Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-01
,Ir. O. U. A. M.

Coopersdale Council No. 81 will present Gags
70 the schools of the borough on March.
J. j. Isensee, the weIl-known bass solost, was
initiated in Acme Council Thursday evening.
Brother William 6. Wolfe. an old member of
Mauchester Council No. 124 returned this week
from lfmonths' trip through the West
Silver Crescent Council No 572 was instituted
AZ Hecktown, Northampton county, Pa, on
Monday evening BY u. S. c. Peter Berkmyer.
Loreno Council No. 70 Jr. o. O. A. NJ, will
n1id a tair In Kenyon Hall. l65 Federal street,
Auegheny, every evening from to II P. NJ.
- A public meeting was held by the council at
Gnensburg, Pa, on Friday evening of last week.
state Councillor Collins was present and made
Sn address on the objects of the order.
Brother b. o. Sharman of Thaddeus Stevens
S[9iuncIl NO % of Reading, was in PIttsburg
Snis week. he will be a candidate for state
vice Councillor Of Pennsylvania at the next ses-
sion.
The new school building at Irwin, Pa. was
oedicated on Friday evening. and presented at
the same time with flag bv Irwin Council No
a. State Councillor Collins and s. U. Trent,
Esq, were present and made addresses.
harry Brooks, of Pittsburg Council No. III,
had his leg broken at McKnlchI's machine
shop, Monday while his brothers were march,
tng IN the parade. This misfortune falls doubly
neavy. as Mr.. Brooks only recently recovered
from an attack of fever
Brother John Kerr, of Pittsburg Council No.
~, was one Of the carriage occupants in the
bsLaae. Several weeks ago he had his leg
oadIy fractured in several places and it is yet
IN Plaster cast but this did not deter him
iFoUi participating in the parade.
Acme Council, No. 2l9, is arranging to cele
pirate ltS third ann -versary In grand style. As
one of the members expressed il, ''it will break
the record IN the three-year-old Glass; The
enterprise shown by this Council.in previous
affairs betokens something fpe on that even.
ing, '@' 'eH-
Fulton Council No. l47 will hold its fourth
a EI,Il Z
THURSDAY evening, March II The Committee
OF Arrangements is composed of John n
Sehrecker. Alexander Mcconnell j. G. Porter,
Cobb.
The Council chamber OF Sons of T5bertv
Council, 402 has lately been fitted up with a
large scene which covers one side of the hall
seLresentlng Fttsburg battery in ac;lon at
S SS.e patue OF Settvsburg. 1t is part of the
SEciorama of the battle, which was lately
vixen down In ALLEGHENY
Ihe SIX annual parade of the order was a
demonstration Of which any organization. might
S,sn; Sem oe PROUD. II has been stated that the
ounlors covered themselves with honor and
glory Monday. 1t is sufficient if they have
adoeo honor to their fair name without any OF
the eIorS- Ihe time has come when we should
say aslde an aspirations for notoriety and strive
VIII greater energy to carry out the principles
upon which the order is based
4nciudlng those members of the order who
RsaaIlclpatea IN the parade from the curbstone
OF Allegheny and Pittsburg on Monday
american. Of course, this does not apply TO
al the Mechanics who were not in line for
tnere were those who could not get away from
tnelr employment Monday. but it is a
notorloss fact that there were hundreds on the
sLoewSIRs who might have been in line and the
sreaIer shame is theirs.
a call has been issued for 0 meeting in the
SHef1cdn ott1ce on Saturday evening March
=! tor the purpose of arranging for the trip to
cleveland to attend the National Council AS
tne brothers in Cleveland have Commenced
Some time ago to prepare for the reception and
entertainment of the visitors the local men,
6ers should put forth every effort to make the
delegation as large as possible Let every
Junior who can go begin to prepare now and
let us have 10000 men in the parade TO take
pace during the session. We in Western
pennsylvania know the value of public demon
strauons. Then why not give our Western
brethren lift?
:, In the conference of patriotic orders of the
united States, held in Chicago Monday, Tues
cay and Wednesday, the Junior order took an
active part and carried away a large number of
tDe honorS. On the Committee of Nine which
Is possessed of large powers there are five
members OF the order. National Councillor
george ID. Bartlett, of Massachusetts; P S C.
d. !. Dlehly, of Pennsylvania: Fred r. Bald.
VIII, or Iowai Junior Past State Councillor
yosepn ;. Reynolds. of Illinois, and George G.
minor, OF illinois. The other members of the
committee are Siason Thompson, of Illinois: H
". King, OF New York; Henry Baldwin, of
Ne" Jersey, and |. W. Traynor, of Michigan.