The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-06-07
LIKE A SN0W-BA
How the Grand Army is Rolling up
New Posts.


this week, we are unable to print our usual
budget of general news from the various De-
partments of the Grand Army, but below will
be found a record of some OF the new Posts
recently established.
During the past week we have forwarded blank
applications for Post charters to the following:
a. S. Mcdowell, Clayton, Ill; r. II. Mead
Huntsville, H.; i. Mulinix, White City, hani
w. r. Caldwell, Swartz Creek, Mich. w. L.
Aten, Hamburger, Iowa; D. b. Snow, Hyannis,
Mass; c. w. Dey, Dixon, H.; Geo. I. Wese-
man, Bainbridge, Pa; Joel C. Usher, Kellogg
vile, Ohio; J. B. Thomas, Centreyille, Ind;
j. r. Haight Highmore, d. T.
TRIBUNE applications for the muster OF new
Posts have been forwarded to Adjutant- Gen.
eraI Brown at National Headquarters as fol-
lows: Pilot Mound, Iowa, fourteen signers;
Palmer, H., twenty signers; GreenyiIle, H.,
thirty-fve signegs; Trent, Mich, elevea
signers: Stafford Ohio, twelve signers; Bar
ring.on, H., fifteen signers; Conway, Mass,
thirteen signers; Mecostas Mich, thirteen sign
eFs; Morantown, Kan, twenty-five signers;
Sprmgboro', Pa twesty-seven signers.
Comradc ]. F. Sterling writes us as follows;
mustered Knoxville Post, No. 2l8, at Kingston,
Kan on May IS, assisted by Comrades S. NJ Be-
| dell Thomas 0'Iare, George Sc2rth ). ID. B0Vee,
/ D. n Watson, J. w. Weltner b. y. Roberts, II.
! Hadermau and w. Farout, Of Pea Ridge Post,
1 and Commander ID. S. Freeman, of john 4.
| Dix Post, Columbus, Kan, with sixteen char
| ter members and the following officers: Com
/ mander f. b. Baldwin; S. Y. C., c. nj. Keller;
Z Y G. John Rhodes; Adt't, r. S. Liberger;
! @. NJ James Wimarth; Sergt., Howard Cook
! Chaplain, Rev. Crawford; o. D., George w.
! KinlIade O. G., Jesse 4. Edmondson s. NJ,
/ J. NJ Hart; Q. NJ. s.. J. III. Edmunson. At
I the close of the installation . boun5eou5 basket
( supper was furnished by the fair ladies. The
/ KINGSTON brass band rendered some excellent
j music for the occasion. The Grand Army in
! southeastern Kansas is growing very rapidly.
Chaplin Austin Curtin, assisted by Comrades
! Smith and SpFague, OF Willianspoyt, Pa; Bat
! dori, Huff, Kurtz and Caldwell, of Milton Sea-
crist and Ressler, Of Georgetown, and others,
mustered VIM. 4. BFuner Post, No 335 IN sun
/ bury on the Dist ult., with ffty-five charter
members. The following officers were duly in
stalled Commander, A. n. Brice; S. V. c., Dr..
!. i. Cressinger; Y. c., Jacob Weiser; Adj't,
samuel R6ch; @. D., II. T. Mann Chaplain,
John Il Helm; 0. D., Captain B. +. Keefor;
q. e., Theodore Chester; S. H., VIM. 4.
| Rogers; @. N. S., Sanl1 ?. Bright. The Post
was named IN honor of Lieutenant William q.
BFuner, Of comp&ny i, One Hundred and
Thirty-iirst P. V, who was killed in battle at
Fredericksburg, Va, December 13, 1853. He
was a gallant soldier, and served also in the
1 Mexican war, having been connected with a
regiment from Chic il that war.
ComKde NJ n. Baker writes rs that Eben N.
! Ford Post, No 1876, was mustered at Warren,
Pa. on the evening Of May "a, 1888, by Assist
ant Mastering Officer E. z. Jones, assisted by
comrades from Posts 20, :5s7, 81, and 328, with
stweslty mine charter members. The officers are
as follows: Commander, G.. w. KinWear S. v.
I - II Ky q I ~ I IP.,-.rf L.
