The National tribune., 1906-05-24
FROM THE
COMMANDER=IN=CHIEF.
General Order No. g Calls Attention to
the San Francisco Disaster-Flag Day,
the National Encampment, and Other
Matters.

Headquarters Grand Army of the
Republic, Fendall Building,
Washington, d. c., May Is, 1906.
General Order No. 9.
Earthquake and Fire.
On the 21st of April an appeal was
published in the press of the country,
through the instrumentality of the AS
sociated Press, the Publishers Press
Association, The Scripps-McRae Press
Association and the New York Sun, as
follows:
''To all Posts of the Grand Army of the
Republic:
"The awful disaster at San Francisco
calls for the immediate exhibition OF
our broadest fraternity and charity. l
appeal to each Post in our Order to as
semble at once, and make such contrt-
button as they can, and send quickly
to Edward Divine, Red Cross Rep g.
sentative. Oakland. Cal
James Tanner, Commander-in-Chief
G. A. r., and Member of National
Executive Committee of Red Cross y
A few days later telegram was re-
ceived from A. d. Cutler, Chairman or
a committee representing all Posts or
the Grand Army of the Republic IN
San Franciso, and in accordance there
the daily press on the 11th of May, as
follows:
ITO all Posts of the Grand Army of
the Republic:
1.-THE San Francisco Posts have ap-
pointed a Grand Army of the Repub-
lie Relief Committee of 25 with lul
powers and instructions to cooperate
with military authorities and Red Cross
Society. In accordance with request Of
Tt1, % L CT
that all of your contributions be for
warded to San Francisco, as follows:
Supplies and clothing to A. y. Cutter,
Chairman, 1922 Turk street. Money to
c. H. Blinn, L. S. Custom House, head
quarters 1880 Eddy street. Money pref
cradle to supplies. Eight hundred lam
lilies of civil war veterans destitute.
James Tanner, Chief
G.. A. r."
Such contributions as have been re-
ceived at National Headquarters have
been duly forwarded, and it Is requested
that a statement of all contributions
made by Posts, either of money or sup
plies, to the sufferers from the earth
quake, be reported to Department Com.
manders and that the reports be tabu-
lated and a consolidated report thereof
be forwarded from each Department &c
| National Headquarters not later thar
July 90.
Thanks are due and are hereby ten.
dered to the press associations named
and to the press of the country for thf
immediate and wide publication Of the
appeals for aid.
Memorial Sunday.
BY common consent the Sunday pre-,
ceding Memorial Day has become gen
orally known as Memorial Sunday. Or
that day comrades assemble and attend
divine service at one or more designated
| churches. especially wherever Posts Oi
our Order are located. A sermon and
music appropriate to the occasion mark
the observance of the day.
The General Orders received from
Departments contain appeals from De
| partment Commanders requesting Post!
to observe Sunday. May 81, as Memoria
| Sunday, and the Chic
| gladly unites in the appeal so generally
made. BY the observance of the da!
we perform a duty resting upon eacf
| one or us; we honor the memory of oul
comrades who have passed to the ltf;
| beyond death, and by our presence W.
| teach lessons of patriotism to the risins
generation.
| Flag Dny.
At the last National Encampment tn,
| Rules and Regulations were amended
as follows:
1.-The National Encampment hereby
recognizes the 14th day of June as Fla:
Day, to &c observed by all members o
the Grand Army of the Republic an
nually, in the display of the United
States Flag, to commemorate the birth
! day of the Flag on the date of its adop
| ton by Congress, June IA, 1T77"
1t is now the duty of every cOmrad
| to observe the day in an appropriate
manner. Let none leave home until n
has displayed the Flag at his residence
and set to 1t, my comrades, that tn
Flag securely floats that day from you
place of business, and urge your neigh
bors and friends and those in authorit
in your community to display the Flag
so that throughout the length AM
| breadth of the land "OId Glory" shal
fly from every home, from every school
house and from every place of business
BInckmar Legacy.
The legacy devised to the Grand Arm
of the Republic by my lamented prede
cessor, Gen. Wilmon w. Blackmai
Commander-in-Ch G. A. r.. has bee
received by Q. NJ. Gen. Battles. TIL
early receipt of the legacy is due to tn
thoughtfulness of Mrs. Blackmar, an
for her constant acts of kindness 1 thu
publicly wish to make grateful acknowl
| euSHlcnt-
Committee on Testimonial for Past CoIn
nder-in- Chief John X. King.
. The 39th National Encampment hav
ing authorized the Council of Admins
tration to procure n suitable testimoEiG
for the retiring Commander-inCh Chic
, and the Council of Administration hay
: ing authorized the CommandeT-in-Chie
1 to appoint committee of three for III
2 purpose. the following-named comrade
are appointed as members uf said con-
t inittee: George II. Patrick. Washington
d. c.; A. p. Tasker, Washington. ID. c
Richard n. Bowerman, Baltimore. NJ
, Chapiain-iB-ChIef.
= In accordance with the Rules an
e Regulations the National Council of AZ
$ ministration has been notified that
= vacancy exists in the Office of Chaplain
$ in-Chief. caused by the death of Re
S Father J. f. Leary. and of the names
: comrades presented for the salnc. ri
n members of the Council having forward
= ed their votes to the Adjutant-Genera
L their ballots were opened on the III
r instant by tellers appointed by the Con
5, mander-in-Chief, in the presence
II three officers of the National E,ncaml
n ment designated by the Commander-il
Chief. OF the whole number of vot
~ ID Ill II