Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-21

move and increasing in membership, has 40
cepted the cards of John Campbell, W1lllam
Cowell and D. C. O'Kain, late of No. z.
Pittsburg Legion No. had one of its old;
fashioned meetings Monday evening last ana
much enthusiasm was manifested. 1t is cal
culating on going to the Grand Legion ses-
sion at Bradford with % or 80 members.
The race for the office of chaplain, to be
created by Allegheny Councils, is getting 70
be exceedingly interesting between Colonel
chances strongly in favor of the Colonel.
Comrades c. L. Hannah and James A. Nc
Kee were enjoying themselves wonderfully
on the moonlight picnic Monday evening
last on board one of the popular boats, but
when they came ashore the gang plank was
hardly wide enough for them.
Major James A. Mckee and Adjutant
James NJ. Todd called upon Colonel Lewis at
"a. NJ. Tuesday, and requested him to issue
rations to them at that unseemly hour, Dut
as the Colonel had nothing but ice water on
hand las he never uses anything stronger)
they departed in disgust
Comrade John Doyle, who was q regular
attender at the meetings of Spartan Legion
No. 2, has deposited his card with Pittsburg
Legion No. l, where he will be pleased at all
times to see any of his former comrades of
No T. He takes deep interest in the
Ancient Order of United Workmen and Sc
lect Knights OF. America, which could be
patterned after by many with good results.
n
of A. o. U. w., held at Detroit, Mich, some
of the able Representatives wasted a great
deal of ammunition in their efforts TO have
a resolution adopted compelling the Select
Knights to drop the letters A. o. U. w. For
their information it may be stated that the
Knights did drop them at the session of the
Grand Legion when they also decided to
sever all ties with the A. o. o. W.
The Grand Legion Finance Committee is
now in good working order, two new ap-
pointments having been made lately in the
persons of Frank Burdett, Of Pittsburg Le-
gion No. !, and W. j. Fawcett, of Duquesne
Legion No. TO- The committee, as It now
stands, is composed of Robert Mccoy, of
Central Legion No Q, and the two comrades
mentioned above, who can be relied on to
attend to business. The selection is good
one,
Pittsburg Legion No. held a very lively
meeting Monday evening last, upon which
occasion a great many comrades from sister
legions were present, and many interesting
discussions took place for the good of the
mittee of the Grand Legion were present,
and reported the order in a fourishing con-
dition financially, all death policies being
paid up to date and neat little surplus on
hand. 1t is likely that the Grand Legion
will meet in August at Bradford, Pa, and it
behooves the subordinate legions to send
some of their ablest members as representa-
will be necessary to complete the organiza-
tion. Comrade Fawcett, of No. TO- will rep
resent that legion, which is certainly an e1-
cellent choice.
The comrades who were absent from Pitts
burg Legion No. j at its meeting last Monday
night, have good cause to regret it. Besides
good attendance of its own members, a
large number of comrades from other legions
were present. Financial matters were ex-
planned by Grand Recorder Thompson,
greatly to the satisfaction of the members
present. 1t would have been well had all of
those comrades who have bee censuring
their Grand Commander been present. On
this subject large number of those present
expressed their opinions, and all agreed that
the bulk OF the blame which has been
placed on him for alleged neglect of duty
has been wrongfully placed, and 1t was
clearly shown that the censure should have
fallen on those chairmen of committees and
the committees themselves, who have
abused the honor placed on them by en-
tirely neglecting their duties, when there
was urgent necessity for their work. In this
connection, however, it is well to state to
those comrades who are ignorant of the
fact, that the Chairman of the Finance Com
mittee, who has been blamed pretty severely
for his inactivity, is a medical man whose
popularity in the community in which he
resides, causes an almost constant demand
for his services at all hours, and in conse-
Quence it can hardly be expected that he
could attend to his duties as Chairman of
the committee and to his profession at the
same time. 1t would be we'll for those of
us who do not have to answer the calls of
suffering humanity to remember this, and
not take snap judgment on O comrade who
is thus situated.