The National tribune., 1883-04-26
THE NINTH OF APRIL.
Some Farther Reports as to How 1t Was Cele'
Lna4n H

THE NINTH OF APRIL.
Some Farther Reports as to How 1t Was Cele'
brated.
In answer to request in TIE TRIBUNE for the
number of recruits obtained on the 9Th report
thst only got one, as l had but one blank apph-
cation. The blanks sent for by our Post for the
occasion did not reach us until the llth but L
bonded four more and viii take them IN at our
next regular meeting. Cur regular meeting came
the evening of the 10th, when we mustered III
seven good men ard true six OF whom came seven
teen miles on bare ground, and through snow
drifts After muster the grub call was sounded,
compared our present surroundings with those OF a
score of years ago, we felt that it was indeed good
Tor us to be there; ". Buker' y. u OF >. ..
Sampson Post, No. 81, Milo. Me.
Conrade f W .Webking, who has been appointed
correspondent for THE TRIBUNE by Colonel VIM.
Jones Post writes as follows: We celebrated the
anniversary of Lees surrender or April eth and
the writer of this and three other comrades were
able TO hand in five new applications for member
ship. We also succeeded in getting more
subscribers for THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE-the best
paper in the Union This Post was organized last
September with twenty charter members.
We now have forty members, and ten applications
on file. Colonel g. r. kellaTns, your agent here,
and goodly number of comrades, went to Selvin,
Ind, last Saturday night the l4th inst, and mus
tered Selvin Post, with twenty charter members.
Post Custer, of Bennington, claims the honor of
application for membership from the Oldest vet
eran in the late war, connected with the g. A. r.
He is the Hon. Benjamin T. Morgan, of Benning-
ton Centre, who is eighty three years of age and
hale and hearty. The application was presented
on the evening of April 9, by Department Com
mander Valentine. A dispensation has been granted
in this jurisdiction to muster candidates on the
evening of application until June l. Commander
Warren Gibbs of Standard Post, No. 2 OF Burning
ton, delivers the address at Bennington, on Memo
rial Day-N. M. p, Bennington, VT
i see in your late issue call for the number of
recruits just before upon the 9Th of April. Well
count upon ten new members safely, and
expect most of them to be mustered into service
Your paper comes now quite regularly to q number
of comrades of this Post and you. may depend 1t
is very welcome visitor TO the boys. You will
need have fears for its popularity with its
present abundance of army reminiscence.-Vt
Veteran, Ellsworth Post, No. 25 Hardwiclz, VT
Kygor Post, No. POI, Georgetown, H., was mus
tered on April 9Th, by Captain Ed. Winters, of
! twenty-seyen charter members and the following
officers: Commander, w E. Moore; S. V. c.,
Pleasant West; J. Y. c. Hiram Yoho; O. D., /. e.
! Parks; o. G.. o. s. Baldwin; Surg, K. w. Cowan;
Chaplain, G. w. Holloway; @. NJ j. b. Clifton !
AdJt, w. Bruce Cowan; $. H., Perry Cooper; "a.
NJ s, James Maudlin.-W. Bruce Cowan, Adjn-
tant
At the special meeting of 1TcCook Post, No. 81,
lola Kansas on the 9th inst, ten recruits were
mustered, among whom were Revs. f. S. Miller
/ and 5. s. Weatherby After muster the boys par
took of a supper of baked beans black coffee &c
/ The Post IS in iourishng condition now,
/ having seventy-five members, with several more
TO muster Recently set of war maps have been
received from the War Department, which have
| been properly mounted
"The 9Th of April will long be remembered by
! the hundred comrades of Moses Wisner Post. The
! day celebrated by bright Campfire and a
banquet of roast pork with white army beans eof-
| fee, bareback and other good things The ladies
contributed their presence and substantial aid to
/ the success OF the OCCASION Twenty recruits made
/ application and twelve were mustered into the
ranks. We have secured larger hail and are
about to organize Ladies Auxiliary. Henry L.
/ Jenner Ithaca, Mich
Tn anoo,la,,oe with vrnrr raouasf E1le-or4I poet
| No H. met on the evening of the 9Th of April to
celebrate the surrender OF Lees army Invitations
| were extended 10 all the old soldiers not mem
| bers TO meet with US. We had good time and
the old boys, 10 the number of eight ten handed
| in applications for membership. We We're mus
tered in April 49, 1882, with sixteen members and
| now have thirty-one with several applications
| pending-James Kinney, Grant City, Mo.
Acting upon your advice I started out on the
| 9Th of April 10 do some recruiting, and obtained
| one recruit for the Grand Army and one for The
| NATIONAL TRIBUNE. have sent you in all ten
| subscribers within the year and have idea OF
stopping as long as there IS soldier who does not
take 1T, for do not think any veteran begin to
keep UP with the times without it. P. g. Fassett
Stevensville, Pa.
A public meeting was held on the 9th inst by
Asbury Caldwell Post, No. 81, Sherman Mills, Me-
| TO celebrate the anniversary of Lees surrender
! Speeches were made by the comrades and songs
sung by the audience in chorus. Anecdotes of the
war were told and general promenade partici-
pated in by all. -Four recruits were secured during
the evening.-George w. Weber, Jr, p. G.
Ninth Of April number of new recruits on spe.
cial mastering day, twelve; number mustered
/ three; number elected to date, six. big law.
suit just outside lines, which required the aid
of some of our members, put stumbling block in
our way the 9th, but we're in for big turn out
| fore long.-E. d. Williams, Adit and correspond
| ent, Jeflerds Post, No. 81, Nashville, Mich.
There was a Post organized at this place April
| eth, with the following officers Commander 5. III
| Foster; S. v. c., o. III. Seenard; J. V. c., Carroll
A. Mcknight; @. M. S. b. Fair; Surg c. A Wat
| q I alxe. q Ra4y,in OH
Adj't, A J. Dudley; S. NJ. J. " Wheeloclz; O. NJ
ST. Dorman Cenner.-S. B. Fair, North Calais, VT
c. o. Loomis Post, No. 2, Quincy, Mich secured
| ten recruits on Grand Army recruiting day. Apri
9th, Notwithstanding the territory had been wei
worked before. Many more have partially prom
ised, and the work will continue.-C. w. Bennett
Post correspondent.
It. A. Jones Post, No, % adopted your sugges
ton to celebrate the 9th Il recruiting dag fol
the Post and TRIBUNE, the result of which is 81
far, thirteen recruits for the Post and eleven 70
THE TRIBUNE.-Reporter, Macon, Mo.
Incosed please find 81 for another subscriber {.
TIE TRIBUNE, making seven in all that have sen
you. We obtained four recruits on the eth O
April. '-Benja!nin o. Horton. Adjt Post No. rs
Elizabeth, n. j.
Eight new applications were presented on tn
9th inst Not large number, to be sure but man,
more will follow.''-C. @. Ward Pap Williams Post
No. 10, Ludington Mich.
Tally seventeen new recruits for KosciuslSo Post
| No ia, mustered the first mastering day afte
April 9th.-W. II FL. Deerwester, Warsaw, Ind.
Comrade William Price, Ell Dorado Kans write
us that he obtained two recruits for the GRAM
Army April 9th.