The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-11
THE VETERANS RALLY
The New County G. A. R
Committee Organized
Work for the Idle
and Friendship
For All.

The Hudson County Grand Army OF
the Republic Advisory Committee
adopted its name aud perfected Its or
ganization at Van Houten POSTS head
quarters in the City Hall last night. The
committee is composed OF three dele.
gates from each of the nine posts In the
county. It's OBJECT Is to promote ths
interests Of the order. and in particular
to assist members in need of assistance
by securing employment for them
and in other ways accord
ing to the Individual needs.
In the general interest of the order the
committee will work to increase the men,
bership. The Grand Army has LOO men,
bers in the county. There are 1000 vet
Grams in Hudson who are not members.
The commit tee will write them to join.
aud through The JERSEY CITY NEWS
nov extends to all who nave served this
country honorably. In army or navy, 8
hearty invitation to enlistment III the
brotherly and patriotic Grand Army. In
fifteen or twenty years there will be very
few Grand Army posts.
AN IMPORTANT WORE.
Another and perhaps the most impor-
tant work of tho committee is to find en-
ployment for unemployed old soldiers.
The Grand Army has members OF wealth
and influence who can give positions rs
watchmen and similar or better situa-
ions Co trustworthy men, aud who rarely
fail to do 80, for a veteran who has q
strong recommendation from the Grand
Army.
The Advisory Committee Will also try
to f1nd ont and care for the graves Of
former comrades which nave been neg
lected; to procure money for the Sol
diAras M0nfInlQpt mud aho ,.nfon %hn
cause OF every veteran in need.
Last night was the committees second
meeting. AT the first meeting the com
mittee elected John G. Fisher, the assis-
tant County Clerk. OF Zabriskie Post No.
3S. President: J. H. Sieaman. of Mans
dent; William Fl. Black, OF Van Houtsn
Post No. 8, treasurer; I. j. Armstrong,
Of Henry Wilson Post No. 10, Secretary.
COMMITTEES NAMED.
The committee work last evening wal
the adoption of a code Of bylaws. and Of
the committees name aud the appoint
ment of the following commit .es:-
Executive Committee-J. a. Sleamau OF
Mansfield Post, Theodore Bowman of Ellsworth
Post No. u, at Uuion Hill: Joseph B. Elrring-
ham H.a 9 e. ZaS1is Post P ssd .f GsSorg e. VI Jackson = 1y e
son Post.
Enrolment Commlttes-william H. Black OF
Van Houton Post, Z, : Arns5soug Of Wilson
HOSb. 0ootkS " RIah0l GusWOItu IOSts
Union Hill. John w. Vreeland of Mansfield
Post, Bayonne; John G. Fisher OF Zabriskie
Post. Colonel Hart or Chris Werner Post No. 81
of Hoboken. George Lewis of Van Buskitk Post
No. 100 of Bayonne, Charles Brown of Edward
Stevens Naval Post No. 104 Of Hoboken.
Relief Bureau Committed. NJ. Schlgel, OF
Van Houten Post;John Conner, Of Henry Wilson
Post; Edward Everson, of Ellsworth Post,
Union Hill; William, H. Tobin, Of Zabriskie Post
Fred. BIume, of George II. Thomas Post, No.
90; Henry Dennis, OF Chris Werner Post, of
Hoboken. Patrick Burke. OF Van Buskirk Post,
Post. Of Bayonne; Michael Nash, OF Edward
Stevens Naval Post, Of Hoboken.
A letter was received from Department
Commander H. L. H%artshorn approving
the committees existence and work. This
mex meeting will be held on Septsm-
ber II.