The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-10-29

Comrade Messer will be submitted to the
COmmander-in-C Chief for appointment and
commission. They will report by letter
to COmrade Mcsser for instructions and he
will. from time to tine, report the results
of the labors of his corps to the Comman-
drrin-C Chief.
The names of the inspectors
General will be communicated in further
General Orders from these Headquarters.
VII. Comrade Allan G. Blackwell is
hereby appointed aid in Charge of Mill
tary INSTRUCTION and Patriotic Education
in Schools" and will recommend to the
Commander-in-Chief the names of com
RACES, one from each Department, for con
sidera ton. and for appointment as Assist
arts in his work. Upon appointment the
said Assistants will report by letter to
Comrade Blackwell, 10 Fifth Avenue
New York City, who will, subject to the
approval of the Comlnander-in in Chief, in
form SAID comrades of their duties. Tie
names of such Assistants when appointed
will be promulgated in General Orders
Comrade Blackwell WILL from time Il
time. report the labors of himself and his
Assistants TO the COMMUNICATIVE Chief.
TEMPLE OF FRATERNITY.
VIII. At the Seth National Encamp,
meat resolution was adopted referring
to the Temple of Fraternity TO be erected
on the grounds of the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition at St. Louis in 1904, and in
dorsing tie project. The 37th Nationa
Encampment again Endorsed the projec;
and Posts and comrades of the Grand
Army of the Republic are to be asked tc
| make Centi buttons to the necessary fund
Already considerable sums have been con
tributed. 1t is earnestly hoped that still
| further contributions will be promptly
made, to the end that all members of oul
| organization may feel that they have m
| interest in this great Temple and right
to make it their place of rendezvous and
rest when visiting the great Exposition.
In conformity with the action of tho
3lth National Encampment Comradt
| Thomas Il. Rogers, of ST. Louis, is hereby
reappOinted a Trustee on the part of tho
Grand Army of the Republic for sale
| fund. Contributions thereto should b,
| sent to Cnmrade Rogers, Temple Building
st. Louis, Mo.
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
IL. At the 9th National Encampmen,
| the following amendment to the Rule.
and Regulations was adopted, and is now
| III force:
Amend Chapter 5, Article 4, Section 4
page 29, "Arrearages" by changing tn,
provision relating to the reinstatement OF
dropped members to read as follows:
| "a comrade may be reinstated in Pos
other than that from which he was drop
ped upon application duly made, referred
and reported upon, and on payment of the
! muster-in fee to the Post to which he may
make application. A dropped member or
being reinstated shall not be reobigated.' >
! X. The report Of the Committee or
Pensions, being of general interest, will b,
sent to the respective Department Head
quarters for distribution to Posts. Pos
Commanders will have this report reat
to the Posts, and it is suggested that due
notice be given to the members, in order
that all may be present, and so become
| fully advised as to the work of the Com
mittee.
| XII. The Commander in Chief desires
most earnestly to renew the suggestion
that every Post room should be the seen,
Of pleasant communion among tie com
rades, and that no occasion shall Offel
when cheer and good fellowship are mo-
made manifest in the meetings Of the vet
Grams of the great war.
| The greatest flag in the world is ours
and ours was the cause of humanity; ant
ours series Of deeds, many of then
heroic, many of them gallant, and all com
bining in one grand success; and to thes'
deeds constant recurrence may we'll b.
made in the softened light of the new ant
great citizenship of the Union.
By order of JOHN @. BLACK, Comman
der-in- Chief.
CHARLES A. PARTRIDGE, Adjutant- G en-
! eral.