Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-19

Fifth Resiment Pennsylyanis Heavy 4,
| tillery, was reinstated q comrade Of Post 10
last Tuesday evening.
CoxRAps JOSEPH b EATON has gotten mp
directory Of the Allegheny county posts. I
is very handy: eomrade Joe uses it as ont
OF his many cigar "ads."
GENERAL j. B. swErrsnR Posr No. ls had
i've new applications last night week with
three more coming. None OF these have 'eveI
belonged to the Grand Army. Bravo, 4s!
Posr So received two acquisitions to the
membership roll last Tuesday night, one by
muster and one by reimbursement The good
work is pushed right lively by Post sS's re
cruiters
CoxRADE THOMAS EARLY, Of Post, ISL, an
swered the last roll call Friday. The funeral
will be to-day at 8P. n. from the late com
rade's home ON Wehster avenue. and the in
terment will be in the Allegheny Cemetery.
A LAWN fete will be held on the grounds ol
the Ladies of the G. A. r. Homo, Hawkins
station. next Thursday afternoon and even.
ing. The proceeds will help to pay of the
debt on the institution, large number OF
the city comrades will likely go out.
PosT sts was officially visited by Senior
Vice Departments Commander william O
Russell last Tuesday evening. Although
attendance and number OF visitors were
present The meeting was very enjoyable
one.
CoMRADE EDWARD FISHER of Post 8, who
has been laid up for about two weeks with a
black spider bite, is on the high road TO re-
covery, and is expected to be ont in few
days. 1t was feared at one time that 1t
would be necessary to amputate the Injured
foot.
COLONEL JOHN W. PATTERSON Posr No. ISL
at its last muster accepted the invitation OF
Post 12S to attend the encampmenr at the
Beaver fair groun ds, Sunday, july s. Post 16l s
comrades will 20 by the P. & L. =. b. T.,
leaving the Southside station at 8 o'clock,
city time They expect to take good-sized
delegation.
THE Executive Committee of the Seventy
eighth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers.
has decided to hold no reunion this fall for
the reason that large majority OF the COM
rades desire to attend the National encamp-
ment Of the G. A, r. in Washington, Septem-
Der l6, and have requested the committee to
CoMRApE ANTON WOLF. of Post III, died
Friday morning at O'Clock. He was gal
liant soldier, serving as color bearer in the
First Pennsylvania Cavalry. He kept q
hotel on Penn avenue East End, for many
years and never was poor old soldier
turned away hungry from Comrade VOLTS
door. The funeral will take place this after.
noon.
SENIOR Woe DEPARrNENr CoMHANDKR
RUSSELL paid an official visit to Post 157 last
Thursday evening. He was accompanied
by delegation from Post 15L The colored
troops-Post 206-turned out in force and
played the role of visitors. Post $50 was
represented by Commander Taylor. Robert
Whitehouse was mustered in in flrst-clasS
style, and all the work was SO good that the
visitors gave 157 the usual amount of tany.
The post Is used to this.
PosT has been discussing the proposed
changes in the method Of taking care of the
different cemeteries in the old city on
Memorial Day. The sentiment in Post 8
seems to be that Posts 8, Al, 259 and 4s0ought
to take care of Allegheny and St. Mary's
Cemeteries, and that Posts 157, 206 and $50
ought to take charge of Oakland, Miners.
vile, ETC., without having q General Memo
rial Day Committee of all the posts In the
old city.
PosT 162 has what is probably the hand
soonest thing OF its kind in the Department.
The cabinetsized photos Of 2o0 Of the COM
rades have been arranged by Photographer
Mahan on a 4x6 foot card. This will be
placed in a handsome oak frame, finely
carved, in the four corners being figures and
symbols representing the four branches OF
the service-infantry, cavalry, artillery and
navy. This will make q notable addition to
the many attractive features Of Post l6ls
hall. Small copies Of the large arrangement
will be gotten up for individual comrades.