The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-10-04
Opinions of Various Posts of the GAR. and Indi-
viduaI Comrades Throughout the Country.

yidual Comrades Throughout the Country.
At a regular meeting of Capt. G. w. Ryan
Post, No. 364, Department of Pennsylvania,
held at Middleburg, Pa. Aug 3, the following
preamble and resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
Whereas very few of the surviving soldiers of the
late are, after the lapse Of % years, enjoying
the health and strength they would possess but for
the service and exposure march, battlefield and
in camp; ana
Whereas great injustice has been done very many
needy and deserving comrades who are unable
from various causes TO furnish the evidence
quired 10 establish their claims for pension, and by
reason OF our present pension laws: Therefore,
be it
Resolved That we indorse the service-pension
bill formulated by THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE and
introduced in the House of Representatives by Hon.
J. 9. Burrows, and that we pray the Senators and
Representatives from Pennsylvania to use all hon
orable means to secure its passage
Resotred That copy of these resolutions be gent
TO one of our Senators and Representative in Con
gress, and to THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE and Mid
dleburg Post for publication
DAVID REIcHLEY, Commander.
JEo. Y. SHrNDEL, Adjutant.
At regular meeting of g. a. Eng Post, No.
203, Department of Michigan, Stockbridge,
Mich, held July 81, 1.-THE National Tribune"
Pension Bill was taken up and by vote of the
Post unanimously Endorsed as being the best
and most just pension bill that has been intro
duced, and our Members of Congress from
Michigan were requested TO use all due diligence
TO secure the prompt and favorable action OF
Congress upon it. After the Post closed eight
of our comrades subscribed for your valuable
paper.-A. G. MILLER, Commander; G. G.
JOHNSON, Adjutant.
John Rover, Co. G, 18th Ohio, Lima, o.,
thinks the soldiers throughout the country
should unite and compel Congress to pass The
National Tribune" Pension Bill, and also de-
mand that they be placed on footing with the
bondholders and receive the money of which
they were deprived on account Of the deprecia-
ton of the currency during the time they were
at the front putting down the rebellion. He
also proposes that the sisters of the W.R.C. wear
uniforms, with buttons to be stamped "W re-"
those of the wives of soldiers to be of brass, and
those of the daughters of soldiers or the wives
Of soldiers sons to be of silver or nickel.
Our Post is in fourishing condition. having
just returned from Reunion held at Holdrege,
Neb., Aug. ID 10, l6 and II, where we held the
largest gathering of boys in blue ever witnessed
in western Nebraska. And now for the National
Encampment at Columbus, o. Ali want to go.
There will be quite large delegation 90 from
| our Post. We want to keep the ball rolling
until after Nov, '88.-F. G. EVANS, Commander
| Whitehead Post No. la, Orleans Neb.
| At a regular meeting of Bingham Post held
| July q, 1883, the Post unanimously adopted
resolutions faYoring The National Tribune
| Pension Bill. The Post numbers 80 membe rs
| Ed. e. Hammer, Adjutant, Bingham Post, No
| 555, GAR, Department of New York, Wells
burg, N. Y.