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= q. ROBERTS OF NORTH DAKOTA
Commander 5. q. Roberts of the Department
of North Dakota is a native of the state Of
Maine having been born in the town of Brooks,
Waldo county. in that state. on the 10th OF
March. 1913. When but five years old he
moved with his parents 20 Livermore. in the
same state, and went from there 60 South Dan
vers, now Peabody. Mass, in the spring OF
1853, and enlisted from that place in company
B. seventeenth Massachusetts infantry, on the
10th day Of May. 1861. for three years. He was
with that regiment from date OF enlistment 20
the 10th day of August. ls6i. at which time he
was mustered out by reason OF expiration OF
term of service
He was commissioned second lieutenant OF
company q. same regiment. on the oath day Of
March. 1868: wounded at Goldsboro', n. e.,
C., April g 1863
After being mustered ont OF the service in
August. 1864. he went 10 saltwater Mimi. Not
finding business in Minnesota as he had xpecte
he became weary of idleness and desired 20 re-
enter the service again. which he did. enlisting
IN company A, ninth regiment OF United States
veteran volunteers. known az Hancock's corps
He served in that organization one year, and
W. mustered out at Indianapolis, Ind, on the
~ oay of February. ls66
After remaining in indianapolis until the
following July he returned TO Minnesota where
he studied law. Having been admitted to the
bar OF that state, he went TO Fargo in 1871, and
has since resided there. Being a stanch re-
publican. Commander Roberts has served his
state and city both in Rppointive and elective
offices. having been the territorial district at
torney before its admission as a state OF the
Union.
Assistant Adjutant General Geary was born
at Hudson, \. y. June III, 1s4l; entered the
service as private in company +. one hundred
and forty-ninth New York volunteers, August
III, 1867: subsequently, became Lieutenant colonel,
thirty-second L. $. C. T., and was mustered
out as such by reason Of physical disability
from wounds received in action" March, 1865.
He moved to Minnesota in the fall of 1865. and
held numerous minor civil Offices. He was for
three terms member of the Minnesota house
OF representatives. and for four wears was re-
ceiyer of the United States land Office at Fargo,
y. ID.
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membership OF about $4,000, Of which over
q 900 are reported in good standing. Posts
exist in every county of the state but two.
The department is always wen represented al
the national encampments, the three large
posts Of st. Louis, Blair, Hopendeubel and
Ransom, having made national regulations for
the number of comrades they turn out for
parade and for their soldierly appearance. The
headquarters of the department have been at
st. Louis since 1885. aud are established there
until the year 1900. The department COM
mander and assistant adjutant general have
headquarters at the Ebbitt House during the
encampment.
WILL HAVE 700 MEN
Past Department Commander Geo. W. Martin
of Missouri, when seen by a STAR reporter at
the Ebbitt. He is an enthusiast on G. A. r.
matters in his state and said: missouri will
have about 700 men in line, and they will pre-
sent an appearance that any people might feel
proud of. hanson and Blair posts are two as
fine bodies Of men as will be found in the Union.
In addition to the posts from St. Louis will
come two more from Sedalia and Trenton.
Missouri has no candidate for commander in
chief and will do her own thinking on the sub
Ject when the time comes for the selection.
Among the prominent men with us is Judge
Chas. c. Burton of Sedalia. who will probably
be candidate for department comma nder at
the next state encampment."
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Gen. Isaac Dyer of Skowhegan, the COM
mander of the Department of Maine. was born
in Skowhegan November /, 1920. and received
his education at the public schools and at
bloomfield Academy. His early life was spent
upon the farm. part of which he has since seen
laid out in streets and covered with fine resi-
dences. His father was also brick manufact-
urer and these occupations Gen. Dyer still pur-
sues. For thirty-three years he was also in the
drug and book business. He has held several
municipal Offices. was member two years of
the state senate, inspector general on the staff
of Gov. Dingley two years and also trustee
of the Bath Military and Naval Orphan Asy-
lum. He has been at the head OF De Molay
Commandery. knight Templars. and senior
vice commander of the department. as well as
a member of the council. He has always taken
an active interest i'll Grand Army matters and
in the welfare of the soldier.
He mustered into the service of the
United States as lieutenant colonel of the ff-
teenth Maine in December. 1861. Their first
service was at Ship Island and Gen. Butler
New Orleans expedition. In September, 1862.
the regiment was ordered to Florida. The
colonel resigning. Lieut. Col. Dyer was pro-
noted its colonel. When Gen. Neal Dow in
command of the district of west Florida. was
ordered to report for duty on the Mississippi,
Col Dyer succeeded him in command.
