The National tribune., 1881-12-24
GRAND ARMY NOTES,

Post No 5, G. A. r., is the largest Grand Army Post
in the country.
The increase of membership in the Department of
Massachusetts, during the past year has been 220O
comrades.
On the first Of July last the Department of Kan
sas had but ten Posts on its roster. Now there are
| thlrty-tive, a gain of twenty-five.
At the beginning of the present year the Depart
ment of Ohio had membership of but 1900 in less
than forty Posts Now it has 100 Posts with over
| 5000 comrades
Gibbs Post G. A. R. of Warsaw, n Y, was never
| in more prosperous condition than at the present
time. Twenty-Five new comrades have been mus
tered during the past year. the latest recruit being
| Lieut. u. l.. Tanner, U. S. n, now in command of
the steamer Fish Hawk
Gen Hays Post, No. g. G. A. r., of Pittsburg, Pa,
has elected the following officers to the ensuing
year: 7. C., Wv. Scott; s. VIC, Geo. B. Hubbard;
j. V. c. S. A. Will; Q. d., Edward Fisher; 0. G.,
J. II. Hoffer; Q. NJ, Jno. F Hunter S.. J. Z. Miller
C. A. Il. G. Heron Chaplain, B. w. Baldwin Del
egateS to Department Encampnent, Jno. F. Hun
ter, r. T. McCord S. A. Whl, B. Gallisath, r. G.
Heron.
George s. Dawson Post, No. So, of Albany n. Y.
has elected the following officers: Commander, An
gus McD. Shoemaker; S. v c., r. c. FOlger; j. v
c., Fred. Phisterer Chaplain, G. H. Secer; Quarter
master, James NJ Watkins; o. d., A. NJ Michael ;
o. g., Henry Wilkes; Surgeon, DIR. t. A. Bartlett; ;
Council OF Administration, E. ID. ROnan William j.
Sherman, Ira B. Sampson; Delegates to Department
Encampment, H. A. Glassford John d. Brooks; Al
ternates, Comrades Todd and Benton.
l.. o. Morris Post, No. 121, Of Albany n. Y. has
elected the following officers: Commander, Geo. H.
Treadwell; S. V. c., G. H. Becker J. V. c., Thomas
Wilkie; 0. D., Daniel Gleason; o. g., c. E. Fair
child; Chaplain, f. A. Coon; Surgeon, Z. Van Ber-
gen; Quartermaster, E. B. Cooper; Council of Ad-
ministration, s. I. Bantham, Stephen Martin, Il. r.
Sanford; Delegates J. /. Stremple, John DAILY, A
II. Spierre; Alternates, K. H. Mccormick, NJ Ha-
vens c. III. Zeilman.
The Carlisle Post Of the Grand Army of Pennsyl-
vania will visit Harrisburg during the holidays, to
attend Post 116 fair.
John F. Reynolds Post No. 6, g. A r., of this city,
has elected officers for the ensuing year, follows:
Commander, Z. Emmett Smith; S. '. c., Peter
Wynne; J. V. c., George w. Lucas; Quarterm aster,
Geo. E. Corson; Chaplain, Edward Brady; Surgeon,
". w. Granger Delegates to Department Encamp-
ment, John R. Randolph and George A. Worley;
Alternates, Peter Wynne and George w. Lucas.
At the last regular encampment of Harry Lee
Post, G. A R., OF Brooklyn, n. Y, the following Of
hcers elected for the ensuing year: Commander
Charles L. Post; S. v c., Richard Mootry; J. V. c.,
". X. Fletcher; Quartermaster, Z. Welch Jr.; Sur
geon, J. D. Wade, NJ. D.; Chaplain, J. w. Jones; o.
d., William Clyde; o. G., G. L. Lingke; Council of
Administration, &. W. Foster, chairman, w. D. Cor
nell, II. 7. Behrenburg, j. NJ. Sangster, and r. r.
Lamport; Trustees of Relief Fund G. r. Doane NJ
d., j. R. McNaughton, J. H. Hart, J. H. Jeffers, and
Thomas Smith; Delegate F. COcheu; Alternate, J.
ent than at any election since the organization of
the Post.
