The National tribune., 1886-06-17
GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC,
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GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIc,
WAsHINGToN. ID. c.
The following General Order NO. 2O) hai
just been issued:
J. The attention Of Department and Post Com,
manders and of comrades in general IL invited Il
the following communication, and their cooper
alton towards securing The end in view is earnestly
recommended.
GENERAL COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT
@. w Backus Chairman
TWENTIETH NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT, GAR,
SAN FRANCISCO CAL. March p, 1856.
Command or-in- Chief :. 5. BURDIaT, GAR.
Washington, d. C.
DEAR SIR AND CoMRkDE. I have the honor "a
mittee of Management, 10th National Encamp-
ment GAR, held 2ith inst, the following reso.
luton was unanimously adopted and ordered
Resoluod That the Commander-in- Chief be re.
quesed 10 mention Ia his order TO he read TO the
various Posts throughout the United States the
mental battlefags of the Of the rebellion
would excite among the patriotic people 81 tho
Pacific Coast and To induce the necessary action 10
secure a. large number OF thcm az possible FOR tc
National Ennampment 10 he held in tllis city neat
August. j. am, sir' truly yours IA -, g and J..
f" III. BATTLING Secretary
2. Tie Addresses poems. and other proceedings
forming part Of tho cNcrciscs OF Memorial Day
oughtto be preserved because of their present value
aud future interest; they should be collected Tor
such use by way 81 publication on otherwise a. ile
National Enclmpment may hereafter dircc.. To
this end Department aud Post ChGpniu- in-
Nitsd 90 collect and forward 10 these heaaqunrers
such were delivered on Memorial Day 5usi
passed.
i3y com mand OF :. 5. BUnDETT, commandcr-in-
Chief
joins CAMERON. Adiutant General.
Mr.. Haight. late Government photographer
Of the Treasury Department, has taken some
fine views Of the interior Of National Headquar-
tiers in this city. lie has also photographed
the iollowmg-named comrades forming group
OF consultation nj Headquarters: Commander
in-Chief s. ). Burdett Past CommanGer-iu-
Chief r. 3. Beath, Past Department Commander
James Tanner OF New York; Past Department
Commander john &. Linehan, OF New Hamp-
shire. Past Department Commander VIM. Glib
son, Of Potomac; Adj't-Gen. John Cameron,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES John Taylor, judge
Advocate General Charles II. Grosvenor Asst
Adj't-Geu. T.. Bracket, aud w. s. Chase, Aid
de-Camn.
We understand that the large collection Of
arms aud relics, being private property, will
not be removed from this city on the change
OF administration. Many thanks are due Com
rade Cameron for transferring part OF his fine
collection to Headquarters. IL has been Of great
interest to many visitors from abroad, many Of
whom believe il would be OF great advantage
% The Order to have a permanent repository
for the records etc, that accumulate from year
10 year, etc.
An advance copy, subject 10 alterations, OF
the roll OF the National Encampment TO be
held az San Francisco, has been sent to each
Department Commander aud Assistant Adiu-
tant-General. Assistant Adjutants- General are
requested to promptly report errors in names
or needed corrections 10 the Acknowledgement.
The principal work ut Headquarters now is
arranging the details Of the coming trip to san
Francisco. The C0mmander-in-Ch Chief Is hard
al work preparing his annual report TO be pre-
scented 10 the next National Encampment.
Kit Carson Post. No. q OF this city at a re-
cent meeting passed a resolution rendering to
the Commandcr-in-C Chief the services Of the
Post as escort on the meeting OF the National
Eucampment. Gen. Burdett has written a
courteous reply to Adj't Fred. III. Smith, OF the
Post, returning his hearty thanks for their ex-
preston Of good viii, and accepting the offer.