The National tribune., 1909-08-12

ana esteem in which iner late huspano.
our iate Commander-ir-Chier, was helo
py MS comrades and his generous re-
gard for their welfare.
Resolyed. That the Ad5utant-Gener.
al be directed to have true copy OF
these resolutions properly engrossee
ana transmitted to Mrs. Biackmar az
a slight token OF our, appreciation ano
with the Information that these reso
iutions were adoptedi unanimously ano
by a rising vote.''
The mandates of 9the 42d- Nationa
carried out The Adjutant-Genera
caused the said resolutions to be en-
crossed in German text In book form
in three colors of India ink, with the
Grand Army badge upon the title page
The book was lined with white Sill
and bound in sealskin.
On Nov. 23. 1908, the Commander-in
Chief. with the Adjutant- General anc
Mrs. Mary L. Gilman, National Presi'
dent Of the Woman's Relief Corps
called upon Mrs Blackmar at her resi-
dence in bingham, Mass, and present
ed her with said book containing this
resolutions. Mrs. Blaekmar was glad
indeed. to receive such recognition from
the Grand Army of the Republic, and
desired me ts report to this Encamp'
ment her thanks for the resolutions
saying that she would ever cherish
them in grateful remembrance of the
Grand Army of the Republic.
Gun Metal.
The AID National Encampment au-
thorized the incoming administration
to purchase such an amount of gun
metal for badges and buttons as they
may deem necessary.
| l called upon Comrade Benjamin +.
Howell, Congressman from the Third
District of the State Of New Jersey
who offered a joint resolution in Con
gress, donating a condemned cannon to
the Grand Army of the Republic for
this use. 1t was promptly passed. and
owing to the exertion OF John Kean
and Joseph B. Foraker. Senator'S the
resolution passed the Senate promprly,
and was approved bT ne President Of
the United States. lns c:lnnon, weigh
ing 1,200 pounds, VS. delivered ard
Is now at the mint, where the h
are made. the only expense tC -
Grand Army Of the Fiepublic being the
transportation for the same.
a Titles.
| I have received many letters during
my administration from various De-
| partments, inquiring as to what was
| the proper title for Department Com
imander, or Post Commander, or 9TH
er officers in the Grand Army of the
Republic, as to whether it should be
| General, Colonel, Major or Captain.
And l speak of this now because / have
been confused many times by receiving
letters from distinguished persons and
comrades addressing me as General
and have been very much embarrassed
at different times in different places by
| being introduced as General
There is no military rank attached to
any member of the Grand Army of the
Republic. The titles of General, Col
onel, Major, 5etc., are titles which be-
long to men in military service. The
Rules and Regulations of the Grand
| Army of the Republic wisely provide
that the rank or distinction so neces-
sary in active service is laid aside in
the Grand Army OF the Republic. and
that all are comrades; that the dis
tinction, or names applied to comrades
| holding Office is distinctly set forth,
namely, thezCommander-in-Chief shall
be called the Commander in Chief; the
Senior and Junior Vice Commander-in-
Chief shall be called Senior and Junior
Vice Commander-in-C Chief; comrades
commanding a Department, Depart
ment Commander, and Senior and Ju-
! nior Vice Department Commander.
Comrades commanding Posts are
/ rightly named Post Commander, Senior
and Junior Post Commander.
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Rules and Regulations in this respect,
it would save much emil larrassment and
confusion.
| / earnestly hope that hereafter all
comrades will observe the proper names
to be given to the comrades in accord
ance with positions they hold in the
| Grand Army of the Republic Cen
erals as well as drummer boys in active
service have been Commandments
Chief of the Grand Army of the Re-
public.
Ladies OF the Woman's Relief Corps.
Our organization is under great OBJ
| legation for the services rendered by
| its Auxiliary. the Woman's Relief
| Corps, during the past year. Its Ma
tional President has been a most earn
est and active worker, and I am ualcr
| a deep sense of obligation to her for
counsel, encouragement, advice and
services. She has been ready at all
| times to listen to my every demand
upon her organization. and has Cheer
fully complied with every request ard
demand which / have made upon her.
This organization differs from other
ladies' organizations from the fact that
the Corps of the organization are at
tached to the Posts of the Grand Army
of the Republic. and in this way work
| together for the common good OF our
| order.
| Their contribution to the Southern
Memorial Fund was s1,O34s9 They
contribute silk flags to the public
schools, and with their Corps and De-
partment Patriotic Instructors work in
harmony with the Post and Department
Patriotic Instructors of the Grand
| Army of the Republic.
1t was my good fortune and pleas
ure to visit Andersonville Park on
| Sunday, the 18th of April. 1908, which
had been purchased by the Womans s
Relief Corps, and upon which they
have expended a large amount of
money, and where they have erected a
fine dwelling, the rooms of which IRE
| furnished by the various Departments
of the Woman's Relief Corps. They
have brought the grounds up to a
splendid state of preservation They
are well fenced; the dead lines and
stockade lines well marked, and the
| four forts preserved in their natural
state. The grounds are laid out in
walks and drives, with beautiful gar
dens, in the midst of which stands the
| imposing monument of that grand wo-
| man. Lizabeth Turner. Providence
| Spring bubbles beneath a stone struc-
ture and archway of imposing appear
ance. Groves OF pecan trees have been
planted and are now in bearing, and
| the many wells dug by our unfortunate
comrades while Inmates of Anderson
| vile Prison are still preserved. The
ladies of the Woman's Relief Corps
have expended a large amount of
money upon this park in addition to
/ the plrchaSe price Maid fherefnr They