The National tribune., 1884-01-10
GRAND ARMY NEWS.
Gen. Beaih at York Masters. Eec-
lions and Installations.
Special Correspondence National Tribune.

Tho. now wear. opens with a brilliant prospect
before The Grand Army, both as TO number,
discipline. a;ad wide-felt influence for good. and
the IN iicati0Es strongly tend TO show that the
prediction OF Gommandcr-in-ChiefB eath that
fhe close Of his years administration VIII show
a nnsicr-rsii % TWO hundred and fifty thou
sand comrades win be fully verified. Matters
are very quiet at National Headquarters,
owing partly to the delay in receiving returns
from the various Departments During all of
Christmas week Adiutant-ticaeral Nanderslice
was casiiined to his house BY What threatened
u bean a'tack Of typhoid fever, but he is now
able 10 attend 10 his many dates again.
TIE good work Of mastering rev Posts in
the Deaarinacsst OF Pennsylvania stin goes ON,
as ssiil be seen by the following reports of those
tha haVe joined The ranks since my last COM
muiiicatiHn.
Etz Post No 43l, located at Tioga Tioga
county was mustered on December 18th, by
r. r. & n. L. Clarke, Of Post No ~. Its OIL
GERS are: Commander, H. j. Reynolds; $. V.
G. = J.. Hotchk.ss; !. Y. C., 5. ID. Andrews;
Aai't II. 3. Gecrs Q. d.. George G. Reynolds;
Chan, ID. Snapper; Surg, T. ID. Smith; O. d.,
" g. Johnston; O. g.. Wallace Cole; S NJ,
a. Van orten: @ NJ s, Porter Wilcox. The
P0s mecis on Friday night.
Darlington Post. No. z02, of Darlington,
Beaver county, was mustered by Aid-deCamp
Charles q. Townsend, Past Commander Post
Ne 233. assisted ly comrades Of his own Post,
10. i6s. This Post. which VIII meet on the
first and third Saturdays in each month. has
the following officers: Commander, Hon. J. T.
Mansfield: ;. Y. C.. 1. J. Welsh; J. V. G., VIM.
Little; Aaj't, Thomas Watt; q. NJ, J. r.
Caughrey; nap J. 5. Cook: Surg, B. Vance,
II. j.; D. D., Stephen Nelly; Q. G., Z. IL.
Andersen
3oha Foster Post, Nc 400. is located at Kit
tanning Armstrong county. and was mustered
on December ed, by Post Commander John 2.
Award, Post No. I5G, assisted by a large dele
CATION e coiaradessf that Post. Quite num-
Der of recruits whose names were attached 10
the application for charter were unable 10 be
present AZ The muster, the heavy masses Of
2aafing ice ia the river preventing them from
cr0ssing. The Post takes its name from a for
mer member of the 103d regiment, Pennsyl-
vania volunteers, who died in the rebel char
nell house az Andersoagilie, aud viii meet on the
second and fourth Saturdays The Commander
is Geofee il. Foster.
John H. Randolph Post, No. z0f, was mus
tered December 10Th II Prospect, Butler county,
by Commander Newton Black, of Post No. I05,
and nineteen comrades Of the Post Thirty
three recruits were mustered. all of good work
ing material and they viii undoubtedly build
up good Post. A splendid supper was served,
followed by a lively Campfire. which was adj
dressed By Senator J. NJ. Greer. Comrades
a @. Williams J. T. KELLEY, j. b. Black. Davis
Cupgss and others, and together with fund OF
scng, "Reminiscences and anac;lote, filed in the
time until midnight. The new Commander is
A. g. Williams
The officers installed IN ali the above Posts
will hold their respective positions until jan
uary. 1885
Orders have been issued from Department
Headquarters Tor the muster Of the following
additional Posts. No. s05, at Lancaster, Lam
easter county; No. 495, al strasburg, Lancaster
county.
