The National tribune., 1886-01-07
THE GRAND ARMY.
News From the DepartmentS---Ne
Posts. etc.
HEADQUARTERS BULLETIN.
HEADQUARTERS
GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC,
WASHINGTON, ID. {.

COMPLIMENT TO GEN. BURDETT.
On New Years Day. after leaving the White
House. the Grand Army Posts formed In col
umn and marched TO the residence OF Gen >. >
Burdctt on VI street, Commander-in-Chlef, tC
nav their compliments to him and his accom-
plished wife. The comrades were greeted with
the utmost ccrdiality, and the occasion was al
ENJOYABLE one to all present The Commander
in-Chief seized the opportunity TO "baptlze
the handsome punch bowl which was presented
to him two years ago on the occasion OF the
eompletion of his second term as Commander
of the Department of the Potomac, and nearly
500 comrades had the pleasure of drinking long
life and happiness to him and his estimabie
wife.
APPOINTMENTS on THE NATIONAL STAFF.
The following General Order was issued
from these Headquarters to-day:
HEADQUARTERS GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. ., 1886.
General Orders, No. IL.
The following appointments on the staff OF the
Commander-in-C Chief are announced.
TO BE AIDs-DE-CAMP:
Joseph Knowlton. jr., san Francisco, Cal
VIM. T. Morgan, Hartford, Conn
ID. :. Alexander, Washington, ID. c.
l.. A Nattmger, Ottawa, Ill.
l. N. Kennedy. Aurora. Ill.
6. q. Parks. Du Quoin, Ill.
Joseph Monk, haywood, Ill.
q. = Roper, Rockford. Ill.
H. l.
Kirk y. Eastman. Chicago, Ill.
+. w. Sphinx, Chicago. III.
Henry Van Hauten, Chicago, III.
q. VI. Brady, Chicago, ILL.,
W. N Danks, Chicago, III.
T. J. Whitehead, Austin. III.
Isaac Clements. Carbondale Ill
d. ID. Dunkle. Monmouth. III.
ii. G. Cleveland Rock Island. Ill.
Gamael l.. Taylor, Madison, Ind.
Jas. ii. c. Brewer, Peabody, Kan.
Chas. NJ Cone, Adrian. Mich.
VIM. A. Clark, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Geo w. Buckingham, Flint, Mich.
W. :. Hale. Bnghamton. y. \.
Wm. c. Booth, Brooklyn, \. \.
j. ii. Kent. Portsmouth, N III.
Il. w. Mains Trenton, y. J.
Chas. Burrows, Paterson, y. j.
John McEIroy, Toledo, o.
Thos. Osborn, jr;; Lundy's, Lane, Pa
II. j. Hopkins PleaSantville, Pa.
VIM. McCleaEd. Pttsburg Pa
Theo :. Christ, NJ. D., Lamont, Pa.
Thos. r. GiIliland, ChambersburG, Pa.
J. T. McNeal, Condcrsport Pa
A b. Horton, Welsborough, Pa.
w. c. Howe, Franklin Pa.
James c. Wray, Philadelphia, Pa.
Edgar H. klennoth (of Washington, Phiiadel-
Samuel Loeb, Philadelphia (Germantownl, Pa.
Thomas A. Slack Philadelphia Pa.
David l.. Knapp, Philadelphia, Pa.
A. J. Gahagan, Chattanooga Tenn.
VIM. j. Ramage, Knoxville, Tenn.
Thos. II. Reeves Jonesboro, Tenn.
VIM. Allen, .Jacksboro Tenn.
S. Herbert Lancey, Atlanta, Ga.
A. E. Sholes, Augusta, Ga.
- V. QuarleS, Raclne, WIS.
TO BE ASSISTANT INSPECToRS-GENERAL:
Howard H Zenor Helena Montana.
f. f. Winters, Nashville, Tenn.
@. w. Bullene, Seattle, Wash. Ter.
John B. II. Goff. Hampton. Va.
City addresses desired of above-named comrades
Errors in names or places to be promptly reported
Official communications for National Headquarters
(except requsitions) to be addressed to the
Adjutant- General. Washington, ID. c.
By command of S. 5. BURDETT, Commander in
Chief
JOHN CAMERON, Adjutant-Gene
NOTES.
Adi't. Gen. John Cameron was Assistant Ad-
jutant- General TO Department Commander Bur-
dett two years. He served a term previous to
that and was A. A. q. and member of the Ma
tional Council before his present appointment
The CommanGer-in-Chief has accepted a
number of invitations, and will soon make a
tour throughout the Eastern Departments, COM
mencing at Philadelphia, Pa, where he will
deliver an Grafton in honor of the GAR. dead,
at the Memorial services, Academy of Music
Broad and Locust Streets on the evening of Jan.
IL. The Academy is one of the largest in the
country, and seats are already secured to its
fullest capacity.
The number of letters received at National
Headquarters average 500 per month.
The oldest Camp on the National staff
is said TO be Comrade w. S. Chase, of Wash
iDpton