The National tribune., 1900-01-18
DATE OF ENCAMPMENT FIXED.
Commander in Chief Shaw Also Announces
Important Committees.

Commander in Chief Shaw Also Announce
Important Committees.
Chief Albert D. Shaw, il
General Orders just issued from Nationa
Headquarters, Independence Hall, Phila
delphia, Pa. fixes the time for the meeting
of the 9th National Encampment for Aug
u TO Sept. 1, in Chicago, Ill. The date:
were deSided upon at the meeting of tht
Executive Committee of the Council OF Ad
ministration at Chicago last month. The
Commander-in-Chief suggests that al
Posts at once take steps to secure the at
tendance at the Encampment of as large q
number of comrades aS possible. The
coming Encampment, he thinks, will bt
among the largest Yet held and the citizens
that they appreciate fully the honor ol
entertaining the ageing veterans OF the
| Nation whose services and sacrifices III the
| COS saved the Union and won full freedom
and concord for the Republic.
| Commander-in-ChiefS Shaw has appointed
Comrade L. A. Bigelow, of Post 106. Chi.
cago, Special Aid-de-Camp and assigned
him to duty with the General Committee OF
| citizens of Chicago, for the 3ith National
Encampment. Headquarters of this com
mittee have been established at Room 81
The Temple" Chicago, and Comrade
formation relative TO details of the Encamp-
ment can be secured by writing to him.
| The following members Of the Committee
on Pensions have been deSi gnated as sub
committee to- aid in securing pension legls.
iation by Congress upon the lines indicated
by the National Encampment: X. b. Brown.
| Chairman, GAINESVILLE, o.; Daniel T.. SickleS,
New York City; o. II. Coulter, Topeka,
Kan.
The Veterans preference in employ
ment" measure, the text of which appeared
in General Orders No. 3, has been intro
duced in the United States Senate Is.
2S3l and referred to Committee to Examine
the Several Branches of the Civil Service;
in the House of Representatives Oh. r.,
1888 and referred to Committee on Reform
in the Civil Service. The Commander-in-
Chief urges that comrades aid in the pas
sage of this meritorious measure by COM
municating with their United States Sen
aters and members OF the House OF Repre-
sentatives, and urging favorable action on
their part. Every comrade is interested
and should lend his aid.
The great assistance which the Woman's
ReliefC Corps and kindred organizations have
rendered the Grand Army of the Republic
in the past leads the Commander-in-Cbief
to strongly urge the formation of such
reason that the aid and comfort provided
through their devoted labors largely
strengthens the Posts with which they are
associated as auxiiiaries. This action Is
recommended in view of the work already
ACCOMPLISHED, particularly by the Woman's s
Relief Corps, in its devoted and efficient
atfiliation with our Order.
Announcement: is made of the death OF
Past Department Commander James Fin
ley, of the Department of Arizona, which
occurred in Tucson, 'AriZ., Dec. 16, 1889
Also of Past Department Commander Geo
j. Walker and Charles =. Smith, OF De
partment of West Virginia.
N comnlianpa 1rif N the recommendations
of the mspector-General, the following
named comrades have been appointed
Assistant Inspectors-General and assigned
to duty in their respective Departments:
Alabama. Clyde Miller, Past De-
partment Commander, Birmingham.
Arkansas.-A. S. Fowler, Little Rock.
California and Nevada.-Harry W.
Mortimer, 422 California street, San Fran
cisco.
Colorado and Wyoming.-James r.
Saville, Denver.
Connecticut.-Edson S. Bishop, Nor
wich.
Delaware.-Wm. G. Baugh, Wilmington.
Florida.-D. l.. Way, Sanford.
Georgia.-Chas. +. Fairbanks, Atlanta
Idaho.-W. III. Beardsley, Moscow.
Illinois.-Isaac Taylor, Peoria.
Indiana.-Henry II. Woods, Martins
vile.
Kentucky.-Astley Apperly, Louisville.
Louisiana and Mississippi.-J. L. Du-
part, New Orleans.
Maine-David L Post, Oakland.
Maryland.-John e. Taylor, IL West
Fayette street, Baltimore.
Massachusetts, p. Hawke, +,
Templeton.
Michigan.-William A. Garrett, Detroit.
Minnesota F. Perry, Vain
wright Building, Minneapolis.
Missouri. B. Ripley, ST. Louis.
Montana.-Hiram r. Marcyes, Forsyth.
New Hampshire.-AlvinB Burleigh, Ply
mouth.
New Jersey.-Chas. B. Parsons, Red
Bank.
New Mexico.-Valentin Herbert, Santa
Fe.
New ,York.-M. j. Cummings, 4s2
Henry street, Brooklyn.
North Dakota.-Geo. B. Winship, Grand
Forks.
Ohio.-B. N. Lindsey Steubenville.
Oregon.-M. l. Pratt, East Portland.
Pennsylvania.-N. p. kinsley, Frank
lin.
Potomac.-Abram Hart, 1921 11th street,
\. W., Washington, ID. G.
South Dakota.-J. ID. Hauser, Aberdeen
Tennessee.-Ben Allen Hamilton,
Knoxville.
Texas.-W. F. wieland, P. o. Weather
ford, Springtown.
Vermont.-Geo. X. Russell, Bellows
Falls.
Virginia and North Carolina.-Jos. NJ.
Hartlove, Portsmouth, Va.
Washington and Alaska.-John T.
Sherfey, Everett, Wash.
West Virginia.-Alonzo Garrett Shoals
Wisconsin.-Albert III. Hollister, Madi-
son.
Additional appointments are announced
of Special Aids in charge. of Military In
struction and Patriotic Education in
Schools, as follows:
1llinois.-Frank c. Bruner, CABS Peoria
street, Chicago.
Kansas. G. Wood, Topeka.
Maryland.-G. Lane Taneyhill, Balti-
more.
Minnesota.-Patrick Henry, Globe
Building, ST. Paul.
New Hampshire.-A. d. Ayling, Con-
cord.
New York.-Lewis Detz, 195 Lancaster
North Dakota.-A. P. Rounswell, Larri-
more.
Oregon.-D. p. Thompson, Portland.
Potomac.-Barnard +. Janney, West
Washington, ID. c.
Tennessee.-A. W. Wills, Nashville.
Texas.-H. f. Conger, Waco.
Utah.-E. w. Tatlock, Salt Lake.
Virginia and North Carolina.-John C.
Fowler, East Richmond, Va.
Washington and Alaska.-Lyman
Banks, Seattle, Wash.
Comrade George II. Patrick, of Post 6.
Department OF Alabama, P. o. address
Washington, ID. C., has been appointed a
Special Aid-de-Camp on the staff of the
Commander-in-Chief, and directed to aid