Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1888-03-29
A. A. G. REPORT.


eral Culver, read to the encampment,
shows Grand Army membership of 5l9
in the department. There has been mus
tered during the year George G. Meade
Post, No. II, December 23, 1887, I. G.
Davidson commander. The gains and
losses for the year are as follows: Gains,
by muster, 102; by transfer, 5; by reinstate-
ment, 324; total gain, All. Losses, by
DEATH u; by honorable discharge, A; by
transfer, Is; by suspension, 412; total loss,
444 This leaves a balance of 500 mem
bers in good standing showing loss of 13
members. There are two posts with total
membership OF SO that were necessarily
suspended by being delinquent, which will
be reinstated the present quarter, as their
reports have been received since being
reported delinquent, so that we have an
actual gain OF %. There has been ex-
pended in charity, as shown by the quar-
terly returns 1914 3S, but if to this sum we
could add the actual amount paid out by
Individual comrades, l have no doubt the
amount would quadrup!e the sum above
mentioned.
INSPECTOR GENERALS REPORT.
Inspector General Romeyn during July
and August visited and inspected ten posts
of the Department. Among other matters
submitted by this officer to the encamp-
ment were these:
Owing to the distance many comrades
reside from the place of meeting, and the
difficulty which exists in most towns of
using the same hall for several societies, it
was found very difficult to get together a
quorum if the visit of the inspector was
made on any other date than the regular
time of post meeting, and in the same in
stances the only inspection which could be
made was of books, papers and money
accounts. 1t was found that while all funds
had been properly accounted for and in
most instances books were neatly and
properly kept, there were some posts in
which not much attention had been paid
to forms, the comrades seeming to be of
the opinion that so long as the post was
satisfied with expenditures, that was all
that was required.
Of soldier inmates of aims houses only
two were found, with q third cared for
in the post hospital at Fort Custer. Trans
portatiOn was obtained for those in Custer
county aims house to the Soldiers Home
at Milwaukee. Wis, and one sent, but the
other committed suicide, being insane, the
day before his transportation was received;
another, discharged from the regular ser
vice at Fort Keogh, worn out with long
and hard service, was also provided with
q place at the same home.
OF soldiers widows or orphans depending
upon charity, none were reported as
wholly dependent, though several have re-
ceived aid during the past year. Careful
inquiry disclosed the fact that in what
might perhaps be considered the modesty
of charity, comrades in many instances
gave privately, making no record of the fact
or amount, q fact which, while it may get
equal or more credit in the hearts of the
relieved, does not make possible fair
statement of the amount contributed by
the order for charitable purposes.
Soldiers graves unmarked by head
stones: A number were 80 reported and
comrades making the report were instruct
ed how to proceed in order to procure
them from the @. NJ. Genl of the army at
Washington.
Deaths during the past year: Eight
deaths are reported, but the returns are