The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-27
COMMANDER MAY.
ISSUES ORDER ON THE RECENT
 ENCAMPMENT.
Congratulated Those Who Made Good
 Showing at Denver.

Congratulated Those Who Made Good
 Showing at Denver.
 The following ord5r has been issued by Albert 4. May, department com mander of the Connecticut Grand Army of the Republic:
 Department of Connecticut, G. A. R., Headquarters. Mer.den, Sept. Is, 1905. General Order No. 4.
 The department commander desires to thank all those who attended the thirty-ninth national encampment at Denver, and aided in making such good showing for this department, and congratulate them on being able to take pant in such a memorable occa- sion.
 When we passed the reviewing stand we had sixty men in line, and no de- partment made a better showing. The excellent conduct and military bearing of the men deserves more than pass ing recognition.
 The department of Connecticut, through the commander, also extends thanks to Miss Irene Parnall of Flor ence, Col, the leader of the band; and to Miss Jessie May Raker, Miss Mary Francis Young, Miss Hazel sciesta Maxechal and Miss Sylvia Simms, who paraded in front of our department dressed in red, white and blue, and at- tracted more attention han any fea- ture of the parade.
 The commander desires to call special attention to he kind offices and many courtesies extended to our party by MT. Gage of the Lake Shore and Michigan Central, also MT. G. w. Westerdahl of the Union Pa(ific. They were extreme ly kind and painstaking in their ef- forts to assist our party and make evE- rything pleasant. To those who could not attend wewant to tell you that the encampment vas harmonious and sue cessful, the entertainments by the ctti- zens of Denver lavish and grand, in fact everything was done ,ihat was pos sible to make pur visit long to be re- i m'embered one
 1 Not much sbeing done by the post in , this department to increasd our mem bershtp. You will remember that in my first general order your attention was caled to this important matter. The cool weatfer and long evenings are now coming cn, just the time for this kind of work. Now, comrades, let us get together .or a long pull. strong pull, and a pill altogether. We can aid very materially to our numbers, if all l the active members of this state will do their full duty, looking to bringing back delinquent, suspended and dropped members and bringing into our order all ex-soldiers and sailors who have never been members, but who are eligible and should be long.
 earnestly desire that special camp fire recruiting meetings be held by eve. ry post for this purpose, and make these meetings real rivals, to which { every honorably discharged soldeir and sailor within this jurisdiction should be sought out and personally invited many would thus be brought into our our ranks. To this ejnd your com- riander pledges every effort and power within his command, even though it greatly increases the present excessive burdens that already take the most of his time, day and night. Let us rally along the whole line, and by individual by post, and by encanpment charge upon those who are eligible, and force them to surrendenS
 i On octGoer 4, 1905 monument will ba dedicated to our soldiers dead, at North Haven, Conn All comrades are invited to attend. Department and staff officers will meet at North Haven depot at 1 D. m.
 The resignation of Comrade William H. Shaffer as assistant adiutant gener- al is hereby announced. i John H. Thacher, Post 50, Is hereby appointed assistant adiutant general and will be respected and obeyed acc cordingly.
 In general order No. aid on staff. D. c. Clark, should be post 16, South inglton.
 In the matter of sending printed mat ! ter to the soldiers home at Noroton by express. Any post now desiring to send a box, barrel or package will ask Su- perlntendent Curtis of Bridgeport for a frank ticket which he will furnish to be placed upon the article so it will go through o. K.
 The death of Past Junior Vice. De- partment Commando Irving W.Phelps, post 33, Winsted, Is hereby amounted. He passed away at ais home in Win sted, August 24, 1905, a beloved and llonored comrade tha: we shall all miss. The following comrades are by recom- mendation of their post commanders appointed aides on staff of department commanders:
 | Curtis c. AtweIl, post 5, Middletown. l Thomas A. Haight post 24. Green wich. - By command,
 ALBERT A. MAY, Department Commander JOHN H, TEACHER, Assistant Ad-
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