Chicago Daily News Almanac and Political Register

Tennessee-T. C. Kelly, president, Nashville. Utah-Gen. W. H. Penrose, Fort Douglas. Vermont-Z. M. Mansur, president, Island Pond.

Virginia-W. W. Henry, president, Richmond.

West Virginia-Robert White, vice-president,
Wheeling.
Wisconsin-Don J. Whittemore, president,
Milwaukee.

The membership of the society was 5,878 at the annual meeting in Boston, May 1, 1895.

MILITARY ORDER OF THE LOYAL LEGION OF THE UNITED STATES.

[Instituted 1865.1

Commander-in-Chief-Brig.-Gen. John Gibbon, | Ohio-Maj.-Gen. Jacob D. Cox, U. S. V., comU. S. A., retired.

Senior Vice-Commander-in-Chief-Rear-Admiral Bancroft Gherardi, U. S. N., Philadelphia, Pa.

Junior Vice-Commander-in-Chief - Brig.-Gen. Selden Conner, U. S, V., Portland, Me. Recorder-in-Chief-Bvt. Lieut.-Col. J. P. Nicholson, U. S. V., Philadelphia, Pa.

Commanderies.

Pennsylvania-Bvt. Maj.-Gen. D. McM. Gregg,
U.S.V., commander; Bvt. Lieut.-Col.John P.
Nicholson, U. S. V., recorder, Philadelphia.
New York-Bvt. Brig.-Gen. Horace Porter,
U. S. A., commander; Paymaster A. Noel
Blakeman, U. S. N., recorder, New York.
Maine-Bvt. Brig.-Gen. Isaac S. Bangs, U. S. V.,.
commander; Bvt. Maj. Henry S. Burrage,
U. S. V., recorder, Portland.
Massachusetts-Bvt. Brig.-Gen. Charles L.
Pierson, U. S. V., commander; Col. Arnold A.
Rand, U. S. V., recorder, Boston.
California-Bvt. Maj. William B. Hooper, U.
S. V., commander; Bvt. Lieut.-Col. William
R. Smedberg, U.S.A. recorder, San Francisco.
Wisconsin-Lieut. Henry B. Harshaw, U. S. V..
commander; Capt. A. Ross Houston, U. S.
V., recorder, Milwaukee.

Illinois-Lieut.-Col. Aldace F. Walker, U. S. V., commander; Lieut.-Col. Charles W. Davis, U. S. V., recorder, Chicago.

District of Columbia-Bvt. Brig.-Gen. Albert Ordway, U. S. V., commander; Bvt. Maj. William P. Huxford, U. S. A., recorder, Washington.

mander; Maj. W. H. Chamberlin, U. S. V., recorder, Cincinnati.

Michigan-Bvt. Maj. Geo. W. Chandler, U. S.
V., commander; Bvt. Col. James T. Sterling,
U.S. V., recorder, Detroit.
Minnesota-Capt. Henry A. Castle. U. S. V.,
commander; Bvt. Maj. George Q. White,
U.S. A., recorder, St. Paul.
Oregon-Capt. Joseph A. Sladden, U. S. A.,
commander; Maj. William M. Cake, U. S.
V,, recorder, Portland.

Missouri-Col. Wells A. Blodgett, U. S. V., commander; Capt. William R. Hodges, U. S. V., recorder, St. Louis.

Nebraska-Capt. Henry E. Palmer, U. S. V., commander; Maj. T. S. Clarkson, U. S. V., recorder, Omaha.

Kansas-Bvt. Col. James H.Gillpatrick, U.S.V., commander; Capt. Eben Swift, U. S. A., recorder, Fort Leavenworth. Iowa-Lieut. Henry H. Rood, U. S. V., commander; Lieut. Joseph W. Muffly, U. S. V., recorder, Des Moines.

Colorado-Capt. Harper M. Orahood, U. S. V., commander; Bvt. Capt. James R. Saville, U.S. V., recorder, Denver. Indiana-Maj. Gen. Lew Wallace, U. S. V., commander; Capt. Will W. Dougherty, U. S. A., recorder, Indianapolis. Washington-Maj. John N. Scott, U. S. V., commander; Capt. Henry L. Achilles, U. S. V., recorder, Tacoma.

