Evening star., 1902-09-02
AMENDMENTS NOTED
Proposed Ghpges in Rules
and Regulations.
BY CENTRAL ORDERS
coMMANDEA chief OF g. A.,
r. APPOINTS AIDS.
Local Firm Gets Contract for Printing
-Confederats Veteran Calls
at Headquarters

mander-in-Chief Torrance Of the G. A. r.
has been received at the headquarters CT
the local eneampulerlt committee. 1t is de-
voted chiefly to stating proposed amend
ments TO the national rules and regulations
and to announcing further appointments of
aids to the staff Of the commander-in-
chief.
Many Of the amendments proposed are
entirely routine in their nature. But two
or three are certain to excite wide interest
among the delegates to the national en-
campment One Of this latter class is Offer
ed by the Department of Delaware and
provides:
THAT all members Of the Sons of Vet
Grams in good standing may be admitted
as visiting members only to any post of
the G. A. r. provided that they shall be
obligated on their first visit to a post
Where they are known; and that the post
SO oongatlng them be required to give them
visiting card stating that they are visit
ing members Of that post and entitled to
visit any post Of the G. A. R."
The department of Illinois offers amend
ments to the following effect:
ihat the commander-in-chiefo or any de-
Partment eommander. may require the in
spect1on Of any department or post in their
respective jurisdictions whenever they may
believe that the best interests of the order
require It. Forsthis purpose he may detail
comrade, who shall, for the time being, be
called an inspector. The duties of such
officer shall be prescribed by the COM
mander-in-chief or the department COM
mander making the appoint N ent All books
papers, accounts records and proceedings
pertaining to the Grand. Army of the Re
public shall at all times be subject to in
spection by any regularly appointed in
Spector."
Illinois further proposes that certain
changes be made in the roll of the depart
Hent encampments SO as to include the fol-
lowing: former commanders-in-ch chief resi-
oent IN the. department, certain officers and
past officers past post commanders who
nave completed their terms and who are in
good standing, and the delegates regularly
electe ed
Thirty veterans are, named as additional
aids to Gen. TORRANCE. among them being
the following from the Department of the
Potomac: Brajnardy. H. Warner, Avon
Pearson, P O.,lLaWrence and Charles r.
Douglass.
Contract Awarded.
Award Of the contract for, publishing the
encampment booklet was made this morn
ing to Byron s. Adams of this city, with the
understanding that only union" labor
should he employed III It's making and that
each copy Of the work should bear the
Allied Printing Trades Council label. Work
win be begun by the Adams company at
once and 5000 copies will be delivered to
encampment headquarters October 1. BY
the terms Of the agreement the contractor
holds himself in rea dfhess to continue print
ing the work In fnsta llnients Of 5000 from
time to time ,atilsuchs a rate that the COM
mittee will have an abundant supply at
the time of theaehca ndlsnent. "as,f
By a singular, coincidence bids were re-
ceived from three other local printing
houses, which varied only by $50 from
that of the Adams company. Those three
competitors were the Henry E. Wilkins
Printing Company, the Globe Printing Com
pany and the Law Reporter Company. In
all of these concerns the officers Of the ex-
ecutiye committee and Mr. William Hahn
chairman Of the committee printing, by
whom the contract was awarded, had the
fullest confidence. Their only regret was
that contract of equal size could not be
given each one Of the four.
Applauds Fraternal Spirit.
Col r. A. Dobey Of Norfolk, Va, COM
mander Of Pickett Buchanan Camp Of Con-
federate Veterans was a caller at head
quarters today and said:
Among other things, call as q southern
man to express my sincere appreciation OF
the fraternal and patriotic sentiments ex-
pressed by General Ell Torrance in his ap-
peal to the commanders of the Grand Army
of the Republic to aid In the erection Of the
confederate home at Mountain Creek, Ala
bama live in a section of the south which
suffered as much as any other during the
late civil war and where the bitterness Of
sectional feeling was pronounced for many
years I say to you, in all sincerity as a
representative Of the people of Norfolk and
its surroundings, that such sentiments as
I General Torrance expressed will do more
than anything else to obIiterate all the
divisions and differences oeeasioned- by our
great fratracfdal struggle. Those who fought
hardest during the civil war are most
generous IN their Treatment Of those who
npr ooru1 Slovpo Kivnlr a.. m
letter does great credit to him and to the
Grand Army which he represents, 1t ts
dignifed and expresses sympathy and aid
in such way that 1t can be accepted with
our feeling OF humiliation by the re-
cipient."
Commander Samples Prediction.
While driving through Yellowstone Park
recently Col. Thomas G. Sample, command
er Of Post 128 Of Allegheny, Pa, and a.
member Of the national executive commit
tee, heard man Shouting from cliff near
the road: Hello, comrade! I'll meet you
in Washington"
Col Sample is now in the capital city ar
ranging to have his post camp In the park
near the corner Of 18th and D streets north
west, and he tells the story of his Yellow
stone experience as indicating the interest
In the encampment now prevailing through
out the country.
"I have just been to San Francisco. he
said, stopping over at various points along
the line. In my judgment, the attendance
of veterans is going TO represent the whole
strength Of the .Gs A. n. Of today Why.
Pennsylvania alone has registered i. .OSe
men who are coming to the encampment.
and that means that 1900 will make mn
their minds TO come out west you hear
the Washington encampment mentioned
everywhere. Every man, apparentIy Is go
ing to bring his wife and children or his
children's children. AS I see the situation
today, the crowd this fall will surpass in
ingtop. My oYn posts will bring 125 mem
bers and bang OF, twenty-four pieces. We
have to arrangH accpRfmodations: n for about
200 men, howeYef. Ast There are always sew
eral scores wheI ace6mpany Post 12S, but
are registered With. other -commands."
Applications Sor Quarters have been re-
esived from FatSbat5s Post, Michigan; Col.
Houtzdale. Pa.aand Tiany individuals.
Invites Judge Holmes to Attend.
The 9Th Corps reunion committee is MAX
ing an effort to secure for it's big campfire
the presence OF Judge Oliver Wendell
Holmes, the newly appointed associate JUS
tice of the United States Supreme Court.