Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-20

Victory at last perches on the banners OF a
sturdy band of Lawrenceville comrades
who started out five months ago to organ
fze new post.
There we're those OF course who said II
could not be done, and the odds were fear
fully against the ambitious veterans, out on
last Tuesday, after many disappointing de.
laws and q wearisome wait of weeks, they
received word from Department Comman-
der Boyer that the application had been
granted and to 60 ahead and prepare for
muster.
The cause Of the movement for a new post
is pretty generally known now among the
comrades; how strained relations grew in
that big family known as Post Al, which had
dwelt so long, peaceably and prosperously
together: how the two factions could not
longer live IN harmony together and how
one side thought the best way out OF the
difficultv-the way that would be to the best
interests of the organiZation-would be to
withdraw and form new post The strong
prejudice against encouraging factlonal
troubles by granting charter TO seeding
faction, was an almost invincible obstacle in
the way of workers for the new post, but all
barriers were broken through, all objections
put to rout and the victors held their i'm
pregnable position successfully. The De-
partment Commander, after hea-ing both
sides, left the matter to commission OF
prominent local comrades, no, after care
favor of the applicants.
The charter list of the new post embraces
the names OF comrndeS who were for years
leading and active members of Post Al. They
are wed ded to the cause, are faithful and
loysl and may be depended upon to make
the new post one of the best in the depart
ment. But the new organization is not
wholly dependent upon veterans who have
previously belonged to the Grand Army,
Tor number will be mustered at the organ
iZation who will then don the bronze star
for the first time. There will be about 40
members at the muster in and they expect
the membership to be at least 100 by the time
of the Department Encampment meeting
here in February.
The muster in, which Will probably be held
in Union Veteran Legion Hall, on Sixth ave-
nue.. will be q big affair. Being such an un-
usual ceremony in this city 1t will attract
great attention. Most Of the comrades
Thought tnat the day of new posts in the
city was thing OF the distant past and that
one could not possibly get q charter. The
comrades who will compose the new organi-
zatiOn will meet tomorrow evening in the
parlors OF Comrade Price, on Thirty-ninth
street. where arrangements for the muster
in will be made officers nominated, etc.
Comrade William o. Russell, of Post Isl, will
more than likely be the mastering officer.
Monday night will be the regular meeting
night of the post, if 1t be satisfac-
tory to all. The comrades have op-
tions on two halls in Lawrenceville.
The outlook for q strong organization is ex-
cellent Following is a partial list of men,
bers the new post will start with: J. B.
Ross P. c.; A J. Reid, P. c.; George S. Wood,
p. c.: D. S. Blackburn, John Atkinson, Will
lam r. Pryce, John Tucker, James Black,
fam McWilliams, Charles Gross, William
Gunderman, J. Dickson, j. Miller, George
Meyers, John DGlzeI, Charles White and
others.