The National tribune., 1899-02-23
THE GRAND ARMY.
What Veterans Are Doing
for the Good Of the Order.

At called meeting of the Council of Ad-
ministration of the Department of Arkan-
sas, which convened at Springdale, Ark.
Feb Z, on motion, Comrades j. j. Curry,
Edward T. Wolfe, and DR.. j. G. Penning-
ton were appointed by Department Com
mander w. G. Gray to draft resolutions on
the death of Commander-in-Chie Sexton.
The following was adopted
Resolved, That we as comrades and
members of the Grand Army of the Re
public do greatly mourn his loss. The
Great Commander has finally mustered
out and taken from us a cOmrade greatly
beloved and respected, and who made a
| true, faithful and efficient chief, and on
behalf of the Department we extend to the
| family of the deceased our heartfelt sym
| patty, and request that the comrades OF
| this Department wear the badge OF mourn
| ing for 80 days in memory OF our deceased
comrade and Commander in Chief;
| And be it further resolved, That The
National Tribune be requested to pub
lish these resolutions and that copy be
furnished the family of the deceased.
DELAWARE ENCAMPMENT.
The 18th annual Encampment OF the
Department of Delaware convened at VIII
mingt ton, Feb. g. with about 1870 comrades
i'm attendance Commander Robert Lid
dell presided. Asst AdIt- Gen. William
A. Reilly reported 10 Posts with mem
bership of 539 in good standing.
Resolutions were adopted on the death
of CommandeT-in-Chief Sexton. A letter
from Gen. John p Donahoe informed the
Encampment that the General Assembly
in session at Dover would likely apprO-
pirate 81 900 for the burial of old soldiers,
an increase over the amount given last
year by $500. The Encampment passed a
vote of thanks to Gen. DonahOe Tor his
support of the bill.
Comrades p Il. Ayars, Daniel Ross and
j. F. Bradley were appointed a committee
to prepare resolutions asking Congress to
give preferment to veterans in all Govern
ment offices.
After the first days session visiting
veterans and their friends were enter
tanned by Posts and 8. A Campfire was
held in the evening.
At the second days session the follow
ing officers were chosen: Com, VIM. II.
MOy stin, Post 2; S. v. c., Casper Miller,
Post 3; J. V. c., Hubbard ID. Entricken,
Post /; Medical Director, Ellwood Craig,
Post 2; Chap, l.. V. Aspril, Post "a;
Lewis Cooper, n. Walker, Ira Lunt and
l.. NJ. Pierce; Delegate to the National
Encampment, w. w. WOrreil; Delegate
at Large, William Kelly, ir.
IDAHO DEPARTMENT.
Chas. A. Clark, Assistant Adiutant-
General, Boise, Idaho, writes: "The De-
partment OF Idaho was organized in 1888
with Is Posts. Several of these have sur
rendered their charters, but other Posts
have taken their places, and the Depart
ment now numbers II Posts with $50 com
rades. The original Department charter
was issued to VIM. II. Nye, Provisional
Commander; Chas. a. Clark, Assistant
Adjutant- General, and Malachi Krebs,
Assistant Quartermaster-Gener Nye
and Krehs are dead; the other, the writer
of these lines, alone survives, and is
serving for the third term as Assistant
Adjutant- General.
"Most of these Posts are located in
mountain towns at high attitudes, and
death, exposure, hard times and decad
ence of mining, rapidly scatter our MEM
bership. We have Posts in but three
towns in low altitudes-LewistOn, Moscow
and Boise.
'Phil Sheridan Post. A, Boise, has about
one fourth Of the total Department mem
bcrship There are about 200 Union vet
Grams in this Ada County, and by per
sistcnt effort nearly one-haif are kept in
Grand Army lines. We own a BRICK and
stone Grand Army hall, 32x7O feet, two
stories high, which cost, including ground,
building and furnishing, 81 500. We have
carried heavy debt for nearly eight
years, but now have at command suffi
Gent money to make the last payment
and clear off the final obligations. Al
ready we are providing a relief fund, and
have reduced our dues to 81 per year. We
have a constant succession OF funerals,
for this Post buries with military honOrs
every Union veteran who dies in our
vicinity, whether he was Grand Army
man or not.
"No Post sets higher value on the
simple fact that a man has lived and died
who fought 10 defend the Union. Some of
the most eminent men in the State are
members of this Post, but they are never
seen in the Post rooms. The common
workers keep Phil Sheridan Post where it
is, as the standard bearer of the Grand
Army in Idaho.
"Our next Fncampment will be held at
Lewiston on June s. The people of that
noble old town will give a princely well
come to all who come i'll the name Of
patriotism"