Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-17

George G.. Meade Post was organized JAN
uary 8. 1880. with twenty-five charter members
II has had on its roll.since date of organization
1875 members and new has in good standing a
membership Of 40. Its present commander.
Joseph ". Deneane. is a PENNSYLVANIA aud
holds a position IN the United States pension
Office. He enlisted April Is, 1861. in company
A. first Pennsylvania reserves, and served until
June Is 1854
The senior vice commander. Chas. Matthews,
enlisted Nay 2 1864. in company A. one hun
dred and fortie;h Ohio infantry, and served
until September 8. 1864. when his regiment was
mustered out. He is employed in the United
States pension Office.
Junior Vice Commander Z. c. Grumlev was
one Of the posts charter members. He en-
listed July :, 1868. in company c. fourteenth
Kansas cavalry. and served until the close of
the war. He IL at present employed in the gov
eminent printing Office.
The aijutant, W. W. Eldridge, enlisted
August .. 1862, in company c, twentv-fourth
Michigan volunteers. and served until the close
of the war, his regiment being one of the
famous iron brigade. He il at present chief of
the issue division, currency bureau, Treasury
Department.
The quartermaster, Calvin Farnsworth, en-
listed july l. 1862. in company II, eighteenth
Maine infantry, afterward first Maine heavy
artillery. and served until January 20, 1865,
when he was discharged on account of wounds
received at Petersburg. Va. Comrade Farms
worth, who was junior vice department COM
mander, commanded the post during 1889 and
1880.
The surgeon. DIR. VI. Bruckheimer. enlisted
April 10, 1851, in company F, sixth New York
infantry, re-enlisted August %. 1861. in com
pany ID, fifty-ffth New York volunteers, and
was discharged for disability October 49, 1861.
The chaplain, Rev. Henry 5. Stevens. was ap-
| pointed chaplain Of the fourteenth Connecticut
volunteers July q, 1852, from which position
he resigned December %. 1853 He is en-
ployed as a clerk in the pension Office.
The officer OF the day, DIR. John c. Bishop,
enlisted November l, 1862, as a private in COM
/ pany G, ninth West Virginia infantry and
served until the close of the war. being mustered
out As FIST lieutenant and regimental quarter
master FIRST veteran West Virginia volunteer
/ infantry, which was composed OF the veterans
Of the ninth and fifth regiments, West Virginia
/ volunteer infantry, having served on the STATS
Of Gems. j. NJ. Duval, X. b. Hayes and G. C.
Carroll as acting orderly officer. He Is at
present senior qualified surgeon, United States
| pension bureau.
The other officers are: Oxcer Of the guards.
John s. Waugh; sergeant major, Edward A.
Haradon: qusrtermaster sergeant, T. L. Match
EFT; inside sentinel. Bernard Mullen; outside
sentinel. Christian Olsen.
Since its organization the post has had thir-
teen commanders, follows: Ames T. Med
ford. Thos. q. Allen. NJ. A. Dillon, Jerome b.
Burke, Nathan ID. Prentice, John b. Dowd
Edwd. J. Russell. Edwd. s. Fletcher, Samuel
Baxter, Calvin Farnsworth. William NJ Pot
ter, Willis b. Pomeroy and Jos. W. Deneane.
The post has been assigned 20 duty - escort
for Ransom Post, st. Louis, No., upon its ar
rival IN this city today and y making sstivs