The National tribune., 1883-04-19
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE WAsINggoN c. THURSDAY APRIL 49,

mustered. April 9Th Was appointed general re- |
eruitng day June gths SO, we started with thirty
members; we now ,haye sixty-six mustered, and |
nine awaiting muster Post viii number 100 /
before time for Nati9nal Encampment. Committees |
were appointed TO prepare for the due observance
of Memorial Day May Stth, and we expect TO have
very interesting servlee.-E. A. Nlchoie;ts, Post
Commander.
According to general orders of THE TRIBUNE to |
recruit for the G. A. r. IN the forenoon of the 9th
inst, | gathered four veterans into the fold, and
several others promised me that they would come
in In the meantime recruited for THE TRIB-
UNE and got one solid shot for the soldiers right
bower. / wish the boys would not stand in their
light but all subscribe for it, If you can, get
the rest of the song Malvern Hill.n was there
Geo. Reynick Elk Point Oak.
AG A. r. Post with thirty charter members
mustered April 9Th, i'll this place. There were
likewise, ten other comrades enrolled who could
not be present at the organization but will come in
at next meeting. The Post is called Louis
time is anticipated for this organization so auspi-
ciously begun the anniversary of one ofthe most
important and joyous events in our Nations his
tory.-M Craven, Waseca, Mimi.
Alois O. BackInan Post No. &C. Madison Ind,
which now has membership of 1877 members, cele-
brated the 9Th inst by large meeting of old sol
diers and their friends. Commander j. w. Quinn
called the meeting to order, and Col. Paul G. Hen
bricks chosen chairman Captain A. u. Van
osdai sang g John Browns Body" Hon j. Y. Al
lson DIR. T. w. Forshee, DR.. w A. Collins, H. d.
Daily and others spoke. The affair." though almost
mpromtu signal success.
Enclosed please find 81 for one new subscriber
to THE TRIBUNE We had rousing Post meeting
on the 9th inst and mustered ten new recruits at
ter which we sat down to beans, coffee and hard
tack, which, in turn WAS succeeded by short
speeches stories and songs Among those present
was DR. Il. B. Andrews, the chum of Comrade Nc
Elroy, the author of Andersonville. We all voted
him royal good fellow IT S. Slower lola, Kan.
The results of recruiting day for Corbin Post No.
IS, Union City Mich, were forty-five recruits. The
Post reported iii its last quarterly report sixty
members which makes almost recruit for each
member Ifevery Post makes as good record for
fI,aQ ,rlf tIp1 sg fyCn
must be already secured The Post fired eighteen
guns and gave parade on the street in celebration
of Lees SURRENDERED. f. Youngs, Adjutant
We have resurrected Sedgwick Post, No. IL,
Durango Colo Comrade G. G. Gaines, under
special order, mustered in sixteen new members
and installed the following officers Commander,
Willard S. HiclSox s. V. c., w. G. Davidson; j. V.
c.. +. A Fon; Surgeon ID. s. Griffith; O. D., ID. ID.
Carleton; o. G., G. e. Dudley; Adj't j. G, Pritch-
ard; s. NJ, T. G. Graden; O. NJ s., f. o. Milton
G. c. Gaines, Special NJ. o.
valuable paper not to forget the 9Th of April as
recruiting day, have done my best, and have the
pleasure to inform you that l have got six COM
rades to join, with the promise of four more. l
hope every conrade has answered to your call for
recruits Your valuable paper is having its in
fiuence around here George Foster, Andrews
Post, Savannah, Ohio.
In reply to Your call for recruits to the Grand
Army on the 9th will say that, though but twen-
ty-one in numbers, we were all workers, and ac-
eomplished the following results: Comrade a. A.
Chapman enlisted s. Il. b, Brayman l. 5. E. Cook
8, s. f. Leffngwell l, Rob't Cornell 2, and G. d.
Kapp la total of Is for Briggs Post No Sol, East
Gainesville, n. Wv. A. SInons Adjutant.
Post Commander F, p Nichols, who sends us
three subscribers, writes that Wadsworth
Post, No. T. Council Grove, Kan, had a Campfire
on the 9th inst. Addresses delivered by Rev.
Irwin, Rev. Arnlsby Chaplain of Post DIR. Carbon,
Capt, Finney Capt sMefeer, Col Richter and others
A +" Woman's Auxiliary OF Wadsworth Post No.
Z, has been organizsa.
