The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-09
G. A. R. BNCANPMHNT.
State Business Transacted
at Today's Session in
Trenton.
KEARNY SOLDIERS HOME.
Standing of the Hudson Posts
Loss of Membership-Women's
Relief Corps.
special to Tae Jerseu cttr Ne,gs.

TRENTON, Feb. 9, 1S93.-The twenty
sixth annual encarnpmeDt of the New
Jersey Department of the Grand Army or
Republic began here this A. M. Gen-
eral r. A. Donnelly, Quartermaster Gen'
eral of New Jersey, is the retiring Ds'
partment Commander. He delivered his
annual report. In it he said:-"The AS
sistant Adjurant General reports total
membership of 1880. Taking into con-
sideration that nearly one thousand have
been lost to the Department from all
causes. we have reason to congratulate
ourselves upon the small net gain of six
during the year. The principal loss has
been by suspension, the Department. hav-
ing sustained total loss from this source
of 545 am sorry TO say that total gain
from all sources of flfry-seven. made by
Lincoln Post of Newark during tine year,
was offset by Il total loss OF sixty by he
Captain Walker Post of Brauchyille.
The Howard Fisher Post at Will1amstoU.
Gloucester Comfy. lost one-haIf of its
membership from this cause. l find unou
looking over the reports that, as rule,
the greatest losses occur in
those post, which dispense the least
money for charitable purposes. There are
many things that can be SAID for and
l
therefore refrain from commenting upon
it. The total loss from all sources DUR
ing the year was 945 The total gain from
all sources was 95l."
GRANT MONUMENT COMMISSIONERS.
The Department. Commander regrets
that the roll of honor sent out by the
Grant Monument Commissioners has not
received many signatures. Only five
names from the Department have been
entered. He further stated that he issued
no charters for posts in towns or loc l.
tiles where a post already existed, unless
it was plainly shown that two live
posts could exist there. Four appli-
cations for charters were received,
two of which were refused because some
of the members were not eligible. The
differences existing between The Posts at
South Amboy have been settled. The
report of the Assistant Quartermaster
General shows that the balance on hand
in general fund is $40, 1856. The amount
expended was s49,936 The re-
was was 81 sos. Balance On maud. ss9,6Sl.
paid in relief $9,302. Balance in post
funds $40. 1885, Total consolidate valua-
tion of the effects of the order $40, $40,
The election takes place tomorrow. Tue
| fight is between Jacob White, of Pater-
son; Emanuel Sands, of Jersey City. and
| II. L. Harishorn. of Camden.
THE SOLDIERS HOME.
The report or the committee ChaG VS.
| tied the Soldiers Home at KeRrney. says
| that they found 457 benefciaries in the
home. There were fifty deaths; four
suddenly terminated by accidents while
away on passes. The total number of
deaths since July T. 1866. is 1,012
HUDSON COUNTY POSTS.
| The condition of the Hudson County
| Posts are as follows: G. Van Houten
Post has 334 members; lost 10 by death.
George H. Thomas Post, g. Zabriskie
| Post, 109; loss 5. Harry Wilson, 80; loss
| IL Ellsworth Post, town of Union, 81.
| j. -. Van Buskirk Post, Bayonne. SO. E.
| A. Stevens Naval Post, Hoboken. 81 g
| loss OF IL. Mansfield Post, Bayonne, 43.
| wOMEN's RELIEL CORPS.
| The Women's Relief Corps, Department.
| of New Jersey, Auxiliary to the G. A. R.,
are holding their annual Convention in
Aaron Wilkes Post rooms today and will
| continue tomorrow.
The ladies of Aaron Wilkes Corps No.
| II, of the w. Il. c., will hold an open
camp fire tonight, when all comrades of
the 6. A. r. will De welcome.