The National tribune., 1891-02-05
The GRAND ARMY,
News From the DelartmentS---NeW
Posts, etc
DEPARTMENT NEWS.

rRUpo-t elections received at this Office which
have not been already published VIII appear ~
soon ne space can be found lor mem ~ any ~
twill be understood that they were published be-
fore.
CONNECTICUT
Genera orders l8. Middletown. 10y command Of
John G. Broatch, Department Commanaer-Jouh
u Thatcher, A. A.-G.-contaln the luloW'is,
The 9i,h annual Ilucsmpmcnt oi TINS depart
meui wall convene Rt Merldcn on lhesaHs; IoI, -
DO 1891, at nelnyan Opera Hou-g' az l.oV @ o e,o,i
D. m. Department and stun oulccis VII hlH,,..1lI
with sidc-Hrms. Department lieadquhrteih WI
De established al the Winthrop iolei - inVS'
ing Of he Council Of Administrator S-a5.T. N.l,
tins consisting uf he Assistant AdlulhHl -1t'l y ~
and Comrades James n Slonn, Post > anG fr.hh
Caldwell, Post III, Be- hereby appointed. tiS t
lowing comrades have been appointed Alas i uui
Camp on thc Sinf of the Commnnder-lh-C -Chlel' anu
viii be expected 20 attend the sneanpment on
size first day aud evening as token ol realeet W
tlle tonlt,audcr-in- Chief who will be present al
that times Thomas j. Gil, Post ao hssla'n'it ~
spect0I- General; =. II. George, NorWlcu' hi9-Ie ~
Camp; Samuel ,. Miller, 20 Miiimnnue hi9 9 Ie- d
Cnmp: q III Browning -, Pawcatuck, Ala-oe
Camp; A. II. EmbeT ~, New Haven Alu-H,-
Camp. Comrades desiring qunriers l9 Mtliugn t -
during EnCampment should make hllileAt,oil ~
advance 10 A. D. Hall, Chairman oi Comml'ee Oh
Quarters
GEORGIA.
The Department Encampment opened at Savan.
mail Inu 22 "A cnll oi the roll showed ~ pFtsehl
out of total of So entitled 10 sit Ia the Eneanp,
ment. The meeting proceeded 10 ule elSVllo" ~
officers a. follows: Com, A. T. Shoies' huEu7,"
Post. =: - Y. C., JHmcs Cd ladd, hOheIt Ail"'l7u"
Posi-, 2. Charleston; J. y c. J. ID 1mWi9ta, ~ =
lones Post 3 Macon; Medical Director, y " ,'oli'
q. M. Mitchell Post, D, Ataniai chap. m' IeasS "a
W = Hancock Post 8 Savannah. Council ol Au-
miui-traiiou. j. g. Kimball, AtlantR; Robt NmHia,
Bcaufoti George D. Swurtz, Augusta ho"it"u
Emery, thHrlesiOui w, III, lDevAu, NhFhhhl, -
eEHtr "a next National l1ncHmpmenl R lJeliol'
~ Nj scott Atlanta: Alternate, H. Burns Macon.
Aficr a recess the Committee on hhaeI1ohN,"c
matters reported that the Memorial Nolnii'''ec .i
bad collected aud dIsbuT-ed s2,Utbo-, hua AiN NS
Board oi Trustees foT Audcrsonylllc had coileclea
aud accounted Tor 81 lll, both OF which reports
were approved. resolution was Ra"pleu hsf,lns @
COMMANDMENT a hicf NeHzcy 10 lndorse aha rec
ommcud the application Of the Department loI
funds to improve Andersenyule, lhe Lh.
oampment then proceeded 20 ihe lust"lA'lo" ~
officers above, with thc following huu'liois'
Assistant Auiutaui General, a, bultoih ol Au,
Eu-tas Assistant QuHrtcrmn-ter-Generai, l'elhhu
pircr OF Anguish. After further minor business
tiie l-ucBuIpmcui closed iu due form lu tie even
luE collation., aud t0Rsi -mni>inE ion""ed'
Throughout tHC program was lutcislleI-c' hl" 'i'-
lNcucd by anecdotes. quips HId songs thAt bIouElA
back 10 abe assembled veterans the uoublous oAys
tlial welded them together ln tbe pleasing hohos
OF sympathy and fraternity that the lapse oi years
has not cilaced.
