The National tribune., 1903-06-25
NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT.
General Orders from the Commander-in
Chief in Regard to 1t.
General Orders No. 8.
Headquarters Grand Army of the Repub
lie. Independence Hall.

headquarters Grand Army OF the RepuD
lie, independence Hall.
Philadelphia, June Is. 1908.
I. The 37th- National Encampment viii
assemble in San Francisco, Cal. durins
the week beginning Monday, Aug. IL
| 1908. "'
". Headquarters of the Grand Army
| of the Republic will be established TEN
porarily at the Palace Hotel, San Fran
CISCO Cal. from Aug. 10 to 21, inclusive.
V. The Executive Committee of the Ma
tional Council of Administration will NEE
at Headquarters. in Palace Hotel, on Mon
day afternoon. Aug. II. at J o'clock.
VI. The National Council of Admins
| tration will meet at Headquarters. Palace
| Hotel. Monday evening, Aug. II, at
o'clock.
VII. The parade of the Grand Army o
the Republic will take place on Wednes
day. Aug. 10, and will move promptly a
10 o'clock n. m.
VIII. Aids-de Camp on the Staff of thu
Commander-in-C Chief will immediatel!
upon their arrival in San Francisco repor
to ]. Cory Winans. Chief of Staff, a
Headquarters in Palace Hotel.
Y. The business sessions of the 31tl
National Encampmcnt will be held in SaI
Francisco beginning at $50 a. m, Aug
20
Place of meeting to be announced later
nj. The General Committee of Arrange
ments are providing literally for the enter
tainment of all who may visit San Fran
cisco during the week of the Encampment
Comrades or their friends intending to be
present and desiring information as to
quarters. halls for Reunions, etc, should
communicate direct with Gen. George
Stone, Chairman Committee of Arrange
ments, San Francisco, Cal. Letters of in.
quiry should be very explicit, and each
letter refer to one subject only.
PROVIDING FUNDS.
The International Banking Corporation,
81 and "a SansOme Street, San Francisco
Cal. which is the official depository FOR
the funds of the General Committee of Ar
rangemcnts, suggests the publication of
the following method adopted, and to be
used to protect comrades and others
against loss:
Comrades bring with them in actual
money only q sufficient sum to meet their
travelling expenses en route; that, for their
expenses whilst here and on return trip
each comrade secure through his local
bank. drafts on New York to his own Or
der, split up into such convenient sums as
may be deemed advisable. say $50 or 500
each, aggregating the total amount he may
desire to bring. Upon arrival here the
specimen signatures of the various Adju-
tants-General will be taken in sets of -
and certified to by official headquarters
here, after which one specimen
will be lodged with each of the
banks in this city Whenever funds are
required by afiy member of the Grand
Army Of the Republic. he can in the pres
ence of his Adjutant-General, indorse such
check. and the. c.Adjutant-General can then
indorse such check in the following terms,
Endorsement certified correct thereafter
attaching his own signature. The check
may then be presented to any bank in San
Francisco by the, party originally indorsing
same, and upon signing name again in the
presence of the teller at the bank upon n
loose sheet ofTpaper. on which will be
printed or written the words for purpose
of Identification of signature. to permit of
comparison With, the original Endorsement
upon check, and to guard against possible
loss of check and presentation by wrongful
party. the check will at once he paid
This method will be found to be very
simple. at the same time safe and effective.
and will no doubt prove a great conven-
fence to all concerned and do away with
the necessity of personal identified ton,
which is usually insisted upon by banks
With reference to the sums which the
various Adjutants-General themselves may
desire to deposit for the use of their off
cial parties at large, | may say that it will
give this bank great pleasure to receive
such deposits in the shape of drafts upon
New York. together with specimen sigma
lures of those who may be authorized to
sign checks against such dcpoits. Check
books will be furnished upon application
and safe and convenient method thus
provided for the handling of party or Post
funds. No charge whatever will be made
for cashing checks.
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
XIII. The following named comrades
are hereby detailed for duty as Members
of Committee on Credentials:
Chairman John W. Schall. Adjutant-
General: John II. Thacher, Assistant Ad-
jutant-General, Department of Connect
cut; f. a. Walsh, Inspector-General;
Thomas Il. Rodgers. Assistant Adjutant-
General. Department of Missouri: Peter
partment of Delaware. They will report
TO the Adjutant-General at Headquarters.
Palace Hotel. Tuesday, Aug. 1S, at 10
O'Clock a. H., and continue on duty during
the day.
Department Commanders or their Assis-
tant Adiutants-General will report to the
Committee on Credentials. presenting to
the tofnfnl1lee Il llSC OF the members OF
the National Encampment present from
their respecti,e e Departments. Upon a veri,
fication of the list, Encampment badges,
to be worn only by members of the Ell
campment, will he issued >to the Depart
ment officer and proper receipt taken there
for by the Adjutant-Gcneral Badges will
be issued for the entire delegation from
each Department. whether present or alb
sent. and Department Commanders are
charged with the duty of delivery to those
entitled thereto National officers. incud-
ing members of Council of Administration
and Past National officers. will receive
their badges direct from the Adjutant-
General
COMMITTEE on RULES.
XIV. The 36th National Encampment
adopted the following:
''ResOlyed. That the COMMANDMENTS
Chief is authorized to appoint the Commit
tee on Rules. Regulations and Ritual in
advance of the assembling of the National
Encampment. for the consideration of
proper amendments: and Departments pre-
senting amendments he requested to file
briefs of arguments for or against such
changes" "A.
Beath is hereby appointed Chairman of
Committee on Rules. Regulations and
Ritual; additional members of Committee
will be announced at business session of
Encampment. ''1t is requested that briefs
of arguments for or against any proposed
amendments or changes be sent TO Robert