The National tribune., 1886-07-08

soldiers including families and female relatives
Members oftiie GAR. must present certificates OF
membership. signed 10y the Commander and Aciu-
fait of the Poet 10 which they belong and counter
siEncd lfv the Assistant Adiutant- General. These
certificates viii be issued from the Headquarters
upon proper Application Similar certificates must
be presented bg other organ cations named Per-
sons should go provided Mi,h light Winter cloth
Ing, such they would wear at home Ia October.
Comrades and others who desire TO 20 NJ m cartier
date and Feinuin for a longer period than herein
specH fed have tie privilege of purchasing tickets
con- and niipT JHig YrDE. Tickets mus le used
through 10 sen Francisco prior Aug. 3. iss5, and
vii be COED ibr - days thereafter The Pennsyl-
vanin Railroad and liatinorc a Ohio Railroad an
nounoc tlc &c ntr3undt trip tickets from Baltimore
90 san Fr cisco 90 So. This VIII not include sleep
log heril.. cr board en- Tpui, Meals will average
T5 cents double sleeping herlis s22 each way S44
for round trip. Tickets cNt hanged return trip
on The same terms as hcrcinbeierc specified. COM
rade j. j.. stanton, Chief Mastering Officer.
having rendered his resignation account
of haviug been elected Commander OF
radc j. q. A. Sands. Of Farrafgn Post, No. 30,
I y hereby appointed Chief Mastering Officer. vice
COmra4c ~. l.. stanton, resigned. lie viii be
obcyed ana respected accordingly. The following
appointments on the staff % the Department Com
manacr, 20 be Aids-de-Canp, are hereby an
n0unced; Comradc john ID. McClelland, Post 2,
Frederick; 0umrHde Nm. n. Sellers, Post IS, De-
partncnt 81 Pennsy iVania special detail lnforma-
ton wanted ht these Headquarters as 20 the COM
pauy and regiment in which George Hopkins, OF
Somerset County, served roll of honor OF
comrades who die during the present year
Will DO lIAlAfGN anu llubllSien Win itS IiO-
ceedings of next Department Encanlpment.
IL any comrades name is missing there
from, IL viii he because the Post Commander has
not furnished information thereof TO the Assistant
Acknowledgement. But few reports OF Memorial
service have NJ vet been received. IL lie hoped Post
Chaplains will zee that they sent without
further delay. lie attention OF Commanders 10
again called 10 tie service cards for at the PEN
SION Department one Of which should be filled up
for every recruit mustered. supply OF cards can
be obtained ly applying at these Headquarters.
The proceedings OF the 10th annual Encamplncnt
OF this Department bound in neat pamphlet form,
has been issued 10y the Department. IL contains or
pages OF matter highly interesting to Grand Army
men.
MASSACHUSETTS,
Tie circular recently issued by Abraham lincoln
Post, No. u, Of Boston, contains the following In
relation 20 the coming Enoampment at San Fran
cisco: The California committee appointed by the
Post 10 make all arrangements on transportation,
etc. Tor the members intending to go 10 san Fran
cisco during The 2tth session Of the National En-
canlpment Of tho Grand Army OF the Republic, have
made arrangements over the following route On
W Wednesday, July n, the delegation Will leave Bos-
ton Rt .. via the BOston a. Albany Railroad,
In special train made mp and appropriately trim
med. A stop will be made at Niagara Falls; leave
Niagara y. m, July p; then 90 Buffalo; from
Buffalo over the Lake Shore Road 10 Cleveland,
where connection u made with the Cleveland, Coz
lumhus Cincinnati a. indianapolis and Indianapolis
A -. Louis Railways, known as the " Bee Line. y
passing through Ohio, Indiana and Illinois 10 -.
LOUIS, arriving there about the 2ith there the
Missouri Pacific koad - taken MI about a. m. ar
irving Kansas City at ESQ p. M, the gath leave
Kansas City over the .Aichison. Topeka 4 Santa
fe Railroad al rbout IL y. M the 24ihi this road
furnishes free sleeping cars which modelled
similar 10 PGiinans, although made ia a palmer
style tot upholstered they have upper and lower
beTths, set basins, closets, etc. The railroad fare
from Boston 10 San Francisco IL $50 FOR the round
trip. Should there be any break in the above rates
by competing roads. the same will be met 10 the
advantage OF the Post II party. Tickets will he
placed sale 80 days prior TO Aug. B. and must be
used through ~ san Francisco before thai date.
