The National tribune., 1884-01-31
TIE GRAND ARMY.
Affairs at Headquarters Department
NeWs---The EncampmentS.

Special Correspondence National Tribune.
PHILADELPHIA. January %.
The fact Of the cmmanaer-in-Chief having
agaia felt ID necessary to call the attention OF
Department Commanders to the delay in for
H&rang their quarterly reports aroused my
curiosity and led me 10 make inquiries OF the
Adinlaat-GeIeral in regard to it. was sur
prisea to learn that for the quarter ending
September goth several D pari .aents have yet
failed 70 make their returns, aad the strangest
part of ii is that those dciiaquents are the
Departments having the smallest number of
Posts Hhiie. as rule, the larger ones are
AWAY prompt. IN strong contrast to this I'M
accountable delay, neglect. or whatever 1t may
be, is tae faet that already several OF the
latter have sent in their reports Tor the
quarter ending December 81. The Department
Of PENNSYLVANIA. with now over four hundred
Pssss is always among the first TO file its
reports Hn,. il is inclnded among those who
III, done So for the last quarter.
Err%--r Application for charter for a new
Posi- has b4en Teceged at Department Head
quarters. namely. Post No. 405, 70 be located at
Abbottstown, Adams county, and the following
have been mustered:
Captain james NeT Post, No. 4o6, located at
Strasbarg, Lancaster county, by Past Com
Iasnacr Charles H. Fasaacit, of Post 81, with
the following officers Commander. Jason
SHELTON: s Y. c.. ?. II. Aialikin; J. Y. c..
John T. ShuTlz: Adjt. = I. Book: Q. n, B
T. Spiehimsa; SaTgeon. Daniel E. Potts; Chap
lain l.. 3. Shray; O d.. y Frank Sides; @. g.,
SamnA Miller; 5. H.. Benjamin +. Brown; Q.
II s., Tohn f. Russell: G. OF A.. Frank Brison
aud Samuel Vert. Tho Post meets every
Tuesday night. The mastering officer says Of
this Post rom what J saY ard could learn,
] believe CHAT tie new Post starts out under
adorable circumstances. There are a number
Te i3g to make application, and the comrades
wa5 were mustered charter members seem
TO be determined &c work hard ana succeed ia
making the Post what it ought 70 be-one OF
The Dost IL dis section and i believe by the
eEd Of tie year Post 40s VIII have on lis roster
the names Of one hundred comrades
Freedom Post, No. f07, a. Freedom, Beaver
county was mustered on January 17th by Aid
Camp C. c. Townsend, of Post POS. lie WAS
accompanied by twenty-four comrades OF ms
own Post and fifteen comrades Of Post 49,
The cficers installed were; Commander, (. III.
Grim: = " c., W. G. Holsinger: ]. Y. C.,
Samuel Hamilton; Adjt. w I'll. smith: O. NJ,
J. p. Brandt. Chaplain, H. M Metzgar; Sur
geon, ]. Il. Lockhart O. ID. 0zias Reno; s NJ,
J. H. Palmer; Q. NJ. &, ". g. Jack. The in
staiiation ceremonies were public and were
well attended by the citizens. who seemed to
take a lively interest IN giving the young Post
8 good send-oG." A bsan-base followed, and
the ample ratiOns OF beans, coffee, hard tack
E4lA porn Aitdt lta.A DtS4 bLN 1aAlEc
were heartily enjoyed. 4 Campfire was then
started at which addresses were made by the
new officers and many Of the visitors. The
Post starts of with every prospect of success
and the officers take hold with energy.
TEE LAST POST MUSTERED.
John @. Snyder Post, No 40s, located at Liv-
erp0al. Perry county, was the last one mus
tered. leaving but one that is outstanding. The
mastering officer in this case was Past Post
Commander Henry Corles. Of Post 2l2, who
was accompanied by twenty Of his comrades.
They were met at Liverpool By delegations
from Posts 139, I55 i96 and BIG, about forty IN
all This Post viii meet every Monday, and
FOR the ensuing year have for is officers Com
mander, = n Ssnler; :. Y. c.. J. J. Hamilton;
J. Y. G, Isaac Lntz; Adjt. E. c. Long: Q. n,
Peter Derr, Chaplain. l. ". Hamilton; Surg,
James Derr o. D., William Portziine: O. G.,
Israel Ritter: 5. H.. J. ID. Saaler: @. NJ. S,
Isaac Haiman. The new Post has q fine hall
and is composed OF fine, s3idierly-lo0king set
Of comrades, many of whom bear honorable
scars. Ii Is named after Captain Snyder, a SOL
der who died OF wounds received in action.
After the installation. ali hands proceeded 10
the house of Commander Shuler and paftOok
Of AZ oyster supper. There are few villages in
the State that can boast IF more veterans than
Liverpool, and the prospect is that the Post
Will prove a success
On "Wednesday night last General r. L. Bo-
dine Post No. sos. Of DoylestOwn celebrated
its FIRST anniversary by holding its regular
muster in the new Post room II Kaae's build
ing on Donaldson street. The new quarters
are large and convenient and have been very
comfortably furnished.
The funeral committee Of Post No. j, having
learned that the dead body OF a soldier wac
lying unclaimed al the M0rgne, visited that
institution TO investigate the matter. IN one
OF the pockets OF the deceased was found an
honorable discharge from the army AS he
seemed to have NO relatives or friends, the COM
mittec gave him soldiers burial, and upon
reporting to the Post What they done. this ac-
ton was unanimously indorsed, and an order
was drawn 10 cover the expense incurred in
the funeral. "I60v