The National tribune., 1909-12-09
FROM THE CoMMANDER-IN-
Important Committees Appointed-Aids
Named


An earnest appeal is hereby made tC
to the Southern Memorial Fund, In or
der that the graves of our 800, 900 COM
radeS who died in prisons, hospitals oil
| on the battlefields of the South, now
resting in National Cemeteries, may re-
ceive proper attention on our next Me-
mortal Day. The comrades in the
Southern Departments have until re-
Gently performed this loving work, but
the long distance to be travelled and the
expense connected Herewith have made
il necessary for their Northern com.
/ rades to furnish financial assistance
The Flags are furnished by the Govern
ment.
Contributions to the fund should be
sent to Adj't-Gen. George o. Eddy. 81
Bank of Commerce Building, Mime
apolis, MINI.
FIJI Up the Ranks.
The Commander-in-C Chief expects that
every cOmrade appointed as Aid on his
staff will put forth his best efforts to
| increase the membership of the Grand
Army of the Republic. There Is abun-
dant material, and every worthy old
soldier should be urgently requested to
join our ranks. Good. results may be
Defective Delegate Badges.
Assistant Adjutant-Generals are noti-
| fed that such defective badges of dele
gates to the 43d National Encampment
as r'"" be returned to them should be
| fCI '',d on or before Jan. 1, 1910, to
jas. -. Davison's Sons, 718 Sansom
street, Philadelphia, Pa, who will re-
pair same and furnish such parts as are
missing and return them to the Assist
ant Adjutant-G Generals free of ccst.
Committees
The following committees are an
nounced:
Pensions-Robert B. Brown, Chair
man, GAINESVILLE, O.; S. S. Burdett,
Washington, D. c.; John r. King,
Washington, D. c.; L. B. Raymond,
Hampton, Iowa; VIM. NJ. Olin, Boston.
Mass.
Public Service-Ivory G.. Kimball,
Chairman, Washington, D. c.; Leo Ras-
sieur, st. Louis, Mo-; Geo. II. Slay-
baugh, Washington, d. c.; H. B. Case,
Chattanooga, Tenn; John T. Holmes,
Baltimore, Md.
Fredericksburg Battlefield National
Park-John McElroy, Chairman, WASH
ington, ID. c.; John d. Black, Valley
City, n. D.; Daniel r. Ballou, Provi-
dence, r. l.; James F. Morrison, Phila-
delphia, Pa; Albert e. Sholes, of Geor-
gia, Flushing, y. Y; Horatio c. King,
Brooklyn, N. Y; E. C. Milikin, Port
land, Me.
On Bull Run Battlefield Monuments
I-Wm. ]. Wells, Chairman, Norristown,
Pa; n. Martin Curtis, New York; E.
w. Whitaker, Washington, d. c.; Jas.
McLeer, Brooklyn, n. Y; c. A. E.
Spaemer, Baltimore, Md.
Committee on Tooth Anniversary of
the Birthday of Abraham Lincoln-Al-
Ian c. Bakewell, Chairman, New York
City; ]. Payson Bradley. Boston, Mass. !;
Wilbur F. Brown, New York City; st.
Clair A. MulhOlland, Philadelphia, Pa;
Herman w. Allen, Burlington, VT.
Committee on Legislation-Washing
ton Gardner, Albion. Mich; Adm B.
Capron, Saltwater, r. l.; George w.
Cook, Denver, Colo; n. B. Thistlewood,
Cairo, ILL.,; John A. T. Hull, Des Moines,
Iowa; Chas. A. Partridge, Chicago, H.
Committee on Andersonville Prison
Park Property-Wm. Warner, Kansas
City, Mo; James Tanner, Washington,
d. c.; Henry NJ. Nevius, Red Bank, NJ.
