Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-30

turnout. The train VIII leave Union station
at A. M. sharp.
A DELEGATION from Post b1 made things
lively at Post 157's meeting last Thursday
evening The quintet, composed of Com
raGes w. o. Russell. John c. Sias John
RiS'es' Il" a. T. frAnA anu 00'h' was sn' -A
Now that the business of the Rock Point
celebration is about completed, the atten-
ton of the boys will be turned towards max
ing the meeting Of the Department encamp-
ment in this city next February grand
success,
THE veterans Of the seven counties Of
Northeastern Pennsylvania will hold their
annual reunion at Jermyn next Thursday.
Among the prominent comrades expected Is
Adtutant General of the State William Nc
Clelland.
CoNRADE JOHN W. MORRISON is secretary
Of the One Hundredth (Roundhead) Regi-
ment Association and attended the reunion
at Butler last Wednesday. He received
warm welcome from all the old soldiers, who
were delighted at his success in the Repub-
fcan State Convention. They all swear by
him.
THE members Of the Third Pennsylvania
Heavy Artillery and the One Hundred and
Eighty-eighth P. V. V. who desire to attend
the reunion at Gettysburg next Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, can procure orders for
railroad tickets by calling on J. W. Hague,
Corresponding Secretary, No. 36 Fifth ave-
nue., Pittsburg.
Posr IS last Tuesday evening had q COM
rade all the way from Illinois to attend the
meeting. He was Comrade Hart, who
moved West about two years ago. locating
in Illinois. He still holds his membership
in Post IS. After the Detroit encampment
Comrade Hart decided to attend post meet
ing and give an account of himself.
THE July number Of the Rorlds Co'snzsoson
1av1A
picture Of Hon. William McClellapd, Com
missioner from Pennsylvania. Comrade
McClelland is very prominent member OF
Encampnent No. ], q. Y. L., Post 259, G. A.
r., and of the Pennsylvania Commandry OF
the Military Order of the Loyal Legion, and
Adiutant General of Pennsylvania.
For the first time since its establishments
"a Ayears ago the Stars and Stripes now float
from the Pittsburg Pension Office. The flag
is a handsome one IL by 515 feet. 1t is hung
from staff in front of the building and
bears the legend across the bottom United
States Pension Agency" Agent Bengough
was surprised when he came to the office to
find no national emblem He called the at
tention of the Department to the matter
and speedily had the void filled.
THE citizens of Butler will long be re men,
bered by the survivors of the Fourth
Cavalry, Seventy-eighth and One Hundredth
Infantry Regiments, who were present at
Wednesday. The old soldiers were hand
somely entertained. Two hunrred of the
leading ladies of the town waited upon the
banquet tables, which were laden with the
best the land affords. The decorations of
the residences and business houses were
profuse and handsome, and a number Of
artistic arches spanned the thoroughfares.
Everything in connection with the success
full meeting was creditable to the citizens of
that prosperous borough.
MANY checks and vouchers sentout by the
Pension Agency are lost or destroyed in va
rfous ways. But last week the champion
odd case turned up. william II. jackson, q
Washington county farmer reported that
his July check and October voucher were
destroyed. After getting his mail at the
post office he placed the envelope contain |
ing the check and voucher in his vest and |
proceeded to the harvest field He hung the |
vest on fence and went on with his work. |
Soon a COW came along and stopped where |
tho garment hung. Reaching over the fence |
her cowship caught the envelope and pro- |
ceeded to make meal of it and its contents. |
The only thing left to tell the tale was nib |
bled corner Of the envelope. |