Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-12-14

amount of work that has already been
accomplished, and the vast service rem
dered to veterans everywhere.
1t is earnestly desired that before the
close of another fiscal year Il complete
record of the full membership OF the
Grand Army OF the Republic. may be on
file in the Army and Navy Survivors
Division.
Service cards, with an official frank for
the free return of same, will be promptly
forwarded to any Post upon the request
of the Adjutant.
All requests from Comrades OF the G..
A. r., or any veterans, for the addresses
OF Surgeons Officers, Comrades or Skip
mates, will be responded to at the earli-
est practical date.
Very respectfully,
JONI G. BLACK, Commissioner.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Pension OFFICE,
WAsmNGroN, d. c., July l, 1886.
Hon. John c. Black, Commissioner Of
Pensions:
SIR: The aim OF the
Army and Navy Survivors Division has
been and is, to establish a roster as
nearly complete as possible OF all the
surviving soldiers and sailors who served
| in the Union Army or Navy during the
| late war, together with their present
postofice addresses, thus enabling
claimants for pensions to readily obtain
the testimony needed i'll their claims also
aiding the office to detect attempts at i'm
position.
The total of names and addresses fur
nished to Departments and Comrades for
all purposes during the past year is 144,-
S18. The total number Of pension cases
affected thereby was 23,802.
During the past four months the War
Department has forwarded to this office
all calls made upon it for addresses of
officers and comrades, with the under
standing that the information is to be
sent direct to claimant. This arrange
ment has proved entirely satisfactory,
not only to the officials OF said Depart
ment, but to those seeking the informa-
ton, as as the addresses in our file are,
with u few exceptions of recent date, and
are almost invariably correct,
Circulars have been printed and will
soon be mailed to all Posts Of the G.. A.
r., requesting list of all members who
were at any time incarcerated in South
ern prisons, and through this medium
we hope for satisfactory results. When it
is remembered that, OF the 19o,5S5
soldiers who were actual prisoners OF
war, 10000 still survive, it would seem
that we ought in some way to gather in
Their complete history.
Very Respectfully,
FRANK A. BUTTS, Chief.
/ DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
PENSION OFFICE,
WAsHINGToN, d. c., Nov Is, 1886.
General Lucius Fairchjid, Commanders
in-Chief q. A. r., Madison, Wis:
SIR: Your favor OF the 9th inst, duly
; received, and in reply to your inquiry
| contained in the last paragraph, desire
; to say that you are at liberty to advise
all Comrades of the G. A. Il. and all Vet
> Grams that they can correspond directly
with this office for any information that
they may desire from the Army and
Navy Survivors Division.
Very respectfully,
JOHN G: BLACK, Commissioner.
III. BY virtue OF the permission giver
| in the foregoing letter of Comrade Black,
} the Commander-in-chief instructs every
, comrade of the IA r. who wants for any
purpose the address OF his former com
, panions in arms to write directly to the
Pension Office. Give regiment, COM
pany and State OF the person whose ad
dress is required, and address the letter
The Commissioner OF Pensions,
Washington, d. G.
Then in the left hand corner of the en-
;. velope write: A. and N Serv. Div.
The Communicated urges ever!
comrade who has the good OF the order
and OF all our veterans at heart, to join a
one in pressing for the enactment OF the
, laws by Congress recommended by the
t Pension Committee OF the G.. A. r., som,
, of which are as follows;
2 That the record of the acceptance an(
b. muster-in Of the soldier or sailor shall be
prima tdcie evidenc that he was sounC
, at that time; an increase OF pension t.
: minor children from two to five dollars
+ per month until Is years OF age, and TO
y life in case the child is insane, idiotic, o
otherwise helpless; re-enactment OF tho
! arrears law; pensions to all honorably
. discharged soldiers and sailors now dis
a abled or dependent upon their own labo
: for support, who are IS years of age
without proof that such liability aros,
from service equalization OF the bountie
paid by the general Government.