The National tribune., 1883-06-21
ILLINOIS.

Commander Samuel A. Harper,-J. L. Bennett
y. A G.-contains the following: The follow
ing appointments of AideS-de-Camp on the
| staff OF the Department Commander are hereby
| announced: Henry T. Sweet, Kewanee; a. ID.
Gogin, Palestine; J. W. Massie, Magnolia; il.
| A. Winter, Saybrook; w. W. Cowles, Brimfeld;
James K Allen, Hudson: Nathan NJ. Reynolds,
South Chicago; Daniel III. Snyder, Lanark; ;
| Louis Kaiser, Chicago; J.. l.. Wilson, Chicago
Theodore c. Hubbard, Chicago; o. C. Palma
| ter, Olney; John H. Johnson Bushnell; F. H.
Welty, Pekin; Geo. S. Durfee, Decatur. Since
the date of General Order No. 4, April 4, 1883,
| the following Posts have been organized: No.
! 2i5, at Harvard. mustered by M. NJ. Cothier,
| II. T. Woodruff, Com; 216 Iuka, Thos. w. Keep
| ley; 217, New Grand Chain. S. G. Parks, ThoS.
| +. Echols: 21S, Sumner, William NATION, Caleb
Hopes; 219, Pinckneyyille S. g. Parks, j. P.
Governs; 220, st. Joseph, Francis NJ Wright,
Samuel c. Cox; POI, Vienna s. G. Parks, John
t. Motley; 222, West Salem John Fl. Sense
man, A. H. McClure 2223, Cornell A. H. Mundt,
j. w. A. Lilly; 224, Bone Gap, VIM. Nation,
Erwin Gould; 225, Loda, O. Ill. Damon, Samuel
Wilson; 226, Nunda, L. ID. Kelly, VIM. Huff
man; 227, st. Elmo, G. A. Van Allen, Henry
Ebelmcsser; 225 Baylis, II. r. Gray, w. III.
Austin; 800 Bell Air, John Brooks T. J. Har-
ris; $780, Leroy, L. III. Miner, John f. Alsup;
23l, Hennepin, John w Massie, Vim. Lucas:
/ 232, Wenona, John w. Massie Oliver Wingate;
233, Quincy, D. NJ. Belt, A. w Hanson; 234,
Bluffs, ?. w. Wilcox, David Richards; 235,
Annapolis, Thos. n. Browning, Wm. E. Rich
ardson; go, Nokomis, p w. Wilcox, IL. S.
| Strain: 237, Gainesville, s. G. Parks, Bennett
| H. Stotlar; 23S Insraham, VIM. Nation. Ly-
man Randall; 800, Knoxville, G. b. Hyde, Jno.
| w. McClanahan; 240. Lexington, Z. H. Miner,
James Smith; 241, Martinsville, John Brooks,
L. Williams; 242, La Sale; 243, Rock Island,
Thos. ]. Covell; 244 Fairfield, VIM. NATION;
| 245, Jefiersonyiile VIM. Nation: GAG, Piasa,
p. w. Wilcox; PAT, Ransom, ?. W. Wilcox I;
| PAS, Baldwin, z. w. Wilcox; 249, Louisville,
VIM Nation; go. Pckin, S. A. Harper; 251,
| Wapeila, John A. Edmiston; 252. Noble Vim.
/ Matteon; 253, Rantoul Francis NJ. Wright
| john L. Manyile Com; 254. Crawford county,
| Thomas \. Browning; 255. kinmundy, IL d.
| Hull Abram w Songer The quarterly report
/ Of the Assistant Adjutant- General to National
| Headquarters for the first quarter, 1888, end
ing March 81, shows gam of % Posts: gain in
members by muster-in, 1,55S; net gain, / I91.
| The largest gains by muster-in are: Post I64
81; 1876 %; 6, "a; 60 %; 1872, %; 157, 20;
l05, IL. The new Posts organized with the
largest membership are: Post 1874 65; 203 81 !;
ia, 81; l76 so; 162, 4S.
