The National tribune., 1888-02-23

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COLORADO
Officers Of W s Hancock Post, No &C. Glen
wood Springs. Commander J. I. Hodges; S. V. C.,
Pierce O. D., J. ;. Fritz; o. c. Jacob -
Chap, G. r Thompson; Surg, Edward Duns-
comb; :. H., Eli IL. Harlan; Q. NJ. 6, NJ. NJ Can
treil
CONNECTICUT
The DIST annual Encarnprnent Of this Depart
rnent WIS held al Waterbury Feb and 8. Depart
Enent Commander III. Il. Talutor presided, and
after the preiiminarics Of organization had been
completed gave the statistics Of the year. viz
increase Of funds and supplies from S76l6s and
&l76G3 TO, respectively, 81 1892 and $lS604 relief
fund sJ2.122 81 net gain Of sl4 1888. He referred
IN general terms 10 the heaitlful condition Of the
Order. and to the benefit the law had been making
the wearing Of a Grand Army badge by any person
mot entitled 10 i punishable ohense. lie referred
general terms 10 pension and other matters. In
tEs w re there had been an increase OF 81. The
III Veterans were COMMUNICATED Asst AdI't-
catcher reported the total membership
by death rs; honorable discharge -;
fFaue suspended 1856 dishonOrable dis
az QnarfeFEnasier-Gen MoTgan's
TtL 3 contributed to the Grant Mon
uEneL aresses were delivered by Com
Manue, s End Junior Vice Commander
LiHehan. ifle ION and banquet at the
n1ory ln TIE 81 great event. Nadhams
Post headed -fF bases -rfed as an escort for the
COMMANDMENT, 81 -leut officers and the
local citizens conf z The Scovill House
70 the armOrg. The -llv d Anderson, Chap
laln-iii-Chlef. opened lle eises with prayer
AgEJEgE L. I4nAts ADHlE u n HulHnuS GOEl
mace speech Of welcome. was followed by
bIavor BouEhlon ia behalf ~ the city. Depart
ment Commander II. H. TaiHtor gracefully re-
epondsd Mai H. A. Spencer acted A. toast master.
Inc Graud Army OF lie Republic was respond
ed 10 by GoMmapderiB-ChiefJ John =. Rea. Other
responses were as follows: Col. A. II. Fem, The
President Of the United States Department Com
D1andcF IL u. Iaintor. Department OF Connect
cut Chaplitiil- IN Giiet Anderson The YoIun-
teer soldier; Cen. :. w. Kellogg, The Citizen
During the War Coy. Lounsbary, The Stale Of
Conneeticut" " Rev l. w. Bacon, :" The Women
Of the War l.. II. BuFpee. Sons of Veterans " :
gGHior Vice Commander w. II. Pierpont The
Monlan's Relief Corps" The Beethoven Quartet
sang several selections with pleasing effect and
the Waterbury Band added to the success or the
event The EncaInpInent continued it, session AZ
" Waterbury v eanesday. IL was voted 10 hereafter
Substitute pubie receptions for banQurts and that
TIE Bncanpineni shall pay the expenses. The
Mansfield Post resolution for the service pension
ras defeated. The election Of officers resulted !:
Commander :. B. Horne Ninsied s. " c.. W H.
l'ieFpoHt, Kew Haven J. v. C., George w. Kee-
Ter Bridgeport Chap. Rev. Joseph Twicheil,
Hartford Delegates, z. w. Flyer. Norwich :
W. p Morgan, &ew HAVEN q. w. Anderson
Stamford; Daniel Kiefer Waterbury; b. z.
Earsh. West hlnsted Julius Augur Meriden
IL "a. FantDn, Danbury- A resolution was passed
thanking stsdhauls Post. the Odd Fellows and tie
Watch Company for favors shown the EncaEnp-
nneHt
Oihoers Of Buckingham Post. No y, Nornalk:
lnnaldeF, Charles II. LOOMS, ;. V. C.. Sidney
MIl5lainr j. y. @. Alvin A. Hansclild: O. NJ JAS.
Il. WiKsoH; Surg. William :. Knapp; Chap Geo
T. FartrIce. q. ID. James SchoGeld: c. g. Thos
Bradley Aaj.t, George ]. Buxton; S. NJ, William
a. Kellogg O. A- =, Geo. w Raymond.
DAKOTA
oGicers Of sally Post, No. IS. Pierre: Commander
~ q. hErnells :. " C.. William Slough: J.N C.
lillian hathbund; Ad8t, J. :. SebEee; Surg. G
&. Sprague Chap. Robert HerbisOn: q NJ a. b
Nelson Q. ID, J. g. Williams; o. c.. Vim. Koch
T.. H.. = II. Laird.
