Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-13
All Along the Lines.

| DoN'r forget the meeting OF the @. A. r.
Day Committee.
A. F1LsoN DALzEIL was mustered into Post
8 last Monday night.
THE next meeting of Post will be held the
frst Monday night in August.
Two comrades we're mustered into Post 25e
on Friday evening. They are Comrades OFT
| and Cash.
CoMRApE KfNztE MOORE, of Post Al, who
has been ON the sick list for long time, is not
yet able to be around.
GoMRADE HueH MORRISON, Of Post sS,
went to Cleveland on business Friday He
will return on Tuesday,
EVERY member of Post III 10 urged 10 be
present al neat Thursdays meeting TO vote on
the q, A, H. bay question,
ceMRABH PITzta was reported at the meet
ing Of Past Il last Wednesday night 90 be bet.
tor than he had bean for two weeks,
The members of Post d mourn over the loss
by death of good eemFade. Cemfade Hart
ford, He was buried with military heheFs last
Tuesday,
CoMRApE COLI. Of Post ibT. has the sym
pAthy of his comrades In tho loss last week of
his aged mother, to whom be was devotediy
attached,
furnished by Tiffany q Co.. and costing 81, ,0U0.
as gift to the most popular Grand Army man
in the country.
PosT Al has completed its arrangements for
the trip to Boston. With the ladies of Ripley
Circle Ladies OF the q. a. II. they will number
not less than l40.
GENERAL A L. PEARSON arrived home on
Wednesday from the meeting of the National
Board of Managers of Homes for Disabled Vol
unteer Soldiers at Boston.
A GUIDE for those contemplating the trip to
1,au haaV, In th,ax xvi0fpf ffv
there will be no excuse for any Pittsburg COM
rade getting lost in the city of culture.
CoMMANDER THOMAS G. JONES, Of Post
1885, was absent from his posts meeting on
Friday evening on account of sudden sickness
This was Commander Jones first miss in two
years.
CoMRADE sEEMAN. of Sheridan Post No. SO,
located at Wheeling w. Va. was visitor of
Post Isl last Tuesday evening. He reports that
everything Is lovely in Grand Army circles at
Wheeling
COMMANDER THOMAS IRWIN and Comrades
A. +. Burchheld and ]. L. Miller the repre-
sentatives of Post 1872 on the G. A. r. Day
Committee. They were instructed to vote on
the Grand Army Day question as they thought
best
Posr SIS representatives on the Grand Army
Day Committee were appointed last Monday
night. Besides Commander Speer. they are
Comrades W. H. Lambert and Edward Fisher.
They were instructed to vote against holding
Grand Army Day this year.
ON Thursday. August 2, the Twenty-second
Cavalry will hold q reunion at California,
Washington county. Department Commander
Denniston has accepted an invitation to be
present. and he will likely be accompanied by
other comrades from Pittsburg.
]. b. ELLIOTT, the Sixth street florist. few
days ago made application for membership in
soldier organization. His application states
n ha
is probably the Oldest veteran in the State, and
perhaps in the United States. His comrades
say he really does not look so old.
A REUNION of the comrades of westmore-
land county is to be held at Scottdale on the
afternoon and evening of Saturday, August 2
1t will likely be a large affair. Department
Commander Dennistnn has promised to be
present, and other comrades will likely 60 from
this vicinity.
DEPARTMENT COMMANDER DENNIsToN has
accepted an invitation to attend an open camp
fire and general meeting at Potts. s.own next
Saturday. He will be in Philadelphia on Fri
day and Saturday, and will go to Pottstown on
Saturday evening. The affair will be under the
auspices OF Post lO6.
THE first meeting of the Grand Army Day
Committee this year. which is to be held at
City Hall next Saturday afternoon will Skelv
be large, and certainly very interesting The
much mooted question of Grand Army Day
and its manner of celebration will be set at rest
Tor one year, at leaSt
PosT ISIS representatives on the Grand
Army Day Committee we're appointed at last
Tuesday nights meeting and are, beside Com
mander James Sheppard Comrades g. NJ,
Duvall anu John c. Sias. They were not in
structed last Tuesday, the matter of instruc- |
lions being made special order of business |
for next Tuesday nights meeting.
COMMANDER VIM. E. LONG and Comrades |
W. ]. Patterson and o. s. McIlwalne are the |
representatives of Post l57 on the Grand Armv |
Day Co mittee. They are instructed to favor |
the holding of the day but not in the former !
mannor. A reunion at Scbenley Park or some |
other park is desired by the post with the |
usual campfres in the evening.
AT last Wednesdays meeting of Post IL the |
representatives on the Grand Army Day |
Committee were appointed. Beside Com |
mander ]. b. Ross they are Comrades George |
s. Wood and A j. Reid. They were instructed |
to vote for holding the day. but to vote for a |
change in the manner of celebration. The !
post is in favor of reunion to be held outside |
of the city if the city will not guarantee the |
funds.
THE efficient adjutant of Post g. Comrade |
W. II. Lambert, was prevented from being at |
his posts meeting last Monday evening on ac.
count of a sprained knee. the result of a fail he
suffered on the 4th of July. He jumped off a |
car that was moving too fast. 1t is yery un- |
usual for him to miss q meeting and his com
rades regret his mishap. Comrade j. o. Ellis |
rode discharged the duties of the adiutant in
Comrade Lambert's absence. and did well.