The National tribune., 1890-11-13

,,,,l m bus,t.-ss ,,urr,.-as Several OF the Posts
hav" already become Interested in this n'r.-e '''
dc-ire TO show their approval aud appreciation IN
al that has tnan done IA making HeAlannrtera Nd
pleasant and beautiful Ivy sending in contribution
which witt represent the Post. aud we have been
asked TO inform the whole Department OF this way
81 raising fua- through t;et,ra. Orders, that each
Pest iuaY now have an opportunity OF assisting by
giving something for this purpose. This will not
prevent all comrades who 80 desire from forward
inp such amounts they feel willing To give ~ n-
cividual donations The Assistant AdjutantG Cen
erAi viii receive contributions and eheeriuiy
aud thankfully acknowledge the receipt oil the
same. Again our Department hns been deeply
afflicted la The loss lay death Of the Chief Mus
trrnE Officer Comr,SIe Edward L. Springer.
tie mustered ont Thursday, Oct. 30, after Inv
ing bccu confined to his h0fsc for long time 10y n
severe aud painful illness. Ia this bereavement
l"t us extend TO the family our heartfelt sympn-
thies. Deceased WIS a valued and respected mem
her of StOcum Post TO- aud an esteemed comrade
and officer of the Department
TENNESSEE.
The following Circular No. g. issued from Chat
tannoga, by order of Charles f. Muller, Depart
ment Commander-Sam w. Duncan, A. A.-G., ex-
plains Itself:
/. 81 the Encampmeut held In Chattanooga
March 6. 1890. the following resolution was ungn-
imousiy adopted:
Whereas the 6 A. r. Posts aud Sons Of Veterans
OF Chattanooga have formed "A joint committee to
inauEurHic movement 60 establish Memorial
Hall. 90 be used flee for the ChicknmaugR
National Park NOW being established there nv the
United States Government. for the deposit OF his
meetings 'si all Union Veterans Associations aud
their RuNijnrics: in short. home or hcadquar-
ter- Tor all visitors 10 these historic fields; therefore
hCS"Tcd, That this Department EnCappment
heartily iatioTse this movement aud recommend
all nreuiiers Of Tie Grand may of the Republic,
sons of Veterans, ladies Of The Womnus Relief
Corps aud loyal citizens generally, that they give
tie movement earnest encouragement.
II. Continuing ia the purpose nf the foregoing tho
Department Commander hereby earnestly solicits
irom each Post of The Department in good stand
ing, it, Endorsement of tins action of the Depart
ment EucmpmcEt To this end the Commander
and Adjutant IL each Post are ask cd 10 take ocia
action at their first meeting after receipt of this
circular and approve the following:
To tile Senate and House OF Representatives of
the United States OF America in Congress nsscm-
bled; We, your petitioners, eN-Union soldiers,
representing the Posts of the Grand Army Of the
Republic B the State Of Tennessee, respectfully ask
Your houurnhlc body to set npart and appropriate
for the perpetual use of the Grand Army Of the
Republic, Sous OF Veterans y. s. A, and the
NomHn's Relief Corps, that portion of the Gov
eFumrut reservation at Chattanooga, Tenn, as
mny be fully described Ivy maps aud diagrams;
10 have and to hold The same for the purposes ex-
pressed IN The foregoing resolution.
Circular No. 4. issued Nov =. by order of the De-
partmrnt Commander, contain the following;
!. The Department .ncampment, held ia this
city March last, adopted thc following:
RsS0ted. That this Encampmeut, feeling the
necessity Tor Department Historian To preserve
the records thereof the office is hereby created,
aud Comrade C. W. Norwooa chosen 10 fili the po-
sitou Tor the ensuing tcFui OF 1880. The rcmunera-
ton Tor his services o. be within reasonable bounds
aud to lee deter mined by the Department Council
Of Administration.
H. Acting in accordance with this resolution
CumrHde Norwood, In April, 1880, issued "A circular
appealing to comrades generally throughout the
Department for their assistance These circulars,
covering blank forms like those incluscd. were
mailed to Commanders al all the Posts ia lie De-
parimCnt. About oup-fourih have met with re-
spouses and many of them very incomplete. Per
sonal appeals have have also been made 10y letters
from the historian, aud sill the same indifference
is shown.
III. Comrades, it does not seem that little re-
heciiun Will disclose the Importance OF assisting
thc historian in this work. The value of such a
record is iueztimabie. Other Departments have
complete. pcrmaucn records. aud we should have
tie same before il j. forever too late. Our Depart
ment is Ia fir condition numerically but iinanci lly
unable 10 incur mach expense Tor this labor; there
fore. everything III comrades do to aid the his
tOTian should be chcrriuliy done. Remember.
comrades this Department has never yet bad It's
history prepared in connected form, aud the
work must be huit from the ground up" The
historian has carefully searched the very impeT-
f,ctiy kept aud disconnected flies Of the Depart
meui from 1850 TO the present tinc. but there are
many breaks and omissions which can only be
supplied by individual COmrHdcs. and the Depart
nIent Commander expresses the hope and the de-
sire that every one viii did ia this work.
TEXAS
Taos Higgins San Antonio: We have two Posts
ia ihis city. both in "a iiourishiug conditoB-Ord
fost, .. and beiknaP' 81. belong to the latter.
Al The members are following an honorable call
ing for a livelihood. The people OF this place
manifest no friendly feeling toward us as GAR.
men but Otherwise we arc respected as citizens.
WISCONSIN,
T. -. walcott Post. l. Milwaukee, recently
vacated Sc lid quarters in the Light Horse squad
Building for better Post hall in the New
Academy on Milwaukee street. The Pos. has re
ceivcd from CoInTade George l.. Thomas "A gHyel
made from a piece Of wood taken from the Grad
dock House. Wedford. Mass. built 80 years ago.
The house named Was used fort Ia the Of
the Revolution.