The Washington times., 1902-02-02
THE GRAND ARMY.

The following officers Of Henry Wilson
Post. No. II. have been installed by Col.
E. ]. Sweet. assistant mastering Officer,
I Department of the Potomac: Commander.
Jacob Moore: senior vice commander, O.
H. Davenport: Junior vice commander.
William Moore: adjutant. August Will
Jams; quarternaster. j. T. Thomas; sur
geon, ]. p. Wright; chaplain. William
( Turner; officer of the day, A. T. Nichols;
officer of the guard. Francis Nye; SER
geant major. r. H. Pease; quartermaster
sergeant, John Finan.
Rev. Thomas Chalmers Easton, of the
Eastern Presbyterian Church of this city,
recently delivered the funeral sermon
over the remains of his old friend, Gen.
Allen C. Fuller, well known In this city,
who died at Belvdere, Ill. when the war
broke out in 1861 General Fuller was ten
dered, and accepted, the appointment of
Adjutant General of the State. resigning
the office of Circuit Judge. which he held
at that time. That General Fuller ac-
ceptably filled this important Office of
organizing and sending to the field over
200. 900 men IS attested by the records OF
the State. Governor Yates stated in his
message that General Fuller had been a
most able and faithful officer. and entitled
to the gratitude of the State. The House
of Representatives unanimously adopted
report of its committee appointed to
inspect the Adjutant Generals Office,
finding it a model OF completeness
and one that preserves in all its
glory the proud record of all our soldiery.
He had held the offices of Master-in-
Chancery, County and Circuit Judge Rep
resentative of the General Assembly.
Speaker of the House. State Senator.
President of the Senate, and Adjutant
General OF the State; and in all those Of
fees he had acquitted himself with signal
ability and honor. DR.. Easton's funeral
sermon was a fitting testimonial to the
worth of the public and private career of
this prominent man. The business houses
of the city were mostly all closed during
the funeral services. Many old soldiers,
friends and representative citizens, were =
present to help consign the remains to
the tomb, and the bare earth was strewn
with many floral tributes to the memory
of the deceased.
. Comrade H. E. Taylor, Past Department
Commander, Department Of Vermont, G.
A. R.. was in the city last week visiting
friends. He served through the war in
the old Vermont Brigade, and is now en-
gagged with his son in the insurance busi-
ness in Brattleboro, VT.
to be as enthusiastic as they should be
over the convention of the Grand Army
of the Republic at the National Capital
next October. The Washington Board of
Trade has declined to guarantee any
funds for the entertainment OF the Grand
Army of the Republic at the national en-
campment This action was decided upon
at meeting of the board Of directors this
week and Israel w. Stone, Commander
of the Department of the Potomac, Grand
Army of the Republic, has been notified.
This action will not, it is claimed. in
terfere with the plans which are now un-
der way for bringing the encampment ~
this city. 1t is asserted than $4,000
has been voluntarily pledged and that
those favoring the entertainment of the
veterans will push matters and raise a
sum sufficient to properly entertain the
Grand Army of the Republic. should 1t
be finally determined by its executive Of
ficers to come to Washington.
Judge Ell Torrance, of Minneapolis.
ommander-in-chie of the Grand Army Of
the Republic, will visit Washington next
month as the guest of the District of Co.
lumbia department of the order.