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Commander yanderslice Meets the Posts of Cent


| Commander Yanderslice Meets the Posts Of Centre
| County.
| Special Correspondence National Tribune.
| BELLEFoNTE, Pa, Oct 3.-A special meeting
of all the Posts of Centre county, to meet the De-
partment Commander, John N. Fanderslice,
and Assistant Adjutant General, Thomas j.
Stewart, of this Department, met here this
evening.
Post J. w. Geary, 90; L. Haven Post, 100
Post 263, Unionville Post 262, Centre Hall
Milesburg Post, POI; Pinegrove Post, 272; Snow
Shoe Post 278; and Lemart Post 49, were
represented at the meeting by their Post Com
manders and others of the G.. A. Il.
After the closing ceremonies, Gregg Post
held q Campfire" the Department Com
mander joining the "mess." There was ma
terial present in the Grand Arny's guests that
kept the fire ablaze till midnight. OF those
present outside Of the Order were ext Governor
A. G. Curtin, Hon. A. o. Furst, Col. d. H
Hastings, of the Fifth Regiment, National
Guard of Pennsylvania, and the ready speech
maker, J. L. Spangler, Andrew Brockerhof
Aaron Goldsmith, George Eaton, William j.
Curtin, William Flemming, and c. J. McMilIcn,
who lent his time and taste to arrange the
bunting in the Post room.
In the interim of the two meetings-the regu-
lar or ritualistc and the commencement of
the Campfire" prOper-Comrade d. S. Keller
made a graceful address, congratulatng the
Grand Army that the Department officers do
not merely fill the offices, but visit without
the Department, rehearsing the work OF the
Post room. He thanked the Assistant Adju-
tant General for his exemplification of the
work of the Order, and the Department Com
mander for his beautiful precepts of our Order,
which seem more fitting when they fall from
lips accustomed to command.
Comrade Whitney, the Chaplain of Post No.
80, was next called upon. Like the spoiled
boy, he said he was hero because he wanted
to be here"
Commander John w. Bogert, from the Snow
Shoe Post 2S7, said being from the Navy, he
could scarcely be expected to make a speech,
as you all know the Navy does not produce
speech-makers. il "Our Post at Snow
Shoe is only six weeks old, and it has fifty
members, and more to muster in. We have no
debt and good fund to work on" Is it not
very well for six weeks?
Department Commander John NJ Wander
slice "graced" the occasion with pleasing,
eloquent and rhetorical address before the rich
dishes were brought on. lie said he regretted
his family duties prevented him from visiting
as he ardently desired, all the Posts in his De-
partment. He then went into detailed state
ment Of the very furnishing growth and cOndi-
ton of the Grand Army, not only in this State,
but throughout the Union. He praised the good
influences of Camp-fires, and advised a more
frequent use of this means Of promoting fra
ternal feelings. He concluded with beautiful
peroration on the blessings to all old soldiers
in the fellowship of the G. A. r..
The "old war governor" A. G. Curtin, de-
lighted the boys with humorous scolding
Assistant Adjutant General Stewart, having
transferred himself to the commissary depart
ment, convulsed the assembly at the rich feast
with his wonderful mimicrics.
An experience N Getting then took place, and
the Commanders present each responded to his
name and Post with speech that would do
honor to a State dinner at the White House
Comrade Jas. ShoOp Commander Of the new
Post at Centre Hall, Charlie Smith of Pine
Grove, then another Smith "a. v, | think Van
Value, whose name begins the same, all wanted
their beloved Commander and his show" to
como to their Posts, unmindful of statements
of his family waiting anxiOusly for his reap
pearance at home.
Col. d. II. Hastings's expose of the Post mus
term ceremony caused lots Of fun He aston
ished the comrades by his knowledge, and
Comrade John Walters looked as if We militia
colonel would go out the window into Hume's-
Block awning. The Post was just a little scared,
and may be it had been talking too much. It's
an easy matter for such able lawyers to put
evidence together. The Colonel had seen but
one war. That was the Pittsburg war, and
there he had won his colonelcy according to
A. O. Furst who came next, and made the