The Washington times., 1894-10-22
GRAND ARMY INSPECTORS.
Commander Bickford, OF the Department
OF the Potomac, Makes the Assignments

Commander Bickford, of the Department
OF the Potomac, Makes the Assignments.
Commander Nathan Bickford, of the De-
partment of the Potomac, G. A. R., in general
orders, No. 10, just issued, makes assign
ments for inspection OF the various posts,
upon the Recommendation of Department In
spector Abraham Hart. as follows:
Post No. l, A. f. Brooks; No. 2, ". W. Ell
dridge No. 8, E. A. Fenton; No 4, Thomas S.
Kelley; No. 5, George P. Davis: No. G, S. C.
Robb; No. 7, H. NJ. Gilman; No s, H. H.
Martin; No. 9, George P. Davis; Nos 10, II ,
and 10, Inspector Abraham Hart; No. I2 E.
A. Fenton; No. IS, S. c. Robb, No. II, W. W.
Eldridge; No. Is. Thomas S. Kelley; No IT,
II. NJ. Gilman; No. IS, II. II. Martin and No.
20, A. f. Brooks.
The inspections are required. under the
regulations, to be made between September l
and December 20 of each year. The assign
ments made are all for the month of Novem-
ber. The form OF inspection as laid down in
the service book of 1898 will be strictly fol-
lowed:
At the first stated meeting Of each post in
the month of December the annual election
of officers, representatives, and alternates 10
the department encampment will be held.
The basis of representation. as fixed by the
last encampment, is one representative and
one alternate for each twenty-five members or
majority fraction thereof. The tabular state
ment aggregates 3, 3,5S3 members, upon which
the next encampment will consist of 143 mem
bers and alternates, respectively.
The department commander will visit the
various posts of the department as follows:
Post No. l., November %; No. 2. November IA;
No. 3, November Z; No. 4, November 20; No.
s. November Is; No. 6. November 2; No 7,
November 3; No. 8, November S; No. 8, No
vember 81; No TO- November s; No II. Oc-
tober "a; No. ~, November 20; No. 13, No
yember IS; No. IA, November 16; No. Is, No
vember 2; No. II, November 2s; No. IS, No
vember "a; No. 19, November Il, aud No. 20,
November q.
The department officers, official staff. and
aides are expected TO participate in these
visits. and should appear in uniform An
official visit will also be made TO the Soldiers
and Sailors Temporary Home, No. sos Mis-
souri, avenue northwest. on Saturday, Decem-
ber, s. 1894, at o'clock p. N.
A custom W hich has been observed for sew
eral years in this department requires a dis
cussion at this time the commander SAYS of
the subject of providing Christmas dinner"
and he says he does not favor general sub
scription, as heretofore, to procure such
dinner for the poor of the Grand Army and
its wards.
He recommends. however, that each post
take the necessary steps for providing, so far
as its means will permit, suitable donations
of whatever will be most seryiceable to such
of its members and the families of deceased
members as may be especially deserving of re-
membrance.
Post committees and representatives OF
posts upon the department employment and
relief committees respectively, are urged to
cultivate fraternal relations between the COM
rades and headquarters. and post committees
are invited to meet at headquarters.
Being the first official PRONUNCIATION since
the adjournment of the national encamp-
ment, Commander Bicktord expresses his
pleasure at the creditable and satisfactory
participation of the department in that body,
and returns Acknowledgements for the unre-
mitting attention and couEtesies received.