The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-02-14
of issuing land warrants to soldiers of the late


of issuing land warrants to soldiers of the late
war
The report was thoroughly discussed, section
by section, and passed in the form in which it
came from the committee. After some further
business of a routine character tac selection of
the place for holding the next Encampnlcnt
was taken up and resulted in the choice, by
almost unanimous vote, OF Harrisburg.
The new officers We're then installed by Past
Department Commander Chill w. Hazard in
yery effective manner, after which the Encaulp-
nient adjourned siae de, after two days earnest,
profitable work.
SKETCHES OF NEW OFFICERS.
Comrade F. H. Dyer of Post No 120 Depart
ment Commander. Was born in Charleston, 5.
c. july 4, 1919. When about six years OF age
bis parents removed TO Connecticut, where
Conirsde Dyer enlisted, at Hartford, as a drum
mer in company II, It'll regiment, Connecticut
volunteers, serving until August 20, 1865, when
he was mustered out with his regiment. He
joined Post No. :, G. 4. r., in Hartford, Conn,
in 1867. Removing to Pennsylvania he joined
Post No. S., of Allegheny City. and was after
wards transferred 10 Post No I29, OF Washing
ton. lie WAS commander Of the latter Post for
three successive years. was twice elected rep
resentaSiya to the National EncamFment and
was made Senior Vice Department Commander
IN 1879. He has been present at the organiza-
tGg4 Oh thirty VINO Io.te II majority vi WHICH
he mustered in. He has also visited Posts in
nearly every county in the State. He was a
candidate for Department Commander last
year at Wilkes5arre, but was defeated by Gen.
f. s. Osborne.
Senior Vice Department Commander Austin
Curtin, Post No 36I, was born in Centre county,
Pa March 10, 1885, and received the common
school education of the time, and entered into
the iron business: enlisted in company %, 45th
I
1851; was made lieutenant colonel OF the i4oth
regiment in 1862; served on the staff of Gen.
Burnside and other officers. and WAS mustered
out OF service October 20 1861. He entered
the Grand Army rs charter member of Gregg
Post. No. -, in June, 1879. In July, 1882. on
the organization OF Potter Post, No 26l, he be-
came a charter member, and has been three
successive times elected its commander, which
position he now holds lie is also an aid-de-
camp on the staff OF the ommander-in-Chief,
and held the same position on the staff OF De-
partment Commander Osborne. lie is one of
the most energetic workers IN the Department,
and Is descTyesiiy r0Ruiar among his comrades.
Junior Vice Department Commander Daniel
Caldwell, Post No. -, was born in Montgomery
county June !, 1913; enlisted august .. 1862,
in the 18th regiment, Pennsylvania cavalry
volunteers, as private, at the age OF nineteen !;
was promoted from ffth sergeant, company III.
10 first lieutenant in company Z, and remained
In service until The regiment was mustered cut
OF service. lie received a medal of honor from
Congress and furlough Of twenty five days for
conspicuous gallantry. lie entered the Grand
Army member Of Fred Taylor Post, No IS,
in March, 1869, in which he has served three
terms as officer Of the day and one term Is COM
mander ComTade Caldwell is 10y occupation an
engineer.
Assistant Adjutant-GeneralT Thomas ]. Stew
art of Post 10. IL who has been appointed to
that position for the third successive time. and
Assistant Quartermaster-General III. q. VIII
liaRs, who has for the second time received
that appointment, are too well and favorably
known by their comrades throughout the De-
partment to need any extended notice. 1907