Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-25
Hall, Allegheny. on Wednesday and Thursday
eveninps February IL and Il

| Hall. Allegheny on Wednesday and Thursday
evenings, February II and II
DUoUEsNE Posr No. 25s has made . gener-
ous donation to the Ladies Of the g, A. r.
Home.
MRS. CARRIE v. sHEnRIFT. Department
President of the Ladies' of the g. A. R., and
Mrs. Emma Snead left on Monday evening for
Philadelphia to organize circle. They are
the guests of Mrs. Kate Jones.
THE members of General George Custer
Post, of Etna, will attend services at the
Ladies of the @. A R.. Home to-day. Trains
leave Union station at 1925 and 225 r. N. only,
and leave Hawkins at 6:26 P. M. returning.
PosT 1877 Will assemble at headquarters this
afternoon at o'clock and proceed in body to
South Eighteenth street to attend the memor-
lal services of Post 15l. Commander Hohurg
desires that all comrades turn out in full uni-
form.
CAPTAIN BARBER, Of the invincible old
Army of the Tennessee, was present last
Thursday night with his post, No. l57, after an
absence Of some months in the far West.
Whether or not he settled the Indian war Bar
ber did not say.
On Saturday evening, February Z. the dale
gates from Allegheny county to the Depart
ment Encampment at Altoona, will hold .
meeting at Municipal Hail. Transportation
will be arranged for, and such other matters as
may come before the meeting will be consid-
ered
CoMRADE BARNEY COLL, the genial Quar-.
termaster of Post 157, has brauched out in q
| new role, that of an elocu ZIONIST Last Thurs
day night he astonished and delighted the
"boys" by his spirited rendition OF poem,
"Grant and the Wilderness" His comrades
cry for more.
CoMRADE G. R. YOUNG. of Post 8. and wife
have returned from trip to Niagara Falls.
The took in Buffalo and stopped at Lieutenant
Colonel K. NJ. Crawford's, in Oil City. Here
| they had a very pleasant time sleigh-riding
Com rade Crawford is member of Downing
Post No. ass, Oil City,
WORD has just been received that Major J.
q. Osterlok, late of Central City, Col. and late
member of Encampment No. 6. o. v. l., Of
Allegheny City, is dead. Comrade Osterlok
was Major of the Ninety-third Regiment, Penn
sylvania Volunteers, and was also paymaster
OF the United States Volunteers during the
Rebellion. He was about So years of age.
MAJOR D. w. wHITTLE. an old army COM
rade, assisted by Prof. Prof. g. Z. Case, who
will lead the music, will hold gospel meeting
in Carnegie Hall. Allegheny, this afternoon at
o'clock. The address will have special refer
ence to army experiences. etc. The meeting is
for men only. The posts Of the g. A. R. are
for the comrades until P. NJ.
ALL survivors of the Fourteenth Pennsyl-
vania Cavalry who were not present at the last
annual reunion, October T. 1890 are requested
to forward their names. rank, company and
postoffice address to Fred NJ Fleming. late Of
Company II, 6l5 East Ohio street, Allegheny,
Pa. The names of all who have died since
muster out of the regiment are also desired.
The object is to prepare regimental roster
for the benefit of the members
THE remodeling OF Cyclorama Hall, in ALE
gheny, necessitates some disposition Of the
cyclorama Of the Battle Of Gettysburg. Some
thing has been decided on that will greatly
please the Grand Army men. The picture will
be cut in sections and presented to the Grand
Army posts. Post will likely receive that
| part in which General Alex. Hayes appears
Post 12S will receive a section. Other posts
can apply to Captain W. P. Herbert of Post
259. who has charge OF the distribution.
DEPARTMENT COMMANDER DEM IsToN re-
turned homo from the eastern end of the de-
partment on Friday night. On Wednesday
evening he visited one of the Philadelphia
posts. On Friday. he attended the funeral in
Harrisburg of Comrade Captain Maloney. who
met with such terrible death on Tuesday
morning. Comrade Maloney was a member of
Post 5S, Harrisburg. and had charge of the
State Arsenal The Department Commander
was accompanied to the funeral by some of his
staff.