Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-22
A 0UART0-CENTENNIAL


To Be Celebrated in Great style in This
City-Grand Army Veterans Working
Hard to Make 1t a Success-Names of the
Committeeman.
Old City Hall will witness a memorable
scene on the evening of Monday, April 6.
that being the date of the quarto-centennial
of the organization of the Grand Army oi
the Republic. The surviving members of
the Soldiers Relief Committee, that did
such noble work during the great sanitary
fair, during the war, have been invited, and,
as tar as able, will take part in the proceed
ings. Colonel w. A. Heron is Chairman
of this committee, while Mrs. William
Thaw and others of the ladies who served on
the committee, who are now living, will
probably be present. Seventeen posts will
take part as organizations, while thousands
of individual members of the G. A. r.
throue hout Western Pennsylvania will
doubtless be present The Executive Com
mittee is working very hard, and their
names, found below, are sufficient guarantee
that the celebration will be a grand success.
The following are the names of the COM
mittees:
Thomss t'e j. HUds George W. w. % MeCutcheon, J.
n. Taylor, William Hall, L. w. Mallassee-
Committee f.. Al
tooth, Chairman: Comrades NJ; 5. Quay, $. $.
Marvin. W. L. McClintock. NJ. Y. Smith, W. Il.
Thompson, ". NJ HartaelL. ft5,:- Chill m ". zzard.
berlain, L. $. HouEhton. J. Guy McCandless q.
". Hill. Samuel kig9re . John 5: Lambie'
McKenna, Nj. +. speer. H. NJ. Donehoo. Dam
lei AshwOrthy, AOram Bentley, John Ewing,
ouiitH. fHH Robert c Mercer, James Il. Gray. W. ii.
McCeary John DOYLE william BradIey !s Gus usI5
j p Fleming C. G. Will, ID. Ii. Williams,
James Hunttf, Crosby cray, B. GaIlisafh,
Reed Sii"T r. tnses srenTogtn SR john iShn F. Hun
ter John steele, 7. +. Roarbacher, Rev John A.
Ra1ks a. WIZ A. W,aGs 4 BnshTm q Frank nr GT
Thomas Fording. L. L. Turner. Ralph BradIeyS.
N. Duyall, F. C.. Negley. John G. sia.s W: o.
McConway. c. O. smith. Edward Abel Ii. ?.
Herbst Chambers McKibben:
histon, Chairman: a. NJ. Morgan, J. ". Over,
". 5. shallenberger, Norman N. Smith: r. q.
Beck Becker vi M BsTSsr Bdds cnss. Tist sm5 John +
S y MiaI1 S0sn
Head, 4. Il. Hairy, II. II. Irwin, H.
Breed James o f so1ns Gnapt Il Rser vi ,ms S
Gillespie. W. r. Howe. William +: AuIi II. P.
John Powers Ross, Elliott Mccall, J. A. Batche-
john DIttes W. T. Powell. John p. Wilhelm
Charles II. Miller, W, b. Kroesen, Samuel Wal
lace.
Committee on Entertainment-Comrade J. M.
Schoonmaker, Chairman: W: H. Lambert Secre-
tary: A, l.. Pearson. 7. NJ. Bayne, Andrew
Stewart. James l.. Graham, j. X. Harrah, j. S.
slsRe, Thomas a. Row:ey, W. q. McCandIess.
e. C. Townsend John j. Wickham, Rev: William
z. Shrom, W. IL. Winslow, W. II. Barclay j. A.
Phillips. p. ID. Parchment. W. Ii. Denn!ston,
Rev. j. b. Holland, William Haymaker
Howard Morton George B. Chalmers. G. H. Lad
ley, b. Il. Ferree, E. j. Allen, George 5. Fumer,
John :. Snively, Rev George W. Chafant Z. n.
Laughlln, Nillam j. MOorhead, Hills Mckown,
W. A. Robinson, Ben Morgan. Erasmus Wilson,
j. B. EaIon. W. NJ. Vogleson, Alexander Wilson,
NJ b. Lemon. Thomas X. Kerr. l.. F. Brown.
Alfred Oats. II. j. McGrath, George s. Woods,
William T. Taggart Thomas q. Jones, John c.
Thomas