The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-24

reports 10 udllC1ltl nSctdAueiI lOlS VA
time.
I'm the matter of picket outpost
the assistant adjutant general calls at
tentiOn to the report Of the special
committee appointed by Commander
in-Chief Ivan n. Walker to investigate
the matter of organizing pickets. This
committee recommended at the st.
Paul national encampment the plan
already in successful opration IN the
department of Minnesota. This plan
seems very simple, and has already
proved in practice to be effective. IN
frontier states, So-called, where COIL
rades are widely scattered, the auop
ton Of this arrangement seems Well
calculated to increase and preserve the
membership of existing posts. In all
the sta ties as posts decrease In men,
he1ship. the adoption of the picket
plan may prevent the entire dlSbano-
ment of many small posts, and thus
retain a large aggregate OF conlidueS
on the rolls who desire to remain III
good standing, and TO enjoy at least
portion Of the privileges or memper-
ship; that this encampment indorSe the
plan Of pickets, substantially as above
set forth; that the matter be referred
to the committee on rules and reguia-
tlOns Of this encampment, with instruc-
tiOne TO prepare such amendments as
NAV be necessary to carry out the
above recommendations and report the
same for consideration"
The national encampment indorsed
the report of the committee and ap-
proved the plans of this department in
organizing 'pickets." substituting
"outposts" for picket" The rules
and regulations were amended then to
read as follows:
amend article >, chapter ?, by add
ing after section 10:
"SectiOn II. Departments may auth
orize posts to divide their membership
into two classes. resident and non
resident members. and fix the terri
torial limits within which each class
shall reside Nonresident members
shall nav such dues, not less than the
per capita tax. to department head
quarters Gncluding the tax to natlonal
headquarters) as the post may olrect.
"When a sufficient number of non
resident members are in any locahty
they may be organized as an outpost
TO be DESIGNATED as Outpost No. -- OF
Post No. --. Department or =
Each outpost many annually elect
from its own members sergeant 10
preside at meetings. Such meetings.
NAV he held at the home of any COM
ro5a at the convenience Of the mem
beers. The application Of any person
fo1. nonresident membership in an out
post shall be passed upon by the par
ent post and the post commander may
in person or by suitable detail muster
in such applicant, and for such purpose
may at his option administer only the
obligation of membership.
The report closes as follows: Com
rades. the time has arrived when the
number of posts and members Will snow
a decrease with each succeeding year.
notwithstanding all efforts we may put
forth. But, with the change OF rules
and regulations, authorizing the mus
all of the
members Of posts, which, through no
fault Of theirs, have or may surrender
their charter, can still remain members
Of the order by organizing 'Outposts.
And now, commander, as our official
reIat tons are about to be severed, per-
NIT me to heartily express my pro
found gratitude to you for the uniform
kindness and fraternal regard which
YOU have always manifested toward
me as a member Of your official staff
and also to my colleagues of the stair
and comrades Of the department gen
orally. with whom I have had the most
pleasant relations during the year, I
return my sincere thanks for their as
sistance and support"
The report Of Assistant Quartermas-
ter General E. N. LeavenS shows that
the department had $4,740.77 on hand
at the beginning Of the year; receipts
during the year, 81 1887; total, $8,S44.14.
The expenses of the department were
nuch-laFger than usual, OWN g no. doubt
to the national encampment having
been held in the, state, and the print
ing Of the department history ($297. 800,
but the balance is even a little better
than on Jan. 1.
ROLL OF THE DEAD.
The following comrades have answer
ed the last roll call:
Post l. Stillwater-James Keefe, Henry F.
Foster, Mark H. Dustin, John Green, William
W Woodruff.
Post 2, Anoka-WiIliam Fullerton, A. A.
Manville Elisha Eddy.
Post 3, Spring Valley-Day Rathburn.
Post 4, Minneapolis-A. E. Hammond, E. c.
CALVERT, S. F. Curtis.
Post ) Albert Lea-Peter Magenis.
Post s. St. Paul-W. Fl Fisher, %. P.
Post il, Elk River-W H. Evans, NJ E.
Spencer, William Newt. D. R. Houlton:
Post 10 Tracy-Howard Every, A. WEIGH.
Post 10, Mankato-Willam H. Young, A. j..
Wakefield, Thomas A. Kerlinger, Gottlieb
Koch, Charles Bradley.
Post 20, St. Paul-Patrick Birch, o. C..
Post p, St. Paul--William R. Marshall,
c. EIler, Charles D. Kerr.
Post %, MinneapOlis-C. E. Jennings, John
Post %, LIE Roy-v B. Lincoln
Post y, Waseca-P, H. spillane.
Post 81, Little Falls-Stephen Sweeney.
Post 80, LitchfeId-C. R. Hubbard.
Post So, ViIlard-H. H. Velie.
Post 81, st. Peter-M. NJ. Beavers.
Post 40. Sank Center. Irish.
Post 43, Janesville-John Fratze, ]. NJ.
Moran.
Post A, Rochester-O. B. Brooks, j. X.
Spernitz
Post -, Winona-H. S. Otis, Noah Blum
chard, Frank NJ Billings.
Post 4S, New Ulm-Christian Hummer
Post 49, Elysian-W. NJ. Sterling.
Post 80, MinneapOlis--S. S. Linton.
Post q, Winnebago City-Thomas McQuay
w. S. Chamberlain.
Post %, Staples-GeOrge Warren.
Post 81, Excelsior-F. s. Gould.
Post 60, Jackson-G. Cole
Post 81, Waconia-S. Altman.
Post 81, Adam. L. Nelson.
Post 81, Madelia-S Haycraft, Ole john
SON.
Post IS. Austin-o. W. Gibson, e. R. Earl
John B. Reward
Post g. Minneapols-E. A. Cross.
Post 60, Stilwater-F c. Cutler. BENTON
Schulienberger E. A. O'Brien
POst71, Sleepy Eye-P. Randall
Post "A, Mapleton-L. A. Cornell.
Post o, Red Wing-John w. Spencer.
Post 81, Owatonna-James Hanna
Post 81, Ortonville-James Ford
Post SO, Observation-Disclosures Hendrick
Post 81 Chatfed-A. V. Jennings s M
Higley, AlOnz0 Kingsley
Post g St. Cloud-Hermann Voss
Post So Osseo-Thomas J. Broker
Post SO, Hastings-Thomas Mills. .Jecob
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