The National tribune., 1893-08-03
THE GRAND ARMY.

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THE GRAND ARMY.
What is Being Done by the Veterans for
the Order.
ARKANSAS
Department Commander Barnes has issued q
| circular, in which he says:
The state of our Order throughout this De-
partment is such as to demand your serious
attention and action to renew interest in 1t by
| every member, unless you are willing to see 1t
go down entirely. Upon taking command
find that the Order has for considerable time
been diminishing at fearful rate. not from
death. but from suspensions. which have re-
duced Posts of large membership to barely
| enough to hold their charters. while in some
| localities where prosperous Posts should be
sustained they have disbanded and surrendered
their charters In searching for causes it can
not be said that the Grand Army as organi-
cation has neglected the interests of deserving
old soldiers and their families. It has cease
lessly worked for them and promoted legisla-
ton to better their condition Is it not true
that in many instances the officers do not at
tend and encourage Others to regularly attend
Post meetings, and do not strive TO make the
meetings interesting when there are numerous
ways of doing SO? Can you not by songs, read
| ings, declamations addresses debates. Post and
other Reunions, attended by your friends, in
| crease yonr membership and revive the spirit
| of patriotism and fraternity? Comrades mono
of you should either lose sight of the chart
table, social, patriotic or fraternal features of
| the organization, or by loss of interest allow
yourselves suspended, or imagine that all has
| been done for the old soldiers that can be ac-
complisbed, and that they are safe under the
! laws passed for their benefit. Posts can REIN
! state suspended members, remit their back
| dnes to Jan. l, 1893, and mark them reinstated
| first term of 1893 by paying the IA cents per
| capita tax first term of 1893 to the Department.
| i confidently appeal to the comrades and Off
GERS of each Post, to the Department and staff
officers, by attendance upon Post meetings, by
| visits and appeals to soldiers. by tongue and
peu to do all in the power of each of you, indi
vidually and collectively, to revive strengthen
and uphold our noble Order"
NEW YORK.
! The seventh annual Campfire OF Daniel L.
| Downing Post. 365, Glen Cove, held in Prstts
Grove, a success At 3 O'clock the cadets
of St. Pau's Church, under command of War
den T. J. Kelly, gave an exhibition drill in the
| Grove. At the conclusion Of the drill the men,
bers of the Post presented to the corps a hand
some stand of colors. The crowd then adj
| journed 10 Dasoris Lane where the athletic
games took place DIR. F. A. Wright, Charles
H. Barrett and w. /. Fancher were the judges.
Handsome gold and silver medals were awarded
in each event. In the evening large number
danced in the Grove. Prof. Gilbert furnished
the music. Refreshments were served, includ-
ing splendid chbwder made under the aus
pieces of the following ladies: Mesdames g. w.
Dickinson, Robert Jefries, j. lngraham, w.
Albin, c. q. Bromley, J. P. Mackey, Stephen
Seamen, ]. Van Bell, s. Baker. and G. II. Lewis.
They also had charge of the refreshment de-
partment. One half the net proceeds will be
devoted to the relief of the widows and orphans
OF deceased soldiers in the town of Oyster Bay,
and the balance to the Soldiers Monument
fund.
OHIO.
john Brown Post, 633, Springfield held q
local Campfire among the members the other
evening. The claim made by this Post two
years ago that it had the youngest soldier
the rolls who ever carried a musket during the
war of the rebellion has never been denied
Comrade Alexander Payne enlisted June q,
1864. as private. Co. K. 109th u. s. C. Inf,
and honorably discharged on the 9th day of
February, 1866. Comrade Payne was born in
Lexington, KY, 1852; at the time of his
lstment he was IL years, one month, and nine
days of age. His hight was FIVE feet seven
inches.
TENNESSEE
The consolidated returns of the Assistant
Adjutan t.General for the term ending June 80
show that since Dec. 81, 1892, the gains have
been: By organization and muster, 1873; trans
fer, 10; reinstatement, 100; total, 312. Losses:
BY death, %; transfer, "a; honorable dis
charge 49,; suspension, 204; dishonorable dis
charge, /; total, 2s2. The aggregate remain
ing. as reported to National Headquarters is
3498.
The Department Commander is gratiaed
exceedingly at the reports received of the OBJ
servance of Memorial Day in this Department.
From reports of officers and the chronicles of the
public press it has been made known that the
day was every where throughout our borders
Conserved in due form and solemnity, as be-
came comrades who wear the honored badge of
the Grand Army of the Republic" At remote
points, where but few were expected to gather,
the people assembled by hundreds. The sacri-
fees of our dead were remembered in speech
and song and loving hands covered their rest
g-piaces with fragrant flowers It is mat
ter of especial congratulati0n that at each of our
seven National Cemeteries the ceremonies were
unusually impressive, and participated in by
larger numbers than in previous years, and
that National flag waved above each of the
$1,000 graves The thanks of all comrades
are extended to the noble men and women who
contributed thus to honor the memory of our
comrades gone before
WEST VIRGINIA.
On the 22i of July, 1893. at Alma, Anthony
Smith. Commander of the Department. assisted
by Trad Garrison, Commander of George Smith
Post, mustered new Post of IL members with
the following officers: CON-, A. w. Duty; S.
" c., G. NJ Baker; ]. V. c.. Robert Stathens;
AdJt A. j. Moore; @. M. Ellis Underworld
Surg, Eli Keonss Chap, C. Hays; o. d., Lee
haven Long; O. g., Solomon Stewart; S. NJ,
Marion Moore; @. M. s.. III. G. Frum. The
Post was named e. G. Henthorn, l23.
FOR COMMANDO R-IN-CHIEF
Con. Il. Burd Grub. of New Jersey, NOM
mated.