Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-07-28
The Grand Army.

Relief corps are now termed Grand Reliefs.
 Koltes Post, No2. New York City. held picnic July 10.
 The army of the Tennessee meets st Toledo, Ohio, Sept. 10.
 July 4 was the twenty fifth aniyer- cary of the capture of Vicksburg.
 President Cleveland vetoes, on sn average, one private pension bill day.
 The state ot IllInoIs furnished 25Sl62 men during the war of the rebellion, The Ninth Pennsylvania Csvslery held a reunion al Altons. Pa, June 9.
 Tuscoluls County, Mich, has living within its limits 760 CT and sail ors.
 The Chautsuqa assemblies do not seem to be complete without a Grand Army day.
 July 19, GIlsa Post, New York City, held its seventh annual summer night festival at Washington Park.
 June 26 tho w. R. C-,Depariment of IudIanna, was organized at Selleyville, Ind with twenty i've charter mem bers.
 A Grand Army far is 10 Dc had at LathrOp Kan. The WcmBn's Relief Corps vill take part ID making 1t sue cess.
 The Eighth New York, Cavalry Asso citation held it's annual reunion at Wind sor Beach, Lake Ontario. Saturday June g.
 Tuesday, July 2i. the Western New York G. A. k. TeuGion will be held si Silver Lake. The attendance promis- ss 10 be very large,
 Lucy Wood, Of Barre, VI., age l0l years. IS sn applicant for a pension on account of the servIoe of her husband ID ske war of lSl2
 Indiana Volunteer Infantry will hold their third annual reunion Aug. 29 and 30 st South Bend Ind. The seventh annual encampment o' the commaDdery in chief of Ihs Sons of Veterans will be held si Wheeling. w.. Va, Aug. IS. l6, and l7.
 For the monument io be erected on Little Round Top in honor of General kemble Warren S45, 900 has been raised. The unyeIlinE will take place Aug.s, The Crippled Veterans 'AssocIstion IS an ffisers' society, the lowest rank be Ing . captain. The priyates were either ell killed during the var or escaped ,he. deadly bullet or she'll The bonholder has been pail siace 1852 S2. .33l. .OS7, ,424 ss interest; the old soldiers have been paid as pensions siuce 1862 S792, ,S65. .lO2 leaving the bordhOlder sn excess over the old sol dier of sl.527, ,222 332.
 The railroads have agreed to take tbe Grsnd Army Co Columbus at the rate of l cent per mile. The old soldier IS no the recent Knights of Phy thias rate, and will want II duplicated,
 The thirteenth Wisconsin Infantry uill reunion at Jsnesvilie; Aug. 2S. The headquarters for the day will be in the hall of W. H. Sargent Post. Ex- ercises will be had at Silver Springs There will be a sieambost rIds and e jolly time for all the vets attending,
 June Past Department Commander Ira J. Chase of Indiana, was presented ~ith handsome gold G. A. K, badge, set vish dIsmond,. The presentation wss msde by Comrade Chase ct Dan yille, the speech being made by Past Department Commander James CaTrs- ham.
 A monument has been erected on the spot where General Hancock fell woun- ded, during Pickett's charge. IL Is of granite 8 feet siI inches ID height, and bears the inscription: Major General Winfield Scott II Hancock; wounded July 8. 1865. Erected by friends and com. rades."
 EThe California delegation to the Ns- tionRl encgmpment. in cooperation with the San FrsnciscO Board of Trade, xi'l have & display of dried and fresh fruits. grassss, grain. wood, and other products on exhibition at the National encampment ot the G. 4. R, al Colum- bus. Ohio, September next.