The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-16
City News
MUCH WORK AHEAD
OF STATE G. A. R.
DEPARTMENT COMMANDER LONG.
FELLOW ISSUES ORDER.
Appointments Announced to Personal
staff, and Color Guards. Color-Bear-
ers, Committees and Aides-de-C Camp
Chosen-Posts Urged to Recruit and
Swell Organization Ranks.

Department Commander Levi Long
fellow. commanding the Minnesota G..
A. R., issued his general order. No. 2,
today, announcing appointments to the
personal staff of the department. com
mander color-bearers and guards
for service during the national encamp-
ment in August, committees, and aides
de-camp at large, and calling attention
to the large amount of work that must
be done by the department to prepare
for the national encampment.
District encampments are urged to
create interest in the work. Officers
are asked to arrange their date so that
the department commander and his
staff may be able to attend all dis
| trict encampments. The southwestern
| district has already notified thru its
commander, Philo HAVE, that it's en-
campment will be held at Luverne, June
10, 20 and 81. The entire month of
June is to be devoted to the district
gatherings. - /
-" Recruiting Work.
| It is hoped that a vigorous system
of recruiting will swell the ranks OF
the department by bringing into the or
many Of whom are not now affiliated
with the G.. A. r. Posts are urged to
hold campfres in the interests of this
work. Commander Longfellow and his
department officers will attend these
post campfres to assist in the work OF
organization.
The list of appointments contained in
the order is as follows:
Personal Staff.
Appointments on the personal staff
Of the department commander: =,
| Judge Advocate-A. F. Foster, post,
| No. 5, Litchield. -
Department Inspector-C. H. jerks,
post No. 90, Crookston.
post No. &c., Brownton.
Department Patriotic Instruction..
L. Mahan, post No. 21, St. Paul.
Senior Aide-de- Camp-J. F. R. Foss,
post No. 1875, Minneapolis.
Special Aide-de Camp in charge Of
department headquarters at the ma
tional encampment-Jacob Laux, post
No. Is, Duluth.
Appoint ments for service at the for
: tieth national encampment:
Color bearers, John schaefer, post 1874 St.
ter, post 1928; Faribaalt; George 5: Gardner. post
ereen a. post rev f. pDss
Color Guard-j: W. wyman. post ss, North
G.. Congdon. post 80, Breinerd; W. l.. Collier
post 80. Morris: j. NJ Comeford post 81, Mon
ticello; Lewis Maish. post &c. saltwater. h.
Committees for Year. -:
Committees for the ensuing year:
Committee OH Soldiers Home-paniel R
post q st. Paul. G.
Force post 12s Duluth M3inea P Pel
n ests post g. saltwater: G. H. Bennett, pos
p C. h e. post T ~
- 6. F. Hausdorf post 8, st. Paul; D. D. stormes
post 112. Clearwater;
= ton: ]. ]. Dow: post 1913 Faribsult; G. s. lives
s. PsS D. nd F. K 1s pSst 49, sssrR
A. whitney post 1o2 Wadena. z-..s..
Committee on Sons Of yeteranss-Ell Torrance {:
R Benson No. E. =. Fsirchild: post 81 Kasson;
". Allen, post 1e5, Wells E: F. Barrett, pos
Aides-de.Camp. IT. 49, ...
Aides-de-camp at large from the d.
partment:
H. Smith. post. No. q, .Waseca; John McGer or
No. 12o Maple Plain lain " L. R Parker P Po
No. No. IS q P pa1nsfGn 'ies @
,hn Rochester; B. A. Man Post No. a. o,, Win on
~ c;e 9ssS@t POST Ro' M No. 30!
ne SUBWAY, Post No; III. minneapolis; o J: !
No. Esr k20 knt o. F. G" H.
tevideo P $. Rudolph; Post Nc; a. AM: Amanda
! B: Turriten Post No. 81 St Pets M:a g.
PA Rasey POST NO; OF, o. Iohn Watson Pc
'.1s No IS Red Wing: II. l.. Mason Post No: I
l. e. Neli Pest f Se So %
James B1anch. Post No. 1O1. Browns Vale
KmI5e Post > No 49, sss Kt GsnteE Pet
zoo asId Post No. ia, New Auburn; Edward CT
$50 sey. Post No. 1872, Dawson; H. W; Bailey r
No ia Bemidji; P. G. woodward, Post Nc.
3 10 Anoka: Webster Benner. Post No. 40 sa
! 30 Center ". s. Dwinnell, Post No. A. Hutch On
632 son: Richard Pfeffer:e. Post No. 4S, New VI
8 SO Jacob Yost Post No: 1888. Minneapolis: ":
. define Post No. 90. Cannon Falls; s. N. Ihon
6 81 sen Post No. 1923, Gray Eagle r-.s
Other aides de-camp at large will
''ll annointed on recommendation Of pc
commanders, one from each post, a.
2 2 Z will be expected to devote their ti1
9 no 20 to securing recruits and assisting in t
900 complete organization of the Mlnr
3 IS sota Veterans f-. -
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