Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-10

pleasant talk added much to the evenings en-
joyment.
w. g. MAHATFEY, Company +. One Hun
drea and Thirty-sixth Pennsylvania Folun.
unteers. made application for ADMISSION to
Post on Monday evening.
ALARGE number Of comrades OF Post l6l,
who purpose attending the Relief Corps meet
ing on Wednesday evening, are looking forward
to very pleasant evening.
POST 2S6 will attend divine services at the
South Street M. E. Church on the evening Of
Sunday, May %. Circle No. 2, Ladies OF the q.
A. R., has also been invited to atteno.
THE many friends Of MRS. Abbie Lynch. Ma
tiona Secretary OF the w. R. c., will be
pleased to know that she is convalescent after
severe attack Of the grip and pneumonia.
CoMRApE o. q. McILwAINE, Of Post l57.
was received back into the fold last Thursday
evening with . great ovation. He confessed
his sins and was taken back ike the prodigal
son.
A. g. REED PosT No. 1O1 Butler, Pa. has
made all arrangements for the observance Of
Memorial Dsv. Prof. Paul F. Ronrbacher, Of
the Western University, will deliver the ora
tion.
CoMRADE c. e. SHEPLER Of Post 156 vii l
inspect Post 151 next Tuesday evening. The
boys expect to have o large turnout on this oc-
casion and look for . racket from the ''old
man,
The regular meeting Of the Memorial Day
Committee Of the Old City, was held in Muniei-
pal Hall last evening. A report Of the busi-
ness transacted can be found In the local
columns.
CIRCLE No. 7, Ladies' Of the q. A. R., located
on Mt Washington, will celebrate the fifth an
niversary of Its organization on Wednesday
evening" May 20. B. Q. Christy will be one OF
the orators.
THE arrangements for 1.-THE Little Recruit" !"
H.
Comrade D. A. Jones 10 enthusiastic over the
prospects. The cast of characters will be pub
lished In this column next Sunday.
THE oolored jubilee singers, under the man.
agement OF Comrades Shook and Lockhart, Of
Post So will sing at the Second Presbyterian
Church In Allegheny on Tuesday evening, May
Il. Most OF the singers were slaves.
A LETTER from Chaplain William q.
Grifiths, Of Post O.. was read last Tuesday
for some time and Is in Tennessee for his
health. He reported that he was improving
and that he would be home soon.
POST 206s memorial services will commence
this afternoon at o'clock in the Warren M. e.
Church, Fulton and Clark str eets. Comrades
ators will be Comrades John A. Danks, Of Post
8 and H. H. Bengough, Of Post l57.
POST 15Ts meeting last Thursday night was
very pleasant one. Comrade Stevenson Of New
Castle. editor OF the Votu nteer. formerly of the
"Roundheads," was present, and made his
little speech. Comrade Potts, OF Post $50,
Williamsport, and others W ere visitors.
J.w. HANEY offers to transport to the AIle-
gheny cemetery on Memorial Day all old SOL
diers who are inmates Of the West Penn Hos
pital. The offer was made through Col. 3. W.
Hill at Post Ss meeting last Monday night.
The matter was referred to the proper persons.
CHAIRMAN o. NJ. HEAD. Of the Hotel Com
mittee for the entertainment of the dele
gates to the Department Encampment, reports
that the commitree has about effected its ar
rangements and will be ready to report to the
General Committee at the next meeting, Satur-
day, May %.
AN open meeting will be held by Colonel J.
w. Patterson Women's Relief Corps No. !, ct
the hall of Post l5l next Wednesday evening.
Veterans have been invited. An excellent pro-
gramme is promised. Some believe there 10
surprise in store for somebody.
WoMEN's RELIEF CORPS No. q was agree.
ably surprised on Wednesday evening, April
", by visit from Department Secretary Mrs.
Lynch, accompanied by % members Of Corps
No. /. Addresses were made by Mrs. Lynch.
Mrs. Metz President of Corps No. L Mrs Sas
and Miss Maggie Slagle. Two candidates were
mustered and four applications received.
PosT 155 is making extensive preparations for
the production Of the "Hunchback" on July 8
and 10 at Mannerchor Hall, Mt. Washington.
The managers promise the finest cast of anna
teurs ever seen on the stage in this city. The
play will be given with entirely new scenery,
costumes, etc. Rehearsals are being held reg.
ularly.
MRS. n. O. RITTER, Secretary Of Anna M.
Ross Circle, Of Philadelphia, visited the Ladies'
OF the q. A. R. Home. at hawkins station, in
the interest of a soldiers mother, and after
seeing her assigned to her room she left her,
her praises Of the good home and beautiful
surroundings. Mrs. Ritter was the guest Of
Mrs. Charles r. Sheriff.
The Montooth Band will accompany Post 157
to the Oakland and Minersville cemeteries ON
Memorial Day. The Washington Infantry has
accepted the invitation to participate with the
post ih the ceremonies. The school children of
the sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Eleventh, Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth wards have been in
yited to take part In the services at Oakland.
PosT 236 has almost completed its prepara-
tions for Memorial Day. The flowers, many of
which will be gathered by the school children,
have been arranged for, the choir secured, etc.
A new departure will be taken this year by the
Knoxville Incline and march to the old Metho-
dist graveyard. II will then proceed to the
Southside Cemstery, accompanied by detail
from Post Isl.
CoMRADE JAMES HUNT, Of the postofdoe,
was surprised at his home In the East End one
evening last week by several members Of Com
pany I, One Hundred and Second Regiment.
with whom he served. Comrade Hunt spent
four years In the service. He was greatly
pleased to see his comrades in arms. Some OF
the "b6ys" suspected that Mrs. Hunt had an in
timation that they were coming, SO royalty and
did she entertain them. The even
ing was most pleasantly spent by all.