In June. 1868. he was ordered with his
ano in defending The Onelonsss conntrv On
re,nrnin0 10 tier aid onarters ut Camn par
pet Col Dyer as senior officer assumed CON-
yost duty IN New Orleans, afterward going to
roxog ;oo;nin,, Az fo,cas baoia,;no r., -,
rama which the rebels eyacnated after blow
ing II up.
ordered to ioin the Red river exned,t;on Al
the battle Of sabine Cross Roads. in common
with Cen Fmory's division his command bore
the brunt of that sharply contested field At
other engagements Commander Dver was con-
stantly in command. sharing with his men
their fortunes and reyerses' For awhile he
was In command of the second brigade. nine.
teenth army corps. Afterward the regiment
served under Gen. sheridan in the Shenandoah.
In June. 1865. he was placed in command of
the first subdistrict OF south Carolina. subse-
onently taking command of the whole district
In March. lsS5. he wa, promoted breyet brioa.
der general and was mustered ont in Sentem-
her. 1855. having seen nearly four years Of CON
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Wallace A. Bartlett. commander of the de-
partment Of Maryland was born in Warsaw,
n. y. in 1874 When the war broke out he
was Junior devil" in the Office of the Western
Ne'o YORKER, then and now a fourishing
country newspa per. Young Bartlett enlisted
the day he was eighteen in the eighth indie
pendent company of New York sharpshooters
The company was attached to the Iron
Brigade" of the Army of the Potomac. Mr..
Bartlett was always with his command. rank
ing as high private" until he was wounded
at Spottsylvania. in MAY. 1864 and while in
hospital in Washington was one of the ..hos-
pital brigade" who took muskets and went out
to oppose Early's advance on Washington, in
July. 1864.
Returning to his command jim August, 1864.
In less thansa week the entire company (twenty
men at that time) was captured while on Skin
mish line in front of Petersburg
Mr.. Bartlett was a prisoner until February
1861 while In prison he was commissioned
second lieutenant, third United States heavy
artillery. As soon as he was exchanged he
was promoted to the nineteenth United States
colored troops, a Maryland regiment and
served with his regiment in Texas until 1867
when he was discharged at Baltimore with the
brevet of captain.
Returning to Corpus Christi TEXAS no rs
tablished republican newspaper there. Dur
ing the reconstruction excitement the news
paper office was burned in the night and
Bartlett found himself 'out of a lob" He
went to Chicago and from there knocked
round the west some time as newspaper cor
respondent. In 1868 he came to Washing ton,
and went to work as compositor in the gov
eminent printing office, soon made fore
man OF the specification room. and in 1873 went
into the patent office under the civil service
rules. In 1875 he was principal examiner of
patents. and resigned in 1883 to practice patent
law in Washington.
Mr.. Bartlett has invested largely in MARYLAND
property and lives at Highland. Prince Georges
county. about fifty rods outside the District of
Columbia
Mr.. Bartlett Joined Lincoln Post, No. 8. De-
partment of the Potomac. G.. A. r., in 1868
and was adiutant and senior vice commander
of that post He was afterward a member of
Farragut Post, No. 10, Department of the Po-
tomac, of which post Department Commander
Dinsmore is a member. In 1887 Mr.. Bartlett
moved to Maryland and helped to organize
Warren Post, No. As, at Hyattsville. He was
twice elected commander Of that post In
1890 he was judge advocate OF the department
of Maryland and in February OF this year he
was unanimously elected department COM
mander.
The headquarters OF the department are in
Baltimore where the department commander
meets with his staff every Thursday. During
the encampment the Maryland Headquarters
have been located at GIG Pennsylvania avenue
northwest opposite the Metropolitan.
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David S. Ray, commander of the Department
of Rhode Island, is fifty-one years old At the
time of the breaking out of the war he had
mastered his trade Carriage maker) and was
in business for himself. Feeling that his coun-
try had claim on him. Commander Ray left
his work and enlisted in troop C, first Rhode
Island cavalry. October 1, 1861. Having en-
listed private he was prom ted to corporal
and sergeant. On the 4th day of October
1864 he was mustered out as sergeant at Har-
rsonburg, Va He served his entire term Of
three years without the loss of a single days
service under the several generals command
ing the Army of the Potomac, Sheridan in the
Shenandoah valley. and participated in the bat
ties and victories of that famous general
In 1869 he became a member of Presc oft Post
No. l. Department of Rhode Island. q. A. r.. of
which he was a member until transferred in
September, 1886, TO Bucklin Post. No. 20. which
was instituted at that time He was elected its
first commander and served three successive
terms in that capacity. Twice he held the
position of aid-de-camp on the department
commanders staff. and for the years of 1884
and 1885 he held the same appointment on
the commander -in-chiefs staff. The Depart
ment of Rhode Island retained him two terms
1889 and 1890 as quartermaster general. and in
February. 1891. he elected senior vice de-
partment commander At the encampment
held February 90 of that year he was elevated
to his present position Of department COM
mander by the unanimous vote of the dele
gates.
