The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-26
THE GRAND ARMY.

THE GRAND ARMY.
The department commander in Gen
eral Orders No. 13 announces that the
Council of Administration will meet on
Monday evening, January 1S, 1892, at
1880 o'clock, at department headqnar-
ters, for the purpose of examining the
books of the assistant acknowledgement
and the assistant quartermaster-general,
and for the transaction of any other
business that may come before it. The
commander of Prescott Post will detail
an officer of the day, an officer Of the
guard, and ten sentinels for duty dur
ing the encampment to be held in Music
Hall, "Wednesday, January 20, 1892.
The department. commander and
staff will attend the memorial SER
vice with Tower Post, at Pawtucket.
Tuesday evening, December 30. The de-
partment commander also announces
that the grand reception and camp fire
to be rendered the Commander-inC Chief,
John Palmer, on the day and evening of
FEBRUARY 9Th, 1892, and comrades who
desire may invite friends, and by fur
nishing them with ticket and sending
their address to the assistant adjutant
general, they will be assigned seats at
the camp fire and an invitation to the
reception at the Narragansett Hotel on
the afternoon of the same day. The Sons
of Veterans are cordially invited TO assist
in the camp fire and reception. 1t is pro-
posed TO light the camp fire at an early
hour, in order that it may be closed in
time to permit out-of-town comrades and
their friends to return home by late
trains.
A new plan in relation to the inspec-
e. ,4.1
year in this department. The adjutant
of each post will act as assistant inspec-
tor, and will make his report to the in
spector of the department appointed by
the department commander at the en-
campment Jan. 20, 1892.
The department commander in his
order recommends that every post in the
department adopt the suggestion of the
commander-in-chief in regard to salut-
ing the national flag, in opening post
meetings. HE believes that its adop-
tion will not only be a pleasing feature
in the post room, but one that will tend
to remind the comrades of their sacrl-
fees and devotion to their country in the
dark days of the Rebellion, and keep
alive that fire of patriotism which is in
the heart of every Union soldier and
sailor
On Monday evening, December 81,
George II. Brown Post, after short
business meeting, threw open its hall for
the use of the Woman's Relief Corps
connected with the post. Eighteen of
the twenty-five ladies composing the
corps assembled in the hall with the fol-
lowing friends and invited guests In
stalling officer Mrs. Addie Fiske of Bal
lon Corps. Department President Mrs.
Mary NJ. Brown of Bucklin Corps, De
partment Secretary Emily d. Sibley, Ju-
nior Vice Mrs. Emma A. Rhodes, Chap
lain Mrs. Sarah Marsh, chairman of the
executive board, Mrs. Elsie o. Saunders,
Mrs. Julia Mason, president of Slocum
Relief Corps, Mrs. Edmund +. Prentiss,
Mrs. Hannah Green, Miss Lizzie Dexter
and many other members of the differ
ent relief corps.
Installing officer, Mrs. Addie Fiske,
called the meeting to order and the fol-
lowing were installed as officers of
George III. Browne Relief Corps: Presi-
dent, Mrs. Charles Ii. Nottage; senior
vice president, Mrs. b. f. Nicholas;
junior vice president, Mrs. Katie Dun
ham; secretary, Mrs Maria Manchester;
chaplain, Lewis Holley; conductor. Miss
Jessie Nicholas; guard, Mrs. Robert
Carlisle: assistant conductor, Miss Lizzie
Sweet: guard. Mrs. Charles Larkham.
The president, Mrs. Nottage, thanked
the post cordially for the use of the
hall Breif and pertinent remarks were
made by Department President Mrs.
Brown and many others of the visiting
guests and by the officers of the post.
Mrs. George Ford gave recitation.
The post extended an invitation TO the
Relief Corps TO attend the public install
lation of the officers-elect on Jan. 4. and
after pleasant evening the company
dispersed, closing the exercises with
singing.
Five comrades of the post were re-
ported on the sick list. The committee
on the fair reported that large corps of
ladies were hard at work making arrange
ments for it and it's confidently predicted
that il will be a grand success. The officers
and large delegation from Bucklin
Post visited the relief corps last Monday
evening and an enjoyable hour was
spent.
At Bucklin Post. Tuesday evening,
the ceremony of saluting the flag was
performed in the presence of the Buck
lin Relief Corps. IL was voted that the
thanks of the post be rendered 10 Rising
Sun Lodge. A. +. and +. NJ. for the use
of their hall. TO Bucklin Relief Corps
for the bountiful collation. furnished.
and TO Slocum Post Quartet and /. n.
O'Connell for services rendered on the
occasion Of the visit Of the department
commander and staff on the evening Of
Dec. IL. A rising vote Of thanks was
also rendered 90 Adiutant Comrie as
chairman Of the committee and for the
able manner in which he presided rs
toastpastsy vt the campfire,