The National tribune., 1886-12-09
DEPARTMENT NEWS.
INDIANA.

iarrcs. Post meeting kuoYn la the history On TIE
Post. d being the ngi3 Tor inc nomiNa,,on % o..l
cers for the ensuing year, SPECIAL chorts Were
made 10 get ont good crowd fulFN wv ol Tic
membership of 100 were there, ana good tme Wac
had, a. always 81 where therc are good iuthuuta
Three new recruits We're mustered one takSh ~ 5n
by transfer card and two applications received y
y Harrison Pos, IL thoroughly equippedio Tor muster
ol recrnits. The officers are al uniformed Hiiu
cquipped with sdc-auus, ihc Guards ana Neitlnels
grc also uniformed ana equipped. Ahe Post lh ia "a
good, healthy condition.
KANSAS
Generals order, No. S. issued az Abilene recently
bv commend al G. D. McDivitt Department Conn
niander-W T. Davidson. A. k.-tt.-coniains the
following: We take pleasure in publicly iestiiylng
% tile libculity % ic comrades ~ ths department.
shown by lle liberal response 10 the alpea set
out BY commandments fHlrchld ~ Dchall o.
the suffering people Of Charleston, :. {. MANY
Posts responded literally, buf most 81 tire none"
s feturned to the givers. 49, the Mayor of Charles
ton Hignihed thci, ability 70 take care 81 Their own
people; Bt the same time q shows ihai our good,
young state Is pe0ped by liberal eiHss Of citizens,
who are willing 10 respond 10 an nppeal Tor ana,
whether North South, and io their credit be IL
said most of these contributions came from the
western part OF the State, where me people are lehse
able 10 contribute The Grand Army oi this state
IL mot increasing fast might reasonably tie eN-
pecied "a great many hold aiOof from the organl-
Eaton for some reason or other. There u no CUES
dion but what IL l. gn organization that every dis
charged soldier or sailor should belong TO. IL can
not possibly do him harm, and may do him much
good, and II certainly will enable him TO DO some
good TO others. We would urge upon each MEM
Der of the Grand Army Of the Republic TO see TO IL
that his friends aud ucigiibofs come INTO the society,
and 10 make himself recruiting officer, unth every
man II mustered into the Grand Army who ~
eligible, until, n fact, when you lind man claiming
10 be an old soldier aud vet not member OF the
GAR, il will be evidence that ms papers are not
good, his record ls not straight. Many Posts, we
are satisfied have their dues too high and the eN-
penses OF running the Post Is too great, Dues
should be made as light AS possible, so that the
poorest and most unfortunate Will not tndt BURDEN
some TO keep up their standing as II Is more inn
A keen Al member after having nm
than TO recruit a new one. Posts are urged 10
promptness in sending mp their quarterly reports
MANY reports do not reach these Headquarters
until another one Il due aud many are now 20 long
past due that, unless prompt action Is taken we
EhHll be compelled 10 suspend number oI them.
Al The last National Encampment OF the M.R.C.,
Mira. Elizabeth Darcy Kline WAS elected Pres-
dent a woman OF rare executive ability, good sound
business qualifications aud enthusiastic worker,
whose sole aim will he to make the Momane Relief
Corps in fact what Il is In name, an auxiliary or
helper 10 the Grand Army of the Rupubic, that the
charity which H. it, sole object, shall be distributed
with little oslentatlon 81 expense ANA thd the un,
fortunate aud needy wards Of the Grand Army viii
be able 10 feengly voice the sentiment OF loyal
hearts al over this land Of ours. God bless the
Woman's Relief Corps" We therefore commend
the WRC 10 the good Offices Of all, and ask a
hearty cooperation OF the Posts and Corps through
out this Department.
KERTUCKY.-
Commander-in- Chief Fairchild visited Garfield
Post OF CovngtOn, on the 18th ult The Post hall
was tGstofully decorated with the emblcms OF the
GAR and the National eoiors, while here aud
there draped gracefully tattered regimental Tag.
Addresses were made 10y Gen. fairchild. inHpr-
Gen Hunter. Col. Robt Townsend Past Com
mandcr Newton, and others A banquet was served
later I'm the evening which was greatly enjoyed by
al present
J.w. Lyle, shelbyville: Curran Post No a., was
organized at this place recently with ~ charter
members and the following officers: Commander,
Capt w. W. Bacon S. v. G., Harry Choate; J. ".
C., Thos. J. Gil; Adit, d. N. Sharp q. NJ, j. w.
Lyle; Surg. r. +. Logan; Chap, W. w. Jesse; o.
D.. George Perry; o. c., A. Rothchid, S. NJ, John
y. Cozine q. M. =, e. T. Fullenwider; l. 8, X.
N Coombs o. s., shadrack Casey.
MASSACHUSETTS,
Post No. 81, u Waiertown. VIII open a grand fair
fn the Town Hall Monday, Dec. q, and continue Il
during the week, closing Monday evening, Dec.
