The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-04-03
DEPARTMENT NEWS.


rTlie Assistant Acknowledgement OF the diiieren!
Departments arc respectfully requested 10 forward
. cnliv nf Ihe Department rosters i"r 1870 10 hE
NsgIoNAI TEIHUNE- Adiutauts Of Posts are also
reqli,sied 70 forward soon a. possible llst OF
tlte nrrlv-elecied oihoers-I
ARKANSAS
A po-, Wa organized at Center Ridge Feb. IS,
with g. charter members aud the following
officers: Com. George ". Small; r. V. C., T. J.
IIu4,r.,ok }. V g.. C,,nrade Robinson; Adj.t A.
G. GI,lS,u: q. NJ d, ID. g. Norwood; surg. l.. ID
Jones; Chap, Joseph Watson; o. ID, f. o. Sio-
haussh: o. O. Cu1nrade Wright; ). n, X. Elk
ridge; q. NJ. 5, Robert Newberry.
ILLINOIS,
Talbot P.,-i. No. 69i. was organized at Alexis
recently. wiIh 30 charter members and the follow
ing ofirsrs: Cum, e. +. johnson; ;. V. G., Ttos.
LyypT1dlsp; =. V g, las Perkins; Chap. Andrew
RenNIcg; surg, J. Z. MeClai'aiiah; q ~ Henry
V Are. O. d., Joseph wright .. o.. !. Nelson;
Aaj'i J. A. Wallace; O. III. =, William Metzner; >
NJ, Hicla'I Me- alvey.
I,ili Post, No. 20. Gibson City. has adopted reso-
lUiisrn- iHvuriug - service pension law.
t,arrOIit0n Post. No. az. CATTo.lion, and Z. i.
Hrd-au Camp. :. v. held Campfire recently,
which a grand -tiCcrs-. over $50 were cleared.
General OrdeIs No. !, is-uri al Chicago. March
D. iiy command VI Wan. L. Di-Iin. contain the fol-
lowing;
mela Illinois, by tIe members of the 2sih an
nual EuCtmpnicut, heid a. Quincy, March l3, i
hereby as-,.:le command aud tender my sincere
thanks 20 the comrades 81 tiiis Department Tor The
Eresu honor tIuau tnou.ly conferred upon nellie
hiElt-g within their sst. Comrades let us advance
OUT iitis- if-iiie during the year. Let az do
al the Eo0d IN puwer iur lie needy ones within
RANKS, well a. for tie deserving widows and
orphans 80 tiio-e couITades who have been trans
ferred 10 tiie army Of the Greai Commander. See
TO Il shat uo "EIile soldier i debarTcd from en-
jos iug the privileges and benefits Of grand
EuuIzasiUn. We need them; they need ~. Let Us
JOIN earnest eort TO make tli- 81 the most
prosperous year. tie history of tle Department.
AHh giiat end ia view. / earnestly ask your cup
pori and co operation I hereby announce the
Gen. A. ID. Rraasie Post 549, Evanston; Asst q NJ
G.tI. Thos. ~. scOli, Post "a. Fairfield. Further
staff appointments will he announced iu future
der. HeaaquArserr 81 tile Department AID Offices
Of tic Assistant Adiutaft ti-Issrsti will be e-itip
li-ied NJ e. :. Express Building. - aud - Wash
ifgton street, Chicago. Al official communion
stsiuid be stddres-ed sud all money orisrs,
etc uisde payable Ia 4. ID gea8e, Assistant Adju-
tHni-G General 3 aud b Washington street. Chicago.
INDIANA
t5s-icral Orders. No J. issued at Princeton. March
L. by command 81 Oil. K 5t0ruloni. Department
G0Iunisder. eDntsiH lhe following:
Al Tie eleventh annual EBcHtilpHl OF this De-
psrtuIefii. heid ~ Indianapolis. March II and ~
the following coisirade- we're eeetcd 10 tie Offices
designated. CsiiI- Gii. X. SarnIunt Post No -
Princeton; :. v. a.. ". W. MeBcth 3 Lafayette; j.
v c. James Grui-iey, SS5. Gu-porI: Msdical Di-
r-eoF. q. IS. Burkei, IA. Warsaw: Chap, 81. L.
Ne.is IL. Greess sg,,sd CounciI Of AduIiui-tra-
ufs. Esurge W. Miller. j, T-Tre iIHutei Jesse Par
nIeuieT. 9 WaDa-s. Jolin Finch, .. SButh Bend; ;
irEin R.,Jisin-, T. Indianapolis; ). ~. HoicOLiIb
lf4, EtsrL Branch. The comrades Df Tins Dep
Elelk Elt-eAfa llfe exalted U-fittiG nt
Gs'fufIHIi'rr. hereby ASSUME iiie dulles Of titc
Office. mighty approaching the distinguished honor
conferred aiid fuzzy realizing the responsibility 81
the great tfu-f tines have csEiided 10 my care ID
Nti te niy eudeavoF 4, ia all 10 MY puyer
b. advance the Interests 81 Is ie gTaigdesl GTghn-
izaiiou tie face u tie globe; aud zimpiy AK
Niiai i5eleve Nili reUeivr the active opera
tlnH 81 every iost aid individual cuunde 80 the
Department. MHh such assistance SUCCESS will
surely follow without II my abor- vii lie ia vain.
lie following appointments 81 tie slan oi tie De-
ptrlfurrii commander announced: Aszt Adj &
Gen. T. n. Walker, Port No. IL Indianapolis Asst
On. Gen. ~. a. Cochran. Post No $50 Indian
aiS,iis- Al sfcsal communications should be adj
dfss-d to the Assistant A. iniAHi GeneTAi, No. q
Essri Market street, Indianapolis.
IOWA.
Aberu..thy Post. No As. West Union. has adopted
resolutions faFrihg the amendment Uf The pension
lEE- that tlie PROVISIONS existing be extended
20 the WiaOs aud children Of Any deceased Union
soldier ur raii0r Wiiii"nt regard 70 lass having been
feilsisif-r. and iTrespecive Of tie Cause 81 his
death, aud tilat the provisions OF such law date
frOlD Jan. 1. ibJ0.
KANSAS
General Orders. No. 2. issued at Sabetha. Marci
Is. ~ command II Ira r. Collins, Department Com
uaanaer-J. r. Thompson, a. A.-Gs--contAIn Ih'
following.
Tie state Soldiers Home ~ Port Dodge VA
opened f,r tie reception 81 inmates Jan. !. Tai
Home rfct8ycz veterans II abe Union Army nn,
ksvy aud tiieiE WIssz aud such % their children
are unable 80 buplort iilsu7elVes 80 tc iaJi5TO
pTl or tlli- Home h. Oiy s. 90 per yeaT uuti
tie II gisiature fJeciH again "a great many thing
- II ,.iS 'oi ''.' = iii''it 400 Pe'is"I
rs 'i-''-"Ss AN-' .'7T''lis &c isls "iin"e
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