Vermont-Maj.-Gen. Oliver O. Howard, U. S.A., commander; First Lieut. William L. Greenleaf, U. S. V., recorder, Burlington.

GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.

Commander-in-Chief-I. N. Walker, 1ndian-|
apolis, Ind.

Senior Vice-Commander - E. H. Hobson,
Greensburg, Ky.

Junior Vice-Commander-S. G. Cosgrove,
Pomeroy, Wash.

Surgeon-General-J. B. Whiting, Janesville,

Wis.

Official Staff.

Adjutant-General-Irvin Robbins, Indianapolis, Ind. Quartermaster-General-A. J. Burbank, ChiInspector-General-Will Olin, Boston, Mass. cago, Ill. Judge-Advocate General-A. Darte, WilkesBarre, Pa.

The national council of administration has forty-five members, each department being represented by one member.

Department Officers and Membership.
Commanders.

Birmingham.. .Prescott

Departm❜ts.
Assistant Adjutant-Generals.
Alabama......Manoah Bostick.....Birmingham.....E. D. Bacon..
Arizona.......W. F. R. Schindler.... Prescott
.A. J. Judd..
Arkansas.....Wm. C, Roberts......Huntsville .S. K. Robinson..
Cal. and Nev. Chas. E. Wilson. ..San Francisco...T. C. Masteller..

Col. and Wyo.N. J. O'Brien.. Connecticut..J. M. Brewer..

Cheyenne........W. H. Conley.

Norwich..

..Dover....

.Atlanta..

..Jacksonville.....C. M. Ellis...

Idaho... .David H. Budlong...Coeur d'Alene...H. E. Myrick..

Delaware.....Edwin F. Wood.

Florida.. ..P. E. McMurray

Kansas. ....J. P. Harris.. Kentucky....R. M. Kelly

..Belleville..

Wabash
Muskogee..

.Fort Smith...

884

..San Francisco... 5,847

Denver

2,625

..J. H. Thacher. ..J. S. Litzenburg.

Hartford

6,643

Wilmington.

901

..Jacksonville

.Jas. P. Averill..

Atlanta..

445

Iowa.... ..J. K. P. Thompson...Rock Rapids.....R. L. Chase..

Topeka Louisville

.J. N. Harrison. ..J. O'Donnell...

La. and Miss..C. W. Keeting.... ...New Orleans.....E. H. Wheeler...
Maine.. W. H. Green..

Michigan.....S. B. Daboll..
Minnesota.... Ell. Torrance.
Missouri. .Louis Benecke.
Montana ..R. E. Fiske....
Nebraska.....C. E. Adams..
N. H'mpsh're.C. E. Buzzell..
New Jersey ..H. S. White..
New Mexico..T. W. Collier..
New York....E. J. Atkinson
N. Dakota....A. P. Rounsevell
Ohio...........Chas. Townsend..

St. Johns..

.Minneapolis..
.Brunswick.
.Helena
Superior..
Lakeport...
Red Bank.
Raton...
New York
.Larimore...
.Athens..

Assistant Adjutant-Generals.
W. E. Hamilton.....St. Johns
.J. K. Mertz

J. B. Pachall..

E. A. Badger..
.H. C. Terhune.
.D. Risdon....
.D. F. Allen..

Wm. Ackerman..
.D. M. Burchfield.

Oklahoma....A. G. Trosper. ...Oklahoma City.:H. H. Black...

Oregon.... Ethan W. Allen......Portland

Pennsylv'nia.H. H. Cummings..
Potomac......M. T. Anderson.
Rhode Island.D. R. Ballou....

S. Dakota.....S. R. Drake...
Tennessee....W. J. Smith.

Texas...
Utah.

W. W. Bostwick
.C. O. Farnsworth..
Vermont.....B. Cannon, Jr...
Va. and N. C..J. E. Porter.....
Washington

and Alaska.Norman Buck.. W. Virginia..R. H. Lee.... Wisconsin....W. D. Hoard...

Total Jan. 1, 1895.

Total Jan. 1, 1894.

.Tidioute....
Washington
.Providence..
Plankinton..
.Memphis.
.Denison..

Members.

18,059

Minneapolis..

7,780

.St. Louis.

17,026

524

.Jas. D. Gage..

