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NEW JERSEY.

Circular Order, No. z issued on the Sth inst,
announces that the net gain in membership for
the quarter ending March 31st, 1888, is 100.
Comrade Charles Pierson has been elected
Commander of Post No. SO in place of Joseph
r. Elkinton, resigned. Nelson Hass is Com
mander of Post No. 3D. and not Nelson Kass as
printed in roster. Comrade Ernest Locke has
been appoint Adjutant of Post No. %. Comrade
Aug. Zoeller, has beef elected Quartermaster
of Post No. %. The regular encampments of
Post No. IL have been changed to the second
and foruth Saturday of each month, COM
mencing on Saturday, April %, 1888. Sumner
Post No. "a, was organized at Jamesburg on
the night of April 4th 1888, with thirty-seven
charter members, and Robert Atkinson as
Commander, Jacob Smock as Quartermaster and
Camille Baquel as Adjutant-meets first and
third Wednesday of each month. Post No. rs,
organized at Somnerville on the night of April
18th, 1888, with twenty charter members, with
Jos. B. Smith as Commander, John A. Stryker
as Quartermaster and w. l.. Deitz as Adjutant
meets second and fourth Wednesdays of each
month.
General Orders, No. 10, issued at Jersey City,
on the 2Sth ult., by command of Depart
ment Commander George B. Fielder-John
Ramsey, Assistant Adjutant General con-
tains the following: The practice prevails
in some Posts of this Department of stamping
the feet TO attract the attention of the COM
mander. This is characterized as rudeness by
the general instructions on page six of
the Manual. The Department Commander
feels confident, now that the attention of the
comrades is called to this the matter, the prac-
tice will be discontinued. This organization
being composed exclusively of honorably dis
charged soldiers and sailors, and following the
rules and regulations of the army, whenever
they are applicable, and in nearly everything
observing the same forms and ceremonies
as when in service, why not go further and
drop the word committee out of the Bylaws
of the various Posts and adopt the word de
tail, ;" which, being a military term, is more
appropriate. Some of the Posts in this De-
partment have already substituted that word.
and the commander hopes that they will all
do so.
Comrade S. v. BIaisted writeSps that General
G. K. Warren Post, No ~, of New Egypt, was
mustered November, 1852, with eighteen char
ter members. The following are the officers;
Commander, David c. Hawkins; s. VIC, John
McGraff; ]. V. c., Solomon Southland Chaplain,
Carrie v. Braisted o. D., Erastis Sexton Q. NJ,
Benjamin Bussum; Surg Charles III. Wood
ward, NJ. D.; Adj't, E. A. Zeigler; Q. NJ. S.,
George w. Archer; S. NJ, Joseph Roberts; o.
g., Henry Worth. He adds On the last Post
meeting we mustered four comrades. We now
muster forty -threa
Comrade Benjamin o. Horton, Adjutant,
Uric Dalgren Post, No. 25, Elizabeth, n. j.,
who sends us new subscriber, writes us that
everything looks favorable for the largest
Memorial Day celebration ever had in that
city. The fire department and military and
civic organizations will participate in conjune-
ton with the Post
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NEBRASKA.