BY request of our Commander in Chief this
9th day of April, 1855, have secured new recruit
to John Briney Posi-, MOI 293, of North Lewsburg,
Ohio, for which You wnl please give credit.
Our Post has ffty-three members at present and
| prospect of mastering in quite number at our
May meetng.-Wni. Drummer,
| We had our first Campfire March 18th, at which
| about $50 were present The war songs music and
speeches all first class You wish Posts to let
/ you know how many recruits they obtained for
| April eth. My answer in this case is hve.-o L.
| Gerry. Commander of II. H. Smith Post, No. l9,
/ Stowe, VT.
| On the eth of April a goodly number of ex-sol-
diers met at Appleton, Mimi, for the purpose OF
! making arrangements to organize ii Post We can
commence with at least fifteen charter members.
The boys all seem willing and anxious TO have
Post mustered.-Eljahs Kepner, Fairfield, Swift
/ Co, MINI.
| Bayard Post. Clean N Y. held an open Camp
FIRE On the anniversary of Lees surrender The
eresult was eight recruits. Our meeting proved u
grand success financially. Our Quartermaster fed
| over two hundred who longed for the army bean,
| coffee and hard-tack. IF III. Matthew, Adjutant.
Seeing a request in THE TRIBUNE that each
! coprade notify you how many recruits he got for
the 9Th and always wishing to be at the front
| when there is work to do, / will give my number
in as twelve, and hope there are hundreds who can
| beat me.-C. NJ. Hall, Union City Mich.
Henry Dillon Post, No. $50 Emmetsburg, Iowa,
| met at 2 o'clock p. M April 9th There We're
twenty-four applications for membership file,
| which were reported on ftvorably by the commit
tee. and twelve recruits being in waiting wereduly
mustered INV. III. III. Booth
We met at Colfax School House and took the
| towards
far we have gotten eight recruits. We shall meet
application. Enclosed please find = for two new
| subscribers.-A. j. Higgins, Wintersville, Mo-
took the advice of your paper and started out
to see if we could organize POST found eleven
of the boys that were in favor of the project and
| think there will be trouble in starting a Post
here with twenty members.-M. j. Easland, Pipe
| Stone, Mimi.
Being out on scout to-day April 9Th, captured
| one Daniel Fox a subscriber TO THE TRIBUNE,
and also recruited him for the G.. A r. All L
have to do is to give soldier copy of THE IRIB-
UNE and he siirrenders at onee.-Samuei W. Chinn,
Carterville. Mo-
commenced recruiting for the G. A. r. and by
the 10th inst. L had eighty-five names. We will
form Post in this place in n few days with a
membership of eighty-tive. This from an ex-
soldier.-L.W. Gerard Howard City, Mich.
/ was there April sth and 9Th 1862 and l felt
happy. So did on the eighteenth anniversary
of the event, because was able to bring in three
Isl 5. Scott, Eureka Springs, Ark.
was sad this morning, Al ril 9th but at noon my
sadness was turned to JOY. My health not permit
ting me to go out recruiting an old soldier passed
my door, and / enlisted him for the q. A. R.-P.
Durham Post 81, Nashville, Mich.
The old soldiers of North Post Mich. held q
Reunion on the 9Th inst. In the evening Camp
fire lighted and speech delivered by p d..
Cornell. 1t was decided to start Post ct North
Post at an early day.
VIM. Bell Post, No. 10, held its regular meeting
April 9Th. We mustered nine recruits and received
twenty eight applications, of which Conlrade
CLEAN secured Mines p. Powell, Commander,
Dundee. Mich.
McCook Post, No. 81 lola, Kan, mustered thir-
teen recruits on the 9th of April. We had rous-
ing Campfire, with pork and beans, bareback and
. coffee, songs, speeches, &e.--L. NJ. Sawyer, p. c.
Moses Wisners Post, No. 1o1, Ithaca. New York
mustered twelve members on the 9Th and twenty
made applications Every thing went merry
around our first Camp -fire.-Henry f. Jenner
In accordance with request 1 made the 9th a re-
cruitng day and succeeded in getting fourteen old
veterans on my application for new Post at North
Creek, N. Y.-John ID. Nutting.
As you requested send report of recruits for Pea
Ridge Post, No. 49, Chetopa, Kan. Tally twelve
for for the anniversary of the surrender o
. Lee.-J. +. Sterling Commander.
have the honor to report one application re
ceived April 9Th to Edwin Dillingham; Post, No. -