The National tribune., 1892-02-11
DEPARTMENT NEWS.
ILLINOIS.

DEPART M EMF NEWS.
ILLINOIS,
A meeting Of prominent members Of Posts ia
various purts of tiiS Department WIS recently held
iu t,ig Grand Pacific Hotel Chicago Ihomns C.
l7u erion of Ottawa, was asked n lac would nc
cePi Tie nomination Tor Drphlment Noihhhnuer
Illinois e s r. 81 rendered HIM. lie replied a.
follows: " IS lnle thanking you Tor the honor you
would ofIar me j must decline, You sec, j avn a
Republican, and, while not politician or Office
holder ihe people OF my district expect me 10 make
every campaign, q few speeches Tor the party 4
caui di.nnpolut them ID fact, don't want 90. IL
would nat be right for the Commander OF the
GAR. OF Illinois 10 be going around hhklng
speeches FOR either political party. 10 would not
only not De good form, bat IL would be contrary TO
tAe principles aud policies 81 oar BODY, must
therefore decline and save myself 80 10 be able
10 tell tie people VI my part ol the stale why "h
a Republican
Chicago. on the evening Of Feb j.. Subject; AbrR-
hnm liucoln.n Under ihe auspices OF George III.
Thomas Post, g. The reception rendered ny The
officers 81 George IT, Thomas Post 20 the comrades
and their families nt Grand Army Hall on the 25th
ut was a pronounced success. Dancing 10 the
music of q most excellent orchestra WINS enjoyed
by the comrades aud their children pleasant
feature OF tile evening WAS Tie large attendance OF
young people. Progressive euchre was INDUCED
in, aud general good time enjoyed.
INDIANA
Tie 18Th annual Encampmenl will be held NJ
Princess Rink Fort WAYNE, on the 9Th and 7th
DAYS OF April, tile Goth anniversary OF our Order
aud lie 30ih OF Shiloh, and will he called 10 order
al 94L Cd. The Council Of Administration will con-
veue nt the room of the Assistant Adiuiant- Gem
era ia ihe Hotel Randall, Fort Wayne, at q. M.
Apui 3 1892 Each Post will be entitled 10 one
Delegate in the Encampment. Posts having more
than 90 members will bc entitled 10 one Delegate
for each additional 30 members, and one Delegate
f0r tile last fraction Of not less than .. Posts are
also entitled 20 representation 10y all Past Depart
meut Commanders, Past Post Commanders
Post Commanders and In their absence 10y the
Senior OF Junior Vice Commander IN the order 81
their rauk All these comrades must be In good
standing Dec 81 1891. Posts mustered after the
latter date will be entitled to representation by the
Commander or his Vice. No proxies will be rec
ognized. The FIRST Alternate present will take the
place Of lrsi absent Delegate. Several Posts have
elected Past Post Commanders Delegates or Alter
mates 10 tic Lucampmcut. These comrades arc
already members Of The Eucampmeut by virtue 81
teir past official services. All such Posts Rre re-
quesied 40 elect other Delegates in place OF these,
sind certify ie same Ht once 10 Headquarters, ln
order that the roll may be completed. Posts that
have not sent in their certificates of election, semi
annual reports aud per capita viii not be entitled
90 seats in the Encnmpment. The local committee
of the Posts Rt Fort Wayne D. making vigorous
efforts 10 give the comrades pleasant time during
tlis session Of the Eucampment. The Department
Commander hopes that q full representation from
every Post in tie Department viii intend aud as
tist in the deliberations. The Commander hei
and many other distinguished comrades will be
there.