The only topic Of interest among the Posts
during the past week was the installation Of
the officers elected q month ago, IN q number
Of eases the ceremonies being conducted in
public. The following are the most interest
ing:
On Tuesday evening the large hall Of Post
No. 5 was crowded by comrades. their wives
aud friends 70 witness the ceremonies of in
duciing the officers into their respective posi-
tions. Commander /. T. Fortescue, of Pest
No. 2, was the officer detailed for the purpose
and he peTforEred lis duties in a thoroughly
Satisfactory manner. The retiring Commander
Joseph Greeson. was presented BY his comraie.
with handsome gold badge as q token Of THEN
high esteem; COMMANDMENT Chief Beath, or
behalf OF the Ladies Aid Society. presented
the Post with complete set Of silk Corpt
marks. ard the new Commander, T. &. Pnrgis
received handsome flower pieee OF unique
design, the presentation being made by Senior
Vice Commander Roberts Remarks were made
by Commander Fcrtcscue Of Post No 2 Con,
nandcr William Ferguson and Adjutani
hackie. Of Post No 400 and others Past Pos
Commander Daniel McGown, Post No. 2, va.
appointed Aajatant for the ensuing year
or the same evening Past Post Commando
Smith y. Cazcns, Assistant Quartermaster-ien
eral, Installed the officers OF Post No. Z. u,
was accompanied by a number Of co.nrade.
from Post No. 49, The exercises were very
ssa1
collation. in the ciub-rovrn. Addresses were
made during the evening by Comrades Cozens
Thatcher. Wagner, Arnold. aud Young, of Pos
No IG9. afd Graham and +. q, Magnigan, o
Post Nc =, interspersed with songs by Com
rades Hirst. Of POst No. Z, and Allen, Of Pos
No. 100. Commander Slofe rc-appoiutea Com
rzde C. 4. 6Tanlich AdjutaHt, John g. North
ard Sergeant Major, and Thomas l. Golche
Gnasfcrmaster Sergeant.
The officers Of Post 50 fcolOred3 we're ais
installed on Tuesday evening by Past Pos
Commander Jos. Ii. Davis OF Post lg3 Their
being'a large attendance to witness the ceTe
monies. which were wei done. Addresse
were made by Medical Director Jos. Ferguson
Ill ID: Past Post Commander Meaney, Of Pos
30; Junior. q Post l93; Simpson and Price, 0
fosi So Comrades Davis and Turner, Of Pos
b0- aud the new Commander, Jones. Conrad
Ciaries A. GailsiOck was appointed AGjutzn
and Thomas i. KING Sergeant Major.
On "Wednesday evening Assistant Quarter
raster-Gencgal COZens again performed III
dUties IF Installing officer, Post rs being tn
one Tor which he acted. Commander Nufz an
q large delegation from Post 19I being preseni
The ceremonies were followed BY addresse
from Comrades Cozens and Young, Of Post 1865
A. NJ. X St0rris, J. &. Aitken. Past Post Com
naDaer Palmer and Others Of Post Isl; Pas
Post Commander Giim0ur Commander Morn
and Comrades Dolan, Start, jackson and other
q Pest Us. CcIarssdc Wa. J. Mc(sirr was an
pointed Adiufant and r. Schaffer Quartermaste
Sergeant.
On Thursday evening Past Commander 10.
Oregon, Of Post >, installed the officers Of Cav
airy Iost. No 80, in the presence Of larg
number Of comrades and their friends Ate
some remarks by Commander Mccartney, Ia
retiring Commander, A. j. Speesc. briefly nc
ferEed 10 the progress made by the Post durin
his term q Office, the membership having bee
Increased from ~ 10 100. a gain Of Sc during III
ye2r. ComFade John L. Brown, having brougf
in the greatest number Of recruits, was awarde
gold badge and a silver watch. Speechs
were made By Comrades Gregson, Roberts aB
others. after which collation. was served, 70
lowed By a Campfire, presided over by Con
Fadc Test
The installation Of Post % officers also too
place on Thursday evening, Commander Jam.
C. May, OF Post j, having been assigned to pc
form that duty. There were no strangers pre-
ent. The standing committees all prescnte
their final reports, and the death Of Conrad
Mark Walker late captain, 10Th United Stat.
infantry, was announced. Comrade j. a. VII
chester was re-appointed Adjutant
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