Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-06-08

Circular Letter No. from Assistant
Adjutant 4. a. Sile.

HEADQUARTERS,
GRAND Army OF TIE REPUBLIC,
DEPARTMENT OF VERMONT,
MoRitlsyGLLE, VT, May ~, 1893.
To Post Commanders, Adjutants and Quarter.
My dear Comrades ii desire to make a few
suggestions to you on the subject OF Post Re-
turns. juno 3jth prox., closes the. first term
OF the present administration. We desire to
make the blst possible showing for our own
Department of Vermont q. a. X.
l. To accomplish this, and gather tho facts
as they exist, is the duty Of every Of US.
Let each one OF us take pride to soc that the
reports OF each Post are in the hands Of the
Assistant Adjutant General not later than
June 3Jth or July Ist proX. Let promptness
and dispatch actuate you in all the business
affairs of your post.
.. The semt-annual reports from adjutant3
and quarterma,ters. approved By the COM
manders, should DO promptly forwarded tot tho
assistant adJutant general of the department
not later than the first days Of July and Janu-
airy. Tho necessity OF ~ strict compliahce
Chap. 3. Art. p secs. : and OF Regulations.
editions OF 1880 and 1892, requiring the depart
ment commanders to forward the consolidated
returns TO national hra lqIarters ION or be-
fore he 10Th day Of each term
q. Let the post COMMANDERS, at the last
meeting in he term. insi7t. before leaving the
post room. that Their adiutants and quarter.
masters reports be made out, signed and
mailed as they can be, and All the tedious and
unnecessary delay be avoided. The respOnsi.
bility rests entirely with you post command
L. Post commanders are especially request
ed to compare the adjutants and Quarterm9s-
tcr's reports, and see that they agree, before
forwarding them to tho assistant adiutant
ucralB Office.
b. Enclosed are blanks for the semi annual
returns for the adjutant, quartermaster and
and oIarteruastef.,'s blatks nT,nbers wrItts1
in rcd Tx In the adjutant's blank the num-
oer1 Fop2rI9d zee @ isg5 IN E2od sIAnI1E
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES blank the am1Int il" ihs fund
reported is also written In red INK. These
hunters cannot nor must not be CHANGED,
Iyth these numbers, '''0 i'A'i'S iliu'' ''s'H
| &. Again l call your attention to the import
anCei at the close OF your last meeting IN June
and Gotnrst ~ GER tn.,eter go an aS
| the returns Of your post. signed and en- c osed
WIN tho per capita tax, forward the same
IressaI to Nii. tont odintsra
eral, MorrisvilIe, VI The post surgeon blank
also file out at the same, time; and forward
fne i@iite 10 Oolo'on' noUIc"l olrecVor
+ Rules and rerulations make the COM
| mander Of post responsible for the forward.
ing oI reporIs anu per ca li'a taA' ilg REQUIRE
lave full oontidence to beIieve That Won, each
and all desire to do your fun duty, to advance
me me oest interests oil y9or nope 9ruer IN I'M,
perform the clerical work required ~ readily
a. you did your soldier duties in 'tl-'d5, or that
yOI cam. Hau IG ehe zen WIN ne saIe ueA
| aged In Killing q elllon' Let US ioln ha nds
my comrades that our efforts to properly dis
| cha &c an uullSs may De wei cone thaI the
elite d thereby. Bianksof adjutant and GUAR.
terma3ter are sent in duplicate, one to be kept
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