The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-03-25

now about five years, and have mustered about 900
in all. We have not had death in our Post. Only
two members have died and both were transferred
before their death occurred. On the 2Gth of April
the fifth anniversary of ogauization, expect
TO have most delightful time.
PENNSYLVANIA
w. III. Trimmer. Mechancsburg: On the Ilth of
this month Post No. AS held n most delightful Re-
union and Campfire, which largely attended.
At the supper all the good things of the season
were furnished in prof,Ison, and the boys enjoye
their feast AS only old soldiers
Considerable interest centers in the proposed
overland march on horseback by the comrades of
Cavalry Post from Philadelphia to Gettysburg
during the Grand Army Encampment this Sum
mer. Each comrade will be expected to provide
and care for his own horse; the regular army
tons and forage will be issued and the old mess
arrangements will be instituted; each comrade
will provide rubber coat, blanket, and leggings,
the Grand Army uniform being worn, and mill
tary discipline will be observed. While Mt Gcttys
burg separate camp will he established and the
horses picketed i'll the woods OH Culp's Hill. On
the march up the first night will be passed at
Coatesviilc and the second at York, and the conf
rades at those points will doubtless give the cavalry
grand reception. Coming back, arrangements
VIII be perfected to meet the comrades at l@ncas-
ter and other points. The cost including horse
hire (Which will be the highest item, will be about
$40 for each man and horse. 4 sinking fund las
been established and the participants can make
monthly payments in order to raise the money in
advance, and the amounts paid in will he held sub
ject to the order of the depostor A citizens corps
also mounted, will accompany the Post and, in
addition, quite n number of the comrades who are
their families with them.
UTAH.
W. 7. Riley HALEY Idaho: Officers of E. D. Baker
Post: Commander, W. I. Riley; = V. c., Jos. Hill
Adjt, e. Il; Richards; o. D.. A. j. Brockway;
Chap, 5. b. Kingshury; Surg, Texas Angel; @. NJ.
S. G. F. Leroy; :. NJ, A: Hoellieger.
General Orders, No. O. issued at Ogden March 4
by command of II. c. Ward!eigh Department Com
mander,-H. T. Snyder, \. \. Cts as !ollws The
fourth annual Encampncnt OF this Department will
nnn Anvil a ~.
tiers of John A. Dix Post No. 3 in this city. Posts
that have not reported the names of their delegates
and members of the Encampment to these Head
quarters VIII do SO al once. The members Of the
department Council of Administration will meet at
the Department Headquarters on Main street, over
Wardlcigh : music store, at 10 o'clock a. m on the
22d. Members OF the Encampnleat will report TO
the Assistant Adjutant General their city address
on arrival The various railroad companies have
arranged 10 convey comrades of the "a. K and the
W.R.C. and members of their families mt fare
for the round trip. The Commander of John \.
DIX Post will furnish an Officer OF the Day. Officer
OF the Guard and detail of six comrades for duty
daring the session of the EncaInpment. The fnan-
cal condition of the Department justies the rc:uis
sion OF the per capita tax for the current quarter
except one cent per member. and recommend that
the tax be placed i'll the relief fund of each Post
Post Commanders will see that the reports are for
warded promptly TO these Headquarters.
VERMONT
H. +. Barber, Wiinington Officers of G. g. Law
ton Post, No. IL: Commander. J. NJ. Bassett; s v.
c.. III. +. Barber; j. V. c. +. L. Ray; Adj't, A. NJ
Johnson; 9. NJ, Fred Moore; Surg, Geo. J. Bond;
Chap J. II. Stowe; o. d., A. +. IIescocll; o. G..
Saml VIM; =. NJ, Geo. Z. Haynes; q. NJ. s., +.
H. Aldrich. Finance Committee, j. ii. Stowe II.
f. Barber, G. NJ. Russell.
WISCONSIN,
General Orders No l, issued at Madison by order
OF Lucius Fairchild, Department Commander
Philip Check, A. 4. CTS as follows At the Goth
Department Encampment, convened at Milwaukee
Feb. } and J. 1886, the following named comrades
were elected TO office for the ensuing year: Com
mander. Lucius Faircilild, Madison; 5. V c.;
Henry p. Fischer Milwaukee; J. V. c.. J. J.
Briggs, Wausau; Medical Director, Chas. Ot!illic,
La Crosse: Chap, Wm. Zickcrcil, Fond du Lac
Council OF Administration, O. b. Chester, New Lis
+. A. Mar,.en. Milwaukee,: S d. Blake. Black
River Falls. Trustees, Ed Ferguson, Milwaukee;
q. NJ. Woodward, la Crosse; }. J. Guppy, Portage.
Delegates to National EHcaHpmclt, ID. l.. WEIGH,
iSarahoo; \. j. Ward Madison; ID. Webster, Pra
RE du CHEN; J. L. Wheat Racine; +. Il. Gray,
Palmyra; T. w. flaight, Waukesha; James Coon,
Merrill; }. .. Scott, Waupact; Henry tiass, Mil
waukce; ID. w. Stebhins, Ahnapcc; c. ii. Baxter,
Geo. G. Ginty. Chippewa Falls; Alter
mates, A. S. Brooks. !Iecdsburg; w IL Upham
MarshfeId; r J. CIawson, Monroe; A. II. Hollis,
ter, Madison; G. T. Buell.. Geneva Lake; c. T.
Morley, Reedstown; Joseph Green, Palmyra Levi
Rowland, Fort Howard; ; 4. Melvin Cole. Appleton
W II. Binn, Amigo; Alex Ivey, Lancaster; G. w.
Dhble, Evansville. l hereby assume command of
the Department, with full appreciation of the honor
conferred upon me by my comrades. 1t will he
my earnest endeavor to discharge the duties of
my office as to meet with their approval. | know
that all good comrades will give me such aid and as
sstance rs they properly and conveniently can to
the end that our beloved society may be rs useful
during the coming year it has been heretofore
under the able administrations of my predecessors
The following conrad IS are hereby appointed on
the staff and will be obeyed and respected accord
in@iy: Philip Cheek. ir., Eara'oo Asst Adj't Gem
Thomas PreIstly. Mineral Point, Asst q. NJ. O.;
Michael Griffin, Eau Claire Judge Advocate; Chas
+. EstabrooI, Manitowoc, Inspector; William ~ |
Wyse, kecdsburg. c. NJ o. The new Department
will be issued in few days, and will
20 i"to effect March l. 1886. Al. comm uncations |
10 the Department Commander will be sent 10 Iaii-
son, Wis; all communications TO the Assistant Adj
Iutant- General, Baraboo Wis; the other officers
rs their post Office addresses given in this order
All orders for hdiutaut or Quartcrmastcrs supplies
mus toe made GA requisitions supply of which is
forwarded with this order to each Post and must be
with check, draft postal note to the
order of the Assistant Adiutant- General