Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-07
mia. The announcement will be
In the Ranks.

In the Ranks.
Posr 2l5 will elect officers next Tuesday
evening.
ABOUT 81, 200 was cleared by the fair Of Post
236 at Salisbury Hail.
OFFICERS will be elected at Post 25es meet
ing next Tuesday evening.
Posr 1925 election took place last night.
The result will be given in the Grand Army
column next Sunday.
CoMRADE CASE of Post 157, Is again at home
after three months trip spent in Denmark.
his childhood's home.
CoMRApE HARVEY, of Post $50, is teaching
the elephant at the new Zoo" in the Fifth
avenue market house. to drill.
A GRAND reception and hop will be given un-
der the auspices of Post 230 at the Penn In
cline Hail. on Tuesday, January 20. 1891
CoMRApE DEAN, of Post 236, who recently
| had an eve removed at tho Homeopathic Hos.
pital. is getting along very we'll The operation
was a success.
On next Friday evening the officers of Post
236 will be elected. There will be no contest on
the Commandership. Comrade D. w. Smythe
| is the only candidate.
THE Ladies Of the g. A. R. are arranging for
| an elaborate entertainment at Old City hall on
| Wednesday evening. December II. It will be o
| Merchants Carnival"
PosT 23O will have a campfire next Wednes-
| day evening in connection with which there
will be new feature-a pound social. A large
| attendance is expected.
CoMRADE ARMSTRONG, Of Post 157. wears
spectacles. and thinks nobody knows it, as he
| keeps them carefully concealed when any Of
| the "boys" are around
"THE LITTLE RECRUIT" which is to be
given under the direction of Post 1872 at Ma
| sonic Hall, Allegheny December II, Is and Is,
Is being regularly rehearsed.
THE Provisional Department. of Oklahoma
and the Indian Territory was made permanent
department August Z. c. M. Barnes, located
| at Guthrie Oklahoma, is Commander.
CoMRADE BENGoUoH, Of Post Isl. will short
Iy deliver a lecture upon the "Western Army"
| He has been preparing it for a number of
| months. Place, post room. some regular meet
| ing night.
COMMANDER IN CHIEF VEAzEY In general
orders No. 6. appoints the Assistant Inspector
| Generals. Comrade A. P. Burchdeld, of this
city, is appointed from the Department Of
| Pennsylvania.
ANOTHER comrade has announced himself
as a candidate for the Department Commander
ship. The comrade is General John P. Taylor,
| of Reedsville Miffiin county. who served in the
| First Pennsylvania Reserves Cavalry.
ALL posts have been invited to be present at
Post 8s meeting tomorrow night. AS pre-
viously announced. Comrade Daniel Ashworth
L
| Richmond and the battlefields in that vicinity.
THE mastering of the following new posts is
announced in General Orders No. Is from de-
| partment headquarters: Robert Alton Post
No. 600. at Salisbury, Huntington county, and
William Wray Post No. COL, at Marionville,
! Forest county.
ALL old soldiers: are cordially invited to at
tend the open meeting of Post SS on next Tues
day evening. Department Commander Den
niston will be present Veterans who were
formerly in fellowship with the post are
| specially invited.
AFTER the election last Tuesday evening the
members of Post III were entertained by ad.
dresses from Department Commander Dennis.
ton and ex-State Senator w. r. Aull. Com
rade Richards was called upon to recite the
"Woodpecker," and. as usual, brought down
the house.
ON Saturday. December 20 the Ninth Re
serves will hold their annual celebration of the
Battle of DraInesville. This time there will be
supper at Turner Hall, Forbes street. The
boys of the Ninth are proud of their part in
that battle, as it was the first victory won by
the Army of the Potomac.
ANOTHER one of Post 15Ts enjoyable open
meetings will be held at the post room mex,
Thursday evening" There will be music, vocal
and instrumental, speeches and recltations
Col. Charles V. Lewis, Miss Carrie Terran,
("Comrade joey and other well-known enter
tainers will assist. The usual charge of II
ce nts will be made.
PosT 230 has a challenge for q game Of base
ball standing against Post l5l. 1t was made
for last Grand Army Day at Rock Point The
game was not played then and the time was
extended to Christmas. Christmas Is fast ap-
preaching now, and the comrades of Post 25C
are beginning to think that "that great team'
of Post l5l is myth. rs
LAST Wednesdays meeting Of Post II wa;
the largest in its history. After the election
Comrade Thomas G. Sample. of Post 12S. made
a magnificent address-one of the best of hi,
life As q result. all differences
were forgotten, and love feast
ensued. ending with the hearty singing Of
Marching Thro' Georgia" Comrade Nor
rison. of Post 12S, also spoke. 1t was greal
night for Post IL.
AFTER Post 1878 meeting on Thursday even
ing there was supper in honor of Cemrade h
II. Bengough, the newly appointed Pension
Agert Comrade John W. Moreland was toast
master Visiting comrades and coml ades Of
Post Isl spoke. Comrade Bengough was pre-
sented with silver water set, Comrade w. J.
Patterson making the presentation speech
The gift was entirely unexpected and the new
Pension Agent was quite overcome :.