The National tribune., 1891-04-02
The GRAND ARMY.
News From Che DepartmeHtS---NeW
Posts, etc.
HEADQUARTERS BULLETIN.
Designating Flags for Departments and Posts-NcW
Aids Appointed.
HEAnarAnTEEs GEAND AMY on TnE RErrHLlc

hldn ApNolhAAF
Headquarters GRAND ARMY or THE REruBHc
RUTLAND, VI.
Circular No. a.
coloIs carried 10y the several organizations "i lils
Order. uppu occasions OF parade nl ceremony we
Commnudcr-iu-C lnf suggests thHt al distinctive
cnlors fnr OF Departments or Io9t-, hereafter
procured, conform a. nearly as possible 10 TIE Io'
For Headquarters Of Departmental sillSen
color red tehcrryl the same shade az the edge 81
the hsdrp-ribbou worn by Department officers TIE
insilsiia thereon 10 be tie membership i"agc 81
thp Order. with thc regular pHiu laE-libnoh hh9
eagle having above tne eagle two SILVER sttih' h"
AL ,yilt letters nbovC thc stars tHc words Depart
meHt 81 !" and below the badge tie name 81 TIE
DeparlnlcTt aud the letters GAR, or the words
thpv signify. fringe OF bullion or knoued yellow
elk: cords and lpssels of red aud white silk inter-
mixed: size az color, if iiaE nhoni Tour leet six
inches II q und four feet OH hc pike winch, lncha-
tnr spear head eagle aud terrnle, should be nine
feet six nuhCs long. ~ banner y carried instead
OF a flag the -ize is left optional, but the color ana
general effect should he az above deseIlhed. Inc
ruat-ol-Hrms of the State may he upon one sae 81
tre FLAG az banner, ID preferred, instead al TIE
badge. but the lettering should be alike on Dolh
sides
will be blue the same shade or darker tilau Tue
edge OF tuc btdgc-rlbbon worn by losl oHcetH' tHe
insignia upon the same 10 he the meinhershlp
badge with tile regular pialn hhg -rlbbnn ana
eagle having above ~ tIc name, number nhd loca-
tou of the Post aud below a the nUme OF TIC de-
rnttueui nud tile letters g. r., or the words tlley
ptrnfy u gilt lclcfE both sides 81 the color al
lu,rss the cont of arms ui the SnteEe preferred Tor
one side instead 81 the badge fringe or bullion or
inuucd yellow silk; cords Hud tasscls blue ana
ulie lutrrniXe size 81 Post Colors Go be sN ieet
AK inches ny hy six feet on tie pike, which, IN
GLIDING spear head and ferrule s 10 he nine lceI
tcH inches long
The regular National C. s. flag, carried by Posts,
hnVinE anon the red stripes in gold letters The
name, number aud location 81 ile Post Hhd lhe
name al the Department, should conform ln size
and trimming tu The blue flag above descnhtd :
the uniou. al Gel of blue. 90 be 81 inches inlenEtA
rnd tAt Intending 10 ths lower edge OF The lourih req
stripe from th, top, "A lnst may very property
carry both tie blue flag and t1e Stars ana stripes
bat I'D only one Dr. selected The hitter De- % be pre-
ferred All colurs should be provided VAIN proper
cAfryiug-beltH and Waterproof cases TO protect
them when furcd. Al small markers OF nags
Tor posts viii be blue ln color,
Tor IIratouartcrs q "A It1-Bhe Headquarters OF
the Grand Arms. ui tie Republic VIII be dc-lEuHI-
Ell 10y a flag similar 20 that prescribed Tor De
pnrtmcuts, except that the color "lil DE buii the
iRsiguia thereon four silver stars above Tie badge
and The word. Headquarters Grand Army 81 tie
Republfc. the cont oi-arms 10 Ice on one side IN
place al toe badge; CORDS and tasses oi bun fea-
and-bimc silk lHiV.mlAcd.
These suagcsuous are not intended 20 affect nny
COLOR now iu use but only to apply 20 those here
after procured, thu nt future paTRdcs, eventually,
thc character OF ,u organization ~ heauqunllers
may De- readily determined 10y IT. colurs.
By command OF w. q. NIAzEE, Commander In
Chief.
j. ii. Gou1DrNG, Adlutnnt- General.
The following -named comrades have been APP
pointed Aids de Camp up9fl the sian OF le Com
maudgT-fu- CaItf:
Cofmcclicnl-W. II. Bentley, New London
George W. Anderson Stamford; Andrew Gordon,
HuzAfdyllic; Andrew Dean, Birmingham Michael
C0en NuuKRtuCk,
Ioaa-C .iarIcs O. Culver, sioux City.
lIliHuis-Il q Reeve. Springfield; L. n. Phillips
Bloomington; III. II. Thomas Chicago Geo. H.
EWiu.cuc, Austin.
Maryland--Chus L. Marburg, Noble H. Creager
Baltimore.
Observation-Disclosures Snyder North Adams; j.
A. Horton, GreeHhcldi VIM. Gillespie, Boston.
New leTrfs-ttrurge ". Fox, IrcntOu5 John w
Chandler. Edwin D Smith, Thomas Pearson, Jas
IL. Connolly. Newark.
New Nur1-W. d Wallace, Albany James Tan
ner Washington. ID. g.. ii. A. StHmbRch, Buffalo
Oiho-W. W. Gibson, Tifiiai }. &. hult SteHben
vile, AZ. y. Eysler, Toledo; John II. McGowan
Cincinnati
Rhode I-and-Geo. Edward Allen, Providence
Micgan-lAs. II Sterling, Datroit.
Eiss0uri-W. b. Myers, Carthage