The National tribune., 1892-02-11

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these badges by mail from the Assistant Quarter
mastcr-GCncral, at Concord, and remitllng the
price
requested TO take measures 60 contribute toward
the erection Of the National Memorial Han, al
Decatur, ll., the birthplace Of the Grand Army oil
the Republic aud 10 prepare records and rosters
10 he deposited therein. 10 h an object that ought
10 enlist the hearty cooperation of every cOiade
Send all contributions 10 Frank l.. Hays Treas
urcr, Decatur, IN.
The Department Commander IL gratihed 10 an.
nnunce that tile official returns from every Post IN
this Department for the year ending Dec. 81 were
promptly forwarded TO these Headquarters the
consolidated reports made out by the Assistant
Adjutaut- General and the Assistant QuartermRstcr-
General and transmitted TO National Headquarters
on Jan. 8 Contrary TO expectations there has
been during the past year not only a gain Ia meme
bcrship, hat a most pleasing increase IA zeal ana
efficiency Va the good work Of our Order aud never
before have many names been borne on our
rolls has there ever been Rlarger amount spent
ia the noble work Of charity. Let the good work
go on, and let the coming year record conunu-
anoe Of the same spirit and energy as shown IN
the past aud still higher results viii be attained
NEW YORK.
The GAR. Executive Committee Of Suffolk
County, l.. L. consisting Of the Commander ana
two delegates from each Grand Army Post in tie
County, met al the rooms Of lewis o. Conkl Ian
ISt, 627, IN Port jefferson, recently. IL was de-
cidcd that the Posts of Suffolk County hold re-
nulDm August. lt also decided mat lhe
place OF the next meeting OF this Committee Ice at
the rooms OF Edwin Rose Post. pa sag harhor;
The time Of the next meeting VIII he the second
"Wednesday IN April, 1892. The following officers
were elected President. Charles Satterly of Post
2IO; N.-P, q. A. Parks, OF Post 2s5 Sec William
H. Plat, OF Post 627; Treas David Ricketts,, OF fost
53S.
OREGON
J. B. Matthews Post. G. Forest Grove. Six re-
cruits were mustered in the past month, ana the
Post Is Ia a most prosperous condition, with more
recruits coming. Officers: Joseph Bucher L. q ;
Milton Bailey = " O.; j. :. Porter, J. v, C.; A.
y. Davis, q. NJ. James Stephenson, surg. A.
Champion, Chaps john Fisher, o. d. L. III. Tar
ker. o. g.
PENNSYLVANIA
The following preamble and resolution was
offered az regular muster OF The Naval POST 49,
Philadelphia aud was unanimously adopted:
Whereas the following order was issued May 20,
1891: ITO the inmates Of the Penusy lvaHia Home
Tor disabled and INDECENT soldiers aud sailors OF
pcnusN vHuia. situated az Erie, Pa; that members
Of the Home who urc pensioners shall upon receipt
Of pension or within lO days thereafter pay TO the
Commander or some officer designated Ivy hin, an
amount OF money equal 10 10 per cchlum ol the
amount which said pcusiOner may have drawn.
That failure refusal OF ANY member 10 make
payment al the Time specified aud as provided shall
be considered violation of the rules and the Com
mnnder is hereby directed TO give such offending
member an honorable discharge from The Home.
by reference 20 the Pamphlet Laws 81 Pcnnsylvania
for the yeur 1855, page O. you VIII hnd an act TO
provide for the establishment and maintenance 81
a Home for disabled aud INDECENT soldiers and
sailors OF Pennsylvania; appropriations were made
at The session Of 1887 1889 aud 1891 for said Home
that for 1859 and 1891 tlie of So 500 Tor each
year. aud also for the fiscal year ending June ],
1893 the sum of S. 800 Ia addition TO the above
the United States Government apPropraies sum
equal hall the cost OF each inmate maintenance.
Gen. Franklin ia his report snys IL takes $500 TO
keepRn inmate year now IL D. the United States
Government, pays 500 FOR each inmate yenr, and
the Board OF Trustees takes so per cenium ~ pen
soner that gets 81 month, ihe Board OF Trustees
gets 1890; accordingly the state Is under no eX-
pcnse. With So 500 appropriated each year, what
does the Board OF Trustees want with the little
money that generous Government las given 10
the brave soldiers aud sailors reward for serV-
ice who arc now old aud iutrm? II an inmate OF
the Home leaves for tie above causes lac cannot be
rcadmited into any Soldiers Home under siG
months:
Eesolrsd. That The Naval Post instruct its duly.
elected delegates 10 the Department EHcampmeut
10 be held la PittsburE, and that they use all hon.
orabIe means 90 remedy this seeming injustice.
