The National tribune., 1886-09-23
DEPARTMENT NEWS.
Arkansas

liE f4istlA ana petition comrades Post
nj Sulphur Rock Ark is at hand and shall have
Immediate attention.
CALIFORNIA;
The Grand Army Post IN Honolulu Is In fine
working order While IT. membership is not large
n D. enthusiastic and everything possible IL done
10 make tile meetings interesting and agreeable.
CONNECTICUT
q. II. Jefts. New Briton: Post No. Is5 has now
lSj members and l. in fine working order II has
a most efficient Corps 81 officers and expects 10
add largely 10 ate membership la the future.
DELAWARE
Post No. 2 Of Wilmington will visit Gen Win
field Scott Post, No. ia, Of Philadelphia on the
9th They viii be accompanied by a band Of mu-
Sic, and expect glorious Time.
ILLINOIS,
John r. Harding, Freeport: am instructed by
a vote Of this Post asking you 20 publish one
Charles Jahnke ns "a " dead beat" He was private
In Co. q, 2d MINI. Receives pension Of s26 per
month. Was mustered into this Post Aug. :, 1855.
In September less. he received a travelling card
on which lac has been borrowing money ever since
Thus Post paid some, but they are coming in too
thick, and we wish him headed of.
Al the soldiers Reunion In Stephenson County |
on the sth inst Poss from Marseilles OrangeviIle
Warren and Lena were in attendance.
John Brown Post, No. 50, of Chicago, celebrated |
the anniversary of the Proclamation of Emancfpa- /
ton on the 22d inst This is the only coored Post
IN the city, aud has a larger membership Of that /
race, who served soldiers aud sailors during the
war OF the rebellion, than any i'm the country.
Custer Post, No 40. OF Chicago, is rapidly push /
lions IN the city. ON the eth inst. the comrades |
held most interesting Campfire. at which Posts |
from sheldon, Graham and Moline present.
rms Post took the Initiative on Campires for the
faii and Winter months on the 9TH inst and IL is /
the intention OF the comrades 10 hold meetings at /
The Grand Army Posts Of Wabash County held
a Reunion AT Asbury Grove on the 9th which was \
attended by 1910 people. Many soul-stirring 4
applause. No accident happened TO mar the pleas
uro OF The day, and the meeting in every re-
pcei delightful one
INDIANA
Post No. q Of Marshall, is steadily increasing in
membership. The comrades EXPECT 10 hold a NUM-
Der Of Csmpfrez this Winter, with a view both Of
repcnishng the relief fund and also adding TO the
Interest ofthe Order
IOWA.
on the 9TH inst. A. p. Morton Post, of New
Hampton, accompanied by the New Hampton
Band and a large delegation Of citizens, went TO
DEBORAH 20 attend the dedication of the Soldiers
Monument. The city decked with flags and
presented grand appearance while bands OF
martial music marched zap and down the streets,
making the air resonant with patriotic airs. The
procession was very large and presented an impos-
ing appearance worthy Of the great occasion The
New Hampton Band led the procession, followed
10y A. y. Morton Post, Maukon Post Cresoo Post |
Decorih Post and many Others following, together
Win the llfc department OF DEBORAH, the college
faculty aud students and large number of citi-
zens. The monument stands upon the northeast
corner Of the Court house square and is \ beauty |
costing 5000 The names OF the WinnesheS
County soldiers who gave their lives for the Nation
are engraved on the base, and upon the top is the
figure OF Union soldier in full uniform leaning
upon gun. In front Of the monument was the
platform, from which. after the ceremony of dedi-
Gallon, Col, Pete Hepburn delivered one OF the
finest speeches ever listened TO in Northern Iowa.
The soldiers Of Comanche County have orpanized
n splendid Post at Culdwater and chosen the name
OF Scott. IL has fine corps Of officers which are
rs follows w. y. GLADDEN., Post Commander; J.
3 Halliday, 5. VIC. j. J. Walters J. VIC; s. C.
Shepherd. Surg; o. u. Snare, o. d.; r. DeGarmo,
Chap T. ;. West, Q. NJ; III. Hatchey, Adjt; J. Nc
Coy, o. q.
We are indebted TO Comrade w. T, Davidson. A.
A. G.. Abilene, for roster Of this Department for
lss6 il is neatly printed and gives a list of $50
Posts.
Thomas A. Hagar, Protection: Corporal Hagar
Post No So, OF this place, is in splendid working
order, and l. slowly but surely increasing in MEM
beTshlp. The comrades all active, hard work
Ing Grand Army men and take deep interest in
a That pertains 90 the good Of the Order. Follow
Ing are the officers: Commander, Thomas A.
haear; >. v. C., W. ID. Cannon; J. V. c., John w
IOmlins Adjt, Owen Connaughton; Surg, w r.
Peirce; Chap u. II. johnson; @ NJ. Barton w.
Han o. ID, I. Latshaw: o. C.. Michael MYERS; :.
NJ, John KIDD; q. NJ s.. Jesse Ramsey.
