The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-07-02


property and properly take care of t. the 10
be conveyed to the Grand Army OF the Republic nt
Detroit la August next. When the Grand Army
Of tie Republic shall be no more, this ground, his-
toTical Us the spot where thousands 81 the con-
rudc7 81 our fathers were starved and prr-tculci
10 niroCiiy aud bitterness unparalleled iu human
history u To- b. conveyed 20 the sons 81 Veterans
who viii guard the remains 81 the Union dead
Who lic there with sacred vigilance. Divisions and
camps are requested To sub-cUbs ~ HherHi y ns
their means will permit for this most .uuaahc prT-
pose. Send all contributions To the QurtC master
General. +. :. IiazeIton, Topeka, Kan, VIII" will
receipt Tor the same, and make % detailed report
thereof To- the Cummandcr-In- CheL
LELAND j. NFEU, Comuaudcr-in-CA Chief.
CLAY ID. IlEEOD, Adjutuut General.
The following paragraphs appear in General
Orders, 80. ?.
The official report Of the committee appointed to
act with "a similar committee To be appointed by
COMMANDMENT hief Geo. 4. Brown, Of the " Pos;
system" has been received. From this report u
appears that through the work Of tire iu.rt COM
miitee, II Post, iu New York. with 30 members.
three Posts Iu Pcuu-y wanna with - members, aud
two Posts la New jersey with Il members, have
been mustered into our organization, Do addition
thereto four iOsts mustered M New York through
division Headquarters, and two Posts mustered 10y
The committee. were never chartered, The batter
being Dupont, u, az BrUOkiyn, mustered By Past
COMMANDMENT Chief Marks, aud liza ID. lOw.ey,
10, silver Creek, " Y, mustered by Brother
Jacob III. SiaEch. The reports and charter appil-
cation from Dupont Camp have never been received,
aud only the report, from EpwiCy Camp. A. To
these two Gangs the Colonel commanding she
Division OF New York VIII take immediate action
10 ascertain their condition and cause charters ad
supplies To b. issued TO them tree Of expense. n
they have not already received them. upon Tecyly-
ing tiIe necessary application aud reports.
The following camps have voluntarily sur
rendered their charters WI~cou-in--NO. 80. Chip
Fewa Falls, and &c. IOHah. Minnesota, MInne-
apu!i- Ma~-achu-etls-2g 10 a. and lu7. Kan
sas- ii. Dexter; - Downs; -. Arkansas city
10 bi-h'o" TO Norcaturi ID NeoshO Fails III,
In Fountain.
Upon tire recommendation Of the Colonies Of
their respective Divisions the charters Of The fol-
lowing camps have been revoked FOR failing 20
make reports aud pay per capita tax for ono year
y ", TO- Monte i-tI. aud g. IsYcs Spring, N yo-
Wl-C1usIu-1l. sun Prairie, aud -, Nurrt0w uC.
litn1i--ls, Ediuburg. Oiu0-s, NHssyii.ei -,
tUrNicw; 81 shawnee; s. Canal Dover; 90
IIaC-vI.lc; a. Manchester, D. Wc-tcryIiles 10,
Nashville, liz, DcipEOs; ls3, Mt Victory; ~,
Upper SSudu-isy; 81, Gailip"ls III, West New
ucr, 81. Ee!uiure; - Wharton; 80, shade ;sJi,
Waldo; IS, l,.!uiTe; $50 New Holland, 80, Fred
erieAtDWu; 3D. Sparta; 30, New NI-uuai 90,
Evau-Port. 80. Z,ue-neld; 40. Iirec=-vi.!e; 81,
ltIwsOu. kansas. Wayne; -, larued; -, Gar
metz - Barrett 30, JeimOTei 81, Fix City; g.
Seyry -, smith Center.
Colonies Of Divisions have been elected and in
stalled, with headquarters, a follows: Alabama
and tennessee, ". X. Cooper. Knoxville; ATEau-
bakersfield; south Dakota, l.. -. Lyon. Water
town Kentucky. 4. G.. Singleton, Sew port;
Maine, J. e. Moran, IHGuas'ou Massachusetts,
th'Iic, n. Daring, ltelburg; Minnesota, George
H. Sheire, IT. Paul; fcuu-y. wanna, H. ". Eebc.c,
hHcghnHcy Cry; Washington, l.. ". Young
Seattle Oregon, Frank Melvin. East Portland.
In tie cOugt-uIuItIai proceedings against Past
Commander iu-Cnicf Payne, Of Ohio. aud Col.
heuTsc AddIngtou, 81 New York, appeals have
been taken to the COmmaudcry in Chief. All
members Of the Order are requested tDreirsiu from
discussing publicly these and other cOurt-muTtiaI
proceeding, especially IN the public press, until
they are finally disposed 81. such discussion can
GO uO good and much harm to the Order results
tlcrcirum- O8InE 10 some doubt entertained -
Co iuc effect Of tile sentence against Col George
fFN
before passing upon D. have taken time to Cx-
anime tie question fully, well TO ask tEe
opinion Of the Judge Advocate General thereon.
! am row fully convinced that under the provisions
81 ~ Cion 3 Article VI Chapter v puge 50 # Con-
s.ituIiou Rules aud Regulations. the conviction Of
Col. Arlington operates a4 a forfeiture of 3" all
hunor- and privileges Of past rank"
COLORADO.
