Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-01-29
GRAND ARMY PICKUPs.
Particulars Pertaining to the Posts.
A Post is to be organized at Wilsey.

Particulars Pertaining to the Posts.
A Post is to be organized at Wilsey.
One Topekan donated fifty sacks of
-four to the 6. A. R. Fair.
Larned Chronoscope: The G. A. R.
talk of buying or building hall.
The G. A. r. Post at Oberlin is rehears-
ing the "Spy of Atlanta" to be presented
soon.
Waterville Telegraph: Waterville Pc
| No. 260 G. A. R., installed their officers
for the ensuing term.
The G. A. R. Post and Women's Re-
lief Corps at Seneca contemplate holding
a fair or festival about the Goth of Feb
| ruary.
E. NJ. Stanton post, at Howard, held a
public installation on the 7lh. Adj
dresses were made by Capt. J. NJ. White,
the installing officer, and others, and
music was furnished by the Howard
cOrnet band.
Topeka Commonwealth: The Il. A. r.
social given by Blue Post at Luken's
Opera House, wasa social success. After
supper was served and the floor cleared
a dancing programme of seventeen num-
bers was added to the evenings enjoy
ment.
| Atchison Champion: The Grand Army
of the Republic Is growing fast in Kan
sas, and Atchison is coming. to the front
in fine shane. We have two white and
one colored post, numbering over four
hundred members in all, and revival OF
interest has been manifested recently
which promises well for the order.
Department Commander Pond says he
will call the next encampment at Fort
Scott March 10, IL and II, an order to
that effect being now in preparation. He
was asked if he had seen the resolutions
concerning the place of calling the en-
campment, published in the Capital O
Thursday. He replied, Yes, the original
minutes of that meeting and the resolu-
lutions were sent to me. have taken them
into considerations and have fully matured
the subject in my mind. fully realize
the interest of our comrades at Topeka in
the matter, and those points most acces-
sible to Topeka, but their interest is one
interest, while l have the entire depart
ment to consider. l have regarded the
matter of a reduced rate to the place OF
holding the encampment of prime impor-
lance, and was in hopes that Topeka
would procure rate that would justify
calling it there, and have waited several
days to hear from them, but not hearing,
and in order to stop this matter and the
stirring up of feeling, 1 have decided the
matter and calledthe encampment at Fort
4 Ill 4 t0r L. Do -
Fort Scott have given one fair rate for
the round trip. This rate will apply to
the Fort Scott & Gulf, the Missouri Pacific,
the st. Louis, Fort Scott & Wichita and all
of their branches. The Legislature will
adjourn by the date fixed, which will en-
able members of the Legislature who are
delegates to attend the encampment."
| Oficers-elect of the G. A. R. Post at
Smith Center were publicly installed a
! few nights ago. The Bulletin of that city
in its report says: There is something
peculiarly sad in the meetings of these
old soldiers, no matter how CAV and
boisterous their conduct may be. Look.
| ing behind them, they see years of toll
and dangers passed throug h; they see
once more the manly forms of comrades
| VIII ldlu uOWA IhCA AANCo Al IuC UoCtlC
field, or in hospital or prison. Looking
forward, they see their living comrades
drop away from mortal vision, to answer
no more to roll call this side of the
dark river. AS an organization, the
Grand Army of the Republic must ever
decrease, for there are none to take their
places as they are laid away to rest in
their quiet graves. There may be other
organizations of the same name, but
they will not and cannot have any share
or part in this Grand Army. As the
years go by, each Post must diminish in
numbers, the Posts will drop out one by
one, until the last Post shall render its
final account, and the last member shall
have ASHES to ashes, dust to dust" read
over his remains as he takes his place in
the Silent City of the Dead. Nor
will this be matter of very long time
But q few years will pass until the name
Of this Grand Army will be only mem
DRY, and its members remembered only
by their children and grandchildren
No wonder these old veterans show 9
vein of sadness in their mirth-behind
them hardship and death, before them
no hope of a long life for their order, ex
cept in the memory of their descendants
May their lives be heightened out. be-
yCnd the allotted span of three score
years and ten.
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