The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-11
GRAND ARMY oLeAn,Mos.

The Paramount Park Association ct PIN.
adelphia proposes to erect Q $4,000 No
Clellan monument.
The nine townships of Thomas County,
Kan, have been named after soldiers who
fell under the command of General Thomas
at the battle of Chickamauga.
Shawnee County, Kan, has nine g. A.
r. Posts, with six Women's Relief Corps
one camp Of Sons of Veterans, and one or
ganixation known - Daughters of veter
ans
1t is officially announced that the Catho-
lie Church does not condemn the order OF
the Grand Army Of the Republic, the or
ganizatiOn not being classed among inhib-
tied secret societies.
The G. A. r. of Lawrence, Kan, recently
gave their annual ball and social reunion,
which was largely attended. It is pro-
posed to have a series Of such social reun-
ions during the winter.
At the late National Convention held at
Albany, N. Y, Hon. D. B. Long, of Els
worth, Kan, was elected Second Lieuten-
ant Commander-in-C Chief of the Union Vet
eran Army, with the rank of Major General,
and has command of the Western Depart
ment, with headquarters at Ellsworth.
Nearly q hundred members of Lincoln
Post, Woman's Relief Corps, and others
met recently at the residence of Mrs. Ross
Burns, Topeka, Kan, to bid adieu to the
veteran soldier and pioneer D. II. Horn, ono
of the original settlers in the city, who has
moved with his family to the Pacific Coast.
Richland Post G.. A. R., with twenty
seven members, was lately organized at
Richland, Shawnee County, Kan, and the
following officers duly installed: ]. II.
Redron, d. c.; NJ. b. Dickey, 8. v. c.; C.
c. Blake, j. v. c.; L. J. Bean, Q. NJ; Will
liam Owens, Chaplain; s. NJ. Wise, .. D.;
William Wiscomb, o. G.; NJ. c. Riggs, Ad-
jutant: r. P. Allbaugh, 8. NJ; W. r. Sny-
der, Q. NJ. s.
1t is announced that survivors Of tho
Mexican war may now safely forward their
applications for service pension, according
to the forms transmitted them by the Sec
rotary of the Mexican Veterans National
Association. This action, it is said, viii
expedite the settlement of these claims
when the So vice pension bill shall have be-
come a law, and it is expected that this
will take place during the present session
of Congress.
At late reception given "Mother Bick-
erdyke'' by the Woman's Relief Corps at
Salina, Kan, Sergeant William Gaines,
said to be the Oldest soldier in the Union,
was present in uniform given him by
President Hayes-the stripes on his panta-
looms having been sewed on by Mrs. Hayes
herself. The old Sergeant ''shouldered his
crutch and showed how fields were won"
He also sang one of the old military songs
of the war of 1872, which was much en-
joyed.
General Otto Funke died at his home In
Omaha the other morning. His affection
was cancer of the tongue. almost similar
to that which caused the death of General
Grant. The deceased was born near
Cologne, Germany, came to America
thirty years ago and served a term of en-
listment in the regular army. When the
war broke out he went into the service and
before the close Of hostilities was Colonel
of the Eleventh Illinois cavalry, being pro-
noted to he Brigadier before being mus
tered out.