The following officers were elected and installed
10 Jhe sixth annual Eucampmcut he'd Ht Denver,
Colo. on June II and T.: Colonel Commanding,
Leo IS. Kennedy, Denver; icut.-CO!.. W. -. Win
get Pueblo hnj, Eugene Williams, Greeley,
Division Council. J. ID. Clark, Trinidad d. l..
Fryer, Denver Walter ~. TunJrd Denver; Dele
Eaic-Ht Large 10 the Commanders -iu-C hci, a.. a.
Jackson, Denver; AitCTuHic-at-i Large 10 Com
maudeTy- int hIcf, L.. :. WOlfkieI. Denver: Dele
gate to Commaudery- i'm Chief, John Drury Dem
veri Alternate TO COmmaudery-in- ChIcf, ID. T..
Fryer, Denver.
The following: appointments on the staff Of the
Colonel are hereby announced. Chief of staff Her
man {. AyTcs, Denver, with rau!, e First Lieu
tenant; surg, john BTury, Denver, with rank of
Major; Chap, a. H. Lyuds, Denver, with rank Of
Captain; AdJt. win w. CouGi. Denver with
rank Of First Lieutenant; q. NJ Ezra J. CLARK,
Denver, with rank 81 First Lieutenant; INSPECTOR
Charles 4. Jackson, Denver, with rank of First
Lieutenant Nusteriug Officer, A. IL. Davis, Canyon
CITY. with rank of First Lieutenant; Judge-AGvo-
cate, ID. ;. MOuahan, Greeley. with rank OF First
Lieutenant.
IOWA.
The eighth annual Encampment Of the Division
aud the third OF the Ladies' Aid Society, occurred
N OuumwH, where the boys were royalty enter
t.,lutd a. The first day spent ia routine work
aud in the evening "a public Campfire WIS held iu
tie Grand Opera House, whlch WAS teTall packed.
over q thousand persons being turned away. The
address Of welcome was given By Mayor Burgess,
Of the local Camp, and responded To by Capt scott
Of OssaicO-n. Addresses were also made by Maj.
Hamilton, Commander OG Oitumwa Post and by
Mrs. Alice Spiiiman, President Of tEc local Aid
Society. Officers were elected ~ follows. Col
Geo. NauHOuicn. Lcuox; Iieut.-C Col. l.. NJ Philips
West Union; Mai, Bert Cruuc Mt Pleasant
Council, j. \. Evans, Keol.uS, :. ID. Harsh Cres-
ton, &. a. Alexander, Rock Rapids; Dc!egute-at-
Large, W. ), Bicriug, Davenport; Delegates L.
>hnwvan, D,nHisou; Il. s. Davis. Burlington; Geo.
Gray, Washington.
MASSACHUSETTS,.
Capt. Fred T.. Bolton, Commander Of John F.
Andrew Camp, 90, las rendered his resignation
Division. Under his command the Camp has
sprung from Obscurity 10 the leading Camp ia this
state, ranking first GA the recent uspcctOns, aud
having the largest mem bershiD in New England
Albert &. lltcomb Camp, IL. NUwburypOrt will
probably taNe rs entire membership 10 Detroit iu
August. All Winter the boys have been saving
their pennies, aud now the money bags are filed
20 Overlooking.
Ia the death Of Comrade Alfred O. Monroe. Az
si-taut AdiUtaut- 1ieuCTIl, Department OF NIu--a-
Clu-ett- q. A. H. the Order mas lost one Of its best
friends. His interest in the Sons OF Veterans has
always been manifest, and lie was dearly beloved
by all.
II il understood that the Division Inspector il 10
have 10 Assistant Inspectors, each assigned to "A
section Of the State. and that their duties will COM
tncuCe at once. Later la tHe season exrnlpliiica-
lions Of the work will b. given where members OF
all Camps can attend. IL IS hoped that the work
iuGs viii become perfected and uniform.
MICHIGAN.
The Colonel wishes to state that the courtesies
extended tho Michigan Division b. the National
Executive Committee, GAR, Is sufficient proof
that tie GAR. recognizes the sons Of Veterans "A
Hu important factor 10 IerpetuRting the memories
Of tho loyal heroes OF This Republic Ia this con
ucCli,n thc Secretary Of tic National Committee
Col. G.. Y. r. Ponds deserving Of especial men
ton md tie unqualified thanks Of each and every
member 0f tA- Division. HIS earnest zeal ia our
behalf should eudcar him 10 te hearts OF all lIchi-
gan sons. When IL was discovered that Camp Z
OF Detroit, who enthusiastically invited the Niichi-
gan Division to he their guests during the National
Eucampmeut, were inadequate to the occasion,
the GA L. National Committee, through its Secre-
tury, generously and without debate stepped for
ward and said. "OuF sons shall be cared for
equally well with their fathers" The hearty sun
port Of Col ii. NJ Duilield Chairman OF tue above
Let the Sons Of Michigan not forget these loyal
friends.
THE National GAR. Executive Committee have
cuuTtcou-ly extended offer OF free accommodations
for SEQ sons of Veterans. Camps desiring to ac-
cert this offer Will IL once through First Syr.,eants
address Accommodations Committee, 81 Fort
street West Detroit stating briefly name aud To-
cation of Camp, name Of Captain Tor officer ia