The National tribune., 1895-06-06

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Colonization Schemes and the Georgia Lane
Grerfis-Additional Alds-de-Camp-Death
az Comrades Mech and Berry An
nounced.
HFApo'Rs GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC,
RocKFoRD. Ill, May %, 1895.
General Orders, No. H.
Numerous inquiries reach these Headguarter
concerning various land enterprises AND soldlel
colonizations In different parts OF the south
The Coumsnder-in- Chief, knowing very llttit
of them has refrRined from commenting upon
their merits or demerits, but from various CON-
munications we have received lAteiy at thess
Headquarters concerning these enterprises the
Commander.in.C Chief feels that ii is his duty to
warn all comrades contsmp plating joining Win
anv Of them TO make thorough aud satisfac-
tory investigation of their merits before invest
ing
ment OF Georgia, held in Atlanta, series OF
resolutions were adopted. They are quite
lengthy and give a full aud comprehensive
statement Of the views OF the comrades in that
Department concerning soldier colonlEatlons.
] make the following extract from these resolu-
tons:
Second That while we emphasize in the
most hearty and conscientious manner the
facts as stated in this first proposition, we ieei
it our duty to give equal emphasis 10 inc Isct
that great care should be exercised as 10 the
locality selected for such settlement. Olu so-
diers cannot afford TO make mistake we
therefore call attention to the following facts:
There are large tracts Of land located In va
rous Counties 10 which pretended tltles are
held under fraudulent grants. SO great mas
been the traffic in these fraudulent titles, ana
so widespread have been the efforts to UNLOAD
them upon innocent and unadvised purchasers,
- ~ " M. - Of
as recently as March. 1893 felt il his duty TO
issue circular calling special attention TO
these frauds, in order, as be says to protect IN
nOcent people from being deceived thereby.
The Conmander-in-C Chief hopes that the fore
going warning to comrades will receive their
careful consideration"
The committee in charge of the Sherman
Statue Fund desire that the funds forwarded
10 the National HeadquaDers be now turned
over to them. The Commander-in-C Chief sees
no reason why this should not be done and
deems il best to request all Department Com
manders to notify their respective Assistants
Ouartermaster- General that any funds in their
hands for this purpose be turned over to Head
quarters.
The Sons Of Veterans, Q. S. A., hold their
Battlefield Encampment at Knoxville,
Tenn. Sent 76 TO is, and extend to the COM
rades of the Grand Army of the Republic
cordial invitation to stop day or so with them
en- route from Louisville to the dedlcatory cere-
monica of Chickamauga National Military
Park.
Anyinformation concerning theEncampment
of the Sons of Veterans viii be gladly furnished
on application TO J. s. Stewart, Secretary, Knox
willie, Tenn. The Commander-in-Chief trusts
that as many of the comrades as can make IT
convenient viii spend day at least with the
Sons of Veterans thus encouraging them IN
their grand and noble work.
The Commander-in-C Chief desires to call the
attention Of Department Commanders to the
fact that the Medical Directors of several De-
partments have not forwarded their report to
the Surgeon-General for the last term Of 1894,
and asks that this be urged upon them, and
that they forward at once; and. further, that
the report for the first term of 1895 should
reach the Surgeon General by the 18th Of July,
so as TO enable him to prepare for the printer
his report to the 29th National Encampment
The foregoing is imperative and must meet
with prompt attention.
Comrade Samuel Griscom, Birmingham, Ala
is hereby appointed Assistant Iuspector-Gen-
eral for the Department of Alabama, vice Ma
noah Bostick resigned, Comrade Bostick having
been elected Department Commander.
The following comrades are hereby appointed
Aids-de-Camp on the staff of the Commander
in-Chief:
California and Nevada-Robert p. Harley,
s55 South Spring ST., Los Angeles
Idaho-Jsmes c. Campbell. Wallace.
Illinois-W g. Cochran, Sullivan; James D.
Hamilton. 4G Campbell Park. Chicago.
Indiana. J. Musser, Anderson; ]. P.
Watts, Winchester; john w. Scott. H. J. Mar
shall, III. c. Adams Julius A. Victor, Indian
apolis; James T. Boardman Wabash J. +.
Hammel Madison; J. T. Wiley Scottsburg;
J. b. Winters, Logansport; b. i. Cemans.
North Manchester; Nj. NJ. Lacey. Fountain
City; j.. w. Menaugh. Salem; J. III. Hoffman,
LiRonier; James II. Cisney, Warsaw; w. L.
DAILY, Peru; d. +. Specs. Vincennes; Louis Bir,
New Albany: B. NJ. Cobb Huntington III. G.
Hickman, Frankfort.
kansas-W. S, Norton, Baxter Springs; S. @.
Parker, Topeka; w. Z. Richey, Harveyvillei
Seymour Sleeper. Larned.
Massacb usetts-George E. Norris, Maiden;
Henry B. Wallis, Beverly; Allen q. Shepard,
Lynn; William b. Sears, Brookline; II. A.
johnson. Worcester.
Oregop-Samuel Elmore Astoria
Penusylvanis-Wiliam p. Atkinson, Erie
Rhode Islsnd-Charles c. Tracy. Pawtucket.
Tennessee-William J. DeGress, City of Mex
ico Mex; Apartado SO; C. NJ Bush. City Of
Mexico, Mex. (lzs0 Old Colony Building, Chi
caeo.)
Comrade George W. wingate. Special Aid In
charge OF Military instruction in public schools,
recommends the appointment Of the following
named comrade as Aid in this special work.
The recommendation is hereby approved and
commission will issue in due time: William II.
Beach, Milwaukee, Wis.
/ append herewith the consolidated report of
the Adjutant-General for last term Of 1894:
Remaining in good standing June 30, 1894. 81 555
GAIN.