The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-11-12
FROM THE BAY STATE.
What Ia Going on Among the Veterans Of tina
hnrlinn.

hhAl D. NOlnE on Among tue AttefAhh OF lhat
section.
EDITOR NAToNAL TRIBUNE: Tie Secretary OF
the Massachusetts Total Abstinence Society la
recent report has stated thRt considerable amount
OF the pension mooney ~ thc Government finds us
why directly into the tls II the liquor sellers, and
10 obyutc this alleged evil has scat M appeal 10
many Of the Grand Army Posts la ihh slate 10
aid the society in checking ths abuse
Ia answer 20 this appeal, Post GO, 81 McdiOrd, las
Trimmed reply, signed 10y Commander Warren and
Adj't -. n. Adams virtually denying the accuracy
Of the statements made by the Society, claiming
Tor Tie Grand Army 30 great 6Ubrleiy Hs any other
class iu the community, citing facts TO establish
this statement. aud dcprecatug that any action Of
the above Society based on iucorroci data should
have gone out 20 prejudice people against tie
veterans j think the action OF the Society was
well intended but Tatbcr hasiy, aud Post G6 las
well-fOuudCd reason Tor IT, protest
Members Of the W.RC., this Department, nre
beginning 10 discuss eligible candidates Tor the
Department Presidency next year. d. b. thought
by many that the Rbic-t woman avail able in tie
Order should be selected 20 lend the auxiliary
hosts 20 Washington, mud such leader they find
iu "a well known Boston woman, whose name 81 "a
household word iu tic Order and among veterans,
aud vino lass many times been houOrcd by official
pEciement5 but with Characteristic spirit ~ self
HbrcgatiOn she informs your correspondent that
81 hcr opinion the Office should 60 % The western
part 81 the state which has thus fgr never been
huHurcd by %, nud % Tie Corps 81 uIAt section viii
agree Upou strong Representative 10 occupy bret
place shc wlll not allow Ter name 10 be used IN
connection with The oflcc-aud she always means
what she says.
The fourth annual Eucnmpment % Tie New
England Department, Union Veterans IflOn, was
held iu BIOS 0u tIte 2Bihulf About 30 81 the 60 en-
rolled delegates were present Department Com
maudor John III. Roberts presented his annual
report, iu which bee appealed Tor better enforce
meut Of Section 1865, Revised Statutes. spoke a
word n encouragement for tie WOmHn's Rci.cf
Union, auxiliary 90 thc Order aud gave resume
al thc work 81 tie year Asst Adj teen. James
Dsmmerss report shows total membership Of
/ sol ia - Commando Eve % which were organ
lied during Use year. letter wHs read from Com
j HH.I H..U.. 81 HH4.H L.
/ be present. Al the evening session committees
were appointed mud officers elected. Commander
/ Roberts WAS unanimously reelected for q third
4 tcrm-Rn honor well deserved. ID IN doubtful
whether there Is another veteran 90 the order who
would devote Hs much time 10 itHs Doe viii. glow
! ing Campfire closed thc proceedings. IL j. only
just toray thut this Order hHs beon hampcrod la Do
growth here by The feeling uiHt u founded "a
/ auiag0uizc lhC Grand Army, aud this feeling has
| been strengthened by thc fact lhst among the act
] iye members lu some 81 the Commands are veteI-
ans who wcIc snrcca ln some ucig hb0rng Posts
] aud who, publicly aud privately, have spoken
fEaiust the I,reAt fIaieutv IIis ought not 10 be
. Rccgatc s0rrheHds 90 tuo rear There is room fOi
both Orders lUr a time al l,8sl.
Post 30, ~ Chelsea, had guests al their an
4 nuAl inspection Post 20. ~ Boetou.--Dcpart,
4 mrut Commander smith with Inspector Mclhcr-
bee nud A. A.-bcn. MOOIe. visited the fair 81 Pos
$50. Everett tIc 29ih u.r Department Presided
/ Malice, W.I.f. with Iiztbcth l. Turner Past Ma
uDuul Senior Vice President, were MISC present
A delegation 81 about 20 comrades Of Post 90
Cnmb ,dRe, Furnished budy-Ruard Tor Conrad,
Hh'i9 ~ iifN 'rf NItf'lt iiH hltlif NtNltifa
inspect Post 90. A jolly Campfire succccded th,
Inspection, boz ~ llu the chif orators ~ each Pos
/ did themselves proud.---i'o~t l53, Revere, VII
I dedicate a ICw Grand ARMY hall tie g3I.-Flv,
prominent oIIfleus VIII present memorial volume
90 Post l33 rlauylio, FoOu.--I'o-t 49, Boston
viii go 10 Washington 100 strong, mud have cn
gagged quarters nl lhc National Hatel--ComTad
Edgar j. Bliss hiss presented Department Head
quurtcrr Massachusetts. q. A r. with line rtci
ing Of Con. ShermHu.---Gru. Joe Hooker Com
maud No. .. n. v. t., viii ceIcbratc itr first aunI
Vefsary 40 United States ilotrl, boston, Dec.
Command cf-lt.-t lief :. =. Nodcr II eXucctcd 10 b
/ present .--l ufus H. Orange will bold "a fair NOV
/ N ana - Department officers viii attend -
/ Corps lae, HnVkiuiOU. viii entertain DCpaFttu CI.
I officers aud visiting Corps Nov. l3.-Mts. Sara
J.. luileT, Pact National President ~ X g. hns "a
turned from her Summer vacation slightly ian
proved, bul s'ili u poor heaith.-B. Boston.