The National tribune., 1889-07-25
THE NATIONAL c. THURSDAY JULY 2 1882

the banner Post Of this Department.. vi the III
Posts Lincoln 10 the lnrgest with membership
of $50 aud Is communicating Capt. NJ. T. Amber
son, who also halls from the Uouser State. l nave
been close observer of Grand Army nllairs, and
visit the various Posts TO see. hear aud make COM
PARSONS, aud although lave discovered spirit
oflriendiy rivalry IL Limited to two or three Posts
aud IL not IA healthy as IL should be. limt Ln-
coin Post Is leader in this Department cannot be
denied, and doubt II there ~ u better one any
where. Being admircr of Lincoln, ! have
watched h= naiuesake. md the secrets oil the sue
of the Post are, pride in the name, care ana
wisdom in the selection of niide-awake officers,
loyalty To them when elected, harmony in the
ranks military discipline In the Post room, aud
perfect work under the rules ind regulations ana
ritual. This Post Is not cHcellcd anywhere In It's
muster ceremony, having introduced certain teh-
lures of its own, making she Service 30 impressive
aud interesting That it Is always conducted rom
opening TO close in such a why MS to commnnd
perfect order. SO impressive rs IL that the
boys have desire TO disobey their Com
nandcr. who nj the opening commands Mt
tteutioni During the service every comrade "a
listening for himself, looking for himself and
thinking for himself, and when IL has closed he
finds that he has been In the war again, on
somo familiar battlefield, In camp among his OLD
comrades in the hospital nursing an old wound,
or the piclct-liue thinking of home. Ola
memories have been revived, and the unforbidden
tear steals down the cheek unchecked. Impress
sve There is no grandrr, more solemn, or, TO the
soldier, more potent service in reviving old memo
res than the muster of recruit into the Grand
Army of to-day, when IL IL properly done. ana Lin
coin Post Is ;he only Post In this Department that
fully recognizes the beauty and merit of the ritual
but II Is not the only one IL IL the best eguppeu
Post the banks Of the Potomac; well differed;
its committees made mp Of men who work Tor the
Post; with n great organ, orgHniSt ana cnOH ol
singers; fully equipped aud uniformed guhrd
two sailors to represent the nnvy); liter, Two
drummcrs aud bngler n sciopticon, and n large
number of views used In muster ceremonies. Linz
coin Post il the march Forward" is the
watchword. ITO the fronti" the bnttle-cry.
Lincoln Post IA now organized. snid Gen.
Baino In n speech delivered some time nRo, Is
not surpassed In America; and the comrades OF
the Post responded "Amenl" One word more
and my first letter closes stated ut the beginning
that the He adqunriers of the Department. oil the
Potomac located on Pennsylvania avenue. In
closing will state for the benefit of all comrades
who wish 10 pay this prosperous Post visit, that
Lincoln Post Is tcnting tire old chmp-gronnd AT
eth aud l. streets N. W., aud with permission ot
the Editor of THE NATIONAL TBtBUEE u full de-
scription of ita headquarters will appear in future
issue.
TEXAS
J. NJ. Elledge, Fort Clark: wo celebrated tho
anniversary OF our natal day by having rousing
Campfire. IL WAS the first thing OF tho Kind ever
attempted here. Serg't Lehone read the Declare
tiou of Independence. Chaplain Merrill, ot Fort
Clark uhc old Army Chnplainl honored us with
hs presence, and talked cntcrtatuingiy. After THIS
we sang the Sar Spangled Banner; Mrs. Hoover,
| n comrades wife, playing the accompaniment ON
| the piano. About this time violiuiBt made his
| appearance. and the next thing not only youth
aud beauty but the old vets and matTOns were
floating around the ball to the sweet notes OF tho
Blue Danube" Our Commander, who, by the
! way. is good singer gave us " Beans" then
dancing aud singing alternately followed until
! O'Clock, when the table WAS set. Well, we had n
/ grand supper aud after 1t was over we auction
| cctcd of some uf our bareback TINT we had left.
Bids plentiful, and number brought 81 each,
| and none less than 30 cents. thus Increasing our
| Post fund. Our staying powers are not "a good hs
! they in 81, at IL ocloclS We dtsperaed.
| The comrades mud guests alike all unite III saying.
I'VE must have another" When We do i will let
/ you know.
| VERMONT
Officers OF Ethan Allen Post, No 3, VerRennes
| Commander, Il. q. Scott; =. V. g., VIM. Fisher;
| J. V. c., g. ID. lnghRmi AdIt, J. l.. Miner; q. 81,
/ &. 7. :. Pierce; Surg, Isaac Miller Chap, w. A.
Mead; o. D., Alphouse DcHHutei; q. g., Joseph
| January; s. NJ, +. NJ. Moulton: q NJ. s., George
| 4. IIoloon,b; g. s., VIM. Crosby.
WISCONSIN,
Officers OF Gen. Warren Post No. 252, Nelson
| Commander, A. IL. DETROIT; S.V. G., CIV. Thomp-
son; j. v. g., George Grinder; Adpt, VIM. Meyer
! q NJ. John +. Butler; SuTg., John iioetiinR
| Chap Peter Hetrick o. D., George ID. Hctriek; o.
| g.. GEORGE ". aieCnmbcr; q. NJ, Jacob @. Potts
| O. NJ. -, Reuben IL. Fry.