The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-07-31
DEPARTMENT NEWS.

" 4 hh NATIONAL IRlBtNE.
10 Assistant AdjutRnts. General and Post Com
mandcrS.
We have heretofore announced In these column,
the receipt of the rosters for 1890 from many of ouI
| Departments. We find, however that we have moi
yet received the rosters from several and hope the
Assistant Adiuants- General will make note there
of, and forward them at the earliest date possible
Our files show we have received the rosters for
| 1890 from the following Departments: Alabama,
Arkansas California, Connecticut, Delaware, Flor
ida Georgia Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Mary
land, Massachusetts Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
! Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey New Mex
leo, New York, Ohio. Oregon. Pennsylvania, Poto-
mac, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia,
/ Washington and Alaska, md Wisconsin.
In this list we include the roll of the Encamp-
nent OF Illinois and Ohio and hope TO receive the
rosters Of these banner Departments as soon as they
have been issued. VIII the comrade Commanders
or Assistant Adjutnnts General please make a note
OF this request?
The following Departments have not vet sent us
their rosters: Arizona, Colorado Dakota North
and SOUTH, Louisiana and Mississippi. Iowa. Kan
sas kentucky, Nebraska, Texas, Utah, aud West
virginia. We feel sure that our comrades, the
newly elected officers of these Departments, have
no wish TO slight as, and will be much surprised
10 lnd that they have not forwarded their rosters
as we are In receiving them.
IL i interesting TO note the strength OF the Grand
Army Of the Republic. shown ia these rosters as
IN every Department there Is an increase in the
number OF Posts We all realize the fact as
the years roll by that put further and further
from the active scenes ia which were partci-
pants, the DAYS rapidly aud surely coming
when the last Grand Army Post will surrender its
charter. A few old men here and there in com.
munities remote from each other. will soon be all
who VIII DC left Of that grand body of citzcnsol-
dlery who put down the most gigantic rebellion on
record and who made Il possible for this Nation to
be as Tree, prosperous aud happy as IL is to-day.
Ia these Grand Army Posts word of treason is
heard, nothing but the purest loyalty to country
and nag Is bIealhed there, and from those portals
go forth the education OF the youth of this day In
All That goes to make up the trucst love Of one
country and one flag The voter of to-day
the unborn babe Of 1865. when Trensou's head was
buried in the dust by the man who wears rs
proud emblem of royalty the bronze star Of the
YAK OF the little bronze button deuoting that lac
was one OF that noble army that made IL possible
ior lie Republic 10 live and that every man under
the flag we love should be free.
The Department of Ohio stands al the head of
our YAK Departments with a record OF az Posts
within ats borders; New York comes next with her
ei8 Posts, while Pennsylvania with 5g6 Illinois
with 81, and Indiana with sis Posts, crowd upon
each other. We have 40 doubts the rosters OF Iowa
and kansas viii show nearly 500 Posts i'm each of
these departments the rosters for lss0 show
they contained iJl and 400 respectively. Kansas il
known as the Great Soldier State" aud il Ger
iainiy contains within is borders enough Of good
ana eligible material 10 outTiynl Ohio Ia its proud
record OF Posts and membership.
We have established in connection with this
paper Bureau OF Information for Surviving
mandcrs OF Posts, copies Of the rosters Of their
respective Postz. Our request has met with kind
responses, ana from several Departments we have
received Tie rosters OF every Post within their Dor
dcfh. Our thanks are due 10 the officers of those
Posts who have responded, and we cherish the
hope that the officers Of other Posts who have not
yet favored us with their roster OF membership
VIII 90 30. We want 10 commence the work OF
compiling into regiments, companies aud vessels
ihe mass Of names we have received, but are de-
layed awaiting the list Of comrades from those
Posts who have not yet responded TO our request
hen this list II compiled we shall be able TO au-
s"eT 81 once the many thousand letters we receive
from every part Of the country asking for the nd
dresses OF comrades, but until this arrangement
he made we cannot do AZ II is impossible 10 iind
any one person IN Tie list hs IL now stands.
