The National tribune., 1895-01-10

The expenses of the Assistant Inspector Gen
sral will he borne by the Divisions whose re-
spective Headquarters they inspect Economy
should be used ia ali instances. This inspection
will take place between now and March j, 1895.
Assistant Inspectors-Generalw VIII arrange salts
factory dates with Division Commanders.
The proceedings OF the 18th annual Encsmp-
mept are ready for distribution, and copies OF
The same may be procured either from Division
Commanders or Q, M.-Gen. r. Loebenstein, "a
LaSalle street, Chicago, H., upon the payment
Of the necessary postage. eight cents per copy.
Rev. w. J. Patton having qualified as Chap
lain IN Chief, his resignation as Senior Vice
Commander Of the Division OF Wisconsin has
been received and accepted.
Section 10 Of General Orders z, Series OF 1894,
is enlarged in the following respects:
Full-dress uniforms may be worn by d.
visiOD Officers AZ the discretion OF the Dlvls-
ion Commander; and they may also be worn
BIZ any Camp In body, If so decided by ma
jority vote al any regular meeting thereof; but
there must be uniformity IN uniforms. III
would be absurd for one Brother Of Camp "a
snpear IN full-dress coat and another in fatigue
blouse on the same occasion. 1t would be
ridiculous for d Lieutenant to wear shoulder
straps and his Captain decline to do SO.
In States that prohibit the ownership and
use Of arms by the Sons of Veterans aud kin.
dred organ izations, if Camps are fully equipped
otherwise, SO as to meet the usual military re
otjiremeuts the officers thereof may be per
mitted to wear shouder-siraps.
Division Commanders are invested with :
broad discretion in this matter. and they arr
resnectfuly reminded that Captain must b.
no IN fact as well as n name. 10 eDtitle him Il
put Oh all the military regalis Of such al
Office.
AT the Davenport Encampment, section 2
Art ], page 6. Of the G., Il. and Z. was amended
20 read as follows;
"A member-elect shall pay before his music
an admission fee Of not less than $1.50, which
fee may be divided into degree fees, in th
discretion of the Camp which shall accom- pan,
the application. Upon his muster he sinai
be presented with badge and shall subscribe
TO and receive copy Of the Constitution, Rules
and Regulations. and the Bylaws Of tn
Camp"
The copy for this amendment was not re
eeiyed at these Headquarters until after tn
new edition OF the C., Z. and L. had beef
printed.
Upon the recommendation Of the Division
Commander the following Camp charters hav
been revoked:
Division Of Yermont-Samuel J. Allen Camp
81, at White River Junction; o. T. Adam
Camp, 20. al Arlington.
Pursuant TO instructions of the Command
ery-iB-Cbief (page l4s Proceedings Of Daven
port Encampment) the following committe
was appointed to revise the Blue Book
Brother VIM. NJ. Esmes, of Camp ass an
Brother Frank o. Wilkinson OF Camp IS, Obi
Division.
On page PA OF the Journal Of Proceeding
of the 18th Annual Encampment. Frank
Greene. Commander of the Vermont Division
is ououted as being in favor of the adoption
the new Three Degree Ritual. Commando
Greene wishes TO have this error corrected,
he was not present at the Davenport Encaml
ment.
BY command Of
WIZ. E. BUEDY,
Official: Commander-in- Chief
II. v. SPEELMAS, Adjutant-General.