The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-06-02
NEBRASKA

Cadell Post, "a, Cedar Rapids-Com., William q
Monroe; s. V. c.. J. II. Watts; j. v g. j. A
Chap. j. II. Baird; q. NJ, n. w. Goodrich; o. d
- Fraka; O. c., George Robinson; S. NJ, w.
Cultivate @. NJ. S. J. G. Parish.
| Stoneman Post, ll6, Ponca-Com. ID. l.. Nelson
s. V. c., f. b. Campbell: ]. v. c., James Rush; {
D.. Darius Sherman; o. G., William Austin; Chap
E. Beller; Surg. John Pearson; g. NJ James T
Cook, g. M; s, James Logan; Adj't. I. s. Myers
| S. NJ, L. j. Sherbly.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Senator Grimes Post. g. Hillsborough-Com
Geo. u. Watson; S V. c., J. s Fitch; ]. v. c., A
p Farrah; Surg. H. C. Cutting; Chap; join
| Booth; o. D.. J. G. Chapman; o. g., ii. III: Haven
@. NJ, j. #. Grimes; s. NJ, /. ID. Hemphill.
NEW YORK;
At the last regular meeting Of Willard Post
| Troy. there was 9 large attendance One member
| was elected and three new applications received
| The Post has a membership OF 100. Comraoes
Quinn, Craver and Richards were appointed a com
mlttee to confer with committees from other L osu
| regarding the trip TO Washington on the occasion
of the National Encampment. If satisfactory ar
engagements can be made the Post will attend The
| Encampment In q body. 1t will have a gooe
| representation at ali events.
| The ladies of Pocantico Hills the other evening
presented a beautiful silk banner to Ward b. Bur.
nett Post, of Tarrytown, and the Oak In TURF
presented a flag to the school. The event TOOK
place in the spacious Library Hall at focantlcC
Hills, which was gaily decorated and illuminated
within and without presenting a rarely attractive
scene. Hon. Noah Davis presided Carrie
4
patriotic speech, Commander VIM. A. Crooks re-
| spending for his comrades. An address by Mag
Thos. B. Odell. of John A. Dix Post, OF New YORK
| who was present, followed 1t WAS happy con
ception the line of the exaltation OF the Ameri-
can flag. and very appropriately included beau
tiful tribute TO the patriotism of woman, especaliy
as manifested during the war for the Union. Maj
Chas. McCutcheon rendered the other flag TO the
| school. and Trustee r. w. Weeks replied to his
Citizens Band of Tarrytown. played. and boun,
tifuI collation. followed. Schuyler Camp turned
out In goodly numbers.
John A. Dix Post, 135. New York has engaged
the elegant large hall in the new Jaeger" build
ing at Madison avenue and Fifty ninth streets for
headquarters. This is one of the finest buildings
in New York, and the lodge room is elegantly
| furnished, contains banquet hall. ball room and
all modern improvements, electric light, fine
organ. and elevators. John A Dix is a progress
i've and heightened Post and these elegant quarters
in keeping with its reputation, aud are de-
cdedly the finest in the city. The comrades are on
Murray Hill now and in clover.
Judson Fitzpatrick Post, 143, New York, made
their annual excursion to West Point on Memorial
Day and decorated the grave of Gen. Fitzpatrick.
The proceeds are to go toward the fund now being
raised by this Post to erect suitable monument
over Gen. Kilparicks grave, which thus far is un-
marked.
WR B.. Union: Post $50, of this place. held a
Campfire on the evening of the 2lst ult We had q
fine feast and lots Of patriotism.
NORTH DAKOTA
John b. King Post. 10. Mandan-Installation
Jan. Il: Com, J. 6. Nelson's S. V. c., c. P. Thurs
ton; J, v C.. Thos Uttly; Chap, j. R. Deckard !;
O. NJ, T. J. Williams; Surg, j. L. Green; 0. D., u.
Gilbert; Q. G.. NJ. c. Caddel.
OHIO
The retiring Department Commander, A. NJ
Warner, had this to say about membership In his
address TO the Encampment ut Piqus:
Your careful attention is directed 20 the very able
and exhaustive report of the Assistant Adjutant-
General upon the subject of the mem bership in
this Department. BY some error. inadvertence or
remarkable misapprehenson of the provisions OF
Dec. 81, $780, largely oversated to the 25th De-
partment Encampment. Instead of a membership
of 10 OIL at that time the actual number, as shown
by the reports of Adiutants of Posts. on file at
Headquarters. WAS only 1913. The attention OF
this administration was called TO this subject by
the discrepancies between the Adjutants reports OF
June 30 1891, to the number in good standing on
Dec. 81, 1890 and the reports of the late Assistant
Adjutant- General. at once directed my Assistant
Adjutant- General to make thorough investigation
OF the whole subject to determine exactly, IL
possible our actual membership on Dec 81, 1890,
and that the reports of this administration might
be correct and true, and our good name and stand
ing at National Headquarters be fully maintained.
The result was stated. For the details OF this
matter you referred to the report of the Assist
ant Adjutant- General. The Adjutants' reports OF
June 30 1891 which the work of the last four
months of the preceding administration and the
two initiative months of this showed further loss
of 4s9 and reduced our membership at that date to
IS 254. The excellent work Of the comradcshp OF
the Department for the six months ending Dec. 81
1891, more than orercame the large losses by sus,
pension and otherwise during the same period and
brought our numbers at that date UP TO IS. 625,
which keeps us still the banner Department.
cannot refrain In this connection from calling your
attention the fact that the collapse of men,
bership is, in my opinion, largely due to the mis-
taken policy of retaining upon the rolls comrades
who should have been suspended and dropped
years ago. and who had become not only dead, but
decayed timber of such an odorous character that
the Posts would not longer endure them. say
this, not In spirit of criticism but of fraternity
rather and as warning for our guidance in the
future.
PENNSYLVANIA.-
c. s. whitworth Post, 30 Apollo-Com, D. D. p
Alexander; S; v G, W. V. Pool; J. xG, A; Art
eap A 9aS ~ I a. Sou cban r. FaIerton
S. NJ, VIM. Van Tsssel; q. N. s.. W. J. Adair.
has presented Past Commander and Adjutant
Harry /. Yohn with beautiful and expensive gold
watch. as token of appreciation of valuable serv-
ices rendered the Post during the past 10 years
Lafayette Post. 2l7, Easton, has now 303 COM
rades In good standing. OF these 200 belong TO the
Goats /" funny side organization that will be
will number $50 comrades at the Gettysburg En-.
campment and 100 with flying colors and music
will go TO Washington in September.
Pennsylvania Reserve Post, 191. Philadelphia,
counts May is as gala day In their history. On
that evening Mrs Ellen McElfresh, Misses Katie
Beck, Mary Fox and Annie Bell presented the
Post with an elegant bunting flag consisting Of
q white field and blue Maltese cross ia the center.
This is a copy Of that carried a headquarters
flag by the Pennsylvania Reserves when they con-
stituted the Third Division, Fifth Corps. at the time
of their muster-out in 1854. upon the expiration OF
their three years service The gift Is extremely
appropriate under the circumstances. In ad-
dition the ladies also presented quite amount of
money TO help pay the expenses OF Memorial Day.
The presentations on behalf of the ladies were
made by Past Commander Albert Chance and were
received for the Post by Commander w. II. II.
Ogden.
VIRGINIA.
Edgar Allan was born In England In 1912; served
FIVE years a prRter and two as a reporter. He
enlisted in the 7th Mich.
Cav In 1863 and served