Comrade A. G.. Kinsbury, Ponca, Dixon
county, Neb., writes US as follows: Stoneman
Post is in Furnishing condition. At every
meeting new recruits ride the goat, and there
are eight applications pending We are uni
forming and arming. The Post has been divid-
ed into two companies, and each company has
elected its officers. We are to hold Union SER
vices on Sabbath the 9th inst, in the Presbyte-
rian Church, to be conducted by the pastor,
Rev. r. l.. Wheeler. Also, one Post has taken
it upon itself to manage the celebration of the
Fourth of July, and we propose TO raise funds
in that way to build an armory. A goodly
number of our comrades are preparing to go to
the National Encampment at Denver John A.
Logan, the soldier, statesman, and patriot, is
our man for President in 1851.
comrade writes us from Fremont that Me-
Pherson Post, No. 4, is doing well. It's officers
are: Commander, F. G.. PARCEL; S. V. c., n.
NJ Pisbury; J. V. c., ]. p. Gage; Q. NJ, Geo.
Forney Sergt, E. V. Van Buren,; Chaplain,
Rev. J. c. Lewis; Adj't, Z. L. Wilson; o. d.,
s. S. Pollock o. c., VIM G.. Froshle Q. NJ. S.,
VIM. S. Brown S. NJ, Robert Bridge. The
Post has hall fifty by fifty-fve feet, well fur
nished. Colonel Sanford, of Iowa. viii be the
orator on Memorial Day. Upton Post, No. 1913
of Hopes, the Post at North Bend, and the
three fire companies of Fremont will unite
with Post No. in the Observance of the day.
Comrade j. Walling writes us that on the sth
inst. Commander b. +. Raywalt mustered
Heron Post, No. Isl, at Ayr, with twenty
three charter members. The following are the
officers: Post Commander, George Lowe; S.V.
c., s. Ellis; j. V. c., Tom c. Fleming; Adyt,
E. Dyer; Asst Adj't, r. K. Daily; Q. NJ, A. n.
Hall; Asst Q. NJ, o. G. Rogers; Surg, III. P.
Rowe; Chaplain w. w. Philleo; o. d., A. c..
Moore; o. G.. G. w. Wilson.
Lafayette Post, No. 81, Weeping Water, Neb,
now numbers ninety members, and is in a
fiourishing condition. Great preparations are
being made for the soldiers Reunion at that
place, July Sd to 9Th next, when q largo at
tendance is expected from that portion of the
State.
Slocum Post, No. Ill, was mustered at Endi-
colt on the 18th ult., with seventeen charter
members.
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WISCONSIN.

Comrade Frank Pease, Menomonie, writes us
that VIM. Evans Post No. 81, mustered at that
place last January with twenty-five charter
members, now has forty-four, and the following
officers: Commander, II. l. Flint S. Y. c., S. 1.
Bailey; J. V. c., Frank Pease; Surg, George
Tonnar; Chaplain, Rev. Gilmore; @. NJ, n.
Burch; Adi't, j. II. Snivly; o. d., F. Kelly !;
o. c., t. ]. George; S. NJ, l. G. Ingalls,; @. NJ.
S., d. r. Hill. He adds, under date of the
18th inst: On the 18th inst. Commander Flint,
Junior Vice Commander Pease and Comrade
Vandenhoof mustered A. III. Bennett Post, No.
S4 at New Haven, and on Friday, May Is, we
expect to muster Post at Durand, Pepin
county, Wis.
Comrade A. Amman, White Water, Wis, who
sends us new subscriber, writes that the Post
at that place will have grand time on Memo
rial Day. The First regiment of the State
militia, and a number of G.. A. r. delegations
will take part in the ceremonies.
Comrade n. B. Hood writes US that Com
mander A. P Clayton, of Henry Dillon Post,
No. "a Lone Rock, Wis, has been detailed by
Department Commander Philip Cheek, Jr., to
muster Post at Viola on the Goth inst.
Comrade Thomas HURLEY, 'Durand Wis. who
sends us a new subscriber, writes that Charles
Colnan Post has just been organized at that
place, with twenty-five charter members.
The Ladies' Society, auxiliary to Henry
Miles Post, No. AZ, of Elroy, recently presented
that Post with 800 for its relief fund, and also
supper, which proved banquet.
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PENNSYLVANIA.

Comrade NJ. n. Baker, Adjutant of Post No.
20, Cory, writes us as follows: Assistant Mus
tering Officer E. p. Jones, assisted by detail
from Post TO- mustered VIM. c. Carr Post, No.
32S, at Bear Lake, On May ID. The following
officers were elected and installed Commander,
J; T. Barker: S. v c., W: sweetiand; J.V o.,
Charles Bailey; Surg, NJ. P. Carr; Chaplain,
Daniel Cornish @. NJ, A. E. Hollenbeck O..
D., II. C. Marsh; o. G., Alfred Whipple; Adj't,
J. A. Powers S. NJ, Lewis Brown; Q. M. S.,
S. S. st. John. The members of this Post start
out thoroughly in earnest, and a good Post is
sure to be the result.
Comrade l. st. Clair, of W. B. May Post, No.
220, of Franklin, assisted by detail from that
Post, ON the 18th inst. mustered Post No. 331
at Meadville, and installed the following Off
GERS: Commander, w. r. Bennett; S. V. c., j.
B. Compton; J. V. c., J. NJ. Robinson; Chap
lain, c. c. Stalker; @. NJ, n. B. Hotford Surg,
John Lapsley Adj't, B. o. Spalding; S. NJ, w.
Archbishop Wood has declined to grant the
petition of the Catholic comrades of the G. A.
R., in Philadelphia that a requiem mass be
celebrated on Memorial Day for the repose of
the souls of their dead comrades and that they
be allowed to attend the services in their Post
uniforms.
The Soldiers Memorial Association of Green
vile, Pa, will observe Memorial Day with
appropriate services. There will be parade,
and after the decoration of the graves at the
cemetery an Grafton will be pronounced by the
Rev. ]. n. Fradenburgh.
Comrade A. M. Holden, Union City, Pa, who
sends us three new subscribers, writes that
Post No. 102, of that place, is in flourishing
condition, and is making preparations for the
proper observance of Memorial Day.
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TIE GRAND ARMY,
A Testimonial TO BaItimOre---Prepara-
tons for Memorial Day.

