The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-02-04
TRIBUNE

we voted the Is cents per head requested in tbs
circular from Headquatt ers for the Grant monu
Isaac Burk, sayre oficer5 of Mallory Post. No
| 2So: Commander, Silas Case; s. v. c., John j
Saeger; j. v. c., John Watkins; Chap; DAME
Bradbury; Surg. Ben. +. Embleton; o: d., Thos
Moore; y. g., Spencer BroughanI; AdJt, W r
Hanse; Q. NJ; Joseph Luce s. NJ, /. Burk; @ NJ
&. L. Morlock Fair Haven John 6. Bitncr Post
NO. IL, is III a most Furnishing condition, having
over 200 members i'll good standing.
Post No. ., of Gettysburg. held most interesting
Reunion on Jan. 8. c. 4. Geldsboro, Surgeon OF
the Post, was called upon to respond to the toast
. =, Medical Department ofthe Army" which he
did in the most witty Style elicting rounds upon
rounds of applause from his comrades.
Lieut. Ezra d. Griffin Post, and Col. VIM. n.
TO properly entertain the comrades at the forth
coming 10Th annual Encampment of the De-
| partinent OF Pennsylvania. 4 Campfire Will be
Lackawanna Rink.
VERMONT
f.. Foster, Waterbury Centre; Officers of Stet-
son Post: Commander, .. j. Ayers; S; Y: C., - Q.
Freeman; J. v; c., A: X. smalley; Adj't, T. }.
Wrisley; o. D., Nj. L. Dillingham;; o. g. W. II.
vorcei Surg Martin Wiley; q. NJ. s, Jacob God
frey; 5. NJ, George Oakland.
ID. G. Sheldon, Proctorsve: Officers of Howard
Iost, NO 80; Commander, Il. Il. Hathorn; > v.
G., James Pollard; J. V. c., A. X. Could Adpt ID.
Spaiiord Chap, Daniel johnson; o. d., J. Y. Rails
trick; o. d.. +. II. Fuller; S. NJ, Joseph Rowe @.
Nj -, H. u. tcneEWay.
Grorge Beechcr Essex Junction: Officers of r. s.
sherman Post, No SC: Commander, Geo. Beecher !;
:; V. G.; John Boutwell,; J. " G, 9, NJ Booth !;
Chap, H. i. Garbin; O. NJ, L. NJ. Booth; y. d.,
John White; o. e., John Shehan.
18TH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT.
The 10Th annual Encampment of the Department
of Vermont was held at Burlington Jan. q and %
The attendance the largest that has marked
any Encampment OF the Department. nearly every
Post being represented by from one to eight dele
gates. The City Hall, where the business meeting
was held, was deliberately decorated. On the wall
Mt the of the platform hung large portraits of
Gems. Grant and Mcclellan hanked on either side
by the Vermont colors, while above was inscribed
the motto, w mourn our loss" Portraits oil cen
Sedgwick and Presidents Lincoln and Garfield ana
other noted men were also distributed III various
parts of the room
OF the Department officers there present
Col W. l.. Grcenleai, Department Commander, oil
Burlington +. G. Graves Senior Vice Commander
of Bennington III. X. Ide Junior Vice-Command-
er, of st. Johnsbury; j. Il. Sculiy, Adjutant-Gen-
cral, of Burlington; VIM. G. Schroeder, Acting As
sstant Adjutant- General, of Burlington; +. T.
S'reeneaf, Assistant General, OF
Burlington; ID. l.. Morgan, Inspector, OF Rutl and
and Il. j. Coffee, Chief Mastering Officer, of Wind
sor. Among the prominent gentlemen present
were Gen. :. 5. Burdett, COmmander-In-Chle OF
the GAR, of Washington; Gov Selden Conner,
OF Augusta, Me-, Senior Nice-Commander; Gen
Van Dervoort, of Omaha, Neb., Past Commander
in Chief; Asst lnspector-General J. G. Stearns, OF
Bradford; Il. H. Trick, Aid-de-Camp to the Com
mander-in- Chief. The following Past Dept Com
manders were present: Gen. WV. Henry and Col
Rutland; Col George w. Hooker, of Brattlcboro;
Maj. A. b. Valentine, of Bennington; Capt. &. G.
kinsman, of Rutland.
The Encampment opened by Col. w. L.
Greenieaf, Department Commander. In the course
of his remarks he alluded the prosperous state of
the Department, there being now total member
ship of 06S and also petitions pending for the Or
ganzation of Posts in various parts of the State.
