Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-20
niversary celebration is busy with prepare

niversary celebration is busy with prepara.
tions.
CoMRADE A. P. BURoHFIELD managed to ge,
out to Homestead on Thursday before all
was over.
CoMRADE PENSION AGENT BENeoUeH was al
the Homestead Monument dedication on
Thursday.
JUNIOR VICE COMMANDER SrRIeHr, of Post
l62, in his affiiction has the entire sympathy
OF his comrades.
Two comrades have been taken into Post
236 since September l, viz, Comrades Cook
and Mccormick.
PAST DEPARTMENT COMMANDER DENNIsro n
was Chief Marshal of the parade in Home
stead last Thursday.
CoNRADE JAtEs MooRHEAD is a new acqut-
sition to Post 3's membership list. He for
merly belonged to Post l4l, at Bradford. .
SQUIRRELS in Washington county are very
scarce. Adjutant W. E. Matthews, Of Post
Isl returned without getting any.
Posr Isl had no meeting last Thursday
evening, having detailed itself to go over in
body and see that Post 15l had a good
time.
THE remains Of Comrade John Weaver, OF
Post ISL, were laid to rest in Homewood
Cemetery with Grand Army honors last
Friday.
Posr Isl had very short session last
Tuesday evening, and adjourned to the Ex-
position to hear the special musical pro-
gramme.
CoxRADE THoxAs G. JONES, OF Post ess,
will leave for Scranton on Tuesday morning
to attend the Republican League Clubs con-
vention.
COMMANDER EIcHoL of Post 162, fails to see
how his responsibilities increased on his re-
turn from Detroit and says he does not pant
after more.
THREE propositions for membership
cheered the hearts OF the boys Of Post IS last
Tuesday evening. Commander Scott VIII
have a good year to his credit.
ERNEST B. LITTLE, who was a private In
Company E. Third Pennsylvania Volunteers,
Heavy Artillery, will learn something to his
advantage by calling at the pension office.
CoMRADE JOHN sHIPMAN, Of Post 162, who
was supposed to have been lost at Belle
Island, turned up at his last post meeting,
Saturday night q week, with a satisfactory
explanation.
MANY comrades took in the Exposition
last Tuesday evening. The special musical
programme for them was excellent and was
enjoyed very much. Posts 15l, LIS, lb7 and
162 were well represented
CoMRApE A. J. REID has now entirely re-
covered from his recent illness. He has been
receiving the congratulations of his friends
all around the past week. He Is now able to
enjoy q joke as well as ever.
TIE Department Commander has accepted
invitations for himself and staff to attend
the unveiling of the soldiers monument at
Pottsyille on Thursday. october l. when the
medals Of honor awarded by the State to the
First defenders" will be presented
A NEW post will be mustered at Jeanette
next Saturday evening Colonel J. NJ. Dins-
1osa
officer, and he will be assisted by Past De-
partment Commander Denniston. The meet
ing will be held in Vinton's Hall. Seven
teen names are on the charter list, and about
s. have signified their intention of joi ming.
All old soldiers are cordially invited to at
tend the meeting next Saturday.
COLONEL CHILDs PosT No. go, and Garfield
Circle, Ladies of the G. A R., together held
their annual picnic in Panther Hollow,
Park, Saturday, September L. and
all join in pronouncing it the greatest days
pleasure they have ever had. All formality
and false pride was left at home and the
and the ladies turned out to have O
days fun, and they had it. They desire to
thank the park officers for their courtesy
and the protection afforded from interfer-
ence by outside parties.
Posr Al held religious services at the La
dies of the G. A. r. Home, at Hawkins sta
ton, last Sunday. Rev. D. S. Mulhern de-
livered the sermon, after which Mrs.
Gerwig, President of the home, delivered a
pleasing address of welcome to the COM
rades of Post Al Comrade Gerwig delivered
o short and very appropriate address, fol-
lowed by Comrades D. st. Wineland, d.
Davis and Kennedy. Altogether the visit
was pleasant and profitable one. At the
home it was ascertained that there was
provender enough on the place to feed q
COW, and thu post resolved then and thero
to present the home with a fine milk giver.