The National tribune., 1891-01-22
THE GRAND army,
News From The DepartmentS---NeW
Posts, etc.
DEPARTMENT NEWS.
CONNECTICUT

CONNECTICUT
ID has been pretty definitely decided by the COM
rades OF this Department whom they wantior their
next Commander. The successor To Col john Z.
Broatoh will he the present Senior Vice Com
mHnder Henry FRnton, OF Danhury Then very
likely Junior Vice Commander Smith, of Wilt
mantle will be advanced grade. THIS VIII leave
che office OF Junior Vice Commander as the prze
20 be won at the coming l8ucampment at Meriden.
There are sharp competitors for tbs desirable
position. Col. Selnh g. Brakeman, OF Huntington,
formerly Of Gov Lounrbury's stan, ana Wilbur
u Rogers, OF Meriden, who llhs held the posuoho i
Department Inspector. Col Brakeman D. at the
head OF the Council Of Administration, and has
been prominent Grand Army man Aof years
Officers of the following Post are;
ELIAS Howe, b., b Bridgeport Com, Thomas L.
VIM. An Palmer: Adft, A. s. Bodine; a NJ. VIM.
E Disbrowi Surg Geo l.. Porter y. ~, hen ny
Stevens; o. g., Thos. Boudreni D NJ, Nm' W.
Wheeler q. nj. s., r. Booth
IDAHO
Joseph Pecott Boise City; have read THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE over a year now, ana Aln
sorry 10 say 4 never the scratch OF pen OF
any account Of any Posts 81 Idaho. 10 ln ordef 70
let the boys the East know that the old boys 81
Lhe wooy West are not all dead, thought
would pen you few lines, All the members o.
Sheridan Post, 4, assembled at their Hal Hl
O'clock h. an. recently aud appointed tie lolowihk
officers Com, d. n. Baker; = v. g, A. - bel-
loves J. v. C., n IL kinlbclli % d. y. g, Smiln
Adit A. Camp; O. H., q, A. Clnkc; - NJ D. b
Niutiy This Post BE- in good, hourshlng cohal-
ton. Some Of the boys take great interest aha are
very Jealous in the work ~ the oak Mhlly y
tile visiting members OF the GAR. are very promi-
nent members OF tile Legislature Of tins state,
which II la session in Boise CITY, the beh'.lui
Capital of Idaho. AN the members voted sofia 70
have Campfire, aud we expect 90 nave lols 9l
bean soup and bareback, aud plenty oi lhh' AZ
the loyal citizens Of the city join the boys ~ THESE
CAmpires aud festivals Philip sheridan Post has
had remarkable good luck only one OF lis mem
bers ias died since a was organized
ILLINOIS,
Officers Of the following Posts are;
George kridler 575 Miiiedgeyille-Com q, =,
Iluie y v. O., q. IT, Gosherl; J. Y. G., A. smith,
o. ID, George &. Loighty o. G., NJ. AdHmsi Chap,'
q D. Gaylord a d., VIM. III. Giezel; surg. J.
Bentley. The number Of comrades in good stand
inp is 80 The Post starts out with bright pros.
poets for another year. Any officers oi SAID l'osl
will cheerfully give information 10 ola coml'aes
inquiring for members Of the Post whose addresses
Winfield scott Hancock, $50, Chicaqo-Com. Jas.
BEaohiendoTli > v g. 4 "A. LocSe !, . y I D.,
ker Chap John J. Ryan o d. b. segalti Co.,
d. Armish.
INDIANA
Officers Of the following Posts arc; 90,
Marling 224 ontown--Cpm., i. :. Bard; SN.
O., b. Bedel; J. v. q, J. r. Gilaspy; Adj't, w II.
Leigh; q NJ. d. Bcdel o d., }. J.. Foster; Chap,
}. w Bedeli o. g., }. =. Vance Surg }. D. Rudei
5. A., = Hougandi q. NJ. =, Il. Lester.
Morgan l5 Petersburg - Com, Samuel X.
Stwekey; :. v. O., Perry W. ChRpple; J, v. G.,
Isaac n. johnson; Adj't Fred smith q. NJ, Isaac
G. Higgins $ NJ, Marion Jones q. NJ. >, Calvin
Atkinson; q. D., An Brazeioni q. C., Jesse Bat
Ties Chap. jackson Ferguson; Inside G., Hicks
Coiomani Outside O., George hickey.
IOWA.
Officers Of the following Post are;
D. NJ. Thomas o. Mnrshalltown-Com., Col. J.
N. Parker; 5. v. g.. J. G. Mclchi J. v: @, T. ,.
Thnyor Chap. J. G Magee q; NJ; g. w AndeT-
O.. W. n Bailey :. NJ, II. il. Whitenack q M.
s. Wan. A. Smith.
