The National tribune., 1891-06-18
DEPARTMENT NEWS.
CALIFORNIA

mil ~ y IA
a circular ia-ued from Department HeadquRrters
EiAt,s ihHt the Department a. iis 2fth annual Ign-
sampment, April ~ unanimously adopted The fol-
lowing resolutions by rising vote:
Effglref That the California Department ~ the
Graad ATmy Of the Republic iu Iue ZltH f.ucamp-
nieHt nss1mb.ed, docs hereby Hdorse as its cand-
Gate Tor tommHudeT-lu-CAiff a. The 2jfh National
EnCbupucut 20 be held at Detroit Mich. in Au-
gusis Issl, Past Department Commander ". X.
Rsssl5sd That our delegates 10 that Fucspp.
hneutb' ana tey are hereby instructed 90 vote for
sud ufeall honorable means % elect Comrado ". Il
biaed1erg Communoer-iH-ChiciO Of the Grand Amy
Tic circular further suggests that California viii
y rFa 20 bc honored with the support Of the other
Departments.
ORicers u iIc following Posts are.
stanton, ~, l.os AnReics-COm., q. III. HRslzins
p. N. q. J. W Hunt, j. ". c. Orion q. Thomas
Chap DAME. Cobb q. ~, Gilbert Smith hdj't
q y. Root surg. VIII J.. Wade o. D., W. s.
Daubrmpeck q. g., Guy Livingstone 81 M g.
q. Case. The nlembership IL the Post Is now 20
1ur. III. InuHuE Post, 2, recently offered d prize
81 - loT tIe beet original poem 10 De read al is
Memorial exercises 90 the Grand Opera House San
ErHueisc0. GA tle evening u Memorial Dag. Mrs
g ~ hhiemhnl vile - the Rev. Bliemun, Chap
lain..t. 3. A., st Vancouver I3arFaclts won
the prize The poem D. strong aud graceful, and
back of space alone prevents our using e.
GEORGIA.
Regarding tle celebFati0n 81 Memorial DRv IA
thir Department Department Commander A bert
~. shOics Wrles. For lHE first time Memorial ser
vice. held u lllc four National Cemeteries tp
''tt' ~ Ati'
GAR. I0r material nid lu pToueri s. observing tle
dn' tlis Department iE greatly indebted 10 many
flsHes Boo uie North la,tc boo April d received a
lotcT signed by tIe Secretary 81 ilc citizens Me-
uloris Association oI Florence, a body of colofed
nneu. Euslng ihat in thc absence OF any GA X
Posi- tIey hho for some years been decorating the
FfHFcr ~ oar dead there That tA.z yfar t.eir
financial condition would not admit oi their doing
thigut they would Like. and asking no 10 send
them few bundled haRs. Win practically
bankrupt treasury, puzzled over this letter and
tnniiy wrote thc iacts a. AIs. Augusta A. Wales.
Department President, NltC., ~ Massachuscttr,
and iairr ~ MIs Mary SeHrs McIIcury National
President hEo o. NIs. AHrs Brown Department
President 81 Michigan. Almost instantly } re-
eelNtH Woru tH.i thousand bnFa were cu route
from Nubs ErhH-aiis kind letter from Airs. sic,
Henry Enclosed check Tor $50 aud fIrE Brown
FASTENED. witH loving words o. send ar some S-0
from M IchEuu. letter to thr Commander. iu-
Chief 0i ilo sons ~ Veterans WHs followed bv a
check ivr 10 1850 ihc Issuance 81 a Special Order
which brought some VI the braycsl aud mos.
manly letters rom Tie boys which o WIS ever my
pleasure 90 read. q have not Tie report az vet u
the total amount received, but every dollar sent
VS. lofwhfded az a gao contribution and tllt
only reason we did not get more than we knew
WiEi 90 do with WIS BeCausa tllc time wac 60 si{or
between my writing size letter. aud MuuorirI Dsv
With a. portion 81 tue funds sent we had foui
beautiful floral pillows and four wTcatls made aud
one Of each cent % each cemetery. The pillow,
were wrought with immprtcllcs, Prom WRC
~ Our H0nored Dead" aud thc ,grcatls viii
From Sons of Veterans 60 Our Ilouored Dead
Az Marietta hnd Hi hndersonFilie the Coniederst,
veterans accompanied our comrades 20 the GENE
tery and united with them in decorating the graves
KENTUCKY.-
The following Posts have been mustered sino,
she Frankfort EHcampmcut Lowell d. Roussest
Post. No. $50. Louisville Thoms jackson Post, No
The following additional mastering officers hay,
keeu appointed aud commissioned since last Gen
sfHl oroers Col Geo w. Sanders Post No TIC
kHyhsldi Co. ~ }. hyde, Post No. 80 Frankfort
90, Ferdinand Buroh, Pohi no. l6z MiIiamstoWn
Col B u. Porter, Post No. 70 Louisville and Col
leonard X Morton Post No. 2, CoyingtOn. on ths