For seven years Commander Ray was con-
nected with the state militia. holding respect
lively the commissions of lieutenant and cap
tain of cavalry.
In April, 1888. he was sent to the senate
chamber to represent East Providence and at
the present time he has the honor to still repre-
sent his fellow citizens in the state legislature
SKETCH OF THE DEPARTMENT.
The provisional department of Rhode Island
was formed in Rhode Island some time in 1867,
and on March "a, 1868, was permanently organ
lied. Ex-Gov. William Sprague was the pro-
visional department commander. and when the
department was properly formed he WAS a can
didate for department commander. but was
defeated by Gen. Ambrose Z. Burnside. There
| are at present twenty-seven posts in the depart
ment, with a membership June 80 last of 2 S3S.
The officers of the department are as follows:
David s. Ray. commander; Geo. T. Cranston
senior vice commander; Chas III. Baker Junior
vice commander. The department staff con-
| sists of Edmund F. Prentiss, assistant adiutant
generals Herbert +. Bennett. assistant quarter
master general VIM. F. Comrie, inspector:
Geo. n. Bliss, judge advocate; JAS. A. Abbott,
chief mastering officer; Thos. C. kawton medi-
cal director; Forest +. Emerson. chaplain.
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mission of the DAkctas in issa. with George n.
Winship as department; commander. Andrew X.
Burke (now GOVERNOR senior vice CON-
mander and Vim. A. Bentley ~ Junior vice
commander. Who were duly elected in 1870. In
1881 Junior Vice Commander Bentley WA
elected department commander and last June
Samuel q. Roberts was elected as commander;
John ID. Black. senior vice commander. and
Charles Ackley as Junior vice commander. Tho
delegates are James Carpenter and Alexander
Hughes. There are thirty-three posts. with
membership Of s22
The department officers are as follows: De-
psrtment commander. ;. q. Roberts; senior
vice commander. John n. Black; junior vice
commander. Charles Ackley. medical director,
A. L. Rounsevoll; chap lain. Charles yosburs;
assistant adjuiant general. r. Y. Gearey; as
sis'ant qusrterma-ter general. J. r.. Harring-
ton: assistant inspector general. n X. Web
ster; judge advocate general. smith stimmel;
chic: mastering officer. Lnsign L. Calkins.
Council Of adninistIanon-M. W. Moore, W.
A. Power, W. II. Winchester. S. q. Msgill, II.
A DenEey.
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DEPARTMENT OF MAINE.
The Pine Tree State Representatives Ar,
Now Here.


The Department of the State of Maine was
opened this morning at the Morton by Depart
ment Commander Isaac Dyer. The headquar-
tiers delegation consists of sixty-ve twenty five
of whom are ladies from the Woman's Relief
Corps while the whole state sends grand total
of about 500. The commandery started from
Skowhegan on Saturday, but delayed at the
Highlands. NY. The posts from Maine are
Bosworth from Portland, Russell from Show
hogan. Burnside from Auburn, Chas. A. Warren
from Standish, Chas. Keller from Waldboro',
Thompson from Cornish, Vincent Mountford
from Brunswick. Daniel A. Bean from
Brownfish, c. J.. Stevens from Castine.
Sedgwick from Bath. Edwin Libby
from Rockland, Frank Hunter from Cary, Bates
from South Norridgewood. George Goodwin
from st. Adams. Grover from Fryeburg. W. S.
Heath from Watervie. E. G.. Parker from
kittery. Freeman Gilvery from Searsport,
Calvin F. Pitley from Unity. Thos. H. Mar
shall from Belfast f. II. Bradstreet from Lib
erty. George G. Davis from Brooks. Warren
from Winterport. Ezra VI. Billings from Mon
roe, Dana b. Carter from Freedom, Claudrnan
from Westbrook, Knox from lewiston U. s.
Grant from Biddeford. Austin from Lewiston,
W. :. Hancock, Sherman Mills, Charles L.
Stevens from Castine, Seth Williams from Au-
gusta.
