The National tribune., 1883-01-18
NEW 20 RK.

| 80 Posts, charters for the following Posts hay
ing been granted durinC' the past week: No
321, Brooklyn; No 32S, Croghan, Lewis Co..
! No. ;329, MaChiaS, Catthraugus Co; No. $50
New Norl, city. Among the candidates foI
Department Encampment are Major J. II
Walker Of Brooklyn; Major Bulard, of New
York; John \. Reynolds, Of Rochester, and
Robert Keith, of Troy. The headquarters OF
the Department drring the coming State En-
c2mpmcnt at Troy will be aEthc Troy House,
ana the Council of Administration VIII meet
there on Tuesday evening, the 23d inst The
active members Of the Eucampmcnt viii num-
| Der something over 500, but it is estimated by
Assistant Adjt.-Gcn. Hooper that the alternates
and comrades from different Posts viii in
crease the Number of visitors to upward of2,000.
1t the Installation of the officers of John A.
! Dix Post, No. 135, New York city, on the Sd
inst, MAJOR Bullard spoke at some length in
regard +, the Grand Army, its reason and mis-
! sion, 1T, achievement and promise. He said it
| had noE been organized until necessity called
! for it: that it was not political organization,
! none knew better than the comrades. 1t might
! be political, but not partisan. Leaving home
| yea Is ago. they were told that those left behind
! Wodld be cared for, or that those returning
| home manned or broken down would receive
| tie bounty of generous country. Returning
| home, hswever, these appeals fell upon deaf
ears. Then followed the organization of the
Grand Army-they had a mission to fulfill
aad they had fulfilled it. Major Bullard
| referred to the matter of pensions, and the
! cry that the soldier was receiving too much
aud casually asked what the treasury would
do to-day had it not been for their services.
! He referred to the institution of the Sol
| dlers' Home, to the impressive ceremonies
| of Decoration Day, all showing that it was not
| n useless organization, but one that, 100000
! strong, could raise its voice rs one when an
honOrably discharged soldier was wrOn2ed.
On Tuesday evening, January I'd, L. A.
Slocum Post, No. 2l1, Fairport n. Y, installed
their officers for the present year, and mustered
in the following recruits: Albert Raymond,
DR.. ID. G. Weare, J. Brockday, George p. Strow-
ger and Russell Tibbitts. After these ceremonies
tho Post, at the invitation of Comrade John
huntington, marched in a body to his residence,
where they partook of a grand oyster supper.
After the cloth was removed the following tOasts
were proposed and responded to: THE Grand
Army of the Republic, an association TO which
we refer with pride" 1.-The wives of the old
soldiers-the noblest of women" "Our sons
the pride of our hearts" Our daughters-the
life and Joy ofour households" THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE-the best soldiers paper IN the cOrld."
Post with these sentiments is, as it should be,
in tiourishing condition.
Comrade Charles A. Parks, Commander of
Edwin Rose Post, Sag Harbor, n. Y, who sends
us three new subscribers and says he shall
keep on recruiting until he has enlisted every
veteran in his vicinity, writes us that the fol-
lowing officers were installed on the 9th inst:
Commander Charles A. Parks; S. V. c., Peter
Gaffga; J. V. c., Jonathan A. Miller; Surg,
Albert Cass; Chap, Horace Whitney, Q. NJ,
James NJ. Strong* Adi't. Richard NJ. Sweezy;
o. D., John d. Leek; o. G., William NJ. Policy
S. NJ, James L. Bunnell; Q. NJ. S, Charles b.
Wade. After the installation the Commander
f,,1 ell 40, 70 Do +bn
gift of Mrs Col. Edwin Rose and a ful-sze
crayon portrait of Col. Rose the gift of his son,
Rufus Rose.N Appropriate remarks were made
by the Commander and the Officer of the Day,
John d. Leek.
Past Post Commander S. D. Phillips on the
Sth inst. installed the following officers of John
p. Robinson Post, No. 101, Perry, New York
Commander, T. w. Copeland; S. V. c., NJ. l..
