Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-12-11

nominees OF ufl6 DrlClSQ press ana 10
the Incompatible Americans, Blaine ant
Logan
: GRAND ARMY GLEANINGs.
Particulars Pertaining to the Posts.
!, A bean supper is announced by tn
ladies Of the Relief Corps at Smith Cen
ter. The announcement reads "All Ole
Cripples of the late unpleasantness
with their families land beans) are es
pecially invited"
The English Lutheran church, erect
ed at Topeka this Summer at &
cost of $4,000, was formally
dedicated to the worship of al
mighty God on last Sunday. 1t is O.
the gothic style, ninety-three feet lone
by fifty-three feet wide, and is divided
into three large, beautiful rooms The
auditorium, forty-eight feet square, takes
up little more than half the south por.
ton of the building, but opening of
from that to the north is the Sunday.
school room, twenty-five feet long by
forty-fve feet in length. By means of a
portable partition, the same as the Meth
Odist and Congregational churches, this
can be thrown into the main auditorium,
thus giving accommodation, when &C
casion requires it, to about 1000 people.
The walls of the building are brick and
its woodwork hard pine, finished in oil
Above the Sunday-school room is an
other department, the same size, to be
used as lecture room. The windows
are of stained glass, very handsome, and
one in the south end, lettered "Grand
Army Memorial" a large double win
dow, was furnished principally by Lin
coin Post, and cost, exclusive of freight,
$3.50. This window stands as monu-
ment to the memory of the soldier boys.
Through the efforts of Rev. Dornblaser,
pastor OF the church, it was gotten up.
Hiawatha Herald: Our Post of the
Grand Army has made a dull and wet
season very lively. They built an armory,
an admirable manner, and then went in
to the dramatic line. There never was
anything Union soldier could not do,
he could make bridges, repair and run
locomotives, operate telegraph lines, edit
and print papers. A detail could be-
formed to do any job that came up. And
SO our Brown County veterans impro-
vised themselves into "play actors"-a
grand home combination, every member
star. Captain L. d. Dobbs, of the 6.
A. r., came along just in the nick of
time with his play, THE Spy of Atlanta"
and he was engaged. The stage was only
frame work. Dobbs knew how to com
plete it. The soldier carpenter went to
work and a good job was done.
Scenery was wanted and Dobbs
knew a Grand Army man who was
good painter-A Robe, of Lawrence.
The scenery was ordered and painted in
no time, but the heavy rains stopped all
the railroads. Mr.. Nevins and Mr.. Mann,
telegraphed in all directions and at last
the scenery arrived. 1t was good work
and at low price. 1t was played four
nights; receipts about $500. The last
house was the largest one and the repre-
sensations increased in excellence each
night. The hall is 14O feet long and
perfect in acoustic effect.
Alta meeting of Lincoln Post No. l., G.
A. r., in Topeka, the following resolu-
tons were unanimously adopted.
WHEREAS, Our loved and honored
comrade, Franklin L. Crane, has been
called to his reward by the Great Com
mander-in-C Chief, and, not only this Post,
but the Grand Army of the Republic have
lost devoted and valuable member;
therefore,
Resolved, By Lincoln Post No. l, De-
partment of Kansas, Grand Army of the
Republic, that in the death of Comrade
Crane this Post realizes that he was
valuable member, and we are reminded
that in very great degree his life was
devoted to the grand principles of frater-
nifty, charity and loyalty; that he was
particularly devoted to the Grand Army
of the Republic, and especially so to this
Post. This devotion was shown by him
on many occasions; but one act. above all
others, stands as constant reminder of
his great love for those who shared with
him the tolls and privation of SOL
diers' life in the hour of the nations
danger. In the silent city, where we
have just laid his remains to rest
until the reassembling of the Grand
Army above, he dedicated spot to the
Grand Army of the Republic for burial
purposes, so that no Union soldier in
Shawnee county need lie in pauper's
grave.
RESOLVED, That the memory of Com
rade Crane is, and ever will be, revered
by this Post, and all soldiers of the
Union army, their widows and orphans
should ever be grateful for his generosity,
and in the years to come his grave should
be especially remembered on Memorial
Day.
Resolved, That we extend our sympa-
thies to Comrade Cranes family in
their bereavement.
Resolved, That the hall of this Post be
draped in mourning for thirty days, and
that these resolutions be spread upon the
minutes of the Post, and that a copy
thereof be furnished the family of Com
rade Crane, and that the city papers be
requested to publish the same.
For Half q Lifetime.