Webster Post, G. A. r., No. s, Department of Ohio
has elected the following officers for the ensuing
year: C. W. kinnear, Com; J: E. Glezen, S. V. c.;
Stephen Roe, J. V c.; w. d. Woodburn. @. NJ; w
Z. Walling, O. D.; John D. Pease, Chap; r. f.
Woodbury., Surgeon W. A Walling, O. G. NJ. w.
Wright Delegate, and J. E. Glezen Alternate to the
department Encampment
Colonel James II. Perry Post, No SO, G.. A. R.. of
Brooklyn n Y, has elected following officers for the
year 1882 Conn., Henry A. Phillips; S. Y. c.. Ber-
nard D. Magee reelected); J. Y. C., John H. Schae-
fer; Q. NJ, R. W. LHommedieu; Surgeon Walter
b. Chase, III. D. (re-eected) Chaplain Professor
Moses &: Young (re-elected); o. d., G. r. Thomp-
son; o. g., James Latham; Delegates to the State
Encamptent R. W. L'Hommedieu, Joseph B. Stan
ton, John II. Clayton, John f. Pollard; Alternate
Delegates, Robert B. Keller Stephen c. Henderson,
John tlrmbach, George A. Fairoy; Trustees Joseph
B. Stanton, Major Jam IS A. Barrett Geo A Trull I
j. Farrell and Walter Scott; c. B., Robert Drum |
mOnd; ID. NJ, Mich se Hamlp This Post is but |
three years old, and il numbers 300 members. who |
are determined if possible to outnumber any Post |
in Kings county by Decoration day This P,st is
making an effort to get an appropriation from Con-
gress for more land tor the Soldiers Plot at CYPRESS
Hills Cemetery. Through its efforts there is now
law IN this State to give decent burial to all hon
oraby discharged veterans of the war of the rebel
lion, which forbds their being buried as paupers
At the last Encampment in the State a resolution
was offered by delegate from this Post to petition
Congress to so amend the law Of February 3, 1879.
as to furnish on application headstOnes to the graves
Of all honorGby discharged veterans who have died
since that time or who may die in the future
At the annual election of Phil Kearney Post No.
I, Department of Michigan, &. A. r. the following
named officers were elected for 1882 Lewis D. Loeb
lin, Commander; Abraham Eddy S. V. C.: Daniel
u. Crotty, }. V. c.; Fred. Oney, Surgeon: James |
oprague, Chaplain; Thos. ii. CaGy, O. D. Walter
Rice, o. e.; Samuel ID. Murrey, 9. NJ; Chas H. De
r"E, AdJutant. /. }. Warner aud William f. Were
ogle. Q4essaise9f 70 Department Encampnent,
Post >, g. A. r., Of Albany, New York has elected
:he following officers for 1882: Commander J. r.
Les Williger; S. V. G.. n. S. McOmber: j. V. c.
Valentine La Paint; G. H., J. S. Huffman: Surgeon
J. IL. Elliott; Chaplain, George w. Dovey: O. D. f.
J. Adams; .. G., William Wilson; Council of Ad
Louis Shutter Z. j. Owens, and j. c. Higgins; Del
egates, A. Love- l.. III. Smith, and Geo E. Harrine-
on Alternates w. Hill, Z. Owen, g. Warren, and
leo. W. Peck.
On the 9th inst. Chief NJ. o. Henry 2. Fischer
mustered into the &. A r. and enstalled the officers
.lect Of Wood County Post, No. %, Department of
Wisconsin, at Grand Rapids. There were % charter
members in all. The following is list of officers:
commander, q. }. Jackson S. Y. c. D. d. Dema-
las; j. Y. c., 4. n. Ticknor Surgeon, A. NJ At
yeod; Chaplain, ". E. SimOns; O. NJ w H. Coch-
an o. d., J. W. Cochran; o. g., c. S. Warren:
Adjutant p F. Brunson; q. NJ. Sergeant W. H.
Brown; 5. Major, {. J. Carmean
Given Post, No 1}3, G. A. R., of Wooster Ohio.
las elected the following officers for the ensuing
Jear: p. c., Capt. j. \. Clark P. p. G., Lieut. j.
?. Van Nest; 5. Y. G., D. &. Curry; J. Y. c. L. Q.
Jef'ries; q. NJ EnOs Pierson; Chaplain G, w. Bre-
lizer; o. d., c. IL. Hesler; o. g., A. A. Carr.