Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-15

valuable assistance in the recent production OF
"The Little Recruit She personated the
character of Agnes Cheatham, and persons
who witnessed her performance say that her
elocutionary attachments are fine and acting
very agreeable.
Posi- ISIS Detroit Gu continues to -four
ish. At the last meeting Secretary D. A. Jones
was instructed to open correspondence with the
committee in Detroit with q view of securing
quarters for the members of the club during
the National Encampment. Comrade Jones ex.
poets TO make a report at the next meeting OF
the club which will take place Tuesday, Feb
ruary "a
and interesting meeting of the sur.
vivors of the Thirteenth Regimen. was held in
the Central Hotel Wednesday evening. 1t was
decided TO hold a meeting in the armory of the
Washington Infantry. Old City Hall, on next
Friday, at which meeting arrangements will be
made for the celebration and parade on April
IL. the anniversary Of the regiments march to
the field.
Posi- Al mustered in its first recruit for the
current year last Wednesday night. Commander
Cassidy being absent, Senior Vice Commander
Meth occupied the chair. Considering tina,
the officers were all new and never had any ex.
perlence To SPEAK OF in a muster, the services
were gone through in a creditable manner. The
post has two or three other comrades on its list
for muster in, with promises of others to fol.
low.
THE Ladies Union Veteran Soldier Associa.
ton No. i, organized by Mrs. George W
Hughes and others, will meet at 2 O'Clock
Thursday afternoon, February %, at the hall of
Encampment No. Z. U. v. L., n Sixth avenue.
All applications for membership Of mothers,
wives, widows and sisters of union veteran
soldiers of three years. enlistment will be con
sidered, as will also the question of the admis-
sion of daughters.
1T is the opinion of the comrades in Allie
QhQnV Nnnnfv thar q nOunrada ~ fha ha-oae
and standing of W. J. Patterson, of Post Isl,
ought to have every vote in the department for
Council of Administration Comrade Patter.
son was endorsed at the meeting of delegates
who believe that if he was as well known
throughout the department as he is In the
western end, there would be no doubt as to
where every vote would 60.
THE following resolution was adopted BY
Encampment No. 6. U. v. l., on Friday even
ing: Resolved, That we, the members of En-
campment No. 6. Union Veteran Leyion, of
Allegheny City, Pa, hereby express our regrets
and sorrow over the very serious illness of
Major General w. 7. Sherman, and extend our
heartfelt sympathies to him as a comrade of
the late war for the Union, as one of its most
conspicuous and illustrious generals and as a
model of patriotism.
WILLIAM STEWART! Captain of Police OF
the Third district. was mustered into Post ISL
last Tuesday evening. Captain Stewart had a
hard time becoming a comrade. Shortly after
making application, which was some time ago.
he took sick. While recovering from this spell
ne sprained his ankle, and was laid up again.
II is said that the hustling recruiters of Post
l6l had resolved to carry Comrade Stewart in
on a stretcher If fate interfered again. This
was happily averted, however, and the boys
had the pleasure of seeing him walk in.