The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-07-05
onal recollections of some of the great CON-

sonal recollections of some of the great CON-
manders"
The exercises held at the Broadway M. E.
| Church were not so well attended as they
would have been If the weather had been IA
vorable Miss Ella Loring rendered an organ
| the invocation. The address of welcome was
delivered by Hon. Jacob Simes and was re-
sponded to by COL r. C. Hubbard, Des Moines.
| The address of Hon. w. NJ. Mcfarland was an
able one, and was greeted with prolonged APP
plsuse. DR.. E. A. Gilbert spoke on army life.
Gen. John c. Bonnell, Past Department Com
mander of Nebraska, was to have delivered an
address, but he was not present, and Mr.. X. h.
Randall spoke to the audience in his stead.
The Council of Administration elected for
the ensuing year are J. E. Jayne, Iowa City;
G. w. Lafferty, Oskaloosa; w. d. Forbes, Wall
Lake; o. E. Stuart, Burlington; II. NJ. Day,
Burlington.
Resolutions were adopted thanking the city
of Council Bluffs for the generous hospitality
extended the Grand Army. Gen. Dodge has
been requested by the Department to furnish a
copy of his speech for preservation In the ar
chives of the Department and for publication
in the report.
On the afternoon of the 21st the new officers
were installed by the retiring Commander, Phil
Schaller. The Commander retires from office
with the we'll wishes of all who served under
him.
The staff of Commander Newman has been
announced as follows: Asst Adjutant General,
Chas L. Longley. Waterloo; Judge-Advocate
II. c. Heminwsy, Cedar Falls; Asst Inspector.
H. B. Shaw, Nora Springs; Chief mastering
Officer, George Conner, Storm Lake.
KANSAS
In many instances it becomes inconvenient
to strictly enforce the rules and regulations
which require an application for membership
70 1io foro xyoaR haforn hpiup acted
upon, and it is the opinion of the Department
Commander that the several Posts in this De-
partment may judge correctly of the circum-
stances which would justify, in particular cases,
the suspension of that rule. The Department
Commander has, therefore, ordered that any
Post in this Department may for sufficient
reasons by vote of the majority of the Post
suspend the rule in any particular case, and
receive any application for membership, and
the report of the committee appointed upon it,
and ballot for the candidate and if elected ad-
NIT him to membership all on the same even
ing. This order will remain in full force
throughout the Department until Oct. /, 1894,
unless sooner revoked
At the request of Douglass Post, 81, permits
sion is given that Post to solicit from the Posts
in this Department, contributions in aid of
Comrade L. n. Aspaugh, an old and worthy
member of that Post, who while absent from
his home on Memorial Day, May 80, suffered
the misfortune of having his dwelling house
and most of its contents destroyed by fire.
MISSOURI
The annual Epcampment of the South Mis-
souri, and North Arkansas District Encamp-
ment Association will be held at West Plains,
Mo-, commencing on the 2lst of August, 1894,
and continuing the balance of the week.
OHIO
Gen. Logan Post presented Co. z. 9Th
Rauiuank Ohm National Guor1 with a flo IN
the evening of June %. Attorney II. R. Hill
delivered the presentation speech, and Capt.
John II. Simms responded.
PENNSYLVANIA
Over 43 Posts of this State were represented
at the annual meeting of the Northwestern
Association of Pennsylvania, held at Conneaut
Lake, commencing June 26 Among the many
speakers were A. P. Burchield, Comrade Was
son, and Congressman Mcdowell. The officers
elected are: Pres, II. H. Cummings, of Tidi-
QUITE; S. V. p, r. E. Vannoien, Cooperstown;
J.V.P., George S. Shattuck, Meadeville; Chap,
Rev. ]. A. Humes, Pleasantville; Surg, DIR.
F. F. Davis, Oil City; Executive Committee
Daniel Fisher, Oil City; S. S. Shattuck, Titus
vile; Joseph Andrews, Franklin; S. ID. Irwin,
Tonesta; H. W. Brown. Adamsville.
RHODE ISLAND
Charles H. Baker Commander of the Depart
ment, was bern in the town of Chepatchet, K. l.,
Feb. 81 1876. He attended the public schools
at Central Fall. r. J.. until IL years of age,
when he was put to work in a cotton factory.
Commander Baker enlisted four times be-
tween 1862 and 1864, but was not accepted, as
he was not considered able to stand the duties
of soldiers life. Tie fifth time, Aug. 19,
1865, he enlisted for one year, and was accepted.
He served as signal messenger boy in the
United States Navy on the U. S. steam frigate
Colorado, attached to the North Atlantic Squad
ron; was at both battles of Fort Fisher, Dec. %.
1864, and Jan. IA, 1865; was with the naval
assaulting party on shore on the day of the sur.
render of the fort; was discharged May 16,
1865, by General Orders from the Navy Depart
ment. He was mustered as a member of Tower
Post. IL. Department of Rhode Island. on Feb
q, 1880.