department
Headquarters, 4I9 California street. room II, on
Monday the 18th inst, at O'Clock p. m. for per-
". In addition to the Grand Army Of the Re-
public the Society of the Army of the Potomac,
aud the woman's Relief Corps which have already
selected San Francisco their place of meeting in
1856 strong hopes entertained that we shall
also secure at the same time the annual meetings OF
the Societies of the Army of the Cumberland Army
of the Tennessee and Mexican Veterans, as well as
other army societies. The last three named So
spectivelv nj Grand Rapids Mich Chicago Ill.,.
and indianapolis. Ind, and IL is suggested that
comrades at once correspond with such friends rs
may bc members of either OF the organizations
with view of obtaining their support for San
Francisco i'll 1886.
V. Earnest work is required of every comrade,
and the Department Commander believes that all
Xous and willing TO participate IN the labor
necessary, and he hopes that each will consider
himself specially detailed not only TO assist IN
making the 10Th National Encampment a grand
and magnificent success, but also to gather into
our ranks every worthy veteran.
BY command of X. III. WAKEFIELD Department
Commander
" K SMEpBERG, Assistant Adiutant- General
FLORIDA
Henry J. Walker Round Lake: Eusts Post No.
8, held memorial services Aug. s. Rev. w. w.
Hicks delivered the Grafton.
ILLINOIS,
Post No 80, of Noble has passed resolutions in
regard to Gen. Grant.
ID. C. Hale, Louisville: The people of this place
Gen. Grant The services held here were of the
most appropriate description. Rev. VIM Sheppard
delivered excellent funeral discourse, after
which orations were made 10y L. q. Cockrell and
u. G.. Uager, and the exercises closed with a most
beautiful address by the Rev. FIR. Beckelheimer.
John IL Van Winckle. Franklin Post No 400
at n special meeting held Aug. IL adopted resolu-
tions of respect to the memory of Gen. Grant.
INDIANA
Grant memorial services were held at North
Manche ster under the auspices of the Grand Army
on the Sth inst.
Hoosier. Fort Wayne: During the administrations
of Comrades Carnailan and Nicar the Department OF
Indiana had such rapid growth that it was simply
impossible to give close attention TO the ripening
of the growth thus made. That has been IA work
naturally falling 10 the present Department officers
Especially, in former years, has the question OF
delinquent Posts presented very different phase
from that which ii now presents. IL was well to
give a thorough trial to the plan of forbcarance,
hoping thus TO prevail upon many 10 observe the
obligation under which they had been mustered
into Order. But the leniency shown delin-
quent and dead Posts under former adminstra-
tons and under the first half of the present Is
certainly ali to which they entitled. and it does
not seem wise TO longer pay TO the National Head
quarters the per capita tax heretofore paid on their
estimated membership. After SIX months of the
most persistent effort possible to resuscitate these
dead organizations, the decision has been reached
to drop and declare disbanded the following So
called Posts