The Red Cloud chief., 1886-02-05

Major ". Seofuid, Q former member ~
the Twelfth Kanses ana an old settler o:
Miami County, died in that county On The
18th, aged sighty-Sve years
Frank P. Blair. No. 3, womsn's Pellet
Corps. recently gave . fair and festival At
Central Turner Hall. 81. Louis. continuing
two days. The proceeds were for tie bene.
ct Of the relief fund.
At . meeting of the executive committee
OF the Southwestern Iowa and the North.
western Missouri Veteran Associations 70
Gently held at Mary vile, No, Crcston, Ia,
was selected "A the next place Of holding
the reunion. and the early part OF Scp:sm-
Der the time.
The veterans OF the Soldiers Home at
L~eayenworth are said 10 bs very much in
need Of reading matter, and a. . late meet
ing OF Lincoln post and its auxilisT..s .;
Topeka q committee was appointed 20 re-
ceive donations for a library, aud all
donors are requested 10 write t.,cir names
ia books sent
There is . strong desire on tee part Of
many OF IN. leading members o. The q. y.
i: ia Omaha TO secure the mex. reunion Of
the department o: Nebraska for tia: city.
The annual meetin: viii be held IN Red
Cloud next month, At vhicA . number Of
bids FROM the interior towns Will be L;ade
for the eunion.
4 meeting Of the original members Of tie
committee OK the Grant Monument Assoc
c.ation was he'd at TIE Office OF General
Miles ~ Fort Lea senworth tee other even
ing The original members o. tie commit
tee we're nearly all present. A committee
was appointed to secure a charter for the
association. The treasurer va, directed to
iHves. the funds en- G6ud, some $500, 20
the hes: advantage.
The fifth annual encar1pment OF II. de-
partmcnt o. Kansas, Grand Army %: tee
Republic, will be convened at W.cait..
Kan, on Tuesday, February -. iss6. a:
two O'Clock +. III. All railroads n the
State will issue round trip tickets FOR one
fare. Tie depai tment presiden. OF the Wo-
mans I."i;ef Corps ard Colonel o: the Kan
sas division OF the Sons OK Veterans. nave
both signifed their Intention OF conven!ng
their respective organizations IN anEual
meeting at the same time AID place.
Mrs. Lizzie Anderson, wife o, M-;or T..
J. Anderson. OF Topeka. Kan, died in tG..
city on the 18th, aged thirty-eight years.
During the past three wears she has given
much O; her time to the organization and
promotion Of the Wcman's Relief Corps,
auxiliary - the Grand Army OF the Pc
public. She was one OF the original found
ers Of the organization, having assisted in
its creation during the National encamp-
ment at Denver in iSS3. since which time
her life has been given up To bringing Joy
into toe families OF destitute soldiers.
On the evening OF January - there was
organized in Lincoln, Neb., a rev u. A. T..
pos: that is intended to be- in the nature OF
n State organization. and one that shall
have in it all the elements of I'm. life.
~"Appomat:ox" is toe name adopted for the
new post, and its projectors propose to in
clrde in It's membership a large number Of
prominent ex-soidiers from all sections Of
the Stats. This is de assigned TO De tee be-
ginning Of n new home for sucn comrades
as have been connected with weak posts in
the State and been dropped from the rolls,
but waose individual members may wish
20 retain membership in the order