The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-05-16

having balance in the treasury OF u. l5o69; ex-
penditures for last Department year. g 23 3d. and
total receipts, So. 800 At present there IS total
membership of 2, 461, gain of 265 during the year
ending March 81, and Post. No. &c, OF 62
members, since mustered, making q total OF 2,5l3
to date of the Encampmentin good standing. Alter
the submission of reports Department quarter
master w. $. Smith, OF Memphis, presented on be-
half of the Department Staff TO Department Conn
mander Rule, a beautiful badge of gold, wrought
in the highest style of the engraver and properly
inscribed. Chattanooga was selected as the next
place for the annual Encampment. The contest
for Department Commander was quite spirited
Dr. j. II. Van Deman, of Post No. 2. and MAJ. Z. ".
Norwood of Post No 45, both of Chattanooga. AS
a compromise candidate. Maj Pettibone.s name
was presented by those who dsliked to take sides
in the Chattanooga contest resulting in his cleo
ton on the third ballot. The Major accepted in
handsome speech, and the other officers were
elected by reclamation, and the election resulted
as follows: Department Com Inander, A. H. Petit
bone, Greeneyille; S.V. c. A. j. Gahagan, Chatta-
nooga; ]. V. c., Shade T. Harris Knoxville; Medi-
cal Director, DR.. j. II. Van Deman, Chattanooga;
Chap, Rev. J. +. Spence, of Grant Memorial Onl-
versity. Delegates, w. A. Gage, Knoxville; CIV
Norwood, Chattanooga, and Capt w. ID. Nelson
of Garter County. On Thursday night the COM
rades of Morristown gave elegant banquet 10
the visiting comrades, and thus closed another
happy meeting of the grizzled veterans OF the De-
partment of Tennessee.
WEST VIRGINIA.
j. H. S.. Wheeling: The annual Encampment OF
the Department of West Virginia was held on April
"a and % at Ravenswood, and while productive OF
little in the way of actual business outside OF the
routine work was one of the most enjoyable En-
canlpments that has been held this year wheel
ing represented in the Eneampment by II. H.
Crago, of Holiday POST Joseph Ankle, OF stevens
Post, and G. f. Irwin, q. w. Baggs and H. ROBERT
SON. of Phil Sheridan Post. Comrade Haney was
the only delegate from Wellsburg Josiah sinclair
did duty for Benwood, and j. r. Hart hlied the
bill for New Martinsvlle. The election OF oihcers
resulted in the choice of the following comrades ::
s. S. Hazen, of Parkersburg, Department Com
mander; George j. Walker of Ripley, senior vice
| Commander; L. A. Martin, of Charleston, JUNIOR
Vice Commander; DIR. A. II. Thayer, OF Grafton
| Medical Director; Thomas O. Miller OF Falrmont
| Chaplain. The delegates elected to represent the
State at the National Encampment were f. IL Ora
| 60 of Wheeling, Delegate Large; o. h. Ander-
son, of Weston; II. G. Flesher of Ripley, and r. j.
| Daniels, of Charleston Chief Mastering and In
spection Officer Josiah Sinclair, of Benwood IN
| stalled the newly elected officers. Thomas a.
| Maulsby was appointed Assistant AdJutant-oen-
/ eral; q. K. Mallory, of ParkersbuTg, Quartefmas-
ter General; Josiah Sinclair continued ASSIST
ant Inspector General; T. G. Fields was appointed
] Judge Advocate General. Following IS the Coun-
| ell of Administration: S. R. Hanen, j. Q. Gluck, o.
| +. Irwin, Comrade Croznger ID. r. King Har-
risville selected as the place for holding the
next Encampment. A grand Campfire was held
Wednesday evening, at which stirring patriotic
| speeches were made by Comrades Baggs, Crago,
| Gluck, Miller and others Col Bukey, OF Parkers-
| burg, presided with signal ability. At the close OF
| the session Commander Fleming was presented
! with a beautiful badge as recognition OF ms
| faithful service during the past year.
WISCONSIN,
General Orders, No 2, issued at Milwaukee. May
| /, by command of A. G. Weissert, Department
| Commander-E. b. Gray, Assistant Adjutant- Gen
eral contain the following So many inquiries
| have been made at these Headquarters for Memo
rial Day badges that it Is thought advisable to say
| in orders, such inquiries have been referred to
Comrade G. s. Cole, 1S3 and lS5 South Clark ST.,
Chicago, who will supply Posts with them at cost
of Is % cents each IL Is announced for the IN
formation OF comrades buying uniforms tnat an
Department and Post officers will wear the gilt hat
cord. Other members of the Order VIII wear the
cord of gilt and black mixed. An Adjutant's quar-
| terly record book has been prepared, which the
/ of DEPARTMENT
| procure from these Headquarters at once. 1t IS
| desirable that every worthy comrade who has
been dropped should be reinstated. The method
of procedure to reinstate dropped member lsIuily
! given in Chap 5, Art. 4, Sec, 4, r. and r. Each
Post having adropped list should cause this section
| to be read in open meeting. Fix in mind these
three facts First, dropped member can be read
| mitted TO the GAR. only by the Post which drop
ped him; second, dues cannot be collected of a
member for the time after he is suspended; third,
the dropped member must be restored on a regular
application, which must be referred and lie over
one meeting, and he must receive two-thirds vote
| by ballot and must then be reobigated. Some
Posts in the Department give the time of meeting
as alternate Saturdays or Fridays, etc. This does
/ not enable one consulting the roster to determine
when such Posts hold meeting These Posts are
requested TO change this wording to the first and
third or second and fourth Tuesdays, Wednesdays,
ETC., the case may be, and notify this office of
such action. The recommendation contained in
paragraph s. General Orders, No! g. series of 1888,
| from these Headquarters. has resulted in SO much
good to the Posts which have acted upon 1t, that
the paragraph is reproduced with the hope that all
Posts in the Department WILL as soon as it can be
done, act in conformity with the request The
paragraph is in these words; For the purpose OF
simplifying Post accounts it Is recommended that
the reaief fund be turned into the Post fund. This
can be done by vote of the Post at any regular
| meeting" Blank acquisitions for headstones fol-
| unmarked graves of soldiers and sailors are now
at these Headquarters, and can be obtained ap-
pcafion to the Assistant Adutant General. Com
rades are once more urged to recruit until every
one eligible whom wish to have in our ranks is
mustered into the Order. 1t is with pleasure thai
the Department Commander announces the fact
that every one of the 249 Posts in the Department
of Wisconsin has reported for the first quarter O
1889. There were II, $50 members in good stand
ing March 81. The gain for the quarter Dec. 81 tC
| March 81, 1889, was 406