He also spoke of the necessity of chershing the
Order OF the Sons of Veterans and showed the rapid
increase of the Order throughout the country, the
Vermont Division alone having % Camps and over
500 members The Assistant Adjutant- Generals
report showed that during the past year 10 new
Posts were chartered i'll the Department.. one
suspended and one surrendered its charter. leaving
the number of Posts o. During the year AS MEM
bers were gained by muster, y by transfer and 3S5
by reinstatement; while there were lost 81 by
death. 80 by discharge,17S by transfer and Goa by
suspension. The Inspectors report showed that 81
Posts had been inspected during the year, Al hav-
ing relief funds varying in amount from n few
dollars to 81 800. In the,evening grand banquet
was giving by Stannard Post, at which there was n
large attendance. Remarks We're made at the
banquet by Commander Greenleaf Hon. Henry
Ballard, Ex-Governor Barstow, Commander-in-
Chief Burdett, Col. Geo. w. Hooker, Maj. Wood
bury, Paul Van Dervoort, Sergt. Childs and others.
On the second and closing day of the Encampment
were installed by Gen. w. w Henry, Past Senior
Department Commander; CoInmander George T.
low; J. VIC. E. II. Trick, Burlington: Chap,
Rev II: A. Bushnell, Cambridge; NJ. D., DIR. }. 9.
Rutherford, Newport; 4. A c., S. H. Wood, st.
Adams; a. @. NJ. G.. Il. L. Greeneaf, Burlington.
Council of Administration II. j. Coffee, Windsor;
J. w. Parkhurst, Fairhayen; ID. +. May, St. Johns
bury; ID: L. 1Ierricl, Brattleboro ii. A. Boom
hover, Fletcher Delegates to the National En-
eampnent, Henry Ballard Burlington; E: R.
Campbell, Brandon S. w. Parkhurst, St Johns
bury; j. Frost, Bennington; +. e. Smith, Mont
pelier; Alternates, A. o. Gates, Morrisville G. 5.
Green, Brattlcboro l.. j. Smith, Burlington; A.
ID. White, Huntingdon; W. III. Humphrey, Essex
junction. The prize offered by :he Department
Commander for the largest number of recruits
mustered i'll by any Post during the last two quar-
tiers of the year was presented to Post Keller of
r. 10 cf IN hah fpr
officers to the Post making the most prompt aud
accurate returns for the same time, awarded to
Post Henry, of Chester.
VIRGINIA.
Officers of John (. Clay Post No Il, of Hamp-
ton: Commander Joseph @. Fulton; S. V. G., John
w. Boyenton; J. V. c., \. f. Macomber; Surg,
William Lackey; Chap, J. Henelfnger; o. D..
Charles Hewins; Q. NJ, J. Il. II. Golf: Adj't :. f.
The Department of Virginia is growing steadily IN
numbers and esprit de corps, and will be heard
from in the National Encampment more frequently
in the future than she has III the past.
WISCONSIN,
". w. Townsend, Cntonvile; Officers of J. B.
Wyman Post, No. 81 Commander, c. NJ. Huge
men; s V. G., w. w. Townsend; J. V G., l.. NJ.
Van Ormam; @. NJ. Edwin Jaynes; Surg, Alex
Peterson; Chap, D. MOBILES; o. d., : Spalding; O.
c., +. Jury; Adjt, G. McCorrison; 5 Nj Frank
Quinn; Q. NJ. S, w. II. Fishery.
A, ii. Rolfe, Roclston: Officers of Post No. Isl:
Commander, Wios Roberts; :. V. c., Deb Burg
duff; J. Y. C., A. II, Rolfei o. D., II. Church q.
NJ, job Gathers; Chnp., john Wood; Surg, Job
Gown; Adj't, o. ii Steblns; O. g., Marvin Wood.
Ed. q. Warning, Merrillon: Three months ago it
was thought that Col Ellsworth Post No So of
this place, must go down The principal officers
took no interest iii Post matters, and stayed away
from the meetings. and the majority of its members
lost al. interest in it, and neglected to pay up their
dues. 1t was indeed, dark day for the Post but
there were about baker dozen of the old bows
who said. 1t shall not die" new leaf was
turned We begun to stir up the boys. and got
them more Interested in c. "A. X matters. by
getting up Campfire, besides getting up some
thing for each meeting TO make II interesting, and
to day have 60 members III good standing where
we had only Il three months ago, and more COM
ing.