, 1875-07-18
SECRET SOCIETIES.
Report Of Blair Lodge Committee on
the Death Of ". h. Gallagher.
Public Odd-Fellows installation by
the Grand Master.
The State OF the Order in Con-
necticut.

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eolomns. Inc Looge' II the next communlca
tlon after the news Of Brother Gallagher
Va esoauu'eA'ea v. ~ suoN'
committee 10 express thelr feelings at tue loss
their Master. At regular communication bel,
,.a. ar..a. 81 ~ c.--:.. a":.,. -.
1A@' aouuay o'8ns' 'ne eonlm'ttee' WHICH wa
composed Of Brothers J. O'Nell, J. II. TeruliIi
ger, and ]. R. wilkins, reported as follows:
the duties which derolve upon the neither i. IT pos
se'e WORDS .ne which =. o1 u. fesl
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soemn silence with An mpresstTenesa lar Rrehter thai
words can tell; those embems Of our 0rder wreahed
with crape each tells is silent story tho borrowing
f,oo. ~ onr ,at,r.r .ho- ,t - a1n,w ~.
dutv th.t h.. sallea ~ n" toe.shsr % neat % ~5tn hi,
1nsatate demand has viaited our ci1cle-sought out
shining mark, and, dipping h,s fatal d,1
IN Tho pool OF sorrow. sped IN ou'
'snns' ana sruck our has.ef' sca'tef1ng tne
insefs Of s;dnes' IKE pail Of gloom oves
the cheerful countenauce Of our brother and our
friend again will behold those speaking eyes
thAt srarkled with deght It tbs joys Of his friend
Brother Gallagher WA born Aug. 70, 1884, at New
comerstown, Tuscarawas County, O. Here he re-
,ed vth bis parents nnt 1ss Thsn they moved
Fifteenth Illinois Infantry for three years, After
wards he followed the fortunes Of war with his reg-
DICK
to Kentucky participated tn the battle Of pitsburg
Landing. theoce with tho army under Gen. Hurlbut
to corinsh, and underwent the hardships and oKps-
Of that memorable march, 8iege. an battle. After
the victory at cornth he went with his division to
Memphis, arriving there in August, when be vas
transferred 70 Gen. Grants army and vent to Oxford
Thence he returned to Memphis, where the army WAS
concentrated for the celebrated On to Vfcksburg"
march: Ho participated in various tkirmishes, par
ticularly one 1t Hatehee River, against the joiued
armies OF Price and Van Dorn- Subsequently, he
vent with his division Of the army to
Jackson, Mies. His period of enlistment
expiring ia 1884, he re-euus.sd 1t Viczsburg. and
started with Gen saermanb division in the raid on
Meridian cutting the Mobile Ohio Railroad. Upon
to Veksburg, where he was granted thirty days fur
on2h to vsit he. At tha expiration Of that time he
rejo'ned his division Of ths army At Huntsville A.
under Gen. Frank Blair. Marching unaoz him to
Rome, Ca. be Joined Sheruaan1 army ut Kcnesaw
Mountain. Here ho was detailed OH skirInish duty,
and on Oct wss captured by ths enemy under Gen.
and remained there about one month, when
lie was taxen to hilten prison, Ga. re-
W. again moved to Thomsavi1le: and thence marched
aeross tho country to A'han and back again 70 Andcr
sonTt1le, le,Lremaining nnm late IN March 1867 when:
managed to keep secretad during his captivity. ho
bought his liberty OF rebel officer, and By travelling
ut night and aeeping BY day he worked his tedious,
anxious way to the camp Of thu boys In blue It Vcks
burg he arrived without money. and With very few
pounds OF heah on his bones. Here ha got the first
[uH meal ne nau 62kou klucn oeHR @aXe HEkoner anu
Raa sent home to report in Springfield July 3 1865.
when LIE was discharged from tho service. Tho fol
owing winter he c4os to Chicago whers be has since
te*ided.
Bro. GALLAGHER Joined Cyrus Lodge, A. F. A. H.,
No: 1S8. At NJ Carol, ILL.,, IN 1sG3 He identified in
1867. md, ~ yen all know, depsdted hts demit III
Blair Lodge directly thereafter, Dnrng tho nerfod Of
membership in Blair Lodge he filed accept&by tbs
,1ces Of Senior Deacon snd Junior Warden. and one
'uA term as y. III. TO satisfactorily that l1e
.iected, and had served nearly one-haH the second
term at the time Of his death.
He took the Beottish Bite denrees, including the
hirtysecond In the spring Of 1877 and also joined La
ayetts Chapter, No 8, In the Rprin9 Of 1857. He
married TO Frances Bryan Nay 2 lS69. LIS child Way
born June Z, 1914. His wife died june II, 1874.
He died June .. aud waa buried June g. la75, by
large representation Of The Brothers Of Blair Lodge
corted by the Cons:story. Following with the mourn
large delegation OF his usaociates from tile
pos-oise 1n evidence Of the esteem IN which he wa
'eaa & ~ ~. r LAY 1noas 9.n nooos
haronf r., tha urt for u};c thcv - eit,o5 r. nn-a
than passtng mention At our han1a.
With Lis life in Chicago most Of Ia are familiar.
Coming into m active, metropolitan city With
,ut zcQuaintauces, mole.t worth fails to re-
.eiye tho reward 1t merits, and the. possessor
that virtue ia likely to be Aside for tAoss lese
fceerying bat more persevering. However, permit
III tn bear testimony to noble action performed by
Of Bair Lodge, who appreciated An honekt
andszvor obtain Masters wagcs thereby lein4 the
better nble to SUPPORT himself aud family. Having
occasion to employ N honest uccountaut he eayo c
position to Bro. Gallagher, retaining him while he
needed the services continuing his frenlsl.jp With
praisevorhy zeaI and earnestnass tat proved sue