The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-02-19
MICHIGAN,


MICHIGAN
The committee appointed by Phil Kearny Post.
oi Muskcgon, 60 prepare for the coming State En-
chmpment is working diligently to have all
thlhgs ready ~ ample Time. and 90 make such
arrangements IA will insure most successful
meeting. The number OF those who will attend Is
estimated all the way from 2 900 so 3 500.
A jolnt resolution has been introduced IN the
House Al Lansing providing thai the question Of
apprOpriatiug $4,000 for the National Grand Army
Encampmcui in Detroit next Summer, shall be de-
cided by submitting ii to a popular vote at the
Spring elections,
NEW YORK.
The GAR. Executive Committee Of Queens
County las placed IN nomination Tor Department
Commander the name OF Chas. III. Freeman, OF co.
ID, lalst n. Y, and Captain Co. X same regiment.
The committee urges that hs military record Is a
sound one, aud his record as q comrnGe j. iii cX-
ample Tor any man. lie Joined the Grand Army
al an early Gate IA the organic alton. lie has re-
ceived honors ht the hands OF his comrades and,
as comrAdc in the ranks, Post Commander. metn-
Der Council Of Administration and Senior Vice
brlhftmem Commander, lac has always devoted
himself TO the cause Of c0mradeship and the Rd-
yancemeut Of the best interests Of the order.
Phil keRrny Post, 3, New York, has had the last
letter written 10y Gen. keRrny handsomely framed
aud hung up in n prominent place in the new Post
room. Upon one side 81 the letter D. "A portrait OF
the dRshng heany, and upon the other Is one 81
Gen, Franz slgel, 10 whom % was written, aud
vino presented % 10 the Post. II attracts great at
tenton, and he priced by the comrades more than
gold.
Commodore w = Wells. Of the National Assoc
citation Of Naval Veterans has presented Post SIC,
OF New York, with gavel made from the timbers
OF tie old trlgatc New York.
Post has been established at Hamilton,
Ontario. The makes the third Post "a Canada,
one being la Montreal and the other in Winnipeg.
Inc new Post WI, be under the jurisdiction Of tins
Department il is named ". ". Cooke Post after
the late Col. Wm. Winner Cooke, who WAS killed
IN The Custer Eight on the Little Big Horn.
Officers OF the following Posts are.
McGreRor, SOB, tleHburg-Gom., Thos. Oldham;
;. " G., George Dents j. V. G., William Holden;
AdJt, Joseph Gibson q: NJ, stephen Myatti
surg, Peter Rock; Chap, Mathew Lille.
l.nthron l3s, liudson-Com., Louis = Hart;
:. v. G., George w. Convey; j. v. c., Jesse Miller;
Chap, Jacob w. Carl; q. NJ, George H. Macy
surg, Leonard G. Convey; O. d., Jas. n. Morris
o. C., Jonas NJ. Plassi AdTt Michael Guinan
O. NJ =, stephen @. George; ;. NJ, Michael GRul.
PENNSYLVANIA
Fred Taylor Post 49, Philadelphia will give n
grand dramatic aud musical entertainment al the
Academy of Music and Horticultural Hall Tues
day evening. March TO-
Comrade John Frazer Of =. ID. Baker Post, g
delivered a lecture before Gen. j.. d. Baker Camp,
2l7 on Jan. ls-"1he Life and Services OF Gen. 4.
ID. Baker" The large room crowded aud
many prominent members Of Post were present,
81 was also a delegation from Camp ELLIS, 81
Germantown. ComrAde Stinemycr, OF Baker Post.
presented 10 Baker Camp handsome y framed
picture OF Gen. Il. d. Baker. The presentation
speech being delivered By Comrade John W Fra
ger, OF Post s. and the gift was received 10y Capt.
John J. Jones
Post l04, Counesville. turned out in body TO
Of William Kurt, Tor whom the Post was named
MR.. kurtz was IN her Ssth year. Her husband,
Josnh Kurz, who survives her, IL 80 years old.
