The National tribune., 1882-12-21
OUR HAVERSACK
And the Very Substantial RatiOns Which it Contain
for the Boys.

And the Very Substantial RatiOns Which it Contaix
for the Boys.
A new Post is to be established at Naps City
Cal.
F. There are now five Posts in San Francisco,
with membership of 800.
GO The California Encampment will be held
January 10Th at San Francisco.
Upton Post, Pueblo, Colorado, will give
Campfire Christmas night at Montgomery
Opera House. 1t will be the first ever given
in South Colorado
We are indebted to Gibbs Post, No. I3O. of
Warsaw, New York, for an invitation-and
very beautiful one it is-to its Campfire ON the
26th inst.
J. B. Wyman Post, No. 81, of ClintonvilIe.
Wis, held Campfire recently, at which nearly
400 people were present and partook of the
forage which was provided at the close Of
the ceremonies.
The winter Reunion of the Twenty-seeond
Massachusetts volunteers and Third Light Bat.
terry took place at Boston on the 18th inst
Collector WorthingtOn and Postmaster Tobey
were among the guests and Capt. J. L. Parker,
of Lynn, oficiated as POSTMASTER.
Commander Chief Vandervoort attended
a rOusing Grand Army meeting in Whining
ton, Delaware, on Tuesday night F. A Smyth
ored Post were present and a large delegatiob
attended from interior points in the State.
Comrade W. Fl. Tuber writes us from Shunr
mock Mills, Rhode Island, that Post of the G
4. r., to be known as Burnside Post, No. ?, wa
organized at that place by the Department
officers, ON October 4th, 1882, with IL charts
members. With wise management there
nothing to hinder it from becoming powerfu
organization.
Conrade James F. Fits, the retiring Com.
mander of Charles P. Sprout Post, of Lockport.
n. Y, who has filed that place for three con.
secutive terms has issued an eloquent circular
to his fellow members thanking them for tbs
honOrs which they have conferred upon him
and exhorting them to maintain the present
high character of the Post.
Comrade Pinson writes us from Xenia, No.
that ROderick lockwood Post of the G. A r.
Department of Missouri, was mustered in BY
Comrade r. II. Browne, of Kirksville. October
18th, 1882, with - charter members. Com
mander, ]. A. Pinson; S. Y. c., George W,
Peake; J. V. c., Peter Greggers; o. D., George
w. Palmer; o. g., Charles Grabosh; Chaplain,
John Stout; Adjutant, George W. Houston
Three old veterans have come in since, and
there are five more applications to work on
The Reunion committee of the ex-Soldiers,
and Sailors Association had conference with
the secretary of the State Board of Agriculture,
at Columbus. o., last week, relative to the
dates to be fixed upon for the Reunion next
summer. The committee inclined to Tuesday
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, July "a.
%, 20 and q. The secretary of the State
Board was satisfied with those dates being iuss
five weeks from the opening of the State Fair,
and with which event it was believed the Re-
union would not interfere with that length Of
time between.
Alfred Sully Post, No 3, G. A. R., was re- ,
November 18th, at Dayton, W. T..
by General John II. Smith, A. d. c. with p
old vets as charter members. Sully Post was
with II charter members January
1881, but, owing to lack of members and interest,
surrendered its charter after struggling man
fully for existence about five mouths Now.
the timber is at hand for a number one Post
The officers are: Commander, H. H. Wolfe; s.
V c., j. NJ Gale; j. V c., J. w. Holman:
Chaplain, j. J. McCleary; Surgeon, D. B. Petit
john; Aide-de-Camp to Department Com
mander, 7. II. Dupuy.
Comrade Sweet writes us as follows from
ILL.,: "AlfFed Harrison Post, No.
l52, held their first Campfire on Friday night, !!
December list. 1t was a complete success in
every way. About $50 old vets sat down to our
bean supper. After it was over we held
regular love-feast. Speeches, songs and stories
Of camp and prison life (in Andersonville)
were the order of the night, and all enjoyed
themselves and said it was good to be there.
The enthusiasm ran high and we got some
fifteen applicants from recruits, and arrange
ments were made to organize two new Posts
one at Hutsonville and one at Robinson, both
in this county. We are waking up.the sleepy
old vets to the Importance and need of q. A.
K. Posts, and / know that our Campfire Will
result it great good to the Order.