The National tribune., 1885-12-10

prepared for the OCCASION. 1t was certainly to ih
point, and we'll received 1t is needless say tha
all enjoyed a very pleasant evening.
MISSOURI
~ A. L. Mcbride, Butler: On the 9th uit;, Mt. Ne
Gregor Post, No. 2J2, was mustered at Spragu'
| with Is charter members w. b. $. Gault wa
| elected Commander and J. A Sartorius Adjutant
The Post starts of with fine prospects, and L pre-
dict for it brilliant success 1t expected that ther,
will be from so to GO comrades before the Winter
closes.
NEBRASKA
Robert Anderson Post. No 50, of York, ha.
adopted resolutions of regret on the death of Gen
| Geo. b. Mcclellan.
NEW JERSEY
John F. Randelo. Phillipsburg: Geo B. McClella,
Post, No 80, was mustered at Frenchtown, Nov. Il
Commander. Geo. r. Riddle, Nj. D.; :. V. G., =. L.
Courier; J. V. c., c. n. Card; Adj,, John Nilsson
g; NJ, Dr. Eggert; Surg, Chris, Schiable; Chap
Eli Swallow; O. D., Aaron II. Slack; 5. NJ, Mayor
Kachine; Q. NJ. S, Thos. Able; o. G., VIM
Weaver.
p S. Duyanne, Hoboken: Our Post bright Post
No. 300. OF VerOna) was inspected the 2lst ult
by Deputy Inspector Comradc Campbell Stanton
of Custer Post, No 80, who, am proud tosay, found
ance. Comrades all uniformed and cleaned up pre-.
pared for n good showing. Comrade Stanton re-
ports S60-a Jim Dandy Post in ali respects.
NEW MEXICO
General Orders No. 4, issued Mt Las Vegas, Nov
Il, by order of j. j. Fitzgerrcll, Department Com
mander-J. &. Bromagem, A. A. G.-contnins the
following 1t is with pleasure that the Department
Commander announces the reorgani izitiUn of Nc
the remuster was made by Comrade b. X. Knowles
Commander of Custer Post, No. 8, mt Denin2, also
Chief of staff, by my order. 1t was my pleasure TO
muster in u. S. Grant Post. No. H. at Hillsboro,
Oct. 26. and Veteran Post. No II Oct. 81 at Kings
ton, both in Sierra County. was aided in this
work by Comrade Il. X. Knowles, my Chief of Staff,
fn sha,.
officers are hereby announced and will be respected
accordingly: Comrade w. T. Reed. of McRea Post,
No. :, Aid-ds- Camp; Comrade o. l.. Scott. of Me
Rea Post, No. Z, Assistant Inspector: Comrade
Thomas Murphey, of o. Grant Post. No. IL, Aid
de-Campi Comrade NJ. Benson. of U. S Grant Post,
No. H. Assistant Inspector: Comrade Thos Burns, of
Veteran Post No IL, Abide Camp; Comrade A. w.
Story of Veteran Post. No. IL, Assistant Inspector.
The comrades appointed Aids-de-C Camp will report
by mail to the Assistant Adjutant General at these
Headquarters The Assistant Inspectors will report
to Department Inspector George w. Hartman. Mt
San Miguel, n. NJ, for duty. Attention is called to
Circular Letter, No !, from National Headquarters,
dated Sept. H. 1885, urging the erection of a
ment by the comrades of the Grand Army of the
Republic TO the memory of our lustrious comrade,
Gen. u. >. Grant. Ii Is suggested that equal
to a contribution of Is cents per capita for each
member of the Grand Army of the Republic in
good standing be raised for the end named; that
for the purpose of certainty and expedition this
amount be appropriated from the funds of the Post
to be reimbursed by the donations OF the individual
comrades, or in such manner as each Post may
provide. II is requested that al donations to this
fund be forwarded through Department Hcadcuar-
tiers to the Assistant Quartermaster- General, who
will give the proper receipts. 1t is hoped that all
comrades in this Department will respond and con-
tribute their mite to this fund
NEW YORK.
On the I'd inst. q committee the Brooklyn Grand
Army Post called at the residence of the late Gen.
Grant at New York and presented the family of the
deceased General with IA set of resolutions adopted
some months since They received by Col.
