Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-15
to distinguish itself and had prepared matters

to distinguish itself and had prepared matters
accordingly.
Posr purchased $50 worth of tickets for the
West Penn Hospital benefit snd sold them at
half.price to the members and consequently q
number of the comrades heard the great
Marine Band last night
ADJUTANT BLACKBURN. of Post Al, naYi-
gates with difficulty just at present on account
of wound received during the war in one
of bis legs. 1t is troubling him greatly, but an
improvement Is expected soon.
CoMRADE SAMUEL SCOTT, of Post SO. be-
came severely ill while returning from the post
meeting on Tuesday, June g. He1s now COM
ing around all right, and was at his desk In In
spector McAleese's office again last week.
DEPARTMENT COMMANDER DENNIsToN re-
ceived a letter from Assistant Adjutant General
Mccormick on Wednesday stating that he ex-
pected department headquarters to be moved
to the new location on Friday or Saturday Of
last week.
CAPTAIN WILLIAM McCLELLAND, of Post
259, has again returned to jamestown, N. OAK.
having been summoned home to the deathbed
of his mother, who was buried last week. His
sorrow was shared by legions of comrades and
other friends.
DEPARTMENT COMMANDER DENNIsToN will
attend a big Grand Army rally under the
auspices of Post 16s at Mercer, Pa, next Fri
day. Many Of the posts from the surrounding
towns have been invited, and an enjoyable
campfire will be lighted.
The Ladies' Auxiliary to the Patterson Post
SO, G. A. R., will give an ice cream and straw
berry festival at its hall, corner Sandusky
street and East Diamond, on Tuesday evening,
June "a. At the same time beautiful quilt
will be raffied of by the ladies.
COMRADES x. g. Rees, II. L Hoburg and
John Brown, OF Post ISIS choir. are glad that
their efforts are appreciated by the post. The
AdJutant has, by instruction, sent the lady
members of the choir a letter Of thanks for
their excellent singing At the Oakland Cemetery
on Decoration Day.
A LARG number Of Pittsburg delegates at
tended the encampments at Wilkesbarre last
week of the Pennsylvania Division of the Sons
OF Veterans and the Ladies' Aid societies. The
reports have been published in the daily press.
Brother ID: M. Reble, of Camp 80, Allegheny,
made the rifle for the lieutenant colonelcy.
IT was Mart Howdrd, the star character in
the Drummer Boy" and not Harry HoWard
that Ed F. Fisher, the son of Comrade Edward
Fisher of Post 8 played last week at Wheel
ing, W. Va. Comrade Nail writes that he is
part very well. This is the first time he has
essayed the role, but he did not miss line nor
word the first night or subsequently.
CoMRADE 81. H. BENGoUGH went to Free
port, Pa, yesterday to attend the meeting of
the executive committee and monument COM
mlLIee OF the SoVenLy-e1gnLn pennsylvania
Regimental Association. The first committee
fixed the time and place Of the next reunion,
and the other completed all arrangements rela-
tive to the placing Of the monument over
Colonel Sirwelps grave. Comrade Bengough Is
secretary of the association.
RECENTLY one of the Eastern posts uncon-
sciously violated the section of the rules and
regulations which forbids the entrance of po-
litics into the order, indorsing candidate for
Congress, but upon receiving Department
Commander Denniston's recent general order
on this matter the action was Immediately re-
scinded and letter of apology was sent
to the Department Commander by the Com
mander OF the post In question.
AT the inspection of the Soldiers Orphan
School, at Braddock, tomorrow and Tuesday
the entire Board of Commissioners, consisting
of Governor James A. Beaver, General ]. g. p,
Goblin, Congressman Reyburn and Messrs. W.
Stewart, q. c. Kaufman. George W. Skinner,
I. ]. Sample, 7. j. Stewart, F. j. Magee, George
G. Boyer and G. Harry Davis, will be present.
monster open air camp fire will be held on
the grounds tomorrow evening. Department.
Commander Denniston will be on hand.
AT its meeting last Tuesday evening Post 25s
decided to inaugurate custom which is both
new and attractive. A social entertainment
will be given on the fourth Tuesday Of each
month at the hall. The entertainments will
partake of musical and literary character
suggest themselves. 1t has not yet been de-
cided whether the meetings will be open or
closed. The committee in charge of the move
ment consists OF Comrade W. p. Herbert
Chairman, and Comrades Head. DilWorth and
Becker.