Evening star., 1902-08-21
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GENERAL ORDERS ISSUED.
Commander Bingham Announces Com
ing National EncamDment

Commando b F. Bingham of the De-
partment ofss the aPotomac, G. A. R., an
nounces the coming national encampment
in general orders under date of the 18th
instant as follaws:
The thirty-siYth national encampment of
the Grand Arh hs Il the Republic will be held
in this city dhfins the week beginning Oc-
tober next.
There appssrs to be general awakening
all along theslines and the probabilities are
that it will be a memorable event in Grand
Army history. and one to be long remem-
bered. This pe4ng~our home all eyes will
be upon our department, and much will be
expected of usi Let US, therefore take an
unusual interest in the appearance of the
department. and detract nothing from the
enviable reputation it has attained Every
comrade who can possibly do so should pro-
vide himself with a uniform and be ready
to fall in" for the last parade the Grand
Army will ever make in this the capital of
our nation, and probably the last great
parade it will ever make
Post commanders are urged to get out as
large delegation as possible and one that
will do credit to- the department..
Members sof the staff who desire saddle
horses should at once either provide for
themselves or communicate with the assist
ant quartermaSter general, as the demand
for horses Will be large and delays are dan
gerous. Further information relative to the
encampment Will be published in future or
ders.
A Staff Appointment.
The following staff appointment is an
nounced:
w. H. Grimshaw, Post No. 8. aid on the
staff of department commander, vice T. S.
Kelley, deceased.
The following correction in paragraph XI,
General orders, No. 4, is made: Aid on staff
of department commander, George d. Gra-
ham, Post No. 2l instead of Post No 0, as
announced.
Upon the recommendation of s. w Bun
yea, department inspector, the following
sistant inspectors are appointed: Edmund
Cotterill, Post No. /; T. C. Upton, Post
No. 2; J. E. McCabe. Post No. 3; w. s
Oden. Post No. s; w H. Grimshaw. Post
No. 9; S. C. Robb, Post No IL; B. W. Bon
ney, Post No. IA; ]. B. Dowd, Post No. 10;
E. J. Sweet Post No. 20.
BY request of board of regents of the
Memorial University, Mason City Iowa. at
tention is called to its founding and pur-
pose, and that it will open for reception of
students September 10, 1902. The estab-
fishing of such a university was authorized
by the nineteenth encampment of the Sons
of Veterans, L. S. A, in September 1900,
and 1t has since been dedicated to the
Grand Army of the Republic as memorial
to the patriotic men and women of the civil
war times" The Grand Army of the Re
public will not fail to appreciate this laud-
able undertaking to honor our great or
ganization and It's principles by the Sons of
Veterans-our worthy successors. AS the
university will provide the highest charac-
ter of instruction, and, in addition, teach
the principles established by the boys in
blue" in saving the Union. it is most fit
ting that sons and daughters of our soldier
families be enrolled as it's students
By action of the board of regents one free
scholarship has heen placed at the disposal
of the department commander. who is au-
thorized to select and appoint a son or
daughter of some Union soldier of the war
of the rebellion to the position. The de-
partment commander will be glad to uomi-
nate some one for the free scholarship indi-
Gated, and in this way brings the oppor-
tunity to the attention Of the comrades of
this department.
These general orders are signed by B. F.
Chase, assistant adjutant general.