Fred Grant and Mrs-Grant widow of the late GEN
erat the narlOrs of their So
ty-siXth street. The presentation was made 10y Se-
nior Vice Department Commander Cowan and were
received by Col. Grant. The work was handsomely
enerossed and heavily framed. In the center was
a portrait of the dead soldier which gave great
satisfaction to Mrs. Grant, who expressed her
gratitude for tine way in which her husband was
remembered by his old comradcs-in-arms
John McWiliams, New Lebanon: Lights and
Shadows of the Great Rebellion" was put on the
stage last week by Post No. $50. of Chatham. The
play largely attended, and a great success
financially and otherwise.
OHIO
o. q. Daniels. Mt. Vernon: I feel some time as
though was not doing all in my power for the
Grand Army, but will say am doing more than my
limited means justify me in doing. Several years
ago during lSS0or 1881, WAS instrumental in organ
lzlng Post at town seven miles from Mt. Vernon.
IL failed because there to run it. Some
two months since i, with several comrades organ
lied Jacob Young Post, No. 539 at the place,
tFredericktOwn,) with As charter members. We
now have 81 with several more to join soon. / am
visiting them every two weeks and urging them on.
JaulcS H. smith, fIcnHcld: lne lStn oil November
was set for the dedication of the new GA r. hall
at Richiield Center, but owing to heavy rains and
bad roads the Department Commander and other
speakers did not come. The Department Com
mander, X. b. Brown, came rs far as Sylyana, the
nearest railroad station. distance of eight mics
from Bichtieid Center where he was met by team
to convey him to this place but the rain continued
to pour down so he thought it best not TO Gomez but
the boys of the Post had mostly all turned out and
being used to disappointments and with the con-
sent Of the W.R.C, decided to have a Campfire in
the evening. The meeting was called to order at
o'clock p. m, and was opened by prayer by Elder
Barman, of the Baptist church of this place after
which Comrade o. L. Clark made a lengthy speech
on the future prospects of the soldier. Miss Lily
Bolinger recited piece about the boys in blue,
which was well done and appreciated by all pres
eDt after which four little girlssang John Brown"
then our Chaplain. Ii. Chulip, made a short speech
the W.RC and Mr. Griffith made very amusing
speech on foraging. The others who contribute to
the evenings enjoyment were Miss Alice Smith,
John E. Bolinger, Miss Hattie Lyons, and Messrs
Clark, Griffith and Turner. A supper closed the
entertainment, which proved a success both fnan-
cially and otherwise.
Gideon Ditto. Lima Nov. 20 was a red-letter day
for the GA X. at Lima, o. The occasion was a
District meeting. The lao D. m. train from Toledo
brought Department Commander Brown, who was
received at the station and escorted to the Lima
House by a committee from Mart Armstrong Post
No. 202. From 2:30 to p. m. Commander Brown
exemplified the work of the Grand Army, in
aud exhOrting all to earnest effort In CARRYING
out the principles of the Order Nearly 800 officers
ana comrades. representing Il Posts of Allen,
Auglaize, Mercer, Van Vert, Putnam, Hancock and
Hardin Counties. were in attendance. At night
rousing campfire burned brightly in Music Hall at
which not less than 600 were present, filling of
the finest halls in the State to overlowing many GO
ing away for want of room and this notwthstand-
ing Dan Sully, in his Corner Grocery" was ut the
Opera House and the Palace Skating Rink was in
full blast. In his address of the evening Com
mander Brown maintained that while the war was
indeed over the soldiers were not all dead nor laid
on the shelf, and he called attention to what they
had done through the Grand Army: :and indicated
what remained for them to do. His argument was
earnest, trenchant, convincing, and will do our
cause in this vicinity much good The Lima Choral
Society the champion choir of Ohio at the late
Eistedfodd) brought down the house by their rem
dltion OF the Soldiers Farewell, )" The Battle of
MurfreesborO." Tramp, Tramp Roll Call on
High" and - Honor to the Soldiers" The recita-
tons-" The Bayonet Charge -" You Put No Flow
ers on My Papa's Grave" and " Into the Valley of
DEATH" were well rendered. But the grand per-
formance Of the evening, the one before which the
laurels OF the Choral Society wthered and the ius
ter of the champion medal of Prof. Miles dimmed
was the Battle OF Pork and Beans" by the MEM
bers OF the W.RC., with full male chorus. This
was enacted i'll the dining hall. 1t came wellnigh
losing US the sympathy of the people for the hard
ships we claimed TO have endured We were told
to our face if that was the way lived we ought
as best We could by reminding traducers that
pork and beans; and that we didn't always have
beans, anyhow. The hardtack was altogether too
tn nf In I,xo of