The National tribune., 1883-02-15
NEW YORK.

Comrade o. T. Perkins, Hallsport, n. Y,
writes us as follows: Wesley Rolfe Post, No. 332,
was mustered in at STANDARDS Corners. Allie
gany CO., n. Y, on the 22d ult, by Past Post
Commander c. c. McCready, of II. c. G. Post,
No. 247, Bolivar, n. Y, assisted by the officers
of the last-named Post. Owing to a delayed
train it was 9:15 p. IN. before the visiting COM
rades arrived in Wellsvile, and then a drive
of two and a half miles brought them to the
little village where the newly organized Post
is located. Supper over, and 1t was 1880 be-
fore the business of the evening commenced.
A number of the recruits had concluded that
the boys" were not coming and had gone to
their homes, so that but twenty-five were
found at the outposts when the time came for
mustef. The muster over, it was voted a
grand, good thing, and 1--WE won't 60 home till
morning" was the verdict of them all ; and
mid song and story AND joke, mid reminis-
cences of the old camp life so wildly brought
before them by the incidents of the evening,
the wee sma' hours heightened until the east
ern sky betokened the coming of the orb Of
day. One incident is worthy of mention in
connection with the mastering of the Post,
showing the spirit of fraternity characteristic
of the old soldiers. Frederick Bierman has
been unable to walk for several years, owing
to injuries received in the army, but he
wanted to muster in with the rest, so the boys
(gray-headed boys now took him from his
d
the hall, and as the recruits filed up the stairs,
carried him in their arms up and into the Post
room, where accommodations were in readiness
for him. AT the close of ceremonies, large
delegation took him home again. Comrade
Bierman says he never felt prouder in his life,
with Soldiers in front of him, soldiers to
right of him, soldiers to left of him, and
soldiers all around him." as he rode away to
his home. Indeed it was body-guard of
which king might well be proud. The Off
GERS are: Commander, o. T. Perkins; S. V. c.,
/. A Krusen; j. V. c., j. Lestner; 0. D., c. +.
Cline; @. NJ, J. T. Coval; Chaplain, N. r.
Woodcock; Adj't. J. Fausberry; Surgeon. L.
Campbell; o. g., A. ]. Griggs; S. NJ, o. B.
Selden; O. NJ S., F. Bierman. The ]. V. c.
attends to the interests of THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE in the Post. We are started with
the promise of an increase in numbers We
hope to be of use to the Order, and intend to
make our influence tell for good in our locality.
/ think we should be called the Farmer Post,
as we are made up almost exclusively of farm
ers. 1t is good bean country, SO look out for
Camp fires, with beans by the wholesale, and
occasionally roasted bullock.
comrade writes us from New York under
the signature Of "Retyah" as follows: "The
time is approaching when the Grand Army
will have ceased to recruit, by reason Of hav-
ing absorbed all the available material, SO that
it is question to be met: How shall we get all
honorably discharged soldiers and sailors into
the Grand Army? Once in, how shall we keep
them in? l believe q change in the form of
ballot would in itself be benefit to the G. A.
r., and that two-thirds vote should elect.
Comrades should look over the very large num-
Der of reflections during the last year, and ask
whether comrades had not in many instances
allowed personal feeling to rise paramount to
| Grand Army interests. Under the present form
of election the growth of Post may be stopped
by two or three. Very many comrades march
in one door and out of the other; that is, they
attend two or three meetings, their interest
ceases, and soon they are dropped members.
These are the hardest class of recruits to get,
and ! think the National Encampment can
make it easier if they will give the matter at
tention. The rules and regulations need
TO be revised and made over so as to meet pres
ent wants of the Order. Questions are every
day coming up in Posts which Commanders
are at a loss to know how to meet as they can
not find any rule to guide them. Soldiers and
sailors are each their own lawyer, and very
much time is wasted at Post meetings by mo-
tions made out of order. and very frivolous