The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-01-25
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representing the person after whom the Post
was named and the incoming and outgoing
Commanders. Pitched in the back ground was q
tent with musketS stacked on either side.
campfire was represented, over which hung
couple Of complexities, and which, with a lot OF
tin cups, mess pans and spider" made up the
principal properties of the soldiers culinary
articles The following officers were publicly
installed: Commander, j. ID. Hicks; ). V. C.,
Alexander d. Morrow J. Y. c., H. +. Copelin;
o. d., Il. G. McLanahan; Adjutant G. II.
Traynor; Q. NJ, c. b. Bowles; Surgeon, Peter
Denney; Chaplain, J. c. NJ. Hamilton; o. G.,
J. =. Bateman; S. NJ, Martin Burnley; @. NJ.
s., Adam GOss o. s., Samuel Waite; l. g.,
Daniel Harris. A programme of unusual excel
lence closed the entertainment.
General Hector Tyndale Post, No 100 Phila-
delphia, claims now to have the handsomest
Grand Army banner in the Department. 1t is
of silk, forty by sixty inches in size. The
front is blue, in the centre being fine medal
lion portrait of Gen Tyndale, over and under
which, on ribbons, are the name and number
of the Post. The trimmings are rich, gilt
Open-wOrk lace and heavy bullion fringe on
sides and end. The back is scarlet, with
a large oil painting of the Grand Army badge,
and the inscription, " General Hector Tyndalc
Post, No. 100, q. A. r., Philadelphia, January
l, 1881 with gilt army lace on the sides. 1t
is mounted on a polished ebony stall, jOinted
and surrounded by n gilt metal eagle. The
loops by which it is hung to polished ebony
stretchcr are of rich gilt lace. drapery of
heavy gilt cable cord at the top, gilt bullion
tasSels and cord on sides and end complete this
beautiful piece of workmanship. The banner
is present from the widow of him whose
hOnOred name the Post bears.
Col. d. VI. Jones Post No. 172, Tyrone, Pa,
gave an entertainment on the 10Th inst, at
Conrad's Opera House. which Melted SO for
the relief fund. The programme consisted of
camp exercises, selections by the Sheridan Band
and Drum Corps, and a lecture on Reminiscent
ce5 Of the War;" by Colonel banks. The officers
of the Post are: Commander, J. ID. Hicks;
S. Y. c., Alexander ID. Morrow; j. Y. c., II. +.
COpelin; Adjltant, c. II. Traynor; Surgeon,
Peter Denny; Chaplain, J. c. NJ. Hamilton;
.. NJ, &. 3. BOwles; o. d., K. g. MCLanahan;
0. G J. Porter Bateman S. NJ Martin Bark
| ley; q. NJ. s., Adam Goss; o. S., Samuel White;
l. c., Daniel Harris
J. J. Andrews Post, No. 20, CORY, Penna.,
has installed the following: Commander F.
II. Button; S. V. G., s. CoIweIl; J. V. C., VIII
liam Thompson; Chaplain, Rev. b. Mason; o.
d., L. 7. Jones; o. e., N. Ressler; Surgeon,
DR.. d. L. De Ross; Q. NJ, Lewis Crosby; Ad-
jutant NJ, n. Baker. The Post has 150 mem
beers and one of the finest halls in the city.
Weekly meetings have been held for over
fifteen years. Several hundred dollars have
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production of the war drama True Blue"
The latch-string," says our correspondent,
" is always out and TIT. NATIONAL TRIBUNE
kept on file
At Il regular meeting of Gustin Post, No. 154,
Troy, Pa, held recently, the following officers
were installed by Post Commander Butler, Ing
ham Post, No 81, of Canton, Pa: Commander,
Uri n. Vcrbeck; S. V. G., Rev. j. j. French :;
j.. c., A. l.. Cooper; Adj't, G.. H. Mason; O.
! NJ
John F. Hunt o. d., ID. G. Lapman; o. g.,
f. ID. Benedict; S. NJ, J. ". Gould; Q. NJ. s.,
| d. S. Kenyon. The Post is in a good healthy
condition and adding to its membership at most
every meeting.
