The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-12-11
DEPARTMENT NEWS.

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open Tor HeWHy letters concerning the doingS al
te lnsts aud viii publish al Post elections. The
latter Wust De lgEihy written iu order that errors
may Doe avoided. on account of The numerous
elections ~oui as, there Is necessarily some delay
Boa their publication bat ali viii appear iu turn.
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after ihc events 60 which they relate Please for
ward an Post aud Department rosters for 1891 as
soon Hs received Tor file aud Ieicrcnccl
CONNECTICUT
sedg,yics Post of Norwich enthusiastically re-
ceived their comrades Of A. q. Warner Post, %, Of
Putnam, un tlle evening of NuN. ~, The occasion
being Campfire. Putnam Post, about llJ strong,
accompanied 10y 81 Mary baud. .s pieces, arrived
shortly before O'Clock. and the two Posts made "A
short street parade after which they proceeded TO
GRIND Army Hall, where tables were spread for a
collation.. Warren Ice Goss was the teastmUscr.
lIe first called on Mai. D, D. Leonard 90 speak for
tie Posts guests, aud the Majors remarks were
happily received. Hon. John ~ Walt reused the
company with short bat eloquent speech. Con
gresham Russell responded 40 C toast. Our Re
sponsibHfy Hs Ciuzcus,' who was received with
tirpe rOu-iHE cheers. (" ~EIrmislnng re-
rpoHded 10 by Commander Nm. o. Bccbc Of A.
q. Warner Post, who, ON behalf OF Warner Post
presented % StdEWici Post q handsome cutElass
tlau-buWi lni least that is yHu he called m Com
m9uucr lrcshum accepted the git ia graceful
speech, full OF good VIII Co Tie visiting Post
Among TIE other speakers were Costello Lippitt.
chaplain iilcloS, OF Warner Post; Gen Aiken,
Past Commander Terry, OF Warner Post; Chaplain
Bates Past Commander - H. Seward and COM
THdH Ira l Bates.
GEORGIA.
General Orders No D. issued al Savannah by
command Of David Porter Department Com
Inander-lHo j. Gleason, A. A.-G-Contain
ihe following Of general interest;
q. The Department lsnoampmcnt viii meet en-
tAe Post room ot ~. - Hancock Post 3 Savan-
NAH hi loo'ciock Thursday morning Jan. % 1891.
Department officers, Commanders aud Past Com
mhnaers are also entitled 10 membership, and the
Department Commander hopes that officers aud
delegates VIII all attend that the wisdom Of the
entire Department Boo lts representative capacity,
may be- brought 90 bear uNnn iis important hu4i-
ness. The Marshall House b. hereby announced az
headquarters during lie session.
i'll. meeting OF the Department Council 81 Adj
minisiWtl"n Will be held 90 headquarters at 3
O'Clock Thursday morning, Jan. % next aud d Is
nfEea unon mflnuef- thereof % report promptly
80 tlnt tHe business of the Council may be caul-
pleted without delaying the Department Eucamp.
ment.
VII Department Inspector Charles A Keith
being of necessity oui 81 iHo Department. has ten
dcred Doe resignation, which g. TpurctfslIy accent
cd tuHrHde w. d. beyin, OF W. = Hancock
Post, 3, Savannah, Be- hereby appointed 90 il the
FAeane,r aud viii be obcyed and respected sc-
Tic comrades Of y :. Jones Post. %. Of Macon
nov own Tie famous AudeFsoukille Prison grounds
The land was under several mortgages which
were held hy loan companies The purchase iu.
ciude- ny .rres oi iIe -toCfHde and thc fort sur
mounting ts, inclospd hy Hdryc,yay TOO feel wide
hha ile rlRht-of-wHy ioT Hn avenue leading from
Tie THllroHd station 10 tlIc place. THE driveway
aud tlie avenue VIII be- maoudHmizcd aud tie other
i"itoh ~ zee property WI De converted into a
Flatk with EcrpeuiiHc drives aud wake fountains
here hnu There and rare trccs. shrubs aud flowers.
On ihe highest bib aud DO the middle OF the pro1-
erty will b. erected oItib house fpr the use N he
members " tlfe Grand Army-I a Joug. Post
and tIcir friends Zach point of special interest
WI nc inais cd ny SOME suitable building or Is
siHiue. AZ fhe famous Providence Spring "a large
nmUAitIeatrr viii he erected mud Decoration Bay
exercises Wlu be held there annually
MASSACHUSETTS,
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