Atthe anniversary Of the battle Of North Point on
the 18Th inst, Ia Baltimore. the Grand Army made
a splendid showing. The Posts that participated
~ the parade were Wilson. No J.; Dushane, No 3;
Howard, NO. IA, aud Burnside, Lincoln, Guy and
Custer Posts. The Campfire held at ght was pre-
sided over by Department Commander Vernon
A Addresses were made bv Gems Iatrobe and Horn |
Past Department Commander Graham Dukehart
also made "A short address. The festivities were
kept up until quite "a late hour, the old soldiers
many 81 them, going about the park with fife aud
drum singing old camp songs and having a good
Iime generally. The Reception Committee were
Gen. John W Horn Past Department Commanders
Graham DulSehart, Frank NJ. Smith and J. q. Tay-
Tor. u. g. Scarlet represented the National En-
campment
General Orders, No 2, issued a. Flint. Sept 10.
by order OF John Northwood Department Com
maBder-O. r. Lochhead, A A. Gre as follows.
The following additional appointments on the staff
OF the Department Commander hereby am
bounced Alds-de-Camp-B. q. Toucey, Post 5,
Grand Rapids; q. Griffith, 80, Greenyille; n j. |
Packard, 70, Siurgis Assistant Inspectors-Ch
l'ickeh, Post 80, Mancelona; u. n. Thayer. 100.
Lyons; WIN. Hunter, I0i, Ovid; Daniel u. Chase,
~, ASS, ria ". q. Moore ls6 Maldron: Levi |
futile, lss, Saucatucl; }. C. Hanson 23O Grayling;
Geo. Bowen, 81, Aanstlque; r. HaiDer 2tO /
Indian River Wayne Il. Morris $40 Perry; Mar.
shall Borden, 1913, South Lyon; V. IL. Worden l6l
With this order we transmit blank
quarter ending Sept 30 Iss6 Commanders of
Posts will 10 IL that these reports are properly
made out and forwarded 10 o. y Lochhead, Assist
ant AdJutant General Flint, Mich, by the 10th Of
October, lss6. both reports to be inclosed In one
envelope with per capita tax al six cents per
beer. AdJutAIts viii note the figures la red ink and
comply with instructions AZ given IN previous
orders, also note and comply with the instructions
a. given on each blank, 10 avoid the returning Of
Will bear ia mind that upon the reports of their
respective Posts for the quarter ending sept 80 |
1876, ~ based Their representation la Depart
Dent EnCampmeut. The attention Of Posts is called
70 Article NJ, Chapter V, Rules and Regulations:
Resolutions discussions Of political nature shall
not be permitted at any Post meeting nor shall |
any nomination FOR political Office be made The |
following Posts have bucn organized since July 3: |
No. 35s, -, KNOXVILLE 800. Corbett Post Pal | 1
nlyrai 56l, RilbOum Post, Sherwood; S62, -
baldwin 1863 -, otter Lake. Posts reinstAIed |
Nos. 24l, "a. 2G4 ltishoped that Post Commanders
will the necessity Of forwarding their quarterly
reports promptly 10 avoid payment Of the extra !
Dne cent per capita tax the last quarter Of |
-he year. The following Is a list Of Posts (
whose reports were received after July 10, !
1856, not Ia accordance with Par. a. o. No. 81 Nos
III, II, p 81, 35, 81, 81 So 60 o. "a rs l0l lO4 lO5
no lls 100 l2G, l2g. 1885, lf7, la9 l5O 1871 l64 I66
6l l75, lsS, 1870, 2J3 20s, 2l3 2l7 2s 22l 222 DDS
2S2 2i0 242 2I4, 245. 253 262 272 20 27s 2s4 2Sg
80 Sz 80, $40, 80, 325. 1885, 342 3g7, 34s 355 3J6
Received amer July 20 1856: Nos a, a. So Ca 1859
Il6 DO ZIG 24l 2fS, 2l7 26i 265, 277. 29l 292 3d.
Ss S4S, S4S. 500 S5l. Number of quarterly reports
returned for correction, l0l. Posts whose reports
have been returned for corrections and have not |
been returned corrected 10 these Headquarters: 81
~, l29 l6s 2iS, 24g. Posts suspended: g. ll2 $50
300 Addresses wanted: Spencer Gum, First Ser |
geant, ana Capt VIM. Adams, Go. T., 18th Mich,
by Daniel Is. Ware, Athens, Mich; NJ J. Madison |
20 q "a OHIO Cav, last heard of in Kansas by e.
w. Richmond, Decatur, Mich; Marian KELLOGG |
Orderly Sergeant, Co. II. 18th V. X. C.. aud w nj |
Wells. Corporal, Co. II, 18th V. r. C., by DR. w. d.
Bryant, GAINESVILLE, Mo-; Of any member Of Co. n,
Blst Pa, by MIR. Joanna Il. Sullivan Bangor Mich;
Of any commissioned officer Sergeant OF the LIST
independent Ohio battery, by A. d. Young Menden |
81 10 Co., Mich; Of the two members of Co H. lst
Mich. Engineers and Mechanics who assisted Corp |
Henry Lyon at Black River, n. C., March ~, 1865,
by Henry Lyon, Ithaca, Mich. lat Robinson or |
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