The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-01-16


ForiEe irsi iime in the history OF r. =.
commins Post. Nd 2io G A. X, the install
iaiion 81 newiy-eiecfed officers was conduct
I'd with representatives. Of the local PRESS
present. BY special invitation. The Posi-
room was crowded with boys wiio wore the
blue, a. early rs : O'Clock Friday evening.
Among othsrs NC noticed were c T. Bfant.
II ~shanksyil.e. Henry Banldi. Commissioner
DAVID Wagner. Charley isIynan. Noah
Keefer. Jury Commissioner s d yoder, Ru-
dolph Ferner, Peter Aumaa, chauncey Dick
ey, and forty or ehy Others
Commander Oliver Knepper called the
comrades TO order by stating that " Comrade
r. =. Koorfz, who IS with US, has been de-
tailed BY the state Commander to muster in
the newly elected officers. The officer of the
day viii introduce the mastering officer.
comnaae Koon.z was received with a mil
f.aEy salute by all the members of the Post
as be was conducted to The chair of the pre-
siding officer. The newly elected officers
were directed to presea tt themselves for install
la,ou. They were
Geo. H. Love, Commander.
Rev. Hiram King, S.X.
A.C Davis, J. Y.
J. NJ. Cook, Z. NJ.
Oliver Knepper. Chaplain.
Alsx Huston. o. b.
Jacob Zeigler, 0. G.
q. r, Rbosds, Sergeant.
The solemn pledge Of the order was speed
ily taken. when Commander Love named {.
} Harrison a his AdjuiAnt. Capt. Harri-
son nani.d d.. Horner as his Assistant,
and Q~aartermaster ]. II. Cook announced
Capt. " II. sanner as his Assistant. With
thess announcement the official duties Of
The evening were disposed OF, and Comman-
der Love was called on f0i an address. On
his Insisting that addresses were always ex-
peeted from ostgoiHg officers-thu. pervert-
ing tue long established rule-ex-comman-
der Oliver Kneppcr was called for, Mr.. Knep-
per called attention TO the healthy condi-
ton d the Post, Numbering in all l25 mem
hers. Death had only called away one act
I've men5er during lssS-ihe late Col. Edie.
lie referred with pride to the
erected IN the name Of the Post.
Rev. King followed, remasking that " ihe
Pos, has had q healthy growth although
there are 20 boys among US. r. p. Cammins
Post occupies the same position among lis
sister orders In she county thai Pennsylvania
aoe- anoag the National Commastderiss. lar
iu tae lead in point OF numbers. am afraid
tie community 80 not understand the object
aud purpose ofthe G. =. r. We are a reli-
sinus organizalion-secret only in a limited
sense We have no politics here, bu; it Is
our daiy 20 care for the soldiers widows and
orphans, tAe distressed, Iae National Grand
A5iny expended S25o,o09 last year for benev-
1~,estlurposes. Let Us stand together, md
may G1ls blessing rest upon US ali.
Capt S4uner being caIed upon related a
humorous poetic army Renaissance, and
puan.d on taenames ofihe newly elected or
ac,s, Love, Kins Cook, Harrison, aud 9TH
er-. 10 The delight Of his comrades
a. O.. Davis related a little incident in con
nesioh eigl go. c., IN which the initials Of
e lisl p%rivateS name were the cause Of
iaasasble conjecture.
Caps Harrison spoke earnestly in behalf
ol ibe Posi- urged the regular attendance of
ali members, and ihougis the roll Shouid
contain tho names Of mauy more old sol
aIcrs.
Tie addresses we're all very brief, and Tie
speakers secned impatient to be nd OF talk-
inr. r. it was generally understood that a
supper had been prepared in the basement of
A. ". Naeqpers buildingf and the tables
were grooming for relief At . o'clock the
sixty Old soldiers present fell in Inc and
marched 10 tie banqlcsing hall, where the
GOOD wives OF The town comrades had the
oys;en scanning and the coffee boiling. The
tables we're soon relieved as completely as
The old-time bean-pot on the tented field, Of
which somo half dozen Of the musical ON
rades sung while their brethren were eating.
j. was . gaia night for the old vets, and
Tie llerry-aakiag kept up nul some wea-
ri oommde whislled taps good night.