Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-19


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RESOLUTIONS on the death Of Past Depart
| ment Commander Harper were passed at Post
1925 meeting last evening. Several comrades
| of his own regiment made appropriate remarks.
THE funeral services of Comrade Samuel
Harper, late of Post l55. were held at st. An
drew's Episcopal Church on Ninth street yes
terday afternoon at O'Clock and were largely
attended.
THOMAS M. FISHER, lately elected Com
mander of the Department of Colorado, was a
Pennsylvania boy. He was a member of Com
pany 6, Second Pennsylvania Reserves and
afterward of the One Hundred and Nintieth
Pennsylvania.
ENCAMPMENT No. !, on invitation of Rev.
Mackay, will attend memorial services at st
Peter's Episcopal Church, corner of Diamond
and Grant streets, on Sunday evening, May 26.
This encampment has placed splendid organ
in Its new hall, at an expense of $526.
THE; Union Veteran Legion has taken de-
cided grounds in favor of having rating fixed
for soldiers who suffered in prison pens The
several examining boards frequently have old
veterans before them, broken down in health,
the cause of which undoubtedly was their
prison experience.
THE organization of the Naval Veterans is
growing rapidly. Last month three new local
associations were organized, one each at
Washington, d. e.. Milwaukee and st. Paul.
Three more will be organized the current
month one at Erie, Pa, one at Atlantic City,
and one at Albany, N. Y.
CoMRADE THOMAS r. Boss inspected Post
l57 on Thursday evening. He reported every
thing in excellent shape. A series of resolu-
tions on the death of Major Samuel Harper
were adopted, which will be engrossed and sent
to his family. One recruit was mustered and
four applications were recaivad-
:
serves to pool their appropriations for monu-
ments at Gettysburg, for the purpose Of erect
ing memorial hall, has been vetoed by Gov
ernor Beaver. This action of the Governor, it
is hardly necessary to say, is deeply regretted
by the survivors of the famous Reserves.
A LIST of names of deceased soldiers for
whose graves there are headstones at the Ale
gheny Valley Railroad freight depot at Six.
teenth street, was published in this column last
Sunday. If their friends or the members of the
posts to which they belonged will step forward
and interest themselves Immediately the head
stones can be placed by Memorial Day.
CoMRADE COLONEL JOHN R. OURsLER, of
Post 4, Latrobe, Pa, one of the best known
Grand Army men in Western Pennsylvania, was
nominated by the Republicans of Westmore-
land county for the office of sheriff, his ma
jority being 92l. The county is considered safe
iy Republican, and his election is almost
assured.
THERE is some talk of organizing new COL
ored post in Little Washington. There Is
plenty of material to commence on, as there
are about 100 colored veterans in that vicinity
who do not belong to the G. A. R.. and several
members OF Post 2o6 of the Southside, now
live there who think the expense too great to
come to the city to their post meetings. By all
means, boys, get up post there.
CHARLES LA wRENCE, the new Department
Commander of Pennsylvania, Union Veteran
Legion, accompanied by a portion of his staff
and Senior Vice National Commander Miller,
of Philadelphia, will reach this city tomorrow
visit to Encampment No. /. A very large meet
ing is expected. Commander Lawrence is
Harbor Master of Philadelphia, and one Of
the best speakers in that city.
COLONEL JOHN W. PATTERSON Posi- 15l
has its Memorial Day arrangements almost
completed. It will be escorted by Company F,
Eighteenth Regiment, N. g, p; Birmingham
and Capital Councils, o. U. A. M; Iron City,
Smoky City and Acme Councils, Jr. o. U. A. NJ,
and Avalon Castle, Knights of the Golden
Eagle Hays Camp, No. A, Sons of Veterans,
and Colonel j. w. Patterson Relief Corps are
assisting the post in its arrangements. The
post will attend memorial service at the Bing-
ham M. E. Church on the morning and ut st.
Marks P. E Church on the evening of Sunday,
May 26.
THAT was commendable action Of General
D. v. 1dWTeuC6 IOSb NO. %, OI u0ulOIu1 mass,
in returning to Rev. j. P. Abbott his applica-
ton for membership as contributory member.
with its accompanying fee. Mr.. Abbott, in a
recent sermon, reflected very severely upon
Grand Army veterans. and made the assertion
that more men owed their disabilities to
whisky from the suffers tent than to shot and
SHE'LL" lie also alluded to them as whisky
SCARED and manned veterans" The Grand
Army is an honorable body, and could not con-
sistently take such man into membership.
PERHAPS at no time since the close Of the
late war have the semi-military societies. those
growing out of associations formed during the
war, been so active as during the present year
This is true of all Of them. It is true also Of
the Sons of Veterans and the ladies' and
womens' organizations. It is difficult to keep
track of these latter and their differences.
This activity has extended to the Society of
the Cincinnati, composed of descendants Of
those who served during the Revolutionary
War. 1t is probable there will be larger num-
Der of company, regimental and other reunions
this year than ever before. These will be at
food tide at the National Encampment at Mil
waukee the last week in August.
THE One Hundredth (''Roundhead") Regi-
ment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, will hold its
next annual reunion at Rock Point, August 20
The following day the One Hundred and Thir-
Gy-fourth Pennsylvania Volunteers will hold
Leasure was colonel of the former regiment,
while Senator Matthew Stanley Quay was the
first colonel Of the latter. Both regiments
were composed mainly of Lawrence county SOL
diers Battery b, First Artillery, Pennsylvania
Reserve Volunteer Corps, also of Lawrence
county, of which William McClelland, of this
city, was the last commander, will hold its
twentieth annual reunion at Mount Jackson on
the 9th of June, the twenty-eighth anniversary
of its going into camp.