ELIAS Grccuwald, Adiutaut LyuuyIlc: Capt
Lewis HermHng Post COG, WAS mustered here thC
other night, with - charter members aud these
officers Com, g. III. Foster S.k C., W. III. ReiiZ
J. v. G.. Nathan TreXter; Chap Philip klstler
Adit. ELIAS Grecnwald; q. NJ, O. il. LUZ; o. ID.
j.. Oswald o. c., J. Ely4 - NJ. B. Schuck.
Private Joseph McLarcu Post, 553 OsceOa Mills
has passed fitting resolutions on the death 81 Com
rHde Henry ii. Price, Co III, 22d Pa. Cav. The
resolutions were drawn by Nm. McFeeicrs, JacOl
A. McCalland, JAS. r. Harrington, Committee.
RHODE ISLAND
Al Tie -Dlh uuuuhl l-uchDpfneult neln IN lFoAl
dence Jan. 20, The followiug-nemed officers wer,
/ elected: Com. David = Ray, Post 20; :. V. q.
George 7. CraustOn, &c; J.AC., Ghns. ii. Baker II
Medical Director Thos. G. Lawton, 10; Chap. For
est H. Emerson, n. COuHcii-.Ias. III. Richard. Pos
4 % Joseph H. Means, ~; Ehas. j. Handy, a; Patrick
4 Egau, i J. Harry Mecli. &c. Delegates and Alter
mates TO Goth National Recommendations nj
/ Large, Joseph B. Holmes Post "a; Altcruaic-R at
Large, John A. Jenkins, 49, First Delegate. Edwii
! Ciarkson, 3; First Alternate, john MCGaun, is
I Second Delegate Murdoch q. Mckenzie ] Secou,
/ A 10 A rs
John J.. Lake, 81 Third Alternate, James T. i
! Buoklin, u.
The following appointments are hereby an
nounccd: ASST Adjl-Gcn., Edmund j. Prcntiss
4 Post =; Asst q. NJ. Gen, Herbert u Bennett IS
/ Inspector Mm. j. Comrie 20; Judge advocate
] George NJ. Bliss. 20; Chief Mastering officer, Jas
A. Abbott, 1; Chief Of STAFF, Daniel Il. BaIlou, r.
VERMONT
Comrnde s. IT, Tillcy, q South Burlington, ex
tends thanks 10 the comrades Of r. $. sherman
Post. Essex Junction, Tor their kindness 10 Lu
during his recent illness.
VIRGINIA.
On Jan. p, Junior Vice Commander TRber. nc
I compaulcd 10y quite number 81 comrades frOr
/ the Department Of the Potomac, proceeded 1
Alexandria, Va, aud there instituted and Unstable
the officers Of new Graud Army Post, To b
/ known James l.. Davis Post 60. The officer
1 elected were: Com, Robert u. Lucas; =. v. G
/ Dave ii. NRramoref }. Y. C.. William u. Graves
/ Chap, Franklin J.. Aauaukeni AdJt, Joshua
/ Davis q. ~, Thomas Burroughs; Surg, Gustav
/ Reinackcr; q. D., Asher D. Travis; o. O., J0sep
I l.. Young. number ~ comrades were duly en-
tered into Tie Order. COmrade Iaber performe
1 this duty in compliance with special orders iron
the National Headquarters. Alter the ccrenouit
/ were over, the comrades adjourned 10 the BAllar
1 House. where they lad good time.
liaumuit Post, 40, Charlotte, y Com, w. i
I Miller: =. v C., RUbt b. Mcdonald; j. V. G, Rs
leigh Brewer; Adjt Peter iieilcn; q. 81, J. \
Plummcri Surg Dennis McIlcy; Chap, Hug
/ McCHughey; o. ID, Julius Baker; o. O.. VIM.
Harris $ NJ, d. g. slebbinsi q. n. s., JAS. Ito
/ linEswOrlh.
WASHINGTON AND Alaska
The Council Of Administration have fixed upo
june 3, 3 and TO- ~ tie date ~ holding the nei
Department Eucampmcut al Fairhayen.
i. :. Stevenson Post Coon, Geo. ID. Smith
Y. C., III. IL. SwHsey; J. v. g.. Emil Bfietfcld
Adjt, u. X. Hopkins; q. NJ, A. II Wright; Char
a. Harper .. d., ii. Garfield; o. C., A, q. Io
/ kins.
WISCONSIN,
. The 10th annual EncBmpmcut % the Depal
mcut Of Wisconsin will convene az Madison on a
ylh day u March. The sessions will be held ia a
Assembly chamber Of tie Capitol building. III
f.HgHuUr4ufpUl will lEp IN nf a I