The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-01-05
NATIONAL TRIBUNE: WASHINGTON c. THURSDAY JANUARY

Officers of John NJ. Good Post, No. SOP, Elizabeth
town: Commander. $. r. Nissley; s. Y. O., II. i.
Hamaker; J. Y G., III. G. Reem; Chap, J. B.
shultz; Surg, DIR. John L. Angstadt; @. NJ, J. II.
Brubaker; o. D., NJ. Roofing; o. G., A. II Balmer
Trustee, A. Fl. Bachman. Delegate, Dr. John E.
Angstadt; Alternate, VIM. Al Diffenbaugh. The
Post numbers As members i'm good standing and
its prospects of increasing its membership is very
promising.
Commander, A. b. Bennsr; S.V. O., G. Winters !;
j. V. c., w. Il. Smith; Chap Il. NJ. Moore; Surg,
N. CARRIER; o. d., S. L. Becky; @. NJ, Samuel
Roger; o. g., G. w. Gross; Trustee w. T. Smith.
Delegate, S S. Boyer; Alternate, w. g. Heiiig.
POTOMAC
The Eneampment of this Department win be
held at Washington Jan. 10. The Posts have all
elected their delegates and unusual interest is man
Tested in the election of successor to Department
Con mander Jerome b. Burke. The candidates so
far named for the position are Col Charles p Lin
coin, Post 2; VIM. ;. Odell Post s; Maj. Emmett
Urell, Post !, aud Col. j. f. Vno Post 8. Com
mander-in- Chief Rea has notified the Assistant
Adjutant-Gene that he will be in attendance
during the Encampment.
Lincoln Post, No. 8, held Campfire at Washing
ton Dec. 80, which was largely attended. The hall
was protusely decorated with flags and the pictures
of Lincoln, Grant and Garfield adorned the walls.
The orchestra stand was handsomely drapcd. In
the center OF the room was tripod, from which
hung cauldron, in which coffee was brewing. II
was 1lanxed on either side with two long tables on
which were placed tin plates and cups On the
tables were large pans of baked beans, biscuit,
doughnuts, cheese. crackers. ham, and pork. Com
mander J. vi. Piper presided, and called the Post
TO order, after which Mr.. NJ L. Anderson recited
Capt. Jack Crawford poem eulOgizing the Grand
Army boys. Department Commander Burke ad-
dressed the comrades on the work done by the De-
partinent during the past year aud the relief
dered the destitute. Owing TO the many calls for
assistance the relief fund OF nearly all the Posts
has been exhausted and Congress is to be asked to
appropriate 5000 for the relief Of those helpless.
test case Is also to be made OF the discharge of
comrade from the Department for political reasons
only, n committee from the Post having waited on
the official in charge every day Offering TO do his
llegeulbpr DaW
and lac returned to work suit will be at once in
stituted Past Commander H. H. Smith also made
an address. A recess was declared, and an attack
on the tables began, the veterans doing nobly.
Atterward pipes and tobacco were distributed, and
the assemblage separated into little groups, and,
amid the dense smoke from 300 pipes lived over
the days of '6l. The battle songs were sung with
old-time vigor, and were inerspersed with stories
OF army life.
VERMONT
Officers of Chamberlain Post, No. l. ST. Johns
bury: Commander, Gates B. Billiard s. " c.,
James D. Folsom @. NJ, William H. Ward; Chap,
L. Bennett; Trustees II. K. Ide, NJ. Montgomery,
Cyrus Sargent; Delegates, II. G. Bates. NJ. Mont
gomery, J, G. Thompson.
Officers of Post No. 81 Fairfax: Commander,
Page Uford; 5. Y. c., A. NJ Story; J. v c., Ed
ward Orion; Surg, E. g. Minkler; Chap, j. s.
Howard; O. NJ, F. s. Hunt; o. D., C. D. Currie
o. G., f. Midget; AdPt b. s. Dawson; s. NJ, L.
i. Hunt; @. NJ. S. w. A. Decker.
Officers Of johnson Post No. 3d. Mortified :
tohlulHlideTs ~ -. GOkGy; y. v. ~. Il. II, ophul-
ding; J. Y.C., Frank Davis; Adjt, R. ]: Griffin !;
Surg. G. III. Rich Chap, f. S. Mead; @, NJ, r. I.
Eastman; o. D., j. w. Townsen; o. G., j. @. Sill
yer; Sentinel, Michael Sullivan; Finance Commit
tee, II. u. Briggs, a. f. Spaulding. Delegate, III.
b. Briggs; Alternate, II. w. Thresher. The Post
has 50 members. Judge II. Henry Powers has been
engaged to deliver the address next Memorial Day.
Officers of J. II. BosHorth Post, No. So Fair Ha-
ven: Commander, William A. Smith; S. V. c., b.
B Manchester; j. V: c., George d. Wells; Q. NJ,
ston; o. D., Robert West o. G., James Fox; In
side Guard, William ID. Jones; Outside Guard, NJ.
Skeels; Storekeeper, George Winnie: Delegate,
john Humphrey. The Post s in prosperous CON
diton.
WASHINGTON TERRITORY
Officers Of Stevens Post, No. ], Seattle: Com
mander, NJ. NJ Holmes; 5. ". c., James Alexan-
low Surg, j. s. Houghton; Chap. b. i. Northup;
o. D., L. Oakley; 0. c., Selah Tenant.
WEST VIRGINIA.
Officers Of Meade Post No g. Fairmont Com
mnnder. Capt. T. A. Mauisby; s. V. c., Thomas N
Fleming J. V. c., George u. Jackson Surg, DR.
J. n. Brownied; Chap. Gideon Martin; O. NJ, n
O. Cochran; o. D. George !. Flemingi o. g., Jon
athan Hawkins.
Officers of Andrew Mather Post, No H. ParIers
burg Commander, Daniel w. Welsh; s. V. c.. J.
Z. Horn; j. V. c., o. $. Jones; @. NJ, J. L. Buck
| ley; Surg, G. @. Fisher; Chap, J. w. Hilard o.
J. l. Buckley, j. T. Horr, o. VI. Clemens, NJ. L.
Barringer Van III. Bnkey, Thomas v Black; Al
ternates, A. J.. Drake 5. S. Stanaker, Barna Pow
ell n. T. Lyons o. s. Jones, r. B. Taylor.
WISCONSIN,
Officers OF Post No. 65. Westfeld: Commander
Simeon Pond; s. V. O., William Magill J. v G.
Alma Carpenter; @. M, X. ID. Mallory; Surg, Ste
| phen Vaughan Chap, +. Dixie; o. D., w. r. Full
] Ter; o. G., Ferdinand Mink. Delegate, L. L. Pond
| Alternate, r. d. Mallory.