Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-26
G. A. r. Notes.

PosT go was inspected Dy Comrade W. E.
Long, Wednesday evening.
PosTs 2l5 and l53 will decorate the graves in
CHARTERS Cemetery. Mansfield.
CoMRADE h. II. BENGoUGH, of Post 157, re.
turned from Washington, D. c.. last week.
CoMRADE REEs, Chief Mastering Officer, in.
spected Post 54S. of Williamsburg, last night.
CoMRADE CALHOUN, Captain of Post 157's
firing squad, is working hard to make the
squad perfect.
The additions to the different posts have
been quite large, which shows that the COM
rades are active.
PosT 88 will attend divine service this morn
ing with Post l62 at the First Presbyterian
Church, Arch street, Allegheny.
Posi- 1sl. Braddoqk, was inspected last even
ing by Assistant Inspector Thomas r. Boss.
Everything was In No. condition.
CoMRADE W. PATTERSON delivered an ex-
cellent lecture on mistakes of the War" at
Postl5Ts meeting, Thursday evening.
THE inspections of the posts in Allegheny
were finished up last night by the inspection of
Post l82. All the posts were found in very good
condition.
CAPTAIN HENRY G. SCRIBE and Jerry R.
Murphy, of Company K. sixty-drstsP Pennsyl-
vania Volunteers will confer a favor by ad-
dressing Aaron Laughner, Latrobe, Pa,
AN interesting open meeting will be held by
Encampment No. ], U. v. L., at its hall on
Sixth avenue tomorrow evening, the 9th
All old soldiers and their friends are invited
PosT l6 will meet at its post roor, at 7
o'clock this evening to attend memorial services
at Grace Reformed Church, Rev. Prugi. The
post will also meet Thursday morning at 7
o'clock.
]. B. CLARK LADIES' CIRCLE OF THE G. A.
R. No. ! last week presented to Post 5T2 beau
tifulregulation flag This post Is named after
the late Thomas A. Armstrong, of Post l62
Allegheny.
A SPECIAL committee Of Post will mark all
the graves Of their deceased comrades in the
different cemeteries with small G. A. r. Dag
previous to Memorial Day, so that the graves
may De readily found and decorated with dow-
ers. Their desire is that none shall be missed.
THE Chair Lady of Entertainment Commit
tee, Mrs. Carrie v. Sheriff., of Colonel ]. B.
Clark Circle No. IL, reports progress Post 1852
and their guests, Union Ex-Prisoners of War,
will take dinner prepared by the circle ladies
on Memorial Day in Post 162 Hall, West Dia-
mond street, Allegheny.
PosT 2C6 and their friends will devote Memo
rial Day to Lincoln Cemetery. The escort will
be the Twin City Rifle Company. chorus of
cises. The Ladies' Relief Corps connected with
the post will furnish lunch at Franklin School,
on return of the post from the cemetery.
The scioptican views at the muster Of Posts
last Monday were very much appreciated. In
spection of the Post by Comrade Long, of
Post 157, was very satisfactory. Senior Vice
Commander W. +. Speer was unanimously
elected Commander Of the Post, lately made
vacant by the death of ]. M. Roberts.
ENcAMPMENT No. !. Union Veteran Legion,
will assemble at their headquarters, Sixth ave-
nue., in ball No. 2, this evening" at o'clock,
and will attend memorial services at st. Peters
Episcopal Church, corner Grant and Diamond
streets. Rev. Mackay will deliver the Grafton,
aud the music, by 30 boys, promises to be
unusually ine.
A GENERAL invitation Is extended by the
committee, through Mrs. M. ]. Smythe, to the
G. A. r. posts, Sons Of Veterans, military and
civic organizations attending the services at
the Allegheny Cemetery on Memorial Day. to
lunch, which will be prepared by the ladies of
0. Il. Rippey Circle No. q, ladies of the G. A,
R., at Turner Hall, Butler and Forty-seventh
Streets from II A. M. to 2P. NJ.
A. LINCOLN COMMAND, No. Is, Union Vet
eran Union. was recently organized in the East
End. 1t has IS members now and is rapidly
growing. Meetings are held the first and third
Thursdays of each month at Armory Hall,
Frankstown avenue. To be member of the
u. V. q. a man must have fought in at least
one battle in the War of the Rebellion. This
new command has member who is veteran
of the Mexican war. l. 8. HoughtOn is Colonel
and ]. O. Matthews, Adjutant.
THE union memorial exercises Of Colonel
W. II. Moody Post l55, GA R., of Mount
Washington, will be held this evening, May 20,
in the German Evangelical Protestant Church,
Prospect street, near the schoolhouse. Rev.
Smalley, of the o. P. Church, will deliver the
address. An excellent choir of 80 voices un-
der the leadership of Prof. Miles, will furnish
the music. All the churches of Mount
Washington are invited, as has been
customary. to unite in memorial of
those who died that our country
might live Services begin at 7:45 The church
will be beautifully decorated and the Services
will be very interesting.