W. N. Morse..
.J. F. Morrison.
.C. F. Benjamin.
.P. S. Chase..
.C. S. Deering..
.A. J. Steele...
.E. L. Witman..
.Salt Lake City...T. C. Bailey,
.Bellows Falls...H. A. Wheeler.
.Roanoke........W. N. Eaton....

.387,040

The first post of the Grand Army was organized at Decatur, Ill., April 6, 1866. The first national encampment was held at Indianapolis, Nov. 20, 1866.

National Encampments and Commanders-in-Chief.

1866. Indianapolis.S. A. Hurlbut....Illinois.
1868. Phil'delphia.John A. Logan...Illinois.
1869.Cincinnati...John A. Logan...Illinois.
1870. Washington.John A. Logan...Illinois.
1871. Boston.......A. E. Burnside...Rhode Isl'd.
1872. Cleveland....A. E. Burnside...Rhode Isl'd.
1873. New Haven. Chas. Devens, Jr. Mass'ch'tts.
1874. Harrisburg..Chas. Devens, Jr. Mass'ch'tts.
1875. Chicago......J. F. Hartranft... Penns❜lv'a.
1876. Phil'delphia.J. F. Hartranft...Penns'lv'a.
1877. Providence..J. C. Robinson...New York.
1878. Springfield...J. C. Robinson... New York.
1879. Albany.......Wm. Earnshaw..Ohio.
1880. Dayton, O....Louis Wagner...Penns'lv'a.
1881. Indianapolis.Geo. S. Merrill... Mass'ch'tts.

1882. Baltimore....P.Van Der Voort. Nebraska.
1883. Denver.......Robert B. Beath. Penns'lv'a.
1884. Minneapolis.John S. Kuntz...Ohio.
1885. Portl'nd, Me.S. S. Burdette.... Washington
1886. S. Francisco.Lucius Fairchild. Wisconsin.
1887. St. Louis.....John P. Rea......Minnesota.
1888. Columbus, O.William Warner.St. Louis.
1889. Milwaukee..Russell A. Alger.Detroit.
1890. Boston.......W. G. Veazey....Rutland, Vt.
1891. Detroit.......John Palmer.....Albany.
1892. Milwaukee..A. G. Weissert....Milwaukee.
1893. Indianapolis.J. G. B. Adams..Lynn, Mass.
1894. Pittsburg....T. G. Lawler.....Rockf'd. Ill.
1895. Louisville....I. N. Walker.....Indianap's.

SONS OF VETERANS.

Headquarters Commandery-in-Chief-LaCrosse, | California - Louis E. Schroder, Holly Park. Kas.

Colorado-George H. Frye, New Windsor.
Connecticut-W. J. Bissell, Litchfield.
Illinois-Frank L. Shepard. Chicago.
Indiana-Frank Martín, Franklin.
Iowa-A. L. Sorter, Jr., Mason City.
Kansas-H. W. Hoffman, Emporia.
Kentucky-Will A. Field, Augusta.
Maine-Henry C. Chatto, Rockland.
Maryland-Frank A. White, Easton.
Massachusetts-Fred E. Bolton. Boston.
Michigan-Edgar R. Henderson, Hadley.
Minnesota-Isaac C. Patterson, Princeton.
Missouri-W. J. Zimmerschied, Sedalia.
Nebraska-Dr. F. E. Way, Wahoo.

New Hampshire-Walter S. Willey, Somers-
worth.

New Jersey-James E. Pierson. Hopewell.
New York-Lewis J. Macy, Pulaski.
Ohio-L. Vern Williams, Ripley.
Oregon-H. L. Wells, Portland.
Pennsylvania-C. E. Diefendorfer, Reading.
Rhode Island-Arthur B. Spink. Providence.
South Dakota-Z. C. Green, White.
The Gulf-Josiah Gross, New Orleans.
Vermont-Edward T. Monahan, Underhill.
Washington-W. W. Sparks, Vancouver.
West Virginia-W. H. Brand, Canton.
Wisconsin-Thos. L. Jacobs, Neenah.

8,000

Director, R. E. Preston (D. C.).....
Bureau of Navigation.

2,400 Commissioner, E. F. Chamberlain (N. Y.). 3,600
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.
Superintendent, W. W. Duffield (Mich.)... 6,000
Marine Hospital Service.