Tickets must ne used for return passage TO Eastern
~ a. T4afss awrrtfl
not be good for return passage previous 70 Aug 3.
Return tickets will he extended for 90 DAYS on pay
ment OF S23 additional IN san Francisco. IL after
arrival n San francisco the holder should desire 10
change his return route lac viii be able TO secure
exchange az tickets by such other route he may
then prefer by presenting his original ticket and
paying $40 additional for such exchange. Parties
desiring 10 return from san Francisco via Portland,
Orc. cGn have return tickets issued accordingly
Z by payment az Sl2.56 when the tickets
changed, this amou II being a special rate made for
steamer passage from San Francisco 10 Portland.
\ II exchange for return via Portland is made at
san Francisco, $40 mus he paid in addition 70 the
Z $3.50 provided for above. One hundred and fifty
pounds Of baggage viii he carried free on GAR.
excursion tickets Hotel prices range from So 30 10
- per day Tor higher with extra choice apaTtmensl
al such houses the Palace. Baldwin, Grand
Occidental down 10 about 81 or Sl.25 at other
spectacle houses Lodgings may be had at all
prices from - cents for lighis lodging 70 up 20 y
or s. per day Ia fashionable lodging house. pri-
waite dwelling Good meals be obtained AT
restaurants AT from Is 10 20 cents. Thos III. Has
4 KEEL. Chairman 81 Harvard square; Geo. II. Mar
a den jr Secretary and Treasurer IS Solely Street
4 j. D. ESan, q. IT. Ripley, Albert Peeler. II. w.
Woodbury.. California Committee.
MICHIGAN
y. T. laird. Marette Vim. Rudd Post No SIS
was organized al this place June "a with IL charter
members. Eight more will join they get
their cards frop other i'osls. Commander Z. D.
Ball. Of d. ID. Donnelly Post No. 307 Last Saginaw
was the mastering officer. The following officers
were elected Commander J. f. Hageri :, v. G.,
Gonrade Buitumi ). " G., y. Naleiei AdJt J..
4 Rpduerg q Nj fI44TlpE
MISSOURI
General Orders No a. issued al ST. Louis June
Y IL, by order 81 Nelson Cole. Department Com
mander-John Mcneil, Assistant Adj utant-General
-ir ar ioil0ws: The following report Of n Special
Committee appointed 10 report 10 the last Depart
nlent Encampnlent la reference TO the eligibility to
membership 10 the Grand Army Of the Republic Of
+ the enrolled militia Of this Department submitted
the following report, 10 which the careful attention
Of the different Posts Of this Department n called
The committee on that MA Of re port
referring to membership presented tie following
I report: Your committee 70 whom was referred that
part 81 the Commanders report relating 10 the eli
Bibiliy Of certain organizations o. The state OF Mis-
I sour who were called out and were Ia actual
service under the orders of United States General
Oficers, etc, respectfully report that they have
considered the matter referred 10 them. aud Of
the opinion that proper construction Of the Rules
aud Regulations ar now provided therein covers
the organizations referred TO- provided that such
soldiers named able establish that they were
at any time between the dates named In Art. Nv Of
Chap. i. Of the Rules and Regulations. called into
u
orders Of United States General Officers and are
able 10 show thAi they wers honoFably discharged
from such service by competent sul hority. Where
fore your committee recommend that all such col
diers above defined and referred 10 your committee
4 who are able 10 establish the service rendered as
Z Aforesaid, and being otherwise qualified, be con-
sidered by tile Department included Ia said
Art. IN % Chap ~ the Rules and Regulations Of
tie Grand Army 81 the Republic.-Ira *. Alder
man. n. =. Richardson. David Murphy X Baldwin
/ CDnmitlee. Report adopted" II ~ a well known
Fact that mnny who belonged 10 these organizations
Joined them Tor selfish purposes and MI through
I patriotic motives. Many had served In the rebel
army aud returned ~ their homes, and sought
these organization. for sclfproteciOn feeling safer
enrolled under the old Gag they had previously
sought 70 hunlllate aud tE6inpc Ia the dust than to
remain outside. Amer taking this service some still
secretly encouraged Others 70 join the rebel army,
and sought in various 10 the Interests Of
armed traitors; al BuCh should be carefully ex-
clnaed from our ranks, and great care should he
I exercised that whom d stain Of treason
res.H should be permitted 10 become a member Of "A
Grand Army Post. The Department Commander
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