Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-14
G. A. x. Notes.
"THE Inquisitive Veteran r'

'sTHE Inquistive VeteranP'
The Department of Indiana last year gained
2,55l members.
OF the 1900 ex-soldiers living in Colorado,
only $500 are members of the G. A. r
DEPARTMENT CoMMANDER THOMAS ].
STEWART expects to be in Pittsburg soon.
JOHN W. BURST, of Illinois. is mentioned as
a successor to Commander in Chief Warner.
SINCE the beginning Of the year over 20 new
Camps of the Sons of Veterans have been
formed.
THE beanbake held Tuesday evening at East
Liverpool by General Lyon Post No. A was q
great success.
GENERAL MEADE PosT No. 1, of Philadel-
phia, promises to add loo new members to its
roll during the year.
THERE are few better presiding officers at .
campfire or open meeting Of post than
Comrade W. o. Russell of 15l-
DEPARTMENT COMMANDER THOMAS J.
STEWART will deliver the Memorial Day ad-
dress this year for Post lis Columbia, Pa.
GENERAL srEwART L. WooDFoRD, of New
York, will deliver the Memorial Day address at
Gettysburg, under the auspices of Post o.
PosT 230 will hold memorial services the
Sunday preceding Memorial Day at the Fifth
U. P. Church. corner Washington and Webster
streets.
The Memorial Day Committee representing
the posts of the old city will meet in Municipal
Hall for organization on Saturday evening,
April q. =
CHIEF MASTERING OFFICER K. 8. REEs. Of
this department, reports the muster OF new
postal Port Trevorton, Snyder county, Pa,
withZ6 charter members.
THE veterans of theuMexican War are max
ing arrangements to celebrate the forty-second
anniversary of the battle Of Cerro Gordo,
Mexico, next Thursday in Philadelphia.
THERE is an unusual number of the\com-
rades of Post sick at this time. They are
Commander ]. M.>Roberts, Sidney Omohundro
George r. Spane, r. b. Long, James A. Mer-
Ger and Mr.. Hughes.
THE flag and guidon Of the Fifth Pennsyl-
vania Cavalry returned by Senator Wade
Hampton, of South Carolina, through Senator
Quay, of this State, will be deposited in the
flag room at Harrisburg.
MAJOR MOSES VEALE, of Philadelphia, will
deliver the Grafton at the unveiling of the
monument of General Mcclellan at Trenton,
n. j., on Memorial Day. The cost Of the monu-
ment Is estimated at S20,OO
GENERAL SANDER Posi- No. 5, Department
of Massachusetts,, has a membership Of 1,046
comrades, the largest post in the g. A. r. The
post has pronerty valued at S66, ,671 81, and last
year nearly s7,0OOin charity.
SINCE its organization March 81, 1884, En-
campment No. l, Union Veteran Legion, has
borne on its roll the names of $40 veterans. An
effort will be made to increase this number to
l,0O0 by the close OF the year.
COLONEL JAMES q. HULL PosT l57 is keep
ing up its good work. Another recruit was
added last Thursday evening. AT the next
meeting Comrade Dick McClatchey, OF the fire
alarm office, will be mustered.
IT is now Comrade ]. W. Armstrong. the
genial Assistant Foreman of the Chr onicte
Telegraph, he having been mustered into Post
| l57 last Thursday evening, adding another Re
| serve man to the roll of that post.
ENcAMPMENT No. l, Union Veteran Legion
will hold an important meeting in their new
hall, No. n Sixth avenue, tomorrow evening
| 1t is expected that The Inquisitive Veteran
will be produced by several OF the comrades
IF earnest, hard work will avail, the Head
quarters of the Department of Pennsylyanis
does not propose that the Department Of Ohio
| shall make better showing In 1889 IN point oi
members or in any other respect than they do
DAVIS CAMP, Sons Of Veterans. will give :