J. Stewart Robinson Post, 2l3, Huntington Mills,
las resolved that ia thc death 81 COmrade George
Nhdoner the Post has sustained a great loss aud
tie community an honorable citizen. The deepest
sympathy b. extenatd 10 the bereEyed family.
SOUTH DAKOTA
KHpatricl. Poet Of Huron IS aourishinR There
Is Euug little sum ia the treasury tile Post hay.
ing been lifted out Of debt during the past year
il now Inns a membership Of I20. II the new ON.
cerb make Hs good record AZ those ia charge last
year, they viii have much for which 10 oongrstu-
late themselves
TENNESSEE
}. Woyerton, Adsmsville; We have a GAR
Post here Of about 81 members, aud have q nice
hall, paid Tor. aud have au increase nearly every
meeting. IL some Of those editors up North who
are lowing Rbou. pensions and calling ol soldiers
frauds aud deHd-begts TO come here, we
would give them grand treat 20 good coat of tar
and icHthors aud escort them out with the music Of
rams horns aud tim pans IL cost too much here
10 be loyal 20 the old flag, 10 he triiied with.
RHODE ISLAND
The new Department Commander Bent IL
Child, wHs bora lu Providence ia 1888; educated in
the public schools aud entered Tie army 10 serve
three years from June g. 1854, la Battery A. ri.
J.. A. Was wounded three times lie was COM
misslOued Second Lieutenant Of the battery in
1868 aud honorsbly discharged FOR disability with
the rank Of FIRST Lieutenant lie las lac "a several
positions Of trust under the Government having
been Chief Of Police at Providence since Jan g
J.. of
lsbs was appointed A ID. &. 10 the Department
Commander 1877, D. aud elected Delegate. at Large
10 The National EucGmpmeut ia lsss. He WAS
elected member u the G. Of A. la 1853. The same
year he wac elected Junior Vice Department Com
mandcr, aud IN 1890 Senior Vice Department Com
mRnder.
Department Commander Benz n. Davis presided
At the Encampmenl held Ia Providence Feb. G.
The Assistant Adj utautt eHeral'H report showed
total mcmbcThhlp 81 2 sif a gain 81 81. The loss
by death was %. The amount expended for relief
w ftN. HE value of Post ~ l. Ggg3
The balance hand the fret Of this year il $50 FL
Commander iu-CAIcf Neazcy addressed the I'm
canlpment, aud in the evening - banquet was
given 70 The retiring Department Commander.
The following officers We're elected. Com Bari
~. Child, Providence; >. v, C.. David s Ray Last
Providence J. V, q. Geo T. cranst0n, Wexford;
Medical Director, DT. T. Thatcher Graves Proyi-
dence; Chap. Rev. Il. y, EmmeTson Newport;
Council Of Administration, Herbert T. Bennett
Nelson Arnold, George NJ. Turner, George Carmi-
chBei, Joseph A. Means. Delegates Wm. A. Har-
RE, George g. Willis. VIM. Hamilton, Joseph B
Holmes; Alternatcs, WIN. o. Thatcher George 4.
Allen. ChHs H. Sweet, Ezra Dixon. Commander
Child made tne following appointments: A. q NJ
Cen, Daniel r. BailOu: Judge Advocate Gen.
VIM. A. Phillips Inspector, Theodore A. Perry
Chief mastering Officer Charles II. Baker.
VERMONT
Comrade D. L. Morgan, Of Rutland, the new De-
phrtmcni COmmaHder, b. "A Boston man, having
DecH born ia 1896. lie removed with his father 10
Minnesota, and at tie age OF III entered tie old lst
MINI, which had been sent home 10 recruit after
fearful loss 81 bcttysburR. lie became a citizen Of
lthllund De 1870, aud engaged Ia mercantile pur-
SUITE aud later in real estate and building lie H. a
F"1 Commander Of Roberts Poet, aud has been
prominent in the Ga. H. affairs OF the State. The
Department Will undoubtedly flourish under his
administration.
/ WISCONSIN,
Robert Chvas Post Milwaukee. Is considered
/ the best Post financially in the country. ID has
real estate 10 the amount 81 $4,000 aud recent y
/ expended So 900 pa repairs Of its hail.