The following officers of Colonel William g.
Murray Post. No. 80 Holidaysburg, Penn,
were installed on the 18th instant: Commander,
George ?. Kelly; 5. V. c., David NJ Sellers; J.
V. c., Benz. White; Adjutant, r. A. Conrad ;
/ q. NJ, j. {. Akers: Surgeon, ID. c. Hays. NJ d.;
Chaplain, d. NJ. Lott; o. d., VIM. II. Mckee ;
0. e., Albert Sanders. This Post one year and
half ago was almost extinct, but at present it
| is in furnishing condition. having sixty-six
members in good standing and money in the
treasury.
The officers of Captain George Stow Post, No.
| 214. Tionesta, Pa, are: Commander, d. 5. Knox;
S. V. c., S. c. Johnston; q. NJ, c. w. Clark; ;
Adjutant, s. V. Irwin; J. V. c., Daniel Black !;
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| O. D., G.. w. Albaugh; Chaplain, Henry Rodes !;
S. NJ, VIM. Lawrence; Surg, DR.. J. w. Morrow.
After the installation which took place on the
! 18th inst, speeches were made by Comrades
Knox, Johnson, Black, Clark and Albaugh.
! The following comrades were installed Janu-
airy 9TH as officers of Phelps Post, No. 12i. East
| Smithtield, Penn. Commander, 4. o. Scott s.
V. c., j. L. Vincent; J. V. c., Pliny Wood !;
| Chaplain, W. n. Waldron; o. D., Henry Wit
tage; o. G., o. E. Wilcox; Adit, E. E. Cham
! berlin; q. NJ. l.. l. Adams Surgeon, III. II.
! Moody S. NJ, is. Dotz; Q. NJ. S, P. d. Eager
! Delegate to Dept. Encampment L. 1. Adams.
Wilson Colwell Post, No. 291, Armstrong
county, Pennsylvania, at n recent meeting,
! passed resolution requesting their represent
tativeS in Congress not to interfere with inter-
nal revenue laws, as this course might affect SOL
dier's claims. The Post, although but young,
| has forty eight memberS-eighteen more than
! at its organization.
The following officers of Heilner Post, Ly-
kens, Pa, have been installed: Commander, J.
| b. Mccoy; S. V. c., l. w. Holland; J. V. c.,
/ William Thomas; Adjutant, Henry Helt; Q.
NJ, II. w. Snyder; Surgeon, Oscar Shindler !;
Chaplain, F. n. Wise; o. D., Henry Keiser !;
! o. e., VIM. Martz; S. NJ, Henry Feindt. The
| Post has seventy-siX members.
! Captain James Ham Post. No 1913, Homes
dale Pa, has installed the following officers
Post Commander r. w. Brady, Installing OFF,
Ger: Commander, Isaac II. Ball; s. V. c., Jas.
! Williams; j. V. c., Thomas b. Medland Chap
lain, Captain Lobb; o. d., James Fox; Q. NJ,
! G. Myers.
The seventeenth annual Encampment of the
Department Of Pennsylvania will be held at
| Wlkesbarre on Wednesday, January 81, and
Thursday, February l. Department head
quarters will be established at the Wyoming
! Valley Hotel.
! About 100 comrades of Post No. g Phiadel-
phia, Pa with guard and orchestra, escorted
Commander Louis r. Fortesque to DoylestOwn,
Pa, last Tuesday, where he organized General
/ William L. Bodine Post, No. 500.
| Comrade David ShOntz, Phillipsburg. Centre
! CO., Pa, writes US that John w Geary Post,
| No. 80, of that place, now numbers about sew
! enty members. IL. o. Huier is the Commander,
| and George Heimach, Adjutant.
The Post at Emlenton, Pa, now has thirty
members, and four applications pending. At
therecent installation of officers, comrades were
present from the adjacent towns of Foxbury
! and Parker.