COMMANDMENT Chief Van Dervoort left AS
toria, Oregon, on the 18th inst, for San Fran
cisco. and will shortly return to National Head
quarters at Omaha.
During the National Kncampment at baiti-
more last June resolution was adopted pro-
yiding that testimonial should be presented
10 the city in appreciation Of the general hos
pitality extended on every side. The matter
was referred 10 q committee consisting OF Gen
eral H. A. Bamum, of New York city; General
William Ward, OF New Jersey, and EX-Gov-
elnor Hartranft, of Pennsylvania. The COM
mittee decided to prepare bronze tablet IN
stead Of engrosscd resolutions, and design
rendered by /. S Joaquin was unanimously &C
cepted. The tablet, which is wholly of bronze,
is about two and a half feet high, and rests
upon base about two feet square. Upon the
face Of the scroll is an engraved address OF more
than four hundred words expressing feelings
of qualification on the part OF the delegates A
chain Of thirty-eight square links encircles the
address upon each of which is engraved the
name Of q State. These links arc so arranged
as to bring into prominence the names of the
thirteen original States while the others are
grouped around them. Sumounting the bronze
is a dove percbcd upon olive branches and
holding in its bill a ribbon, upon which IS
printed the motto of the Grand Army of the
Republic: In the Spirit Of Fraternity, Char
ity and Loyalty" At the base of the tablet IS
an engineers fascine, and around the base oak
and laurel leaves are handsomely entwined.
The apparent supports of the tablet are two
halbreds and around these are grouped the
different emhIcms of warfare, stands of eolors,
&c. At the top of the scroll is the Grand Army
badge reversed; at the bottom, in one corner,
is the seal OF the city of Baltimore, and in the
other is wrought the coat of arms of the State
of Maryland The testimonial is now nearly
ready for presentation, and it will be formally
rendered TO the municipality some time next
month. The occasion promises TO be one OF
great interest. and there will doubtless be a
large attendance of members of the Order, in
GLIDING many high officials
During the past week THE TRIBUNE has fur
nished blank applications for Post charters to
the following:
r. Thornburgh, New Market, Tenn; E. r.
Hart, Euclid, Ohio; Maroellus S. Perkins, Mad
ison Me-; J. B. Hummer, Mecosta, Mich.
TRIBUNE applications for Post charters have
been forwarded to Adjutant- General Brown, at
National Headquarters, as follows:
Kasson, Mimi, eighteen signers; Oak Grove,
H., thirteen signers; Fenton, Mo-, fifteen
signers; Chase, Kan, eighteen signers; Mid
way, Tenn, twenty-four signers.
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MAINE.

Charles L. Stevens Post, No. 16, was mus
tered at Bluehill, Me, Tuesday night, may 10Th,
by Comrade II. A. Trip, Department Inspec-
tor with seventeen charter members. The
officers installed are AS follows Commander,
Charles J. Whiting: s. V. c., --; J. V. c.,
Geo. L. Weeks; Adj't John Collins, Jr.; Q.
n, Charles IL Hooper; Surg, Geo. A. Vince
Ter; Chap, John F. Locke; o. D., Joseph II.
Sylvester; o. G., Frank s. Perkins; S. NJ,
Elisha s. Perkins; Q. NJ. s, John X. Veazie.
The Commander has long been in the Regular
army. his first commission being signed by
"Old Hickory" in the Sixth u. S. cavalry, his
last as Northumberland in same regiment
being signed by Z. S. Grant. The Post is COM
posed of good material, and we doubt not viii
stand in the front rank.
Major George s. Merrill, of Lawrence, Mass.
Past-COmmander-in-C Chief of the Grand Army.
wiz deliver the Memorial Day Grafton at
Biddeford, Me.
Rev G. B. Lindsey, Of Portland, Ne, will
deliver the Memorial address at Gardner, Me-
and J NJ. Larrabec, of Augusta, that of South
Gardner.
Rev. w. G. Haskell, Of Lewiston, Past-De-
partment Commander, viii deliver the Grafton
Memorial Day before the Post at Bluehill.
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MICHIGAN.

