The National tribune., 1888-06-07
DEPARTMENT NEWS.
CONNFcTICUT,

CONNECTICUT
Memorial Day was litiingly observed at Aus0nia
T. the afternoon . meeting was held ~ the Opera
House 81 which Rev Mr. Anderson, ChaplaIu-ln-
Chief d Tie Grand Army, delivered the Grafton.
MAITLAND
The following Circular Letter has been issued
from Baltimore by Theodore +. Lang, Department
Commander:
The custom prevails foT National. Department
and Posi- Commanders % the Grand Army Of tue
Republic, - issue Official Orders and Circulars for
tte Information and guidance 81 its members; this
Dc necessary, and as Department Commando. ]
shall not depart from tllc custom AT Tie same time
believe that violate no law Of the Order ia ad-
dressing circuiaT lester, not alone 20 members
hul Also 10 those entitled 90 membership who have
not yet attached themselves 10 the Order.
anl iniiueIlceu IN taking this departure by 10
motive save "a sincere desire that every man within
the borders " the State 81 Mary land who stood iu
defense % his cOGEtFy's Gag. should attach himself
70 the Order. This Is A duty every eZ-so.dier and
laliof owe 70 himeeli and hs iaulig; besides d s.
an honor Foucli-aled only 90 those who wore the
Loyal Blue during The war u tie Febe lion
from 1861 20 200 None other no matter how Ir,al
De may have been before since that period can
enter it, ranks. hence. when The hast Union veter-
shall have answered here" "a the great roll
cali, the Order but not Us influence viii have
passed from the face ~ the earth.
The objects 81 tlIe 6.a4d Array Of the Republic
are very 3ereHt from such organizations egstitte,
ID the older nations d The world whose sole PUP
poses are 10 encourage and foster that love Of mar
tal glory which ls .ecea-ry 20 9re-erve the milf
larry spart 81 tlLe armies ~ the s0vcregns 81 Eu-
@as formed ier tiie suspension 81 hcsIitles, Tor
tire purpose 81 bind ng together those who 49,
spondec ic tHe call ~ the Nation 20 defend Her
Ahtlofl bauDfs d q foster Tlo Fe-eutueul-Iig de-
sire 20 offend those who differed FROM u.s. chat cr-
Toue0us impression has forever, We trust, happily
passed away.
fraternity. Charity and Loyalty are the three
great ielllIT Characteristic virtues Of our faitt
l5aa lAc founders % oar Order desired 10 perE3t-
nale any TiIslictive or military sentiment they
theH wound have added 20 these three some such
wore at Glory. hut they did not.
The Grand Army ~ tLc Republic Is not a polfti-
ca CUB A ltliu 20 organ zatlSH there s no partf-
sau politics boat ID is or should be the rajit..t,,
point ~ thc most geucrou. and heroic yalor Il (.
the color guard ~ the Nations patriotism a.
whose galaitf upon ihe field made lIs name CON
spcuoHz iu ile Nation history. and tlse rank and
ME NOW uuul5cFz nearly 80 600
lt ls, therefore, matter ~ regret b announce
that tue Department 81 Maryland has shown les
patriotic Interest iu tie Order than amy Of the loya
States 20 rae onion.
~ Department Commander. holding the houo,
and prlde 81 nay adopted slate very dear may
not indulge the hope that oui % tile $500 men
. hO wcnl auto The army and navy from the state
ne membership q ihc Order VIII have at lcss
doubled lis present number before the egtfrat ION o
my term. There has been time since the Ordel
was formed when y was more important for %,
eX-sold3er and sailor 20 identify himself with !
than tbe present. The coming wear promises raf
that should Interest all. 10 a national Uoiut /
concerns the welfare Of the soldiers: i concern
tie welfare Of the widows of deceased soldiers
concerns the welfare q tue orphans Of decease,
soldiers
MICHIGAN
The feature Of Memorial Day az Jackson was ia
celebration ~ the prison. FHiiy 1870 people syer
present. Convict eX-MayOr Tom LAWN who
serving Abgcars sentence FOR roilhing tlte CITY q
Adrian, delivered The GRAFTON, which WAS one q
the most Interesting aud scholarly addresses eve
heard ID the prison chapel. Eugene Converse ~
ex- Battle-C reck lawyer doing IS wears FOR f1I
gerry, spoke on tle theme 0ur National Dav
the decorations IN the chapel were the work Z
Francis Herlocks a life prisoner.
NEW JERSEY
UzalDodd Post 10. y, Orange. recently held
most successful fair for the benefit Of tie reli,
fund il WAS continued four DAYS and was held 5
the new grrnOTy % the 81 battalion National C5lrf
The building was very prellily decorated and u,
citizens turned out IN force aud helped ver,, gffs
rally one Of the most pleasant features gas ~
presentation q! 8 very handsome Grand Arm
album 20 the Post by cx-rebel II was 10 4
given 20 lhe officer Of the Post receiving tie mo-
votes- BE waz Comraoe j. H. Freeman Tjt
affair melted almost 81 500 The officers Of n,
Post are 81 follows: Commander joel ~ HIM
S.h. g, -, D. l-atlmer. J. Y. c., DR. " j. Robin
son; Aojt 4 N. 0r.hingi @ ~, Nm. aicChcl
Ney surg. DR. j. q. Gals Chap W H. D5dd.
ID, j.. -. Taylor; o. c., George Werner. i :
50seph b Bray; @. s.. a. EFcrsou: : II j
Freeman; z d. s, 3. Livingston.
NEW YORK
The Grand Army Posts la New York cits, n
served Memorial Day with imposing cereInonit.
Business was almost entirely suspended and al
CITY bore holiday appearance. the flags flying
lRllnlast from the public snd many private bnils
lngs. PRESIDENT Cleveland and other dislinguishe