The National tribune., 1910-11-10
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS.
Chief Gilman Issues His
First General Orders.
staff Appointments,

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headquarters. G. A. r, Atlantic City.
N j., Sept. %, 1910.
| General Orders, No. l.
]. Having been elected Commander
in Chief by the 44th National Encamp-
ment, G. A. r., l hereby assume COM
mand.
H. Headquarters of the G. A. r. are
established at the State House, Boston,
Mass, where all official cOmmunica-
! tions will be sent, addressed to the Ad-
! ljutant- General.
III. The following appointments are
hereby announced: TO be Adjutant-
General, Comrade Ephraim B. Stillings,
| Post 113, Department of Massachusetts;
| to be QuartermaSter-Gen General, Comrade
Cola ID. II. Stowits. Post 9, Department
of New York; to be Assistant Quarter
master-General and Custodian of Rec
ords. Comrade ]. Henry Holcomb, fost
| 81, Department of Pennsylvania; To be
Senior Aid and Chief-of-Staff, Comrade
! Wm. NJ. Olin, Post %, Department of
Massachusetts. .-.-,
| ". Further appointments will be an
tnounced in future General Orders.
+. Gilman, Commanderin-Ch
Headquarters, G. A. r., State House,
Boston, Mass, Oct. %, 1910.
General Orders, No. ,
|. At the 44th National Encampment.
| held at Atlantic City, n. J., the follow
| liug-named comrades were duly elected
| to the offices designated below:
Commander-in-Ch -Chief-John Z. Gil
man, Boston, Mass.
Senior Vice Commander-inCh Chief
Charles Burrows. Rutherford. n. j.
Junior Vice Commander-inCh Chief
| Wm. James, Jacksonville, Fla.
Surgeon-General-Jo Loper Smith,
NJ d., Chattaroy, Wash.
! baplain-in-C -Chief-Ref Thos. Har-
wood, Albuquerque, n. NJ.
National Council Of Administration
Alabama, VIM. Snyder, Greencastle,
Pa; Arizona, E. S. Godfrey, Phoenix;
Arkansas, NJ. kirst, Little Rock; Cali
fornia and Nevada, Henry n. Osborne.
Los Angeles, Cal; Colorado and Wyo-
ming, John w. Wingate, Durango, Colo; :;
Connecticut, Virgil f. Mcneil, New Ia
ven; Delaware. VIM. Mendenhall, Will
mington; Florida, VIM. Z. Emerson,
Tampa; Georgia and South Carolina,
Lewis Thayer, Fitzgerald; Idaho. John
II. Hart, Nampa: Illinois, Charles r..
Wilson. Chicago; Indiana, VIM. II.
Armstrong, Indianapolis; Iowa, H. NJ.
Pickell, Des Moines; Kansas, Thos. II.
IGrisham Cottonwood Falls; Kentucky,
Jesse II. Green, Bellevue; Louisiana and
Mississippi, F. c. Antoine, New Orlean5;
Maine, Woodbury. X. Dana, Westbrook:
Maryland, Fred C. Tarr. Baltimore;
Massachusetts, Charles II. Pinkham,
Worcester: Michigan. Frank r. Chase,
! T'elding; Minnesota, Loren w. Collins,
Minneapolis; Missouri, Frank NJ. Ster-
rett, Troy, o.; Montana. Perry II. Man-
chester, Butte: Nebraska, S. X. Spauld-
| ing, Omaha; New Hampshire. Orlando
b. Douglass, Concord; New Jersey, J.
r. Mullikin, Newark; New Mexico, Or
lando Smith, Las Vegas; New York,
James Owens, New York City; North
| Dakota. Albert Roberts, Devils Lake;
Ohio, J. K. Johnston. Youngstown;
Oklahoma, ]. G. White, Oklahoma City;
Oregon, A. J. Goodbrod, Union; Penn
sylvania, VIM. J. Patterson. Pittsburg;
ton, ID. c.; Rhode Island, John T. Ken
yon, Providence; South Dakota, Warren
| Il. Osborn, YanlIton; Tennessee, VIM.
| j. Ramage, Knoxville; Texas, Robert
Mccormick, Dallas; Utah, n. ID. Corser,
Salt Lake City; Vermont. George p.
Martin, Burlington; Virginia and North
Carolina, Lewis Dawiey, Norfolk;
Washington and Alaska, ]. N. Com
stock. Spokane: West Virginia. Charles
r. Lavalley, Huntington; Wisconsin,
Phil Cheek, Raraboo.
! H. The following appointments on
the Staff of the Commander-in-Ch
are hereby announced:
Adjutant- General, Ephraim B. Still
ings, Boston, Mass.
| QuartermaSter-Gene Cola ID. r.
Stowits, Buffalo, n. Y.
| ge-Advocate-G te-General-Thomas S.
Hopkins, Washington. d. c.
or-Generai-Henry Il. Os-
borne. Los Angeles, Cal.
National Patriotic Instructor-J. S.
IIoagland, North Platte, Neb.
| Senior Aid-de-Camp and Chief-of-
lStsff-Wm. NJ. Olin. Boston. Mass.
Assistant Adjutant- nt-General-Wilfred
A. Wetherbee, Roston, Mass.
Assistant Quartermaster-Cener and
Custodian of Records. Henry Hol-
Pa.
| Heaffquartcrs Rugler-J. Payson
Bradley, Boston. Mass.
They will be obeyed and respected
accordingly.
Other appointments will be an
nounced in subsequent General orders.
III. AT a meeting of the National
Council of Administration held at Ho-
ltei Chalfonte, Atlantic City, n. j., Sept.
%, 1910, 1t was voted that the Execu-
tive Committee consist of the Com
mander-in-Chief, Senior Vice Com
ma snder-in-Chief, Ad1utant-General
Quartermaster-Gener and seven men,
bers of the National Council of Admin
istration, to be appointed by the Com
tmander -in-Chief
In accordance with this vote the fol-
lowing members of the National Coun-
lcil of Administration are hereby APP
Ipointed on the Executive Committee:
VIM. II. Armstrong, Indianapolis, Ind.
+. NJ. Sterrett, st. Louis. Mo: James
lOwens, New York, n. T.; Charles b.
Wilson. Chicago. H.; II. NJ. Pickell
Des Moines. Iowa; VIM. J. Patterson
IPittsburg. Pa; Loren w. Collins, Min
neapolis, MINI.
". Past Adj't-G Ell. Eddy recommend
ed in his report that hereafter all
requisitions for supplies be sent direct
10 the Ouartermaster-Gener thus
Isaving many vexatious delays. The
report and recommendation was adopt
led by the Forty-fourth National En-
Icampment. In compliance with this
lyOte. Assistant Adjutants-General must
hereafter forward all reQuisitions for
lsupplies direct to Cola ID. r. Stowits
lQuartermaSter-G r-General S77 Ellicott
lSquare, Buffalo, n. Y.
All drafts, checks and money orders
for supplies. per capita tax and other
lremittances, not otherwise specified
must be made payable to the order
of the Quartermaster-G G enersl, who will
submit monthly report to these Head
Iquarters showing all receipts and dis
lbursements. All current accounts will
be paid by voucher, duly signed by the
lAdjutant-G General and approved by the
lCommanderin-Chie
| Improper Use of Titles.
| " The Commander-in-Chi feels II
necessary to call the attention of COM
rades to the improper use of military
titles in the Grand Army of the Re
public. which is prohibited by vote of
the Forty-third National Encampment,
held at Salt Lake City