Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-11-05

nave their own way and SO on. | i'm.
mediately wrote them they could pro-
viding they came within the bounds OF
the constitution, rules and regulations
and laws of the Union Veterans Union,
and that has been the last of Codwater
command. So you readily see that
those two commands were dead. Then
came Montrose, and after the usual cor
respondcnce they came forward and
paid up their dues and to-day they are
live command. So you can see, out
out of the five commrads | got one to
life early in the year. | will say here,
on my return from Coldw water went to
Hillsdale to see what could be done
with that command and | called on
Asst Department Commander 0. A.
James who told me he thought they
could reorganize and he would see the
comrades, and after waiting some time
| took the department records and went
To Hillsdale and called on Col. Baker,
James Asst Adj't' General, and we
went over the books and / found %
comrades who lived within few miles
Of Hillsdale city. They had met in the
e.. A. K. hall for some time and then
around at the comrades homes. | gave
Col. k ,ndal, by his request, blank to
see if he could secure comrades enough
to reOrganize or form new command
somewhere in that district, saying to
him | would come any time and set
them to work. and the prospects are
now good for command in that dis
trict.
Aug 6, 1897, visited f. b. Griffith
command No. 20, at Jackson. They
mustered on that night and when | left
jackson | was satisfied Jackson COM
mand would live on and work out their
problem and become strong command
again, especially, as long as the Brown
Brothers lived IN jackson. MANY of us
remember them when we met at Jack
son two years ago. From jackson
went to Homer by very urgent re-
quest, to see If a command could be or
ga lied there and left blank to form
a new command there. From there
went to Battle Greek to see the Colonel
OF that command and the Surgeon Gen
eral and one of the executive commit
tee and have talk with them about
their command | felt satisfied about |
the future of command No. 9S. From |
there | went to Kalamazoo and in the |
evening they gave me hearty welcome |
and | must say that Kalamazoo COM
mand has, among its members. the best
citizens of The city. Their command is
second in the state in keeping up their
membership and first in sending in
heir reports. ! told Col. Charles A.
Conner he ought to be proud to preside
over such u command
Mex: in line comes ID. A. Alger com
maud No. 81, the only command in the
tate that has kept up its membership.
That command is stronger to-day in
membership than ever and second in
ending in their reports.
In June, the 10Th, | visited L. S.
irant command at Detroit, No. 10,
hey gave me comrades welcome. |
their opening and closing
md the manner of doing their business
It their meetings. | will say that the
work of the command was good
just before the annual encampment
It Spring held, Ohio, | notified every
'olonel in the state that the railroads
lad made good rates, and urged them
o have their commands well represent
ID there and try and keep Michigan in
he front ranks. The annual meeting
t Springfield, Ohio, Aug. IS, 10, 20
nd 81 was ve"y well attended.
One day and half was spent bv the
ommittee on credentials which grew
ut Gen. Woods order suspendlng the
harter of John A. Logan command,
Washington, ID. G.. They were there ]
emanding their rights and after that
latter was fixed up everything passed
fl very nicely. ,
The next annual meeting will be held (
Rock Island, Illinois. 1