The National tribune., 1894-06-21

Comrade Edwin Walton, Post SO, has been
appointed on the Committee on Text Books in
Public Schools vice w. II. Mccartney, Post 81,
deceased.
The Commander, in General Orders, urges
upon the comrades the necessity OF being
prompt in the payment of dues.
| POTOMAC
The Department Commander has appointed
the following Committee on Transportation and
| Quarters at the National Encampment: Chris
Storm, Assistant Qusrtermaster-General;B B. F.
| Chase, Post 3; n. B. Prentice, Post 5; Geo. e.
| Ross, Post g.; A. N. Thompson, Post II.
RHODE ISLAND
Headquarters of this Department will be
| located at Hotel Schlosser. corner Pennsylvania
avenue and Sixth street. Pittsburg, during the
| Encampment, where limited number of COM
| rades can be accommodated at $3.50 per day.
| 1t is believed that tickets from Providence to
| the Encampment will be secured for $3.50.
SOUTH DAKOTA
The Encampment met in De Smet June 6.
| Commander Nash made an address to the CON-
rades on the pension question. The following
| resolution was unanimously adopted: "This
| Department of the Grand Army of the Republic
| requests that every honest effort be made to
| clear the pension roll of dishonest claimants.
Each of us stands ready to assist in this work,
| but we abhor and condemn the un-American
| theory of the present Administration that
| pensiOner shall be considered guilty until
proven innocent. Hence we are sOlidly united
with our Commander in denouncing the mode
of procedure despotic, tyrannical, brutal and
| debasing to the soldiers who did their duty
| when their arms saved the Union, the descend
ants of the cavaliers to the contrary notwith-
| standing" These officers were chosen: CON-,
g. w. Carpenter. Watertown; S. V. c., q. +.
Johnson; Chap, 7. NJ. Shanafelt; Surg. A. Il.
Daniels; Delegates to the National Encamp-
ment, w. J. Johnson. w. H. Mcdonald, James
Preston, A. II. Daniels; Alternates, b. f. Bow
man, A. s. Struiet, A. d. Mcfarland, J. w.
Thompson; Council of Administration, Silsby,
Dewey, Shanafelt Snow and Ackley.
The Central Dakota Veterans Association
will hold its annual Encampment on the
banks of Lake Kampeska, near Watertown,
July 2, 3, 4. s. 6 and z. The best speakers in
the country have been secured and grand
time is certain for all who attend.
TENNESSEE
The following from the Anglo American shows
how our comrades in the City of Mexico OBJ
served Memorial Day E. o. C. Ord Post, 100
met early in the day at their hall. At few
minutes after o'clock special train of street.
cars left the Hotel Jardin corner for the Amer
lean Cemetery, where the services were held.
The cemetery was beautifully decorated with
American flags and an unlimited quantity of
fresh flowers which were wreathed and ell
twined in every conceivable shape that taste
and ingenuity could devise; and when the
cars. loaded to their greatest capacity with
members of the Post and their friends and
guests, arrived, almost every one bearing floral
offerings thes general effect was artistic aud
impressive. The graves of all veteran soldiers
were marked by flags of various SIZES, and
many of the friends of the Post improved
this occasion to lay flowers on the graves and
tombs of their loved ones who have gone
before. The veterans of the 6. r. assembled
around the grave of Comrade p. J. Rising, who
died nearly year ago, and the services were
commenced by touching eulcgy on the de-
parted one and on the soldiers of the Union
who so freely laid down their lives during the
tremendous struggle of 1876 from the elo-
quent lips of tie Commander w. II. Alexander
who was followed in a few short but expressive
remarks by Comrades Mordough and Agra
monte. Chaplain w. H. Sloan, the orator of
the day. then delivered an address with
fervor and elOqucnce seldom equaled, and
never excelled.
UTAH
The Department Commander takes great
pleasure and pride in the beautiful soldiers
monument in Mount 0liyet Cemetery, which !
was erected by James B. Mexican W.RC.. /. |
and dedicated and presented to James b. Nc |
Kean Post, !, on Memorial Day. and extends !
to that noble band of women, the W.R.C, his |
sincere thanks and promises them his hearty |
The Department Commander in General |
Orders calls the attention of the Posts TO the |
number of members on the suspension lists,
and urges the officers and comrades to active
and energetic work, that all Of these may again |
be placed on the active lists. Attention is also
called to the large number Of comrades and old |
soldiers in this Department who are not identi-
fed with any of the Posts. They generally I
turn out on Memorial Day, and frequently to
the funeral of comrade but they are not with
and of Us, as they should be. Gather them all
into our fold, that none shall be lost
WASHINGTON AND ALASKA
w. II. Seward Post. Sc juneau. Alaska, OBJ
served Memorial Day with appropriate exer-
cises. Many ladies aud children were present
at the Opera House, but few attended the exer-
clses held at the graves, on account Of rain
Appropriate ceremonies were conducted at
botn cemeteries. Three voleys were fired |
over the graves At each, the firing party being
made up Of the old veterans. John Myers, Jas
Mcdonald, David Fiannery, Sylvester McMa-
hon, George Shannon, and Miles Tiffin, the
orders of firing being given by Commander
j. w. Thompson. The old veteran, John Ne
klnuon, who carried the first American flag
ashore at Sltka when Alaska was turned over |
to the United States by Russia, acted as stand
ard-bearer. Returning, the procession marched
into the Opera House, where the services were
opened by Commander J. W. Thompson in a
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special selection by the orchestra, and then
an invocation hy Chaplain E. Otis Smith,
The Grafton by John g. Held then engaged the
attention of the well-flled auditorium, and
when the brief but well-chosen and patriotic
sentiments Of the discourse were concluded
the hearty applause gave evidence of its sim
cere appreciation. The next number on the
program which requires especial mention was
Will Csrleton's poem entitled Cover Them
Over" which was recited by Mrs. c. E. Coon
short, characteristic address from John Curry,
a veteran Of the Mexican war, was read by John
q. Held, which WAS enthusiastically responded
to by his many friends. The choir closed the
ceremonies by singing America" and the
Chaplain dismissed the audience with the ben
ed lotion.
very beautiful program. tied with red and |
blue ribbons, was gotten up by Seward Post SO.
Juneau, Alaska. On the face is date and the
location of the Post, on the inner pages is the
order of the exercises. and on the last page are
the names Of the soldiers buried at both the
old and new cemeteries, which were decorated
by this Post on Memorial Day.
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