The National tribune., 1882-12-28
POST ELECTIONS.
II. II. TILLEY.

POST ELECTIONS.
Comrade Galland writes us from Montrose,
Iowa: The annual election of officers and
representatives for this Post was held on the
Ith inst, and the result was as follows Com
radeS Washington Galland, p c.; James Code,
s '. C.; B. f. Herrick, ]. V. c.; f. Walker,
Chap; +. NJ. Jaster, q. NJ; s. n. Sawyer 0.
/ D.; J. Rempey, O. e.: and rs representatives.
and alternates, Comrades f. VI. .Taster, w. B.
/ Van Nleet, James Code and :. y. Sawyer. At
the solicitation of the L. C.-clect and in accord
| ance with the general desire of the comrades
of this Post, Comrade S. II. Staysa, our present
T. c., has signified his willingness to accept
the appointment as Adjutant We have now
forty members enrolled, and have four new ap-
/ pllcatlOns to be presented at our next meeting.
/ This Post was organized on the oath of last
| April with twenty-sX charter members; has
continued to grow steadily, and is now in
/ healthy and prosperous condition. We have
| received information that the cannon donated
! to this Post for monumental purposes by act of
/ Congress has been delivered for transportation
to this place. 1t is a 24-pound howitzer. So
if the comrades in Washington should happen
/ to hear any very remarkably loud report from
! the West about January lst, do not be alarmed
/ and conclude that Mt. Diablo has tOppIed over
and fallen into the Mississippi River but
]
Montrose are having a rousing Campfire, to be
sure"
There was very interesting meeting of
Conover Post, No. 63, of Freehold, n. j., on
Wednesday evening, December 13 Com
mander John W. Hulse presided. Henry VI.
NevluS who is a member of the staff of Com
mander-in- Chief VanDervoort as well as an
aid of General Campbell, Commander of the
Department of New Jersey, was present Mr.
NeviuS is also Commander of ArrOwsmith Post
OF Red Bank. The evening was set down by
Assistant Inspector Thomas T. Rocket. for his
official visitation, and he was present and was
a close observer of the manner of doing the
work " in this Post. The following officers
were installed Commander, Edwin F. Apple-
gate; S. V. G., Charles A. Brewer; j. V G.,
Charles Fl. Snedeker; Q. NJ, Charles A. Clark
Surg, Caleb Patterson; Chap, Jacob Douglass:
y. d. Charles Hartsheim; q. e., George Sparks;
Delegate to Department Encampment, W. w.
Cannon alternate, Charles Hartshem At
the close of the election Inspector Rocket was
called upon for remarks, aud he responded in a
very pleasant manner. Commander Huse was
invited to say something, and made a few ex-
cellent remarks on the good and welfare of the
Order Then followed COmmandcr-clect Apple |
gate, who declared it to he his desire to do all
he could TO increase the life and strength of
ConOyer Post and of the Order in general 4
handsome chart of the army corps badges was |
hung III the room for the first time. Resolu-
tons were adopted thanking General Perrine /
for the loan Of rifles and equipments, and to |
Communicated Applcgate for the hand |
somely framed chart of the army corps badges. /
Commander Frank Lillibridge, of Pike n. |
Y, writes us as follows: Garfield Post No 229, /
has elected the following officers: Commander,
Frank Lillibridge; S. V. C., Henry Besancon:
J. V. C., +. }. Davidson; @. NJ, Newton Kerr:
Surg, DIR. IA. Il. MerVillc; Chap, Eber Fisk !
o. d., Page Burrnell; O. c., Harrison Streeter.
Garfield Post was mustered September u, 1881,
with thirty-tive comrades, by Past Vice Depart
ment Commander n. b. Laurence, of Gibbs
Post, No. l30, assisted by several comrades of
same Post. The Post has since mustered in
sixteen comrades, and more to follow. Two
comrades, Bragd0n and Emmcry, have been
transferred from our ranks to the ranks of the
Grand Commander above. We are arranging
for public installation Saturday evening
January 9th. You see we are live Post for
we are taking as many as twenty-five copies of
The NATIONAL TRIBUNE-a paper that every
soldier ought to have. If Senator Beck should
meet some of our boys and tell them to their
faces that they are thieves, they would soon
give him to understand that they were canni-
balls, too.
Comrade Henry Burrows, of Brandon. Vt,
writes us: At the annual meeting of Chas. J.
Ormsbee Post, No. Is Brandon, VT, held Mon
day evening, December IL, the following com
rades were elected for the ensuing ycar-Pos+
Commander, VIM. II. Flint, S. V. C., Henry
Burrows; j. V. c., l. G. Barrett; @. NJ Ozro
deacham; Surg, \. 5 Capen; Chaplain f. c.
Jar; D., & w. Carr; .. G., Henry Cross.
{. w. Carr was elected delegate to Department
and II. Burrows alternate This
Post Is III prosperous condition and gaining |
N numbers having recruits to muster in at
nearly every meeting. AT our annual meeting
ip-pIHrirU commander f,tIn rtp ostn !
md chaplain. We hold our first Campfire of
5he season next Saturday evening, ana The ;
are hard at work to make the oCr;,-
ion interesting to all who attend WHY do
you not write us often, comrnde? We cannot
want for local newspaper reports.-ED )
Cripple writes us as follows. Post No.
80, q A. X. Department of Illinois. was or
anized at Chillicothe, H., Oh the 22d of Nav. l
SS2 with charter membership Of thrty-two
t has continued 10 grow il numbers and in /
crest ever since We now have over sixty in /
ood standing, more coming III. A our first ,
Meeting in December we elected officers for I
ext year as follows: Com, J. +. Thomas :.
7. g., sam lIosselton; j. V. C., w. N. Mahan;
}. NJ, H. f. Caldwell Surg, II. II. Nurs O. d.,
:. s. Wilmot; Chap, f. G. Wayman; o. G., {
ohm Beck. We held our first Campfire enter t
ainment and supper on the evening of De II
ember 18th, which was well patronized and o
njoyed by all, and was a success financially i
nd socially. Inc Grand Rounds" visited us 81
ut did not find our pickcts asleep or killing g
lIckcns.' Our commissary had furnished an !
bundance of grub for the OCCASION
Comrade S. NJ. Childs, of n s. Norris Post. c
o. 10, Chagrin Falls, o., writes: We had 81
lily time At the las5 meeting of our Post. on al
10 9TH inst Il was election meeting and the W
blowing officers We're elected for the ensuing Fl
ear commander, Il. W. Walters; S. V. C., Sc
NJ Childs; J. V. c., L. C. Gleason; Chaplain. st
/ Hunt; Surg, j. V. Cleverton; o. D., L. 0. LII