The National tribune., 1883-03-29
FOURTH =. Y. Anrr1nrRx.

Charles III. Rowell, Co. r. Killed at Siege Of
Marion W Mosier, Co. E. Died in service.
NINTH n. Y. ARTILLERY.
Gordon Britton, Co. E. Died at City Point, Va,
February, 1864
This building is fifty by twenty six feet, with
an audience room sixteen feet from floor to
ceiling. Here, ON the 18th inst, Comrade ]. S.
johnson, Commander of Gibbs Post, No. $780,
assisted by delegation from that Post, mus
tered Hall Post, No. 343, with twenty-seven
charter members and installed the following
officers: Commander Owen " ninekley: S. V.
T., Geo. WestbrocSa ). V c., Charles L. Lynde /;
= "a, l.. d. Clifford; Adj't, E. A. Noel; Surg.
Robert Rae; Chap, ID. l.. Smith; o. D., Fred
Hartz; o. g., Henry Holly; S. NJ, Thomas Brick
@. NJ. s., NJ. Schwarz. After the muster and in
staliation services in the afternoon bountiful
refreshments for the visiting comrades attested
the welcome of the new Post. In the evening
public meeting was held, in which ladies and
citizens, with veterans, united 10 share the en-
thusiasm of what VIII be remembered as a red
letter day in the calendar of Hall Post. There
were songs to cheer, such rs are only heard
in gatherings Of the Grand Army. Rev. VIM.
Woods. on behalf of the civilians spoke in APP
preciative terms of the new Post and the or
ganization it represented among them, which
encouraged the comrades and assured them that
their neighbors recognize the reason and the
value of this veteran organization. Comrade
J. ). johnson, of Warsaw, addressed the meet
ing on the origin, purpose and work of the G.
A L. IN half-hour speech at once -r..orous
and effective. Comrade L..agustus Harrington, of
Warsaw. tt,,ifvwed. He told the inspiring story
OF the growth of the Grand Army; Of the de-
voted and herculean work the Comnander-in-
Chief has been doing in its behalf; of the
awakened zeal which urges comrades from
Maine to Oregon to enroll in their ranks every
worthy veteran; of the grandeur and power of
an organization which spoke in its Encamp-
ment in Baltimore with the emphasis of 10O,-
| 600 comrades, and which will represent in
Denver 100000 men who served their country
when service was sacrificed
In General Orders, No. 1, issued at headquar-
tiers in Rochester, Department Commander of
New York announces the following staff ap-
pointments: Assistant Adjutant-General, Jos.
A. Arlington, ORourke Post, No. l. Assistant
Quartermaster-Ge General Milton H. Smith, Geo.
II. Thomas Post, No. 4. Inspector, NJ. A.
Stearns, Barton Post, No. PIG Judge-Advocate
Harlan ]. Swift. Stephen T. Bartle Post No.
163. Chief Mastering Officer, William w.
RobacheT, James c. Rice Post, No. %. Aids
de-Camp: A. B. Lawrence, Charles A. Bills Post,
No. 292; William IT, Warner, Root Post No.
15l; III. E. Stambach, Bidwell- wilkinson Post,
No. 8; E. b. Geer, Babcock Post, No. SO; d.
NJ. Perine, Schenck Post, No. 271 A. II. Sphere,
Lewis o. Morris Post, No. 121; J. C. Julius
Langbein, Z. A. Kimball Post, No. 100; Chas.
ii. Yost, Peisner Post, No. LOG: Charles Nc
Elroy, John Hancock Post, No 253; Joseph L.
