The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-06-27
ALL ALONG THE LINE.
NAVAL VETERANS.
Excerpts from General Orders Issued
Rear-AdmiraI Allen.

Excerpts from General Orders Issued By
Rear-AdmfraI Allen.
The following additional nOminationso OF Ma
| tiOnal Aids and members Of the National Exec
utlYe committee have been made By command
ing officers, and are hereby confirmed:
National Aids-P J. McMahon Naval Vet
/ eran Association of the Gulf TangipahOa. La:
| VIM. Ryder, S. C. Rowan Association, 40 Mel
/ son street, Portsmouth, Va. in place of Ship
mate Peter Johnson, resigned.
/ National Executive COmmittee-AnRus Ne
Cormiek. Naval Veteran Association Of the
Cult 722 Cadiz street, New Orleans, La
The attention of those concerned is called TO
the requirement. of paying the per capita tax
70 the Fleet Paymaster promptly on the LIST Of
January and July of each year. Art. XIX OF
our Constitution and General Laws says:
whenever Associations shall be in arrears in
the payment of the per capita tax they shall
not be accorded representation, or voice in
the affairs OF the National Association, until
the same shall be paid"
Commanding officers of Assoeiations ara -
quested to at once have their Secretaries pre-
pare list of officers and delegates entitled to
representation IN our annual Convention TO be
held in Louisville, Sept. TO- 1895 and forward
same TO National Secretary Haskins without
delay. Reference being had to Art XVIII,
Constitution and General Laws and amend
ments thereto, defining who shall exercise ths
Your commanding officer has been 60 Louis
vile for the second time and ChieEoEStaR
Simmons IS soon TO 60 all relative to the care
and comfort of the Naval Veterans at the 10Th
Eucampment We propose having our Asso-
Citations start from their respective home sta
tons IN time to arrive at Louisville together
abOut Monday noon, Sept. g. in time FOR the
ceremony of putting the flagship and other
vessels of the feet in commission. On the
evening of the 9th a dog watch will be held ia
Music Hall; on the morning of Tuesday, the
10th, we propose making our parade accom-
panied by Prisoners of War Association, Col
Eletts Ram Fleet Association Sons of Yeter-
ans, State Militia visiting Militia of other
States and some civic societies, in all making a
large procession. The usual detail and the as
signment Of the Associations with station bills
will appear in due course. On the afternoon OF
the 10th We will hold the first session of our
Convention at the County Courthouse. There
will be daily musters on the fagshi q, and even
ing reunions with vocal and Instruments
music, for which some of the best local talent
have volunteered their services. Whers "Old
Kentucky" undertakes anything in the way
of hospitality there is never any complaint on
the part Of those entertained. Director Gen.
eral Milliken, o. the Citizens Committee OF
Louisville, will soon issue his information sheet
No. 2, which will be sent to our Association
from Headquarters.
Shipmates contemplating visiting Louisville
at the 29th annual Encampment, and desiring
free quarters should apply st once to p. II.
Hager, Secretary, 352 West jefferson street,
Louisville, and press their claims until assured
that quarters have been assigned them, and
don't forget to inclose a stamp TO insure reply
The Ladies' Auxiliary to our Associations, not
accompanied by member Of the Association,
should apply to Mrs. Henry s. Tyler, 1913 East
Main street, Louisville, for information on
quarters.
Relative to the first resolution adopted at our
Pittsburg Convention memOralizng Congress
to so amend the laws of the u S. Navy that
capable deserving young men who had served
and could pass an examination
might be commissioned under the same cir
oumstauces as is done in the q. s. Army. It
may interest the shipmates to know that while
this measure was favorably regarded, it failed
to pass at the last session of Congress. To show
the practicability of this measure an Army
Board that has recently been in session passed
3 dozen enlisted men who will be fsvorably
reported and should be commissioned as fast as
vacancies occur in that branch Of the service.
This should prompt US to again urge this meas
ure upon the Navy Department and Congress
at the next session, and thereafter until 10
passes, so that this unjust and un-American
against the saiJr shall be
moved from the statute book.
Some time ago your commanding officer and
National Secretary Haskins sought to hnd QUO
If there was any large autographs in the mar
ket Of the famous ships of 1861 to 1865 upon
which our shipmates saw service At Msssrs.
Rhode & Brand, Lithographers, 10 Barclay
street, New York City we found the following
Did prints in good state of preservation, and
my shipmate or Association desiring to pur-
,haSe one or more may correspond with Ma
iOusl Secretary Haskins. Brooklyn, N. Y.
U. S. steamer Ozark, four Autographs; 2. 8,
ronclad ram Dictator two Autographs; U. D.
monitor MOnadnock, five Autographs; ironclad
monitor type, eight Autographs.
[0ficial. Yours, fraternaly,
francis B. ALLEN,
Rear-Admiral Commanding.
FREDERICK E. HASKINs, National Secretary