Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-28
THE G. A. r. KNCAMpMENT.
A Lively Week ut the Headquarters Of q
Citizens COMMITTEES.

A Lively Week at the Headquarters Of the
Citizens COMMITTEES.
There we're a number of visiting Grand
Army men at the headquarters Of the citizens
encampment committee during last week.
They came to the city to make arrange ments
for securing quarters for the posts represented
by them. In addition large number
Of applications for quarters have come through
the mails. Altogether this week has been q
busy, one at headquarters. L. H. Chamberlain
the commander Of Detroit Post, No 1884, and
VIM s. Green, the post commander, spent
several days here looking about for suitable
quarters.
Col. Henry NJ. Dufield, the senior vice COM
mander-in-chief of the Grand Army, was in the
city and called at the headquarters.
j. NJ. Foster and Thomas Hatton OF st Louis,
Mich, are i'll the city. They represent the posts
OF Gratiot county, Mich.
OHIO VETERANS PLEASED.
The delegation Of eighteen veterans repre-
senting the posts of Hamilton county, Ohio,
were SO much gratified with their recent visit
20 this city and their reception by
the encampment that upon their
return home they adopted resolutions
expressive of their appreciation OF the 'gener-
Gus treatment, careful consideration and ready
acquiescence in all our requests. which they
experienced at the hands of the citizens COM
mittee of this city. The resolutions have been
received by Chairman Edison.
ORGANIZATIONS CHARTERED.
The following posts have engaged quarters
during the past week:
Gen. Lander Post s, Lynn, Mass, for 500
members. In Baltimore and Ohio sleepers at
lexington.
Hobbie Post, %, Stanford, Conn.,, for 70
members. At 321 Missouri avenue.
Delegation of 800 members from Randolph
county, Ind, representing the following posts:
Sedgwick Post, SO, Union City; Nelson Truckle,
20, Winchester; Abraham ID. Shaltz, 70, Wind
sor; Frank Jones, 249, Trenton; Joseph Cook,
296, Lynn; Jake Jackson, $50. Carlos City; Mich
Ridgeville; Moses Heron, 261; Farmland Lo-
Gated in the Brent building.
Stanley Post, II, New Britain, Conn.,, Is men,
bers; E. A. kimball Post, 1OO New York city,
200 members. In the Curtis building
Rankin Post. 10, Brooklyn, n. Y, 200 MEM
members. In the Force building.
Armstrong Post, POP, Lima, Ohio, $50 men,
bers. In the Arthur building.
Forsyth Post, Is. Toledo, Ohio, 200 members;
Ford Post, IA. Toledo, Ohio, so members;
Evans Post, 1863, Bryan, Ohio. so members;
Fairbanks Post, II, Detroit, Mich 200 members
In Jefferson building.
Deforest Post, Dundee. Mich, 60 members,
and the following delegation of 200 members
from Gratiot county. Mich, representing fol-
lowing posts: William D. Wilkins Post 81, Col
Ely Post 1853, Elon Mayer Post 1872. Moses Wis
ner Post 10l, Billy Cruson Post 347, Chas. Sum-
ner Post 329. Chas. Bradford Post 379, w.
Kirby Post 1913. Grant building.
The following posts have made application
for quarters during the past week:
Meagher's Irish Brigade Association, so;
Alexander Post, 1853, Piqua. Ohio, so; G. l..
Nevins' Post, l, Rockford, ILL.,, 100: post from
Atlanta, Ga, 80; Bayard Post, 8, Trenton. N.
j.. 100; Phil Sheridan, no. Newark, N. j., 100;
w. A. Jackson, GA, Albany, N. Y, 60;
Z. B. Nye Post, 2O3, Bourne, Mass, 80; G. A.
Custer Post, AZ, -, VT, 100; Prentiss Nj.
Whiting Post, 1872, North Attleboro, Mass, 35;
Mccoy Post, l, Columbus, Ohio, 200; J. X.
Taylor Post. 1872, Allentown, Pa, 60; A. NJ.
Cook Post, 326, Greenwich, N. Y, 40; F. P. H.
Rogers Post, 20, Waltham. Mass, Is.