The National tribune., 1883-01-18
NEW JERSEY.

The following officers of Henry Wilson Post
No. l3 Jersey City, were publicly installed OH
the evening of the 14th inst. by Post Commander
Fisher, of Zabriskie Post, assisted by Past
| Commander Rocket: Commander, NJ. MullOne;
! 5. Y. c., Edward DOnnelly; J. V. c., Henry
Haase; Adult, Bartholomew Stoneham; @. NJ,
Albert \. Clark; o. d, VIM. 4. Graham; Surg,
! X. Schmidhauser; Chap, j. t. Taylor; o. c.,
| IheO. II. Lining; 5. NJ, Benz. Manning; q. VI.
! S, Philip Lynch l. S, Thomas Burke; o. S.,
! Moses Conklin. After the installation q Camp
! fire was held, and some very excellent bean
| soup, made by COmrade Dick Cooper, together
| with other cdbles, were disposed of. After this
SJomTade VIM. \. Graham alluded to the faith
! full service of Past Commander Philip Lynch rs
| worthy of general publication SC, &c. The
Past Commander was called forward and was
! presented by the Post Commander OIL behalf
of the comrades of the Post, with an elegant
combination Corps badge, made by Major Peou-
bet III very handsome style. The pin of the
badge was shaped like diamond, the Third
Corps badge, upon which was enamClcd the
legend, &C Co.. 9TH n. J. Vol, 15Gl-les3, Henry
! Wilson Post" Suspended TO this was the clover
leaf of the Second Corps. also finely enamelcd
and Ornamcntcd. On the reverse side of this
was the inscription " Presented to Past Com
mandcr Philip Lynch by the Comrades OF Henry
Wilson Post, No. Is, Dept. of \. j., G. 4. r.,
January p 1SS3.' Comrade Lynch replied to
this unexpected gift in fitting terms. After the
presentation, speech making, recitals of army
camp life, incidents and fine singing were in
dulged in, Comrades Harper, J. Q. Adams, Sulli-
van, Schmidhauser, StOneham, Henderson,
Brandon, aud others, adding much to the
pleasures of the evening.
General Orders, No. 10, Department Of New
Jersey, Edward l.. Campbell Department Com
mander, c. ii. Houghton, a. A. c., issued at
Trenton on the 9th inst. set forth that the six
tcenth annual Encampment of this Department
viii convene in Washington Hall, Front and
Greene streets, in the city of Trenton, on the
fourth Thursday in January, the 25th inst, at
eleven o'clock a. H.. and viii continue in seS-
sion for two days. Members of the EnCampmcnt
are reminded that it is their duty to be present
at the opening and remain till the close Of the
EnCampment. The Council of Administration
will meet at the State Street House, Trenton,
Mt three o'clock p M, Wednesday, January "a.
Bya resolution adopted at last annual Encamp-
ment the Council of Administration was con-
stltuted the Committee OH Credentials for ensu-
ing year. Contestants, if any, must present
their cases a reasonable time before the meeting
of the Encampment Post Commanders who
have not already done so will forward creden-
tials to the Assistant Adjutant-General at once.
The following Posts have been mustered into
service in this Department within the last
three months John William Post, No. Il, Glou-
General q. X. Warren Post No. y, New Egypt;
David c. Hawkins, Commander. Winfield Scott
Post, No. 73, Plainfeld; William L. Mattison,
Commander.
Assistant Inspector Lord, of Post No. 10,
on the 9th instant installed the following
officers of Union Post, No. %, Millville, n.
j.: Commander, Jacob De Hart; S. Y. C.,
Jacob Adams; J. V. c., James Smith, Adj't
L. NJ. Tucker; Q. NJ, F. B. Wheat Surgeon,
John Richards; Chaplain, William II. Coxson;
o. D., II. r. Griffith; O. G., E. \. Warden; S.
NJ, Cornelius Shaw; @. NJ s., Reuben Meredith
On the evening of December u, 1852, Will
loughby BahcOck Post, No. 105, Homer, n. j.,
elected the following officers: Commander
Charles A. Skinner; S. V. c., Samuel L. Saun-
ders; j. V. c., Frank Hammond; Adj't, Chas.
A. Ford; Q. NJ, o. a. BabcOck; : Surgeon, Chas.
w. Hutchings; Chaplain, J. J. WOodroff; o.
d., +. d. Carpenter; o. c., L. w. Porter; S.
NJ, II. Fuller; Q. NJ. S, H. Bates; Delegate to
Department aEncampment Charles A. Ford;
Alternate, Pembroke Pierce.
David Jones Post No 29s Kendall, N. J.,
present a fine appearance in their new uni
forms.