Standing Committee of the 50th An
niversary of the Battle of Gettysburg
Ell Torrance, Chairman, Minneapolis,
Mimi; Daniel E. Sickles, New York
City. n. Y; Joshua L. Chamberlain,
Brunswick, Me-; st. Clair A. MuIhol-
land. Philadelphia, Pa; James H Kidd,
!onia, Mich; Elisha H. Rhodes, Provi-
dence, r. l.; John Bigelow, Minneapolis
Mimi; E. r. Monfort, Cincinnati, O.:
Charles A. Clark. Cedar Rapids, Iowa:
John f. Gilman, Boston, Mass; w. w.
Dudley, Indianapolis, Ind; George w.
Martin, Brookfield. Mo-; Gilbert NJ.
woodward, La Crosse, Wis; Lester S.
Wilson, Bozeman, Mont; John w. Fra
zier. Philadelphia. Pa.
Committee on Rules and Regulations
B. Beath, Chairman, Philadel-
phia, Pa; A. g. Weissert. Milwaukee
Wis; Henry NJ. Nevius, Red Bank, N.
j.; George n. Boardman. Tacoma,
wash; T. F. Beyland, Bellevue, KY.
Committee on Proposed Lincoln
Way'-Thos. S. Hopkins, Washington,
d. c.; John c. Black, Chicago, Ill; ].
Kent Hamilton, Toledo, O.; Eli w. Hall
Lynn, Mass; w. NJ. Scott, Atlanta, Ga.
Aids-de- Camp.
The fOllOwIng-named comrades have
been appointed as Aids-de- Camp on the
staff of the Commander-in-Chief
Alabama-John Dillon, A. A. Covell
Arkansas-Cos. Aitenberg, John n.
Avery, Allen N. Vanhooser, George w.
Clark.
California and Nevada-H. Stewart
irwin, II. c. Donnell, James Van Bus
kirk, John II. Banfield, Geo. w. Ficks,
John Rush, VIM. n. Van De Mark, ]. T.
Smith, James McManus, A. E. Leavitt.
w. r. Thomas, c. NJ Smith, John ],
Gore, Levi Garrett, George f. Chase.
Joseph B. Waugh, ]. P. Martin, NJ. III.
Osgood, Theodore +. Hood, J. +. Clough.
II. r. Campbell, l.. II. Whitson.
Colorado-Thomas J. Downen, E. l..
Hobart Cat large), Geo. A. Newman (at
large), George Ady.
Connecticut-George /. Buxton, Ed
mund ID. Riley, Lawrence O'Brien, La
Fayette w. Starr.
FIorida-J. De V. Hazard Cat large).
III. F. Dutton Cat large).
Georgia and South Carolina-PhiIip
Breitenbucher Department of Geor-
gia).
Idaho-R. H. Barton, George F..
Kimery, r. c. Adelmann. VIM. e. g.
Maxey, Alfred Anderson, w. T. Riley.
James l.. Fuller, II. l.. Chamberlain.
lllinois-Lewis w. Campbell, ]. G.
Everest. Ed. Watson, Capt. J. w. Wall
Ter, 1sidore Eisenstaedt, N. G. Van SAINT
DIR. ]. b. Crandall, u. T. f. Runner. 10
II. Osborn, Eliot Calender, Jasper p.
Darling, w. +. Crawford, Simon p
Powelson, George Ober, l.. o. Gilman.
James M. Phillips, L. w. Brewer. A. A.
Rice, Charles II. Davis H. H. Williams.
George Eckert, J. r. West, William p
Wright, John B. Armstrong, Robert OIL
yer, Hall p. Talbot, H. H. Wagner.
Nicholas Stump. Samuel Cherry, Chas.
A. Winn, Alfred NJ. Swengel John f.
Seaman. Henry s. Goodspeed, Samuel
D. Cleland, John r. Wilder, d. G.
Brinkerhoff, Erastus j. Burkert. Ed
ward H. Lewis, Barnett Nathan, Sam
uel s. Crompton, George +. Bassett. L.
e. Root. w. w. Fletcher. A. c. Mitchell,
j. M. Norton, Eb. Denney. George A.
Mason, Bergo Thompson. ]. c. Shear.
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