St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-21
GRAND ARMY NOTES,
News from the Various Posts Of the Depart
ment of Minnesota.

| News from the Various Posts Of the Depart
ment of Minnesota.
The GLOBE will hereafter, on Saturday
mornings, contain q department OF news
concerning the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie, particularly for the department of Min
inesota. 1t will embrace the general and
special orders from the department com
mander, an account of the work of the assist
ant adjutant general, mastering and other
officers, and the doings of the different posts
throughout the state, including Relief Corps
and Camps of the Sons of Veterans. Mem
bers of the order are requested to furnish
news for this department of the paper.
ST. PAUL.
The ladies of the Relief Corps, an auxiliary
to the G. A. R., will, on Monday evening, at
the hall of Acker post, at the corner Of West
Third and Exchange streets, give basket
suciable. There will be music, Instrumental
aud vocal, dancing, recitations and speeches.
The members Of Acker post will Join the
ladies in making the evening enjoyable.
There will be no admission charged. Lunch
baskets will be furnished by the ladies with
coffee. for which nominal price will be
charged, to meet expenses and establish a
relief fund.
Comrade Edward Simonton, late COM
mander of Acker post, this city, was selected
as delegate to the national cncampment
which meets at Portland, Me-, in June. This
is very fitting selection. as Portland is his
old home, and the comrade may well feel
proud to be the representative of the Mime
sofa G. A. r.
Surgeon Higbee wears very handsome
G. A. r. charm, the gift of one of the COM
rades of Aoker post.
Mr.. C. A. Zim norman, the artist, is max
ing fine historical picture of the members
of Acker post.
The Garfield post had social last Tuesday
evening.
MINNEAPOLIS.
George n. Morgan post, G. A. R., gave a
ball last night. The comfortable and COM
modious hall in the building corner Nicollet
and Third-the scamp" in post parlance-
was handsomely decorated for the occasion,
and contained very happy and congenial
party when the band struck up at O'Clock.
1t was the Union band, and TO the familiar
strains of Tramp, Tramp, Tramp. the Boys
Are Marching, the opening march was be-
.
hour the dancing aud merriment were kept
up, and the evening was unanimously voted
! a success. The committees in charge were
as follows:
-Arrangements-Wil William Philips, E. A.
Hammond, R. A. Burr, John W. West and
E. A. Fillmore.
Floor Managers-David Schoekey, J. L..
| Towers, Louis Mash and G. L. Watson.
In the early part of the evening the post
accepted an in vitatiOn to visit Daggett post,
at Litchfed, and participate in an entertain
ment to raise funds to secure hall.
THE DEPARTMENT AT LARGE.
Department Commander R. A. Becker
and Chief Mastering Officer II. B. Brooks
organized Garrison Post No. 131 at Dodge
Center, Thursday evening, the 18th inst,
with a charter mem bership Of %. The follow
ing officers were elected and installed: Com
mander, G. z. Ores bach; S. V. c., T. j.
Hunt; j. 2. c., A. Hopkins; surgeon, DR..
A. j. Carver; chaplain, K. g. Hill; Q. NJ,
j. NJ. Lawrence; o. D., Z. K. Whiting; ..
e., f. r. Miller; adiutant, l.. NJ. Linnell.
Comrade F. siebold, inspector of the
department Of Minnesota, installed the newly
elected officers of Farnsworth Post No. IS at
Cordoya last week.
Past Department Commander +. G. Babb
made call at headquarters Thursday. Com
rade BAbb has no idea, in the laying aside of
his official mantle, of losing any Of his inter-
est an the order, and the new administration
will have his hearty cooperation in every
endeavor 10 advance the interests Of the de-
partment.
The officers of the new Webster Post OF
Medford were installed by Mastering Officer
Brooks last "Wednesday evening.