The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-03-29
OHIO,
Ex-PRIsONERs OF WAR.
What They are Doing Throughout the Country.

What They are Doing Throughout the Country.
An Association of Union Ex-Prisoners of
War was organized at Milwaukee, Wis, during
the recent meeting of the State Grand En-
campment, GAR. Joseph Arnold of Osh-
kosh, was elected President and L. G. Eos
ter, of Lake Geneva, Secretary and Treasurer
They propose to enlist the cooperation of
every GAR Post in the State in behalf of the
association, and work theoretically for laws
to relieve eX-prisOners
Through the efforts of Comrade Joseph EgOlf
an Association Of Union Ex-Prisoners of War
has been organized at Troy, y. Y. There are
enough ex-prisOner comrades in that city and
vicinity to make this society valuable acquisi-
tion to the National organization.
Ex-prisoners of Parkersburg, ". Va, are
moving in the matter of organizing an associa-
ton in that place, This will be the first asso-
citation started in West Virginia, and should,
and no doubt will be, Furnishing Organiza-
ton from the commencement, as there are
enough ex-pris0ners in that part Of the State to
accomplish it.
Association No. 1, of California Union Ex-
Prisoners of War, at its last meeting in San
Francisco elected Q. T. Hull President This
association has been in existence some years, and
has large membership, which is necessarily
much scattered but it is composed OF good
men, who are working with much zeal for the
cause. They are circulating petition through
out the State to present to Congress IN behalf
of ex-prisoners The President says: Z" If old
soldiers acted as a unit-presented an IN
broken 'front.' as we did in 1926, we could
secure that which would lift thousands of our
comrades out of the almshouses of the country"
The Vermont Association Of Union Ex-Pris-
oners has been chartered by the National As
ISOLATION, with a charter membership of 10
comrades. d. J. Stafford, of Morrisville, Presi-
dent; w. W. Sprague, of st. Johnsbury, Vice
7 .FLT t.. IL.
rotary and Treasurer. A good start has been
made by comrades of the Green Mountain
State, and they will not rest contented with
their organization until il embraces the name
of every ex-prisoner in the State.
The Winnebago County (IlI.) Association of
Union Ex-PrisOners of War, having received
its charter from the National Association, met
at Rockford on the 2Sth ult., and completed its
organization by eleeting the following officers:
President, Hon. Horace @. ScOville; First v
P, Dr. Clinton Helm; Second Y.-P., Samuel p.
Jenson Sec. and Treas Capt. Lewis +. Lake;
Chap +, A. Buckingham; Standard Bearer
VIM. A. Daniels. Delegates, Drs. d. Selwyn
Clark, Clinton Helm; Alternates, Andrew
Phinney, +. A. Buckingham. Executive Com
mittee, DR.. D. Selwyn Clark, Marcus Norton,
Herbert Phillips COmrade f. A. Cleveland
National Vice President for Illinois, was pres
emit and assisted in the organization. ReSOlu-
tions were adopted requesting the Senators and
Representatives in Congress from Illinois to
urge the passage of the Union ex-prisoners pen
sion bill.
The Missouri Union 'Ex-Prisoners Associa-
tion held its annual meeting for the election of
officers on the 14th of March, and selected the
following officers for the ensuing year Presi-
dent, John S. Ferguson, Jefferson City; V.-P.,
Fl. B. Seely; Sec. and Treas, N. @. Burch !;
Delegate, Henry Feuerback. This organiza-
ton has membership of about Is comrades,
and has resolved to become an auxiliary to the
National Association and procure a charter
from Headquarters.