The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-07-12

suited in his getting a commission as FIrss
Lieutenant in the 10th n. Y. Col. Edward p.
Chaplin commanding. This regiment was re-
cruited st Buffalo, and was assigned to the
Nineteenth Corps, and participated in sll of
the campaigns under Gen. Banks from Port
Hudson to the Red River, but was aftsrward
transferred to Sheridan's army in the Shenan-
doah Valley. Comrsde Carpenter participated
in all of the battles under Sheridan, from Win
chester 70 Cedar Creek, in which last engage
ment he was in temporary command Of the
regiment. For meritorious services in that
battle he was promoted to Major over his supe-
rior officers. 1t was in that battle that he was
wounded in the leg by the explosion Of shell.
At the close of the war the 116th N z. was
doing guard duty at the old Capitol prison in
Washington, and Maj. Carpenter was Field
Officer of the day at the time of the Grand Re-
view of the army by Gen. Grant in june, 1866.
Maj. Carpenter has been active and jealous
worker In the Grand Army Of the Republic
since its organization, and commands the con-
fidence and respect of his fellow-comrades as
well as the esteem of his fellow-tOwnsmen- He
has been three times elected Commander Of the
Post at WATERFOWL, s. d., where he now resides,
and in 1891 was elected Junior Vice Commander
OF the Department over which he now presides.
He was Assistant Inspector on Gen.
Weisserts staff, and at present is Quartermss-
ter-General of the State.
At the Encampment of the Lake Madison
Veterans Association, hold at Sioux Falls, June
II, Capt j. w. January, of Dell Rapids was elect
ed Commander; w. II. Loucks OF Trent Vice
Commander; w. L. Briley. of Deli Rapids,
Quartermaster. Addresses were made By Sen
ator Pettigrew, Rev. d. B. Scott, Capt W. Il.
Stoddard, and others. Senator Pettigrsw's
address was largely on pensions.
WASHINGTON AND Alaska
The Encampment held in Olympia was we'll
attended. The Council of Administration met
on June 20 to audit the accounts. Asst AdYt-
Gen. Holmes in his report shows that the MEM
bership of the Department, June 1, 1894 was
2SO1, gain of 221 members since January Of
the present year. Four new Posts have been
organized and six disbanded during the past
year, and 30 members of the Department have
died. The grand parade on the evening of the
Goth was under the charge of Taylor Post, a.
Campfire followed the parade. The address
of welcome by Mayor Mann was responded to
by j. T. Sinclair, Department Commander.
Many speeches were made by comrades W.
II. Fletcher. Division Commander of the Sons
of Veterans, spoke on the work of the Order.
The officers elected at the second days session
are: Conn.,, John N. Scott, Farrsgut Post, 10,
Port Townsend; S. v. c., E. w. Elliott, A. Lin
coin Post, A, Walla Walla; J. " c., VI. W. For
rest, Joe Hooker Post, 25 Chehais; Medical
Director, b. Z. Freeman, J. L. Reno Post, AZ,
Spokane; Chap, A. II. Lackey, George Crook
Post, SO, Aberdeen. Council of Administration,
II. g. York, Morton Post, TO- Snohomish; A.
Clark. L. G. Ladd Post, II, Puysllup; W. ].
Com. Foote Post, a. Sidney; s. g
King, John Burford Post, SO. Everett. These
delegates to the 25th National Encampment
were elected: ]. I. Rowland lat Iargel Phil
Kearny Post, 2, Toledo; II. n. Young, Stevens
Post, 1, Seattle; r. A. McNair, Geo. 81. Thomas
Post, s. Olympia; ]. s. Watson, J. L. Reno Post
AZ, Spokane. The alternates are: B. N. Brad
field, Custer Post 6, Tacoma E. L. Wade, w.
S. Hancock Post, 49, COsmopois; d. K. Oliver,
]. L. Reno Post, AZ, Spokane; w. T. Byham,
T. T. Minor Post, 80, Winlock.
Department Commander Scott has appointed
his staff as follows: Asst AdJt- Gen., Thad. s.
Smith, Farragut Post. Is, Port Townsend; Asst
@. M.-Gen.. James II. Wilson, John F. Miller
Post 81, Seattle; Judge-Advoeste, Norman
Buck, Sedgwick Post, g. Spokane; ms, Wallace
FL. Jennings, Custer Post, s, Tacoma; Chief
Mastering Officer c. L. Brown, James Parsons
Post IL, Ellensburg; Chief of Staff Henry
Landes, Farragut Post, Is, Port Townsend;
Senior Aid-de-Camp, C. NJ. Pierce I. F. Price
Post, 50, Centralia.
Department Headquarters have been estsb-
ished at Port Townsend, Wash, and all COM
munieations will he addressed there to the
Assistant Adjutant-General.
The following officers on the staff of the De-
Dartment Commander have been appointed:
Asst O. NJ Gen. Chas. A. Carter, Milwaukee;
Ins, w. s. Munroe, Cadott; Chief Mastering
officer, Geo.W. Sutherland Clintonville; Senior
Abide Camp and Chief of staff, Alex. IVey,
Lancaster; Judge Advocate, ]. B. Reynolds,
Chiffon. Visiting Committee to Wisconsin
Home are Henry g. Rogers, MilWsu-
kee; Edward McGlachin, Stevens Point;
Samuel Ryan, Appleton.
The attention of Post Commanders is espec-
ally called to General Orders, IL, paragraph
TO- of Past Department Commander Shores, re-
'erring to names and addresses of living ex-sol-
Tiers of Ohio organizations now residing in this
Department.
Memorial Day was never before so universally
observed in Wisconsin. In most of the churches
patriotic sermons were preached the Sunday
before, and in nearly all of the High and Dis
.rict schools, and in many of the private and
osrochial schools, there were impressive and
patriotic services the Friday before, or the day
before Memorial Day, and on the 30th it seems
10 though nearly the whole population stopped
work to participate in the ceremonies or to look
,n There never before were so many pro-
sessions in Wisconsin the great American
lay, and in all of these professions there were
choo children who will become better Ameri-
IAN citizens for the part they took in the
patriotic ceremonies. The press of the State
ave generous assistance in preparing for
proper observance of the day, and its reports
# the days proceedings have been very full.
The Assistant Adjutant-Gener has gathered
10 the press reports of Memorial Day in this
Department and scrap-booked them, and they
will be preserved at Headquarters.