G. w. C0ggsWeil; Chaplain, Theodore Bach ;
Q. NJ, Fred. Baltzinger; O. d., G. !. Waters;
o. G., James Dove; Adj't, w. ii. Taylor; S. H.,
G. 4. Still; @. III. S., 5. ii. COggsWell This
makes four Posts mustered by Gomrade Jones
since January LIST. Surely the boys are waking
up in northwestern Pennsylvania
"Seventh o. Y. /" writes US that Foster Post,
No. 172, was organized at AIiddlebury, Eikhart
county. Ind. on "Wednesday evening. May %. by
Commander Harry u. Dean, of Howell Post,
No. so, of Goshen, assisted By number Of the
comrades Of this Post, and By Commander
Dodge and c0Inrades of Cathcart Post of BEis-
tol, Ind The following officers were elected
and installed: Commander, David IL. White
S. Y. c., J. j. Johnson J. Y. C., Dr. T. l.. Putt;
o. D., Ellis Hughs; Adj't, J. r. Putt; Q. H.,
I'd. D. l.. Foster; Surg, DR.. HAM; Chap, Rev.
E. Erick.
Captain John H Suter, Department Com
rantler, and George ". Johnson, Assistant In
SUPERINTENDENT, on the 25th ult visited Port
Deposit, Pa. and mustered in Captain David Orr
Pest 40. b, named efier Captain Orr, of the
Sixth maryland regiment, The Post elected
the following oiliceEs Commander, Jas. d.
West; S. " G.. John L. Taylor j. Y. c. James
A. Dell; @. NJ, George w. Morrison; Surg.
l Jacob Todd; Chaplain, john White; O. ID.
Marion ID. Dunkie; .. G., John A, Orr; Adj't
Sam1 J. Barr; 5. NJ, John I. Montgomery; @
HI. s., VIM. J. Thompson.
E About thirty veterans nlet in Denxer, Col, Oh
the2ibh nit fer the purpose Of Organizing Post
to be composed Of those only who had served
throughout the entire war. An organization
was Effected and they were mustered on Tux
; 18th ult., under the na4ne Of Veteran Post
8 with the following officers: Commander, Geo
] W. Lawson; $. Y. c., 81. 4. Davis; j. V. c., "
> r. Kinsman; Chaplain, George IL b. Hall; o
D., WIN l.. Yisseher; g. b., Ed. Johnson; Pos
s Surg, A /. Cole; O. g., Ed. Williams; AdIt
! i. i. Davis; Comrades, J. Q. Fitnam, W. 3
! Crane, b. II. Dear and j. Scheider.
Comrade Hawley, Hereford, Princeton, NO.
writes Us that c. b. Clark, OF EarIagut Post. O
Kansas City, mustered 4 Post at that place witt
{ tljrty-seyen charter members, and installed
i the following officers: Commander, j. II. Shell
: ley; S. V. C., T. e. Evans J. v. c., ]. j
8 SsSsnley o. d., 4. Il. Patton; o. G., II. T. al
= LEM Chaplain, S. 81. Hayman; @. HI, j. L
Hill; Adjt, Hawley HEREFORD surg, J, c. nc
I ElubS - ILL., D. ~ 1(gtAS>J W NJ to.y L, II
: NcDougal.
+ Comrade L. J. Davidson, Bardenyille, Kan
z writes US that Burden Post, No. IT,, mustered {.
that place on March 9th, now has thirty -fou
members and the following officers: Command
: er, Harry Smith S. Y. c., s. II. Tolls; J. " G
y d. s. Pffimmer; Adj't, John .Lcdlie Surg
Il A. J. CruInIn; Chap, VIM. S. Hutton, @. NJ
. NJ S. Brooks; O. d., Vim. G. Jones; 0. c. Ed
!. mond Pate; Guard, Richard Fitzgerald Re
= cruit.sC Harrington; S. NJ, j. f. Tester;
NJ. s., VIM. May.
!. Colnrade Dennis Springer, Monticello, lows
: writes US than Post was mustered at that plact
! Oh the 2Gth ut. with fifteen charter members
Is The following are the officers: Commander, ]
il r. stillman; S. Y. c., T. s. Durham; J. y C
O. Nathan Smith; Adj't Dennis Springer; @. III
]. w. Grover; Surg, G. NJ. Dorety Chap. N
e. Roack; o. d., Darius GaEliuhouse; o. G,Wn
r I. Payne; S. NJ, john FitzsinlmouS; Q. III. S
y S. S. Farewell.
b Comrade Frederick Wolter, st. Edward
q Nebraska writes us as follows We organize
o. Kinsman Post No. 10, in St Edward, Apr
18th, with about twenty-six charter member
n out of which the following officers were il
&c stalled: Commander w. A. Hosford S. v. C
al II. Abbott J. V. C.. j. d. Farrell, Adi't. Z. {
e, Williams; @. H., Ed. Dwyer; Surg, G. c. Woo
70 hoes; Chap, A. Brooks; o. D., W. A. McCu
q chin; 0. e., VIM. Farris.
It A. connrade writes us that Hiram Kile Pos