The National tribune., 1882-09-09
OUR HAVERSACK,

| Sept. 1921 promises to be a great success.
Mower Post, No. 81, of Lemars Iowa, will
attend a Reunion at Cherokee in full uniform.
The Jackson county (Mich.) veterans held
Reunion at Vandercook's Lake, on the 31st
ult. 1t was great success.
James B. Mcpherson Post, No. 81, was re-
Gently mustered by Department Commander
Walkinshaw at Galva, Kansas, with 101 new
members, and Comrsde NJ. z. Simpson COM
mander.
At the Parkersburg Reunion of the Army of
West Virginia, September 18th to 14th, the
Grafton will be delivered by the Hon. Robert
| G. IngersoI. A wigwam capable of holding
10000 people has been built for the occasion.
The State Historical Society is endeavoring
to collect materials for military history of
the State, and the soldiers of Kansas are re-
quested to contribute whatever material for
the collection they may have at their disposal.
The Reunion of veterans at Clinton CO., Mo-,
on the oath and 25th ult., was great success.
Gen. Prentiss, the hero of Shiloh, was among
the speakers, as also Capt. Thomas, of Platts-
burg, the Republican nominee for Congress in
that district.
October viii be celebrated as Grand Army
Day at Pittsburg. The Department Comman-
ders of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West
ern Virginia will be present with their stafls
The directors of the exposition will present
handsome State flag to the best drilled Post on
that occasion.
The Post recently established at Mt. Vernon,
Ind, was at first named Lyon Post but after
reporting the name to headquarters the mem
6a1 hot oIro o61ra
Post in the State of that name, and conse-
| quently they changed it to Hodge Post, No. 80,
G. A. R., Department of Indiana. The Post is
in flourishing condition.
The thirteenth annual Reunion of the First
New York dragons took place at Silver Lake,
New York, August 81. The Twenty fourth
New York battery and One Hundred and
Fourth New York volunteers were also pres
ent and eloquent addresses were made by Gen.
Stewart L. Woodford and Gen. John C. Robin
son.
The former members of the Forty-fourth
| Massachusetts, regiment hOnored the twentieth
anniversary of the regiments going into camp
at Readville by dinner at the Point of Pines
on the 10Th ult. No business of Importance
was transacted, the " boys" making the day of
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Rhode Island and Twenty fourth Massachu-
setts.
The Soldiers Memorial Association, of To-
ledo, Ohio, has now $17,3O7.11 in its treasury.
At its meeting last Saturday measures were
discussed for securing additional funds to the
amount of 100000, in order 10 begin work in
the spring on the new memorial building. Tho
project of providing for public library in
their building was fayorably received. The
association will push their building project at
an early day.
The soldiers Reunion at Topeka, Kan, is to
last through fair week, September II to Is, and
it is expected there will be 10000 veterans in
line. Among the distinguished orators expected
are: James G. Blaine, Maine Neal Dow, Maine !;
Speaker Keifer, Ohio; General John Coburn,
Indiana; Colonel Streight, Indiana Colonel
Harry White, Pennsylvania; Colonel Carr
Illinois; General Yandervoort, Csmmander-in-
Chief G. A. T., Washington, D. c., and others.
The Bellaire Ohio Monumental Association
have postponed the unveiling of the soldiers
monument until date in October not yet de
cided upon. This step was taken as a measure
of courtesy to the committee who have charge
of the arrangements for the Fort Henry GEN.
tennial celebration at Wheeling, the latter oc-
curing on the date fixed for the unveiling of
the monument September 18th.
The new hall of Thoburn (Ohio) Post, will
be dedicated on the 18th inst. 1t has been
handsomely carpeted and furnished is well
ventilated, and q very comfortable place to
spend an evening. The comrades desire to
form Ladies Auxiliary Society, and extend
an earnest invitation to the ladies of Martins
Ferry who feel an interest in their cause to
meet with them for that purpose.
The sixth annual Encampment of the New
Hampshire Veteran Association will be held at
Camp Evarts ". Farr, Wiers, on the banks of
Lake Winnepesaukee, Sept. 18th to 18th. At
the reception to Governor Bell, on the 14th
inst, an oration will be delivered by Gen. II.
W. Fuller of Boston, and poem by Col A. S.
Twitchell of Gorham, beside which there will
be short speeches by several distinguished gen.
tlemen, both military and civil.
A Concord On. H. special says: General J.
n: Patterson, president of the Veterans Asso-
citation, has received a letter from General w.
T. Sherman accepting an invitation 20 be pres
ent at the Reunion at Weirs. General Sher
man will be in Boston on September 13 and 90
to Weir's on the 18th. He will go to the sum-
nit of Mount Washington, and afterwsrd to
Plattsburg and Rouse's Point to meet troops
that have been in Arizona for thirteen years
He will be accompanied by his daughter.
The surviving members of the 10th and
125th Regiment Pennsylvania volunteers, will
hold Reunion in Tyrone on the 18th Of Sep
tember The members of the Eighty-fourth
regiment, and Second, Ninth, and Twelfth
cavalry have been invited to meet with them.
If possible, arrangements will be made for
cheap excursion rates over the various rail-
roads Any of the late members of the above
named regiments residing ia Washington, d.
c., wishing to attend the Reunion will please
communicate with F. 3. Stewart, at the Pen
sion Office, corner Pennsylvania Avenue and
thirteenth street
The third annual Reunion of the Oceana co.
mich. Soldiers and Sailors Union, was held at
Camp Houk, on the 30th and 31st ulto. The
citizens of Eldridge fitted up the camp hand
somely and the attendance reached 1000. On
the 3lst inst there was fine battalion review,
after which business meeting was held and
all the old officers elected, viz: W. Z. Thorp,
president L. +. Coon, vice-presdent; j. H.
Slater, secretary; II. G.. Houlz, treasurer 1t
,yoS 1acided to hold the fourth animal ReuDion