Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10
Around the Campfire.

PosT 1877 donated five barrels Of flour to the
starving Russians.
PosT 259's regular meeting will be held
next Tuesday evening.
Posr 2l5 is booming its concert to be held
in Old City Hall April 2s.
Posi- IS sent five barrels of -four to the un.
fortunate Russians last week.
PosT ss welcomed Comrade Smith into
membership Tuesday evening.
SOME hungry Russians will soon eat bread
made from -four furnished by Post 259
Posr Isl sent its quota of -four to the Rus.
sian bound steamer Conemaugh last week.
The Drummer Boy. or the Spy of Shiloh" I"
will be given all this week at the Bijou
Theater. "f-.'r - So
CoMRADE B. Nj. vANHoRN, surgeon of Post
157, was reported i'll at Thursday nights
meeting. -.
FRANK I. GossER, ESQ.,, will deliver the
Memorial Day Grafton for Post 2s6 at the
Southside Cemetery. -t.
ANnErINa of the Allegheny Memorial Day
Committee, embracing Posts SS, l25 and 1872,
was called Tor last night.
Posr 236 will give an entertainment in
Turner Hall. Allentown. May 6, for the bene-
fit of the Washington Club.
CHAPLAIN W. G. GRIFFITn, of Post SO, re-
turned from his Eastern visit last Tuesday
and attended his post meeting.
PosT l55 has decided to give all the organ
izations on the Hill free night in the posts
new hall for the purposes OF a benefit.
THE membership roll of General J. B.
Sweitzer Post No. 4s0 was increased again
last night q week when another old soldier
was ushered in.
SENIOR VICE DEPARTMENT COMMANDER
WILLIAM o. RUSSELL, while not able to be at
-, nfI III Ia do nj.
is improving slowly.
PosT ss will have an open meeting and en-.
tertainment for its members and their fami-
lies Tuesday, April 10. 1t will be of q musi-
cal and literary character.
If Hiram Kelly, late private in Company
B, 6lst Pennsylvania, will call or send his
address TO B. F. Brown, l59 Fourth avenue,
he will hear something that will interest
him.
played at the meeting of Post l57 Thursday
night. Both are very handsome. The old
ones became too shabby for such an A No. !
post.
CoMRApE HERMAN ZEpEL, Of Post Isl, an
swered the last roll call last Wednesday,
His comrades followed him to his last rest
ing place Friday alsernoon; He served in
CoMRADE GEORGE FIN1oLE last Thursday
evening Withdrew from Post l57. and will
join Post Isl. Having removed to the South
side he desires to belong to Post whose
meetings he can conveniently attend.
PosT 2SS lost a valuable comrade last week
in the death of Thomas C. Hopkins. The
post turned out strongly Thursday after
from the Washington Avenue NJ E. Church.
Posr lbl instructed its representatives on
the Grand Army Day Committee to oppose
the parade feature. The representatives
are Commander L. T. McGrath, Senior Vice
Department. Commander William O. Russell
and Comrade s. NJ. Duvall.
Posr l62 will Informally dedicate its new
hall next Saturday with an open meeting
and entertainment, to which the families of
the members and visiting comrades will be
cordially welcomed. Among the features
will be good speeches, music and elocutton.
GAnr1ELp CIRCLE No. Is. Ladies of the G. A.
B. will hold necktie and apron social and
at the opening OF their new
hall, corner of Wylie avenue and Kirkpat-
rick street, next Tuesday evening, for the
benefit of their relief fund. Ali are cordially
invited to attend. Refreshments will be
served in the hall.
Posr l62 last night a week, opened up in
the old hall, and when about half through
the business adjourned and went to the new
hall where business was resumed. The good
citizens Of Allegheny wondered what had
in blue loaded to the guards-with G. A R.
paraphernalia-come marching down the
street. Comrade James Shipmans staunch
and -war.like form was dtscerned at the
bottom of the cofors.
COLONEL W. H. MOODY CIRCLE No. S. Ladies |
Of the G. A. R., having moved into their new |
quarters, G. A. 4. Hall, Grandyiew avenue,
Mt. Washington, decided to celebrate in |
honor of the event by having pound social |
next Tuesday evening. A short but fine |
will be rendered before the dis |
posal of the p ounds. A nominal admission |
will be charged. An invitation is extended |
to all persons interested in G. A. 4. work. |
Post l55 will be present in strong force.
A ST. LOUIS comrade is talking of organiz- |
ing post TO consist of only "shree-year |
men," He will probably discover before |
ong that snch talk is nonsense. Any reputa- |
BILE citizen who honorably served his ccun- |
try as soldier in the War of the Rebellion,
and who was honorabiy discharged, is |
sligible to membership in the Grand Army, |
whether he served one day or five years. |
The idea is contrary to the broad and noble |
principles OF the greatest and best old |
soldiers organization.
A NEW circle of ladies of the G. A. .eR. was |
at Henning's Hall, Knoxville. |
Wednesday evening, March 80. It will be |
known as General W. T. Sherman Circle, No. |
.. Mrs. Charles W. Gerwig. National coun- |