The National tribune., 1886-10-14
PERSONAL.

The members Of the Military Order of the Loyal
Legion assembled the other evening at DeImonieo's
in New York for banquet. Among those present
were ex-President Hayes, Gems Horatio O. King,
Carleton and Mcmahon. Gen. King led the choir
in singing Rally Round the Flag" He was fol-
lowed by Gen. Horace Porter. who diseoursed upon
war "reminiscences. The entire company sang
- Marching Through Georgia." and waved hand
kerehiefs at Gen. Sherman. He arose amid great
applause and spoke: ~ marched through Georgia.
as you sang. but rode over the same ground as a
Lieutenant In 1913 and knew it well in 1851. Wher-
ever go-it don't seem to make any difference
they will hammer that old song at me. When
stopping at a hotel in Dublin opposite Green
Park, one day sat down TO write, when suddenly
heard music. As it approached recognized the
same old tune rugged out in uniform and went
down to receive them. They had passed on. When
i asked the hotel proprietor who they were and
what tune they were playing, he replied: Some
of the boys playing of the old Irish tunes
Anything else Yankee Doodle or whatever you
may wish-but don't give me that please. gentle
men,"
On the 10Th inst. Gen. Lew Wallace viii, by invi-
tation, read paper before the Grand Army of the
Republic in Boston the part which the Third
Division Army of the Tennessee took in the battle
of Pittsburg Landing. "It is the first time" said
the General, "that the Third Division has had an
opportunity to be heard and there will be none to
il nay, for il 10 Is denied then shall refer to
Gen. Grants own words with reference to the
event am at last in position to come back at my
detractors and show to the world what the Third
Division, which / had the honor to command ae-
eomplshed on that day The Generals lecture will
be the first Of series of addresses from both sides
of the late war. Gen. Stewart L. WOodford
will lecture upon Fort Sumter, and Gen. Horace
Porter viii speak upon Gen. Grant. Mai Wm H.
| Lambert of Philadelphia. will talk about Mai
Gen. George III. Thomas; Gen. Lafayette 8IcIaws
of Savannah, will lecture on the famous Maryland
campaign. The lecture of Maj Jed Hotehkiss, of
StauntOn, Va, viii treat of StonewaI Jackson and
the Valley campaign Of 1862 Col. John $ Mosby
viii make his first appearance in New England
with lecture ON Stuart's Cavalry. Senator Vance
of North Carolina will speak upon the political
feeling and sentiment at the South during the war
Admiral Daniel Ammen, U. s. ". will lecture upon
the naval operations on the Atlantic Coast and as
a fitting close Gen. John N. Corse will once more
= Hold the Fort /" and tell about ''Allatoona.'
Comrades Ozria Reno, Simeon E. HOlsinger Jno
T.. Hosinger, Abraham Brown and John j. Bentz
| of the Ij9th Pa, and who belong to Freedom Post
Beaver County, Pa, were among the delegation Of
their regiment which, on The 9th Of Oct unvailet
| the monument of their regiment at Gettysburg
and then took little run down TO Washington and
around there to the changes which had occurred
NtFc istst W0ic0 was
the They all pleasant gentlemen and
| earnest G.AR. men.
IT. B. Mears, SD Ohio. of Dubuque Iowa, and F.
l.. Elmer, 9th n. " III. y, West Walden n. Y,
were among the callers at THE NATIONAL TRI-
| BUSE Office last week.
An effort is being made to secure the promotion
of Col. Orlando :, Wilcox, OF the I2th Inf, to be
the successor of Brig Gen. Potter who retres this
month account of age. 1t is claimed that he Is
the Senior Colonel with clean and brilliant rec
ord, having been brevetted three times for gallant
service the field. He entered the service as
Colonel of the lst Mich. His record in Indian war
fare is also said TO better than that of any officer
| who has been in command the frontier since
the rebellion During his four years adnlinstr1-
/ tiOn in Arizona there no Apache or other In
dian outbreak which was not promptly arrested
and punished and no party of hOsti,es ever reached
| the Mexican frontier without being Intercepted
Gen Sheridan said the other day that of the
Brigadier- Generals there not more than four
at the outside who could sit In n saddle for two
consecutive days. Ever since he went to Washing
| ton he has been urging the promotion of the
younger CoIOnels, such men, for instance, as Col
| Merritt, of the 5th Cav.
AIai-Gen. Julius White celebrated his 10th birth
day at his home in South Evanston, near Chicago
| last week. and received the congratulations Of a
host of friends. The gallant old veteran they all
say looks young and is sprightIy as a nan Of
half his age. and undoubtedly he has very many
years Of usefulness before him.
Gen. John VI. Corse. of Allatoona fame. has been
appointed Postmaster at Boston, Mass The Presi-
dent has long been urged by the Democrats of the
Bay State to make this appointment and finally
| consented to do Gen. COrse has always been a
Democrat.
The surviving members Of the It1th Ohio paid a
gallant compliment to Mrs. Kate B. Sherwood at
their eighth annual Reunion held recently at Wes-
ton, Wood Co., o.. in her election as Coloneess of
the regiment. The election was ON motion of
Chaplain HolliDgton, greatly beloved by the regi-
men., who claimed for the nth the honor of being
not only one Of the best lighting regiments Of the