KEKTUCKY.-
Commander s G. Hills says in recent order
regarding Post Surgeons aud Medical Directors
reports:
u quote a line or two from our venerable and
most worthy oomrade, Dr. Benjamin r. steyeL-
con, Surgeon. Genera, 90 insure prompt action on
the part OF every Post Surgeon and our Medical
Director or we'll The letter clofcs thUs: Now
cumrade. remember there was no report lMedicH
Direciof'zl from Kentucky last year; let not thi'
occur again unless you wish me dishoHored
surg. Gen. Stevenson b. born kcntuclliHn. served
luuoraby aud most efllcieutly in Kentucky reg
meui lves Boo kcuiuciyt aud b proud oi t, aud ha'
further pride 20 sec thc Kentucky Department
GAR fully up boz every branch 81 the work
Then zee toii Post Surgeons that most worth,
comrAde, Surg-6cn. Stevenson, II not disup
pointed and bc certain 40 OH out the blank Hss
nhiled 10 all Post Commanders aud promptly sigT
aud forward 90 Dr. d. d. Porter Medical Director
Louisville. whose duty ID viii be 10 consolidate
thc same. aud tlien place our report in DR. Steven
cone bands. We slmll expect this 70 be done
Concerning history Of the Department he says
This very important part 81 cur work has beer
neglected. We cannot afford this. Very sUoI
must fic last - our number fold his tent HuC
pass over the Jordan 90 death 10 JOIN the grca
majority in the beautiful beyond, where war nm,
suffering and death can never come and then Hl
thAi we have braFeu death itself in the prson-pci
aud on the field ~ battle a. aud 10 gain wi
have 90 he committed TO our buys God blcs
them should we uol al least leave them on
written testimony Do truth aud ip fact b ID not
duty owe 40 oursciy ns well us 10 our boys ta
We place upon record our history aud experience
- defenders u free Government. the 4" Starr
nag aud a. members 81 one Of the grnndest hes
nud most charitable Orders chartered aud organ
tEld beneath the suu--lhe @ A li2 The rcsp0ns
from every survivor well nz Posts, Will be " yes.
Then. comrades at once prepare your history las
POSI- Coz. George ny. Saunders our present ID,
torinul selected by O unanimous vote at tie mint
Lucampmfni BE- earnestly ondcuvoring 10 Eatht
tle needed Information from you a. Posts, n ordt
o. tie making up 81 our history az Department
Tut from "a recent letter received from him, man
Posts have failed 20 Furnish hlm Rsiug ne, recOu
Hug data from which Use could property Say
DIS history thai your Post WAS even iu eai.tcnc,
Commanders, AdiuiuniE. comrades, can you long,
TF ~HHFf ~ fHFlf Al IHfsaH| fFf
duty 10. Then az once prepare brief b
pointed history " your Post. say when organize
by whom, number 81 charters, whole uumI
mustered, name Of IFsl Commander for who
Poet Be- named aud why, names Of members vi
lafe h.led positions iu either State or Nation
Luclmpufuls, number 81 deaths how much pa
done, riRu aud mail Co. Col q. W. Saunders. ID
Darimeul Historian, MHyhed KY, who viii cnt
sour Post Boa place, where you can proudly rcf
your hoy 10 d, and euJoin Aim ever 10 project. d
fend and keep
KlCEIChE.-
D. G. Crowcl. AdIutaui Saginaw. Two cor
FHdrs, officers Of Poet J. n. peuoycr. 90 ha
passed away during tie year Al uur last luspe
sion wc numbered lu2 comrades iu good siaudiu
aud oar finances iu good condition.
MISSOURI
The following additional appointments nre a
nouuccd
IT, DC hids-deCamp. J. y Dietrich, Fost6 JEFF
tan City WIN. Bergman. Post iO7, ~. Louis.
a. Assistant Inspectors, joseph stamphi, Jcfcrs
City john O. Brown Post 20g, Linn creek; A.
Bromwcll, Post I3l, ~ Louis.
Ihe Department Commander Inns been inform
by tie Communicated lcf tAat he will be pres,
81 thc meeting 81 tIe Department Encumpmcul
tlaicoihc, ou ilIc afternoon aud evening 81 MaI
-. Tie comrades aud citizens 81 Chillicothc
making arrangements 10 give the comrades a C
dial welcome On that occasion, aud The Depa
fneul Commander hopes There Will be a large
Tendance ~ ilIe comrades generally. az well as
the members oi the l.ucHmpmeut Further dctf
o. regard % arrangements, railroad rktcs etc, v
be published iu future orders.
Tic following ncw Posts lave been music
since last report:
Johu Martin Post $40 Tuscumbia. r. NJ Sla
Post 30. Exeter, Jeremiah Miller. Command
Iaplusrillc Post 81. Hapiu-vulo, H. ~. IA
man, Commander; Duncan Post, 522 Bowl
Green J ~. Butler Commander. Thonln-
Bounds Post 523, CORN, Hilary Tucker, %
mnHdrr,
NEW HAMPSHIRE
beautiful silver badge commemorative If
.3ii 4u.aiyCfrUfy 81 tlIr ofglu.zti0u Of this Den
Ifcui, hHs been pr0CuIsd aud viii be f0r snl,
lienaqHafler- during Ihc coming Eucampmeui
% faus cach it consists 81 silver medal
representing thc Ga n. badge, the Slate sea
hrsH Hampshire. aud tic " old Man Of tlle MOI
fiu, pendant from silver bar inscribed " 3
llHup-IIr hy Cherry ribbon. bearing the
l.EgHflffuluIfI tNl.1ff q altf