The National tribune., 1888-11-01
TIE GRAND ARMY.
News From The Departments---NeW
Posts. etc.
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on file started out four years ago with a charter
of 20, ana now haye the names OF
about % brave auu true comrades o3 our roster:
q The National Tribune Pension Bhl Is approved
hv our Post and "a large club Of your valuable
paper comes 10 our Office. VI nave +" oman :
hcief Corps mere in "a dourishlHE condition, ana q
Camp 81 SONS Of Veterans. " e 30 not allow poiI-
tics in the Post room hut Csits.dC The boys Sptah
and vote ~ they please. Some time ago the cil-
gems presented with tue Htg, aud tle occasion
was made memorable IA this Helghoorhoou.
NIKKESo TE.-
General Orders No. Q, issued at minneapolis OCT.
Is by command % James il. Ese, Department
Commauder-Geo.N ". Grant, A A--S1.-con'aih Inc
following: .-,r
the opportunity TO congratulate the comrades OF
.llis Department on tEesr numbers ana genera
good department while in attendance ~ ttle - -
National Eucau puleut az tuiunous' -. li'e Lo
partmeut was more largely represented ihan at
amy previous llHcamPmeut bcia beyond It, own
borders. The rcprese natives were earnest %of>-
ing early and late 10 carry out she wishes OF lfleF
comrades and the Legislation enacted VIII Nouot-
less Zoe regarded as beneficial TO the Order Inc
Enoalapment adopted resolutions iayosins pen
sion measure granting - per month 10 t I, 10
served GO days, and au additional j ceit per
iay. per month. for AID over So Gays OF service
The Disability Pension Biii was .lNeNlse th1olsei-
These resolutions uCrg adopted 9E "a vote OF DO 10
- the Delegates from iitls Department Young ioI
The resolutions The new lt.,lli-- adopted al 20
lum5us Will be furnished IN even eNcauuEe !of le
old as soon as received a. these Headquarters. IL
was recommended 10y the National i-Ueampnlent
that no more supplemental returns be called Tor
from National Headquarters inns makes lhG use
mandatory for prompt reports ana tp-t cihSers
VIII govern themselves strictly 30 accordance there
with Ninety reports but little more than half
due have been received FOR tiie tlira quarter ana
d is hoped THAI those define ucui VIII be promptly
made aud the disaEreea5ie duty 81 1luolisullE
Posts dcreiict be avooed. me -'alloil'l col',-
tersign. which VIII De promulgated about Jan. j,
VIII not be given 10 ANY Post winch Tails 10 report
Tor the quarter ending sept So 1881. from CORE
spoudeuce received ID appears that officers Of sew
fs-Ff
who are 10 arrears without notifying such mem
bers tlal they were delinquent inns IS clearly IN
violation OF The Bllcs aud Regulations, ana al
members throughout The Department VINO nave
been thus suspended OF dropped Viii al once oe re-
stored 10 lhc rolls Attention Is again directed 10
Section 3 Article :. Chapter 5. X. and X, edlllon
OF 1857 IA copv of which was mailed each Post
Commander In July last, which provides llat
cOmr1de must nave written Hollce l"S
months previous 10 being suspended, Wnleh
would make the time not less than egAt
months and then u can he done only by "a vote OF
the Post az IL option also, = suspended conllaoS
can only bC dropped ai,er = written notice OF Two
months which makes the time Is months aud Then
i IS optional and requires vote ~ iie loSt; ne
committee, consisting % C0mraoes John i. hea'
J.. J.. WheelOck and Henry A. Castle appointed DN
1he Governor o. tle State 10 investigate INC hlt5I
81 The injury h. Cuurade Geo. + huox OF buTsiick
Post, no. 3. Spring Valley, Mimi, at ne snani
battle II the Minnesota state Fair. september, 1851
and the Diity of the Minnesota state a Efi-
cultural SpCely 40 connection with said INJURY,
and 40 advise the said society thereto. have made
repart which viii be placed before TIE Department
Eucampnient Tor lis action. The EncampmeHt VIII
be called uot later than Jan. Is 1855 The proceed
iHgs findings aud sentence Of Post court martial
Ia the case Of Charles H Ayloer, OF Ia Grange
Post. No s9. Window. Mimi, are approved. aud
tlie said Charles II. Wyider is disuUnorably dis
charged and dismissed from the Grand Army OF
the Republic. The following Posts have been or
gained: Phil Sheridan, No. 10, ROyaitoni %.
Mobiles. No. 10 Minneapolis
NEW YORK
The Grand Army comrades Of Troy viii I'M
doubtediy present l. T. Griiiiih.s name at me
coming Encaupmeut as the next Commander OF
the DepaEbaleut of New York. Comrade Griffith
l. COmnaEder OF q. l. Willard Post, No. 81, ana Is
very popular with all who know him.
