The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-02-20

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tecrs March - 1865, for
j. II. DESSISToN. gallant and mcritorious
services aud appointed First Lieutenant of the 42d
ciined.
The report or Assistant Adiutant- General James
Mccormick Is replele with interesting statistics
ana review OF the years work, and ~ one of the
best aud most complete reports ever made. The
gain in membership for the year was 2,7s3 com.
rades and 10 Posts The following 10 Posts show
the largest gains during the year: Post No. T. 1857;
J. lOI 81, 81; 1872 80; 10 20 ST. 10; o. e.: III Of;
3D. %; IS. &C. The following 10 show heaviest
losses: Post No 6s, 20; g. o. 10. 20; 524, 40; 81
81; 49, 81; 4Gs. 30; 1884, 20; 25j %: s. 81: o. N
Post No. 8 is the largest Post in tho Department
reporting 1l5 members in good standing. Post Isl
aud S39 are the smallest reporting 10 members
each go Posts show gains FOR tho year; los show
losses for the year. The following extract from
Comrade McCornicR's report Is worthy Of moro
than passing attention; The report for the year
lust closed shows gratifying decrease in the num-
Der oi suspensions from that reported at last En-
cnmpiheni, aud can but urge on the officers aud
members OF All Posts the necessity of still further
reducing the number until the minimum u reached
which can bc done by the hearty Co-operatinu of
an lhe comrades. Once on The suspended list, n
former good comrade struggles until lac Is way in
the rear, aud IL is hard io bring him back into the
ranks Persuasion before lac reaches the suspend.
cd list might accomplish much In preventing him
leaving hts old comrades aud former vsociatcs. y
Quaricrmaster Williams showed TINT The receipts
Tor the year bad amounted TO sl5 aj7.76. aud the
disbursements 10 si2sIlIf0.
Tue Campfire ia honor Of the EnCRm pment was
lighted on Tuesday night IN ihe Opera House As
many comrades and ladies could hnd room
WITHIN thc building watched tho logs burn brightly
and at late hour helped To gucBci, tho sutoIfIor-
Ing cmbcrs The retiring Department Commander
introduced Col, &. w. HHzznrd of Post No Co nj
MnnongEhela cry, mud Past Department Com
mander, rs master ~ ceremonies. After - brief
address Gomrndo Hazard presented Commander
M mel AlgcE To the audience. Tie General step
pch 10 the front OF ihc stage amid storm - app
pnu@e and Immediately took the presiding officer
To Task in - guod-humorcd way for saying that lie
had once addressed inmates OF a pcniicntiary la
AiirTfHnIt. 'HEf 4 ssEaI "a
see 30 tnnny uf you here" lie com imcnlsi tho
local Post. No. li0, for having such busy aud
thrifty town for it's home The West did not nave
80 many bills as lac had seen in Pcnusy lvania, but
II was just rs good country. There were aud are
loyal men and women u Ike West just ~ there are
10 thc East. He sorry lac could not represent
Michigan as Commander Stewart had fepfrAcptcd
the Keystone state while abroad. "ComTade stew
arr. said the General with "A emile, had almost
lnllniatcd That PCHnsylTanla put down the rebel
lion, and that Pennsylvania soldiers were the hest
aud everybody and everything that was from that
state or ever had ANYTHING 20 do with IT, could not
DC cAcciled Speaking seriously, he said lac did
not think that the Grand army lad reached the
hight az It's glory. as has been repeatedly stated
lie felt sure that its membership will Increase.
PENNSYLVANIA was indeed the Banner Hepnrt-
nicni, and lac spoke IN the most complimentary
manner oi tho Order in tbs Stale He concluded
amid S9c.icrous applause. An overture by the
band gave Chairman fiRIznrJ time 10 think 81 s9mc
new saying and he tilcu introduced Junior Vice
Commander in' Chief James +. Lovott. Of Trenton
y. j. lie devoted his address mainly 10 pFai-iug
the loyal women during the war. aud then atIi-
rnde Hazard said: Tie next speaker II quite a
big man iu the town which lac halls from, being
director oi some things that good aud some
bad. lie makes bad gls, some people say and le
hsz brought along "A large supply al his worst
Now you have Gen. Louis Wagner. Past Com
nHnher.ih-tblei, anu Director Of Public Works ia
Philadelphia" When the laughter had ended
Gen. Wagner said thnt he had Hazard appointed
Chairman Of the Campfire 80 that br could get ria
Of some Of the musiy ipkes which were overload.
Ing his brain, Hazard, he said, published an
alleged Newspaper, aud on that account could be
forgiven. A eloquent and appropriate speech
closed the Generals portion OF the program. A
trio OF able singers consisting Of McssT4. Thomas
steele and feafcc then interpreted the speech
making with pretty selections and Gen. j, l.. =,
Goblin. az Lebanon. one OF the Past Department
Commanders. was introduced In the co,ir-c III
hts remarks. he said he could distinctly remember
when tire troops marched down pcnuEy lyania ave-
nue Ia Washington AT the Gloss OF The war and
all eyes were attracted 10 an inscription on the
Treasury building. 10 read This Nation can pay
every debt she owes, except tiC one size owes hcF
soldiers" Some how or other the public did moi
remember that banner to-day Rs they did AT that
time. Rev. john w. Sayers, Of the most be-
loved veterans in this state who was reelected
Chaplain for the 10Th consecutive time NJ this En-
ohmpment, was the next speaker. lilo remarks
were brief and appropriate. lie took orcason To
present J.. d. Eaker Post, No. =, of rhiladelph
with handsomely -tfhmcd picture 81 Col. A. Wilson
Norris. a Past department Commander who died
last summer Ihe GIT was accepted for the Post
by COmrade stewart, "JcBtnlg on the Old Cauln.
ground " was sung. after which Past Commander
in Chief Robert Is. Bcatli Of PHILADELPHIA was in
,nycr an ,tE ,,r,,,,, ,,rs 80 -; " it'. ,
Womapis Relief Germs ssi,ort s,'aI VI t''o
made hv Iobr NJ Vander.icd sI t We're also
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recitation was rendered hv Mic II,zl slis
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TENNESSEE
The following Post has elected officers:
"1Inelh' -. Athens; Com, w n. Hogc; 9. v.
- Jhlius AStsei y V. g.. Geo. Kelley; Adj't, e..
ard; Chan. r. NJ Glaze, q T. r. + 1 Th Icon
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