Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-03-08
GRAND ARMY BOYS
Move On To Tombstone--The Tucson
Delegation Leave TO-day--WhO
VIII BE Present.

The members of the Grand Army OF
the Republic, representatives of the
eight posts in this Territory, viii all bt
In Tombstone next week, at The meet
ing of the Eighth Annual Encampment
of the Department of Arizona. For the
past week Adiutant-G General Kelley has
been receiving advices from those who
expect TO be present, and last night the
list was complete, and be kindly furnish
cd the CITIZEN with rostrum Of the
campment.
The department of Arizona now coz
sIsts of eight posts with membership
of $50, an increase of about 30 during
the past year. One additional post has
been established during the past year,
at Bisbee, which starts of with a good
membership, and some excellent mater
III for iiourishing post.
Department Commander A. B. Samp-
son, Of Negley Post Of this city, accom-
panied by his staff officers, who 1--we
here, Adiutant-Genera r. B. Kelley
and Judge Advocate, j. a. Zabriskie,
left this afternoon for Tombstone, and
met Assistant Quarter Master General
Geo. L. Goats, and Commander W. W.
Woods OF John ". Owen Post at Phenix,
at the depot.
There was a Jolly handshaking at the
platform, and it was fair sample of the
general good feeling that viii prevail at
Tombstone next week. The delegation
from John \. Logan Post, of Tempe,
was also on board, with b. Sampson
as commander.
Commander Shindler of Barrett Post,
Prescott, and Commander John Rosen-
baugh, of Ransom Post, Flagstaff, have
notified Adjutant- General Kelley
that they would be present at the en-
campment with their delegations. Pat
rick Shanlin, Of Alexander Post, Globe,
writes fthat he with their delegation.
viii try to be on hand, notwithstanding
anticipating trouble with the high
water.
DEPARTMENT OFFICERS.
The following are the officers of the
Department Commander, Amasa B.
Sampson; Senior Vice Department Com
mander, Joseph 3. Dreamer: Junior
Vice Dpt.Commander, J. W. Kelso; AS
slstant AdJutan: sGeneral, r. B. Kelley:
Assistant Quartermaster General, Geo.
Z. Coats; Inspector, ID. K. Wardwell:
Chaplain, \. L. Gutherie; Medical Di-
rector. j. +. Wharton; Judge Advocate,
7 4 I.lNr ~
Geo. ". Sines.
Council OF Administration, J. H.
Campbell, Geo. Hoxsworth. II. B. Light
hlzer, A. h. Love and Thomas Gregory
Post Department Officers-Post Depart
ment Commander, 4, L. Grow Tomb
stone.
LIST Or DELEGATES.
The following gentlemen have been Sc
lected to represent their respective posts
IN the encampment:
Negley Post No. I, Tucson-Robert
Fraser, Commander; Geo. W. Brown, P.
J. Bolan, Matt Flynn, Jas. Speedy,
Uriah Gregory, Chas. T. Croft. Henry
Z. Lacy, John j. Hill, with Past Post
Commanders, Jas. \. Zabrislzie. Thos.
Hughes, 4. B. Sampson, and Geo. ".
Saunders.
Burnside Post No. ,. Tombstone.
II. Campbell, Commander; 7. A. Atch-
insOn, l. r. Baldwin, John G. Wiser, a.
j. Ritter, q. II. Platt, with Past Post
Commanders, A. I. Grow, B. S. Coffman
and J. II. Campbell.
Barrett Post No. 3, Prescott-W. F.
Il. SCHNEIDER. Commander: Geo. d. Kim
ball, Fritz lessen, John Refs, Geo. w.
Sines, i. @. Randall, with Past Post
Commanders, VIM. De Witt and W. T.
r. SCHNEIDER.
Ransom Post, No. 4, Flagstaff John
Rosanbaugh, Commander. with Past
Post Commanders, j. =. Smith, Louis
Burns, ID. L. Hart, i. L. Gutherie and
Geo. Hoxsworth.
John ". Owen Post. No. 5. Phenix-
". ". Woods, Commander; Jas. ID. |
MOnihan, NJ. J. Murphy, J. L. Ward. W. |
a Hyde, with Past Post Commanders
I'd. Schwartz, G. Il. Knapp and II. B. |
Lighthizer.
Alexander Post No. 6, Patrick |
Stanley, Commander; Johnathan Col
Inns, Clarence West, with Past Past Com
manders, Hampton Ellis, a Z. Love. |
Geo. 4. Allen and f. w. Ransom.
John i. Logan Post No. :, Tempe
Ira b. Sampson, Commander. c. 3. Scid- |
more, with Past Post Commander, Tbos. |
Gregory.
The above is a full list Of delegates. |
with the exception Of those from the new
post at Bisbee.
The encanpment viii last probably
two or three days, and the boys (some /
OF them are getting pretty well silvered
over are anticipating much pleasure at
the reunion, and it is understood that
the comrades at Tombstone are making
TO extend them royal hos |