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o. &. Petersen of Dallas, commander of the
Department. of Texas, was born in johnson
county. Ills. At the age of fifteen he enlisted
in the 120th Illinois and served as a drummer
boy for company G. Mr.. Petersen served with
this regiment for three years, being mustered
out in 1868 After leaving the army Mr.. Peter
sen re-entered the public schools, and after
three years hard study was graduated. He was
elected assessor of the county, serving one
term. During his incumbcncy Of the Office
of assessor Mr.. Petersen studied medicine. and
after receiving his diploma left his native state
settling i'll the lone star state. DR.. Petersen
who had always taken great interest in Grand
Army affairs. organized post in Dallas, and
his executive ability at once placed him in the
front ranks. and several years ago he was
elected commander of the Department of Texas.
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Hugh Henry, department commander,
Department of Vermont, was born ut Chester,
VT, March q, 1888; educated at Chester and
Westminster, VT. and Deerfield, Mass, acade-
mics; read law. was admitted 10 the bar NAV.
1862, and in September following enlisted a.
private in company X. sixteenth regiment. YER
mont volunteers; was made second sergeant
and later promoted to lieutenant company I;
discharged with his regiment August 10, 1868:
being in poor health, did not commence prac-
tice Of law until 1865; then located at Chester
and has resided there since; represented his
town in Vermont house Of representatives
from 1870 10 1876 inclusive, and again in 1884
and 1885; was member Of state senate 1850 and
1851; was made probate judge Of his district in
since; Joined the q. A. X in 1870; was COM
mander of Brooks Post. @. A. r., Chester one
and one-half years. when the post lost all its
property by fire and surrendered it's charter;
IN 1883 helped institute Henry Post, No. "a,
which has since been very successful: was lie
commander two years, refusing third cleo
ton. His service TO the ''boys" has been more
conspicuous since than during the war. Was
one of the original trustees of the Vermont
Soldiers Home and is now and for some time
past has been its president A year and half
ago he conceived the idea Of building q chapel
at the home by voluntary subscriptions and
has secured fine building with seating cspac-
ity of $50, testifying to his success; the only
building of its kind in the United States
erected by voluntary contribution. AZ the
commander was had the encampment by unan-
imous vote directing the assistant adjutanS
general TO cast the ballot Of the encampmeps
for him
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Following are the department officers: Com
mandsr. BenAjah E. Smith. Willimantic; senior
vice commander, Wilbur F. Rogers. Meriden;
Junior vice commander. Selah q. Brakeman,
shelton; assistant adjutant general, John II.
TEACHER, Hartford. Representatives, Thos. j..
Gill tat largo. Hartford: Henry r.. Jones, New
Hartford; Jas. n. Coe. Noroten; Frank Miller,
bridgeport; Geo. 1. Buxton, Norwalk; W. n.
Min, Wallingford; A. J. Smith, Danbury; W. 8.
Simmons. Central Village. Alternates, Tristan
Ciiiey Cat largo. Norwich: Hobart W. Deming,
Hartford; John f. simmons, Winste6: John G..
Packer, Mystic, Thos A. Smith Litchfeld;
VIM. II. Lyon, Bridgeport; II. F. Northrop,
Waterbury; D. W. Grosvenor. Westbrook
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ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL RODGERS.
The assistant adjutant general is Thos b.
Rodgers of st. Louis. The other department
officers are as follows: Louis Benecke, s. V. d.
c.; Jno. P. Plat, J. V. u. c.; E. +. Lane. medi-
cal director; Rev. Thos ii. Hagerty, chaplain;
Chas. G. Burton, judge advocate; WILDER f.
Henry, inspector; S. d. Webster, G. NJ. O..
council of Observation-Disclosures p. Becker,
A. b. Parkell, Jno. X. Tracey, b. Knoepfel, W.
b. Rodgers. The department has twenty
two representatives and thirty-four votes in the
national
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DEPARTMENT OF RHODE ISLAND.
Though the State is Small She is Well Rep
resented.

resented.
Yesterday evening the Rhode Island veterans
began coming in the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad. The department commander, David
s. Ray, and the headquarters delegation. how
ever. did not arrive till late last night Rhode
Island is well represented, having sent between
1000 and 500 men. The headquarters are es-
tablished at the Ebbitt House, where the COM
handkerchief, the delegations from Nassa-
chusetts. New York, Missouri. Pennsylvania.
