The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-17

Stoddard Post-1Re Original Post.
In the ADVANCE of last week. we
gave an account Of the installation,
camp tire and dance by Stoddard Post,
G.. A. R., held on Friday evening, Jar.
4th. So much interest is taken in the
G. A. r. that we deem this the proper
time to put a brief history of Sto1dard
Post on record, and in order to make
it complete in one issue, we republish
the account of tho installation, follow
ed by a sketch of the present or revived
Post and history of the original Post,
which in 1873 WAS said to be the largest
Post in the State:
INSTALLATION AND CAMPFIRE.
Although Friday, night last was the
celdest of the season, the weather did
not deter the members of the Grand
Army Of the Republic and their friends
from assembling promptly at Masonic
Hall. Die fires had been booming dur
ing the day and G.. B. Loveless and
w. w. Heron, who had charge of the
decorations, had been busy arranging
American flags over and around the
stage and the chandeliers, and they re-
ceived very general praise for the good
taste displayed in the decorations
After the doors we're thrown open the
hall was soon filled with IN eager au.
dience, aud after an overture by the
Sibley band, the installation services
began, Past Post Commander J. a.
Town officiating, when the following
| officers were installed:
Commander, l.. NJ. Lange; s. V. c.,
r. X. Miller; J. V. c., AEON Forbes:
Surgeon, H. D. Barber; Q. NJ, J. F.
Humiston; o. d., e. p. Shepard; O. G.
N. V. McDowell; Adjutant, r. B.
Plotts; s. NJ, II. c. Shepard; Q. NJ, S.,
e. T. Pope.
at the close of the installation cere-
mony, Commander Lange made a neat
address upon the character and objects
of the G. A. r., and announced that
the Camp Fire and other exercises were
next in order.
About 24O persons assembled in the
supper room below to partake of pork
and beans, the beans having been
baked to dot at Plumb's Bakery, and
here several hours were whiled away
with campfire stories, eating army
fare. and jolly good time generally.
Next came the dance, in which about
forty.fve couples participated until
sometime after midnight, the Sibley
band furnishing the music, and several
expressed the opinion that it was the
best music for dancing they had evel
had in Worthington.
HISTORY OF THE POST.
On the l4th day OF July. 1883, Stod-
dard Post was reorganiZed, and in the
evening Of that day thirty-four mem.
bers we're mustered in by Samue
Bloomer, the Assistant Adjutant Gen
eral of the Department Of Minnesota.
The following officers were duly
elected to serve for the unexpired poi
tion of the year, viz: l.. NJ. I4ange
Commander; r. Il. Miller, s. V. e..
Mons Grinager, J. V. c.; r. D. Barber
Surgeon; A. $. Husselton, Chaplain
John F. Humisten. Quartermaster; G
=. Shepard, O. D.; N. V. Mcdowell
q. G.; r. b. Plotts was appointed Ad
jutant; II. G. Shepard, Sergeant Major
and G. 4. Pope, q. NJ. Sergeant.
During the five months the Post in
creased rapidly and the attendance
averaged thirty members at every meet
ing. Besides the regular Post meetings
the Post gave two camp fires, which
were greatly enjoyed by the members
and their families. The fourth quar-
terly reports showed membership o1
sixty nine, with seventeen unmustere(