The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-04-11


General Orders, No. 81.
]. Good and sufficient cause appearing, and
recommendation of the Colonies commanding, the
charters of the following Camps hereby an-
nued Nos. 5S and 255, Division of Ohio Nos. "a,
25 S. g. 70 So 100 1873 1872 los and 1885, Division of
Pennsylvania; Nos. l, 3, ., and Z, Division of
Colorado No. 9, Division of Iowa; No l, Division
OF Texas. Coiones will issue transfer cards to all
members shown to be in good standing from the
records returned to Headquarters.
H. Q. 5. Nation, of Fredonia, Kan, was duly
elected and installed Colonel of the Division OF
Kansas at its recent Eneampment. Colonies COM
manding will extend to him all courtesies accorded
to Division Colonels
At the recent meeting of the Division Council of
Missouri, the vacancy caused by the resignation of
Maj. Geger filled by the election of S. w.
Greaves of ST. Louis. He was duly installed and
will be respected and accorded all honors due his
position. The affairs of the Division of Missouri
were duly inspected and found to be in com
Ill On the 18th of March the Division of Ala
bama and Tennessee was duly organized in Biz
mingham by the Commander-in-C Chief with NJ d.
Friedman, of the city of Birmingham, in com
mand. The Division Colonies will accord to him
all ionors and courtesies due the position he holds
~. Mr.. Retel has been suspended from the COM
mand of the Division of New York. Lieut.Col.
! Howard A. Smalling, of Cohoes. has been ordered
| on duty, and will perform the duties OF Division
| Colonel until otherwise directed.
! V. The following detail has been made for the
inspection of Division Headquarters by the lnspec-
| tor-General. and the assignments have been APP
/ proved:
Alabama and Tennessee, the Commander-in-
Chief; Arkansas Col. Otis E. Gulley; California w,
| Z. Darracott Abide Camp; Colorado w. d. Thorn
as Past Chief ofStaff Connecticut Past Colonel L.
\ F. Burpee; Dakota, w. A. Rogers, Aid-deCampi
| Illinois, the InspectorGeneral Iowa. b. Il Boynton,
Abide Camp; Indiana, the Commander in Chief;
| Kansas, L. j. Webb, Abide Camp; Kentucky, the
Surgeon General; Maine. the Chief mastering OH
Ger; Maryland, the Chief of Staff; Massachusetts,
| G. Brainard Smith, Council-in Chief; Michigan,
| the lnspector-General;M Minnesota, the Quarter
master General; Missouri, Rudolph Loebenstein,
| Council in Chief; Montana, Col. William H.
| Nah tic MDSaS II.
New Hampshire, @. F. r. JENNIE, Aid-de-Camp
| New Jersey, the Chief of Staff; New York, the
! Commander Chief; Ohio the Adjutant- General
| Pennsylvania, the Chief of Staff; Rhode island,
| Lieut.-Col. d. b. Purbeek; Vermont, John II. Fox,
| Aid de Camp West Virginia, I. o. Edwards, Aid
| de-Camp.
! Wisconsin-The Quartermaster-G General.
The expenses of these Inspectors Will be borne
| by the Division inspected.
| vi. Robt @. Tyler, of Chattanooga, Tenn, has
| been appointed Aid on the staff of the Command
| er-in-C Chief with rank from March 90. He will be
| obeyed and respected accordingly.
| VII. On March 81, George Milestone, of Camp
No 81, Division of Ohio, tried by eourt-martal
and sentenced to dshonorabe discharge for theft,
| and the sentence has been approved His name
| will be entered upon all Black Books.
| VIII. By vote of 10 to 8, the Council-in-C Chief
has accepted tue terms OF the consolidation OF the
Post System with the Camp System, as recon.
mended by the Official Committee of the Grand
Army of the Republic. BY vote of IA to 2, the
Counei-in-C Chief has also declared Itself IN favor OF
changing the date of the ensuing Eneampment Of
the Commandery -in-Chief from the third week in
/ August TO the second week in September. The rea
son of this action is to have the Eneampment o.
the COMMUNICATIVE Chief follow the National En-
campment of the GAR.
TX. The official coat and vest buttons of the Or
der are manufactured under the direct supervision
of Maj. A. p. Davis, 81 Fourth avenue, Pittsburg
i Pa, and can only be obtained by members of thC
Order directly from him or through dealers wh'
are supplied by him.
X. The Colonels of the Divisions of Connection
and New York have failed to forward consolidated
reports together with the per capita tax, for the
quarter ending Dec 81, to the Adjutant- General
The same are hereby suspended. Lieutenant-COlo
nels will assume command and forward reports
and this will be their AUTHORITY for so doing.
By order of G. B. ABBOTT, COMMANDMENTS Chief
WILL F. JENKINS. Adjutant- General.