The National tribune., 1889-09-26
THE GRAND ARMY.
News From The DepartmentS---New
Posts. etc.
DEPARTMENT NEWS.

DEPARTMENT NEWS.
rThe Assistant Acknowledgement OF the different
Departments are respectfully requested 20 forward
n copy Of the Department rosters for 1889 to THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNEl
IDAHO
II Is said The oldest comrade in the Grand Army
Is Duncan Clark. commde OF U. = Grant lost'
Sl,sl,oue Clark j. 10 years old. and enlisted Aug6,
ls6l in Co T. 7th Mich. He fought at Bali : ltlun'
Frederick sburg. Chanceliorsyie. aud many others
OF the hard fought battles OF the Army of the foto-
mac He j. still hale and hearty, aud good Tor a
2O-Infle forced march He challenges any other
comrade Of 10 years younger TO match Dep"r'-
meHt Commander Leuter backs MIN up
ILLINOIS,
Offers Of Chiles Post. No 27s, Palmyra: Com
rnanaer. w A Young; :. V. c., +. NJ. Crump;
J. V. C., J. h. Young; Chap, W: y Newman
Surg d. IL King; o. ID. w. J. Neigh6ors; AdJt,
r. Il Cox; O G., II. C.wiley; @. NJ. 5, III. Copage'
Al q regular meeting of Slas Casey Post No.
R55 Brighton Park. Comradc L. NJ. Fox was elected
Commander 10 iii the vacancy caused 10y the death
Of Inc late Comrade s. w Kinsey. Comrade J.
II Morris WAS appointed Adjutant TO M tie va
oaucy caused by the resignation oil James a.
Douglas
KANSAS
Frontier Post. No. S5s, spearville. has adopted
resolutions Of regret on the death OF Comrade JRcoo
Ferrier.
LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI
A new Post has been organized at Nlcks-
burg Miss. IL contains IS members, and expects
10 double that number before the next report.
Comradc Frank Speed is Commander ana Il. W.
Swcdford Adjutant.
MASSACHUSETTS,
The Grand Army parade Of the Posts Of Essex
County, NJ Newburypori, Sept. IS was greatly IN
terrupled by the heavy rains OF the early morning
causing much delay in carrying out the program
The Gag raising at Memorial Hail did not take
place until 10 o'clock. The band played Union
Forever" aud the NewburypoTt and Amesbnry
Posts saiuted the star spanEled Banner as it was
thrown TO the breeze, Commander CONN., oi me
Newburyport Post ADDRESSED the Posts IN few
words. followed in an eloquent and patrlotic al
dress los Rev. DIR. Spalding, Chaplain oil the 4sth
Mass Al II O'Clock a line was formed aud por-
lion az the route was gone over by the Posts, I'M
der The Chief Marshalship OF Col. c. l. Ayres aud
CORPS OF efficient assistants At the close OF the
march the steamer was taken for Salisbury Beach,
where Caterer @. W. Austin, OF NcwbuTyport, iiad
provided dinner, which was in every respect hTst-
class. Plates were prepared for l.5e0 but the ram
prevented many from coming, aud also changed
some Of the program at the beach. Fourteen Posts
were represented Ia the procession and about zoo
men. Among The invited guests were IL veterans
Of the Mexican war in NewbuTyport.
MINNESOTA
Officers Of A. r. Skaro Post. No 81. Caroline:
Commander. Thomas Montgomery; :. V. G, Mark
/. Wildes: J. V. C. Lawson Hiil. jr-; q NJ n. Nj.
Baker. surg D. u. Collins: Chap Geo. c. Cnpp
Cd. w c. Moses; o. G., W. c. Hunter; Adi'i. J.
L. Donahower; :. NJ, c. L. Rey; q NJ :, @. w.
Seudicv.
Endorsed for the position Of Commissioner OF Pen
Eions by Post IN Minneapolis.
