The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-18
G. A. R. ORDERS.
Appointments and Announcements Made by
the Department Commander.

ing to the assistant Acknowledgements:
Senior aid-de-camp and chief of staff,
George X. Spencer, post Abb. Aids-de-
camp-F. \. A. Neal, post /; II. D. Shaffer,
post 2; d. McTaggert, post 4; f. G. Mark
art, post 6; o. H. Coulter post Z; Timothy
Narthy, post s; w H Smith, post 9; r. A.
Campbell, post II: !. c. Clark, post 20; b.
H. Downing, post %: w y Ogden, post
80; W T. Collins, post 80; L. L. Alrich,
post -; S. K. Peters, post 5}; j. NJ. McNay,
post II; \. J. Felt, post -; J. NJ. Water
man, post 116; Adam Kemper, post 127;
". 3. Kingsley, 130; p B. Rusk, post 135;
c. T. Prewett, post 142; j. NJ Hopkins,
post 145; NJ DeForest, post 161: ". H.
Simmonds, post 1S4: \. !. Bircbfield, post
1Ss f. +. May. post 1875: y. f. Everett,
post 1919: Charles VI. Harvey, post POP w.
d. Mathews, post pos W. Fl. Day, post
215: NJ .JeIlison. post 246: 5. VI. Johnson,
post 2g2: NJ. w. Sutton, post 293: Phil
Kelley. post 1872 T. NJ. Hines, post 336: c.
u. Cone. post 399: Thomas Swinney, post
43+. The department commander desires
to impress the fact, that the position Of
aid-de-camp is not to be regarded as merely
honorary but the comrades so hOnOred by
being named as aids-de-camp on the de-
ment staff should bear in mind that they
have been selected on account of their fit
ness for active duty. They are the i'm
mediate representatives OF the department
commander in their respective localities,
and, as such, Will be expected to put forth
their best efforts in an earnest endeavOr to
recruit our ranks and build up our order
Second. The following committees are
appointed: Committee to secure the ma
tfonaI encampment for 1892 at Topeka
Chairman, 7. j. Anderson, post /: Lyman
L. Humphrey, post I; Ben Pagan: post p;
Eugene f. Ware, post -; George Trout,
post IS: 4. c. Culp, post 121; b. {. Cook,
post 800. This committee by direction OF
the department encampment viii have
permanent headquarters at Topeka. and
COmrade Lanham is hereby appointed
its clerk to whom all communications in
tended for the committee should be adj
dressed
Committee on legislation-P J. Potts,
post T. Lewis Hanback,, post 66 W. p.
post S5; A. W. Smith. post 81;
q. NJ. Stratton, post IS; T. b. Gerow, post
90: W II. Young, post 303.
Third. The state soldiers home at Fort
Dodge was opened for the reception of in
mates January !. This home receives
of the union army and navy and
their wives and such Of their children as
are unable to support themselves. As the
appropriation for this home is only
- 600 per year until the legis-
lature meets again, a great many
things that ought TO be done for the com
fort and pleasure of the inmates must nee
cessariiy be left undOne The posts and
corps throughout the state would aid ma
terially by donations of dressing gowns,
pillows. books, pictures. and
such delicacies and fruit as would tempt
he appetite of the aged, sick and infirm.
Donations should be sent to D. l.. SWeen-
ey. commandant, Dodge City.
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at its last meeting at Salina,
by resolution, made the West
ein Veteran the official organ
Of this department, and recommended
that each post Immediately subscribe for
COPY. to be placed on 1ile, for the use of
the post. Comrades, this is strictly sol
dier paper, published by worthy comrade
Of this department and devoted 70 the IN
teVeSt Of the old soldier. whether ne Il a
member of the Grand Army or not, and
each one should become Il subscriber, if he
is not already, and thus aid in substan-
tial manner in making it a power for good
in the soldier cause.
Fifth Attention is especially called 10
the q. \. Il. Memorial college located at
Oberlin. Kan. The purpose of this institu
ton iS the free education of all children of
the soldiers and sailors of the late war. 1t
was organized and incorporated by certain
noble women actuated by the principles of
charity and loyalty. As intelli-
gence and virtue are the foundation stones
upon which the fabric Of our government
rests, every enterprise, having III view the
education OF our youth. should receive
the hearty and united support OF all pat
liOtic citizens
sixth This department viii be hOnOred
by 2 visit from the commanderin-chief Of
the Grand Army Of the Republic, General
Russell A Alger. ON Monday and Tuesday.
March - and p There viii be an after
noon meeting and reception in his honor,
ut ConCorii8. on the oath and at Wichita
on the 18th Excursion rates have been Sc (
cured on all railroads leading to tGese
points and the department commander
would urge all comrades, who possibly
can TO attend these meetings. Let rs
give our commander a royal welcome 70
our great soldier state.
seventh The dates for the state re
union at Topeka have been fixed for OctO-
her !. 5 . and TO- inclusive
Eighth Proper applications having
been made to these headquarters. the fol-
lowing changes IN names of posts are here
bv approved: Winfield Scott post A. TO
Hill City post Il; General Rice post Il. to
Topeka post Il; Bald Hill post 29i, to Gull
yer post 2gs: AuJica post 80, to Charles q.
Harkcr post 36O.
Ninth. The following addresses are
called for: Lieutenant Ieauder McChes-
1ey. late battery b. New Jersey Light ar
illerV hv Thomas T. Leo. No ~ Johnson
street. Newark y. j.: Joseph BurneS. late
1f company II. 3rd Ohio Volunteer iuial-
try, by Cba>. VI. Dunnavan. ---5S South
sixth street. ~. Joseph, No. Joseph
Lucas. lste corporal company O. +9th Iili-
3osS Volunteer infantry. 10y j. r. Elliott,
IT Dorado Springs No
Tenth. The department cOunter>ign Tor
the ensuing year = transmitted herewith {
to all posts IN good standing
Eleventh. The reports and per capita
tax for the first quarter of ISsl ara due
NArch 81. Proper blanks have been mailed
.o each post. and it i the duty Of post
commanders 20 SET that the reports are
properly made ont az the last post meeting
ia this month. and mailed without delay
TO the assistant ad IUcaDr general with
draft or pO~tOiiice order for the per capita
tax lnCloSeG The raE * 81. cents pcr
quarter for each comra6e ia good standing
- shown hy tIe adjUrant' repOrs. EaEle-
wood post lf4 mas the honor ~ beinE the
first II send IL its nj arms FOR IhiS qusrrer
a ClBCULAR LETTER
The commander Of the department has
also issued the following circular:
Post commanders and other post officers (
are u-Eed so make special efforts 10 r-cr1yit .
and tiil UP the ranks Of the q. y r. during
the ensuing year. There j. scarcely "a post +
IN the department but could sl-no>7 double
H. present membership within the next
,5x months # proper efforts are HaCe il
! earnestly recommended tbal easE posi-
p-ocure fTura RS colu-y clerk
a copy a tae Official enrolment ~ the ola
> 2idiers II the county, sud that al aPplioa +,