The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-03-06
TIE GRAND ARMY.
Resignation Of Snfgeen-6eneral AmeS.
The Pension Committee Meeting.

lie las stndefeti BIS i ilsttlS5. u tldt i'JS4ti3a
ana i i a 8w 10 Sic hands 81 the Commander
ln-Cisief. The question Of filing the vacancy
thus caused VIII be laia before the National
kcuacii CT Admins, ra,i5n ~ Is early date rs
possible f0f ;he.r scl,0n.
Tho meeting OF the pension committee an
naahced @ be held q ccgnle Of weeks ago. was
lHDsfirncl an account oi previous cnEagempnJs
ct some az the members. III will be heil on
Thursday next, 9Th ust. al the Riggs House,
Washington. Ak ociock a. IN. The comrades
composing this important committee are Past
Commanders il Chief George ;. Merrill, OF
Massachusetts, chairman; Pad Van Deryo0rt,
a. Nebraska, and Louis Wagner oil Pcansyi-
vania; last Department Commander James
Tanner. Of NewA ork. and {. il. GsosveaOr, OF
Ohio
10 further appeals for aid have been re-
ccived from the flood sufferers, and il is not
n0y expected that aliE 4e.eTsi cali for relief
viii be necessary. Some Iew individual Posts
have asked for the Tetura Of thar share Of the
money contributed Tor tic yellow fever fund,
and in al cases their requests were promptly
compiled with.
In General Orders, No 8, Headquarters De-
parImcnt Of PenEsyi the names 81 large
number Of Aids-de amp Ga flie statf o. Depart
meni Commander Dyer are announced There
has been one appointment IN eaca county ia
tie State, except ia Philadelphia which re-
ccives twelve. and Allegheny, which has nine.
tissst Commander tsger means business: These
appointments are nor made WITH view Of
merely csRipai4lenting fie cs.GT.laes na:aea,
hut For the Flrpc-e oi hariag an AjG-le-CamP
ID each cGu.sty, who wiz devote his best ener-
ries 10 the advancement ef oar Order during
the coming year. They viii he required 10
report 10 rilese Headquarters al tae close OF
each gUartcr, and those Nhoss reports indicate
that they are ncJ performing the duties re-
gairsa OF them gIll be relieved and others
apps nted'
The names Of the comrades appointed on the
Soldiers Orphans Committee are also published
in ribs order. The members, Of waom there
axe thirir-tiye. arc scattered over the whole
De;sartment Sc filat each sacs.oIi IS represented
Department Chaplain JE0. VI. sayers is again
chairman ol the committee, a position lor
which nc has proved himself emiBeItiy fitted
Three more numbers have been added 10 the
r5ster Ct Posts in the Department. namely
Pes 4l5, located Al 3leehaRicsbarg, Cumberland
couaJy; No. 40. at EdinboroRgh, Erie county;
No AZ. AT Sheakleyyiile, Mercer county
be Posi- Al fredericksburg Viii DC mustered to-
night and Post s.. Of Harrisburg, viii attend
The ceremony in a body.
" W. Waters Post. No. ia, located at Oil
plant, I2ckaWanIa county, was mustered on
Washington Birthday by Past Post Com
manoer Il. J. Anisden, Of Post I39, assisted by
detail Of comrades from Posts %. 49, 1S9, 3o4,
zzd OK abTgary by reason of Its having been
tie birthday OF the coDrade for whom the Post
was named. well as the Father of his Coan-
try. The following officers were Installed
Commander, BENZ. Walters; s. V. c., Frank
simpson: J. Y. G. WA. Wheeler: Adjt, Thos.
Patfen; Q. H. griffith Jones: Chaplain, John
Lawler; surg. Herbert Williams; o. D.. Geo
". Aiiliard; Q. G.. Harry Thomas S. 81.
