The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-09-18
DEPARTMENT NEWS.
GFORGiA,-

1LOhGAHH
The following Circular Letter, No 2. has been
issued from Savannah, 10y David Porter Depart.
meHt Curi5maHder-Iilos. 7. Gleason A. 40:
J hereby cer1Ify THAI The Board Of Trustees Tor
the AHaersOHFiile Pri-Ou-Pem property were
directed by the Council 81 Administration OF ibis
Department 10 discharge The duty a. set forth Ia
lie Circular 81 81 olicers heroic attached. This
property, now belonging 10 the Department Of
Georgia, Eus been L5C Of great suffering aud
many sad memories cluster around ID; we PROPOSE
70 make IL future history pleasant but the
p" four Hundred Of Georgia are unable 10 do tie
work uuaded, aud ti.cy call upon their cofurades
every where Tor tace 10 care for this historic
place feeling confident t8at there VIII be an i'm
mediate hnd nearly response 10 the appeal, which
i most iuliy iudoTse and recommend.
Following j. Tie Circular referred TO issued l,v
The Board - Department Trustees 81 Anderson
Filie ffhon-F Pea property al Hotel Lauer Macon:
NoMEADlE: Through Tie press and Depart
meIIt General Orders. voc dounicss know Of the
purella-e 81 tie AnoersoHEilc Prison Pen PROPERTY
~ TIE Department - Georgia. 4 food q letters
from comrades 10 every Department convince as
that sou heartily iHdor=c action IN preserving,
1hIs hhIowcd ground 10 Tie GA T. aud = of Y
forever Our work b. only Just begun. The grounds
are now merely a wilderness. with the E,,r.z aud
DTeastW partially preserved; the palisades
gone, bul iFacesh.es The deFFessiOnE on lie LilI-
hioss yet marking tie caves iHt0 which our moor
boys covered from tie fury Ol ~ .rz aud Tie heat
- Use sun. Inc we.ls dug for water with tuu.cl-
l0T escape, yei remain and Providence Spring sii
throws out IL lille stream join the creek which
FURNISHED water 70 inO4sicn Tie daily raliouE Of un-
Eited meal.
The shows that we have much 70 do. Ono brr-
crcd acres 70 be uHderbrushed aud GOOD fence
bui.t, iuei9zing tine grounds an avenue graded
nom Tue cef1ot, building erected 10 contain a
museum, aLe 10 which come old veteran NAV re-
tlde 70 care for the grounds and 10 keen ready a
Dec and a meal. a nominal cost for any Old vet
efaE visitor, aud The payment 81 some 500 o! seta
yet uupr0yded Tor. 18ese Hre items Of ,,rrssitl,
necessity and must be done now aud We s-r ,oTr
contribution 10 dcfTay ezpeuscs-uuke II a. isrge
As you possibly cat. II We have little over IA rIl
not Aurs we eau pay taxes restore the old bakery
-, .-I1is - -4i-ih street Or iGaty other things
oAlg suggested 10 ~ In letters from the bows
Every dollar cent us shall be recepied aud nc
counted for. strict economy aud a,cgurfaI,3Jit,y
f9les IAis Committee serves without paw and
We asE llat you be liberal Ia your contributions
Unti. we can put ourselves iu position 10 ae.- (,,
srnfneulal aid. Hold up our hands ia Ills f,s4f,.r
ana we WI make hHaeEsonriiIc Park a pleasant
tlCuglt Tor every Old soldier aud a memorial et.t
A. which many - ycu will yet meet.
>. "a sIoAE, ~. ID, Atlanta, Ca, President
J. ID CnAHFoE3 Macon, Ga Secretary
4EAA1 l'i2-EEIi Savannah, Ga, Treasurer
N B-1end ali communications and make MI
remittance payable u tAe Secretary.
ILLINOIS,
Lyon Post, 2, Chicago claims that Il has lbc
oldest member ~ the Grand ARMY ia fbe 1890,
~ map. - D. isasseti, who passed bis sgh birth
q meeting 81 the Poet Is always In Attendance ID
every funeral, and ls ycIitab.e father among tbe
comrades.
MASSACHUSETTS,
George H. Ward Post, %, Worcester ig % present
the Kansas City veterans with Photographic sou
Neulrs 81 their recent yisIt
= committee ~ Lye lac been appointed from,
David A. Russell Post. e. Whitman 10 See yFbat
can Dc done toward forming a Plymouth Cou,ty
battalion 10 attend the Hezt National EHcain pfnent
~ Detroit.
Gen. Lander Post s. Lynn. claims q rnef,l,ey.I,,,
IN RO0G standing u 10 This Post T. the strt,-t
~ the order financially. The Post owns ilz own
Post Hall besides other valuable prouertv a g.
ture of TIE Post headquarters i the MeuIorIsI
Room, where are hung large photographs 81 All
deceased members u tic Post.
MICHIGAN
The sixth annual Encampment Of the sou,,
western Michigan GAR EssociafIou ,ue,l,5 -
Shesoh sep :, with Posts present from Ann afl,or
4Psiiahtl, sherwood, Union Cry. LitcLheId Hlls,
Hhie. ADDISON, JOuesvIlc, Burlington CoIdwa,er
Iluosohf lekoHsha, Napoleon EtOckIridge s,.d
notth adams accompanied by Camps Of sons Of
veterans aud WomsIs Relief Corps nom he sa
towns Tho Camp was cllTlsieued a. Cam RIai-5I
ln honor 81 tic venerable war Governor Nnre
lAhn u thousand veterans took part IN the uaragje
~ Tic evening grand Cam I5tIre wac held IA yoi,
Sen. wilmington presided Gen AIger and ~
paHtneni Commander DufIicld sUDegYed a. a..
grounds and addressed the comrades Rsi, ,tra
NSnlea tie carry ing out Of Fridays Brogg,p,
yIileefs elected: Pres George S. Devlin Jacson.
W, d = Dean, Ann ArboT; Sec. o. NJ Uardino,'
S"hssflllei Treas, 4. T. Alien, \ psilauti
NEW JERSEY
Col. r. }. Far.sen Post 30 was mustered AT sou,b
6MbOy recently. IL has now y Euen,beFs end a.
toi.S"lng Officers: Com. A. 4. Zeitler nj ID
:. y. - ram. Z. James; J. V. C.. &. Stonaker.
Aoy = Jas. Irwin q. n. d. Morint: s. NJ lac
1suckh5e~i u NJ. =, Sam. StTailon Chan w nj
buoA@ie"; C., Geo EnD"1s.