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Wis; Chap, p. Rooney; q. NJ, ]. b. Evans; o. g.,
II. Wnslowi Adjt, John Gray
MONTANA
The following Post has elected officers:
Custer, s. Shordan Com, q. W. Rightenour; ,.
V. C., lmmogcne ID. Moore; J. " G.. Henry II.
Kidder: Surg Henry Hardesty; o. D.. Edwin j..
Dickinson; q. M, Henry ID. Rossitcg; Chap,, Or-
vile II. Pnrmeter; o. c., Evan }. Jones' AuJ,
Elias r. Day; 5. NJ, w. A. Means; u NJ ., 'r""~
Tally.
NEBRASKA
AZ the late Department Encampment held mt
Grand Island, Col. Champion s. Chase, OF oniahn'
offered the following resolution, which, under shs
pension of tho rules, was unanimously passed:
RoSOCed, That the emblem of our National Union'
the Stars aud Stripes should, during study hours,
float over every public school house in the State.
The following Posts have elected officers
7. Marlin, 206, Gothenburg: Com, !. Siemiler;
$. V. g, II. Wagner; j. V. c., Y. J. Jaggers; Adjt,
Chap. a. Carpenter; Surg. - Cnmpbclle, $. NJ,
N; Allen; q. NJ, VIM Burns; q. NJ. y, ). Seopp.,
v. G.. }. Halls j. Y. G., b. f. Pugh; g. NJ, b. j.
Iean; Surg, J. Mcdaniel; Chap, /. G. jones' o.
d.; L; Force; o. g., J. Mason.
Ricketts,, 253, Arborville: Com, w. II. Wilcox;
s. V. C., J. G. Vincent; j. V. G., j. w. Kingston;
Adj't 5. Mcconnell; Surg, ii. Kisler; @: NJ, g. H.
Young; Chap, }. G. Tceter; o. d., I. Church "
Stewart.
Cedar Mountain, go, Ravenna; Com, Josh
bert IIankins; @. NJ. NJ. @. Whecloct; Surg. VIM
Lamb; Chap, J. s Blue; .. d., J. S. Salsbury o.
G., j, Michic; Adj't. Il. A. Reynolds.
White Head. III, Orleans: Com, w. II. Kellogg;
$. V. G., J.. Woolworth; j. V. c., n. Il. Reynolds;
q. D., G. w. Cook; Adit, J. NJ. Coulter; q. NJ, c.
D. Rupp; $. NJ, S. Morgan: Chap, W NJ. King;
g.. George Whitcsel.
VIM. Mix &C, Humboldt Com, J, Rock William
Berry; @. NJ, Samuel Bobst; o. D., g. A. strawn;
Chap, George Is. Kocneke; Adj't, Il. i. Tinker;
Surg, Samuel Germnn.
NEW JERSEY
Winfield Scott Post. No 73 Nethcrwood, has met
with an irrcparnblc loss i'm the death of ts late
Commander. Isanc Brokaw whose death occurred
March 1, at Plainfed y. J. Comrade Broknw was
serving his second term Commander of Scott
Post. lie was universally beloved by the comrades,
and was ever ready to open his pursc-strings when
"A worthy veteran needed the helping hand OF
charity lie served ns Sergeant in Co. G, 2Stlt \ J.,
and was Acting First Lieutenant from Dec 3, 1862,
until June - 1863. He wounded nj FrcdericlSs-
burg and also at the battle of Charlottesville. AT
the time of his death lie wns Assessor of North
Plainticid, which position he had held FOR number
of years lie was an honored member of the Ma
sonic fraternity md order of Odd Fellows. also the
knights of lythias. His remains were inferred In
the Evergreen Cemetery, Plaintield, with the n-
posing ceremony of the GAR. Tho Post was in
charge of Acting Commander Charles II. stephens.
Mai. Anderson Post sent delegation. AS did aiso
Jerusalem Lodge, +. A. A. NJ, aud Unity Lodge,
No. lo2, X. of j. The floral tributes were very
beautiful.
NEW YORK.
Commander Clarlsson has issued General Orders,
No. Q which contain the following:
The Commander is very desrous TINT the Depart
mcnt shall take its proper position in the Grand
Army Our State gave greater number oi soldiers
and sailors than did any other, and until every man
within our borders who has an honorable discharge
shall have been mustered into the Grand Army,
tic earnest efforts of each and every ono OF the
comrades should not he relaxed. Let MS MI so labor
thRt Rt the end of this year the list Of suspended
shall have quite disappeared aud the roll OF active
comrades IN this Department shall have SO in
creased that the Department OF New York shall
stand at tho head OF the Grand Army OF the Re
public.
PENNSYLVANIA
The Department Commander will be In Phila-
delpha on April 10 and lG. On Thursday. April
ls le will spend the evening with the cninrHdc-
Of Post No. 62, Rt Altoona, and the following
night he will be rendered IA reception by the COM
rHdes of Post No 426 at Bcwood.
