The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-09-30
THE GRAND ARMY.
News From the DepartmentS---NeW
Posts. etc.
DEPARTMENT NEWS.
CALIFORNIA

DEPARTMENT NEWS.
CALIFORNIA
George J. Mosbaugh. Santa Ana: on Friday
ni,ylr Semi II Tss6 Malvern lli Post. No. l26,
was rluslered IN at O. q. q. Hall in Anaelm, Los
Angeles Co By written authority from the l'e-
partment Sedgwck Post, No. IL, oil santa Aha,
mustered in the new Post, There are ~ charter
members aud q finer more Intelligent lot oi old
veterans would Ia hard To find. Malvern 1851 Post
starts out under favorable auspices. The following
H. the list of officers Commander. A. molDernoAi
=. v. G., Erwin Barr; j. Y. 6. Henry g Nanei
Surg. Samuel Woods, o. ID, Mm. Niuei Ch"p'
Rev. George A. Irwin; AdIt, W. a. Packard X.
NJ 7. X. Mcdowell; o. g., n. III. iiounsun; ;; a.
IS H. Land q. NJ. -, John McCuiongh. Inc
other members are ID. Morton, g. v Sl'9nsto,e' a
" Howard ID. 81 Grey. q. Baker. A. ~ White, i.
a Schumacher. A. D. Hendricks aud +. >. W Alhee,
Scdgwick W.RC and Mcdowell Camp NO. sous
OF Veterans, both oi santa Ana, we're present
by invitation, Alter toe installation oi oiicef- SUP
per WAS announced. The good ladies al Ahalleih
more Than equal 10 tlio emergency iof 4 hl'cl
repast was ncVcreIl oyed-cnough Tor All ana more
than the Scriptnra number Of baskets iul len.
May the good, loyal women al Anahe.m I'VE long
and prosper, Atcr supper eNce1lenl must ao"s's
aud snsecaos were culoyeo uhtll 6ler mloh's"|
ILLINOIS,
new Post with ls members mustered re-
Gently al Sclcvilc a., boy col. Candeil, mastering
Officer, h. g. freedman. Commander
Al Nenedy lll "a new Post with y members was
mustered Aug ~ The Post (No. 5s2) elected VIM
Schcnmctaler Commander.
IEDIANs,-
Al I.aounia. Harrison Co. Ind. Col. r. Barley
mustered Ulre bahlpfen Post 10. 40 Depart
lncnt oi Indiana. ID starts with 80 cnaiiei inem-
bees. Richard evans was chosen touluiahder' ana
g. Is. Rooney, =. v. q.
The Grlad Army Art Loan Exhibition at Wa
bash Ind recently. was attended 10y over 5000
people. nenrly all soldiers. Gen. Ben Harrison
delivered nuc address. The ART lo"n is new
feature in Grand Army entertainments, aud has
been so uniformly successful that II ~ likely Ia be-
come a popular addition Go Reunions, Winter en-
tertainmenis, etc, an the GAR
KANSAS
The old soldiers OF Comanche Co. Kan. have
organized a Post al Co,dWater. Commander, WI
mastering Officer A. c. Crump has organized a
Posi- al Randolph, Kan. COMMANDER Isaac May
field.
MARYLAND
Wilson Post No l. Of Baltimore was in camp
two weells at old Camp Carroll the camp where
the FIRST Maryland regiments were organized Tor
the war. Gen. VIM. T. ~. Ross was the Chairman
of the Executive Committee. aud had charge OF the
camp. About $50 comrades went into camp and
entertained, among Others, about 800 Oh the State
militia, who were there attending the rhc tour
nament. number OF prominent men also visited
the camp aud were entertained The camp grounds
were very pleasant aud the comrades were favored
by fine weather. Tents were pitched to accommo-
date about 500 Besides enjoying themselves
highly the comrades made a little 5000 for
the Post charity fund. Tile principal feature of the
Eucampment was the rife tournament which
lasted slK days. in which the HaymalIers, militia
Army teams aud made the finest that was
made la "A 2O0-ynrd finland range, their score
being 40 ont OF possible 245. Two OF the Reg
y ular Army teams were from the Washington Bar
racks anu one from Fort McHenTy, all belonging
10 the Sd Art.
MASSACHUSETTS,
John A. Andrew Post, No. is, Of Boston, leaves
there Oct. Z for excursion to Gettysburg, An
tietRIn, Richmond aud Petersburg. Al Richmond
they Will be The guests OF Il. T.. Lee Camp, COnied-
crate Veterans. On their return they wi stop at
Baltimore, where they will be entertained by @i-
Post, No 4. Extensive preparations are being
made 10 have an immense Campfire.
MISSOURI
General Orders, No. 8. issued at ST. Louis on the
10th inst. by command OF Nelson Cole, Department
communication Mcneil A. A.-G.-is a. follows:
With tis order duplicate returns for AdJuants aud
Quurtermnsteis OF AL Posts will bc forwarded Post
Commanders will see that these officers Gil and for
ward Them or before the 10th OF October The
representation Of their Posts al the next Encamp-
Tnent depends on the returns of this quarter, aud
without them you viii have no place in the En-
cAmpment. Post Commanders are required TO have
THE order read at the first Post meeting after ITS
receipt well Rs the following exlrac, from Cen
eral Orders, No g. Series 1886 % The Commanders
Of suspended Posts are reminded that they not
believed OF the obligations they voluntarily took
upon themselves unless they either get their Posts
20 ask restoration hand in the charter, books
and property Of the Post 10 these Headquarters and
they hereby directed 10 do So or they will be
published by name IA tle next General Order. IL
IL universally the fault Of the Post Commander
that quarterly returns not punctually made
thai the Department Commander deems ID but JUS
tice those officers who do perform these duties
punelually hereafter ia each quarterly statement Of
delinquent Posts TO publish the names of their
COnimanders' The following named Posts are
suspended for the reasons below stated Post No.
