The National tribune., 1883-12-27
MISSOURI.

We have received the following from Com
rade N. S. Richardson, Commander of +. A.
Jones Post, No. %, Macon, Mo-: f. A. Jones
Post No. %, Department of Missouri,
of Macon, was mustered August, 1882, with
twenty-six charter members. These members
at once went to work recruiting their numbers,
and now have 132 members in good standing,
1o7 of whom take THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
Some Of our members, not being satisfied to
confine their efforts to home work, started out
as missionaries, which has so far resulted in
the organization of the following Posts: Paddy
Shields, No. 36, Clarence; Olive, 81, College
Mound Colonel Forbes SO, La Plata Albert
Chandler 42, Macon; Hannibal, 43, Han
nibal Mccullough, Al, Milan Capt. ]. L.
Clark, IL, Green City T. G. Wright, 81 Callao;
o. H. Wood, 81, Brookfeld; Yeager-Sharp, 81.
Wellsville; Lookout, S., Shelbina; Shelby
vile, 102, Shelbyville; New Cambria, 49, New
Cambria; in all thirteen. What Post of its
age can show larger per cent. of members
taking TIE TRIBUNE and larger number of
Posts worked up aud mustered within one year
after its organization.
Having devoted our time during the past
year in bringing the boys into the Order, we
will give part of our time the coming year to
dress and drill, and trust before the close of
the year we may be considered worthy of
favorable mention from our esteemed Comradc
Albion 2. Pease.
The following roster of comrades elected by
Mccullough Post, No. Al, of Milan, No., has
been sent US by Comrade Hannibal Fox: Com
mander, S. G. Hutchinson; s. V. c., Hannibal
Fox; j. V. c., Mark Thompson; Adj't, E. w.
Slack; 0. D., J. M. Cronover; Chaplain, w. H.
Fenton; O. NJ, w. H. Trip; Surgeon, o. C..
Denslow; S. ~, John s. Davis: @. III. s., Chas.
Gurn; o. g., Jacob spake; Delegates to De-
partment Encampment, John S. Davis and G.
". A. Preston.
Comrade Dr. II. E. Brooks, Emporia, Mo-,
writes Us that Fitzpatrick Post, No. 66, elected
the following officers on the 18th inst: Com
mander, Wesley Lee; s. v. c., Hugh Lyon;
j. V. c., Lieut.. Ezra Soule: Adj't, w. w. Ge-
nunge; Surgeon, DIR. FL. E. Brooks; O. NJ, S.
r. Johnson; o. D., " III. Scriyner; 0. @. Harry
Cole; @. NJ. s., Charles Harrison S. n, H. E.
Brooks. Lieutenant Soule was appointed TO
obtain subscribers for The NATIONAL TRIB-
USE.
Burnside" Pleasant Hill, Mo-, sends Us the
following list of the newly-elected officers of
Burnside Post of that place: Commander i.
f. Larkin; S. v. c., John NJ. Post; J. V. c.,
Robert Scott; @. NJ, E. A. Won de Weld Sur
geon, DIR. W. FL. Il. Cundiff; Chaplain, Rev. A.
Anderson; O. D., James McGrath o. g., Thes
Carroll. Francis Mccullough was elected Dele
gate to Department. Encampment, and John
W. Post. Alternate
Comrade j. F. starcher, Wintersville, No,
sends US the following list of officers elected by
Seaman Post, No. 81: Commander. JAS. Knox !;
S. V. c., III. r. Taylor; J. v. c., Columbus At
wood; Chaplain, William Judd; @. M., A. ].
Higgins; o. D., A. J. Busick; o. G., Luke
Adams; Surgeon, ]. F. Farley; Adj't, ]. F.
Starcher.r
&C. H. Chillicothe, Mo-, writes us that Tin
dali Post, No. 20, has elected the following
officers: Commander, R. Barney; S. v. c., John
T. Cobb; J. " c., John De Sha; Chaplain, J..
L. Raynard; o. D., G. Harker; @. NJ. III. j.
Pringle; Surgeon, Byron Stevens; o. g., ]. l..
Brant.
Resolutions Of regret were recently passed
by Garrett Post, of Carl Junction, No., on the
death of CoInrade Williams, of that place.