Comrade James Holloway, Ogden, writes US
that David Becker Post, No. 25, of that place,
now has eighty three members and applications
coming in at almost every meeting. This pros
perity is largely due to Past Commander Fred.
Bay, and the present Commander is on the
same track. He adds: Past Commander Bay
is negotiating for a fine badge for the Post, and
nearly every comrade intends getting uniform
preparatory to Memorial Day. We have paid
in by subscription nearly $40 for the purpose of
getting Post flag. Some four weeks ago
Camp of the Sons of Veterans was organized
with upwards of twenty charter members, and
the most of them are sons of members of Post No
%. The officers of David Becker Post are: Com
mander, Addison j. Hodges; S. V. c., Jehew
Wotring; J. V. c., VIM. Myers Chaplain, iona
than Clough; Adj't w. r. Hubbard; @. NJ, l..
M. Robertson Surg, VIM. Marshal; o. D., A.
Wilt; o. G., Adam Stetten; s. NJ, James Hol-
lowery; @. NJ s., Ed. Shayes.
Comrade Easlick, Ithaca, Mich, writes us
that Moses Wisner Post, No 101, of that place,
now has ninety three members and thirty-one
applications on file He adds: don't think
all of our comrades are subscribers to our friend,
THE TRIBUNE, and 1 will make this offer: If
all the members of the Post who are not al
ready subscribers will become so, l will put s.
into the Posts treasury, and | am poor man,
tool
Comrade Joseph G. Price, Ann Arbor, Mich,
writes US that Welch Post, No. 1877, has just
been mustered at that place with about thirty
five charter members. Col. III. S. Dean is the
Post Commander.
At the Campfire of Fairbanks Post, No II,
in Detroit, the ladies of the Post presented it
with handsome banner. Comrade l.. G..
Trowbridge acted as the spokesman of the
donors.
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Memorial nar in Washington.

The following programme has been arranged
for the Department of the Potomac on Memo
rial Day: The Posts of the Grand Army viii
form on north side of L street. in this city, with
right resting on east side of Seventh street.
They will take the position assigned at 945
o'clock a. m, and be in readiness to move at
10 a. m. sharp, in the following order:
Marine band; Department Grand Army OF
the Republic; Union Veteran Corps, Captain
5. Thomson, commanding; Department COM
mander and staff Past Department. COM
manders; John A. Rawlins Post, No. I, ID.
OCOnnor Commander; Post No. 2 Drum Corps;
Kit Carson Post, No. 2, Gilbert NJ. Hustled Com
mander; Lincoln Post, No. 3, W. A. Moore
Commander; o. P. Morton Post, No. 4, George
ID. Graham Commander; Marine Drum Corps;
George G. Meade Post, No. s. NJ A. Dillon
Commander; John T. Reynolds Post, No s, E.
McSweeney Commander; James A Garfield
Post, No. Z, III. III. Brewer Commander; Burn
side Post. No. s. d. S. Alexander Commander;
Charles Sumner Post, No. 8, W. II. Mills COM
mander.
The line of march will be from the place OF
rendezvous, down Seventh street, thence along
the north side of Pennsylvania avenue to Fiji
teenth street; up Fifteenth street to PennsyI-
vania avenue, and again west on Pennsylvania
avenue and Bridge street. Georgetown, to the
Aqueduet Bridge.
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Roster OF the Camps and Officers Of the Maine
Division.

