Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-19
Heard at the Front,

PosT l5ps sick are improving
The con diton of Comrade Louis schults. of
Post 155, is critical.
THE groundt at Rock Point have been So
cured for Grabs Army Day.
CoMRADE JAooB NELSON, Of Post l66, has
resigned as Officer of the Day.
CoMRADE JACOB BECK came back into the
ranks Of Post Isl last Tuesday.
JAMES C. WATDwas elected to membership
in Post III on Tuesday evening.
Posr Al had large meeting last Wednesday
evening. One comrade was mustered in.
Posi- l55 will play "The Hunchback" in July
at Maennerchor Hall, Mt Washington.
GRAND ARMY DAY COMMITTEE meeting at
Municipal Hall next Saturday afternoon.
DEPARTMENT CHAPLAIN SAYREs will de-
liver an address at Smethport on Memorial
Day.
CoMRADE HUGH MORRISON, Of Post IS, has
almost recovered from a severe attack of the
grip.
COMMANDER GEORGE McCUroHEoN, of
Post III, was not at the last Meeting on account
of sickness.
CoMRApE CHARLES HoLYLAND, though
still somewhat weak, has about recovered FROM
his severe Illness.
CoMRADE JAMES A. DoUaHERTY, of Post 8,
died on Wednesday morning. He was carried
to his last resting place on Thursday.
PAST DEPARTMENT COMMANDER THOMAS
]. STEWART will, this year, deliver the Memorial
Day GRAFTON for Post 81, at Mauch Chunk.
DURING the 18 ye ars of It's existence Anna
NJ. Ross Post No. "a, of Philadelphia has e1.
sse SSsa SSo. '0f 's''i anu charity ''' amount OF
PosT Isl paid fraternal visit to Post lzs last
Thursday evening. The visitors report q royal
QOOl time but thew mis5ed Comrada Thor~a
g. Sample.
The comrades of this vicinity are greatly
pleased in that Captain William McClelland
of Post 2t9, is making . splendid Adiutant
General of the State.
OK the back of the letter heads of the Ac-
commodatlons Committee at Detroit is fine
map of the city. Applicants for quarters can
see their exact location.
PAST DEPARTMENT COMMANDER CHILL
W. Hazard, of Monongahela City, has been
engaged to speak on Memorial Day for Phil
Kearney Post No. 90, Philadelphia.
CoMRADE o. NJ HEAD, of Post 259, aide de
camp on the Commander in Chiefs staff, paid
a visit to Post l57 on Thursday evening. He
pleased the comrades with ali address.
DEATH invaded the homes of -four comrades
of Post sS last week. Comrades A. j. Pentecost
and John Harvey both lost their mothers and
Comrades George !. Randolph and w. W. Cole
were each bereft of child.
A PLEASANT meeting of Post l57's Detroit
association was held on Thursday evening
There are more members than was expected by
far. Full preparations are being made to have
all the mem bers taken care of at Detroit.
THE LITTLE RECRUIT. or The Battle of
Gettysburg" to be given by Post Isl, is now
being rehearsed every week. Company E, of
the Fourteenth Regiment. will impersonate
Union soldiers and Camps and 80 the Confed-
crates. The tickets are now out.
AT meeting of the Executive Committee,
held at Decatur, ILL.,, the 7th inst, Comrade
George II. Innis, of Boston, Past Department
Commander of Massachusetts, was elected
Senior Vice Commander in Chief, to I'LL the
vacancy caused by the death of Comrade
Tobin.
The Memorial Day committee Of Post l5l Is
arranging for the services in its territory. The
committee comprises the following: Comrades
Samuel Duval, L. T. McGrath, George NJ
Buck, George Hunter and James Ott This
committee will be assisted by a committee
from Hayes Camp No. 4, Sons OF Veterans.
ARRANGEMENTS for Memorial Day are well
under way In Allegheny. The committees are
at work and meeting regularly. The services
will likely be of the usual order. A change Is
advocated by some, but the old order will in all
probability prevail. Comrade Scott of Post
l62, is Chairman of the Allegheny committee.
PENSION AGENT BENGoUeH requests the
following old soldiers to call at the pension
office: Arthur Izenour, Company Z, Tenth
PENNSYLVANIA Reserves; Samuel Keibler CON-
pany +, Seventy-eighth Pennsylvania Volun-
teers; James B. Duff. Company D. Tenth Penn.
F, Sixth Heavy Pennsylvania ARTILLERY.
CoMRADE D. A. JONES, secretary of Post
l6rs Detroit club. received word last week |
from Colonel E. w, oottrell chairman Of the ]