The National tribune., 1884-02-28
ILLINOIS.

ILLINOIS.
We have received from J. L. Bennett, A. A.
g., Department of Illinois, Chicago, the follow
ing items:
Charters for new Posts We're issued as follows
during the past week: Post No 40S, located at
Colchester, McDonough county; Post No. 400,
Tuscola Douglas county; Post No. 40, Kane
Green county.
The following appointments will be an
nounced in General Orders in few days: As
sistant Quartermaster- General, Il. w. Scott ;
Fairfield, H.; Chief mastering Officer, j. c.
Bell, Springfield, H.. Judge-Advocate, r. F..
Crawford, Rockford, ILL.,
Comrade A. G. Grant, the evening of Febru-
airy s, mustered Edgar Trego Post, No. 39i,
located at Orion, and installed the following
officers: Commander, Fred Thompson; S. V. c.,
Byron Jordon; J. V. c., William Love; Surg,
III. Trego; @. NJ, r. Boutwell,; O. d., T. G..
Williams; 0. G., Nat Homer; Adj't, A. r.
Morgan.
Chief Mastering Officer John c. Bell during
the past week mustered in Elijah Bankson
Post No. 402, located at Edinburg The otfi-
GERS are as follows Commander, Daniel De
Camp; S.V c., S. J. Duncan: j. v g., George
w. Price; Adj't, John r. Rosemond; @. NJ, G..
p. Harrington; Chaplain, Daniel Giants; 0. d.,
J. 7. Honchens; o. G.. Thomas B. Hill; S. NJ,
j. Y. Easley; @. NJ S. William Carey
members and installed the officers of George w.
Hewitt Post No. $685. located at Franklin
Grove on the evening of February Ia. The
officers are as follows: Commander. Kincaid
Runyon; S. V. c., HI. A. Black J. V. c., j. E.
Lahman; Adj't, Edward Mcclure; @. NJ, Alex
Jacobs: Surg, N. c. Roe; Chap, P. c. Stire; O.
D., G. D. Black; 0. g., Jacob Stafford; S. NJ,
A. b. Fitch; @. M. ST. J. L. Storck.
Post No. 401, located at Lockport was mus
in he afnnr of Eah hxy( npl.
rade j. L. Bennett, assisted by Comrades John
c. Bell, A. J. Miksch, S. A. Oliver ID. f. Hig-
gins, III. F. Hand, William Dougal, WIS. Noble
A. d. Goble, and sixteen comrades from Post
No. IT, of Joliet. The officers are as follows
Commander, NJ. Walter; S. V. c., II. G. Eddy
J. Y. C., John w. Arnold; Adj't Frederick
Kemph; O. NJ, C. FL. Bacon; Chaplain, John
C. Backus; o. D., Justin Taylor; o. g., G. w
Dreyer; @. NJ, Amas S. Burdick; @. M. S.,
George M. Lynd.
During the past week Special Mastering
Officer William L. Gardner mustered Leroy l.
Key Post. No. 391. at Blackburn. Christian
county. The following officers were elected
Commander, Columbus c. George; S. Y. G..
Samuel Beak; J. V. G., Grin Curvey; Chap.
J. w. Turf; o. D., Samuel Wister; O. e., ]. w
Westbrook; O. NJ, James Galway Surg, s
G. Jobe; Adi.t William George; $. NJ Rober
Burris; @. VI. S., Daniel Walker. The boyl
have combined with the intention of making
the Post one of the liveliest in their section
The interest of the comrades was made evi
dent by the large number present, although
the weather. was disagreeable and the roads il
bad condition.
j. z. Glendenin, Sparta, Ill., writes us a
| follows: Sparta Post, No. Isl, held its first an
! niyeTsary Reunion ON the 18th inst, whel
about eight-five comrades reported and regis
| tered. A sumptuous dinner was spread by thu
! ladies, to which the boys did ample justice
After dinner the veterans assembled in one of tn
1 largest churches in the town. p G. Alexande
called the meeting to order, and Comrade G.. w
Bonner made the welcome address, and intro
duced the speaker of the day, Governor Johl
NJ. Hamilton, who gave the boys rousin
/ good speech. After the governors address tn
meeting adjourned for supper. At z p N. the.
again repaired to the church, which was file
| to oyerfiowing with an audience of over 50(
Short addresses were made by Comrades Child:
| Gillespie, Hood, McFie, Shields, and the gov
| ernor, interspersed with select readings an
music. At $50 the meeting adjourned
Comrade J. Mcdonald, Eermillion, ILL.,, in
i forms us that Henry Wilson Post, No. 1884, G
| that place, which was organized on the 14t
! ult., has forty names on its rolls. and that tn
! following officers were installed by Musterin
Officer T. IL. Whitehead Commander, /. ,
Lamb; S. v c., VIM A. Koho; T. " c., LIE
Cassie; O. NJ, S. Matterson Cox; Surgeon {
f. johnson Chaplain, J. W. Nye; O. D., VIZ
Stotts; o. G., s. VIM. Lovern; Adj't, job
| Mcdaniel; S. ~. VIM Yauhoutain; O. M. S
Lyrene Brunnett.
Comrade Charles Fl. Roe, Pinckneyville, Ill
sends US the following list of newly-electe
officers of Post PIG, of that place: Commando
Robert @. Thompson; S. V. c., VIM. II. Stea
ing; ]. v. G., William A. Craig; Adj't B. v
Edwards; @ NJ, Geo. Eaton; Surgeon, II. ]
Huntsnger; Chaplain, Rev W. ]. Magatagan
O. d., VIM. t. Cunningham; 0. G., Tivis !
Walker; S. NJ, William G. Wilson; @. NJ.
Joshua Upton.
From Comrade NJ. r. Johnson Elgin, Ill, W
have the following list of the newly Unstable
officers of Veteran Post, No 40, of that place
Commander, Geo. d. Sherman; S. v. c., w. T
Wilcox j. V. c., John w. Acker; O. NJ, w.
Christie; Adj't, NJ. r. johnson; Chaplain, J.
Dumser; Surgeon, S. E. Weld; o. D., job
Harper; o. G., Ed Silver; @. 81. S., d. r. Beebt
S. ~, Edwin L. Balch.
Conlrade S. NJ. Wallis Cerltralia. H., sends ,
the following list of the officers recently electe
by Post No. So, of that place Commander s. {
Burdick: S. Y. c., G.. b. Weldon; j. " c.,
r. Crendall: Chaplain, L. p. Davis; O. [
Chas Parkhurst; Ad't E. D. Green; S. NJ,
NJ Myers; @. NJ, Jacob Grosch @. u. S., C.
Estes; 0. G., ]. P. Benson; Surgeon, Geors
Bruening.
Comrade John S. Crum, Vienna, H., writ
us that Post, No %, of that place. has i;
members, and is in a fiourishing condition, ar
that recently the Post passed resolutions I
questing the Illinois members of Congress al
Senators to use their influence and votes
secure the passage of Senator ingalls,; bill al
others in the interest of the ex-soidier.