Evening journal., 1914-05-06


as the anniversary this year occurs
on Sunday, let us ask the churches 20
have patriotic services suitable to the
occasion on that day.
Y. Blanks for the reports of the
post chaplain accompany this order
and it is the duty of post command
ers to see that the post chaplain re-
ceives these blanks and to see that
they are properly filled out after
Memorial Day and signed, and
promptly forwarded TO department
chaplain. Benjamin d. Bogia, SOS
Monroe street, Wilmington, Delaware.
not later than June 10. 1914. so that
he can make his report to chaplain
in-chief not later than June Is, 1914.
VI. Blanks, forms A and will
be sent to the Post Commanders
about June 1, 1914, so as to give the
Post Officers ample time to make up
their reports by the last meeting night
in the term, June 30. 1914.
Please do not change figures in red
ink on the blanks as those are taken
from your last reports. II is the
duty of the Post Commander to see
that these reports are made out cor
rectly. and that they agree. and then
sign them Immediately, forward them
to the Assistant Adjutant General, in
the addressed envelope sent with the
blanks, so that h2 may have all re-
ports in his hands by July 10, 1914.
VI Now comrades, our Comman-
I der-in-Chief, who was with us at our
/ 34th Encompment. congratulated us
on having increased our membership
| last year. and hoped we would be
! able to do the same this year and
cautioned US not to let any comrade
drop the ties Of comradeship as he
nears the end of life's march.
! When you elected me your comman-
der ] promised it would be my aim to
| justify your selection by strict at
tention to the duties of the Office, and
to gather in as far as possible any Of
our comrades who may for any reason
have lost step with this fast vanish
ing army. To this end | ask a hearty
cooperation of every one Of the aids
appointed on my staff from each post,
and request them to select four other
good comrades from his post and that
they constitute themselves recruiting
committee in their post and ask their
comrades TO help them TO secure the
name and address Of every man that
wore the blue in their town or village
and does not now belong to the G. A. r.
That these five comrades call upon each
comrade thus found and inform him OF
the objects and aims of our order, and
show to him what has been done. and
what we are still doing for the bene-
fits OF every soldier, sailor or marine
who has an honorable discharge from
service from '0l to '65 and impress
upon his mind that in after years if
his name is not found among the mem
bers of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie that there must have been some
thing wrong with his record and that
even now the general public have begun
to realize that when they meet a man
that had served in the Civil War sand
was not wearing the little bronze but
ton that there was something wrong
with his record when he was in the ser.
vice OF the United States. For there are
thousands of our citizens would Civ,
almost any amount of money if they
could be allowed to wear that EN-
, blcm of one OF the grandest organiza.
, tions that has ever existed. and soor
viii be a thing OF the past. and is get
ting more respected and appreciated a.
their numbers grow lessr- Now com
, radcs. another charge along the who'll
1 L line and victory will be ours.
BY Order OF.
, JOHN T. RHEIMS
! Department Commander
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