Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-02
GENERAL ORDERS ISSUED
Commander Hopkins of the G. a. 3. Makes
an Announcement.
Number of Representatives in Annual
Encampment to Which Each
Post In Entitled.

Thomas S. Hopkins, commander of the
Department Of the Potomac. G. A. r., in
general orders just issued announces that
the number of representatives to which
posts are entitled for the thirtieth annual
encampment Of this department, based up
on the reports for June 30, 1897, is as fol-
lows: Post No. /, I; Post No. 2, 10; Post
No. 3, IS; Post No. 4, IL: Post No. 5, .;
Post No. 6. 3; Post No. {, 6; Post No. s.,
.. Post No. o, 5; Post No. 10, 6; Post No.
II, ): Post No. r. q Post No. Il, 2; Post
No. IA. 2; Post No. Is, 3; Post No. II, 5;
Post No. 10, .; Post No 20. 5.
The AItcsnatcs.
Each post is entitled to alternates equal
in number to the representatives allowed.
Immediately after election the order
continues, post commanders are request
ed to forward to the assistant adjutant
general the names and addresses of post
commanders. officers, representatives and
alternates elected, and also the names of
past department commanders in good
standing. Care should be observed In pre-
pairing this information, as the roll of the
department encampmeIt is made up there
from. and ii is used in making up the de-
partment roster for the ensuing year.
The following named comrades are APP
pointed assistant mastering officers for this
department and will be assigned to duty
hereafter by the chief mastering officer,
Comrade H. H. Martin: T. c. Upton. Post
No. 2; ]. NJ. Holmes. Post No. 3; J. II.
Bradford, Post No. {; G. w. Lacey. Post
No. s: A. n. Thompson, Post No. II; H..
VI. Gilman, Post No. II; Jacob Moore,
Post No. Il; E. j. Sweet, Post No. 70.
THE committee on fraternal relations be-
tween posts of this department is continued
by the appointment of J. II. Devices, Post
No. ), chairman; A. NJ. Legg, Post No j..
W. H. Gotwald, Post No. 6: a. H. Frear,
Post No. Z, E. p. Entriken, Post No. 10.
Reunion Monument Association.
1.-The department commander takes this
occasion to commend to the favorable con-
sideration of his comrades the organization
known as the National Reunion Monument
Association. 1t was formed in 1892, at the
time of the assembly of the national en-
campment of our order in this city, its OBJ
jet being to erect in the national capital a
memorial to the rank and file of the Union
armies, navy and Marine Corps who fought
for the suppression of the rebellion from
1861 10 1860
1T is the purpose of this association to
locate the monument upon the ground
known Grand Army place, south of the
Executive Mansion. The twentySeventh
rational encampment indorsed the move
ment, ard ii was highly commended by
Commander-in-Chcf John G.. b. Adams in
general orders No. =, March s. 1884. The
strongly to all Union eX-soldiers, sailors
and marines, and to all patriotic citizens
a.; an effort TO recognize in part the ser
vices of the rank and file in preserving
the Union.
This is the only organization of the kind
which has the official sanction of the Grand
Army of the Republic. 1t was Incorporate ed
May l., 1893. Its plan of operations has
been mapped out. chairmen of committees
nave been appointed. and the association
Will enter upon the collection of funds for
the purpose above named. early in the new
Year All posts and comrades in this de-
partment are earnestly requested to give
their cordial support to this patriotic enter
Prise"
First to Report.
Charles Sumner Post. No. 9, is the firsr
to report its election of officers delegate.
and aiternates for the ensuing year. The
selections in each instance We're as follows:
Commander, William II. Liverpool: S. V
C., Benz. F. Daley; j. V. c., Frederick
Fowler; quartermaster. James H. Brooks;
surgeon. Thomas Chambers: chaplain VIM
Shanan officer of the day. Delaware Pinn;
officer of the guard, Henry Qucnan; repre-
Observation-Disclosures Pinn, Richard Harity
Frederick Fowler, John p. Quander and
James H. Brooks; alterna tes-Robert Nor
ten, Plato Lee Silas Chapman, Benjamin
F. Daley and Erastus Green.
Each post is required, under the regua-
TORS, to hold its election at its first meet
ing In December of each wear