Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-06
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| comrades In arms.
PosT 2S6 will hold memorial services on
Decoration Day this year In the southside
| cemetery. A committee has been appointed to
| make arrangements.
| DEPARTMENT COMMANDER DENNIsToN
| yesterday received official notification of his
election to the City Treasurership. His vote
was something big-29,S6S
THE discharge certificate of W. H. Burke,
Company E. Seventh Pennsylvania Infantry,
has been found, and is IN the possession of De-
| partment Commander Denniston.
GENERAL ALGER. Commander-in-C Chief of
| the G. A. R.. has been received by the COM
| rades in the different departments he has Wis.,
| ited with the greatest enthusiasm.
CoMRADE B. COLL, of Post 157, who has been
for many years with the Westinghouse Air.
| brake Company has left that firm and is now
| In the plumbing business for himself.
AN enjoyable feature Of the meetings of
Post l5F is the singing of the post quartet, led
by Comrade X. S. Rees, and accompanied on
the organ by Comrade Dick McClatchey.
| MAJOR W. G. LOWRY POST No. 54s, Will
| kinsburg, forwarded the treasurer of the
] Soldiers Widows Home fund at Hawkins
Stati IN, s25 toward the purchase of the place.
| CoMRADE WILLIAM McADAMs, of Post l57.
died on last W Wednesday, and was buried by his
| post on Friday afternoon. He served in Com
| pany ID. Sixty-third Pennsylvania Volunteers.
| COMMANDER T. McCUNE. P. ]. Hodge and
c. Stewart, of Post No. 548, G.. A. R., are a
| standing Boston Committee to make ar
| rangements for attending Boston encampment.
CoMRADE GEORGE s. wooD, of Post Al, and
| his family have the sympathy OF comrades and
| friends in their bereavement by the death of
| their 20year-old daughter and sister Matilda.
The funeral will be this afternoon at o'clock
Posi- l2S last Thursday evening opened the
books for the names of those who going to
the National Encampment at Boston. Ac-
cording to the indications rs to 100 will attend.
The matter of route has not yet been de-
cided.
CHARTERS have been issued for the institu-
tion of Encampments Nos. So and SO, Union
Veteran Legion. The former is to be located
at Manayunk. Philadelphia. and the latter at
kittanning- By request Quarterm aster Cen
eral Taylor, OF the 6. A. K. will institute 62
THE fifth annual reception of Garfield Circle
No. Is, Ladies of the G. A. r., will be held at
Penn Incline Hall tomorrow evening. A fair
will also be inaugurated. to continue for two
week.. There will be dancing every evening.
The proceeds will be devoted to the Soldiers
Widows Home project
A G. A. r. coMRADE who has attended sew
eral national encampments, would recommend
the Department Commander to instruct COM
manders Of posts going to Boston August next
to have each comrade wear q blue ribbon with
"Pa." or "Penna" attached to badge-simiar
to that worn by Post 128 at the Milwaukee en-
campment
The paper read by Judge Over last Monday
evening before Encampment No. l. Union
Veteran Legion, on his regiment, the Fifteenth
Pennsylvania Cavalry, was one of the most in
terestlng of the series yet delivered. 1t is ex-
pected that Judge Slagle will talk tomorrow
night on the One Hundred and Forty.n
Regiment.
September, and while Post 128 of Allegheny
City, moved proudly down Grand avenue cheer
after cheer was given for "Old Pittsburg."
Now, as Pittsburg had post in line, was 1t
not stealing Allegheny's thunderf Query, is
Allegheny known outside Of our State limitsf
If so, how far?
AFTER a severe illness of about II weeks,
Comrade w. o. Russell. of Post l51. was able
to be out last week. and yesterday he came !
over from the Southside and his hand was |
shaken by legion OF comrades and friends. |
He has been much missed at his posts meet |
Ings, and his comrades hope to have him with |
them next Tuesday evening.
EX-SENATOR HOOD, of Post 2S Indiana. Pa, |
yesterday called on Department Commander |
Denniston, whom he invited, with his staff, to |
visit Post %. A date will likely be fixed in the
near future. 1t will probably be SO arranged |
that the Department Commander can visit all |
the Indiana county posts at one general meet |
ing it to be held at Indiana.
IN section of the act relating to the taking |
of the eleventh census it reads that In the ap- |
pointment of enumerators preference shall in !
all cases be given to properly qualified persons
honorably discharged for military or naval |
service Of the United States residing in their
respective districts. Qualified comrades who
are out Of work should see Mr.. Oliver.
The Allegheny Pension League, of which
Comrade ]. H. Stevenson is President will
meet tomorrow evening at the hall of Post 1872
All old soldiers and others interested in the
pending legislation IN Congress, are cordially |
invited to be present. Soldiers widows, de-
pendent parents, etc.. being interested are
specially invited. Good speakers will be in
attendance and address the meeting.
CoMRADE A. F. NAIL, of Mansfield, O., man.
ager of the Drummer Boy" during his stay
last week increased his already great popularity
among the local comrades, If such a thing be
possible. He is well liked wherever he goes
and he is such a frst-rate, ,hail-fellow-well-met
gentleman that 1t could not well be otherwise.
HI is good all round actor and manager, and
the success OF the Drummer Boy" is largely
attributable to this.
UNION VETERAN LEGION No. G. of ALLIE
gheny has rented the new Bible House Hall,
No. 81 Arch street, Allegheny. and will occupy
it every Friday evening from April l. The
Ladies Auxiliary No. /. also meets in the same
hall every alternate Friday afternoon. The
Legion and Auxiliary are In fourishing con-
ing. They voted and paid. a starter, SIS to
the Soldiers Widows Home, at Hawkins sta
tion. They are self-sustaining organization,
and have never called on the public for aid,
and will not. as long as they have health and
strength to support themselves. Their hall is
one of the finest in the two cities, and the
worker element it contains. men ana
women who overcome all possible obstacles.