The National tribune., 1883-08-09
IOWA.

Comrade J. L. Martyr, Oxford, Iowa writes
US that new Post was organized at that place
june 9Th, by Comrade W. T. Wilkinson, Chief
mastering Officer, Department of Iowa. which
now numbers thirty members. The officers are
as follows: Commander J. w. O'Brien; S. " c.,
j. ". Wilson; j. V. c., j. E. Douglas; Adjt,
A. j Miller; Surgeon, j. t. Martyr; @. M, J.
II. Windrem; O. d., c. J. Ferguson; o. e., J.
II. Nesmith. The Post was named in honor of
George A. Remley, member of the Twenty
second Iowa infantry who enlisted from this
place, and sacrificed his life in defense of the
Nation, at the battle of Winchester, in 1864.
On Thursday evening, July 10, Z. J. Abbott,
of Council Bluffs. Iowa. A A. O. NJ General,
mustered 4 new Post at Hamburg, with twenty
seven charter members Officers We're elected
and installed as follows: Commander, J. M
Alexander; S. V. c., w. l.. Aten; J. V. c., c.
H. Bishop; Adj't J. N. Waterman; O. NJ, z.
n. Parkhurst; Surgeon, J. II. Easley; Chap
lain, Il. L. Parkhurst; o. D., E. A. Mace; O. e..
Fl. C. Coelbaugh; S. N., A. j. Hatch: @. NJ. s..
w. b. Began. The Post was named N. S. Holt
Finger Post, in honor of Captain Holtzinger,
late of Hamburg, Iowa.
Commander c. M. Turnbull, of Mansfield
Post No. 159, Calliope, Iowa, writes us that
Post was organized there short time ago,
with twelve charter members, and since then
thirty recruits have been mustered. The COM
rades expect to have about seventy-fve
members inside of one month The following
are the officers: Commander, Corydon NJ Turn
bull; S. Y. c., Seal Van Sicle: J. v c., Eu-
gene ID. Convey; Q. NJ, James Kennedy; Chap
lain, g. B. West; o. D., T. r. Granger; o. g.,
G. G. Thompson; Adi't VIM. West.
Comrade A. +. Prescott, Postville Iowa,
writes Us that on June 23, Comrade Karberg,
Assistant Inspector General, mustered in John
i M -,
bers, differed as follows: Commander, David
W. Reed; S. V. c., John w, Pratt; j. V. c., Jas.
Ruth; Adi't, E. w. Pratt; @. NJ, f. II. Rob
bins; Surgeon, A. r. Prescott; o. DE-, T. C. Ne
dairy; O. O., A. b. Connor: Chaplain, Robert
Smith; S. NJ, J. B. Reid; @. NJ. s.. H. P. Lane.
Thirteen applications are now ON file awaiting
muster.
wv, Mckenzie Post, No. 81 Hampton, Iowa,
is III very Furnishing condition 1t is named
IN honor OF j. w. Mckenzie, a private in the
signal corps, who stopa Oh the ramparts at ALA
toona and waved the answer from General
Corse TO General Sherman, from which comes
Hold the Fort" Mckenzie removed from
Ohio to Hampton about 1868, and was prac-
Using lawyer there. He was elected district
Judge in 1913, and died in 1850, sincerely re-
GREETED.
Comrade j. z. Brown, correspondent to THE
TRIBUNE from Post No. l, of Plainfield. Iowa,
writes US that the Post now has twenty-four
members, and new recruits are being mustered
at every meeting. The comrades contemplate
holding grand picnic soon, and intend to in
vite all ex-soidiers to join with them in having
good time.
Comrade ]. A. Baughman, Washington, Iowa,
writes that j. G. White Post, of that place, has
a membership OF seventy three Sixty-fve of
the comrades are subscribers to THE TRIBUNE.
Comrade William p Hardy, Humboldt, Iowa,
writes US that the new Post established at that
place two months ago now numbers sixty-fve
members.