The National tribune., 1883-03-08
OHIO.

A meeting of the Toledo (Ohio) Soldiers Me-
mortal Association was held on the 10th ult.
The following officers were elected: President,
Hon. j. r. Osborn; First Vice President, Mrs.
X. B. Sherwood; Second Vice President, Gen.
C. l.. Young; Treasurer w. T. Walker; Secre-
tary, III. S. Bunker. The Association is flour
ishing and expects to erect within the year a
$50 900 memorial building The Board has Sc
cured from various sources, chiefly in unpaid
soldiers bounties in the county treasury, funds
to the amount of 17,4SO.51 1t also owns a
beautiful lot III the heart of the city, presented
through the City Council. The balance of
funds required will be raised by subscription.
According to the plan, the building to be
erected will be $50 feet long and 80 wide. An
invitation was extended by Mrs Sherwood, on
behalf of Forsyth Post Ladies' Society, to attend
their fifth annual reception on the evening OF
the 18th of March, which invitation was most
heartily accepted Forsyth Post and the Sons
of Veterans, of which there are two flouishng
Camps in Toledo, will also be present. The
entertainment will consist of music, promenad
ing and a supper. Toledo is the headquarters
of the State Department of the Philadelphia
Administration Colonel III. r. Bacon is the
colonel commanding. Colonel Garenfalo, of
the Michigan Department Sons of Veterans, is
in Toledo on his way from the Grand Encamp-
ment at Philadelphia. The next Grand En-
campment will be held in Toledo and the boys
6ScNA
John NJ. Bell Post No. 119, Washington c. H.,
Ohio, mustered August A, 1881, with thirty-twO
charter members, has increased its numbers to
125. In its ranks are five empty sleeves and
one empty boot, and about one-half of its COM
rades have been wounded in action. The old
est member is 12 and the youngest 80, while
the average is 40l years The Post has buried
but one of its members -COmrade Frank FOulk.
The Post had grand Campfire, which COM
menced at the City Hall at 10 a. m. on the 22d
ult. and lasted until the night of the oath. Its
success was mainly due to the ladies, who al
ways come out strong on such occasions. The
festivities of each evening were interspersed
with vocal and instrumental music, and in ad-
ditiOn to the singing by members OF the Post
of soul-stirring camp and battle songs, and hair
raising solos by John Stuckey, the Misses Lucy
Walker and Puss Willett nightly pleased the
audience with the most delightful singing
Miss Willett presiding at the piano. On Sat-
urday evening there were great many prizes
awarded to various contestants but the arti-
cles that awakened the most interest were a
gold-headed cane, a large, rIchiy-dressed wax
doll and celluloid toilet set, which were dis
posed of by ballot, each vote represented by a
cent.
Comrade L. G. Lyman writes rs that Hurd
Post, No. Ia, Mount Gilead, Ohio, lighted a
Campfire on the evening of February 2Sth
John Post No SO; of Cardington, was present
At least two hundred and fifty old soldiers
drew ratiOns of beans, bacon, hardtack and
black coffee, and it was estimated that
there were at least 1000 persons in the hall
The following programme was successfully
carried out: Prayer by Rev. ID. B. Simms;
camp supper; music by Old Guard Band ad-
dress of welcome by Past Post Commander w.
ID. Matthews; camp scene; song, Marching
Through Georgia." recitation, "Bennes Re-
prieve," by Miss Jessie Miles; solo, Miss Dell
Barton; "Sheridan's Ride" by Comrade T. III.
Hickman song, cred, White and Blue" by
Glee Club; address by Department Chaplain
A. G. Byers; solo, Mrs. w. s. Miles; camp
"reminiscences Omitted to five minutes), inter-
spersed with camp songs
Comrade T. D. McGillicuddy, District Mus
tering Officer, Akron, Ohio, writes us that on
the 2lst ult. he mustered Post No. 1884, at Man
tua, Portage county, Ohio, with Captain A. M.
Erwin, as Commander, and George G. Striker,
as Adjutant. The Post started with twenty
six charter members, and would have had q
number more, but not few forgot to bring
their certificates of honorable discharge. These
will be admitted later. The Post promises to
be first class one. On Friday evening, Feb
ruary 20, Comrade MoGillicuddy organized r.
L. Dunham Post, No. III, at Bedford, Cuya.
hoga county, with the following list of officers
Commander. Irving N. Harrington; 8. v. g.,