The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-11-10

Post are requested 10 lend helping hand in this
which will probably be the last Fair given by the
1 Post. In a few years the comrades will be unable
| TO labor in The good cause; and il every comrade
| will do what he can and request the aid OF his
| friends in behalf of This Far sufficient fund
should be accumulated, which Will render IL IN
necessary to again ask assistance from either com
| rades or friends The committee appointed to con.
| duct the Fair consists of these comrades: Edwin
| Walton, Chairman; Morris J. Finn, Secretary;
| Albert A Barndt Treasurer; Samuel r: Bali
| Jacob s. Foster, John George, Christian Hennin-
ger Bruner Eerns John Kohlmann. John f.
| Ionabaugh. john L. Mourer, Henry Myers. Fred
| ericlS Morley, B. NJ. Msgill, William A. Stewart
Joseph s. S:runk Joseph l.. Cornet Andrew +.
| Flammer, Nathaniel Gilpin, Henry Holland VIII
| liam Kee, George w. kerns, Augustus Luker,
Frederick Muellalow. James Maosuily, William
Matacls. John r. Phillips William States. Alfred
Sibbilt and Ralph Wilmington.
RHODE ISLAND
Official visits by the Department Commander,
Senior Vice or Junior Vice will be made to the
following Posts in November and December: Bah
bitt Post. IS. Nov A. Arnold. 4, the 9TH; Ives l3,
10Th Prescott, J. 18th; r. F. Tobin. "a, 18th; f. w.
Goddard 81 18th; c. T.. Lswton, :, 10th; Burnside,
. 18th; J. {. Nichols 49, 18th; Ballou. g. 22i Sedg-
wick, & 22d Reno G, 2Slh. Farragui Post 8, Dec. L;
Badong, IS, LIST: Charles +. Guild q, Cd; George
II. Browne. %. 5ih; Rodn,an. IL. 9th; Lincoln, %,
6ih Slocunl. 10. sth John A. Logan, &c, 9TH; q.
X. Warren, q, SIh; MeGTegor: IL, 9Th; Tower, "a,
l2th Thomas, H. 18th; Z. c. Baker, 10, 18Th Smith,
g. 18th; Buckln, 20, 20,h.
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE requests the Adlutant
of each of The above mentioned Posts to furnish IL
Little Rhody" show up strong.
Assistant Adiutant- General Prentiss enlisted In
Co. c, I'd r. l., June 5. 1861. for three years. He
was one of the color guard at the battle OF Bull
Run having been promoted to Corporal. He WINS
made Sergeant Oct q, 1861; 0rderlySergeant Sept.
!, 1862: was promoted to Second Lieutenant May
10 1863 He resigned Sept 90 1863 10 accept COM
mission First Lieutenant i'll 18th X. l. c. /. he
returned to Rhode Island and after remaining
there short Time resigned and returned to the
I'd X. I. as First Lieutenant. He was severely
wounded at Spottsylvania. Va, May 49, 1864, by q
piece of shell, and was sent to Douglass Hospital,
in Washington and thence to Rhode Island. and
then 10 hospital at Annapolis, Md, where he was
discharged. he received q commission as Captain
Dot. IA, 1864; was made Brevet Captain. United
States Vols Iuty 81 1863 to rank from May is, 1864,
for gallant; and meritorous conduct at the battles
of the Wilderness and Spottsylvania.
SOUTH DAKOTA
John Ackley, Assistant Adjutant- General, was
born in Geneva, n Y. Sept. l, 1872. In 1855 re-
moved 10 Iowa with his pareuts. In June. 1862.
he went 10 Cairo, Ill.,, and after several weeks
spent or the receiving vessel enlisted as seaman
in The Mississippi Naval Squadron. He was dis
charged for promotion 10 Masters Mate In Febru-
airy, 1868. hut stricken with malarial fever and
unable TO accept commission. After conval-
escing he came to Washington, where he was for
a short time in the employ Of Paymaster in the
army in July 1863, went 10 Philadelphia and
went out private in Co d. 44th Pa, TO serve
three months. In May, 1864 went out as First
out with his regiment the latter part of September,
1854. He is now practicing attorney OF Aberdeen,
6. ID.
VERMONT
Stannard Post, 2. Burlington. wss not mem
toned in our account of the Encampment parade,
but il was in line with Sc men, and was consplcu-
Gus for it's fine alignment and even step.
VIRGINIA.
Phil Kearny Post, TO- has issued In pamphlet form
account OF the exercises of its National Memorial
Day services at City Point The orator OF the &C.
casion was Col. John r. Church, of Washington.
WISCONSIN,
J. H. Whitney, Assistant Adjutant- General.
served nearly three years during the war In Co.
A, 4th NJ. V. NJ, 2lst Mass. and 4th Mass. II. A.
He private, Sergeant, Sergeant Major. and
Second Lieutenant. He has been worker in the
Grand Army since 1879; twice Department Chap
lain and Assistant Adjutant-General in 1883 and
1884. He has written many war ballads for the
boys in Wisconsin, among which "Quartermaster
Ben " is, perhaps the most popular.
Read Better than Pension" on page 4.