The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-02-23
NAVAL VETERANS.
Chief Osbon Issues a Cen
eral Order to His Mates.

Commander in Chief Osbon Issues a Cen
eral Order to His Mates.
In accordance with the announcement made
in General Order No 1, and for the more ex-
tended and practical working of our forces, and
to increase our numerical strength both of asso-
Citations and membership have, after mature
| deliberation and consultation with leading Off
GERS and shipmates, determined to divide our
! territory into divisions corresponding TO squad
rons in the navy and to appoint well-trained
and tried shpmates as Division Chiefs Of Staff,
with relative rank of Lieutenant Commander
whose duties will in nowise conflict with those
of National Aids who are nominated by each
association. The Divisions are:
New England-Covering the ports of Provi.
dence, Newport, r. l.: Fall River, New Bed
! ford, Nantucket, Mass; and the ports OF Con-
necticut. Division Chief, Vim. II. Place, Box
90, Olneyville, r. ].
Home-Covering the ports of New York,
! Brooklyn, Amsterdam, Albany. Troy, n. Y;
Hoboken and Jersey City, N. J. Division
| Chief L. II. Grove, 80 Burling Slip, New York
| City.
Coast-Covering the ports of Philadelphia,
| Pa; Baltimore, Md; Washington, ID. c., and
Norfolk. Va. Division Chief, Amos c. Wilcox,
e39 n. Twenty fifth street. Philadelphia, Pa.
| Western Lake-Covering the ports of Chi
cago, ILL.,; Milwaukee, Wis. Division Chief J..
j. Sullivan, as South Canal street, Chicago, Ill.
Western--Covering the ports of Cincinnati,
! o.; GAINESVILLE. o. VIII E. Atkins Chief of
| staff and Senior Aid.
IL affords me great pleasure to announce that
] have issued charter to the Kearsarge Naval
| Veteran Association, of Portsmouth, n. H.,
| Capt. True w. Priest commanding, with 81
charter members; charter granted to the
Naval Veteran Association, of indianapolis,
Ind Capt. John b. Writ, commanding; and q
charter has been applied for by the Dahlgren
| of
Nearly all naval veterans living are members
of the Grand Army of the Republic. and have
been and are still loyal TO its obligations and to
our duty as war veterans yet il cannot be de.
MED that there is widespread and growing
feeling in our ranks that the Naval service, oil
which we certainly are the worthy and faithful
representatives has never had that full recog
milton from the comrades of the Army that i.
due TO the deeds, achievements, and records Of
| valor OF our branch of the service We deeply
feel the injustice, which seems 10 be bar Il
our representation in State as well MS Nationa
/ Departments OF the GAR, and we also fee
that IN the many years gone by We have dis
played zeal, intelligence, and been faithful
workers in its upbuilding welfare, and houor-
record of itself sufficient TO warrant us, a.
naval veterans, having an official voice in il
. deliberations and place among IFS councillor
and law. makers. We feel the time has COM
: when we should respectfully call the attentio,
. OF All comrades 10 the Justlco OF SUCH recogni
: tion and representation, and press for it in
5 spirit Of loyalty TO the Union Jack and tn
honor of that branch of the National forces /,
the war in which We served so long and SO hon
, orably. We concede that in some isolated case
j we have had recognition, but the ratio has bee
e almost too Insignificant to be counted in pro
portion TO that awarded to our comrades of tn
army. There is no lack of well-quaifed pei
sonnet to select from among our naval veteran.
snd We believe it TO be our duty now to urg
our claim for official recognition in every Stat
Department of the GAR, and also plac
: among the National officers of the Order; 70
$ not many years are left to either of us to RI
ceiye the official honors In the gift of grea
D Grand Army of the Republic, which shout
# have been named originally the Grand Arm
e and Navy of the Republic" Your command
ing officer urges upon all naval veterans
!, serious consideration of that subject, and sue
: action as will accomplish this laudable an
= just desire.