4,500 4.500 4,500 3,000

Supervising Surg.-Gen., Walter Wyman... 4,000

WAR DEPARTMENT.

Secretary, John G. Carlisle (Ky.)...
Priv. Sec., H. W. Van Senden (Ky.)..
Asst. Sec., William E. Curtis (N. Y.)...
Asst. Sec., Chas. S. Hamlin (Mass.).
Asst. Sec., Scott Wike (Ill.)..
Chief Clerk, Logan Carlisle (Kas.)
Chief of Appt. Div., Scott Nesbit (Mo.)... 2.750
Chief of Warrants Div., W. F. Maclennan. 2,750
Chief Pub. Moneys Div., Eugene B Daskam 2,500
Chief of Cus. Div.,John M. Comstock (N.Y.) 2,700
Acting Chief of Rev., Marine Div., Charles
F. Shoemaker (N. Y.)..
Chief of Stationery, Printing and Blanks
Div., Samuel Roads, Jr. (Mass.)...
Chief of Loans and Currency Div., Andrew
T. Huntington (Mass.)..
Chief of Misc. Div., Lewis Jordan (Ind.)... 2,500
Supervising Spec'l Agt., J. J. Crowley, $10 day
Government Actuary. Jos. S. McCoy (N.J.) 1,800

2,500

2.500

Supervising Architect's Office. Supervising Architect, W. M. Aiken (O.)... 4,500

4,500

Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
Chief, C. Johnson (Ky.)...
Asst. Chief, Thomas J. Sullivan (D. C.)..... 2,250
Superintendent Engraving Div., Thomas
T. Morris (N. Y.)...

Office Steamboat Inspector.

3,600

8.000

2,000

4,500

2,500

Secretary, Daniel S. Lamont (N. Y.)......
Priv. Sec., John Seager (N. Y.).
Asst. Sec. Joseph B. Doe (Wis.)...
Chief Clerk, John Tweedale (Pa.)..........
Headquarters of the Army.
Major-Gen'l, Nelson A. Miles.
Asst. Adjt.-Gen'l, Bvt. Brig-Gen. Samuel Breck.
Aids-de-Camp, Capt. F. Michler, 5th Cav.:
Capt. T. H. Bliss.
Chief Clerk, J. B. Morton.

Adjutant-General's Department.
Adjt.-Gen'l, Brig.-Gen. G. D. Ruggles.
Assistants, Bvt. Brig-Gen. T. M. Vincent, Bvt.
Lieut.-Col. J. C. Gilmore, Bvt. Lieut.-Col. J.
B. Babcock, Maj. W. P. Hall, Lieut. J. R.
Williams, Lieut. A. S. Rowan, Lieut. W. B.
Brown, Lieut. C. Reichman.

Supervising Inspector, James A. Dumont.. 3,500 Chief Clerk, R. P. Thian....

Bureau of Statistics.

Chief, W. C. Ford (N. Y.)...

Life-Saving Service.

Gen'l Supt., S. I. Kimball (Me.)...

Asst., J. K. Upton (Md.)..

Comptrollers.

Inspector-General's Department.

.$2,000

3,000 Inspector-Gen'l, Brig.-Gen. J. C. Breckinridge. Assts., Maj. J. P. Sanger and Maj. E. A. Gar

lington.
Chief Clerk, W. H. Orcutt.

Quartermaster's Department.

Quarterm.-Gen'l, Brig.-Gen. R. N. Batchelder.
Assistants, Col. G. H. Weeks, Maj. Chas. Bird,
Capt. C. P. Miller, Capt. O. F. Long and Capt.
J. T. French.
2,750 Chief Clerk, J. Z. Dare.

4.000
2.500

First Comptroller, Robt. B. Bowles (O.).... 5,000
Asst., Edward A. Bowers (Conn.)

5.000

Chief Clerk, C. M. Foree (Ky.)..

2,750

Chief Law Clerk, J. W. Nichol (Ind).

Depot Quartermaster, Maj. J. W. Jacobs.
Subsistence Department.

2.250 Commissary-Gen'l, Brig.-Gen. M. R. Morgan,

Assts.. Maj. S. T. Cushing, Maj. C. A. Woodruff. Chief Clerk, Wm. A. DeCaindry.

