Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-26
quite an accession in membership las. Thurs.

quite an accession in membsrship last Thurs.
| day evening.
TEE fair Of Post 2l6 which closed week
ago last Thursday. was very successful
| throughout
PosT received fine crayon portrait last
Monday Of General Sherman, the gift Of Major
| G. NJ Kraus.
CoMRADR JACOB NELSON has recovered
from his sickness, and was at post meeting last
| Friday night.
| COMMANDER JOHN 8. LAMBIE, of Post 8,
| will be Commander Of the Day on Memorial
Day In the old city.
IT must seem like old times to Comrade Ad-
3utant General McClelland. these bloody days
In the coke regions.
COMRADES o. D. AeEDER AND FRANK
CASE, Of Post 2l5 have recovered from the
grip and are out again.
PAST DEPARTMENT CoMMANpER J. P. 8.
GOBLIN will deliver the Memorial Day Grafton
Tor the Grand Army at Bethlehem.
THE annual memorial service of Post Al to
commemorate the deaths for the year will be
held this year after Memorial Day.
CoMRADE Moro AN THoMAs was admitted
to Post on card last Monday evening, and
Walter 6. Craig was'elected to membership.
THE Memorial Day committee representing
the six posts of the ol city will hold its regu.
lar meeting next Satu rday in Municipal Hall.
SECRETARY D. A. JONES. Of Post l6Ps De-
troit Club, has written to the proper parties in
Detroit accepting the uarters assigned to the
club and the band.
WoMAN's RELIEF CORPS No. %. auxiliary to
Post l55. mustered three ladies on the last
meeting night. This corps is increasing IN
members quite rapidly.
Posi- l55 mustered two recruits on Friday
evening, and Commander James Lewis says
that he will soon have several more additions to
the membership of the post
PosT l57 will attend divine service on Sun
day, May "a, at the Cum mberland Presbyterian
rue by invitation Of the pastor, Rev. ]. B.
Koehne.
POST 3 has received letter of thanks from
Mrs. Abbie Lynch, Of the Woman's Relief
Corps. for the proffer use Of Post ys hall
during the convention Of the w. r. c. next
February.
POST Al has made arrangements to decorate
at st. Mary's Cemetery on the morning Of
Memorial Day. In the afterno on the post will
Join the column to 60 to the d ats in Allegheny
Cemetery.
ONE of the past commanders Of Post 157 has
been so sick for six weeks that he was unable
to attend at post m eetings. His comrades hope
he Will recover in time to attend next Thurs
days meeting
CHAIRMAN W. H. LAMBERT, Of the Invita-
rion Committee. desires the members Of that
committee to meet in his ice. on the third
floor OF the Hamilton building. next Wednes-
day afternoon at o'clock.
CoMRADE THoMAs R. Boss. of Post l55, is
laid up at his home on BeloRda street, Mt
Washington. with very severe case of the
grip. His comrades are ute anxious about
him and hope for his early recovery.
CoMRADE THOMAS G. BRYsocK, Of Post
157, died last Tuesday night and was buried
Thursday with military honors in the soldiers
plot in Allegheny cemetery. This makes the
seventh death in the year in Post ISL.
THE sixth annual reception of George e.
Thomas Circle, Ladies of the G. A. R.. was
held in Odd Fellows Hall, ,southside. last Mon
day evening. 1t was an enjoyable affair, and
was success socially and financially.
THE rehearsals for Post ISIS presentation of
the Little Recruit" go on successfully. The
members of the cast are hard at work and care
fully perfecting themselves in their respective
characters. A number expect quite histri-
onic triumph.
DEPARTMENT COMMANDER GEORGE K.
BOYER was in the city last Wednesday on pri-
vate business. 1t was his first visit to Pittsburg
since he became Department Commander. He
called upon several of the prominent comrades
and shook hands with quite number.
WoMAN's RELIEF CORPS No. IL was insti-
tuted at Turtle Greek recently. with rs men,
bers present All were installed. Among those
present were Mrs. Robert Naysmith, of Circle
No. % She made an eloquenn address which
was much appreciated by the large audience.
COMMANDER JOHN BROWN, of Post I2s.
carried a load of good cheer and humor over to
Post l5l's meeting last Tuesday night. When
he got there he was caned for his trouble by
one of the comrades Of Post Isl. The cane was
a fine one made Of glass. The meeting was .
very pleasant one.
Posi- l5rs Memorial Day COMMITTEES is hard
at work. Instead of taking the usual long
walk up to the cemeteries on the hill the pro-
cession will this year be taken up by the Knox.
vile 1nclin'. The services will, as usual. be
held in the old Methodist graveyard. The
school children will furtsh the flowers.
A HANDSOME memorial volume, similar to
those which are to be presented to Posts Ss and
12s, is being prepared for Post I62 They were
described in this column last Sunday. Would
it not be good plan TO have grand joint
meeting of the three Allegheny posts, when
the volumes are ready, and present all az the
same time?
The Caldwell. O., post Of which "Private"
Dalzell is Commander has unanimously rec
ommended the "private" for Department Com
mander of Ohio. The encampment will be held
at Steubenville next week. Comrade DalzelPs
almost enough to elect on the first ballot. His
friends express themselves as sure Of his cleo
tion on the first ballot.