Follett, Rankin Post, No. 10; John E. McIn-
tosh, Sydney Post, No. Al; Ira NJ. Hedges, Ed
ward Pye Post, No. 179; Frank p Frost, Bald
win Post, No. 6; John Copeland, Post No. PAL !;
Thomas B. odell, John A. Dix Post. No. 135 !;
Robert B. Buchanan, Charles P. Sprout Post,
No. rs. General Orders. No. 9, sets forth that
owing to the inability of Comrade NJ. A. Stearns
to serve as Inspector, account of private bust
ness, Comrade Jas. S. Graham, Geo. III. Thomas
Post, No. 4, is appointed in his place. The fol-
lowing additional staff appointments are also
announced: Aids-de-Camp, VIM. III. Mickle,
Lafayette Post, No 140; T. H. C. Kincaid,
Dahlgren Post, No. lib; Joseph Murray, Jud-
son Fitzpatrick Post, No. 143; George d. Curtis,
Hiram Curtis Post No. ia; William B. Bliss
Skillin Post, No AZ; Henry Stowell, G. L.Wil-
lard Post, No. "a; Smith d. Pierce, j. d. 0'Brien
Post, No. s.; A. S. Baker, Cross Post, No. 70 !;
Samuel Minnies, James O. Rice Post. No. 20; ;
Matthew Gahhey, Kessler Post, No. 55.
Scott Post, No 129, Tonawanda N. Y, Melted
500 at an entertainment recently held at its
hall. The affair was worked up in very brief
space of time by its enterprising Commander
Colonel Ed. Goodrich, and the programme
embraced a battle scene, sterespticon views
and recitations. By request of many who
could not gain admittance to the entertain
ment ii viii be repeated in two weeks
Captain ]. ]. Keogh, of this Post, died at Bay
City, Mich, on the 18th inst. The remains
were brought TO Buffalo, and there inferred
A detail of eighteen men from Post Scott, under
command of Adjutant Vincent, fully armed
and equipped, acted as escort Comrade
Keogh served four years in the United States
Navy during the war, and was in the Misssis-
sippi squadron on the Pittsburg."
The annual reception of Thaddeus Stevens
Post, No. 255, of New York, one of the largest
of the colored posts, was held on the 23d inst,
at Wendell's Assembly Rooms The opening
address was made by General Henry A. Bar
mum. Upon the platform and among the audi
ence were many prominent men of the Grand
Army. Considerable interest centered in the
prize drill between four men of the Veteran
Guards of this city and four of the Veteran As
ISOLATION of New jersey. The prize a silver
pitcher, Was fairly earned by the former There
was recitation by E. Parsloe, of Chaplin Post
of Buffalo, and solos by Edward Kock, followed
by the presentation of two gaidons to the Post
by the Misses Mary and Carrie Fisher, to which
Comrade C. w. RicKie responded. Dancing
followed and was kept up until an early hour
Comrade Frank Anderson, Evans Mills, JEFF
ferSon county, n. " writes us that Chauncey
Wilkie Post, No. 334, of that place, which was
mustered on the Sd of last February, with sig
teen charter members, now has twenty-five and
| five applications on file. The comrades are all
wide awake and working, and think as soon as
the weather becomes settled and the comrades
get around, their numbers will be swelled to
fifty or more. The officers are: Commander
Calvin Zimmerman; S. V. c., w s. Cooper
]. V. c., Alex. Kanady; Adi't VIM Comstock
Q. ~ s., E. English; O. NJ, Adam Murphy
Chap, E. Cobb; o. D., W. P Case; S. NJ, Z.
Fredenburg; o. G., E. Croisant.
On the 18th inst number of comrades of
Chaplin Post, No. 2, of Buffalo, n Y. headed
by Martins Band in full uniform, proceeded to
Tivoli Music Hall, aud there presented Captain
John I. Robinson, who had just returned from
two weeks bridal trip, with handsome we'd
ding present, consisting of an elegant silver set
of eleven pieces, appropriately inscribed The
presentation speech was made by General
Bishop. Comrade Robinson, who is ex-Adiu-
tant Of the Post, is an uNtiring worker in the
ranks Of the G. A. r., and during his admins
tration was instrumental in adding at least a
hundred members TO the Post.
Barbara Fritchie Post, No. IL, held its an
nual Campfire On the 2lst inst, at Eckford
Hall, Greenpont. Zabriskie Post, g. A. R., of
Jersey City, accompanied by the five Posts of
Hudson county, n. j., visited Barbara Fritcbie
Post and participated in a torch-Iight parade
through the principal streets of Greenpont.
preparatory to the entertainment in Eckford
Hall Delegates were present from Rankin
Post, No. 10; Ringgold Post, Of Hunters Point;
HunJsTnan Post, of College Point; Winchester,
Mansfield and Sedgwick Posts, of Brooklyn,
and Cameron Post, of New York.