Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-10

partment Of Indiana viii be held in TomlInson
Hall, indianapolis, commencing next Wednes-
day, March 3 at A. N. Strong resolutions
will De adopted inviting the Grand Army of the
Republic to meet at Indianapolis next year.
JOHN ROBINSON, said to be the oldest vet
eran soldier in the country, died in the Sol
diers' Home at Bath, N. Y, on Wednesday.
He belonged to Company A. of the Twenty
seventh New York Infantry, and was IS years
old VIXEN he enlisted, and died at the age of %
years.
The surviving members of the Sixty-second
Pennsylvania Volunteers will hold meeting
next Saturday evening, March IL, in Municipal
Hall, to arrange for the dedication of the regi-
of the regiment should fail to be present AT
this important meeting.
COLONEL w. H. MOODY CIRCLE, No. 50,
Ladies of the G. A. R., returns thanks to the
participants in the recent very successful en-
tertainment. The circle will visit the fair of
Post 236 in a body next Tuesday night. The
ladies win meet at the Monongahela Incline at
7P.M.
CoMRADE WILLIAM H. YOU'VE. the present
Junior Vice Commander of the Department of
Kansas, is popular candidate for the Com
membership of that Department. judging
| from the many expressions of approval heard
from that State, his election will be almost
unanimous.
The fair Of Post 238 of Allantown, is still In
progress at Salisbury Hall, over the South
side market house, and is well patronized, as ft
deserves to be. A very cordial invitation is ex-
tended to the various g. A. r. Posts and camps
OF the Sons of Veterans to make a fraternal
visit before the closing night, March %.
PosT No. 2, of Philadelphia, has had the
honor for severalyears of being the banner post
of the Department. of Pennsylvania. Last
month its membership reached 648. A formida-
Bile rival has appeared IN Post 5S, of Harris
burg, with a membership of 625 The latter
raoaf forU afu fn foy ffl-ef I'll
THE Mcclellan Monument Committee has
given out the contract for the memorial to be
placed in the Riverside Cemetery, Trenton, N.
J., to the memory of General George B. Nc
Clellan. 1t will cost 81, 900. The amount was
raised by subscription. The monument will be
unveiled on the approaching Decoration Day.
Ex-CoMMANDER JONES, of Post LIS, Ale
gheny. is the proud possessor of an elegant gold
badge souvenir, presented to him for efficient
services by the post. It is a beautiful combi-
nation badge, Sixth Corps and G. A. r. and
bears the inscription, presented by Post 128 to
David g. Jones, Company F., One Hundred and
Second Regiment, services 1861-lS65.
THE veterans of the late war are well repre-
sented in an official capacity ih the Chamber of
Commerce in this city. At the election held
Tuesday 9th inst, the men who helped fight
the battles of the Rebellion were honored as
follows: Lieutenant Reuben Miller was elected
tors chosen are Major 5. L. Henry, Colonel s.
NJ. Wickersham, Major r. Munroe, Captain
William McClelland and Captain W. P. Her
bert
GENERAL HARRI5ON'S allusion to the PEN
sion question was brief, but it was strictly to
the point. He said: ''Our pension laws should
give more adequate and discriminating relief
TO the Union soldiers and sailors, and to their
widows and orphans. Such occasions as this
should remind us that we owe everything to
their valOr and sacrifices" This coming IRON
COmrade Benjamin Harrison. who always
means to the fullest extent what he says, is
enough.
CoMMANDER-IN-CHIEF MAJOR WILLIAM
WARNER has honored the following named
local posts with representation on his staff.
The comrades complimented are E. H. Brady
of Post 8, Pittsburg: John W. Moreland, of
Post Isl, Southside; F. r. Deihl, of Post 162,
Allegheny; Max Klein, OF Post I2S, Allegheny.
The order just at hand says: Upon notifying
these headquarters of their intention to 90
actively to work, these comrades will receive
their commissions.
AS far as is now known Frank Ellsworth. of
Lake George, N. Y, is the youngest of the vet
Grams of the late war. He enlisted on October
16, 1851, tour days befor his thirteenth birthday
and went to the front as a member of Company
II, Ninety-third New York Infantry After
the battle of Antietam he was transferred to
the Second United States Cavalry, and served
until June 1865 Others may have enlisted as
young as was Ellsworth, but as far as there
was any record, all of them went out as drum
mers. while Frank shouldered a muske5 at the
outset and was in active service up to the time
of his discharge.