49, Ii IL expected 10 be very attractive The usual
sale tables reireshment departments aud side shows
will he in charge Of competent hands. An enter
tainmcnt will he provided every evening. The
object j. to increase the amount OF the relief fund
Posi- No a, Of Grafton, held a Campfire recently
which was largely attended. Comrades from Posts
nj MestboTo, Shrewsbury, Millbury and Upton,
and VIM. q. Scandlin Camp, =. Of v, were in
attendance. The program was very pleasant one
and Included many good selections Worthy o.
special mention was the drumming of little Elmer
Bennett. born on the day President Garfield was
shot He cXcels ar a Juvenile drummer, and added
much 10 the exercises. His sister also played very
nicely on the harmonioa They arc children OF 4
il ". Kiusley Post. No. lis, OF Boston. celebrated
IL lsih anniversary recently. committee con
NiEtlHE al tie iOllONi e-HhlneN members. had tlt
sfiair Ia charge Messrs. 7. II. Matihews, l.. NJ
MaAhan J.. Is. Suilings George T. Hall, Augustus
jacobs, W. w. Waugh, j. l.. White, w. *. Millar
q ". Iced, d. w. Howard. Gentlemen prominent
IN military naval and civic positions crowded ia,
apartment. while the attendance Of members OF Ga,
Post was the largest since it's organization hmonl
those present were: Mayor Hugh % Brien, Hon. j
q. a. Bracket. Lieutenant g overnOr-elect; A. g
Monroe, Assistant Adjutant-Gencral, Department
OF Massachusetts; Maj l.. l.. Livingston, 9Th Art.
Fort Warren; Capt g. @. Greenough, 9th Art.
Fort Warren, and many others. After the banque
addresses were made by Commander Sanderson
Col. q. II. Taylor, Hon. J. q. A. Bracket, Mayo
O'Brien, Col. Livingston. Chief Engineer McComt
Hon. Leopold Morse, Hon. u. w. Kinsley ant
others.
The members OF Goodwin Post. No So. of Mar
blchead entertained Posts "a, OF Salem 81 of Bev
eTly; 30 OF Peabody, and lls, Of Swampscott, tn
Department officers and lady friends recently
Alter the ENTERTAINMENT supper and Camphr
were held IN Rechabte Hall, 400 plates being laid.
MICHIGAN
James Durfee. Brighton: Appleton Post No rs
of this place, gave a social entertainment recently
the most inter esting feature of which was the ore
6sniaiion 81 a handsome silk banner by the Post 4
Appleton Relief Corps.
J. W. Mosher Kallzss1R: COL Baker Post No
NJ, Of THE place, WAS organized Sept %, 1882 wit
lb charter members, and we have been increasin
ever since. our Post numbers at present lO2 mem
berH M good standing, and comrades are coming Il
at every regular meeting from two 10 six at a time
Some OF our members live 10 10 IL miles from IA
Post room, but our average attendance IL from 81 I
40 comrades, and a happier set OF old soldiers yo
never saw than when we meet la our Post room O
tbe first and third Saturday evenings OF each montl
We have our bareback and coffee at every meeting
and II is pleasure 10 see how the comrades enjo
themse ives. The members al work ia harmony
and what they undertake 10 do there 10 no waitin
for the army 70 move, but they throw out a ski
mish-iine and the comrades form and support then
We have just had Bell Boyd the rebel spy lecture
Rnd grand hop after the lecture. There will be
public Installation of officers OF the Post on Ne,
AearH evening There has been Relief Corr
organized Rs auxiliary 10 the Post, and they hRy
taken bold OF their work In good faith, and n
ladies arc almost crazy over the good times the
anticipate having with the old soldiers. We al
proud OF our Relief Corps for IL Ii composed Of 90
dierH' wives and women who are not afraid 10 ga
what they THINK when any one says OF tries 10 ID
torpedo in the way II any old soldier. The
President, Mrs. N. y. Sherwood IL "A whole Corr
in herself and as she had a husband and two brotl
&c ~ illc war aud all three belong to the Post
think she Us just o. X. The Corps numbers fbol
~ members The comrades all take "A great inter-,
in THE NATIONAL lEIBUHE and are alwave read
90 subscribe when their time II about out.
MISSOURI
Frank Buttles Ena; Post No 2ss was orpapizs
81 this place recently with the following officer,
Commander, Frank Buttes; 4. ". c. John Fai
brother; j. v. G., Joseph Brosious; Chap q
Enooh: surg, G. il. Cnruthers; q d. ~ siurpeo
o. c., IT, Noss; Adj't, Geo. r.. Lewis: O. M a.,
equity s. NJ J. FarbrotheRi q. H. s., Fran
simpson.
NEBRASKA
William r. Hodges, Ravenna: Cedar Aiouutn
Post, No. DO Of tins place, held grand CaInpfi
recently. Tie supper consisted of baked bear
bardinck and coffee. The Post realized no bone
financially, but ID was the means Of a number
recruits coming into the Post aud instiling la
tiie minds 81 the people of this new country ia
the old boys 90 through ith anything they undo
take ln a right manner. The browning feature
the evening wac Cen J. Nj. Thayer's speech
A. O.. J. w. Liveringhouse delivered an able a
dress, and songs and reoitAtionf were rendere
Altogether IL WAS an enjoyable affair. The ladi