The National tribune., 1884-09-18
DEPARTMENT NEWS.
cORNEcTIcuT.-

tOhhElIii5IH-
ID. y. CoriDin Post was instituted at the Town
House at Stafford Springs on the ID inst by Com
Dlander il. c. Mclaughlin. Of Winter Post a. as
sisted by the officers and large delegation from
Commander, J. w Winch; :. V. C., NJ p. J.
Walker ,. v. c.. Chelsea Young; O. d., Newton
Wallace; q. NJ Il. B. Horton. o. g., f. @. Hew-
cit; Surg. y. A. Hudson; Chap, T. W. Upham;
Adj't, t. ;. Seyery; :. NJ. Willis Howard.
FLORIDA
II, Eusiis: Post No 5 has membership Of As;
pays f20o year rent; has l3ex-commissioned Off
GERS on Us rolls and is in fine condition generally.
ILLINOIS,
The following roster Of the officers of Post 4es.
oi Napersiiie, has been sent US 10y conFade there
HAIaf c Kline : s. "a = csrpe1,dT ar n aena l >
Se2i Se;dat,i \ Downer q ~ u ! y Barr Chap, W y
Townsend 5 NJ, A II. Townsend G NJ. S. f. c.
SCHNEIDER
INDIANA
}. v; Pownall, Fulton, ind warns all Grand
Army Posts against one Henry Orr who j. travel
tbg about the country, dead-bcating all comrades
and Posts wherever he has an opportunity 10 do
20. He WAS member Of Reed Post OF Fulton
from the Commander, stating thai he is q member
in good standing, which is not the fact.
IOWA.
II. B. Fish Parrn, Iowa: Andrew Mills Post
was organized here on the 9Th inst, with the fol-
lowing officers Commander, 4. J. McNey; s V
g. i. G. Coffin; J. V G.. II. Malcolm: Surg H. p
seely; q: NJ. J. 5. Hattoni O. D., r. d. Fish; o.
g., :. B. Lyman.
KANSAS
Soldiers Daughter Cherokee. Shiloh Post.
No. 56, of this place. IL IN a fourisiing condition.
with something over l20meInbers. Officers: Com
nsander. W y. Cochran; :. Y. C.. A =. Wiles; J.
y. C, u. :. Bass; Adj't, J. NJ. Cooper; @ NJ w
III Clark o. D., Joseph Lucas o. c. Mr. Kitzlc-
man; = M-, Chas. Norton q NJ. -, III. Janison
- Veteran. Spring Hill ON the 2eth uit Cur
tis Pos, and Relief Corps held a very pleasant
Campfire IS. y. Briglstman. Nickerson: We
have a fOurishing Post here Of about 50 members
all IN good standing-aild our Relief Corps has a
membership Of nearly 80
LOUISIANA
J. @. Hunt. New Orleans. We Of the GAR in
ths part Of the country are very seldom heard
from. perhaps from the fact that there is little 10 be
said; but when We are reported. il Is well per-
haps, that there should be errors made. Your
correspondent Magnolia must have written
her observations Of New Orleans previous to May
9. as there were three Posts Of @ A r. in the eitv
a that date: myself being a member Of the third
Anotilsr mistake she makes IN saying one is Joe
mower Posi- and the other Is commanded by Col.
15lasen. Willie the fact Is that Col Bissei is the
Commander OF Mower Post, and the other Is Howe
Post, commanded by Comrade VIM Simpson who
y also J. " 9. Of the Department. ] agree with
MngDoiia" in regard 10 the want Of Boss
hcavenger IN this city. sanitary condition
~ very poor al present but suppose we shall be
unable to get "Ould Bin al present as he has pot
big contract on hand Abraham Lincoln Posi- L
gaining I'M strength slowly; we have mustered q
or Z5 since we were organized. and will soon have
anew haii. and we hope TO number a hundred be-
fore the new year.
MICHIGAN
&C. w. Rodecker, constantine John C. Joss Post
No IA, b. in splendid condition, and has a fine
Relief Corps--A pleasing. yet impressive ccre-
mony recently took place al the Headquarters oi
Circuit Post, IN odd-Feliows' Hall. The occasion
was the presentation 10 the Post by Mrs B. r. Or
crit ~ behalf Of 10 gentlemen, of beautiful Me-
mcr1ai Record Book" Mrs Orcutt spoke as fol-
lows: Sin Commander and Members of Orcutt
Fosl have before me "a book which. through the
Kindness Of friends, have the honor to present 10