The times., 1897-12-03
MONUMENT TO SOLDIERS
The G. A. R. Proposes to Erect One
in This City.
c, ,nmn nder Hopkins Urges All Posts
To Further the Project DE-
gates TO the Eucampment.

Commander Thomas 5. Hopkins, of the
Department OF the Potomac, g A. r., IL
general orders. announces that the npnr
her Of representatives 10 which past$ age
entitled for the thirtieth annual encaDip
nent Of this department, based upon the
reports for June 80, 1897, is as follows
Post No. 1 Z; Post No. 2, 8; Post No Ssls.
Post No. 4, L; Post No 3, 8; Post No. 6, 8
Post No. re; Post No. s, s.; Post No.s, ..
Post No. o. 6; Fost No. Il, 5; ;PostN 30. IL, p
Post No 8, 2; Post No. 4, 2; Post No. 20, IS
Post No. Il, q; Post No. IS, 2 Post 40. 20s5.
Each post is entitled 10 alternates equal
in number to the representatives allowed.
Immediately after election the order
continues post commanders are request
ed e, forward to the assistant adult INT
general the names and addresses OF post
commanders, officers, representatives and
alternates elected, and also the names OF
past department commanders in guod
standing Care should be observed IN
preparing this inforina tion, as tue roll III
the department encampment is made up
thcrefrum, and it is used in making up
The following named comrades ere
appointed assistant mastering officers fGr
this department and will be assigned 10
duty hereafter by tue chief mastering
Officer Colnrade H. II Martin: T. c
Upton, Post No. .; J. NJ. Holmes, Post
No 3; j. H. bradford, Post No 7; "
Lacey, Post No. 8; A n, Thompson, Post
No. IL; II NJ. Gilman, Post No, IL;
jacob Moore, Post No. II; L j. Sweet,
Post No. GO.
The committee on fraternal relations
| bel weeu posts of this department is cCn-
tinued by the appointment of j II. Devices,
Pos; NJ. o, chairman; \. NJ. Legg, Post
No. 3; w. II. Gotwald, Post No. 6; A H
| FIear, Post No. Z; Il. r. Entriken, Post
| No IL.
The department commander takes this
| occasion to commend TO the favOra ble con
sideTation OF his comrades the organization
known rs the National Reunion Monument
AsSc citation. IL was formed in 1872, al the
! time of the assembly OF the national en-
| campment Of our order in this city, its oh
| ject being to erect in the nauonalca pital a
memorial to the rank and file OF the Union
Armies, Navy, and Marine Corps, who
| fought for the suppression OF the rebeilioa
from sci to1 865.
1t is thu purpose of this association te
| lccate the monument upon the ground
| kaown az Grand Army Place, south OF the
| Executive Mansion. The twent y-sevcnti
national encainpment indorsed the move
ment, and il was highly commended by
| Commander-in-C Chief John g. b. Adams, IL
| general orders. No. ., March s, 1894. The
/ undertaking is u worthy one and appeal;
/ strongly To all Union eXsoldiers, sailors
| and marines, and 10 all patriotic citizen,
as an effort TO recognize in part the
services of the rank and file in preserv
| ing the Union.
This is the only organization OF tn,
kind which 10 the official sanction OF tn.
Grand Army 81 the Republic. 1t was in
| corporateG May Il, 1898. It's plan oil
operations has been mapped out, chair
men of committees have been appointed
and the association will enter upon the col
lection OF funds for the purpose above
| named early in the new yea, All posts
and conIades in this department. are
| earnestly request ed TO give their cordia
support to this patriotic enterprise.
Charles Sumner Post, No. ., ba : elect ed of
ficers, delegates ana alternates for the Ell
sting year as follows: Commander, william
II. Liverpool ;. V. G, BENJAMIN
| Daley, .. Y. c., Frederick Fowler
| quarterhaster J ames II Brooks; sur
Ieon, Thomas Chambers; chaplain, william
Shanan; officer OF the day, Delawa re
Tim; officer of the guard, Henry Quenan
| representatives, Delaware Pmn, Richard
| Harity, Frederick Fowler John p Quan
der and James II. Brooks. alternates
Ro ebert MUrten Plato Lee. Sil3s Chap
Ian Benjamin T. Daley and Erastu,
Green.
Lafay ettc Post, No. 90. G. A. R., W.d
Iesday evening. at its hall, No. 81
Ninth street northwest, elected the cul
lowing Officers for the coming We ar
Hugh W. Burns, commander: Richard NJ
Calhoun, senior vice commander Bresco,
Go"dhart, junior vice commander; CaspaI
A. Weber surgeon, Charles F. Benjamin
chaplain; Lawrence Wilson, qua rterlnaster
J ohm F. BAILEY, officer of the day
Warner Harley, officer of the guard, an,
John 6. Bridahanl, representative on tn
department relief committee. s.. w
Chambers, Lawrence Wilson, NJ. a. Dill
Ion, Charles F +. Benjamin and Edwin j
Sweet We're chosen as delegates Il
the department cncampnent, and Waite
Butler, Richard NJ Calhoun. william Ir
Wing, j +. Bailey and NJ. V. Hotel d
a'ternates. The post will have Ious
ing camp fire on December Is.