The National tribune., 1890-11-13
DEPARTMENT NEWS.
COLORADO

COLORADO
The Encsmpment in December bids fair TO be
the most satisfactory ever held ia ihi> Department,
iudglEg from Tie way tlte comrades al Mauitou
working. Al recent meeting uI tie local Post IL
was resolved co hold a Campfire soon for the pur-
pose ot raising some OF the necessary funds 4
substantial supper with baked hraus "a tle prin-
cipa feature uf lie bill OF fare, VIII be given
this occasion. and musical eri., nnont will bc
enjoyed lu connection. The c. m Tee IN charge
G. W. Baker. A. Cree and Isaac Davis and
ladies aid corps has been organized 10 facilitate
the work.
The comrades ia Denver have decided that Il Is
betng the dignity Of .le P0s;z of ilat city have
Grand ARMY Hail, and the movement - on foot
70 build magnificent building 10 cost s30OUc1 The
Denver boys ale active enough. and we do not
colibi pc -Goeg-s = theig undertaking.
CONNECTICUT
The Department EucampmeBt will be held
early ia February with Merriam Post, s, OF MerI-
den. Tie committee l. working hard TO make it
Efforts wili be made TO have the pres
enee 81 Col kcazey aud other Commanders dear
90 the comrades
ILLINOIS,
George r. Thomas Post. s. Of Chicago. now has
q membership Of nearly ZOO being the largest
Po-l The country. This Pos. has just competed
tbe urlanzs Of the uniform battalion mentioned
already They viii be uniformed within the next
90 day., aud present a very creditabie appearance
stood The committee ia whose charge u has been
placed has arranged for 60 uniforms.
Gen. L. : Grant Post; c-lcago. viii give tho last
two II series Of three socablcs. on Nov. . and
Dec. 81 respectively. Like other affairs under the
auspices Of this Post these gatherings arc
thoroughly enjoyable.
Post 7U5 WAS oI-,nized in Quiscy Oct "a aud
named iu honor of Col. Chss A. Morton, now dead.
The new Posi- has . charter members and these
officers Com, y. Il Shelter; :. Y. g, Charles
BrOckscbmidt; J. V. C.. Christ MausIe; q. 81,
john j. Gruiiui Adj't, John y. Biauey; surg, Wm.
Suiitb: Chap, ID. W. Montg; O. d. J. ". Wilson;
9. O., A. :. sisiey; = A., W. w. Fenton; q NJ. s..
Nelson Arsnall
MINNESOTA
General Orders. No. z issued al Minneapolis. by
coLInIHnd Of james Compton. Department Com
Inaucer-GeoTge ". Morey, A. A.-G.-cOnian the
following:
The Department Commander desires TO thank
Commander, AdjuiHuis and QuArtermasiers OF
Posts for their pTompluess and accuracy Ia max
Ing OUT and forwarding Post reports for the quar-
Ter just closed. or al the reports received. hut
three have bren back for correction and these
have been resumed Tor very ezcusable emissions.
Thst there is marked Improvement Ia this re-
EEfd Is very manifest and very gratifying. The
following cotuutiitce u hereby appointed under the
tollowing resolution, passed at the ninth Depart
Eent EncHuIpmeBi:
RssoiUed That tle-e be appointed by the De-
pargiIseut Commander standing committee of
Eve. one from each Congressional District, whose
duty u shall be 10 inaugc into tie facts APP
parent failure 10 carry out the provisions 81 law Ia
The appointment q X sudaers 10 positions IA Fed
erai. Slate and Municipal service, aud that aGeh
committee be instructed 10 report the fac,s TO tie
Department COmmrudeT. Committee First Die
trici. A. l. Christie; Second District, = W. HAZE;
Third District, J. -. Howard Fourth District, w.
r Ro5ertsi Fifth District, q. A. Whitney.
OHIO
General Orders. No 10 issued AT Toledo. by com
naiL - Z. II. Bowling Department Commander
- ,.Iie5 Reed A. Ads as follows:
iii- 20 day season IS approaching. aud with Il
con- ga fHonclt ~ our obligation 10 wards
Sc GA q - 81 our dead comrades al the Soldiers
AND Saiol- OrDliafi.' Home u xenia aud our var
r"tu Hiia lsip.es- brothers at the Home At SAN
aasEy a trlhc froH each 81 the comrades
thfcuziont tle Department viii 20 10 make 40 a.
aSn snf vii bring gladues- 10 the bc5rIs II an
tisser g. iia sEe iDok 10 H. and rgtfIlv
4 d. b. q lac
bglfa-- g. accordance will established custom
saeI I.-t called upon to appropriate ad for
ward 30 tie QgaricrtHasier-G General during the
fsft7.i ti a3geuber sum equal 10 thTee cents per
fnenfi-r ,pT tie purchase 81 suitable Chris nias
p1t-tatF .ar Tie Home at &egiia. atd Tor uesgr-
taTr- hf magazine Tor The conIiade~ a tie san
cu-Ey i.eu4e. Tbe W.LlC.. the 8 81 v and patti.
Olic cittzcr- generally, invited 10 join this
lai"T - iHfe. ~ ~ hoped there b. no Post ia the
Department but viii checriuiiy contribute some
imng - purposes above sei forth.
maJ 81. 1T Neil la- made liberal offer to Mccoy
Po-' 80 CDiuHbus, which viii The member
ehip ~ Tara. OUi in force tbe NatiouaI Eneamp-
IDent parade Dezt year The proposition bc makes
D. 10 RiVe - Tor every 100 iu the parade from
Mclgy Post. Tie comrades will undoubtedly
hustle and pull a hundred, al least from the pocket
OF ile Major.
PENNSYLVANIA
Tie CaTziry" Post .. enjoyed one Of the fines,
nusters known Ia iis history Thursday evening
One hundred and fifty comrades answered roil-csi
EBd y recruits presented Themselves Tor musteT-in
Three 81 these named were received by munster
card. \ very interesting feature was the rle~enta-
lion - tie Post 81 ilfc-size oil painting OF Cen
Phil Sheridan, painted ~ Com AIDE William Suauv
I5tii pa. Cav. The picture ilas been On . itiItio
a. EaFies Galleries for tIc past month aud has
bern pronounced By cpuuoi-seurs Tie most life
like picture d Cen. Sheridan ever yaiuted Gen
T. u Fisher received IL bella Of le Poet in am
eloquent SPEECH. a. no Samuel T. Town lie.
lF~Ted aI address Of cougr4iuiatloH. aud Catnrade
Eiig"fe - FoHl Z, spoke upon the subject 81 tiie
prisoner monument. Eugier Fox one Of Gen.
shendans Headquarters bHgIers. gave some old
tirne cAiif. tomHand"r y. A. Thsyer made
hearty speech % welcome 10 the new cofnrados.
Many "ld cDfnrades present Including Sieve aud
Charley FfaulzIu. Comrades Otto Fleming Toe
HeFriOit and otHeTs A uUcn was grryad ss,.T lie
muster. Adlt shep. Harris was the soloist ia the
vocal exercises.
Tie Baker Guard. Of Post 3. viii have a benefit
80 iIe Grand Opera House during the next week
beginning Monday evening. Nov. II. THE Sea
King wlli be tie attraction.
Jglis P0si. Germantown has decided 10 poy,-
Pone me anniversary supper IN Tie Town Hail until
IAent J. ~ Fisher Post. l0l, Hatboro, viii visit
Gen. l.. ID. Baker Post &, Thursday evening Nov
20
RHODE ISLAND
GeUaFll Orders No -. Issued a. Providence. by
command II Is-ni. r. D4vis Department f.s,fe
Blauder-EdgIuud r. Prentizs AA-G.-contaig
thr following
d. accordance with the Rules aud Regulations.
the i'osi officers ths AGlutat, rsiui or and
AuHTterfuazl Sergeant eXcepdeaJ raii be- elected
a. tiie hEat stated meeting ~ Dcccubcr by ballot
Enic~s ballot be dispensed with by unanimous
coiseHi aud they shall be Installed into sheir re
spec iEt VEices al the lgst stated meeting Iu Jau-
EiT8 following The Delegates sttId ABfeTHAtes 10
tie Department EucHHiI5Tcut -haIl t5e elected nj
Size same lDe aHG ln the manner as the Post
0fDceFH; ihey slAii be furnished with credentials
signed by tie Pos Commander and Post AdIutaut
copy ~ which must BE- ulldialely forwarded
60 tie Assistant hdjutaHt-f eueFal ol tie Deuart-
niett Tie number Of Delegates 60 which each
Post D. entitled IL based upon Tie reports f.5T tie
qulEteI aildit = ft -. Buo f. follows. Prescott
], is delegates; burnside, 2 two; Balou 3 six.
Arnold, 8. seven q. T.. Lawtou. s, z!z: Reno g.
tlicci ~ed2fFlcE. 7, tifec fafTapHi +, two smith
.. eight; Socum DO. p llt.ts4. ~ two: KaauIan.
u tFoi Ircs, l3. three Mr5fegoT 10, SIX lBalsitt
u, DFe; g. j. Baker. IG. t"o, Tower T. 81 Bud.
iDllg, lh four q. &fc.pl-. - one: l..clsl.u 10
gsFeE; o. IL. Warren. q two; Lincoln - ta,..
d. si. Do4dar-l, - sI5. She resignation 81 Com.
raae a. a. AieErTsgI Inspector, Lslz been received
al tltsc HcHaqgartcTs. Tie following appoint
tBcuts are i8srcsy HaIfO uI.cel and viii be osyed
ard respected HccDgd Hgiy: Iuspecor Theodore
a. Penny, Prescott Post f; Assistant Inspector,
GLaa q. A. Peterson, Prescott. .: Assistant Mus
terlUB tnloer-, James A. Abbott. Prescott Geo
b s-i7- rlocufn, 10. During Use past year Ii gs
been deeii4cd advisable and proper Tcuoyate and
Feinrnish Department Headquarters IN order thai
NC may Eage suitable accom- RiodstiOns TO- ViziLori