Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10

be exceedingly heavy, and Col. Will A.
Brown has been ordered on duty, and
he will name an assistant mastering
officer in each congressional district.
The commander will detail from the
rank and file members to assist this
force as extra work is needed.
Inspector Forest Blyler is directed
to report to the commander in person
and with the approval of the comman-
der and will appoint an assistant in
spector in each congressional district.
Said list will be published in August
general orders.
The division council held the regular
monthly meeting at Des Moines in
July. They are directed to convene in
Des Moines August /, to take up the
matters to be laid before them. The
committee having charge of locating
the military college in Iowa, consist
ing of General A. l.. Sorter, Mason City,
chairman; Hon. James E. Blythe, Mas
on City; Ex-Gov. Frank d. Jackson,
Des Moines; Lieut.. Col. Fl. j. Green,
DEBORAH, will hold meeting in Des
Moines August 1.
All members desiring TO attend the
encampment of the commandery i'll
chief should notify the division COM
| mander just as soon cas- possible. The
official party consisting of the COM
mander and the delegates will leave
early. The official route has not been
selected yet but will be soon and an
nounced in next order with a schedule
Pullmans will be provided which will
be run thru without change to SYRIA
cuse, New York.
Captains are strongly requested e.
lend every effort and aid toward the
military college movement which has
now established it's permanency. Iowa
| is the home of this movement and
should back it substantially as the
Iowa delegation hopes to secure the
location Of the college in Iowa. Tt
will be very liberal in its education, and
non-sectarian. It will be erected as a
memorial to the memory of the SOL
| diers, sailors and marines of the war
| of 1876, and will admit all persons
as students as other colleges. If you
are not supplied with blanks and lit
| erature, write to General A. L. Sorter,
Mason City, at once for same.
The unanimous assurance of the
united support from the G. A. G. and
w. r. G. will aid much in the work of
| organizing the new camps and in streng-
thening the weak ones. There are
many places in Iowa where good posts
ana corps are maintained where we
| have no camps of the S. Of v. By the
assistance of the comrades and the w.
r. e. camps can soon be put in. Many
| Of the members of the G. A. r. realize
| only too we'll that it is a matter of
only few years till they shall an
swer the last roll call and now is the
time to start the Sons Of Veterans
that they may be 4 great credit to the
Grand Army of the Republic.
Tn closing this first general order the
commander desires to extend his ap-
probation to the many who have kind
| ly extended their congratulations. 1t
is with 4 great deal of satisfaction we
see new-interest started IN the state.
Camps that have been under since the
hard times, and the camps who went
forming companies in the war with
| Spain are now all united in the great
movement to place Iowa first. New
| camps have already been mustered
since assuming command, and others
| will follow this month. A long list
| N41i s'PPoaI III tHC august SSHSlstl OF
| ders. Camps will be mustered just as
fast as a mastering officer can reach
| them. All correspondence about new
camps, ETC., should be addressed TO
| the commander marked, Recruiting
Division" that it will receive proper
attention. Trusting to united move
ment towards giving the Iowa division
| the best year yet, the commander con-
! ;.I ~. -.
BY order of
Guy r. Carson.
| Commanding Iowa Division.
Attest: Frank j, Hanlon, Adjutant.
| BY J. d. Willingford, First Assistant.