~. Lebanon, 4. r. Lombard. returns; 49, Os-
born, no reports; los Versailles. Max Joachim 40
report for Two quarters III, Iberia. J. O. TGilnan,
no report FOR two quarters; l2S, ST. Joseph, $40 hd-
luinnt's report; lzG, Clinton, james Moods no
return ior lss6 40, RidgwRy, w ~. Stevens no
return Tor 1856: II3 Garter John NJ Bailey no re-
ltlru tprlR - A. y Nx.as
arrears; l5i, Downing, Andrew Rnschlaub, four
quarters arrears l6l Buffalo. T. NJ. Richey. no re-
ports; l63, Slater reports In 1855 or ss6; 1863
Cassviile, no reports in two years 2H, Mntsoa,
James White, no Aujniauts report: 22i. Novelty,
J. J. Bitter, no reports Tor 1886 20 JRmescn John
y. White. mo- report for 1856; go OceOa, ID g. Nc
Neil, report Tor las6 23i. Ash Grove David
Mays, 40 Adjutsints report; 23s Lowry City Hi
ram III. Bass. report. The following named
Posts delinquent for the second quarter of 1896
No. IL Grant City, J. = Carpenter; rs Pleasant
hill o. 7. Mcclure; 81, Hamilton. G. w Snyder
a. Edgcrion City, a. y. Cook Is. Green Ridge
James McCampbell 81, winteisville G. Atwood
o. fleetwood Jamcs Nichols; l2l, Cora d. T. Ran.
cons l23, 81. Joseph, Harrison Bundman; l27
Edna, Joel Brown; l53, Utica. james :. Fisher;
l4l, Mnronvillc, w. A. Robinson; 1874 Ashela III
ID. Piles; 100 Buo1ln, III. Shook ls3, A lpha J.
II Merrmani lss, Union slsr, Jacob Pierce; 225
Marshheld, }. nj. Rush; 237. Warsaw n. b. Petis
285. Knox City, AZ. j. Lewis; $50 Marble w III
Aleman; 25i, Forsyth A. 5. pTatler The follow.
ing named parties have been rejected L. A. james
l24tl lno Aug 80 1886, by Post No. Ia, Joplin; 5
o. Haynes, ssth Mo-, June 81, 1856, by Post 259 Ana
Information h wanted. j. w. Dillon Canton Mo
asks for the address OF Lee Billar Co X ssth mi
John Mayer. Richmond. Mo, asks the address @
Col. Preice, ah lll. CAV. or OF DIR. Kicks sam,
regiment. Proceedings 81 q court-Inartial held a
Seneca No, 10y n court convened by order of Pos
No. 100 Tor the trial OF VIM. l.. Ogden, Aug "a
lss0 Sentence 90 be .dishOnorably discharged from
Grand Army 81 the Repuiic. Finding aud seniene
approved sept. l. iasO The following appoint
nents hereby made: Nineteenth District
Comrade Henry l'eucrback Posi- No I3l 10 i
Assistant Inspector, 10 inspect Post No ] and Pos
NO. iU4, at 81 Louis, vice j. q. Wilcox resigned
Twenty -nrst Dslrict-Comrade ~ b. petts pos
no. 20, 20 be Assistant Inspector 10 inspect Pos
No. 235, Al Lincoln Post No. 237 AT Warsaw; Pos
No. pa, al Cole Camp, vice IL j. Gurticc resigned
Twenty second District-Comrade H. C. McCul
Tough 10 be Assistant inspector Large vice 1
w. scott resigned. Post No. o. at Sedalia an
Post NO. b3 al Holden. VIII be inspected by Com
rade u. &. Mccullough Assistant Inspector ,l
Large. C0nlrade w. lSrOcaw Post No 90 20
Assistant Inspector 10 inspect Post No Is al RaA
more; Post No. ~ AT Pleasant Hill; Post No u
at Bolton, vice Lee Emeric, resigned Twent,
ninth Distrci-Comradc Wallace Sawyer Post y,
I'D 20 De Assistant Inspector. To inspect Post n,
Il5, al Doniphan; Post No 2Js, at Gatewood viz
w. w. King resigned They will bc obeved an
respected accordingly. Corrections in Gener
Order. No. =, C. -: Sixth Disirict-IIcntv hustrp
Post No. ~, should read Post No l29 Tenth Di
trict-Lawrence, should read Clarence; W. v
Bailey, Post No. l03, should read Post No II
TwenIy-thrd District-li. g. Carter Posi- No
should read Post No 5s.
NEW YORK.
bitter quarrel between Commander James
Rodgers, OF Madsworth Post, New York CITY al
Past Commander Geo. stewart led 10 the arr
of the former and his trial la court on tlle char,
OF malicious prosecution, with damages placed
tlsoj0 stewart was arrested ia July, 1895 upon