ILLINOIS,
George co. Thomas Post, 8 Chicago, recently held
memorial services iu Grand army Hall ln honor oi
the laie Douradc- s ID. Fernandez. 2l-i Nls.i David
Walters sgUi ill Charle- " Rose, 39th IIl.; j. Nj.
LouEsirelh 7lh pa. llomtio l3 Np0ouer. 2ll Mass
William q. MulIIu, lst ~. Va. Cav; lhuddeur II.
Caprun, 55.h .l.; Jame- II. Stokes, Chicago Board
Of Trade Battery. Ihc services were impressive
consisting at short biographical sketches oi each
Oi the deceusrd comrades aud addresses.
lu tne words of the comrades of George u.
IhomHs Post, 3. Chicago, the entertainment held
lAsl Thursday hy the naval veterans Of the Post
wHs bowling success The Lyons Orchestra
furnished some fine selections. Comrade III J. Waite
reHd as interesting paper, Lymnu j. Hubbard
PLAYED o sweet curuet solo, while Fulik j.. Dupce
gave one on tie Nylophoue. Oticr features
amused and delighted the large audience until late
ln tlie evening
IOWA.
Officers Of the following Post ares
Jnmes 4. Aiilhken Post, 257, Drakesviile- Conn.,
JHs !. Dysan y. g., James W. shulii }. y. g"
d. "A. Patterson ON. John Tri-cr; Chap, Henry
slnEe o. d., Ben D. slull; o. G.. Wi.iam sayles;
Ault Henry Adcpck 5. H., Nm. ii. Waughopi
Q.M. s., G. a. Boies.
KANSAS
Phil Sheridan Post. Clay Center, will present the
name ~ Commander Loader az emiucnuy
proper 90 be elected 10 the honorable position
~ Senior Vice Commander GAR. Broughton
Pos Hs also swung into lime with her eeNeu repre-
sen,nlye-. which gives Loader a hatterug ilttle
home nucleus 10 start on.
KEETUCKY-
d. 40. Lewis Post o. Carlisle las passed resolu-
tlOHs C1HdeniHiuE lhe action of tle County Union
D. a J.. a.. (which iu reccu, resolutions adopted de-
cHIcd iiHt subsidies, bouutIes, protective tariffs
hHh reciprocity, belong 30 crime aud cuTupuoH,
and Anve expressed themselves ar opposed 70 said
bouHtles, subsidies, etc, etc.
MASSACHUSETTS,
John A. Logan Post, lsG of Cambridge, held its
luufth anniversary Hud ladies nlEut lhnrrdHN
evening" Jau, 22 having 10 comrades, nssOCHtC
nIcHfhgrs wIiH ladies and distinguished guests
UIe-eHl. . lle batquet whs followed by tOast- Huu
nuslc. tumr1nc Geo. ~. Barnes. Chairman uf tIc
EnieriHlHmcHt Committee, introduced Past De-
pArueul Commander john ID. Billings a. Toast
tHHsler GUu. E. N. HiHuks responded cloqueutly
90 ihe toast. Duf Country ''i . The Grand Army
oi tie Republic }. FHys0H Bradley, 81 the Ma
hunAl Council 81 Administration, " The Com
luuuWCath ol Massachusetts a letter from Gov.
Russell aud response by Fred ID. IIait0n, esq:
I" Int Department of MHatHClm-ctt- % Col. Geo. d.
