The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-05-24
NEW YORK.

correspondent writes us as follows: Dun
can Lendrum Post, No. $50, was mustered at
Argyle, n. Y, Monday evening, the 14th inst,
! by Commander George Robinson, of Frank
/ Norton Post, of Schuylerville, assisted by the
following comrades: Senior Vice Commander
Nathan Mum, Adiutant John Ward, Past
! Commander C. III. Pease, of the same Post; and
Commander c. A. Neide, of Jackson Post, Du-
AUGSBURG; Comrades John Banner and John
Woodward, of A NJ. Cook Post, Greenwich,
were also present, and rendered efficient aid.
! The following officers were installed: Com
mander, George S. Orr; S. V. c., Harvey Rey-
nolds; J. V. c., Donald Reid; @. NJ, John A.
| Taylor; Surg. O. l.. Whiteomb; Chaplain, w.
]. Armstrong; o. d. Il. c. McEachron Q. g.,
S. s. McMurray; Adj't., James A. Harsha; S.
NJ, Robert Smith; @. NJ. s., Jarvis Kizer. The
Post numbers twenty-three charter members,
] fifteen of whom are subscribers to THE TRIB-
UNE; the Others are leaning that way, and soon
Will enroll themselves under its banner. After
the installation the whole party repaired to the
/ Argyle House and sat down to bountiful
repast of beans, coffee, and the usual accom-
| paniments. After supper short season was
spent in speech making. Remarks were made
/ by Comrades Neide and Orr, and Marching
| Through Georgia" sung, when, at 1870, the
1 boys broke ranks for smoke and home. The
| Post starts with encouraging prospects. Q. l..
Whtcomb was elected TRIBUNE correspondent
Of the Post.
Comrade John w. Campbell writes us that
Daniel L. Downing Post, No. 365, was mustered
! Monday evening May T. at Glen Cove, n. Y,
/ by Commander Martin Short and twelve other
officers and comrades of Mansfield Post, No.
! 305, of Brooklyn. The Post starts off under
the most favorable auspices with fifteen charter
members. The following officers were elected
and installed: Commander, Charles III. Lewis;
/ S. V. c. Chas. B. Totey; J. V. c., ]. w. Camp
bell; "a. NJ, George Lucas; Surg, Henry ID.
| Hall; o. D., Robert Jefferies; o. G., VIM. I'll.
! Springer; Chaplain, Isaac Devoe; Adj't, VIM.
III. Chambers; Q. NJ. S, Samuel M. Weeks.
Daniel L. Downing Post was named in honor
of brave and noble comrade from this town
| and a private in company Nj, Second New
York cavalry, who was killed in action at
Aldee, Virginia. This Post was organized
/ through the fundamentally of THE TRIBUNE.
Comrade A. ]. Bush, Medina, writes US as fol-
| lows: Barnes Post, No 81, is in fiourishing
! condition Our arrangements for Memorial
| Day are nearly completed. Professor Whit
comb, of Knowlesville, will deliver the address.
| The Post viii attend memorial service at the
/. Methodist church in a body in full uniform.
! Our uniform is a cap, double breasted coast,
| nom-commissioned officers sword and belt
and white gloves. On Memorial Day our Post
will place at each grave short iron post sur
mounted by a shield, painted in Red, White
| and Blue, with the letters q. 4. r. on it. On
the back Of the shield viii be the socket for the
| flagstaff. The Beard of Trustees of our village
voted US fifty dollars toward purchasing the
pests and flags. We propose to have suitable
headstone at each comrades grave in the near
| future.
Comrade Henry SnelIgrcve, Hoosick Falls,
writes US that Wood Post, No. 294, of that place,
has secured Hon. Martin /. Townsend, of Troy,
as orator On Memorial Day. Upon learning
that the comrades still needed funds to fully
uniform themselves by May 80, Hon. Walter a.
| Wood sent his check for $3.50 to the Post This
amount, together with $500 realized by a recent
entertainment and $500 donated short time
ago By Major lie Grand c. Tibbetts, will enable
all the boys to be fully uniformed and equipped
| Wood Post mustered last October with thirty
charter members, now has seventy-nine with
four moro elected aud seven applications on
file Through the eXertions of Comrade VIM
Davis, there will be company of about fifty
Sons of Veterans uniformed and will take part
in the exercises on Memorial Day.
Memorial Day viii be the twenty-frst ami
versary of the first departure of the Twenty
second regiment to the war. The uniformed
battalion OF the Veteran Association of the reg
iment viii entertain the veterans of the First
regiment, Pennsylvania National Guard, at
dinner in the Hotel Brighton, Coney Island,
after the parade on that day, and it has been
decided to have general Reunion of the orig
inal members OF the regiment on that occasion.
| = spccla1 sIedIuDOal VIII leave JeWcliS wharf
about noon TO convey the party to Coney
Island. Dinner will be served at o'clock
,. m.
Sheldon Post No. 295 Sherman, n Y, has
adopted the following programme for Memorial
Day: Post assemble at Post room 10 a. ~;
leave Post for cemetery IL a. m.
Order Of march.-Musc; members Of Post
Sheldon, No. 295, G. A. r.; speaker and clergy
young ladies; members of Post and soldiers
citizens.
Order Of exercises at the ccmctery.-Opening
prayer; music by Glee Club; reading of names
of deceased soldiers and strewing of flowers
recitation by Miss Linnie Sheldon; music by
Cleo Club; introduction of speaker; Grafton by
Hon. +. D. Brewer; vocal music; benediction.
Comradc Grant writes us from Brooklyn as
follows: At meeting of the trustees of the
Brooklyn bridge, held at their rooms two weeks
ago, rule was adopted that no man should be
| employed who was over thirty-fv years of age,
, which practically excluded the G.. A. r. from
} securing any Of the various positions. Through
the exertions Of Colnrade Col. McLeer and the g.
A. II. committee this rule has been rescinded,
; however, and they have given us thirteen out
Of the seventy-two appointments to be made.
Comrade E. ]. Miner, Baldwinsville, who
has been appointed correspondent to THE
TRIBUNE by Moses Summers Post, No. 27S,
! writes rs that that Post, organized about ten
{ months ago with fifty charter members now
) has nearly one hundred. More than half are
uniformed. Eleven recruits were mustered at
the last meeting After muster Campfire
was held and coffee and sandwiches discussed
9 in trGe soldier style. The boys will properly
observe Memorial Day.
Cornrade w. H. Albert, Quartermaster of A. T.
i. Brooks Post, No 272 Hamilton, N. Y, who has
sent US some twenty-four new subscribers
writes that the Post now numbers seventy nine
members and the Ladies' Auxiliary Corps some
forty members. The latter was organized after
r the plan of the Portland (Maine) Relief Corps
: and has relief fund on hand of $109.
Comrade VIM. A. Miller, Oswego n Y, who
4 has sent us six new subscribers, writes that on
U | May l1fl Post Q,Rrian of lls,ueno Post P,,Ior