Division.
General Orders, No. 1, issued at Auburn, by
Frank P. Merrill, colonel communicated
l.. Edgecomb, adiutant-is as follows: Having
been duly elected and commissioned Colonel Of
the Maine Division Sons of Veterans, hereby
assume command of the same, with headquar-
tiers at Auburn, Me. For the information Of
this command, the following complete roster OF
officers elected at the Encampment held at Au-
burn, April 10, 1888 is published: Frank P.
Merrill, Colonel, Auburn; Herbert NJ. Heath,
Lieutenant Colonel, Augusta; A. s. Libby, Ma
jor Portland; P. r. Clason, Surgeon, Gardiner;
Geo. n. Howard, Chaplain, Bangor.
Division CouneiL-Major Thomas T. Tabor,
Bangor; Major Henry r. Ham, lewiston Ma
jor Edward PhilbrOOk, Portland Captain 9.
Ellis Ripley, Livermore Falls; Captain O. o.
Wadsworth, Gardiner; Captain Charles ". Da-
Wis, Augusta-to rank as such from April 10,
1888.
The following appointments on the staff Of
the Colonel commanding, are announced Fred
il. EdgeeOmb, Adjutant, Lewiston; John @.
Blake, Quartermaster, Auburn; Fred III. Sto-
rah, Inspector, Auburn; Edward w. Reynolds,
Judge Advocate, Bangor; Timothy E. Hart
nett, Mastering Officer, Portland; G. r. Crockett,
Ordnance Officer, Roekland-to rank as first
heutenants from April 16, 1888
Aids de Camp. = James King, Waterville;
Geo. ID. Emerson, Auburn Frederick w. Plais-
ted, Bangor; Jas. +. Day, Portland; III. A. Full
ler Gardiner; viii FL. Hopkins, Augusta; W.
F. Pottle, Rockland; Leroy NJ Waite, Liver
more Falls; Geo. c. Fields, Lewiston; William
G. Avery, Bath-to rank as first heutenants
from April TO- 1883.
commissioned Staf-Arthur Holland,
Sergeant Major, Lewiston; Walter s. Allen,
Quartermaster Sergeant, Auburn; Percy A. r.
Dow, First Sergeant, Wateryille; ID. NJ. Cham
berlain. Sergeant, Auburn; Ernest B. Hutch
ings, Sergeant, Bangor; Waldo III. Perry. Ser
geant, Portland; q. =. Higgins, Sergeant, Rock
land-to rank as such from April Is, 1888.
The following is a roster of all camps organ
lied IL the Maine Division to date: James A.
Garfield, No. 1, Waterville, Captain Dennis NJ
Bangs; Almon G. Pray, No 2, Auburn, Captain
Herbert A. Goss; Daniel Chaplin No. 8, Ban
gor, Captain Charles II. Rice; Shepley, No. 4,
Portland Captain Fred II. Bean; Wadsworth,
No. 3, Gardiner, Captain Fred 4. Wadsworth;
Harry NJ. Stinson, No. s, Augusta, Captain Wal
ter ID. Stinson; Anderson, No. Z, ROekland,
Captain ]. Walter Rogers; Ellsworth, No. 8,
Livermore Falls, Captain Charles L. Day; Gus
ter, No. 9, Lewiston, Captain HI. Lyman Wright;
I. w. Hyde, No. 10, Bath, Captain Harry Z.
StefSOn
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OHIO.

Comrade L. III. Williams, NJ. O., writes us that
he mustered Harrison Frazier Post, No. 308, at
Jacksonville, on the 9TH inst, with thirty-one
charter members. The officers are: Com
mander, A. P. Kirkpatrick S. Y. c., G. A.
Thomas; ]. V. c., S. A. Chapman; Adj't, Syl-
vester tJobe; Q. NJ, T. J. Wright; Surg, G.
f. Wittenmeyer; Chaplain, Robert Herdman;
o. d., r. M. Cochran; o. G., W. III. Sprinkle;
S. NJ, U. S. Thorman; @. NJ. s., J. b. Mathews
He adds: notice the petition which was sent
to me was one from THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE,
so / suppose you can have the honor OF getting
this Post started. w Writ Liggett Post No.
145, at Ripley, Ohio is making great prepare
tions for the observance of Memorial Day. Col
onel S. A. Whitfield, postmaster at Cincinnati,
Ohio, is to deliver the Grafton.
Comrade Morris Burns, Gallon, o., writes us
that Dick Morris Post, No. $50, has completed
its programme for Memorial Day. Chaplain G..
III. Stocking will deliver the memorial address,
Sunday, May 9th, at the City Opera Hall.
The Post viii meet and march in body to the
City Opera Hall in uniforms Rev. E. A. Stone
and Prof. M. Manly will deliver the addresses
Memorial Day. The Post mustered seven COM
rades on the 18th inst. Major W. G. Beatty, of
st. John Post, Cardington, o., was in Gallon on
that day, and dropped in on some of the COM
rades. He is delegate to the national En-
campment.
Comrade A. R. Martin New Lisbon, Ohio,
writes us that Starr Post, No 139, in connec-
ton with the orchestra of that place, intends
giving The Patriots of Seyenty-six," in the
Opera House, on the evenings of May Goth, Both
and 31st. Preparations are being made to OBJ
serve Memorial Day in an appropriate manner.
Rev. Snodgrass, of Youngstown, will deliver
the address.
Comrade J. B. Cashier, Youngstown, Ohio,
Dc .ln,, 70
Woman's Auxiliary to Tod Post, No. %, of that
place, has recently been organized, and is now
working successfully. During the last quarter
Tod Post mustered thirty recruits, and over
twenty SO far this quarter, with ten applica-
tions on file.
Comrade John Lambert, Forest, Ohio who
sends US a new subscriber, writes that Stanley
Post, No. 293, of that place, has now forty-six
members and is doing well.
JC. Mccoy Post, G. A. R., of Columbus, now
has 673 members.
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Reunion of Fsdsrals and COnSederatss.