OHIO
CiF@Hlar No. c. issued at Lebanon Oct. o, by or
derof Joseph " O'Neali. Department Commander,
Josiah ffOlbro0k, A A.-Gi-isa as follows:
Al the 2JlI annual encampment OF the Depart
mcntof ONO, held at Cleveland, COmrade ID. u
johnson was elected Depart uIent Historian and
entered upon his duties No definite plan had
been LEFT by his predecessor for hls guidance. At
the first meeting OF the Council of Administration
thereafter CBruFssde johnson lriefiy outlined plan
Of work, which adopted, and provisions made
10 meet the expense. At the 2lsi annual En-
canipment, held n Springfield, Comrade john
son recommended that the Office either be
alb, he'd or given further support. The
En- sapnent unanimously voted 10 continue
the department ol history. and Comrade Johnson
was again elected. He accepted and entered upon
tire earnest prosecution OF his work. aud rendered
the Department Encampmeia held a Toledo bin,
&253-g5 for money expended, subject to a credit Of
Sl6495. Ills report was referred to committee,
who after fully considering the matter. submitted
AAe lOHoNlEg report NAicH NaS aaopleu: Tue
comnlttee 70 which was referred the report OF the
Historian, respectfully report that approve the
work OF Historian johnson during his time Of seIv-
lee and recognize the fathfulness Of his application
TO the duties OF ls Office IN developing and extend
ing is sphere ana The manifest interest awakened
ID j. throughout the Department. We recommend
THAT The Suggestions o. the historian interference
10 the dut3es % thc Department Historian, be re-
fcrrcd 10 tie Council OF Administration. We fur
tAeT recommend that the claim for services aud
money expended 10y Department Historian John
sos during tle pas year be referred 10 the Council
81 Administration Tor al ustLneutSeth W. Brown,
I'd. J.. Haynes. a. = WarEer. The matter was
brougal before the present Council Of Admiuistra-
ton al liz FIRST meeting held IN Columbus, O., when
Il WAS deferred UnUIl the next meeting. il was
again brought before the Council at the second
meeting. aud again deferred. Al the meeting of the
Council Of Administration, he'd IL Columbus. Sept
10, less, tae matter was fully discussed. and ii was
recommended that every Post in the Department
b. called upon 10 forward 10 COnFade ii. C. John
son. Department Historian Azhlabula. O.. the sum
OF 81, and tiIat III consideration 81 their doing
NOliEade Johnson should mani 10 each Post copy
o. the OHIO Historian for one year, TO be placed
or tie ID thc Post room. C0mrade Johnson re
leasing ali claim upon the Department for his oil
Tor services and exp euses for the years 1857 and
l6oe. This Mas accepted by ComIade johnson
The Department Commander hopes that this cal
FOR subscription 20 the " OHIO Historian" will b,
heartily lrquiescec iu and that Posts viii prompt
y forward the amount. tO-wIi 81 called for anC
assist The Department IN the liquidation OF the De
parlmCut Historians calm. C8urade johnson
desires Tie Department Commander 20 anuOunc,
tls&i he Historian was NOT started Is a privat,
enterprise but part Of his plan for suppOrtiu.
tne office aud aI0rdIHg ready means OF conInu
ulcal0u between comrades and Posts of Tie DE
partuleIi5 Tor dli using a knowledge of pur
poses aud principles and for aiding the relief Ngorl
q the Order Posts are authorized for a Inst O
Eve 10 place 30 cents Ia the relief fund foT TO- 81 %
Tor ~ $685. and for - Subscribers. $.
1AC membership OF tie Grand Army IN Ashta
bula County u G45. and Is distributed among Tn
70 Posts as follows: Pauus, 40. 4, Ashtabula 3
members; Glddlugs, No. :, jefferson. So Webster
austin. No. III, Ausliubnrg. s., Lincoln No Il
tIcrpOut -: Bowers, No. -. Geneva. 40: Hiram
lIie- 10. 90 Aucoyer, Us; Rogers, No. III, Mort
Sheffield. is; Aorthway. No. z3I. Orwell S.: Phi
Ips. No. 51s, Colebrook, 30; Union, No 49, Eas
1rulHbul., So Eddy, no. 555, Windsor, IS.
PENNSYLVANIA
The persons who assisted Gen. HAYS Post No
81 PtS5urE, iu ile presentation last Spring of IA
Drummer Boy OF Shiloh we're remembered !,
Tie Post GA Monday evening Oct - On III,
Gate the Post gave an entertainment in the POI
room on Fourth avenue. which attracted an iu
nIense crowd. The rooms were profusely and al
prCprlately decorated. C0mrade Lee smith vs.
Chairman OF the entertainment. An overture !
the orchestra was followed by q song A" Rinsy q,
there was piano solo by Master Abe T. DeRo-
2 recitation by Miss Marg B. KIer a violin solo I
Master William 5ialey, and recitation by Mast,
Larry GTliIn. OF Beaver Fails. The routine vs.
interrupted 10y IOmFaoc Smith. vino stated that h
bad been delegated present 10 the friends Of III
Post for the and rendered ia connection with M
Drummer boy small tokens Of appreciation
Aile presents comprised medals aud eugrosse
votes OF thanks 10 the long list Of deserving ones
Oh OcioDef lo 2 banquet was given by the of