Texas, Kanas and Iowa also are. The following
posts reported: Prescott, from Providence;
Burnside. from shamrock; Charles E. Lawton,
from New York; Reno, from East Greenwich;
Thomas. from Apponang; G.. C. Baker, from
Wexford: Budlong. from Westerly; Bucklin
from East Providence Lincoln. from Hope
Valley; John A. Logan, from Ashaway; Ballow
from Central Falls: Smith. from Woonsocket;
McGregor. from Phe1ix; Rabbit. from Bris-
toll; Slocum, from Providence; Ives (coloredJ,
from Providence: Tower, from Pawtucket; Ar
mold, from Providence
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ship Of 240. The growth Of the department
has been healthy and steady and il now consists
Of ifty-six Iosts and 1918 comrades in good
standing.
The officers are as follows; Department COM
msnder, o. G.. Petersea; senior vice depart
ment commander, W. 7. Kitchen: junior vice
department commander, W. II. Christian: medi-
cal director. John Morgan; chaplain, James
Hickey; assistant inspector general. E. q. Rust:
assistant adjutant general, J. C. Bigger: assist
tant quartefmaster general, John l. Boyd; in
ssPector. Julius Alvord; judge advocate, A. Z.
WILKINSON: chief mastering officer, W. II. Har-
vey: chief of staff, W. +. wieland
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DEPARTMENT OF MINNESOTA.
The Veterans Were Delayed VA Their Arrival
but Are Naw ON Hand.

A large contingent Of northeastern veterans
including eral hundred Minnesotians passed
the sabbath yery mi-erablv. owing TO the delay
Of their trains. The enormous rush Of visitors
o. the capital slmost biockadei The railroads
AMI The time made yesterday was slow. A re-
ception committee representing the Minnesota
colony in the city waited at the station all after
noon aud par, of The night When the veterans
finally arrived they presented an unbruken front
Of empty lunch baskets
The Minnesota department shares the Cen
trail High School with North Dakota and has
headquarters az the Ebbitt and the city hall
The resident Miune-o:ian~ have made complete
arrangements for the comfort Of their friends
and the people Of the northwest are likely to
return home with a high opinion Of the hos
pitslitics Of Washington.
CspL lssrto of Minnesota is an old cam
paignsr and VA shreWj enough to do his sight
seeing before rather than after the encamp-
meat. B.rto lieutenant governor OF
Minnesota when Senator G.. x. Davis was
governor. and l. political leader in Stearu~
county. He l. now register of TIE land Office
~ -. Cloud party OF twenty Minnesotians
under hi les'iershi" came To- Wa hington IA
week ago, and have been quietly visiting points
of interest They returned Yesterday from
lortre-s Monroe Capt. I5arto popular
soldier in the rifty--econd Illinois. and today
met dozens 20 his old comrades Who were with
HIN Ia the march 10 the sea-
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Charles Folsom Jones, assistant djutant gen.
eral. was born in Holden, near Bangor. but has
resided in Skowhegan since childhood. In
1864, however. he WAS in New York. where he
enlisted in the second New York heavy artil-
lery, and in the second corps carried musket
in Grants campaign through Virginia. He WAS
fifteen years old when he enlisted and ex-
perienced army life in nearly year of seKvice.
Has occupied various fiduciarv positions in
civil life and an almost continual official posi-
ton during his service in the Grand Army An
educated and cultured gentleman. he is popu-
lar among Grand Army men of the state and
makes the department an efficient officer in the
exacting and important Office which he holds.
DEPARTMENT OF RHODE ISLAND,
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May IS. 1864. byss piece of shell and was sent
to Douglass Hospital in Washington and from
there to Rhode Island and then to hospital a,
Annapolis, Nd, where he was discharged. He
received commission captain October IA,
1864; was made brevet captain United States
volunteers July %, 1868, to rank from May Is.
1864. for gallant and meritorious conduct at the
battles of the Wilderness and Spottsylvania,
".
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Assistant Adjutant General Prentiss enlisted
in company Of the second Rhode Island in
fantry June 5, 1861, for three years. He was
one Of the color guard at the battle of Bull Run,
having been promoted to corporal He was
made sergeant October 81, 1861; orderly Ger
geant September /, 1862; was promoted to Sec
ond lieutenant May 10, 1858. Resigned septem-
Der 20, 1853, to accept commission as first lieu
tenant in fourteenth Rhode Island colored rsgi-
ment. Returned to Rhode Island. and after re-
manning therea short time resigned and returned
TO the second Rhode Island = first heutsnaut.
He was severely wounded 1t Spottsylvania, Va,