Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-09
No,ea for Old soldiers.

THE grandest Of the grand-the Grand Army
| Of the Republic.
CAPTAIN WIN. McCLELLAND returned from
| North Dakota last Thursday.
CoMRADE HUDSON. of Post 250, is suffering
| from indammatory rheumatism.
The resident companions Of the Loyal
Legion will indulge in their annual banquet on
| the I'D lust.
THE Department of Kansas Is steadily in
creasing in numbers. There are 1216l COM
rades in good standing.
The second matinee was given at Post AS
fair yesterday. Its success evidenced its pop
| ularity The fair will be continued till Wash
ington's Birthday.
Posi- 1rs firing squad, under the command
Of Captain Reid, is becoming so perfect in its
work that other firing squads will have to be
good ones to Outshine it.
PAST COMMANDER NELSON Of Post l55 was
presented with handsome badge by his post
on Friday evening. The presentation was made
at the house Of Comrade Nelson as he was
there sick.
CoMRADE TRACY, Secretary of the Navy,
had no more earnest sympathizers in his terri
BILE affection than bis old comrades In arms.
He is member of Brooklyn post and men,
Der Of the Loyal Legion.
THE twenty-i fifth anniversary Of the formation
of the military order Of the Loyal Legion will
be celebrated on April l5 and 18 bV q demon
sEration in Philadelphia. Preparations are now
being made for the event.
THE building in which the sessions of the
Department Encampment will be held at
Shamokin is owned by Lincoln Post No. 40,
which is said to be the richest post in PennsyI-
vania and probably In the country.
THE meeting of the Pennsylvania Command
cry of the Loyal Legion in Pittsburg on the
18th of November next will be gratifying to
the resident companions. Every effort will be
made TO make the meeting pleasant and profit
able.
THE suit of Comrade Pitzer, of Post Il,
against the Philadelphia Company, for in
juries received some time ago, while some
blasting was being done on the company's
work, was settled last week satisfactorily to
the afflicted comrades family.
THE comrades and other friends Of the we'll
known comrade and newspaper man Captain
kontreville were panied to hear of his l6-year-
old daughter being accidently shot last Thurs
day. The excellent young lady is now very low
but hopes of her recovery are entertained.
CoMRADE HARRY WILLIAMS, Assistant
Quartermaster General of the Department OF
Pennsylvania, has the sympathies Of the COM
rades throughout the department in the loss of
his estimable vile by death from pneumonia
last Wednesday. The funeral took place yes
terday.
THE fair of Post l2S had six more successful
nights last week and the livelIness of the con.
test for the silver tea SET increases. This con-
test will close next Wednesday and when the
large number of votes is counted one of the
candidates for Mayor Of Allegheny will receive
the beautiful set.
POSTMASTER McKEAN has received inquiry
from Washington for the present address of
John Keatley, who served in the army as pay
master, and Samuel Wilson and William H,
Lowry, who were soldiers. All these persons
were residents of this city in 1875 Information
as to the above should be sent to Postmaster
McKean at once.
MRS R M CARGO, retiring President Of
Colonel W. II. Moody Circle No. 50, Ladies of
the G. A. R., was presented on Wednesday
evening with magnificent gold badge of office.
The presentation was quietly made at the
afflicted lady's bedside, for she is, and has been
for about month, suffering from typhoid
fever A legion of friends hope for her early
recovery.
The Fifth Pennsylvania Cavalry Association
il desirous that all the survivors of the Fifth
attend the next glorious reunion at the head
quarters Of Cavalry Post No. S5, Broad and
Vine streets, Philadelphia to take place on
February ~ Survivors should send their
names. companies and addresses to Secretary
Charles A. steiger, lO2s Leithgow street, Phila-
deiphia who says there Will be plenty of the
besr rations in the country.
ALFRED PARSONS, who was buried last
Wednesday, was veteran of the late war.
Peculiar interest attaches itself to this sad
case, from the fact that be was to have been
mustered into the Grand Army at a recent
meeting Of Post 259. when Department Com.
mandef Stewart who intended to e1emplify
the secret work. Was there. Comrade Parsons