Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-04-13
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS, G. A. R.,
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Jan. 27, 1898 !

|. Comrade Robert b. Beath of Phils-
delphia. Penn. is hereby named member
! OF the Grant Memorial Committee.
III. Returns for the second term of
1872, ended December 2lst last, are now
due at these headquarters. Department
| officers are directed to give personal at.
tention TO this subject, and insist that re-
turns from the posts in the department be
made, and reports of the Assistant Adju-
tsnts- General and Quartermasters-G Gen
eral, together with per capita tax of one
cent each be forwarded TO these head
quarters at an early date.
iii. Newly elected department officers
should Immediately after installation for
ward their signatures to these headquar-
ters to be verified, and sent to the Adju-
tantGeneral of the United States Army at
Washington. 1t is only in this manner that
the records of soldiers to aid in pension
cases can be obtained from the office OF the
| Adjutant-General Of the L. s. Army
~. That National headquarters may
| be in official communication with Depart
ment officers. they are directed to send
! names and addresses of the Department
Commanders and Assistant Adiutants-
| General at the close of each encampment.
| V. General orders from these head
quarters are forwarded to Assistant Adju-
| tants General for Immediate distribution
to the posts. A sufficient number OF these
orders are sent to each department, for
| every post, The department officers and
personal staff; for newspapers. and lib
| eral surplus for general distribution.
The edition printed is now II 900. This
Is considered sufficient for the ! 500 posts
aud other officers. In some cases requests
have been made for additional orders to
| supply those who should hear them read
| at post meetings.
VI. The National couptersign is sent
/ to departments for distribution to the
posts at the beginning of each year. This
Is usually the name of some distinguished
| officer OF the service in the War OF the
| Rebellion.
i rtment countersigus should be Sc
| lecteu and disseminated by the newly cleo
ted Department Commanders soon after
| encampments, and this should be the
name OF some battle in which the comrade
whose name the National countersign is,
bore conspicuous part
VII The fournai Of the proceedings
of the Twenty sixth National Eucampment
| Is just received at National Headquarters,
| more than four months after the adjourn
ment OF the encampment. 1t is 4 matter Of
| deep regret that these proceedings cannot
| be earlier distributed for the information
/ - the order
| VIII. Every member Of the order is
| solemnly obligated To encourage honor
| and purity In public affairs" tits, there
/ fore, eujoned upon comrades to report
| promptly 10 the Commissioner of Pen
| sions. Washington, u. T., any known case
/ IN which pension i being received fraud
| ulently.
| IN. 4 form Of service for laying cor
t1..r - 4. 1t
was adopted by the Twenty-sixth National
Encamrment, and will be found on the 32d
page Of the service book edition Of 1898.
This new edition can be obtained OF the
| Quartermastcr-tienerA
y. Comrade Chas +. Gage, Helena,
Montana, has been appointed Assistant
! Adjutaut-GeEeral Of the Department Of
Montana, vice J. ! York, resigned
Nj. AideS-det amps, Assistant In>peC.
tors General and such other officers a. are
called upon 10 exrmplify and verify the
work of the ritual and service book are
entitled and directed to purchase these
books from the Assistant Quartermasters.
Genera! Of the several departments.
MI, Two ~ uur iliuStriou~ comrades
have recently been called by death from
our ranks. Rutherford b Hayes, Of Ohio,
and njamin +. Butler, Of Massachusetts
The latter was the first Major General of
volunteers commissioned by President Lin
coin, and the former was for four years
president Of the United States These
distinguished comrades we're both loyal to
the order from It's Inception to the time of
/ their death Their presence at our annual
| gatherings Will be greatly missed, and the
COMMANDER int HE inserts this paragraph
y call upon the Cnmradeshp at all times
To emulate their virtles and defend their
character Though the whole world assail
them
Comrade Geo. Williams, Aide-de Camp
ON the staff Of the Commander-in Chief,
died recently at his home in New London,
Conn. He was good soldier and loyal
comrade.
MIL 1t has come TO the hno wedge of
the Commander int Chief that some post,
have surrendered their charters by ma
jority vote of those present, disregardng
the provisions of Chap. 3 Art. l. Sec 2
X. < X: NO charter shall De surrendered
by any post 50 long as ten members there
Of shall demand its continuance"
NV. There l. always large number
Of comrades not affiliated with our order
hy reason of being out on transfer cards
Il Is suggested that, whenever a comrade
takes a transfer card with a view to rr-
moving 70 some other locality. the Adju
tant of the post granting the same advise
the post at the place to which hc is going
of the name of the Comrade transferred
and request that he be Immediately called
up Il by some Of the comrades Of the post
and urged TO connect himself again with
the order.
Nv The following preamble and reso-
luton adopted by the 26th National En-
campment and directed to be published
hau of
interest to the order. and the Commander
in-Chief directs Department and Post
Commanders to take such measures as they
consider most available for the accomplish
ment Of the desired purpose.
Whereas, la compliance with the laws
and regulations governing the taking of
the eleventh census, complete roster of
all the surviving soldiers and sailors, with
their company, regiment and present ad-
dress, has been made; and
Whereas, This invaluable record cannot
I be published for lack Of funds appropri-
| ated for census purposes, under the exist
! ing rules governing the same, and unless
! published and disseminated, will become
| valueless therefore, be it
| Resoired. BY this National Eucampment,
that its incoming administration be direc-
| ted to exert every possible effort TO secure
already appropriated for census purposes.
and in case OF failure, to take such steps
| through the several state departments and
| by any other means which their judgment
approves to urge upon congress the neces-
| sity of specific appropriation for the
purpose of compiling and publishing, in
complete form, the census returns relating
to this subject, and now in the hands of
| the Commissioner of Pensions.
| XVI. The veterans protective associa-
| ton of Chicago, to which favorable refer
| ence has been made in these orders, has re-
Gently been re-organzed and is now under
| the immediate management and direction
| of several of the most distinguished and
reliable Grand Army men of Chicago. Tn
| der its present management the Comman-
| der in Chief most cordially commends its
| purpose to the visiting comrades and their
| friends and assures them that 1t will be
conducted honoraby and In the interests
! of those who will attend the Worlds Fair
| during the current year.
| All communications the Association may
make to posts and comrades will be ap-
proved at these headquarters before distri-
button.
XVII. Attention ia again called to do.