Adam PenseT; Q. II &, Wn T. Edwards The
Post VIII Eaeet on the first and third Wedncs-
DAY nights III each month
THE LOYAL GIRL OF WINCHESTER
The reception rendered by Post No. 2 on
Tuesday night last 70 Mrs. Rebacca NJ Bonsall
formerly Miss Wright, The Loyal Girl Of
Winchester was ab1iliant success. The large
hall Of the Post WIS crowded with ladies and
gentlemen. Among the latter were ex-Gov-
crnors HaTtraatt aud Hoyt Generals Crawford,
Iorean, FISHER, Be2th and King. Colonel q. &.
n, formerly OF General sheridan's staff,
1scaerai john II. NaBders.ice Assist
81 t-(seneral Thomas J. Ste wart Major
and judges Butler and Yerkes. On
tl'c' .-7r15fIn also was Mrs. Major Hoisteia who
spciIt three ycs-rs AZ The front among the hospi-
tals. while her husband was CALAMITY sersing
with lis regiment. Commander Maurice T..
fA9aa presided, and read letters of regret from
Generals sheridan, Ricketts, Wright and Colo
mel Sheridan. after reading the orr ginal CORE
sp0ndcDce between General Sheridan and Miss
Wright that led TO the battle and victory at Ope-
qaos, September I9. 1854 Then followed a long
and carefully selected programme, consisting Of
addresses Dy Major J. ii. Stevenson, Gen. H. c.
KIM of NV ] ork. lonlsnanaer-iii-C hief Beath
and Acjnit-een. kaDcersiice; and Rotations,
PfiGe 81 Battery 3. by Miss M Frances
Boiee; shcridans Ride" By Prof S. K Muir
dock; Jake Sehneidcr's Ride by A. A. G.
Thomas }. Stewart; The Loyal Girl Of Win
chester by Col. Theo. W. Be4n,--the whole
n-f..T "a
the Inc orchestra OF Post No. 2. After the reg
ular exercises lgsEe concluded, Mrs Bonsall was
introduced personally 10 the comrades and
their lady friends. The reception was con-
tiBDed until late hour Mrs Bonsall was the
recipient during the evening OF a basket of
beautiful cut flowers sent her by the lady
friends Of the Post.
4 branch Of the National Association of ex-
Iaion Prisoners OF War las been established
IN this city, with the following named officers:
President. David 7. Davis: Vice-president
WA Ill. Blank treasurer, Thomas Stewart;
secretary, III. ). Hambleton; chaplain ID. b.
lcaney. The object Of the association is to
secure the passage OF such bills coming before
LcneIcss AZ VII DC 10 the interest Of all Union
soldiers who were Imprisoned by the rebels
during the war. At tie meeting held here on
February 18th il WAS stated that the local
branch has Ct present membership Of about
one hundred. Il was also decided 10 request
tne IclDss tss-aia oGgreSslneD TO support
the bin which was offered IN the Senate
by Hon. John 4. Logan. and in the House
by Hon. James :. Robinson, providing
for pensions 10 all surviving prisoners who
wcrc confined IN rebel prisons between May ].
1c6l, and May J. 1855; also, providing for the
payment Of two dollars per day 70 such sur
FiycrB lor each and every days confinement in
such prisons
The survivors Of the 1881 regiment Penn
fylvania volunteers have formed a permanent
organization. and elected the following officers
fcrone year. President, Colonel Aug Z. Lynch /:
VICE presidents, Captain John Mccullough and
Michael d. Hartreil treasurer, General Jas. c.
Lynch; secretary, Captain George J. Graham
Executive committee, Andrew Hague. T. San
oeTson, J. ID. Taylor, Alfred Hicks, and Henry
Hoffman. At the mseting held February 90
the subject Of the relief OF sick, disabled, aud
destitute members Of the regiment was thor
Onghly discussed. Another meeting will be
held Oh Saturday 18th inst
Iongaoe H. n. Aeyius, Commander Of the
Department Of New jersey was in this city
on Friday last and attended the entertainment
ol Pest !, IA company with Commancer-in-
Grief Beath.
Department Commander Dyer and staff viii
be present At the Campfire Of Post IS. on
Thursday night next, 9Th inst, arrangements
tof which are being made On a large scale.
a z. A.tsen Williams has been quite Ill for
over 8 week past with heavy cold part of the
time having been confined to bed.
Rev, \. II. Hector, commander Of Post 1863
kcoiorcdi, York Pa. i creating quite furore