The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-25
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COMMUNICATIVE Chief Albert d. Shaw has
issued General Orders No. 5, from the
headquarters of the Grand Army of the
Republic. from which these extracts are
| taken:
THE attention of the posts and COM
| rades is directed to the coming national
| encampment to be held in Chicago, ILL.,,
people of that wonderful city are pre-
| pairing welcome for the veterans OF
the Union that will render the thirty
fourth national eneampment memorable,
| No effort will be spared to make the
| week one OF interest as We'll as pleasure.
The welcome will be a royal one, and
the commander-in-ehief urges posts and
comrades to attend in large numbers.
! The attention of the commander-in-
chief has been called to the Army and
Navy General hospital at Hot Springs.
the same has been put within the reach
! of the members Of the Grand Army by
! order of the president OF the United States,
for the last two years, upon the mere
| 1t has recently been learned that the ia
| cfhties and the capacity of the hospital
! 10 accommodate patients are exceedingly
limited, and that a bill would be intro
| duced into congress to improve and en-
| large these and remove the nominal
charge. Such bill is pending and de-
rades of the Grand Army. Pending the
granting of this additional legislation,
| aggravated cases will doubtless find adj
| mission upon application to the sur
geon general Of the army. Inmates of
| soldiers homes west of the Mississippi
! who desire to avail themselves of this
treatment are entitled to half rate tick
! cts to and from Malvern, near Hot
Springs, in visiting the hospital, to be
had on application: to the general pas
Senger agents OF the roads over which
they desire to travel.
The commander-in-chief, as a result
of personal observation, is impelIed to
direct attention of posts and comrades
to the wearing of lapel buttons and
! badges by comrades. also to the neces-
sity Of posts being equipped properly
with rules and regulation --latest edition.,
Blue Book edition 1880, Ritual and Serv-
Ice Books, and proper badges for post
0IhcerS. Every comrade should possess
lapel buttons or membership badge, to
be worn on all proper occasions.
announcement is made of the follow
ing deaths of members of national en-
campment and Of national officers:
Past Commander-in-Chief George Sar-
gent Merrill, born in Methuen, Mass, on
March 10, 1887; died In Lawrence, Mass,
| on Feb. II, 1900.
''Comrade Merrill was one of the con-
spicuous and forceful leaders of the Grand
Army of the Republic. He was the first
commender of the post in Lawrence de-
partment commander in MASSACHUSETTS, in
1915, and commander-fn-chief in 1881 ;
afterWard for many years chairman OF
the national committee on pensions. He
was a regular attendant at the national
tun1ty to advance the interests of the
Grand Army of the Republic and be help
full to his comrades. He filled with sig
nal ability and fidelity many positions of
trust and responsibility In civil and poli-
teal life. Genial and social as COM
rade, brave as soldier, a citizen of spot
less reputation and character, he was
true eXemplar of the American volunteer
soldier. By his devotion to the Grand
Army of the Republic he honored the
organization whose highest honor he had
worn worthily.
John Randolph Lewis. of Georgia. de-
partment commander 1883, and junior
vice commander-in-chief 1885: died in
| Chicago on Feb. 8, $780,
Alphonso Barto, of Minnesota. depart
ment commander, 1888; died in St Cloud,
MIMI, on Nov. f. 1899.
Alfred S. Cooper, of MARYLAND de-
partment commander. 1896; died in Balti-
more on Dec. so, 1889.
Edward Sylvanus Osborne, of Penn
sylyania, department commander. 1888;
died in Washington, d. c.. on Jan. l.
&c, J. Dilworth, of Nebraska, depart
ment commander, 1892; died in Hastings
Neb., on Feb 8, 1906
John browne, of New Hampshire,
chlef mastering officer. department. of
New hampshire. and member of national
N. H., on Jan. So 1900
~. v Booth, of Minnesota, aide de
camp to commander-in-chief; died in
Long Prairie, Mimi. on Dec Is, 1899
Henry A. Heath, of Wisconsin. aide
de camp to commander-in-chief; died in
Mg . on Feb. %, 1900.
The cOmmander-in-chief announces
with sadness the death of Mrs Annie
W1ttenmeyer, which occurred in Sana-
toga ga montgomery county, Pa, on Feb
z, 1900. She was an army nurse of dis
tnguished and honorable record and
service during the war for the suppress
sion OF the rebellion and a past national
PRESIDENT OF the Woman's Relief corps.
turing the years of peace she has been
among the foremost in advocating and
advancing the interests of the surviving
veterans. their widows and orphans. In
the Woman's Relief corps she was an
hohofed ofncer and a devoted untfring
worker Her life was lived in a spirit
OF heipfuiness to others. and amid the
hospitals during the terrible days of war
she was a veritable ministering angel.
Such life closes like a sweet benedic
ton OF love and tenderness and, though
or the battlefield and the agony and. pain
OF hospital-amid dead and dying its
close was calm and peaceful. The recol-
lection of her devotion to her coIlntrv
and its defenders will render sweet and
fragrant her memory and her name will
De recorded on the page of history
among those who were faithful to the
81, The ne following appointment as special
a. ald ue camp to the commander-in-chiefl
3 Pos ger Ncy a. William Mckinley,
spected accordingly"
de- Among n1g I'll the &C comrades appointed aides
l L1aalie.5, assigned to duty in their re-
spectlve departments and ordered to re-
port G2 by letter for instructions to J. Cory
" Win mans senior aide de camp and chief
u stan, Troy, o., are these from Greater
New York: Charles r. Braine. of John
4: Dix post. No, 1856; Andrew Dodds
san ef U; Mcfarland and John 3. John
1 SG P Pa. "A, A. Rose of Lafayette post,
post, No. 80; Thomas o. Reilly, of Posi-
No; 2oSi John oh IschmidaIing. of j. L. Rlker
POSI- posi- NO: 81 r II; Scott, of Edwin D.
George c. Mead post, No. So; Waiter
thompson. of Alexander Hamilton most
No. 1S2; William Henderson, of Reno
pest Pos d.; No; A; Z ]. Garland, of H B.
Cla1iln post, No. 578-all the foregoing
being from Manhattan5 William Barthe
man man Of Of Abel be Smith First Long Island
post, No. 435, Brooklyn; bartholomew +
MCGOWAN, of Benjamin Ringgold most
No 2S3. Long Island City. and George A.
Mck Gosner, of Sheridan post. No, e9S
Long Island City. O-''