Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-24
Grand Army Splinters.


Posr Isl attended the fair in body Friday
night.
CoMRApE A. P. Burchfeld. of Post 1852, went
West last week.
ALARaE number of Post IS comrades At
tended the fair Monday night.
The Sons of Veterans gave valuable assist
ance to the W. q. C. in the fair.
Posi- 162 went in q body to the fair last
night and assisted in the wind-up.
Mrs JULIA NJ. JOHNSON, Of Altoona, Past
Department President of the Pennsylvania
Circles, visited Allegheny last week.
THOMAS C. CASSIDY will probably be mus
tered into Post 236 next meeting night as
his proposition was accepted Friday night.
A. HANDSOME show case, used last week at
the W. &. C. fair, has been presented to Post
1852 by Mr. W. II. Devore. It will be used for
the posts relics.
PosT 157 met Thursday evening, hustled
through the order of business and adjourned
to the W. r. c. fair, where the comrades had
q jolly good time.
CHAIRMAN JENNINGS, Of the General Mem
orial Day Committee, has appointed Com
rade A. j. Reed, Of Post $50, Chairman Of the
Committee on Flowers, vice Comrnde A, x.
Oates, of Post A. resigned.
CoMpADE B. J. Coll, of Post Isl, will deliver
the grafton at Post 4so's special services at
the grave Of General J. B. Sweitzer-after
whom the post is named-on Memorial DAY.
Comrade Coll was member or General
Sweitzer's regiment.
AT Post 1858 meeting Friday night it was
reported that the arrangements for Memor.
ial Day are we'll under way. The post has
accepted the invitation OF Rev. Mr.. Hank Of
the Knoxville Church, and will attend
divine services at that church Sunday, May
49,
Posi- ss's ladies' auxiliary helped the W.
r. c. at the fair Thursday. The dinner and
supper they prepared were not surpassed
during the week. Post SS's comrades turned
out in force Thursday night. The w. X. c.
ladies are very grateful to the auxiliary for
its help.
FRIDAY nights meeting of Lysle Circle was
well attended and quite interesting. Under
the able management of Mrs. Mary Sample
the circle is prospering, and additions are
nightly made. Arrangements are now COM
plete tor their peanut party which takes
place next Friday evening.
Posi- sS's open meeting last Tuesday even
ing for the entertainment of the comrades
and their families was so largely attended
that there was scarcely room for all, Instru-
mental and vocal music, with speeches from
Com ade Thomas q. Sample and Comrade
Rev. Mr.. Mckee, were features OF the excel.
lent programme.
Posi- 2I5's concert at Old City Hall next
Thursday evening promises to be very en-
joyable one. It will be under the auspices
OF the Superior Choral Union, OF Allegheny,
which is sufficient to guarantee its success
An excellent programme will be presented.
The proceeds will be devoted to the relief
fund. This worthy object should enlist the
patronage Of the patriotic people OF the two
Cities
PosT SIS ladies' auxiliary invites all
friends of the old soldiers to their excellent
entertainment, to be given in Post sss hall
next Friday evening. Comrade W. H. Ora
ham will tell what he saw on his European
travels, and will illustrate the scenes with
stereoptical views. The auxiliary has done
noble service in the interest OF the veterans,
and the relief fund should be largely in
creased by this entertainments