The National tribune., 1883-03-08
realized $1,000 from a fair held in that town

realized 81 900 from a fair held In that town
week before last.
An esteemed correspondent at Cambridge
port, Mass, sends US the following interesting
notices of passing events in that Department.
Post 90 of Waltham held glorious Campfire
on the 2d ult., with view of increasing their
membership. Senior Vice Department Com
mander Billings was present and made an
earnest appeal to the old soldiers to enter the
| Grand Army ranks. assuring them that the
! Department OF Massachusetts, man for man,
| never stood so well as to-day. He was followed
| by Comrade Scott, of Brooklyn, of the national
! staff, Judge Luce and others. About 100 of the
veterans were present and enjoyed the oXer-
! cises, including the beans and coffee. Good
results are anticipated. On Wednesday night,
| the 2Sth ult., Post So. of Arlington, lighted a
rousing Camp fire, inviting 10 its warmth Posts
! 80, 56, and 81 of Cambridge, Post 33 of Woburn,
! Post 139 of SOmervile, Post lis of Winchester,
and Post 119 OF Lexington. In the necessary
absence of Commander Evans, John d. Billings,
! the Senior Vice Department Commander, re-
| sponded for the Department of Massachusetts,
in an able address. analyzing some of the obJec-
! tioGs that old soldiers make TO joining the
! Order, and appealing to the comrades to stand
firm in keeping the Order on high plane III all
respects. Comrades TObin, of the council, Aides
Cushing and Lunt, and Comrades Gray, Duling,
Butfum, Wilson, and several others made very
able remarks. and Mr.. Lakin, a civilian, who
takes TO Grand Army boys rccitcd finely sew
eral patriotic pieces The usual rations fol-
lowed, and Post No. 36, which inaugurated this,
its first Compfire, is to be congratulated, for 1t
was great success.
Commander Leach Clark writes us that Gen
eral James Appleton Post, No. 12S, Ipswich,
Mass lighted rousing Campfire in their
hail Thursday evening, February 22d, to
which all the soldiers sailors and marines of
the late war resident in Ipswich, Rowly and
Hamilton were invited TO be present About
one hundred responded, representing one
Rhode Island, three New Hampshire and
twenty-seven. Massachusetts regiments, and
several from the navy. The comrades began
to assemble about eight o'clock, and an hour
was spent in social chat, singing old army
songs and renewing old time memories. One
very interesting event was the meeting between
COmrade Adams of Post 5. and COmrade GoSS,
who were together in rebel prisons and had
never met since the escape of the former till
then. The veteran soldiers, Knox with his
violin and Nichols with with his bass vlol,
assisted MIR. Albert Stone on the organ and MIR.
Rogers on the flute, furnished the music for
the occasion. Supper was served as o'clock,
and after it had been enjoyed, pipes were
lighted and speeches were made by Comrade j.
G. B. Adams of Post 5, Benz. Pitman of Post
50, n Shatswell of Post 81, T. F. Ellsworth,
and Others Post 12S was organized January
and the Adjutant's reports for the last quarter
of the year showed membership of fiftyone.
The comrades propose to more than double
their number i'll the present year.
Post No 10, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, had q
rOusing Campfire on the 23d ult. Senior Vice
Department Commander John ID. Billings, Ju-
nior Vice Department Commander w. A. Sloan,
Aids-de-camp S. A. Cushing, Jr., and W. Y.
Gross, Commander Beals, and a delegation
from Post 53, of LeOminster, Comrade III. G.
Curtis, of Atlantic, Iowa, and many old COM
rades of the war from the city and adjoining
towns were present. The programme included
an address of welcome by Commander Cuth-
bert, selections by the orchestra, songs by Com
rades Hale, Pat Gleason, and others, speeches
by COmrade John ID. Billings, Senior Vice De-
partment Commander; w. A. Sloan, Junior Vice
Department Commander; S. A. Cushing, Jr,
and w. Y. Gross, Aids-de-camp of the Depart
ment, John w. Kimball Past Commander of
Post 19; Commander Beals, of Post So; ID. II.
Merriam H. G. Curtis, Of Atlantic, Iowa, and
good supper.
Post No. 50, Beverly, Mass will hold fair,
commencing on April 18th, and continuing a
week. Prizes to the value of 81 900 will be
given away to the holders of season tickets.
The Post is thriving and has 10 on the rolls,
between forty and fifty having been mustered
within the past year. A Camp of the Sons of
Veterans, established at Beverly few months
ago, recently held a fair which netted the tidy
/ little sum of $500.