The National tribune., 1883-09-13

TO the loud tokens of delighted approval gave
his Tribute TO Comrsde.r This poem was
made doubly enjoyable from the fact that the
conrade who served in the same company and
regiment with ComTade Kensil and lost leg
IN the service, is member of Post 5, and was
present. Comrade North then sang John
Browns Body" all hands uniting in the chorus
with an enthusiasm that strongly recalled by
gone days. Comrade Saphar, the German
volunteer" then showed how much music lay
hidden away in mouth ergan. followed by his
recitation of the Army Mule C0mrade
Beath (he is only a comrade when in his POST
then gave expression to some of his pleas
antries, closing with some good advice. BY
this time the comrades were anxious to hear
from our Indiana visitor again, and loud calls
were made for him to give his Gettysburg,
1888" which he did in an impassoned manner
that aroused the widest enthusiasm and elic-
tied from all present the WarmeSt congratula-
tionS on his pOetical talent. Junior Vice Com
mander William Roberts then, in humorous
speech, presented Comrade Levi with an i'm
mense button-hook to replace one he had lost
In camp. At IL o'clock the Post closed in due
form.
The open-air Camp-fires Of Post los Guard
and Post 275, held at South Broad Street Park
on September j. 9 and and 10 and IL, were
very largely attended and pecuniarily they
were successful. On the 18th and 10th Post IL
viii hold one at the same place and on the
same dates Post Ii will have one at Echo Park.
Reference will be made TO these Camp-fres in
q future communication.
sCoTT'S LEGION.
On Thursday night meeting of the Surviv-
ors Association, Sixty-eighth regiment, Penn
sylvania volunteers SCOTS Legion) was held
at Grand Army headquarters. After an adj
dress by Col. A. II. Reynolds, the following Off
ted N kp puc N
dent, Major Michael Fulmer; Vice-Presdent,
Sergeant George Buckingham, company F;
Secretary, Private Alfred Craighead, company
X; Treasuter, Private Geo. III. Hulings. COM
pany G.. The association numbers 115 members,
about fifty of whom were present. An official
badge was adopted. and it was decided that q
banquet should be given on December 13 next,
the. twenty-irst anniversary of the battle of
Fredericksburg, the first struggle in which the
regiment participated. After passing resolu-
tions expressive of the sorrow felt at the loss
by death Of their late cOmrade, Alfred Singer,
of company A, the meeting adjourned.
Although these regimental Reunions do not
strictly come under the head of Grand Army
matters, yet, rs almost all theirmembers belong
TO the Order, the two are very closely connected.
1t viii not be amss in this place, therefore. TO
state that the surviving members of the One
Hundred and Ihirty-eighth regiment, Penn
sylvania volunteers, viii hold their fourth an
nual Reunion at Hatboro, Pa, on September
l9. The programme, as far as made out, in
cludes a business meeting in the morning, at
which an election of officers viii take place,
followed at / p. m. by banquet. In the after
noon public meeting will be held, at which
Rev. II. c. Grossman. of Elkhart, Ind, form
erly lieutenant of company B, will deliver an
Grafton. Addresses will also be made by Sena-
tor J. B. Everhart, of West Chester, Pa and
others, and music and songs will enliven the
proceedings. On this occasion, too, an effort
viii be made to establish Grand Army Post
at Hatboro. and, as A. A. 6. Thos. J. Stewart is
taking an active part in the movement, there
is hardly any doubt of its success. There is one
Post in this city (No. 35) that is composed en-
tirely of former members of the cavalry service,
and another NO. 191) whose members are
drawn only from the famous Pennsylvania re-
serve corps. Both Posts are steadily increas-
ing in numbers. 1t is now proposed to organize
Naval Post, and strong effort towards that
end is being made, sixteen names having al
ready been obtained to an application for
charter. "I60."