The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-05-24
FROM THE
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.
General Order No. = Calls Attention. "a
the San Francisco Disaster-Flag Day,
the National Encampment, and Other
Matters.

the National Encampment, and Other
Matters.
I Headquarters Grand Army Of the
I Republic, Fendall Building,
Washington, d. c., May IS, 1906.
General Order No. 8.
| Earthquake and Fire.
On the 21st Of April an appeal was
published in the press Of the country
! through the instrumentality of the AS
ISOLATED Press, the Publishers Press
Association, The Scripps- McRae Press
Association and the New York Sun. as
follows:
ITO all Posts of the Grand Army of the
| Republic:
| 1.-The awful disaster at San Francisco
| calls for the immediate exhibition OF
our broadest fraternity and charity. /
| appeal to each Post in our Order to as
semble at once. and make such contri-
button as they can, and send quickly
to Edward Divine. Red Cross Rep o.
sentative. Oakland. Cal.
| James Tanner, Chief,
| G. A. r., and Member of National
| Executive Committee of Red Cross"
| A few days later telegram was re-
| ceived from A. d. Cutler, Chairman of
| a committee representing all Posts OF
| the Grand Army of the Republic in
| San Franciso, and in accordance there
with a second appeal was published iE
| the daily press on the 18th Of May, as
follows:
ITO all Posts of the Grand Army Of
the Republic:
1.-THE San Francisco Posts have mp
| pointed a Grand Army of the Repub-
| lie Relief Committee of 25 with full
| powers and Instructions to cooperate
| with military authorities and Red Cross
| Society. In accordance with request Of
| the Chairman Of that committee / ask
that all Of your contributions be for
warded to San Francisco, as follows:
Supplies and clothing to A. u. 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, commandments
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 consolidated report thereof
National Headquarters not later than
| July 20.
Thanks are due and are hereby ten
| dered to the press associations named
and to the press of the country for the
| immediate and wide publication Of the
appeals for aid.
Memorial Sunday.
BY common consent the Sunday pre-
ceding Memorial Day has become gem
orally known as Memorial Sunday On
that day comrades assemble and attend
divine service at one or more designated
churches. especially wherever Posts OF
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 Posts
to observe Sunday. May 81, as Memorial
sunday, and the COMMENCEMENT
gladly unites in the appeal so generally
made. By the observance of the day
we perform duty resting upon each
one or us: we honor the memory OF our
comrades who have passed to the life
beyond death, and by our presence we
teach lessons of patriotism to the rising
generation.
Flag Day.
AT the last National Encampment the
Rules and Regulations were amended
as follows:
1.-The National Encampment hereby
recognizes the 14th day Of June as Flag
Day, to be observed by all members Of
| 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 it's adop-
| ton by Congress, June IA. 1777."
1t is now the duty Of every conrad
to observe the day in an appropriate
manner. Let none leave home until he
has displayed the Flag at his residence,
and set to It, my comrades. that the
Flag securely floats that day from your
place OF business. and urge your neigh
bors and friends and those in authority
| in your community to display the Flag,
so that throughout the length and
breadth of the land "Old Glory shall
ny from every home, from every school
house and from every place OF business.
Biackmnr Legacy.
The legacy devised to the Grand Army
| of the Republic by my lamented prede-
cessor. Gen. Wilmon w. Blackmar,
| Commander-in-Chief,G G.. A. r.. has been
received by Q. Nj. Gen. Battles. The
early receipt Of the legacy is due to the
| thoughtfulness of Mrs. Blackmar. and
for her constant acts of kindness thus
publicly wish to make grateful acknowi-
| edgment.
Committee On Testimonial for Past Coaa-
| mander-in-ChiefJ John II. King.
| The 39th National Encampment hav.
| Ing authorized the Council Of Admins
| tration to procure a suitable testimonial
| for the retiring COMMANDMENTS Chief,
and the Council of Administration hay
| ing authorized the Chief
to appoint committee of three for the
purpose. the following-named comrades
ere appointed as members III said COM
| ,nittee: George Fl. Patrick, Washington,
ID. c.; A. p. Tasker, Washington. y. c.;
Richard N. Bowerman, Baltimore. Md.
/ Chaplain-in-Chief.
| In accordance with the Rules and
Regulations the National Council of Adj
/ ministration has been notified that q
vacancy exists in the office Of Chaplain
in-Chief. caused by the death of Rev
Father ]. F. Leary. and of the names OF
comrades presented for the saloc Tho
members Of the Council having forward
/ ed their votes to the Acknowledgement
their ballots were opened on the nth
instant by tellers appointed by the Com