Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-05

Forbes streets for some time, is improving and
his comrades hope soon to see him out.
THE regular meeting Of the Allegheny
| County Association Union Elk Prisoners OF
War will be held at their hall, u. V. L. library
room, tomorrow evening. A tull attendance Is
desired.
On last Wednesday evening the ladies Of
Colonel John W. Patterson Woman's Relief
| Corps No. ], presented Mrs. Mena Sweitzer.
one of their members. with gold corps badge,
| on the occasion of her 39th birthday.
CoMRADE EDWARD FISHER, of Post s,
missed the train by few minutes or he would
have been with the jolly crowd at the campfire
and reunion at Evergreen Hamlet under the
auspices of Post 545, of Millvale, "Wednesday
| evening.
COLONEL JAMES PATcHELL, of the One
Hundred and Second Regiment, Pennsylvania
Volunteers, now of Union City, Ind, and a
member of General Sedgewick Post, of that
place. was visitor at the muster of l5l last
Tuesday evening.
The Fourteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry AS
sociation extend cordial invitation to the ex-
prisoners of war to attend their camp fire next
Tuesday evening at Lafayette Hail. General
BILLY" Averill, the famous cavalry raider,
will be there. A good time is certain; ad-
mittance free.
A RUMoR is circulating among members Of
Post that Comrades Emil Porerstel and Jacob
Ruch are negotiating for the purchase of some
land at Beaver, Pa. 1t is said that they think
there are millions in it. If successful, 1t is
whispered that they intend to take the whole
post to Detroit.
The eighth annual reunion ofihe Fourteenth
Pennsylvania Cavalry will be held at Lafayette
Hall on Tuesday October z, at IL A. NJ. with a
campfire" at 7:30 P. NJ. All members of the
regiment and their friends are invited to be
present. Mayor Gourley will deliver the ad-
dress of welcome.
PosT 236 will open its fair at Salisbury Hall,
Southsde, on the night of Saturday, .Novem-
Der l. No pains will be spared to make the
dancing most enjoyable feature. There will
be amusements and entertainments, and the
energetic post of Allentown can be relied upon
to make the fair one of the best.
EIGHT new recruits were mustered into
Post l62 at the meeting last night week,
making total OF 20 during the quarter ending
September 80. Since the first of the year 3S
have been mustered, and the post now has 10
applicants TO muster. The total membership
is go This is encouraging, very; let the good
work proceed.
The comrades of Post IL are already looking
about for good material for the post COM
membership next year. They intend that the
best man shall be elected. So far the present
commander, j. B. Ross, seems to be ahead in
preference. He has made an excellent CON-
mander, has filled the Office with great satisfac-
uon to the comrades and many are desirous
that he succeed himself,
THE reunion of the Fourth Pennsylvania
Cavalry on Wednesday was a grand success.
About l75 members came together. In the
evening banquet was held at the Seventh Av-
enue Hotel. w. n. COllingwood received a
gold headed cane from his comrades Major ].
b. Maitland, of Oil City, made the presenta-
ton speech. 1t was pleasant surprise to Mr..
Colllngwood
DEPARTMENT COMMANDER DENNIsToN
will spend tomorrow at Department Head
quarters in Philadelphia, and probably Tues
day. Tomorrow he will attend the reception
rendered by the military order of the Loyal
the Union League Club. The Count came to
the United States during the war to help pre-
serve the Union, had the:rsnk of Captain, and
was on General McClellan's staff. He is a
OF the Loyal Legion.
INFORMATION has just been received by the
members of the Seventy-eighth Pennsylvania
Volunteers of the death, at Wichita, Kansas,
Of Comrsde Will Ritchie, who served three
years in that organization. Comrade RItcnie
was not only gallant soldier, but was a warm |
was the life of his company and many gloom |
was driven away by his quaint and cheerful |
manner OF dealing with every threatened dam |
ger or disaster that would arise.
THE ladies of Colonel W. h. Moody Circle, |
Ladies OF the q. A. R. desire to express their
thanks to those who SO kindly assisted them In |
making the entertainment at the Rock Point |
reunion on Grand Army Day success. The |
thanks are due. they say, not alone on account |
Of the generosity of the gifts both in money |
and material, but also for the recognition of
.he merits of the Soldiers Mothers and |
Widows Home at Hawkins station to the sup
port of which the receipts were devoted. Mrs
Iinhart. the President, has been complmented
lpon the work of her circle.