MISSOURI
General Orders, No :, issued at ST. Louis Sept.
l6 by command Of John Z. Phelps, Department
Communications. b. Rodgers, A. A. G.-contain
tire following
The large list OF suspended comrades, nearly
1900 IN number presents good field for adding TO
the membership in good Standing and the atten-
tion 81 Post officers - again called TO the impor-
fance f making every effort TO restore To the act
i've list as many OF the suspended c0mrades as
possible. Committees on delinquent dues should
be appointed whose duty II should Toe 10 the
comrades ia person and inform themselves rs 90
their circumstance When worthy, but unable TO
pay let their dues be remitted; IL Is but one form
81 charity which is one form OF the cardinal pTin-
ciples OF our order. The Department Commander
takes pride IN announcing 70 his comrades OF Mis-
souri, that this Department. as shown by the adj
Gress Of the Chief TO the I'D National
Enoampfnent shows the largest gain la member
ship 81 any Department from June 30. lsss. TO June
~ 1888. being 3652. the next highest being the DE
pHrtment % Wisconsin, with gain OF 700 The
report Of the Quartermaster- General also shows
that Missouri has contributed to the Grant memo
rial fund SS239s. being only exceeded by the De
partmeui 81 Pennss lyania, which contributed
tOG7.8 in the purchase Of supplies from the
QuartermnsteTf5eneral but three Departments
Pennsylvania. Ohio and lliinois-exceeded ours.
These encouraging facts n wiiicn ali orr CON-
Edesnlay take just pride a. indicating tc healthy
aud vigorous growth af our organization. Let tie
good work 20 forward until every worthy old sol
der ~ the Stale y enrolled IN ranks and Mis-
sour becOnBes the banner Department 81 the West
The following new Posts have been mustered: Co
lunDia, No. a.. Columbia. by d. J.. shea. Levi
Hickam Commander; Mountain Grove, 433, Mount.
P = n
Handeri jos A. Mower. go, Hartviile by John T.
PfepA Martin A. Sullivan Commander: Gen
HazeI $40. Poster by A. l. Mcbride, Seth T. Cope
Commander; AliOH, al, Alton. bg WIN. q. Cash,
john EoTi zfieid Commander: Hume. sa2 Hume
BY ". y. : Gault, T. v. Grail Commander; State
Line So Mlndcn Mines by a Van Meter. W. =
Bacon Commander; Capt Gid. T. Potter as, Steel
vile. 10y Louis Fischer. F. -. Cooper Commander
1hename u Riciaud Post 49, has been changed
D. iha4 q J. T. Wicker Post. The following appi
cant fnr nlenigershp has been rejected By Custei
fostsAo- :. ri Lavii-, Co .. 4iih 30.
RausOu POst. No I3I St. Louis. has adopted
PRECAUTIONS u regret Oh The death Comrade J. X
AuFthngtoH.
new HAMPSHIRE
J.. L. siurteyAs.t Post. Concord, was recently pre-
geuted with copy II HilFs Memorial Recorc
Book" IL j. large and elegant morocco bonnC
Elal Record 81 The Grand Army 81 the Republic
Presented by ". J.. Chandler, &. H. Roberts C. II
Corning. J. o. LyfOrd, Henry Robinson. T. Z Cog-
well and tte back Memorial Record T. 4
Elurievaut Post, 81 New Hampshire" unani
NOUS vote Of thanks WAS rendered the donors Thi
Post has voted % attend the dedication Of the sol
ciers monument al Nashua Oct IS.
NEW YORK
General Orders. No g. issued at Albany Sept u
ey command 81 Harrison Clark Department Com
1ander-A. X. PenGeld, a. A.-GeB.-contan ia,
following:
Atthe date % forwarding 10 National Head
quarters tie report for the second garter, our
EumbeT reported 81 good standing WAS. 90 90
FOsis then Delinquent, but having reported
since ~ good standing 81
Posts still delinquent az from their last re-
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