Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-02

The Ex.S0ldiePs or the Union-Roster
OF Stevens Post.

OF stevens Post.
One of the ne sest organizations ii
Washington Territory is the Gran,
Army OF the Republic. and, We ma.
truthfully say. one Of the strongest I
had its origin with a little handful o
men in this city in ISIS. who. in June o
tina. year. gathered together 10 the mum
Der o. thirteen and organized Steven:
Post No. l. named in honor OF our frs
Governor. the late General |. /. Stevens
Within year il had attained a mem
bership of thirty persons, and cele
brated Memorial Day. followed later by
a gong into camp at point now in the
northern limits of the city. Regular
meetings were held, and she interes,
grew apace not only here but a, other
points III the Territory. Soon appiica-
ton was made for the muster of y sec
ond Post at a neighboring town. fol
lowed in turn by a number of applica.
tons of like character from other
places, until the VIII lie number of
Posts has now grown to eight, with APP
plications for muster from four more.
On the 10Th of June last, the first
Grand Eucampment of Washington
Territory WAS held at Olympia, at which
seven Posts were represented. namely.
Stevens No. l. of Seattle: Ellsworth No.
,, of Vancouver: Alfred Sully. No. ). of
Dayton: Abraham Lincoln No. 1, of
Walla Waila Geo. II. Thomas No. ). of
Olympia: Custer No. =. of Tacoma: AID
Phil kearuey No. :, of Chehslis. The
membership at that time WAS about
three hundred. Since then there has
been great growth. Sedgwick Post No.
8, of Spokane Falls, has been fully or
gauized, while the preliminary steps
have been taken for the establishment
of other Posts at Yakima City, Ellens-
burg. Snohomish City and Cheney. The
membership now is about five hundred
strong in the Territory, while i: is
thought that there are at least one
thousand old soldiers who have not yet
joined, but from whom the ranks will
hereafter be rapidly recruited.
The Department Commander is Geo.
D. Hill, of Seattle; the senior Vice Com
msnder F. F. Adams, 81 Walla Walla:
the Junior Vice Commander II. A. Bige-
low, Of Seattle; the Medical Director.
H. G. Bostwick, of Tacoma. and the
Chaplain, ID. q. LeSourd, Of Olympia.
Other officers are as below given:
Council of Administration A. NJ.
Brooks, Seattle; John PEPPER, Walla
Walla: w. II. Roberts, Olympia: John
L. Newland, Chehalis; N. F. Bolton,
Vancouver.
Delegate to National Encampment-
Jas. Il. Hayden, Olympia; Alternate
Delegate, A. b. Blackwell, Tacoma.
Department Staff-A. Slorah, Assist
ant Adjutant General; Seattle: Jas. Il.
eral, Olympia; w. Il. Latimer, Inspec
tor. Seattle; p. p. Carroll. Judge Advo
cate; Olympia: Ii. y. Simonds, Chief
Aids de- Camp-A. NJ. Brooks, Seattle;
John ID. Geoghegan, Vancouver; n. II.
Owings. Olympia William Barnes,
Walla Walla.
Assistant Inspectors-I. Ii. Griswold.
II. ID. Hunt, Vancouver; ID. G.
Guernsey, Dayton; William Leslie.
Walla WalIa: William McMicken.
Ol, mpia; Fred. Sahm, Tacoma; John
L. Newland, Chehalis.
The secoEd Eucampment will ba held
dt NanCUuNer on the second W tQueSCay
in April, 1854. ut which is is thought at
least twelve Posts and COO soldiers will
be represented.
Stevens Post No. l, while welcoming
and aiding the organization of other
Posts, allows none to lead in the march
and the great work in hand. Beginning
with Ii members five and half years
ago it had grown to lis last month,
when its last annual roster was printed,
and since then has gone up to l24. Its
Past Post Commanders are A. Slerah,
George ID. Hill, George w. Bullene, W.
II. White and George W. Tibbetts. Its
present officers are: Post Commander.
ID. l.. MCGOWAN $. V. Commander, A.
2. Spaulding j. V. Commander, H.
Sheahan; Adiutant, A. NJ. Brooks
Qualtermaster, |. II. Griswold; Sur
geon, L. L. Minor: Chaplain, w. II.
Brunk Officer OF the Day, w. &. Lat
timer; Officer of the Guard, John ILL.,
Quartermast er Sergeant, John Price.
The roster recently issued shows
Stevens Post to have had in October,
1883, comrades named rs below: