The National tribune., 1892-09-29

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"GUYING" A CoMRsDE.
Wheeling. W. Va, paid THE NATIONAL TRIE.
UNE Ii visit during the Encampmeut. Both are
Ga T. members and have enjoyed the trip te
| Washington.
Mississippi sent the smallest delegation oi
any State in the Union, only two delegates
! being in attendance. One of them, Mr.. {. \.
| Boyer Senior Vice Commander OF Posi- Z, Nicks-
| burg, Miss, called at office 10 pay his
respects and from him we learned that he was
the only white representative from his State.
his fellow-delegate being colored man. Com
rade Boyer carried Mississippi's colors in the
parade at the head of the Louisiana delegation.
Col. Arnold Beck. 2d Mo-, was a visitor at the
Office of The NATIONAL TRIBUNE last week.
Col Deek's regiment furnished two prominent
men In the persons of Gen. J. s. Fullerton and
Col Michael V. Sheridan, brother of Gen. Phil
Sheridan. At the request of Col. Beck, the
boys OF Co. made Col. Sheridan a Lieutenant
of thst company. Col. Sheridan never per-
! formed but days duty with the regiment,
being Immediately detailed his brothers
staff. Col. Beck bears scar on his forehead.
the result Of fearful wound received at Chick
amauga.
Color-b bearer A. II. Jones and a delegation of
comrades of Rippey Post. M. Al of Pennsyl-
vania, attended the Encampment. bringing
with them the few remaining ragged folds of
an old battlefag which was carried through
the fire and smoke of the war by the old 6lst of
Pa, Col o. II. Rippey. This historic flag was
carried in the parade Tuesday by Riprey Post
and attracted much attention Jointly with
Willie and Frank Godfrey, aged five aud seven
stiired in bright Zouave uniforms, who
marched with the old emblem. In 1861 the
flag was presented TO the regiment by the
ladies of Pittsburg, and was then beautiful
silk Stars and Stripes pattern. But now, alter
its baptism of fire and lapse of q years. but a
few tatters remain. 1t was carried by the regi
ment to the Potomac aud then through all the
great battles OF the rebellion, including Fair
Oaks, Charlottesville, Spottsylvania, Gettys-
burg, Five Forks, and finally at Appomattox.
At Fair Oaks Gen. Rippey was mortally
wounded and over 400 men lost their lives dur
ing the war defending this bullet torn pride
and memento of Rippey Post.
Daring Encampment week the Pension
Office has been an information booth on q large
scale and old soldiers interested in getting their
own and other pensions have thronged every
room from the Commissioners to the janitor's
AS far as routine work is concerned, the Office
has been at a standstill, but on every day except
Tuesday the soldiers had the call, and could
personally investigate the reasons for delays
and disappointments in their claims and the
whole immense system for their benefit was
canvassed thoroughly. Commissioner Raum
held continual receptions. Chief Clerk Fisher
smiled every day, and the deputies and assist
ants have been cheerful and obliging
Several thousand comrades will 90 home
happier by just so much in addition to their
already oyer-full cup of Encampment happi
ness.
Comrades c. u. Bush and w. J. De Gress, of
E. O. C. Ord Post 100, Department of Tennes-
see, GAR, Of the City of Mexico, Mexico. were
in attendance upon the National Encampment,
having the honor of coming more miles for
that privilege than any other of the comrades
Comrade De Gress is the Senior Vice Com.
mander Of Ord Post. and Comrade Bush is an
Aid on the staff of the Commander in Chief
of the Loyal Legion of California Ord Post,
of the City of Mexico, has "a active members,
aud Woman's Relief Corps was instituted last
August. with IL members. Mrs. w. III. Alex.
ander is President of the Relief Corps
At the Reunion OF the Army of the Tennessee
action was taken with view to placing some
suitable monument over the grave of Con-
Joseph A. Mower. His last resting place in
Arlington is wholly unmarked aud it was de-
termiDed that ii should not remain so. A CON-
mittee, with Secretary Rusk as Chairman, was
appointed to collect funds The committee
was scarcely named before Mrs. Gen Hazen
headed the subscription with SO, and this was
followed by like amount by Mrs. Gen. Logan
and also Preston K. Hayward, of Co. A, 9th
Wis.
Gen. Robert 3. Beath, Past Commander-in-
Chief Of the Grand Army of the Republic, is
one OF the oldest members of the GAR in
Pennsylvania, and is the oldest member by con-
secutive attendance on the sessions of the Ma.
tional Encampment, this being the 22d year
without single break the missing of one
session. Maj. Merrill and Gen. Wagner being the
next Oldest He is the author of the History of
the G. AR, and also Of its book of laws, known
a. A. Il
say is from an unusually extended experience
Gen. Beath has this to say of the late Encamp.
ment:
"This Reunion is by far the largest and
grandest ever held, and doubt If there ever
can be again any gathering of veterans which
will at ali compare with it. The Committee of
Arrangements and the people Of Washington
generally deserve the heartiest concentrations
for their great efforts in making the Reunion
the grand success it has been.
think our new Commander in Chief Gen.
Weissert, will make an excellent officer. AS he
has always been a worker in the Order, he is
therefore competent to direct. and will have
thoroughly efficient men on his staff for the
detail work, that his Administration will be in
the highest degree creditable TO himself and
beneficial to the Order / do not expect that
the Grand Army can now increase its member
ship, as the ratio of deaths will rapidly increase
each year, and the number of veterans outside
is, Of course growing smaller through the same
cause and, then, the members don't care SO
much about button -holing those who have been
outside all these years while they have been
doing the work of the organization, caring for
the sick and INDECENT members and their fam.
lies"
On Sunday afternoon, Sept. 25, Mrs. Gussie
Y. Darling Of Danbury. Conn, was thrown
from car on the Tennallytown Electric Rail.
road, in front OF the power house, and her life
crushed out beBeath the wheels With a party
of friends Mrs. Darling had visited Bethesda
Park, and on the return trip the cars were
crowded. When they changed cars at the
junction Mrs. Darling and her escort could not
obtain seats, and they stood on tho front plat
form. When the car reached the sharp curve
in front of the power house it was going at
full speed, as it is pretty steep grade there
When the curve was turned Mrs. Darling lost
her balance and fell in front of the car, Mr.
Reed, her escort, grabbed her arm, but was un-
able to hold her, and she was dragged con-
siderable distance before the car could be
stopped. When extricated she was in the