Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-01
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the nall in honor of the dead for the year.

campment will hold memorial services in
the nall in honor of the dead for the year.
CAPTAIN SHAW, of the One Hundred and
Twenty third Regiment, was mustered into
Post 162 last night = week. A number of ap-
plications are now pending in this energetic
post. Since moving into its fine new hall
the recruiters have taken another squirt,
and considerable increase in membership
Is expected.
:. Posi- l57 last Thursday evening decided to
hold fair in New Turner Hall, Forbes
street, commencing August 20 and continu-
ing till September II. The proceeds will be
devoted toward the relief fund OF the post.
will be committed will make a success OF the
fair without a doubt
PosT 8's Washington committee is making
things hum. The party is expected to num-
Der at least 25o and probably Soo A commit
tee will go to Washington this week to COM
Plete arrangements for the quarters, which
1t is claimed will be the finest in Washing
ton. Post S's band and the drum corps will
accompany the party.
LADIES CIRCLE No. 4, 4,connected with Major
A. Al. Harper Post Isl, OF Braddock, has
charge of an entertainments to be given in
odeon Hall, Braddock, tomorrow evening
by Prof. Byron w. King and Mrs. King, as
to sss The % GO
at Hawkins. Circle No. works hard for this
charity.
A MEETING OF the General Memorial Day
Committee will be held in Select Council
chamber next Saturday evening at 8 o'clock
to further the arrangements for Memorial
Day. Davis Camp, Camp 1872 and the new
Lawrenceville camp, Sons of Veterans, will
have representatives there. The Sons of
Veterans will likely be detailed for some
special duty.
ALLEGHENY'e General Memorial Day Com
mittee met at Post 1898 hall last night ana
made further arrangements. A marshal
was elected and the reports of the different
sub-committees showed that they have mat
ters well in hand. Post sS will take care Of
all the cemeteries on Troy Hill, and Posts
l2s and l62 will go to Uniondale, Bellevue,
etc.
THE second of Post S's monthly free enter
tainments for the comrades and their fami-
lies will be given in the post hall tomorrow
night. Comrade W. H. Graham, of Post. ss,
America and his talk will be iliustrated by by
stereoptlcon views. In addition there will be
an excellent programme Of music and elo-
daily invited to attend and bring their la
dies.
Posi- loss comrades have been hustling the
past week for the dramatic entertainment to
be given in the posts theater on Mt. WASH
ington next Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
A committee visited Posts ., Isl and 157 the
past week in behalf of the entertainments
and was handsomely recompensed for the
trouble. Mrs. Naysmith, President of Circle
y, and Mrs. Bollman, President of Arch
No. 81, reported Friday night great progress
in the disposal OF tickets.
The peanut party given by Lysle Circle
Friday evening was a surprising success.
For time the crowd was almost unmanage-
able, and many were turned away for want
of room. Later all was novelty and enjoy
ment; Ten circles were represented, and
members of Lysle Post and Lysle Camp,
Sons of Veterans, did good service in assist
ing the circle IN entertaining its friends.
Two large cakes were to be given to the per-
sons guessing their contents. After ex-
hausting the words commencing with "P''
from paregoric to pills, they were awarded
to persons guessing potatoes and pecans.