The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-12-21
GRAND ARMY OF THE REpuBLIc.

James A. Geayer. who for several
terms was the commander of May
Woener Post, died suddenly on Thurs
day. He was one OF the veterans OF
Hawkins Zouaves, served in the Hoboken
Council, and was bright, genial and pop
ular and had a host of frienda
The comrades OF James N. Van Buskirk
Post No. 100, G. A. R., OF Bayonne.
elected the following officers on Tuesday
evening:-Post commander, DR. Noah
Sanborn; senior vice commander, Past
Commander Howard l.. Lockman.
junior vice commander. William Minder'
mann; quartermaster Philip G. Vroom:
chaplain, Louis Bradbury; officer of the
day. Robert Nicola; surgeon, George w.
March; officer of the guard, Patrick Nc
CURE; trustees. Past Commander John
McElmeel Past Commander Andrew
Van Buskirk and Robert Nicola; dele
gate to the State Departments encamp-
ment, William II. Freyert; alternate,
Diedrich draper.
The following officers have been elected
by the comrades of Mansfield Post No, %.
G. A. R., of Bayonne:-Post commander.
John A Post; senior vice commander,
Charles Stelman;junior vice commander,
David 2. Brown; adjutant, J. H. Huxley;
guartermaster, =. e. AAlaire; surgeon, I.
p. Daily; chaplain, n. Cubberly; officer of
the day, 4. G. Ludy; officer of the guard,
James Van Busklrk; trustees, William
Il uIDlLi, N. ~ 41dWAnQISb 8uQ "A. L..
Field; delegate to the Department En-
campment J. III. Huxley; alternate, J.W.
Oliver
The delegation from Bayonne to the
approaching annual encampment of the
Department of New Jersey, &. A. r., at
Trenton, will include Past Commanders
John MeElwell, Andrew Van Busklrk,
Howard l.. Lockwood, William w. Broker
and Thomas j. Bird, Commander Noah
Sanborn and Delegate William II. Frey
ert, of James Van Buskirk Post No. 100;
Past Commander John Vreeland, Com
mander John A. Post and Delegate John
H. Huxley, OF Mansfield Post No. %, and
Past Commander Frederick Boorman, of
Van Houten Post No. s. of Jersey CITY.
Mansfield Circle No. IL, Ladies Of the
6. a. r., Of Bayonne, has chosen the
following. officers: = President, Mrs.
dent, Mrs. Johu Fl. Huxley; junior vice
president, Mrs. Francis c. Ludy; secre-
tary, Mrs. Richard F. Hawxhurst:
treasurer, Mrs. John A. Post; chaplain.
Mrs. Frederick Squires; conductress.
Mrs. William Kenny; guard, Mrs. Min,
dert Vfeeland; delegate to the State con-
vention. Mrs. John Vreeland; alternate.
Mrs John H. Huxley.
The comrades OF Mansfield Post, No %
@. A, r., of Bayonne, celebrated the first
anniversary of the muster of their or
ganization on Tuesday evening by hold
LIZ q ASVSptiOi anu entertainment IN their
rooms at Arcanum Hail. The friends Of
the Post were welcomed by Com
mander John Vreeland who delivered
an appropriate address. The programme
rendered was as follows:- Autoharp
solo, Miss Florence Daily; song, w. Van
Buskirk; recitation, Pride Of Battery
b" Miss Minnie Ludey; song, Miss
Florence Melville; recitation, HHome.
Sweet Home. Miss Minnie Sloan. accom-,
panied by Miss Florence Daily with auto
narp: Grafton, by Comrade c. a. Mott.
OF Meade Post No. l, 6 A. r.. of Phila-
delphia. Addresses were delivered by
Comrade Mott, Commander-elec Post.
Qnartermaster p. g. Vroom and Comrade
II. G. Sewage. Character sketches of a
pleasing nature were given by Mr.. Hugh
n. Mara. Among the invited guests
were Phil Sheridan Post, OF Newarg /:
Posts Nos. 100, aud 2, of PHILADELPHIA.
Robert Williams, who was buried on
Tuesday was prominent member of Van
Houten Post. G. A. R., and Erie Council.
Order United Friends.
Harmony prevails in Ellsworth Post
and the monument will be erected
Ellsworth Circle has elected officers
Mrs. Mary Maggie is its president. Mrs.
Pepper, secretary, and Mrs. Elliott,