Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-03-22
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~ wan y
DO n source Of great pleasure and pride
for me, to look back in my declining
years, to the year when / WAS your
department commander; the assocla'
lion Will ever be among the brightesIu
oil HES memories, and may He who
doeth all things well, keep you In
hdelity. charity and loyalty, and may
He ever watch over all comrades oil
the q. A. Il.
c. E. WATERS,
Opt. Commander.
Miles City, M. T., March Il, 1888.
AT the conclusion of his remarks
Commander Waters was greeted with
n hearty salvo Of applause, attestlng
the pleasure experienced by his audi
tors In uis address.
The roll call Of delegates by posts
was then made, showing the repre-,
s~entation OF posts, delegates aud alter
mates to be as follows:
Buford, No. IN. c. Wilkinson, E,
NJ. Walker.
Lincoln, No. Levi. E. Holmes,
Chas. Shoemaker.
Wadsworth. No. ar. f. Fisk, r.
Hobuck, o. o. Simms, J. Mckenzie,
J. q. Sanders.
Geo. III. Thomas, No. Al. H. Mills,
Il. J. Gaibrsith.
Custer, No. 5.-Unrepresented.
Frank Blair, No. 6.-Unrepresented
Farragut, No. John Skillen, Geo.
+. Chambers, q. w. Grant, Pierce
Hopes, Jr.
Sledmsn, No. 8.-Unrepresented.
VIM. English, No. lO.-G. o. Eaton,
+. 4. Ferris.
Fred Winthrop, No. ll.-Unrepre.
scented.
Thos. l.. Kane, No. I'm. p. Wy
mau, Geo. X. Davis.
j. b. Mcpherson. No. ia. S.
Kellogg, V. A. Cook.
IT,. 3. Grant, No. l4.-Wm. Harmon,
G. IL. Allen, n. B~Jrchardt, no. Tully,
IL. ROmeyn.
John A. Logan, No, l5.-S. A. Wal
ACE.
>. q. Meade, NC .l6.-Unrepresented.
la addition ~ the delegates aud Al
teTnates present there were visiting
comrades, Increasing the attendance
At the morning session 10 more than
ifty. Following the roll call came
the assistant adjumnt generals report,
as follows:
MILES CITY, Mont, Mch. q, 'SS.
10 Eta Z. Waters, Department COM
mandtT:
Comrade:
As required by rules aud regulations
lhave tue honor 10 submit The follow
IUg report: Comrade X. Z. Webster,
VINO Was appointed by you at tine Third
annual encau meut 10 be assistant
adjutant general OF the department,
belng called away from this depart
menL and having resigned his position
Oct. -, 1857. by Gen'l Orders No. q
dated Oct. 70, lSS7, you did me the
honor To appoint me as his successor.
When Cnmrade Webster assumed the
duties uf this Office there were 5l9
members IN this department. There
has been mustered into the depart
ment during the year Geo. q. Meade
Post, No. IL, Dec. %, 1857. I. q Dsv-
idson, commander. The gaiDs and
losses for the year are rs follows:
Gains, by mvster, lO2; by transfer, s;
hy reinstatement, 32i; total gain, 43l.
Losses, by death, II, by honorable dis
charge, 4; by transfer, 10; by suspeu-
sion, ALI; total loss, All. This leaves o
balance of JOG members in good stand
ing, showing q iU-s of IL members;
here ARE two posts with total mem-
bershtp of 80 that were necessarily
suspended by being delinquent, which
viii be reinstat-d the present. quarter
n their reports have been received
since being reported delinquent, SC
that we have an actual gain OF %.
There has been expended In charity
rs shown by the quarterly return.
s37i.3S, but il to this SUN we could add
the actual amount paid out by indi'
vidusl comrades, / have no doubt tb,
amount would q%uadruple the sun
above mentioned.
Before concluding ! feel ~ though
ought to mention Comrade Webster
who 80 faithfully performed the duties
OF this office for the first three quarter
Of the year. He was one qualified By
business experience, by taste and BY
ambition, TO ill this Office, and be die
his duty 40 faithfully rs to meril
the thanks Of this encsmpment.
also desire to return my thanks to you
Commander, for your uniform kind
ness and courtesy.
Respectfully submitted,
Il. G. CULVER,
A. A. O..