Comrade 4. w. Parsons writes us as follows:
| III. C. Phillips Post, No. 229, was mustered at
| Bellair, ILL.,, Wednesday evening. May 9, by
Past Commander and Mastering Officer John
Brooks and six Others, officers and comrades Of
/ Monroe Post, No. 100, Of Casey, Ill. The Post
| starts off under very favorable circumstances,
with fifteen charter members. The following
| officers were elected and installed: Commander
T. J. Harris; S. V. c., Ii. III. Postlewait; J. v
c., Isaac Leanon; @. NJ. J. NJ. Pearson; Surg,
S. v. Matheny; o. d., Thomas futile; o. e.,
Sacket Finney; Adi't o. NJ. Pearson: Chap
| lain, o. ). Goodwin; @. Nj. S. Wm. Tyhurst
S. NJ, Ezra Hickox. H. c. Phillips Post was
named after brave and noble young man of
Bellair, who was killed December 30, 1862.
Comrade "y E. Teran writes US that Gen
| Warren Shedd Post, No. 262 was mustered on
the 9Th inst. at Aledo, H., by Special Muster
ing Officer J. o. Anderson, of Ellsworth Post,
assisted by eleven comrades of that Post. The
charter members number forty three. The
following are the officers: Commander, James
A. Cummins; S. v C., John T. Harvey: ]. V.
c., Frank G. Cunningham; @. NJ. Andrew c..
| Welliyer; @. III. Serg't, Lucien B. Doughty !;
Surgeon. DIR. j, w. Reynolds; Chaplain, Hora-
ito Wells; o. d.. John +. Milligan; O. G., Benz.
| F. Mawky; Adj't, T. Hayes Boyd; Serg't Maj.,
VIM. L. Brown.
Comrade s. w Birch writes us that at re-
cent meeting of Alexander Post No. 80, of
| Flora, at which eleven recruits were mustered,
a resolution was adopted to the effect that the
| Post would erect marble monument in the
public park Of Flora, in memory of the fallen
comrades of Clay county. 1t will be at least
sixteen feet high and will cost not less than
$3.50. The name, company and regiment of
each dead soldier will be inscribed on it.
Lookout Mountain Post, No "a, Henry, Mar
| shall county, recently held an open meeting at
which large audience was present. The event
OF the occasion was the presentation to the Post
by Mrs Royal Oimstead, of a handsome silk
fag-a gift from the loyal women of Marshall,
Bureau and Stark counties. Post Commander
| Walter Scott received it in behalf of the Post.
| Other addresses and a musical and literary en-
tertainment followed.
Comrade U. A. Noble Windsor H., writes
us that Windsor Post, No 183 has now over
thirty members and ten applications on file.
Its officers are: Commander, John z. Brisben !;
S. V. c., ID. +. Richardson; j. V. c., III. Il. Har-
dee; Adi't, J. N Storm; @. NJ, J. S. Tapping;
o. D.. u. A. Noble; o. g., J. a. Tier; Chaplain,
z. M: Hill; Q. NJ. s., +. n. Leeds; S. NJ, A.
Templeton.
Comrade A. Bettcher North Liberty, Ind,
writes that ne has succeeded in procuring
| twenty-three signatures to an application for
| new Post al that place. to be called Albion A.
Williams j, It, in honor of the first soldier who
was buried there-a member of company +,
Twenty-ninth Indiana V l., who died at Louis
VILE KY, December IS, 1851, aged %.
Julius A. Pratt Post No. I43, mustered at
| kewanee, Ill, last July, with twenty-eight
SnaiUei HeiAbeIe, HOW HAS MY, ana is growing
steadily. Its officers are: Commander A. B.
| Ashley; S. V. c., Isaac Cook; ]. V. c., Jacob
Messmore; Adj't Robert Moore; O. NJ, Henry
Pinney; 0. d., VIM. Geer; Chaplain, VIM.
| Hurst.
Comrade Il. D. Thompson, Pinckneyville, ILL.,,
writes Us that the Post at that place is growing
rapidly. 1t numbers nearly fifty members,
with six applications pending. The Post viii
turn out in uniform on the 4th of July.
| Comrade ID. s. Logan, Patoka H., writes us
that the Post at that place now has member
ship of sixty and is in prosperous condition
The comrades observed Memorial Day with
appropriate ceremonies.
Comrade J. nj. Richardson writes US that
Post No. 239 has just been organized at Knox
VILE Ill. with thirty charter members The