News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-29
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Grand ARMY Notes.

Six boys Of one Augusta, Me-, fam
lily drew their pension last week, they
having served through the late civil
war, being now gray-headed old men.
President Harrison made a gener-
Gus contribution toward the Christ
mas dinner given by the Grand Army
of the Republic to needy veterans in
Washington.
The provisional department of Ok
lahoma and Indian territory was
organized as a permanent depart
ment August Z, 1890. Comrade G.
Nj. Barnes is commander, with head
quarters at Guthrie, Oklahoma.
The twenty-fourth national en-
campment ratified the division of
Dakota into the department Of North
Dakota and South Dakota respective
ly, and authorized the placing of the
post department commanders there
of upon the rolls of the department
in which they severally reside.
All communications for the COM
mander-in-chief, Gen. Veazey, upon
official matters connected with the
order, should be sent him in care of
adjutant general at headquarters
at Rutland, Vt. Invitations and
other personal matter will also usu-
ally reach him with more certainty
and prOmptness, if so addressed, as
he is much of the time absent upon
tours of inspection, while the office is
constantly advised as to his where
abouts. Correspondence upon all
routine matters will be addressed to
the adjutant general.
1t has been decided by the national
council of administration and the
commander-in-chie Gen. w. G. Yea
zey, to issue a general order calling
on all the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie posts in the United States to as
semble Mt their halls on the evening
of April 6. 1891, and hold commem-
orative services in honor of the
twenty-fifth anniversary of the ordi-
nation of the order. The great in
terest will centre at Decatur, ILL.,,
where the department of Illinois and
members from every state in the
Union will celebrate the occasion.
Commander-in-C Chief Veazey and staff
and all the past commanders, and at
least 10000 of the members of the
order, will attend.
The site of the old Andersonville
prison is now the property of +. 5.
Jones post, Grand Army of the Re
public, Macon, Ga. The purchase,
negotiations for which were begun n
year ago, included eighty acres of
land on which were located the stock
age, Notifications, rife-pit, etc, of
the historic prison. The land was
purchased from George Kennedy, n
negro, the price being 81 800. About
January l the work of converting
the site into a Grand Army of the
Republic park kcommenced. The mon
ey for this purpose was contributed
by the Grand Army men through
out the country. Each point OF
special interest will be marked by "a
suitable monument or bnilding, and
at Providence Spring a large amphi-
theatre will be erected for the hold
ing of Memorial day exercises.
During the last fiscal year 80, ,667,
94S were disbursed from the office OF
the pension agent at Augusta, Me.
OF course the greater part of this
disbursement is on account of the
war of the rebellion. The survivors
received $1,S6S, 740; the widows,
$3S2, ,252; minors, $25, ,297, and de-
pendent relatives, $2S5, ,072. They
all received the large sum total of
$2,677, ,95S. These pensioners are
drawing sums of money varying from
81. .26 a month to $416 80 a month.
There are only three persons, how
ever, who get the highest figure. The
highest amount a month for any
considerable number of pensions is
S72 a month. At the rate of $50 a
month there are 13, 1913 pensioners (;
at $24 there are 1865; at ST. there
are 1O,9S1; at $6 there are 1873;
at $14 there are 12,753; at $12
there are 35, ,S24; at so there are
30, ,70S; at So there are 1885; at
So there are 53, ,5S6, and at 81
monthly there are S5pensioners,
There was disbursed to the survivors
of the war of 1912 SO, ,595 and to the
widows of the soldiers of that war
$685.