The National tribune., 1882-09-02
THE ORDER IN PENNSYLVANIA,
The Grand Army and Bi.Centennial Celebration

The Grand Army and Bi-Centennal Celebration
New Posts Organized.
Special Correspondence National Tribune.
PHILADELPHIA, August 25.-Commander
Vanderslice has issued the following order
from Grand Army headquarters:
The sixteenth anniversary of the orraniza
tion of the Grand Army of the RepubIic in
Pennsylvania will be observed bv parade of
the Order in Philadelphia on Friday, October
a. 1852, during the B-CentenniaI celebration.
The entire National Guard of Pennsylvania,
together with many regiments and military
organizations from other States, Will also parod-
on that day, thus making it the larges ..
most interesting parade of that week o
tivities.
For all uniformed Posts outside of Phi
phia, One-half the usual rates of transpor
will be charged. A still further reduced r...
may be secured, and if so it will be ammo .~es'
in ample time. Every Post in the Depar .a-
is urgently requested to participate.
The EnCampment under canvas upC. tie
battlefield of Gettysburg, from July p t,
20, was the largest yet held there being about
three thousand comrades in attendance, and
the Department Commander desires to express
his high appreciation of the interest mani
tested by them in making it so successful and
enjoyable.
The reports of the Department Officers to the
Semi-Annual Encampment show the gatifying
increase of thirty-six Posts, and 2, 500 comrades
for the first six months of the present year
With such an incentive to renewed effort on
the part of every cOmrade let all go actively to
work, determined that the Department of
Pennsylvania SHALL at the close of the year
1882, be still not only the largest Department.
of the Order, but that it shall report the largest
increase in membership,-and to secure this,
the Department Commander appeals to every
individual comrade to aid in the work
Since the date of General Orders No. IL,
dated July 6, 1882, the following Posts have
been mustered:
Lieut.. Charles D. Post Post, No. 256, at Shick-
shinny, Luzerne county, by Frederick Grouse,
Post 81. James Post, Commander.
K. z. BabcOck Post, No. 255, at Westfeld
Tioga county, by Charles T. Hull, Past Depart
| ment Commander. A. A: Amsbry, Commander.
Col. VIM. Lennon Post, No. 2GO, at New
Bethlehem, Clarion county, by d. w. GOheen,
Post 239. j. l.. Cribs, Commander.
DR.. George L. Potter Post. No. 261 at Miles
burg, Centre county, by H. II. Benner, Post 95.
Austin Curtin, Commander.
Grove Brothers Post, No. 262, at Howard,
Centre county, by Austin Curtin, Post 90.
Samuel H. Bennison, Commander
Peters Brothers Post, No 263, at Fleming,
Centre county, by George f. Harris, Post 81.
Waldo G. Vanvaiin, Commander.
David L. Montgomery Post, No. 264, at Mont
gomery, Lycoming county, by William n. Jones,
S.V. Department Commander. W. II. Shafer,
Commander.
Post 265, at Carmichael tre-la comfy. -
F. II. Dyer Post 120, Rev, t'7v't Is. 1,e =5G,
Commander.
Leut. T. 3. Winslow T Re 2-- ~ PEN
field, Clearfeld county, -- q. Esss-Ua-er.
A. A. Clearwater, Comma
E. D. Sharp Post, No 81. -uaes.rs.
Clarion county, by 2. 81 I3IJ lle FL
C., T. @. MeCfregor, Com
Lieut. B. n. Smith Pos
vile, York county, by j. r.. E.ss iLs
w. w. Moore, Commando
Capt. Jno. o. Campbell s- g.. l.iUe
Grove Mills, Centre coun Thza s .h-i=s.
Post 197 Charles Smith ,C1uzr e-
Col. J. Miller Post, \ r. Nas .sr,v
Boro, Carbon county, by E.Has f.-.o-. De
partment Inspector. j. ST. Pryor s-
mander.
Gen. Robert Patterson Post
adelphia, by Daniel ONeiII, Commanuel ! ~.
10. d. B. McCready, Commander.
By command of
J. NJ. VANDERsLICE,
Department Commander.
Assistant Adjutant- General.