The National tribune., 1884-01-24
ILLINOIS.

Comrade J. f. Brubaker, Sheldon. H., sends
us the following list Of the newly installed
officers of L. B. Brown Post, No. 151, of that
place: Commander, j. W. Robinson; 8. v. c..
E Hamel; j. V. G, E. A Jewett; Adj't ]. II.
Brubaker; @. NJ, VIM. Wood; o. D. A. Patmor:
Chap, II. C. Eegnus; Surg, A. C. Speek; s NJ,
Finly Hopkins; O. M. S.. L. Stiyers. Comrade
Brubaker also informs US that the Post recently
adopted resolutions requesting the Illinois
Senators and Representatives in Congress to
use their utmost endeavors TO so change the
pension laws that every surviving enlisted man
shall receive q reasonable amount per month
the remainder of his life; to re-enact the law
touching the arrearages of pension, and to make
good the deficiency in the pay of the army in
the time of war.
We are informed by Comrade Thomas M.
Whitehead, that the following comrades were
installed into Office by Driskell Post, No 209,
on the 31st ult. Commander, jacob NJ Bell !;
S.Y. c., Jackson II. Sheets; J.Y. c., T. Howard
McCord; @. NJ, John Moore: Adj't, Thos N
Whitehead: Chap, Rev. z. D. Van Denrsen :;
Surg, T. I. Baum; s NJ, Francis NJ Rude |;
Q. IL. S., George w Patton O. D., John W.
Fisher; o. G.. John E. Murphy The Dele
gates to State Eneampment are Comrades John
Moore and III. L. Whiteside; Alternates, J. II.
Sheets and ]. ". Fisher.
We are indebted TO CoInraie ]. III. Burke,
OF Swanwick Post, No. 212, as follows: COM
mander, James 4. Nolan; S. Y. c., c. c. Stark
weather; J. V. c., S. II. Thompson; @. NJ, J.
n. Brown; o. d., ID. /. Howard Adj't, J. H.
Burke; Surgeon, J. FL. Crawford; Chap,
E. NJ. Smith; o. g., J. W. Raysdale; s NJ, A.
". Durkee. Delegate TO State Encssmpmeut, c.
c. Starkweather; Alternate, VIM. S7yanwick.
From Comrade c. W. Day Dixon, Ill, we
have received the following list of officers
elected by Dixon Post. No. 299. for 1851: Com
mander, G. w. Day; S. V. c., Dwight Heaton /:
Kimball; o. g. Joseph Shellbaun: Surg, David
H. Law, NJ. D.; Q. NJ, g. G. Messer; Chap,
John Guthrie. Delegate to Department En-
eampment, c. w. Day; Alternate G. c. Messer
Comrade Samuel Wilcox, Greenup. III. sends
us the following list of officers Of Post No. 257.
of that place, installed on the Cd inst: Com
mander, II. Franklin; S. Y. c., W. Cole; J. v.
c., L. A. Freeman; o. D., c. L. Nichols; o. c.,
G. b. Nichols; Chap, S. Wilcox; Surg, j. r.
Greene; Q. n, H. Park; AdJt, W. H. Ward !;
@. NJ. s., John Congett; S. II, j. A. r Bos-
worth.
Comrade John Carton, Kenney, III, informs
as that Ansel Upper Post, No. 100, of that
place. has chosen the following officers for this
year: Commander, F. K. Robbins; S. " c.. j.
w. Anderson; j. V c., John Carton Chap
James Spencer; Q. NJ, Henry G. Beatty; o. D.,
Charles Braumiller; o. g. Samuel Stewart I:
Surg, Grafton Scott; Adj't, Luther Hobbs.
Comrade John W. Leeeh, Pennington, H.,
informs us that George Hunter Post, No. 145.
of that place, adopted resolutions on the Sth
inst thanking Governor Hamilton for the
sentiments expressed by him in regard to the
ex-soldiers at Elmwood and Canton on the 2Sth
and 29th ult.
Comrade r. Fl. Mead, Huntsville, H., writes
us that Warren Kerr Post, No 307, OF that place,
has adopted resolutions indorsing the action of
Hon. John r. Thomas in introducing the bill
granting pension of s. per month to each
surviving soldier of the late war.