The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-10-08
TIE GRAND. ARMY.
What is Being Done by the Veterans
for the Good of the Order.
HEADQUARTERS BULLETIN.
Commander-iu-Chief Clarkson Issues Cen
eraI Orders from Headquarters.

Commander-in-Ch Chief Clarkson Issues Gen.
eraI Orders from Headquarters.
Hr.no,rs GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC,
OMAHA NEB., Sept. ~ 1896.
General Orders, No. 2.
Az the Both National Encampment OF the
Grand Army of the Republic. held at 81. Paul,
Mimi. Sept 5 and 4, 1896. the following com
-ades were elected to the offices designated be-
low:
Commander in-Chief, Thaddeus S. Clarkson,
of Omaha, Neb.
Senior Vice Commauder-in- Chief, John ID.
Mullen, of Wabasha. MINI.
Junior Vice Commander in-Chief, Cnarles w.
Buckley. of Montgomery. Ala.
Surgeon General, DIR. A. L. johnson, oil WISH
ington, ID. &.
ChapIain.in. Chief, Rev. Mark B. Taylor, of
Canton, Mass. ,
National Council of Administration-Ala Ia
hama, NJ. ID. Wickersham. Mobile; Arizona ).
w. Darlington Yuma; Arkansas }. ii. Hutch-
inson Dewitt; California and Nevada. l. h
Stateler, San Francisco; Colorado and Wyom-
ing. b. /. Carr Longmout; Connecticut, john
n Wilsey Hartford Delaware. J. w. Norrall,
Pleasant Hill: Florida L. S. Wilmartb, Jack
sonville; Georgia, Alex Madison, Atlanta;
Idaho, W. H. Barton, Moscow; Illinois. Ihos
w. Scott, Fairfield; Indiana, William ID Arm
strong, Indianapolis; Indian Territory, Robert
w.
DEBORAH: Kansas, w. ii. Smith, Marysvilie;
Kentucky, Charles w. Erdman, Louisville;
Louisiana aud Mississippi, i. c. Antoine. New
Orleans: Maine, Herbert K. Sargent Port
land; Maryland, Marion A. Brian, Baltimore;
Massachusetts, VIM. S. Loomis, Holyoke;
Michigan, Roscoe ID. Dix, Berrien Springs ;
Minnesota, Albert Schetier, st. Paul; Missouri,
+ NJ. Sterrrtt, ST. Louis; Montana, Charles
Sprague, Bozemau; Nebraska, A. Traynor,
Omaha; New Hampshire, David +. Proctor,
Wilton; New Jersey, John J. kents. Trenton;
New Mexico. Hiram Champion. Santa te; New
York, Charles A. Shaw, Brooklyn; North
Dakota s. G. Magil. Fargo; Ohio j. r. Mon
fort, Cincinnati; Oklahoma. w. ID. Baker,
Gross: Oregon, H. S. Allen, Portland; PENN
sylvana. ". II. Graham. Allegheny; Potomac,
VIM. W Chambers, Washington, ID. C.; Rhode
Island, Nelson Wall. Howard; South Dakota
VIM. A. Gray. Deadwood; Tennessee. George
w. Fatten, Chattanooga; Texas, j. w. Ayers,
Dallas: Utah, f. W. Tatlock, Salt Lake City !;
Vermont. E. Mcintyre, Dandy; Virginia and
North Carolina. A. Jeffers Norfolk; Washing
ton and Alaska. Thomas NJ. Young. Seattle,
West Virginia. G. K. Mallory, Parkersburg;
Wisconsin, o. w. Carlson, Milwaukee.
The following staff appointments are hereby
announced Adit-Gen. Charles E. Bnrmester,
Omaha, Neb.; Q. M.-Gen Augustus J. Burbank,
Chicago. H.; Ius.-Gen.. Charles A. Suydam.
Philadelphia, Pa; Judge Advocate General,
Albert Clarke. Wellesley Hills. Mass; Senior
Aid-de-Camp and Chief of Staff. J. Cory Winans,
Troy. o.
The following-named com trades will consti
tute the Executive Committee of the National
Council of Administration VIM. II. Arm
strong, Indianapolis, Ind; +. NJ. Sterrett, St.
Louis. Mo-: Albert Schefier. ST. Paul. Mimi;
Thos w. Scott Fairfield, ILL.,; Chas. A. Shaw,
Brooklyn. n. " Roscoe ID. Dix, BARREN
Springs Mich: J. j. Kents Trenton, n. j.
do L Il Zafi Iii ANITA in
York, \. Y, is hereby appointed Special Aid in
charge of military instruction in pnblic schools
swiih authority 10 select from each Department,
TO be named to the Com mander-in-C Chief for
appointment as Aids-de- Camp, one comrade 10
take charge of this work in his Department,
and report his action to Capt. Zslnski.
Comrade Andrew Traynor. OF Omaha. Neh.,
is hereby appointed Special Aid in charge of
transportation. to whom ali matters pertaining
thereto will be referred.
Department Commanders will at once for
ward TO these Headquarters the names of such
comrades as they may wish to recommend for
appointment Aids on the staff of the Com
mander-iD-Chief. Each Department is entitled
70 two comrades at large, and one for each thou
tsnd members of the Order in the Depart
nent.
They should also recommend TO the Inspec-
tor-General suitable comrade for appointmei {
as Assistant Inspector General in their Depart
ment. Care should be exercised that ali nam
60 forwarded be spelled correctly, and with cor.
rect addresses.
iIsJbe Commanders -( bief especially requests
that Depart ment Commanders will designate
fer these positions only such comrades as are
known and recognized rs enthusiastic and
earnest workers in the Order. vino Will take
especial interest in the work, in tie interest of
their comrades. and in the advancement and
good of our Order.
I. :. CLAKKsoS, Commander in Chief
CHAs. h. BURMEsTEg Adjutaut General.