The National tribune., 1885-09-10
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE ro THURSDAY

and prolonged cheers. The toast Our Army and
Navy" responded TO by DIR. Friar; The
President by Comrade Kimball; Our Fallen
Heroes - by Father Dalton; - Loyal Men Of the the
Border by DIR. Thorn, and Our Ladies, by DR..
S. d. Bowker.
NEW YORK.
Chas r. Doane Post No 400 of Brooklyn gave
splendid open Campfire on the 2d, the occasion OF
the opening of their new and handsomely fitted-up
headquarters. 1t was attended by many of the Post
Commanders of Brooklyn, New York city, Kings
and Queens Counties, and Department officers and
other prominent comrades III New ork state, New
jersey, Pennsylvania. Connecticut, and District OF
Columbia. Among the distinguished guests was
Gen. Shaler of the National Guard of New York.
Gen. Horatio c. King who is a member of the Post,
read paper on The Humors of the Campaign of
the Shenandoah"
Il. Cruik shanlls, Salem: A. i. McDougall Post,
No. so, organized Sept. 3, 1888, and the fol-
lowing officers were elected and installed by Com
mander John Richards: Commander. VIM CruilS-
shanks; s V. c., Thco. King; J. V. c.. David Ga
hoffy; Adj't, c. NJ. Wolff; q. NJ, Joseph Hofort;
Chap, II. j. Cleveland; Surg, Vim. Ill. Cotton; o.
D., Charles II. Clark; o; g. l.: W Handle; q. NJ.
$, r. Jones; 5. NJ, Robert Nelson. Ihlrty one
members were mustered i'll.
OHIO
Sixteenth Corps GAINESVILLE: Perhaps THE Ma
TIONAL TRIBUNE is not aware that the Buckeye
Department now has 5il live, working Posts and
several applications on file, But such is the fact,
and the work is being actively pushed in all direc-
tions. Department Commander Brown has ar
ranged for series of district meetings in Southern
ONO, as IUlIOWS: Marietta, hpnulN, sept ~,
dleport, Tuesday Sept. Is; Ironton, "Wednesday,
Sept I6; Portsmouth, Thursday, Sept. IL; Cincin-
natl, Friday, Sept. IS; Dayton, saturday, Sept. l9.
Two meetings each day, one ut 2:30 p. III. for Post
officers at which the exemplificaton ofthe unwrt-
ten work will be given, the reports of Post officers
as to the number of exsoldier in their jurisdiction
not members of the Grand Army, what meas
urcs are proposed as to recruiting, reports of
Assistant Inspectors as to Localities where Posts
should be organized, and such other business as
may be for the good OF the Order" 1t is expected
that all Posts within 25 miles o: each place ma med
will be fully represented at the afternoon meeting.
At night a Campfire, to which the general public
are invited especially soldiers members of the
GA. r., their wives and children. Comrades are ex-
pected to each bring rail to make IT burn bright
ly. further series of District meetings will be held
in Northeastern Ohio the third week in October, the
dates and places to be announced hereafter They
will he continued until the entire Department Is WIS.,
tied j. c. Mccoy Post, No. ], at Columbus holds the
proud honor of being the largest Post in the De-
partment, having III members i'll good standing
June 80. Our first attempt at Summer meet
ing of the Department was grand success and
was an assurance that they will hereafter be
held each year as long as our numbers last.
take up valuable space with places and dates,
only say that they have been more largely attended
and greater interest shown than ever before.
PENNSYLVANIA
ID. ID. Snyder Easton: Lafayette Post No. 2l7, of
this place has adopted resolutions of respect to the
memory of Gen. Grant.
On the 25th of September 1885, at Hazleton, il is
proposed to unvail a soldiers monument, in COM
the men of lS6I-lS65. This monument is in course
of erection in the Memorial Park hands ONE piece
of ground in the heart of the city, recently pur-
chased by the Memorial Association of Robinson
Post No. 20, and intended, together with the monu-
ment hereafter to be dedicated to public
free gift to the city authorities from the association
The Department of Pennsylvania has also ap-
pointed Hazlcton as the place and Sept. p as the
day when Grand Army day shall he celebrated this
year, and thousands of the comrades are expected
to be present to give eclat to the occasion.
w. III. Taylor, Warren, Pa: see by late issue
of your paper .hat Comrade HILL of Massachusetts
Department., puts in claim of having the oldest
Grand Army comrade i'll the Order. His comrade
reported at So years of age Comrade d. +.
Van Veckton was born Aug. 26, 1899; is therefore,
almost Sc He enlisted Aug. Z, lS6l, private in
Co. II, 10th Pa. Reserves and WAS with the regi
ment until 1864 He is a member of Eben y. Ford
Post, and attends our meetings regularly.
WISCONSIN,
J. o. Finn, Sun Prairie: A Post has been
organized at this place with 20 charter members.
We have fine soldier element here, and hope ere
long to have a rousing Post