The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-02-18
FROM THE GRANITE STATE
The City OF Concord the Scene OF the 25th Annual
Encampmenl Of The GAR.

lhe Altg OF concord the Scene or the 10th Annual
Enoampmenl OF tho GAR.
The opening service Of the Rnnunl Department
EncRmpment Rt Concord Feb. 4, wac followed by
Department Commander u. 81. Huse' = address. la Il
BE- said that thanks 20 Tie cordial and enthusiastic
manner ln Which lac had been supported aud en-
C0uWged by the c0mrndes Of every Post during bis
administration, he had Tie proud satisfaction Of
being able to surrender his command with an in-
creased membership the grand line Of Posts un.
broken even extended, aud peace harmony aud
true comradeslip prevailing throughout.
The report Of tile Assistant Adiutnut- General
showed That there were gained 10y muster Ia. 29
members; transfer %; Reinstatement, l22. Lost
by death, o.; transfer, So; honorable discharge,
2Oi dl-honorhb e. discharge D; suspensions, ISL.
Members in good standing Dec 81, 1890, ?, l2s,
1881 300
Iu tie evening Whites Opera House was packed
with people attending the reception 20 the Conn
mander-iu-Chicf. Al "a quarter before O'clocl tie
Commander mischief, with Col A. NJ Dudley. 81
lis Eihn. Gov futile and Capt kell. Of thc T. =
Army. were escorted 10 the hall by Commander
lluse, 81 tie State Department, lac sHn aud on.
Gers Of tie Department
The exercise opened at O'Clock Commander
Iuse introduced GOV. Tuttlc, WHO exiaudcd q
welcome 90 Commaudcr-iu-Chicf Palmer Mayor
AlHur supplemented a tpecch al welcome with q
general Invitation 10 tie members 81 tie Grand
Army Hnd tc MomAtl's Relief Corps 10 be present
az iIe dedication ~ tic soldiers monument ia the
CTS on the ath ot July
Col Frank O. Noyes. Of Nashua, then welcomed
the Commauder-in-Chici IN behalf " the Grand
Amy 81 ihe State
Comulauderln CIicf Palmer was then introduced
by Commander liusc, aud in eloquent words nc.
tnrned inh Acknowledgements Tor the welcome
accorded him,
The C0mmRndcr-in-Chlcf" he said, - nlways
welcome guest al iairs. especially in c0uslderR.
l0u - tuc gate money. lie b. q consumer Of ban
ques, sud, ln addition 10 this lac personally eujoys
the distinction 81 being ln demand nl weddings
because OF tIe fact thal Ae served under Gen But
ler ln the Department Of the Gufn The speaker
related amusing incidents Ia his experience 81
Official ie, aud said that lie never for poliH-
cRl Office, He had incurred tie luminosity OF sec
tlon % tie country because he had suggested that
Hiter lapse Of - years following Tie war. aud
when oh remembrance " that struggle should Ia
hidden from sight, tlic emblem 81 treason, the nap
~ toe lcnicdcrHcy should be- buried out OF sight
Tie gallhutry 81 tie two armies that stood ur
before each other Tor four years demons rated ial
ihs country could raise the grandesl army that thc
world ever looked upon. " Tie l.ru az Tie North.
eFn army" hHid lie were not towards and
bnld all ask ~ you b. LOYALTY, aud iu return w
N4ii give you fraternity. When went South, and
landed in Augusta, there wac n great crowd o
people There o. receive me- said 10 my Aid how
aurF tlIs strike you. BegOrra.' said he ID !,
tshl thcu met brnvc men and gallant sOders
bll iiiey were not inclined 10 Eight. Those men Do
thc CouiederHcy know what fighting means a. wei
o. Nc do" These men said they were glad 10 So,
me because there had been so much said in tht
papers North and South. They were glad 10 see I
representative 81 the Grand Army. ! Ruswcrc,
ttat FiIey Bd uB letter friends than Ia the lfgut
Army aud H-lzea d they thought D. good taste a
nrphS TIE Confederate flag ON public OCCASION
ana Do tue lace u these men Is Ao desire 10 fraicr
llze WITH you aud obtain your good will. asked
d There WAs ever more mgguauimOus Treatment
accorded au enemy Than was given to tile soul
~ ibe North aud they admitted all thai elaine,
lu tIis aTEumcuLn
These olcers were elected by tie EncampueuI
81 TIE session next moruiug-Com. Daniel Hall
Dover 8. ", a.. Frank q. Noycs Nashua Jg a
llhNld Pierce. Great failHi Medical Director. Hova
j. Prescott, Nashua Chap. James X Ever Con
cord. Delegates Joseph Foster lit-larpuL PORT.
mouth j.. A. Badger, Laconias J. s. Richardson
Aoucordi .. Il, Dow, IIltonf George j. Davis
hccuei John ~ Cotton, Aorthwo0d Alternate
y. NJ. 1hHWcNi Newmarket Robinson Brown
6onstownf III. u Clifton, Manchester; ~. II
Weston, Lisbon j. a Stevens, Center Bartlett. q
ID. clifford, Franklin falls Council of Admins
trHtloH, n. j.. AldIlch. Manchester: W. = Sloan
Conway j. ]. Green Lppugi Simon Ward Ia
heldi ~. H. Warner Ashland.