KANSAS
Officers Of the following Posts are:
Oswego l50-Com., w. w Burchi 5. v. g, Jesse
Beck }. Y. G., G. g. Riclart q. ~, OTIS Whit
ney; Adj't Geo W Hendricks o. d., T. +. Law
renee; o. g., 3 Garten; >. n, D.. C. Cook;
Agra, S57-Com., a. G. Menori 5. v c. !. G.
WAGNER Chap, b. j. Raudalli o. O., w n.
CLARK Adi't, Geo. w Hays; :. NJ, Wiliinm Bailyi
q d. s. A. Mike o. O., W. L. Wilson.
MAINE
General Orders No. H. issued at Portland. by
command Of John j.. Anderson, Department Com
mRnder-E. q. MiiliScn, Adjutaut-conlain the
following Of general interest:
J. The 2llh annual lncnmpmeut 81 this Depart
ment will meet at City Hall. Portland, Wednesday
and Thursday, Feb D. and TO-
Ii. Tie Commander of B0sworth Post 2 will
detail an Officer Of the Day. and the Commander
Of Thatcher Post, IA AN Officer Of the GuRrd, for
service al tic Encampment They will also each
detail four comrades 10 act az ScHilnels. The
Officer Of the Day will report 10 tlle Assistant Ad-
JulRut-GcnerBl at the Falmouth Hotel ~ p. M,
Feb. II, Tor instructions.
lll. Department Headquarters will be established
ct Falmouth Hotel, whore thc Council Of Admins
STATION Will meet Ht p. n., Tuesday, Feb u, for
fhe transaction 81 such business as may be brought
before %. Matters of business requiring the action
81 the Council Of Administration Department
EncampuIent should be- forwarded % these Head
quarters before Feb. 40. All Posts or comrades
having matters 10 bring before the EncRmpment
viii present tlIe same in writing.
~. For the information 81 Post Commanders,
the National CouutersgH b. on the yellow slips
hCnt 10 Posts; the green slip D. the password re-
quiTed OF comrades visiting Camps Of fons Of
Veterans The white slip marked Key 10 Cipher
d "a cad of VffFdh hut will i4Ff dt, for
anything else. The key 10 the National Counter
SiRu Dr. found iu new Rituals, and nowhere else.
Dnlcers Of the following Posts are;
W = HeHth, d. WHt,rville-Com., J. J.. Mer-
rick =. ". g.. VIM. Cutler; j. VIC. Silus Adams;
Chap. = ;. NDsoi Adi't III. S. blanchard q. NJ,
A. o. Libby.
MASSACHUSETTS,
Theodore Winthrop Post. g. Of Chelsea had az
guests a. the installation Of their ncwly-elcclcd
officers. Gen, D. ll. Rhodes, Commander w A.
Hpier aud 10 members from Prescott Post Of pr0vi.
deHce, n. i. Gen. Rhodes, m behalf Of Prescott
Post, presented Chelsea Post with an elaborate
framed photographic group 81 the Prescott officers,
De- recognition 81 iHFOrs received from the Chelsea
comrHdeH during tlie National Encampmcnl week
a. h0slon.
Three hundred couples particpat 81 tic annual
bhil % Fosi lu Boston te other night. The grand
march WIS Jed by Commander William y al i!nspe
and lady, and thc dancing kept up until late, inter
rupied oHly FOR bountiiul rcpHsL
Joseph W. Warren has presented 60 Henry Clay
Wade Post, POI Of Collage City, handsome ballot
boz u was designed aud consli ucied by the donor.
Five kinds OF wood were used. On one side II q
cannon with asa HrterymHn H the act Of dschnrR-
inR tite same on te other side b. a representation
81 "a soldier on guard. These figures were carved
from white wood. Ou top, al the rear end q a pile
OF cannon-bhllEi toward the front Do raised letters
and hgurcs, BE- " Post DOL GAR Tie whole N
Hurmnunted with Ridad shield aud eagle
Officers ~ tie following Posts are:
samuel siblcy lH East Dougas-Com., Marcus
M Luther, r. ". a., LOWS smith. J. " o. Theron
Barton Chap JHmcs Wells surg ClHs Win.
pie q. B. john Howard: % q Joseph QUINN /.
a M.t LINER balcgmei 40. Alfred Marsh 5. M.
Joseph Mile q. N. sr Herbert Styles l. 80 VIM
Jouet
Charles Weird, OF Boston-Com., g. w. Sweet
lnndt n W O. w T SHEPARD. J " q Tra.ius
Mouitoni Adj't Do Colt q H. ~ b stiles.
Chap. n d Morse; Surg, y j.. Scare; o. ID \ A,
knHi q NJ. ~ Joseph Owens
i.add sud whitney -. L0weli-Com. A. w.
Merltt- ~ ~. ~. Geo al Wood ward. 4 N ~ ~