The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-02-14
AT HEADQUARTERS.
distinguished yisi:ers-A New Soldiers Home
New Penns, l,ania Posts.

Special Correspondence National Tribune.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. II, 1884.
On Saturday afternoon quite distinguished
party of comrades registered their names at
headquarters, consisting of Senior Vice Conn
manaer-in-C Chief VIM. Warner, of Kansas City !;
Department. Commander I'll. e. Palmer, of
Portsmouth, Ncb.; Theo. Wiseman, Assistant
Inspector-in-C Chief. Lawrence, Kan; Albion p.
Pease, Assistant Adjutant- General, Department
of Missouri, and Jno. Lindt, commander, Post
No. %, Council Bluffs Iowa. These comrades
were on their way home from Washington, D.
c., where they had spent several days on BUSH
ness connected with the establishment of q Sol
diers' Home west of the Mississippi River.
Two more applications for charters for Posts
have been received at Department Headquar-
ters-one, No ILL., to be located at Cochranton,
Crawford county, and the other, No. Alp, at
Peach Bottom, York county. There is also
some talk of establishing Post at Mechanics
vile, Cumberland county.
Post No. 400, located at Abboustown, Adams
county, was mustered on the 9Th inst. by Com
rade p. III. Bittinger, commander of Post No.
so, assisted by the officers and twenty-five COM
rades of that Pest. The following officers We're
installed: Commander, Geo. H. Baker; s. ",
c., c. w. Johnston; j. V. c., Geo. S. Kehm !;
Adj't, Sam'l Zimmerman @. NJ, Jno. Kinner-
man; Chaplain, Rev. s. p. Orwig O. D., Thos.
Mccain; o. g., Cornelius Shue; S NJ, Daniel
L. Lightner; @ III. s., Edward A. Stahl. The
new Pest starts with twenty-six charter mem
bers, and will meet on the first and third Sat
urdays in the month.
The reappointment of Comrade Thomas j.
Stewart as Assistant Adutant- General and of
Comrade II. G. Williams as Assistant Quarter
masterGeneral meets with universal approval.
They are both known throughout the Depart
ment as thorough workers
/ have been requested to give notice through
the columns of The TRIBUNE that the sixth
annual Reunion of the 1st New York mounted
rifles will be held at the Knickerbocker man
sion on Forty-fith street. New York city, on
February 19. Generals Charles c. Dodge, Z.
V. Sumner, Colonies 3. F. Onderdonk and E.
A. Hamilton will be present, and all former
members of the regiment have cordial invi-
tation to be there.
In a communication from the Commander
in-Chief, read at the Pennsylvania Encamp-
ment, on the morning of the second days ses-
sion, the following passage occurs: There is
one matter that seems to ne of the first impor
tance for action at this time; that is, the imme
date relief of old soldiers and sailors who are
now in our almshouses. Let them be gathered
up by the Grand Army and be permitted Il
live with old comrades, and when they die Lei
it be where their eyes may see the old flag
with the knowledge that they are not paupers
but wards of grateful State. No expensive
or costly buildings are needed Tor this; the
project can be carried through with compare
lively small expence. and will be untold relic
to many hundreds of our comrades, as well a.
| to Posts generally. on whom the burden o
| support in so many cases now falls" A com
mittee OF five was appointed by the Depart
ment Commander to give the matter the care
full consideration it deserves.
Comrade Wesley Price of Post 80 has tn
honor of being the first member of a colores
Post who has been elected a representative L
the National Eneampment, and his comrade
feel justly proud of the compliment paid them
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