The Fifth Virginia Confederate Veterans
arrived by special train at Niagara Falls, 40
sis on Monday afternoon over the Central
Railroad. They left StauntOn, Va, on Stature
day at 1 p. m. Eighty-three veterans, seventy
leading citizens, and a number of ladies' COM
pose the party, which, nOtwi thstanding tbs
drenching rain storm all day, were given cheers
and hearty greetings by large crowds at all the
stations along the line of the road. They wers
met by Colonel Brown, of the Twenty-eighth
New York, at Canandaigua, who accompanied
the excursiOnistS 70 the Falls. where, on Tues
day, they joined in the annual Reunion Of tho
TweRty-eighth regiment as invited guests, and
restored TO the Twenty eighth the battle lag
they captured from it at Cedar Mountain, in
August, 1861, at which time the Fifth Virginia
killed, wounded, or captured twO-thirds of the
Twenty eighth regiment, the colonel, adjutant,
and most of its other officers being slain. This
is the first time since the rebellion that such
reunion of Federals and COnfederates has Oc-
cured and it excites great interest in thai
part of New York State.
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us that Barnes Post, No. 103 is doing finely.
The officers are: Commander, C. III. Burrows;
S. V. c., John w. Stowell; ]. V. c., Terrence
McCabe Chaplain, E. A. Sample; Q. NJ, l.. H.
NOyes; o. D., s. J. Linn; o. g., z. Morgareidge;
Adj't, L. Macfarlane; Surgeon, III. A. Shacklett;
@. NJ. s., w. A. MOrrell. He adds: We watch
with deep concern the war waged against our
enemies by THE TRIBUNE and sympathize
deeply with your efforts to sustain the soldiers
interests. Let the good work 90 on fearlessly.
Comrade d. II. Hutchins. Algona, Iowa,
writes that a new Post, with twenty-five char
ter members, was organized in that place on
the 4th inst. The following are the officers:
Commander, l.. A. Sheetz; S. V. c., John Wal
lace; j. V. c., A. Z. Wheelock; o. D., r. III.
Spencer; Surgeon, A. III. Durant; Chaplain, l..
NJ. B. Smith; Adpt John Reed; S. NJ, A. A.
BrunsOn; Q. NJ, J. c. Heckart; Q. NJ. s., Hugh
Waterhouse.
Comrade J. l.. Matthews, Wellman, Iowa,
who sends us a new subscriber, writes that Ed.
Hamlin Post, No. 1I2, now numbers about
thirty-six members, and is in a furnishing con-
dition. Preparations are being made for the
celebration of Memorial Day, on which oeca-
sion the Post proposes to have a hard tack din
ner in commemoratiOu of hard times.
The executive committee of the Johnson
county Soldiers Association met at the City
Hall, Queen City, Iowa, recently, and passed a
series. of resolutions looking towards the proper
observance of Memorial Day and the organiza-
ton of Post
Comrade G.. A. Bunnell. 0sceola, Iowa. writes
Us that Post has just been mustered at that
place, by COmrade Christy, of Des Moines.