Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-15

EoMTNATroNs are now in order.

NOMINATIONS are now in order.
TIE soldier in politics is asserting himself
PosT IS Will nominate Tuesday after next
PosT IS has seven recruits awaiting mus
ter.
NOMINATIONS will be made by Post 15l next
Tuesday evening.
J. H. hLISGENsMITH was mustered into
Post $50 last night q week.
IT is predicted that Comrade Philip Kline
will be the next Commander OF Post l55.
PosT l2s is arranging forits annual memor-
faI services o be held on Sunday afternoon,
December %.
PROPOSITION was handed in at Post ss's
meeting last Tuesday. 1t will be followed
by several others.
TEE ladies Of the G. A. R. Home received
last week box OF very valuable and useful
articles from the ladies OF Johnstown.
woMAN's RELIEF CORPS No. %, auxiliary to
Post l55 viii doubtless re-elect as Presidenr
<or next year Mrs. Naysmith, wife Of Cap
tain Robert Naysmith.
TOUCHING remarks on the death OF Senior
Vice Commander Harper were made at Post
SIS meeting last Tuesday. Never was loss
more deeply felt by the comrades of Post So.
GENERAL MUNRor visited Post l55 OF Friday
evening and delivered happy address,
which was responded to by Commander
Lewis and Comrades Boss, Shepiar and
speer.
THERE IS talk OF trying to secure the
rational encampm6 mt of SO for Fittsburg.
With Chicago and / ,dianapolis to contend
wiki PittsOuTg Nould have 70 do some tall
hEstllng to get tie prize.
CENTRAL NELSON MONROE, who was before
the Pittsburg posts last week advocating
the = pension bill. met with great success.
General McHro says the Grand Army men
here unanimously favor it.
Pos- 80 selected a name which has been
approved. and viii hereafter be known as j.
bowman sweitzer Post. Post 4so could not
have se,ecteG i more suitable name than
that Of this well-known departed comrade.
Posi- 2U6. the colored phalan1, has organ
fzed Washington Club, and expects to
attend she national encampment in BODY
Already there are 81 members. Meetings
are held every Friday evening after the post
meetings.
COOK Bros, the carpenters, have presented
70 Post l55 a 60-foot flagstaff to be placed on
top o. the reading room hall, on condition
that the United states flag float from it
ever III citing night The proposition was
unanimously accepted
GESERAL MUNRoE last week visited a num-
bur OF local posts in the interest of the s. a
month pension bill. This measure is not at
all ponilla, IA this locality. II has time and
AGAIN Ueen sat down upon in both our de-
uartment and the National encampments
IT,
AT Post eSs well attended meeting on
Tuesday evening there were a number of
visitors, including Comrade Sample OF Post
l2S. Comrades Irwin, Walker and Shaffer. of
Post lG2, and Conrade Munroe, of the De-
pRTtnIcuj or Massachusetts, who ca me in the
Interest OF the IS Il month pension bill.
Post liz has found it necessary to seek
more congenial and convenient quarters,
and mas moved from Masonic Hall, on Col
81, 81,
Gas Office. Just east of the bridge on Penn
avenue The new hall is well lighted, well
heated and easy of access, and it is consid-
ercd a very beneficial change.
A VETERAN of the veterans'' writes as fol-
lows: 'Comrades, for the love of God, your
country and yourselves, remember your OBJ
legation. Encourage honor and purity in
pualtc affairs. Cut loose from political vet
erau~' clubs before you lose all the honor
that belongs 20 your grand and noble order.
For Gods sake stand from under"
po=T $50 has been surprised by its Ladies'
Auxiliary which has on its own hook ar
ranged u musical and elocutiouary enter
tsuucnt 70 be given next Saturday in
NHu-hau's 5 large hall in Lawrenceville. The
proceeds Will lie devoted to the Widows and
Orphans Fund of the post. The entertain
DeEJ VIII be 4 very enjoyable one and
should he well patronized.
Posr IjI's success with the reading room
hall exceeds expectations. Enough applica-
tiOns are already IN to occupy the audi
tuTiUm tor some time TO come. Keep your
eyes open for a grand opening and recep-
tiOu. The first entertainments will be In
Eomar,' with Miss Edith Smithson, adopted
Daughter Of Post l55 as P1TthesliG. Comrade
shepler viii play INiro'L
TEE testimonial to Past Assistant Adjutant
General Harry G. Williams will be presented
on Monday, November %, when q oompli-
neutsTy supper will be rendered the recipf