The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-05-28
DEPARTMENT NEWS.
CONNECTICUT

DEPARTMENT NEWS.
| CONNECTICUT
a circular has been issued by f. T. Atwood, De-
| partment Chaplain, calling attention to a proper
I Observance of Memorial Day.
IOWA.
John Miller Post No l5s, ST. Charles, has adopt
| ed resolutions sympathizing with Gen. Grant-
Z. III. Fish, Newton: Garrett Post, No. 10, and their
noble assistants of the Relief Corps will be repre-
scented at Portland. Department Headquarters Is
| Ming As Commander and n. Townsend as Assistant
Acknowledgement the future success OF the grand
| Department of Iowa is fully assured. grand
work of organization has been accomplished DUR
ing the past years, but it remains for the pres
ent administration to add to the membership to
build and strengthen the Posts already organized
| The roster reports 3sy Posts in the Department
| about many can live. There may possibly be
| enough new ones created TO round up the 400 r.
d. Duncan Post No. 253, of Colfax is still prosper
! ing finely.
| KANSAS
| L. d. Weidenhamer, Mulvane: Officers Of Null
| vane Post, No. 203 Commander, S. F: Could $.
V. c., NJ. ID. Kennedy; J. V. G., w. Q. Hall; Surg,
| Ii. C. Tucker; @ ~, F. r. Dakin; Adj't r. f. os-
| born; o. D.. John Logan; .. G., J. X. Melcr; q.
NJ s., John Hatchett.
| NAME
| Chief Inspecting Officer D. Horace Holman or
| gauized r. H. Spear Post No 40 at West Gard-
her recently with Is charter members Officers
| are as follows: Commander, John a. Spear; 3 y.
| G.: John A: Small; J. V; c.. Geo. 'Peltoni @ NJ;
Spear; o. d. Hiram Babb; o. G., John Annis
Spear; Adjt Leander Spear; 8. NJ, Sawyer Nc
!,aughlin; O. NJ. S. john Spear;-D Horace
Holman organized Il Grand Army Post ut DlXheid
the Sd inst, TO be known as L. d. kidder Post, with
the following officers Commander, John 0. Kid
man maj Q. NJ, Frank B. Walton; Adj't Chas g.
Demand; @. NJ S., o. p. Tucker; o. d., L. c. Will
loughby; S NJ, A. X. P. Berry; Surg, /. L. Stock
bridge; o. G., Daniel q. Turner; Chap, y. IL.
Eastman.
MARyIhND-
Wilson Post. of Baltimore, has invited the Wash
| inSton Light Infantry Corps TO send a company to
be present and give an exhibition drill June IL IN
aid of the Posts widow and orphan tund.
MICHIGAN
Isaac Farbrother of Otsego, by falsely represent
ing himself to be a soldier of the late war gained
mbership to w. G. Eaton Post, of that place. He
dropped from the rolls of said Post, and all
comrades are warned against him. He is pro-
nounced by the Court of Inquiry, composed OF j. ID.
Kelley, o. p. Wise and S. Green, TO be fraud
J. A. Jones, Galien: officers of George A. Custer
Post, No. 20S Commander, Daniel Severn; S. V.
c., Franklin Cutshiw; j. V. c. John Hutchinson;
Chap Gideon Brayton e M, e. Harris kr Ans.
Hanover; O. M. S, Abraham Pyle; Surg, Is. K.
Sterns.-J. A Dockeray, Coral: Chauncey Perry
Post, No. so, of this place, was recently presented
with handsome National flag by Wornan's Relief
Corps. No. g. auxiliary to Post So After the pre-
sentation of the flag by Miss Carrie King. on be-
half of the Corps and acceptance by +. G. Hanson.
for the Post select recitatons were rendered by
Miss Alice c. Newton, of Greenville.
NEW MEXICO
We are in receipt of kind invitation from the
headquarters of Kit Carson Monument Committee,
to attend the dedication of the monument erected
to that hero at Santa Fe May 80.
NEW YORK;
Pratt Post, No. 127, at Kingston, is having good
deal of trouble over the selection of orators for
Decoration Day. The men who have been chosen,
it is claimed. were notorious for their Copperhead
sympathies and acts during the war, and the choice
is being vigorously denounced by members of the
and 1,or-< nfft ,a ~
Day will be observed in New York City in an un
usually imposing manner this year The paradinG
column will be reviewed at the Worth Monument
by President Cleveland and his Cabinet Gems.
Sheridan and Hancock, Gov. Hill and his military
staff, Mayor Grace and the President aud mem
bers of the Board of Aldermen. The Old Guard
and guard of honor. made up of detail from all
the Posts will act escort TO the President. The
First Division, National Guard Mai Gen. Shaler
commanding, will lead the procession, followed by
Grand Marshal B. w. Ellison and staff Past Grand
Marshals, officers of the Memorial Committee, and
the Department Commander and staff. A number of
the city Posts will not take partin the parade having
made arrangements to visit other cities. Geo b.
Meade Post will take early train to Philadelphia,
and with Meade Post of that city will decorate the
grave of the soldier after whom the Posts
named. Steinwehr Post will decorate the grave of
Adolph Steinwehr at Albany, and Noah l..
Farnham Post, composed entirely of members of
the original Fire Zouaves accompanied by MEM
bers of the Exempt Firemen, the Volunteers, and
to decorate the ,'t grave Of Col Farnham. In the
evening the exercises Will be held at the Academy
OF Music, and Mayor Grace Will preside. The
ton will be delivered by Senator VIM. NJ Evar,s
On Sunday last there was q very large attendance
of Posts at the churches in both New York and
Brooklyn.
OREGON
Frontier" Portland: The following table is pre-
pared from the last roster and presents some Curl
features to comrades in the Eastern States,
where it frequently occurs that Posts made up
largely from members of one regiment, or even
one company. With US it is the exception to find
i'm the Post two members of the same brigade,
and two comrades who have served in the same
regiment consider themselves relatives.
The difficulty of maintaining the organization of
Posts in this country cannot be appreciated by those
comrades living i'll the populous East. Starting q
Post there is like rolling snow ball down hill its
first impetus gives it power to on, and the far
ther it goes the larger 1t gets Here, to continue the
smile, it is like scraping light snow from thiny
covered fiat to form the ball. and it keeps the boys
continually packing more snow to prevent the bail
from melting Nevertheless, such is the enthus-
and esprit du corps pervading this Department
that the prospect Is encouraging for its future
growth. The State is being thoroughly canvassed
and steps being taken to draw together comrades
in outlying. localities. May success attend
efforts. BY the way. the recent visit to this Depart
ment of our Commander-in-Chief resulted very
satisfactorily. The boys were getting little tired
of so many Generals and particularly pleased
with the modest and unassuming demeanor of our
honored drummer boy and his championship of the
private soldiers, who made the Generals possible"
Success the soldiers friend, THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE. whose weekly visits eagerly looked
for this portion of the frontier The Grand
Army of the Republic in Oregon has representa-
tives from regiments in 80 States and Territories,
representing in all 495 regiments. The Navy has
"a representatives. The Signal Corps three. The
table below gives the number of regiments from
each State and Territory which thus represented
d..--. .-.---- $4,000 l.
Arkansas
California. 10
toloratiO z
Connecticut .... s
District of Columbia
Illinois SO
Indiana sc
Iowa ~
Kansas. 13
hentucky ..--.. a
..-.-. q
Massachusetts, IL
Maine ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10
hIicNiSiiii ~
Minneseta.. 13
Missouri. Observation-Disclosures. 81
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