Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-10-02
GRAND Army aLEANNGs.
Particulars Pertaining to the Posts.


There will be an Old Settlers Reunion
at Sabetha on October 9TH, 8th and 9th.
AG.A A. R. rally was held at Westmore-
land, PottawatOmie county, a few daya
ago The entertainment was given un-
der the auspices Of the Post of that city.
Minneapolis Messenger: Mrs Brown,
organizer of the Woman's Relief Corps,
Of the G. A. R, met with the Corps in
this city last week, and the next evening
with some ladies from this city, organ
lied Corps in Bennington.
Vance Post No. , held "bean bake"
at Hays City a short time ago. An en-
iOyable time was had by all present. In
VitatiOns had been extended to some
ten or twenty Posts in that vicinity and
and the boys were quite numerOusly
represented.
Assistant Adiutant General Squires, of
the Grand Army of the Republic, de-
partment of New York has issued a cir
cular calling attention to the following
article in the rules of the society: No
officer or cOmrade of the Grand Army
of the Republic shall in any manner use
this organization for partisan purposes
and no discussion Of partisan questions
shall be permitted at any of its meetings,
| nor shall any nomination for political
Office be made. The circular further
says: Any violation viii meet with
sharp rebuke and prompt action by a
! Post court martial.
Lacrosse CIiettain: The G. A. R. boys
/ of this county were almost caught off
guard by the Department Commander,
/ II. w. Pond, who paid this county a fly
/ ing visit recently, for the purpose of see
ing for himself the condition of the
! Posts in Rush county. It is very much
regretted that nothing was known of his
/ coming beforehand, as the old soldiers
would all have been pleased to give him
a shake. 1t is not often that Department
! officers get this far from the railroad but
! this visit of the Commander may be like
] the first birds in Spring, harbinger of
! the breaking away Of the icy GOODNESS
! displayed toward inland Posts. We hope
| it is, and that more Of the officers may
! visit the Posts and make the grand
rounds.
! Topeka Lance: During his recent visit
! to this city, Benjamin F. Butler was call
/ ed upon by members of Lincoln Post
| No. L, who desired to honor the gallant
| old man for his record already won.
Capt Geo. R. Peck spoke on behalf of
! the Post, saying the members came to
/ pay their respects to the General as one
! "a bA4C 6L441BulSIlCu LEAFLETS OF our ar
mics in the great struggle for the Ma
TONS life. Every member of the Grand
! Army looks to his own reason and his
| conscience as the guide of his political
faith. But they are bound together by
the ties Of a common brotherhood.
Their hearts are filed tonight with the
/ memories of old days. They are think
! ing of the camp, the march, the battle
! field" General Butler replied feelingly
to the address, saying: 81 am indeed
! thankful that the old soldiers of the war
| should keep kindly in remembrance my
name because of the cOmradeship that
exists between every good soldier More
/ than tWenty-three years ago we marched
! TO the defense of the Union. Young
men, middle-aged men and old men,
! your deeds of bravery in the field will
\ live long after you are laid to rest. There
/ IS one fact that has kept us alive to look
back on those other days, and that is the
/ feeling Of cOmradeship. There is one
/ sentiment, not political, but patriotic.
| that occupies our hearts, and that is our
/ devotion to that flag, for which we
fought and which should float over that
country we are so proud to call the land
OF the free" Cloud cheeIink) The
klndness L have received at the hands
OF your people L can never forget. When
L have Wearied sOmeumes-the thought
and the belief that 1 stood we'll in the
| hearts Of my comrades has compensated
for the many trials and difficulties I
have had"