The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-12
G. A. R. DOINGS.
The Annual Grand Encamp-
ment in Session at Tren-
ton-The Reports Read.


TRENTON, Feb. I2, 1s9l.-The Council Of
Administration Of the Grand Army Of the
Republic held meeting at the State
Street House last evening to arrange the
programme for the encampment which
meets in Masonic Hall today aud to-
morrow This evening there will be a
grand camp FIRE. Governor Albeit, Com
mander-iIi- Chef Neazey and other dis
tinRuished gentlemen have been invited
TO attend and are expected to be present.
Tomorrow the better part Of the day will
be occupied in the domination, election
and installation of officers
THIS MORNINGS DoINGs.
There are upwards of i've hundred vet
erans here TO-DAY attending the twenty
fourth annual encampment OF the De-
partInent of New Jersey. This morning
was devoted to hearing the reports OF the
Department officers. Commander A NJ
Matthews. of Orange, presented his an
nual address. 10 it he said:-"The years
administration has been one Of great har-
moDy. This spirit entends throughout
the department. which is happily and
completely in accord 1t is recommended
that systematic efforts shall be made BY
all comrades to obtain knowi-
edge of those who are eligible TO become
Grand Army men. but are still outside
our organization. The Department Com
maDder feels that he has exhausted his
privilege in repeated calls on the posts
and comrades to attend to and employ
every effort in recruiting; he has salts
fled himself that while it is part of his
duty to the comrades he has the power TO
command, to make all exertion possible
in this direction, it must depend very
largely on themselves whether they in
crease In strength or not. Two new posts
have been added TO the department at
South Amboy and Atlantic Highlands.
n rff f.F he autf
commenting the camp system Of Sons of
Veterans is heartily approved and the
New Jersey Department. Sons Of Vet
eraus, has the assurance of our hearty
interest in their welfare. The time will
soon come when they must occupy our
place, aud 1t is a fact. think. beyond dis
pute that as an organization they have
shown ability.
Assistant Adjutant General Pierson in
his report gives the statistical information
in connection with the department. There
are 113 posts, with 1882 comrades in good
standing aud 626 comrades suspended.
The net gain in membership during the
year is tifty-three. The number OF posts
is 1l3, the same as the year previous; two
new ones having been organized and
mustered and two having surrendered
their charters. While the net gain is not
large, there is conclusive evidence of ac-
tive work throughout the department.
1nere nave Deeu 0-o mustered curing the
year; rs admitted by transfer, aud 3l3 by
reinstatement, gain Of n over the rein
statements of 1889. The report shows 2
comrades on the suspended list, a de-
crease of 81 during the year. Many of
these were suspended because of poverty
and inability TO pay dues.
FINANCES.
The amount reported by the different
posts as having been expended for relief
is shown TO be the sum of $l2, ,026 q6 an
increase over the previous year of S2,096
The number lost by death was 145. honor
ably discharged. Al; loss by transfer, lO2:
loss by suspension, 626; dishonorably dis
charged, g.
Assistant Quartermaster General II. l.
Hartshorn announced that the balance
oD hand at the beginning of the year was
$i6 1898; receipts from all sources, S52,-
S66; total. S69, ,3l6 Under the head of dis
bu.sement it Is shown that the per CAPITA
tax paid was g, l4S; incidental ex-
penses. S370i6 4S; relief from post
ell, $40, l48; transferred to relief
fund, S5.440. Total. S47.5S9. Balance in
general fund. S69, ,31626 The receipts OF
the relief. including balance of $29. 1SS.
were SIS 246. Paid for relief. So, ,O6T bal
ance, S37. .27S Al. The amount actually ex-
pended during the year was Si2 2.027; of
this amount s., $50 was received from
as
There is in the post funds $21, 727 0S; bal
ance in relief funds S37, us Al invest
ments in coliaterals, 81, 1862; real estate,
SIC 232; furniture. flags, etc, S42. 800.
Total consolidated valuations. SIPS $50 80.
Department Chaplain Charles E. Hill
states only one-third OF the posts have
libraries. Lincoln Post. of Newark. has
the largest and best.
The detail that visited the Soldiers
Home at KearneY makes an extended
report IL states that there are
431 beneficiaries. The number admitted
during the year was 42s, which makes a
total of $50 There were regularly dis
charged, 1888; expelled, IA; died, 40. Total
1896.
The delegates from Jersey City and
vicinity are as follows:-C. Van Houten
Post, L. NJ. Slegel. I. G. Hall. John
Grimes. L. H. Marinus, NJ. " Kennedy,
L. d. Jordan. w. H. Van Baskirk George
II. Thomas Post, Julius Werder. Zabriskie
Post, Joseph Locke. Frank Kelly. Henry
Wilson Post. Benjamin Murphy, John
Conner. Major L Noerner Post, Hoboken,
B. f. Hart. John E. Movers. E. A. Stevens
Naval Post, HobOken; John Nolan. Mans
field Post, Bayonne, John Hurley. Els
worth Post, Town OF Union, George W.
Scnaefer and Ferd c. LurrenhoD