Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-13

q. n. IL.
Lyon Post, No. II. of Grand Island, depart
ment of Nebraska G.. a. R,, held a public in.
stallation at their hall on east Third street,
recently. Assistant Adjutant-G General j. W.
clearinghouse ofiCiated as installing officer,
the ceremony being witnessed by fully 300 of
the best people of Grand Island. Captain
John Hammond, COmmandant at the soldiers
home, provided convcyanccs, and had about
forty of the Old heroes present. J. w. Free.
man was installed post.commander; James
a. Wear, s. V. c.: David Alderman, j. V.
c.: n. fl. Hurford, quartermaSter; George
l.. Ryan. adjutant, The post owns its own
property, n two-story brick, 5OXlOO feet, and
valued at $25, 600. There urc l3l members in
good standing, who will be increased by fifty
applications now on file from comradc at the
home, including Captain Hammond.
Lyon Relief Corps No. 10 held a Joint in
stallation with Lyon Post No. IL at the same
time, Past Department President Mrs. LYDIA
Nj. BOehne ofiiciatcd as installing officer.
Mrs. n. II. Hurford was reelected as presi-
dent Of the post. This is one of the most en-
thusIastic woman's relief corps in the state,
and the success Of Lyon post No. II is very
largely due to their energies. After install
ing, a sumptu0us supper was served in the
post hall, and toaSts were responded to by
Major clearinghouse, Captain Hammond,
w. H.. e.. Rice and others.
The following officers of f.. V. Sumner
post No. u, G. a.. r., OF Sidney,
were installed at a meeting of that or
Dawson; S. Y. C., j.. w Wander.
hoof; j. V. c., A. Britton; adjutant, j. NJ.
Brookhart; luartcrmastcr, Nj. Wctzel; sur
geon. j. Phillips: chaplain, A. "A. Kicker; o.
c., w. & Couch O. c., G.. Otterman; S. M,
iG. p. Osgood G, NJ. s., A, DeClark; dele,
gate 10 department encampmcnt, A. IckeS:
alternate, j. Ncubauer.
Monday evening was held the annual mus
ter of Phil Sheridan %encampment No. S,
Union Veteran Legion, AZ G.. A. X. hall.
The post has a membership of nearly forty,
but barely half that number were able to be
present. The newly elected officers were
mustered into Office and the necessary bust
ness Of the post transacted, after which the
veterans adjourned to h. w. Haines' res
tauraut, where IA princely banquet had been
prepared. AS the old soldiers sat down to
the table, the beautiful customs followed by
the order became apparent. Vt the head of
the table was an empty chair drapcd in
mourning, above which was a handsomely
framed, life sized portrait of General Phi
Sheridan, with the American flag for a
background. This was so placed in accord.
ancc with the rules of the order, which re-
quire that a vacant chair shall be placed for
each menber who has died during the year.
General Sheridan was a member of this en-
campment, aud this is the only e%ncanpment
which has had the honor of enrolling that
il!uStriOus soldier among its members, AS
the members of tho legion sat down to the
banquet board, Comradc X. G. Hubbar
made the annual address, in which he paid a
liHo tlo'IhNhN lllpuhO W Nv IlltllOTD VI lltAT
departed comrade and leader.
These Danquets will he continued until at
last one surviving veteran shall sit down
alone, although Monday evening fifteen re-
spondod to the roll call. The ceremonies,
though simple and unostentatious were ex-
ccedingly impressive, and had only TO be
witnessed to be thoroughly appreciated.
Mr.. Adolph LeYcy left Wednesday morn
ing for Bennett, Ncb., to visit his brother
and sister and attend a bali given by the X.
OF Il.
A heartless bohemian by the name of
Filoskey left his two little boys at the Union
Pacific depot Friday night. Depot Policeman
Howard kindly took care of the little ones,
and Yesterday tue man strayed off again,
leaving the children N the depot.
Thomas Flynn. a salesman with Hellman
Il Co., will be married on the ed of this
mouth TO Miss Jane Bagley, of Douglas
county. The ceremony will be performed at
the residence Of the brides parents, near
Papilllon, after which the happy couple will
leave for Denver, returning the early part of
February.