Dyer. Tie CHy of Cambridge Mayor A. B.
hEer Loyal Women Judge Wells; " The
Memory 81 JuuIfA Logan THIS toast was drunk
iu tiieUCe. Gen. John M. corse, who was 10 have
responded. having bee deluiued hy illness Our
h-socinie Member, JOhu lopewcIl, jr john
a. Logan Post lbs Commander JolIn D.. Condor
bul icW WcTc kept away by thr rain the attend,
huce brlug larger than ever before The Post now
numbers au even hundred, with nearly as many
lo,al nha liberal nssocHte meHbcrs and is in eK
celleHl condition.
Tie Department has nm attachment known a,
ihe Artguus Rights Union aud Employment Bu,
Tthu. lur Bureau be- located lH Boston aud makes
li- cilri du.ics io consist lH doing what the State
and General Government already have agencies "a
perform so i b. cihinird All tins 90 Hn expense q,
hlr Departmental e3.oUper Hnuum. The working
81 me "a eau De- said 20 D. partial aud incquitab,c
500 90 tMi account au cfl,rl viii be made al IA,
coming l.ucHmpmeut 10 throw the Burcau over
board. Tic head of the Bureau BE- Col Chas 4
bhpsood, the efficient C0mmhnduUt 81 the Me
chHucs lluIduR Encampmcut week last Aupuyl
l'uil rciHTur Hl thc office ~ tAc Assistant Adiu
thHi-btucTiu show uct gain Iu the Grand Arm,
oi fJ lHsl- Department lOF 1890. tlte Target utt
gain made since 1884 aud probably tlIc largest nos
thni VIII cNcT De- made. Over So OJ0 have beer
s1lruded iof fe.iel during tlIc year by the Gran,
Army.
DrnefHl Orders. no l3 have just Icou issued 4,
Department Commander luuE. announcing tb
date ~ ii.e l-uoamIlmcnt with tbc various detaii
coHnecsd tlrrcWiIl. Post l45 of CharlezloWu
WILL lhiii-H iut EuHrd. Alter tlIc adjournment q
ilt l-ucampueut "a banquet Will hc held ut Faurui
llII. a. "a rlclI fuHIade N a. Nerzey Commend
sl-iu-t Aici ui uIo q. g., His EKce ency ANm h
itnrsfh nnd usllrr gentlemen distinguished u mill
iHrg Hun civil llir have been invited DaIy -
ticilciF will Lp ISSUED ut cnoh
Ilic veterans oi Falmouth are making ar cfIor
~ offihbii.h Post oi tIc Grand Army u that tovyu
ltls noubiiui whether they recruit men euouu
Co. make success Ul ll. Tie Vels there are let, \
number aud much scattered.
ticH. Lander Post. 2, oi Lynn. ID 10 open one q
iiF grand iIlra Feb Zb. a. which tuc iucomiu
Department Commando uiid sinil are invited 70.
~ o. Ashland. Dr. also soon 10 open fair lIkcw H.
lOsi -, 0t East Cambridge
Ili. iIall oi Post lG Pail River. was hauds8mtl
decorated on iilc evening of JHH. 20 fUf Ic Cam
Ore Uuh banquet. Many distinguished guests M
nt tllc table. ul the head of which was Commando
a. M jackson, and among them were. Depar
ulrit toininhudof George d. IuuIE. ~ boston
senior Vice Commander Arthur A. smith Of Col,
fhlni JHnlOf iCr Commander j k Churchill ,
Worcester Medical Examiner DR. J B Brewzie
81 Plymouth EH-i Department Commanders 9 4
~. Adams. 81 Lynn George - I.vHus Of Can
bridge. and George D.. Goudac OF Mcdford Cha
2. hulhouyr ~ leuutou. Member of tie Council ,
Administration Major ChHrics g. Davis Rufus
houle, of New Bedford Major ~ a Horton ,
Altleboro. and Capt. Asa N. Hathaway 81 Cam
iug officer oi thc Uuiled States, representing Il
Some Uf Veterans.