St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-28
COMMANDER NyCARDY,s AMBITION
FOR THE GRAND ARMY IN
THIS STATE
TO ENROLL EVERY SOLDIER
WHO is SHOWN TO RESIDE IN THE
STATE BY THE LAST
CENSUS.
HIS FIRST GENERAL ORDER WAS
Made Public Yesterday-StrOngIy
Urges Renewed Activity ON the
Many Different Posts.

The first order of Department Com
mander j. ]. McCardy, Of the Mime
sofa G. A. r., was issued yesterday
The following is complete copy of the
order:
Having been elected department commander
at the sixteenth annual encampment of this
department, held in Minneapolis, Minn,
hereby assume the duties of this honored DO
sition with profound regard for it's responsi-
The followingpamed comrades were elected
as department officers:
Commander. j. McCardy, Post No. 81, St.
Senior Vice Commander-E B. Wood. Post.
NO. 100. Long Prairie
Junior Vice Commander-D. L. Dodge Post
No. 4S, Janesville.
Council of Administration-W. q. Ten Rroolr
post NO. I2S. Duluth; ]. G. Graham, Post No.
H. Good Thunder; G. w. Savage, Post No. 49,
0Sseo; S9S. Robert Scarf, Post No. 95, Pipestone
Delegates to National Encampment-At
large-Gen; e. c. Mason, Post No. 21, St
apolis.
~ Delegates by Districts-First district, L. G.
Nelson. Post No. 81, Owatonna; Second dis
, trict, A; H: Fowler. Post No. 1872, slayton
NORTH eirs Fourth d sstEs Wgnan sss Post No So
Post 69, Saltwater; Fifth district, c. H. Tay-
lor, Post No. 6S, Minneapolis; Sixth district
M; +. Taylor, Post No. 2, Anoka; Seventh dis
,Alternates at Large-David secon, Post No.
g. Winnebago City; E. A. Ray, Post No. 49,
=, Alternates by Districts-First district,
george W. Nash, Post No. S. Albert Lea !;
second district E. 2. Rasey, Post No GA, ST.
lSS, LIE Sueur; Fourth district. Samuel Bloom
er, Post No. /, Saltwater Fifth district, w.
3; I, Henry. " Post No. IS, osseo; Sixth district
Russeii Wedgwood, Post No. 81. Monticello; !;
Seventh district I Doc
Morris. " '''
The following staff appointments are hereby
announced, and will be obeyed and respected
Assistant Adjutant General-J. K. Mertz.
Post No. 4, Minneapolis.
Assistant Quartermaster Generally. N.
Leavens, Post No. 123, Faribault.
Judge AdVocate-Daniel Fish, Post No. 126,
Minneapolis.
Department Inspectcr-Samuel Bloomer Post
No. 1, Saltwater.
Chief Mastering Oficer-B F. Goodwin
Post No. 54, Winnebago City.
department headquarters will be located at
st. Paul, the Office of the assistant adjutant
general being at room $50, Endicott building.
All comrades are invited to call at these head
quarters, and will receive soldiers greeting
All orders from these headquarters should
be read at the first meeting of the post after
their receipt, and should be filed for reference.
The department countersign will be mailed
with the order to the respective post COM
manders.
1He department commander cOngratulateS
the comrades on the successful administration
of its affairs during the past year, closing
with the splendid camp fire in honor of Com
mander-in-Chief I. n. Walker and staff.
The year will be one Of which the depart
ment Of Minnesota may we'll be proud in hav-
ing as our guests the national encampment of
the grandest body of men earth. Therefore,
! 1t Is earnestly recommended to post officers
throughout the department to make every ef-
fort to fill up the ranks to the maximum. Let
every man who wore the "blue" fall in!
The last state census and the last report of
show the number of ex-solders and sailors
residing within the state, and the membership
Of same in the posts of this department.
comparison of same Is interesting, and shows
the counties where much good work may be
dcne. The department commander desires to
see many counties show the same proud rec
ord as does the county Of Watonwan, where
every old soldier is member Of the Grand
Army of the Republic. The state census and
membership are as follows: