The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-12-13

gard to Blair Post . The Post is booming
and no doubt will soon muster General Sher-
man as one OF its members
On the following week Comrade Pease visited
st. Joseph and participated in the annual
Campfire and second anniversary Of Custer
Post, of that place. which he describes as being
4 very pleasant affair.
From st. Joseph the indefatigable Assistant
Adjutant- General went to Hannibal, where he
attended a special meeting Of Post No. AZ.
This Post is but year old and musters over
leo comrades.
Athens was the next place visited, where
Harrison Post, No I2l, was mustered in on the
spot where the battle took place, August 5,
1861, with the following officers. Commander,
John Weber; 5. V. C., George Wilson; j. We,
Jasper O'Neii; Adi't Royal VI. Miller; @. NJ,
Justus George; Chaplain. William French: o.
d.. J. P. Talbot; o. c.. James Honse-
COmrade Pease closes his letter By saying:
sour Department IS so large that I should net
dare say how many miles | have Travelled in
the last fifteen months, for fear Of being
counted ont as truth selIer"
General Orders. No. 4. Issued at Kansas CITY.
Mo, BY order Of VIVA. Warner, Department
ConmaudeT-Albion 7. Pease assistant Adju-
ant-Gcneral-coatain the following:
The first stated meeting IN December will be the
date OF election OF Post officers aef delegates to
the Department Eacarnpnlcnt. Delegates viii be
chosen BY ballot rs prescribed by the Rules and
Negotiations Oh pages n and i2-onc delegate and
one alternate 10 be eleetad for each twenty-five
members OF the Post, q fractional part thereof
over twenty-five but not les than twelve Of said
fraction. Select representative comrades As dele
getes. and those whC viii certainly attend the De-
partment Eneafnpneft ut Sedai.ii. Past Post Com
fnaEide-s ex-ciIeio mastering Officers for the
purposes of Installing the Bewly-eieeteG officers of
their Posts, and viii act such whsJ. 70 ether or
ders are given. and they viii report Immediately
To the A. 4 General the Of officers so IN
stalled
The Department Commander returns thanks to
each comrade for his earnest eerts the past; his
most sGnguine expectations have bsea more than
fulfilled. " e have - Posts. with a meuafer-
ship Of nearly 6.ooa Continue the good work
You, comrades. are entitled o all tis cTesiis FOR tho
growth Ofthis Department. which pfcces.estesf
You can, il YOU viii, put yosr Department. ia the
front rank at the next National Eueampment.
/ Comradc James Kinney, Of Grant CITY. Mo-.
( informs Us that Ellsworth Pest No IL, which
was organized IN April, 1Sc2. with fourteen
members, now numbers ffty-two. and that an
election of officers was held on the 1st isiss ut
4. which Louis Folke was reelected Commander :;
/ s v, C..Wn. P. Sparks J. '. c., john Wilson !;
/ q. IL, Comrade Lang: O. D., :. Dye; o. c., J.
Sanders james Kinney and CeEar..Ge Lang as
delegates TO EneaDpmeut
Comrade l. X Turk, Macoa City, 10. writes
/ rs shat throaga the Efforts Of It's worthy Com
mander, DF. y. 5 Richardson. T. A. Jones
/ Pest, No. p. Of that place. has become one Of
the largest ana most a0arishiag Pests Of the G..
/ ~ Z. in that State. and that every eolnrsssle Of
the Post IS subscriber to TIE TRIBUNE-
I Cornrade Henry J. Lydia, St Louis. No. has
written a play entitled Through the War"
which VIII no doubt, be OF great interest to cur
ex-soldiers.