There will be quite nn intcrcStiug time Mt the
meeting OF Baker Post No. g. Of Philadelphia
April q. The comrades of Meade Post Hrrang
ing 10 pay Tie 'RRzorH' n visit, and VIII present
them with portrait ofthe head of the famous war
horse Old Baldy." A handsome set of memorial
records will nlso be presented to thc Post that
night. Past Department Commander Thomas J.
Stewart has been selected to make the formal pre-.
seutation, aud ASST q M..Gen. Harry @. viii
liatnS. who IL Past Commander Of Post No. 8.
will receive them on behalf 81 the Post
Capt. William McGraw, Of Blair County, has
been appointed Adjutant Of the State Soldiers and
Sailors Home 81 Erie.
Miss Nellie BY, the petite newspaper correspond
ent, who recently made the trip around the world
In y days. told Of her experiences In the Opera
spices Of Wainwright Scott Post.
Post No. 10, which recently purchased new hall
on Marshall street, below Thompson. Philade-
pliia. VIII move from It's old quarters about
April 10. Camp No II, Sons Of Veterans which
bears The same name ns the Post. has taken pos
scssion OF the old quurtcrs On the Sunday before
! Memorial Day Post No. 10 will attend divine aerv-
| ec at the Hancock NJ. y. Church Of which Depart
ment Chaplain saycrs is pastor. Mai Moses Yeaie
/ VIII bc the Posts orator on May 30
The FarTagut Association of Naval Veterans will
celebrate thc 2slh anniversary Of the capture of
| New Orleans Wednesday, April "a. in Naval Post
| Post No 5s7 has been organized at Boyertosn,
Berks County. ComTnde James Wren IL the Com
| mander.
Post No q, OF Philadelphia, will give an enter
| tainment toniRht
TENNESSEE
| "ZuuH," Chattanooga: Perhaps some of your
| readers would like To know something more OF this
| Department Than is learned through the uenal
quarterly reports" Bcnths History Of the Grand
| Army Of the Republic after speaking of the iirst
| formation Of Posts iH Tennessee la isG6-Nhicli
proved a faiiure-roes on 10 say that in May 1873
| ComTadc Edward : Jones. Of Nashville undertook
the work of establishing Posts ia Tennessee" )" etc
The failure Of this historian TO be accurate i.
due. doubt To- the fact that Ia the earlier years
Of this Departments existence there seems TO have
| been system IN preserving any records. Post
No. ], Ht Nashville, and No. ?, Ht Chattanooga were
| oTgRnizcd in Feb, 1899 aud No. 2. at Memphis ia
/ March following. by Comradc Jones, more than d
year before Beailis History dates the beginning o
| the present Department Ia Feb, lss3. Provis
by l6 comrades. by Dee. 70. 1883, there were |:
Posts in the State aud Feb 20 1884 the first rcguIa
Department Encampncnt WIS held la Sashviil
The permanent Department OF Tennessee ant
Georgia Including also Ainbama) erected aut
| Comrade Edward - Jones elected Commander
! continuing la that Office until h death, Nov. -
1876. II In not iIe writer's purpose To give here
| anything like history Of this Department Work
ing under extreme difficulties the Order has grown
steadily In this Department, The Departments u
Georgia aud Of Alabama have been created from
the original formation. Posts have been formed il
Charleston aud Beaufort, y. C., and the Department
OF Tennessee, Dec. 81, 1882 reported II Posts an,
3, l42 members 10 good standing. The seventh DE
partment EHcampnAent was held In ths city, AiaTc
g, aud last, when ComTnde Charles r. Muiic
was unanimously elected Commander the frs
time iI all these years that this honor has bee
conferred upon Chattanooga. IL may od
that q city of IS 900 inhabitants composed largely
Northern people, the most accessible gcogrHphica
point IN the state, with very large white Post,
| a Post Of colorcd eK-soders, two Womnns Relic
| Corps and Camp Of Sons Of Veterans should no
ere this. have lad Grand Army Headquarters Til
| want Of harmony between the two white Poaia La
| until now. preclndcd the uniting upon any on
| candidate. Hence other points took advantage ,
| this Division aud secured the pFize. Conrad
| Muller Ike our first Commander, CoInradc Jnue
| was also a Pennsylvania soldier, having serve
| from May, 1861. until July H. 1865, in Co d. 2gl
| Pa lie followed Fighting joe HuUkern ia I'll
Army Of the Potomac. participated la the ftmot
Battle above the Clouds on Lookout MouutaIi
in Shcrmau's March To the Sea- wounded ,
Pine Knob, Ga, aud twice in rebel PRISONS 4,
day lac j. a citizen of Chattanooga In daily sight
some OF hs old battleiicids, n fat, Jolly, Who'll,
sOuled fellow. true steel 10 the " old boys - An
the trusted, capable manager of the Blount STAY