The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-02-07

done in the Department Of Indiana. attended
with success that has been almost marvellous.
and spoke Of those cardinal points OF the
Order,-F paternity, Charity, and Loyalty,-
and referred to the fact that during the year
preceding the last National Encamument
$l07. 600 had been expended for the benefit Of
disabled and INDECENT comrades and for the
widows and orphans of those deceased He
also urged the formation ia Indiana OF A
Weman's Relief Corps to work with and aid
the Posts. Following the speech General Car
nahan, on behalf of Comrades Charles DarnelI.
OIL Morton Post, No. ], OF Terre Haute and
Charles H. Lincoln, Of George H. Thomas
Post No. IL, Of Indianapolis, presented Com
mander-in-Chief Bcath with an elegantly
framed engraving OF the late Governor Nor
ton Rev. Myron w Reed. Chaplain of
George III. Thomas POST was the next speaker.
Followed by Comrades James a. keigxin OF
Jacksonville; VIII Nisscher OF Denver Col
and Eli Ritter OF Indianapolis. After a recita-
ton by w. q. David, Comrade Canadian made
an address, IN which he recounted che e.Fovts
now being made TO collect funds for the cree
ton OF a soldiers monument During the
evening the Telegraph QaaFtette rendered some
choice musical selections. ON the 3Oth. Gen
eral Beath visited the Eacampment Of the De-
partment OF Illinois, at Decatur, and en- the
3lst, that of the Department Of Ohio, at Zanes-
Vile
During the past week orders were issued
from headquarters Of this Department for the
muster OF Post No. 49, to be located ae Daw-
son, Fayette county.
THE YEAR IN PENNSYLVANIA
had expected at this time to have been able
20 lay before the readers Of THE TRIBUNE
synopsis of the annual report Of A. 4. G. Stew
art, which viii be presented 70 the Fncauu-
ment at Lancaster tomorrow. but. owing to its
length and bis desire to give it a careful revis-
ION up to the last moment, it did not get out
OF the hands of the printer ia time. Ik viii
show that the membership of this Department.
at the close of the year was in round numbers.
u, 0c0. an increase OF 5.5e0. and the number az
Posts, 4e6, an increase Of IG3. The loss bv
deaths was 331. COalrade Stewart has issued
twenty-five general and go special orders; in
dorsed go official communications and re-
eeived and answered about 5000 letters during
the year IsS3- At the close Of Iss2 there were
four counties in the State that had no Posts
within their limit. Since then, four Posts
have been mustered in Warren and one in SUI
Ivan county, leaving now bus two counties.
Comrade Stewart is now in communication
WITH Old soldiers IN Milford, Pike county. and
McCOnueiiSoarg, Fulton county and the prOba-
bility Is that, in the near future good strong
Posts viii be mustered in each of these places.
when every county viii be represented on the
roster.
The Fiftieth Pennsylvania Volunteers eeEe-
brated their anniversary on Tuesday last.
Forty veterans assembled for tae business ses-
sion at the headquarters OF Meade Post. and
elected Two representatives OF the field and sah
and Two representatives OF each company as
a Board of Managers
The list comprises the following: Colonel
Edward OvertOn and Lieut-CoI Aired Jones,
of the field and staff: " r. Bianek Il and j.
Hearther. of company A Robert .Gersach and
III. A. Boyer, company Il T. Eebert and Chas
Brown. company G.; L. " Baldwin and c. G.
Dmeck. company d; J. d. Anderson and r. G.
DE Hart company E, T. Crater and J. N
Mishler, company T G. f. Scott and IT, +
Crest, company q J. " Kendall and G. NJ
Heilman, company Fl 5. f. Borsam and z.
Rhan, company / J.V. Hirst and CIV Meyer.
company K The managers subsequently,
elected the following officers: President. J. y.
Kendall of Reading; vice president f. RAIN.
OF louisville; secretary, L. Crater. Of Reading;
treasurer, J. G. De Hart. Of Recalling.
The association directed the pablicati0n Of a
history OF the regiment from the pen OF Secre-
tary Crater, and rendered aim a vote OF thanks.
The occasion was further celebrated by din
ner at the Girard House The company sat
down about o'clock IN the afternoon, and sew
eral hours were devoted 20 the discussion OF a
capitally served repast, and to interehangeS OF
kindly sentiment, old reeoIIsctions and views
of men and things of the present day.
Ex-GOvernors Hartranfs and Hovt were pres
emit and addresses were made by the chairman.
the guests of the association and others. The
fIttleth regiment was recruited from SehnyI-
Kill, BeTks, susquehaRna, Lancaster. Bradford
chester and LuzeFie counties. Il was settled
that the next meeting should take place al
keadlnss the date being LETT to the managers.
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