ILLINOIS,
The 22d annual Encarnprnent Of The pepartpen
Of Illinois was held at Springfield Feb. I5 aud TO- A
grand parace was held on the morning Of the 18th
which NAs participated "a by SO veterans NheE
fe Convention WAS led 10 order fulIy Goo dele
gale and RteInates officers and glast Officers were
present The report ~ Commander Sweetzer wa
received with applause. aud ID was pronounced 4
- one OF ttlc 2best reports presented Ia "a,
department The Council of Administration rec
commended reduction iu the price OF supplies Il
SEXUAL cost; that the Offices Of Adjutant Genera
hnd Quartermaster lie made elective instead Of ap
PoiDiEe. and general reduction OF salaries 50 tila
no unnecessary cpAei should be carried over al
Of which wc-eapp proved unanimously The rel,or
OF A. u RcaGe, Inspector General, showed liza
Cusler Post 40 81 u d hicago rad or,ntrib,1frg
tle largest sufn Tor charity during the year an,
that Post 20 81 aurora. and Post o. Of FTeeport
had She largest relief funds "A resolution hcartilr
lnoorEing ne woman = Relief Corps was unani
noDslg adopted. A telegram Of congratuatioi
hEd ~ Iiaatly was ordered sent 70 the Wisconsin
Department, tiien iE session a. Milwaukee. Sever
o. amendments 10 the rules were made TO save tim
tn cleFt5ng OtilgeTr and delegates.
4 he second day session was called to order d
Commander SEeetzer. resolution directing tia
member 10 give l0 cents Memorial Day toward tn
ereetlon Ct q monument to Ben Stephenson TIA
founder u the Grand Army Of the Republic Il
lose ISL Cemetery, al Petersburg. WIS adopied
IL Has dec3ced % appoint committee of three I
ask the ne1i Legislature 70 pass bill pFoyidin
ioT assistance 20 needy soldiers who ARE the head
81 families, IN order that the father and childre
Ray not be separated 10y being sent 20 the 80
olefH Home. The next legislature will also 4
Esked 70 Pass law providing for tie proper buris
o. INDECENT veterans.
A telegram was sent to Mrs John A. Logan I
Washington extending tie greetings Of tie bOds
and q similar enc sent 10 AIrs. III. = Grant car
O. Col fred Grant ~ New York. z he election ,
james A. sexton Pest No. ., Of Chicago; q " c
* L. Eytle, Post No. l4I. Decatur; ]. v. c. f.
Picket, Post No So. Harrisburg Medical Dire
Tor w y. Craig, Post No. ZIG. Iuiza: Chap. J. !
IroMaer, Post NO. I16. Bethany Council Of AZ
ullBlstfai3on. q. j. avery Post No 100 Pontiac
William Clendenuis, Post NO BIZ Moline: J.
Post, Post No. %, Aurora % e. TosEBe Posi- n
H. Rockford. and N. - Thistle Post No az
CAIRO. Commander Sexton appointed A D. Zee
Fcsi NO. =, Batavia, Assistant Adjniant-C enera
End rcappOinied Thomas w. scott Post No "a
Fairfield, Assistant QuarterEnaster-G eneral. Del
gates, J. q. Anderson, Post No I-2, OQuaMk Il
William Avery, Post No. Jos, Woodstock: Hem
~ As-Ecs. Post NO. 81. Peoria; d. Il. avery, Po
lV5 Pontiac; y. II. Buck, Post No. I43 Ros
island john A. Barnes, Post No. al, Decatur
l.. Bennett. Post No. Is, Chicago; NJ. NJ Ban
Post No. Sc Qnincy; &. w. Ballinger, Post No
Chicago; Thomas W. Cole. Post No. l. Rockfort
- - yletGicks Post No. q, Chicago; NJ A. ERin
Post NO. ~. &eogo- j. q. Everett Post No
Chicago; &. q. George, Post No. 402, Edinburg;
w Gondg. Post 392. Arcola; j. r. Glenn; Post q
6illsBoroi john j. Heaiy. Post No 4O2 Chcag,
60 ~ Loop, Post No LAG, Bloomington: A. c. M
thewa, Griggsyille; ID. x. Munger. Post No u
+flnoetonj y. ~ FaEey. Post No sos. Mt Yerno
u. - Pike, Post No. ls6, Bloomington; w II Ros
Post No. o, Chicago. A T. Ropere Post M 4.