Calkins; j. '. c., A. S. Simmons; Adjutant,
Robert Kershaw; Q. NJ, n G. Burton; Sur
geOn, Robert Billiard; Chaplain William Noon
ing; o. D., Walter g. Tallmau; O. G., John
Smith; S. NJ, NJ. NJ. Andrus Q. NJ. s., Charles
MOshier After the installation a regular army
supper of pork, beans, and hard tack-the lat
ter seven years old-was discussed. The tack
was furnished by Colonel A. b. Lawrence, of
Warsaw, noted Grand Army man. This Post
is two years old and has forty-two names on
its rolls.
SOHlfaue II. Hastings, GIllOnc, n. writes
US that Post No. 2SI Of that place, which was
mustered on the 18th of August last, with
twenty-six charter members, by Commander.
II. Ii. Bailey, of Luther Priest Post, No. 167, CT
Norwood, is prospecting finely, and has install. ID
the following officers: Commander, II. D.
Meigs; S. V. c.. NJ. NJ. Dawson; J. V. c.. r.
Nee Miller; Adj't, II. d. Hiclok; Q. NJ, T. J.
Manix; Surg, Ralph Erwin; Chap, Adds .ord
0. d.. +. H. Cramer; o. S., j. McSorley; > NJ,
c. II. Doty; @. NJ S., G.. ID. Hastings. It is ex-
pected that the Post will have membership
of 100 before the year closes
John McKie Post, No 300, Cambridge,
New York, installed the following officers on
the 9th inst. Com, c. II. Overocller S. V c.,
NJ. Mcfarland; j. Y. C., II. C.. Wood @. NJ,
d. G. Lambert; Adjt, d. Harrington O. D.,
W. III. Gibson; Chaplain o. 4. S.parhawk
Surg c. Coulter S. NJ, r. Bennett; O. NJ S,
A. G. Harrington; o. G., w. Russell: W. r.
Gibson, Delegate to Department T.ncampment,
and III. c. Wood Alternate The Post was es-
tablished on the 18th of last November with
thirteen charter members, which number has
since been swellcd to twenty-five.
An installation of officers IF Cassius Maxon
Post, No 2i9, Richburg, n. Y, took place on
the Sd inst. The following comrades were
installed Com, W. A. RISE; S. V. c., J. J.
Bliss; Surg, NJ. ID. Crandall; q. NJ, J. r.
King; o. d., A. b. Cottrall Adt., A. L.
Green; o. g., NJ. Farley; S. NJ, Jacob Linse-
begler and q. NJ. s., NJ S. Place.
Comrade w. J. Pentelon, Fulton, Oswego co.
n Y, writes us that man giving The name of
G. Clemens, and representing himself as Com
mander of Post 8, Columbus, Ohio, uIon claiming
that he had lost his money and railroad tickets |
borrowed considerable sum from the COM
rades at Fulton Since which time he has not
been heard from.
The officers of Colonel Sheriff. Post, No. 3l3 |
Stanley, New York, for 1883 are Com, S. S. |
Bell; S. V. c., Charles Ii. PrOud.fut; J. V. c., |
VIM. O. Valentine; Adjt., J. NJ. Wilson; Chap |
lain, q. ii. Van Deusen; o. d., VIM. Longoye; |
o. g., John A. Yeakley; Q. NJ, Charles II. |
S. NJ, Valentine Stokes; Q. NJ. s.,
Charles Il. Debro.
England Post, No. 1872 Delhi, N. Y, recently
gave performance of military drama, which |
realized for the relief fund $l666G. This Post
was the first one organized in Delaware county,
NY. and has since organized six others. Though
each of these has taken away quito number
from the Post, it still has membership of
seventy-sevcn.
Officers elected for the ensuing year for Abra-
ham Lincoln Post No. 10, NY: Commander, g.
A.Wells; S.V. c., II. FL. Knight; j. V. c., John
II. Tyson o. D., Jas. OBrien; o. g., Comrade
Little; @. NJ, Fred Gnear; Surg, - Schmidt
Delegate JOS Forbes; Alternate, J. A. Ruifnef;
Chaplain, Thos. Elliott.
Gau Hapcncl- ;c aynacted 70 y;cit |