The National tribune., 1885-02-19
THURSDAY

Merrill and Van Dervoort and Past Depart
ment Commanders Adams, Greasy, Patch and
Evans
Commander Billings made lengthy address,
| in which he sketched the rise and progress OF
the Order
The report of Ass't-Adi't- Gen Monroe showed
the number of Posts Dec. 81, 1883, to be 16O
number of comrades, H,2T; number of Posts
Dec 81, 1884, $50; number of comrades, 1867 /;
net gain during the year, 9, 1860. The total gain
for the year was 1891: total loss, 1854. OF
the loss, the members suspended number 2,024.
Of the $50 Posts, 120 have gained in member
ship, have remained the same and 40 lost in
| number. One hundred and ninety COM
| rades have died during the year, an increase
over last year of 26. One charter has been re-
voked the past year, that of l. ID. PAUL Post,
90, of Taunton. The 20 new Posts organized
this year came into the Department with a
membership Of Gil, and have steadily gained in
strength.
Comrade s. A. Cushing. Jr Department In
spector, in his report states that he has person.
ally organized 10 Posts during his term of office,
travelling in this discharge of duty over 5000
miles. From his statistics are cleaned the fol-
lowing facts:
Number of Posts in excellent condition. SO
in good condition, SO; in fair condition. "a; in
poor condition, Is. Amount of money in Post
funds, $50, S4o.13; in relief fund, S120, 56943 !;
other property held by posts. $50, 009.9i amount
expended in charity during the year. $50, 1913 81
Number of comrades relieved, 1924; number
of other persons relieved 927; average attend
ance of Post meetings during the year, 1928.
Chief Mastering Officer George III. Bonney
reports that he had attended the organization
of eight Posts, four meetings of the Council of
Administration, and attended other work in
the interests Of the Order.
Asst q. M. G. Thomas f. Barker reports on
10 finances Fort 10 nos &c fol "a
on hand Feb L. 1884, $1,744.3l; receipts from
all sources to Jan. I, 1885, Sc, 1880; eXpendi-
lures to same date, So, 1876; balance on hand
JAN ], $2,00295. Assets Jan. 30, 1885: Cash
on hand, 2,S35.62; value of supplies on hand,
$345.24; due from Posts for supplies. $1,000;
office furniture, $500; colors $50; total assets,
$3,62776, with no liabilities.
On the second and last day of the Encamp-
ment the following officers were chosen:
Mr.. John W. Hersey, of Springfield Com
mander; Richard +. Tobin S. " c., and Cbas.
d. Nash, of Post %, J. V. C.
The following named were elected on the
Council of Administration: John McDonough,
of Post 2; Edward Mckay, of Post %; Charles
II. Tracy, of Post 103 Horace Sawyer, of Post 5
Samuel Worcester, of Post "a. Walter II.
Leighton, M. D., of Post AZ, of Lowell, was
elected Medical Director aud Rev. E. A. Perry,
of Post 107, of Palmer, Chaplain.
The committee to nominate delegates
to the National Encampment reported the
following list, and they were elected:
George H. Innis, Post 2; E. B. Loring, Post
10; Dennis Meehan, Post 4 John Ii. Abbott
Post 46; Sidney c. Bancroft. Post so; George
d. Stiles, Post 5; John l.. Otis. Post Sc; II. NJ.
Phillips, Post 16; Allen Lindsey, Post 30;
Charles II. Richardson, Post AZ; George G.
Bailey, Post 121; J. c. Sullivan, Post 8; Ben
jamin +. Merchant, Post 49, William L. Rob
inson, Post 10; William H. Chamberlin. Post
125; William III. Johnson, Post Az Horace
Durgin, Post SO. Alternates were also chosen.
The newly elected officers were installed by
Senior Past Department Commander Cushman.
The new Commander announced the reap
poin tment of Comrade Monroe as Asst Adi't-
Gen, greatly to the satisfaction of the COnven-
ton. The Encampment adjourned siae die soon
after 3 o'clock.