The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-07-26
TIE GRAND ARMY.
What is Being Done BY the Veterans
for the Good of the Order.
DEPARTMENT NEWS
CoLoRDo AND WYOMING

| Colo, has appointed the following Aids On his
personal staff: II. s. Sheldon, Boulder, Colo;
A. s. Burks, Lesdville, Colo; Henry Logan,
| Buena Vista, Colo; David Heron, Colorado
| Springs. Colo; Virgil Helms, Idaho Springs,
Colo; A. l.. Shock, Breckenridge. Colo; ~ J.
| OBrien, Cheyenne. Wyo.; ID. J. Ezekiel Den
yer, Colo; J. N. Chivington, Denver, Cola; L.
| K. Thomas, Red Cliff. Colo; J. L. Hodges,
| Glenwood Springs, Colo.
Parlors c and ID, Hotel Boyer, Pittsburg have
been secured as Department Headquarters dur
| ing the National Encampment
Comrades and others intending to visit Pitts-
| burg are requested 20 send their names 70 N.
Rollins, Department Commander, Leadyille.
These Aids have been appointed upon recon-
| mendstion of Commanders: Post l. J. A. Coke
fair; 2, u. E. Hart; 5, II. J. Danford 10, W. g
Dunbar; %, John G. Sellers; %, A z God
frey; 40, A. Cree; 40, Samuel Hewitt; IS,
Charles A. Priest; 81, w. w. Bishop; "a Thos
ID: Bebb; 81, James c. Kinney; IS, A. D.
Whitmore.
These Assistant Inspectors have been ap-
pointed: Henry Nottags. r. E. Pogue, O. P.
Waldron, j. NJ. Bradbury, Geo. Fl. B. Hall, P
n. Herriott. W. 7. Johnson, J. S. Fritz, Samuel
Dickey, Jacob Geiger, Geo. S. Bartlett J. L
Wallace, Benton Leonard.
IDAHO
Thomas ]. Groom, Department Commander,
has established Headquarters at Boise City.
IOWA.
On he evening of July IA a new Post was in
stituted at Princeton by Comrade Fred Worth
Past Commander of Wentz Post l. Of Dayen-
port. The new organization was named in
honor of James B. Armstrong, the first soldier
from Princeton killed in the war The OH
GERS are: Com, I. w. McCausland; s. V. q, D.
w. Day; J. " c., VIM. N. Gale; @. n, Sam 3
Yohn; Surg, George Rock; Chap. John Irwin;
o. ID, VIM. ii. Show; o. g., Hugh Kelsey;
AdJt, 81. C. Wallace.
MICHIGAN
The Bsrrien County Battalion will hold its
annual Eneampment at Berrien Spring. Aug.
81, %, and %. This organization is composed
of 10 Posts. r. B. Gregg. COloma, is President.
NEW YORK.
The Department Commander is giving his
personal attention to the matter of recruiting.
He recently visited the western part Of the
State, accompanied by members of b is stat and
many distinguished comrades and has urged
upon all the necessity Of gathering into the
ranks He attended the State Encampmsnt Of
the Sons of Veterans hsld at MiddlepoTt and
by his presence lent encouragement to that
body Of loyal citizens. In company with aun-
Der of his staff he attended very large and en-
thusiastic Reunion of veterans at Nunda. He
also visited E. q. Marshall Post. of Rochester.
be found great enthusiasm and much to en-
courage him in his work.
These Posts have bean recently mustered:
Nose Tompkins, 455. at Middleburg, By P. J.
OConnor; George W. Redfeld, SIP, at Sidney
Center, by Charles J. Grover.
Post 232 has changed its name, and viii here
after be known as Henry Van Aerman Post,
232
Department Commander Schotts urges all
comrades to attend the National Encampment
at Pittsburg.
The Department Commander has appointed
Chaplain Kenyon, of Marshall Post, Aide-de-
Camp.
OHIO
The address of Comrade Frank Brunsr, Of
William ii. Lytle Post Cincinnati. delivered At
Spring Grove Cemetery on Memorial Day has
been published in pamphlet form.
PENNSYLVANIA
In accordance with recommendations of De-
partmeDt Commander Thomas G. Sample, ap-
proved by the Encampment in March Last, the
following Comrades have been appointed on 3
committee TO act in conjunction with the Pitts-
burg Committee on National Encamppent:
Past Department Commanders John Taylor,
Thomas j. Stewart, j. P. s. Goblin Comrades
W. w. Greenland, W. F. Stewart, r Bruce
Ricketts,, Josephus Yeskel, John L. Grim,
Samuel P. Town, George w. Skinner, Lewis
w. Moore, ]. B. Swearingen, William Horrocks,
Thomas Orr, ST. C. A. Mulholland.
Four new Posts have been mustered in this
Department. Post 622, of Perkasie was in
Hyndman, March 81, by S. F. Statler; $50.
Mcdonald, March 81, by ]. S. Murphy, and 623,
West Newton, June Is, by ]. Z. Oursler.
In view of the disorder and riot that are pre-
vailing in some sections of our country, the
Department Commander voices the sentiment
atlng that there shall be here but "one country
and one flag" He says: Those who dared all
that the Nation might live stand to-day on the
same broad foundation, that the laws Of the
land must be obeyed; that the red flag of an.
srchism and the black flag Of destruction must
go down in the mire of ignOminy, and that the
old Red White and Blue alone shall wave The
ranks of the GAR. are filled with men who
earn their bread by the sweat of their faces;
but in times when the lines are drawn between
right and wrong, deeds of violence and destrue-
ton of property find neither advocates nor
supporters among our comrades. The members
of the GAR. have proven their loyalty, and
now, as then, will stand shoulder to shoulder
and elbow to elbow in maintaining the peace
for which they struggled and suffered. Should
scenes of turbulence and defiance of Law and of
Government unfortunately reach within the
borders of our own great State at any time, the
boys who wore the blue will all be found on the
side of America and its institutions"
At the meeting of the Northwestern Associs-
tion resolutions were adopted indorsing Henry
Il. Cummings for Department Commander as
next election. A special committee Of seven
was appointed to present to the Department Of
in the name and on behalf Of the
the name of Comrade Cummings.
RHODE ISLAND
The Department Commander regrets to re-
port slight loss in membership in this Depart
ment for the term ended June 80, 1894. The
losses are chiefly from suspensions. He urges
to appoint committees to look
after those who have allowed themselves to
become delinquent. No member of q Post
should think of DESERVING his comrades now;
your obligation, and stand by those
who stood by you" Every comrade should
EEL pride in the fact that he is q member Of
he GAR, and see to it that his membership
loes not cease through any fault of his.
At meeting held in Erwin July II, it was
Ioted to hold an Encampment at Red Bank,
Aug Is to II, inclusive. The place selected IL
he old battle-ground where Col. Kirk, of the
ID n. c., met the rebel command of Col. Keith,
md defeated it. This battle was fought in
1864. A Campfire will be held each
vening. general invitation is extended to
me and ali to come and help enjoy the occasion.
food rates have been secured all railroads,
tickets good from the 14th to 18th. Mai. A.
Iantwell is Chairman of the Committee.
A very interesting Campfire was held in the
opera House, Barre, July Is. Among those
Gated on the stage were Department Com
ional Vice. President, W.R.C, the officers Of
h. IS H. ID