The National tribune., 1885-12-03
THE GRAND ARMY,
News From the Departments
Posts, etc.
DEPARTMENT NEWS.
CALIFORNIA

a Thomas -.
Post, No 2 as Special Aid on the staff OF the De-
partmcnt Commander is also announced. Comrade
C. Ii. Knapp of J. w. Owens Post, No 50, Is APP
pointed Aid and Coinrade G. III. Veil, of the same
Post is appointed Assistant Inspector on the staff
The following addresses are wanted at Department
Headquarters: James ii Stewart late Captain, 18th
Inf formerly Captain of Co. ith Inf, aud of r. A
Morgan late Liestenaut of Co. i, 4th Inf, by Chas
T. West. Ellsworth Post No. 2, Vancouver; Moses
WEIGH who lived in san Francisco SIX years ago,
formerly from Lynn. Mass, by III. A. Gregory, Ma
tional soldiers Home; Charles Bacon and Thomas
Cal, by w. II. Thomas. Post Commander Appo-
mattox Post. No 50, Oakland; oi some OF the boys
OF Co. F. LIST Cal, by Frank Harder, Ienaii;e, Mo-;
any member of Co N, 2d Cal. Cav, 10y John Gregg,
of Frederic,ltown, o. the names of two prirates of
Co. A lst Cal, who knew Frederick Z. Snyder at
the lime he was wounded by himself at Columbia
Lancaster Co. Pa. Eli Roof Co. B. 9Th Cal. Any
one who knew him as being sick and unfit Tor duty
at Fort Fillmore y. NJ. will please address Col A.
s. Hubbard, U. :. Mint, san Francisco.
CONNECTICUT
Tyler Post, No. 80, of this place inspected 10y
Comrade john G. Pelton, Commander OF Mansfield
Post, No. So, of Middletown, at which time also
several candidates were mustered.
FLORIDA
J A. Pine Eustis: Eustis Post No. 5, is steadily
growing. At last meeting we mustered in
three recruits, bringing our membership up to %,
and We now working TO double that number.
We have already five applications file and are
expecting more.
INDIANA
General Orders, No. IA, issued at Fort Wayne
Nov % j. are follows: Posts making the laI gest net
gains during the third quarter of the current year
are hereby given: No. ia, Warsaw, John n: Run
yam Commander, li0 net gain; 40, Fort Wayne,
JAS. T. Graham 40; 209. Indianapolis, John A. NJ.
Cox 81; 81 Rushville L. ID. Co.e, 35; l06 Valpa-
raiso John +. Cass 35; 63, Dacatur, John ID Hale,
"a; 80, Kokomo. I. l.. Wykes y; l0i, La Grange,
Samuel p Bradford, p; lSl, New Albany, ). L.
Finney 81; II, Logansport, VIM. p. Marshall, 20;
1S7, Huntington, LaGTange Severance, Is; 20',
Cicero George w Stich, 49, The 10 Posts of the
Ilat.sr
as shown by the report for the quarter ending sept
30 are as follows: No 40, Fort Wayne, j. l.. Graham
Commander sos net gain; IL indianapolis, j. +.
Haskell, 4sS: 200, indianapolis, John \. NJ. Cox,
24e; ia Warsaw. John n. Runyan, 240; q, Evans
willie, A. c. RosencranZ, 225; g. Lafayette, A. l..
S;oney 2I3: J. Terre Haute, George w: Miller 203;
26, Madison, John +. Moore, 1873; S, South Bend,
Jasper L. Lewis, 1872; g. Wabash, W: w. Woods,
l56 The following Posts. heretofore dropped and
disbanded, have been reorganized during the third
quarter: No. p, Snoddy's Mills Snoddys Mills
l59, Gordon Tanner. Ewing; 257, Roam, Roam;
vile. The following were the only Posts III the
Department failing to make reports for the third
So Mount Vernon; Sc, Portersyiile; lbs. Mishawaka
l39. Folsomville; l55, Selvin; i5S, Youngstown;
IL RoSkP9r l Ia GreenTo9d S9s iso SaTk H5e aas
Pilot Grove 32l, Hazelton 325, knightsviei S39
Morgantown; $40, Harrodsburg; 3sl, Newton
Stewart 3S9, Milan. The consolidated report OF
the Assistant Acknowledgement, Tom Sullivan, for
the third quarter of The present year, shows the
very gratifying net gain for the quarter OF S09 mem
bers carrying the total membership in good stand
ing up Il 0S5, the highest number ever attained
by the Department This remarkable increase is
mainly due to the individual efforts of Post Com
manders, zealou-ly assisted by other faithful Off
GERS and comrades. All urged to the same de-
gree of activity for the closing weeks OF the current
wear that the reports for the fourth quarter may
show still further increase. The journal OF the
National Encampnent for the year lSo5, recently
sent to all the Posts in the Department, should be
regarded as Post property and be carefully pre-
served for future reference Many OF the more I'M
portant reports and debates would make Interesting
atsr.tl,l fiEaasF
absence OF any candidates for muster. Special at
tenlion is directed to the debates upon pension
matters involuntary service in the rebel army and
to the address OF the Commander-in- Chief and the
report of the committee thereon. The National
Encampment, in session al Portland directed that
the following should be added TO Sec. 2 Art. Z,
Chap. 2, OF the bules and Regulations: A Post
may, by two-thirds vote declare vacant the posi-
tion of any officer who has absented himself Tor
four consecutive stated meetings, provided that
notice has been duly given the delinquent officer,
and notice of the intended action has deem given to
the members of the POST
General Orders. No Is. issued at the same place
Nov. lS that the ANNUAL election OF Post
officers will occur at the first regular meeting IN
December. Each Post will choose one representa-
tive for each so of its membership, and one addi-
tional representative for a fraction of more than
one-haif OF that number the basis of representation
being tlie number shown to be in good standing at
the close of the quarter ending Sept. 80 1885. Each
Post is however entitled to one representative
even il its membership boes not exceed 10.