This Information IL especially valuable 20 the
widows aud orphans OF deceased comrades 10
whom our duty a. soldiers aud comrades is first
due. They need The helping hhndn aud com
Tadcs should be the last TO refuse the piteous
appeals Tor Tie help thai may be locked up In the
Post Descriptive books. Comrades think well
tilis subject aud see that tie rosters of vour
Posts arc forwarded 20 that the comrades Names
may be complied ia the manner Indicated. -EDgloH
NATiosAL TRIBUNE
ARKANSAS
We are in receipt Of a letter from Comrade Geo
W Small, dated from Springfield, in which he
states that hc has Instituted two Posts One Of these
j. fairfield Poet - and tile other has not yet been
gwen name and number. Garfield Post % takes
the place Of AoungblOod Post, Is which sur
rendered iis charter. Comrade Small Il hn active
and pan-takluR Mastering Officer aud his seee.
ton by the Department Commander 10 embark
these new Posts was mosi commendabie We wish
our comrades Of these new Posts all possible sue.
cess. and hope their organization will continue so
long AZ comrades suiiiceHt TO make up IL quorum
can be gathered together
Officers OF the following Post are;
Cleveland Post Cleveland: Com. John II VII
liamsi :. V. G., Martin Fisher; J. v. O. W. C.
Bfenls; Chap. NJ. l.. Brigham; Surg, j. H. Hol-
brooks, o. -. o. n Barnes; o. Gil MiIIrnns.
AdJ't, r. II. Spears; q n, y. A. Sanders e. III. S.
4. B. GayloF; s. NJ. J. T. Mcmahon; |. O.. IN. a.
Dunsworthi o. o.. q. II. Carr.
DAKOTA
William II. Seward Post, No. g. North Dakota.
jamestown, y. ID, recently held their nth annual
Encampnent at SpiritwOOd Lake. About 800 com.
rhdes were IA attendance, who enjoyed themselves
To the utmost.
FLORIDA
The roster Of this Department for 1890 shows that
IN " the Land Of Flowers there are IL Posts xvb,cI,
IS an increase Of one over the number shown bv
the roster Of 1853. This is "A good showing for "A
Department Of the GAR situated 10 far down ina
" Di1ie's Land" COmTade Fred. :. Goodrich tenn
porarjly residing la Washington, D. c. is the De-
pnTtment Commander, aud C0mrade Samuel w
Fox. ofJaeksonyie, Is his Assistant Adjutani- Cen
eral. The Headquarters of the Department are
located at Jacksonville, Fla, where coInrades visit
Ing this beautiful country in search OF the Spring
Of Youth VIII meet with hearty welcome.
ILLINOIS,
Amboy Post 81. Amboy, has passed resolutions
on tbe death Of Chas. l.. Arnold, who died July 10
INDIANA
The roster Of this Department for 1850 ehows
there are 5ls Posts la existence which an Increase
81 % over the number shown by the rosters of 1889
This speaks 10 the credit % the officers for the mast
year showing that They have been dlligcnt and
active. The number Of the baby Post Is 5sl Tho
report 81 the Acknowledgement Of the state aho,ys
that the total number 81 troops furnished during
the of the rebellion was 2Ds 7 90 that we have
"a large Held from which to recruit members for the
CAR OF this number 2i.flG were killed ia battle
or died 81 disease GSnufhde Gil. X. Stofnout az
Post -, al Princeton, b. the Department Com.
mandcr and GOmThdc i. ~. Walker Of Post IL
indianapolis, - his Assistant Adjutant-Ci General
General Orders, No. 10. issued at indianapolis by
command u Gil. D. htornont DepArtneut C,,u,.
flander-I y. Walker. a. A.-O.-oontaln lie foi
lowing.
The Headquarters train Of this Department In
Guiding the COMMANDER. staff aud delegates and
ule Headquarters 81 Tie W.RC Of this Depart.
nleBt viii leave Indianapolis ny special train over
the 5ig -Four route about 5.i5 n. m. Saturday
Aug. ., reach Niagara Falls early neat InoFuiu,
stop there Tour hours, aud arrive at BOat0u early
Monday morning. Aug. ~. The rate secured for
tsp, good going only on this particular train bat
tickets good 10 return by all trains until Aug ~
with privilege Of further extension IL desired un.
az sept. 1Jj this rate however viii apply only 10
tbs special train, the rates ID nil others being oon
elderhDiy higher. Comrades aud their frieuds -.
siding east Oi indianapolis can join tie train nj
Anderson. Munce, Winchester or Union civ
Sleeping viii be attached To this eucciaI lrsi
ia which the rate for double berths will be 81 ~
from indianapolis 10 Boston. The ieu4rt,,ent
Commanders headquarters will DO al tie Hotel
fendome, where delegates will report 10 the As
sistaut AdJuiaut-6encTul. The Headauarters ~
the Department will also occupy Mason a Ham.
Inns Han, fremont street. where all comrades are
requested 20 report aud register aud where letter.
and telegrams may he addressed.
Emil Willis, - years old was mustered into
Morton Post. No. ], TeTre Haute reeeutiv sTl,e
Fost-room wss crowded with persons 10 witness tie