Medical Department.
Surgeon-Gen'l, Brig.-Gen. Geo. M. Sternberg.
Assts., Col. C. H. Alden, Lieut.-Col. D. L. Hunt-
ington, Maj. Chas. Smart, Maj. Walter Reed.
Chief Clerk, George A. Jones.

Attending Surgeon, Maj. R. M. O'Reilly.
Pay Department.

Paymaster-Gen'l, Brig.-Gen. William Smith.
Assistant, Maj. C. J. Wilson.

Chief Clerk, G. D. Hanson.

Corps of Engineers.

Chief, Commodore E. O. Matthews.

Hydrographic Office.

Hydrographer, Commander C. D. Sigsbee. Lieutenant-Commander, Richard Wainwright. Lieuts., D. H. Mahan, William Kilburn, Chauncey Thomas.

Ensign, James H. Reid.

Library and Naval War Records. Superintendent, Lt.-Commander Richard Rush. Lieuts., George W. Tyler, Lucien Young, C. H. Harlow, T. G. Dewey.

Professor, E. K. Rawson.

Naval Observatory.

Superintendent, Commodore R. L. Phythian. Asst., Lieut.-Commander Walton Goodwin. Astronomical Director, Prof. of Mathematics Wm. Harkness.

Professors of Mathematics, J. R. Eastman, Edgar Frisby and S. J. Brown.

Assistant Astronomers, A. N. Skinner, H. M. Paul and Geo. A. Hill.

Director of Nautical Almanac, Prof. of Mathematics Simon Newcomb,

Professors of Mathematics, W. W. Hendrickson and H. D. Todd.

Assts., E. J. Loomis, C. Keith and W. S. Harsh

man.

Head of Dept. of Chronometers and Time Service, Lieut. W. V. Bronaugh.

Asst., Lieut. F. W. Kellogg.

Head of Dept. of Magnetism and Meteorology, Lieut. David Peacock.

Bureau of Ordnance.

Chief, Commodore W. T. Sampson.
Lieut.-Commander, E. C. Pendleton.
Lieutenants, Henry McCrea, A. A. Ackerman,
B. A. Fiske, H. M. Dombaugh. F. L. Chapin.
Ensigns, Joseph Strauss, V. Ö. Chase, Cleland
Davis.

Professor, P. R. Alger.

Prof. Naval Const., R. B. Dashiell.
Bureau of Equipment.

Commander, F. E. Chadwick.

Lieut.-Commander, Washburn Maynard. Lieutenants, G. B. Harber, T. E. D. Veeder, Chas. Laird, L. Flynne, J. L. Jayne. Ensigns, H. E. Parmenter, T. P. Magruder, P. Williams.

Bureau of Construction and Repairs. Chief Constructor, Philip Hichborn. Naval Constructors, D. W. Taylor, Albert W. Stahl, W. L. Capps.

Asst. Constructor, H. L. Ferguson.

Office of Judge-Advocate General. Judge-Advocate Gen., Capt. S. C. Lemly, U.S. N.

Lt. Comdrs., J. N. Hemphill, Prof. O. G. Dodge. Ensigns, W. B. Franklin, W. J. Terhune, Geo. Civil Engineer, M. T. Endicott.

Mallison.

First Lieutenant, C. H. Lanchheimer, U.S.M.C.

Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.

Surgeon-General, J. R. Tryon.

Assistant to Bureau, Surgeon J. C. Royd.
Special Duty, Surgeon S. H. Dickson.

Bureau of Supplies and Accounts.
Paymaster-General, Edwin Stewart.
Asst. to Chief Paymaster, A. K. Michler, U.S.N.
P. A. Paymaster, John S. Carpenter.
Naval Examining Board.
President. Commodore F. V. McNair.
Members, Capt. G. C. Remey, Louis Kempff.

Board of Medical Examiners. President, Med. Director Benj. H. Kidder. Members. Med. Inspr. D. McMurtrie and Surgeon H. T. Percy.

Naval Retiring Board.

President, Commodore F. V. McNair.
Members, Capts. G. C. Remey and Louis
Kempff, Med. Directors P. S. Wales and G.
S. Beardsley.

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