The National tribune., 1888-11-01

Pos: No 56t Of Drayosburg, has adopted the
name OF Gen Phil II. Sheridan.
A Post viii be established shortly at Lincoln,
Lancaster County.
Thanksgiving Eve. Nov %, has been selected by
Post No. ia. Of Philadelphia, the date for their
visit 90 Dupont Post. No. . Of Wilmington, Del.
The comrades OF the latter Post have made extern
siye preparations Tor The event, and the boys OF
III are lively crowd, good time Is assured Tor
all who 90.
A delegation from Post No. 400. of Philadelphia,
recently visited the Naval Post Of New York.
There was "A rafting oldtime Campfire at the
hall Of Post No. l9 ou Thursday night me POST
room was crowded with people, and OF course
everybody was Ia joyful mood. At the regular
meeting of the Post Col. John p. Nicholson, Of
Loyal-Legion fame. presented the Post with
handsome steeI-eugTaying OF Gen. Phi sheridan.
Al the Campfire Past Commander Geo d. Ham
mer presided. Delegations were in attendance
from Posts Nos j, ., TO- Is. q, ia, 6b ana 4J9'
Post Commander George MchuilIn, of No. Ia,
started the festivities with address. Past Com
mEhdeF y. T. x. huorT, OF Post u, gave a nueVocai
selection, followed by Past Commander langston
with another address. The program was hne and
carried out pleasantly by fine array of talent
The singers were Mr.. House Knech Past Com
mander Moon, Comrades kuorT, Arrison, North
and John +. BruDt. The other participants were
David Simons, Capt. William J. Canning, George
W. Waterhouse, John p. Titus, Harry DIlge and
J. George Orth.
Kearney Post, No IS. Of Frankfort, gave its first
Campfire Of this Fall on Tuesday evening Oct. 20
There was a splendid entertainment interspersed
with addresses by Councilman William Horsoeks
Commander Gregory, Junior Vice Commander
FIRE viii be lighted the third Tuesday in Novem-
Der.
Department Commander Msgee has promised to
visit The Naval Post OF Philadelphia shortly
John l. shook, Allegheny City: Post No. So
Allegheny, held open meeting OF Oct. TO- to
which all the comrades their wives sisters, cot's-
ms etc, invited. The object was TO hear
Conrade W. II. Graham tell what he saw and
heard during his three months travel in Europe.
the ball was crowded, and the lecture, or talk as
the cOmrade called II, began at 5, and lett Us IN
France at TO- Everybody was delighted, and could
scarcely realize that two hours had passed 50 in
,eresed were we in the talk. Post IS Is running
over with talent, and professors are as thick as
rebel BriEadiers. We have drum corps an or
chestra, SIX II. DIS any amount of lawyers, and
the best Ladies' Auxiliary in the country. Our
Post has organized for Milwaukee, and expect to
so in a body and take Auxiliary with Us. We
had two car loads al Columbus, and came home
more than glad that we had been there. Post -
has membership of 20, and still they come. We
are heartily in favor Of paying out that surplus to
the boys who made il possible to have n surplus
POTOMAC
Gen. T. a. Starring, the designer of the Grand
Army badge, who has recently returned from Eu-
rope, was reiuslated q p member Of john a Raw
Inns Post No. !, Washington, last Friday mig at.
TENNESSEE AND GEORGIA.
Albert Cook Post, No. Il, WAS mustered at Ores
den, Tenn, Oct. -, with the following officers:
Commander, J. w. Myrick; SV. q. = w. ii. Lee;
!. V. C., j. III. Brann; AdJt, il. w EsSTIdge; g.
Bradbury; .. D., J. A. Mangrun; o. c., w. n.
Todd. The Post is composed of 10 members, all Of
whom belonged 10 tue Ola Tenn. Cav.