The National tribune., 1892-02-18
N, IT. G. q, GUARDS.

Uncle John Dean, Senior Vice Commander.
Michigan Division, ". It. q. &. Guards, a crippled
he will give g 10 Julius w. Gugarn. Ann
Arbor. for Michigan fing or banner aRd urges all
TO respond. Michigan boys aud girls. do you hear
the Taily2 Uncle John says: went 10 Wasb-
ingiou IA 1901 under Michigan battle Alag: want
10 40 there in 1892 under "A Michigan peace flag"
viii the Michigan Guards carry That banner
Lou ". Staring thinks that officers Of the Guards
should be elected by circulating ballot a. all can
mol attend Reunions, and every Guard would thus
have chance 10 vote for the officers Of his choice
Here Is the plan proposed. which Is novel. II not
praCtlcable Let each Division appoint "a certain
day for election day aud have election blanks fur
nished, these said blanks 10 have the titles 81 the
officers printed on them. aud the voters 10 On them
out and send them 10 iiic Commander thief or
custodian 81 ballots ia this case the Commanders
in-Chiei would appoint someone Tor that office la
this way each Division could elect its officers with
outIueelipg Tor tho purpose aud those who could
not attend would not feel as IL they had beea for
gotten.
Commander Charles b. Hole. OF Connecticut
Hattie ii. Beers, Adjutant. Headquarters New
Britain. announces ia General Orders the appoint
ment 81 Lena Bishop as Chairman OF the Benefit
Committee, TO succeed Aunt May, deceased. Hattie
Barlow. New Canaan, las been appointed Chair
man OF the Investigating Committee, to whom all
applications for membership should Be referred
aud every Guard Is urged 10 forward 60 her tic
81 ono recruit before the next Reunion iu
june. The Order concludes as fCllou-: I.uTa
Bishop. - Warren Place, New Haven has been
appointed 10 receive al donations Tor tie Ander-
sonviilo Prison Pom Project aud will al the end az
each mouth send money aud reports 10 Mamie r.
Ozark, - Hooker street, Springfield, Mass Every
Guard should make this au Objec; to send a small
each month, II only five cents rs every little
helps. aud Rssiet the q. II ga uuyiur the debt
they have contracted IN buying tie Old prison pen
that we may preserve in our memory the suffer
ings Of the heroic soldiers who suffered 30 much
for their country cause.n
Division AdjGtaut Florence G. Crossman. woop
socket, II. j. reports "a pleasant Guard meeting at
Unity Hall. Providence. Jan. 30. aud cOmmends
Commander Gammons for the interest she takes Iu
ali works pertaining 20 the cause OF Progress aud
Patriot sm. Visitors ia ATTENDANCE were Enmn
s. Perkins, Fannie A. Smith. &. Maud smith, Mary
J.. Best and Sbyi Spaulding al 81 tho Ml.snchu.
sets Division. Sister Perkins delivered a stirring
address aud the first 10 be enrolled ns Az
honorary member OF the Division. Ia tle evening
the Guards Witnessed the public installation Of
officers Of the j.. Of V. Tent. Of which Commander
GsmmOus II President Members Ia arrears for
dues will remit the Same 90 Is. A. Webber Ashton
*. ]. Applicants for nlembcrship will address the
AdJuiant, incs-ing % ccuis for dues; blank forms
furnished on call.
Division Adjutani Hattie u. Beers, South Nor
| walk, Conn, writes that cabinet photographs OF
Aunt May. Tor which there has been great demand
eau be secured from her AZ > cents each. Ia
expenses. Sic would thank all the &. g. aud
Guards fYr the kind sympathetic letters received
after Aunt Mays death. Uncle Vet prizes them
very much, aud reads them over aud over again 10
sOlnce his lonely hours.
There are Sill some Of the Detroit second annual
| Reunion badges ia the hands OF Quaricrmasier-
] General Julius W. Gognrt, Ann hTbor, Mich. Send
/ . cents aud secure one.
The marriage % Past Division Commander AIabo!
Plummer, OF Lansing, Mich TO Frank sage, 81 that
/ city, which occurred on Christmas day, has been
| attended by many congratulations. Sister Mabel,
| daughter 81 that talented w. re. woman, Past De-
/ pErtIneut President Sarah A. y. PlummeF, IN q
/ sweet aud wins0me wee ladyc," and viii be a
| light Ia her sew home Rs ia her old. Greetings
| aud best wishes from all.
| Arthur q. BrOOkius, Of Ionia Mich, aud MattIo
| Duukel. ofSL JshBs. two worthy ~ T. q. G. GuArds
were married Jan 5. and have taken up tleir resi-
deuce Al Ionia, where they have received the con.
| CALCULATIONS Of many friends. The Guards one
aud al. wish then peace aud prosperity.
Fifty copies Of - Tho Grand Army Button" have
been generously donated the National Benefit Com.
! nlilee-Addie Stevens Chairman. Port Chester,
/ n. H.-fOT the benefit Of Uncle John Deans
l Cripple Chair Fand." By the author. Frank a.