J. E Lewis South Bend: Post No. s. of this place,
held very interesting Campfire the Goth ult at
Prices Theater Department Commander Foster,
OF Fort Wayne; Gen. Carnahan, of indianapolis;
Col. Mark i. DeAlotte and Col. l. Il. c. Suman, of
Valparaiso, and other distinguished guests
present as well as delegations from the following
Posts: Logansport, No a. of Logansport; Elmer
No. 81. of Elkhart; Chaplain Brown, No. 1G6. of
Valparaiso; Hathaway, No. lI0, of Rolling Prairie;
Deacon, No. us. of New Carlisle; Houghton, No.
I2s OF Mishawaka Patton, No. l47. of Laporte; A.
A. Williams No 1g7, of North Liberty; Shiloh
Field, No. 1875, Of Ekhart, and Jesse Coppock, No.
375, of Walkerton.
sttfHaFC
Daniel Long, Urbana: The G A r. entertainment
held at this place the 18th ult in every respect
grand success. Over 600 tickets sold at 25c.
and Bic each. The net proceeds will be little
over Slo0. Comrade Perry Silver, Co. g, 10th ILL.,,
has been confined to his house and bed for six
weeks more with lung disease, of which he will
never fully recover. Comrade r. Il. Johnson, Co.
Is, I'D Ind. Mounted Inf, has been confined to his
house and bed for over eight months, with rheu-
rade T. A. Lewis, Co. l. 2d Ill. Cav, just returned
from Rochester. \. V. where he left his measure
for leg to take the place Of one he left the bat
tlefield near Mansfield, Ala.
Champaign County Post is in splendid running
order. Will muster seven new members
Our annual elections come off at regular stated
meeting, Dec 10, 1855.
Post No q, of Danville, has adopted resolutions
OIL the death of Gen. Mcclellan.
IOWA.
Milo l. Sherman Fredericksburg: On the 1Ith
inst made flying trip across the beautiful coun
try to Janesve, Bremer County where we found
the good boys Of Janesville Post, No. I72, Com
rades from Navcrly, Cedar Falls, Waterloo, and
goodiy percentage of the whole people of James
vile ~ waiting. The occasion was the dedication
OF the splendid new Grand Army hall at GAINESVILLE
On the 10th OF October the comrades commenced
work. anu in just 81 days lad ready for use and
business building. 30XG9 feet; basement of solid
masonry under the whole; first floor finished and
for rent as a store; upper room is the Grand Army
ball, with IA feet ceiling and all finished in a most
substantial manner the whole costing the round
SUM OF 5000, and not dollar furnished outside
the GA r., and all this done by a Post with
membership OF 40. The building was built on the
cooperative plan each share being Sl0 and the
comrades allowed to take as few many shares as
they desired OF course, only portion of the Post
such noble fellows Commander Grail, Comrades
Davis. High, St. John, Brown, and many others,
whose names escape me now, there was such
word a. fail for they not only furnished the money
but pulled oil their coats and, If 10y magic there
arose IA one month a building which stands an
honor TO the town. the pride and admiration of the
comrades and which viii remain i'm the years to
come a grand monument to the enterprise. energy
pluck. patriotism, and loyalty of GAINESVILLE Post
OF Ihc Grand Army of the Republic. At the close
of the afternoon service and dedication all repaired
to the basement. where a banquet spread fit TO
tempt and capture the appetite of q prince or a
king In the evening grand concert WAS given in
the hall, after which the order issued for the
dance Aud comrades, you should have Just seen
come of those old gray headed boys' going
through the dizzy maZes Of the dance and trip
ping the light fantastic toe" with all the ardor of
youth, as though they had never thought of such a
ti.ing as applying for pension" At late
hour we were escorted by Comrade Davis, that
prince Of good boys, to his happy pleasant home
where his estimable wife and son made our visit
one long 10 he remembered. And so goes on the
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