The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-05-31
The Gettysburg Fund.

Gov. Luce has issued the following circu-
lar relative to the dedication of the Gettys-
burg monuments:
The following instructions are given for
the information of those entitled to aid un-
der the resolution of the Legislature:
In the disposition of this fund l am limit
ed and directed i'm its use. The resolution
reads as follows: '.And be it further re
solved, that further sum of $1,000, or so
much thereof as may be necessary, he and
the same is hereby appropriated out OF any
moneys i'm the state treasury not otherwise
appropriated, upon the warrant of the Aud
itor General, to be expended under direc-
ton of the Governor of the State of Mich
igan, for the purpose of assisting i'm paying
the transportation to said dedication at
Gettysburg of such survivors of the Mich
igan organizations who were present and
participated i'm the battle of Gettysburg, and
who are residents of the State of Michigan,
as are not able to meet their own expenses"
BY this it will be seen that the Legisla-
ture has defined
1. That it can only be used to assist in
TRANSFORMATION and for no other expenses.
2. That only those belonging to Michigan
organizations who participated i'm the battle
and are now residents-Of this state and not
able to meet their own expenses are en-
titled to the benefits of the same.
Whatever may be my personal wishes or
inclinatiOns, these statutory directions must
be Obeyed.
As heretofore noticed, this sum of money
will be distributed to the different regiments
and organizations, and whatever OrganiZa-
tons exist the money will be passed over to
them and will be disbursed and accounted
for by them, and all survivors of such organ
izations must apply through the same and
as hereinafter directed.
Whatever the amounts appOrtiOned to the
several organizations are more than suffici-
ent to pay the transportation of the MEM
bers thereof, the surplus will be distributed
to those regiments where deficiencies occur.
The regiments having organizations and
the persons to whom members of The same
should apply are as follows: First Michigan
Infantry-Wm. Widdcomb, Grand Rapids;
Third Michigan Infantry-Gen. II. b.
Pierce, Grand Rapids; Fourth Michigan In
fantry-George Kinney, Hillsdale; Fifth
Michigan Infantry-Edger IL. Shook, De-
troit; Seventh Michigan Infantry-Charles
Hamilton, Bronson; Sixteenth Michigan
Infantry-John Weller, East Saginaw;
Twenty fourth Michigan Infantry-O. E.
Curtiss, Detroit. All the cavalry regiments
including the First, Fifth, Sixth and Sew
enth, should apply TO capt. "A. T.. Matthew's,
Milford. The following being without Or
CARNATIONS: The Ninth battery and Com
panies G, / and X of First United States
Sharpshooters and Company b of Second
United States Sharpshooters should apply
to me, Cyrus G. Luce, Lansing.
Unless the several regiments have made
other arrangements of which the members
have been notified the following must be
observed
1. All applications for transportation
must he received by the persons designated
above on or before Wednesday, June 5th.
Applications heretofore made and on file
with the proper persons above designated
need not be renewed.
2. When the time for receiving applica-
tons has expired the persons above desig-
mated will, upon such advices as they may
receive, at once issue to such applicants as
may be entitled to the aid extended, certiii-
Gates for the same and mail them not later
than Friday, June Z, to such veterans.