The National tribune., 1892-12-01
FROM THE BAY STATE.
Doings of Interest to Veterans and Their
Friends.

Doings of Interest to Veterans and Their
Friends.
General Order No. 10 has been issued by De-
partment Commander Churchill. 1t relates to the
election of Post officers and delegates, instalIa'
TONS and routine matter. 1t also announces tina,
the next Department Encampment Will be heid al
fremont Temple, Boston, Wednesday ana Ihurs.
day, Feb and 9. The usual banquet will be held
at Faneuil Hail. the arrangements for which are In
charge of Comrades w: A. Wetherbee. Charles 3
Anthony, Joseph. w. Thayer, John j. Warden
and William A. Warner. Commander ChurchilI,
with Vice Commanders Hall and Wetherbee, were
elected II Committee on Invitations.
Nov IL Fletcher Webster Post ID, OF Brockton
made the recipient Of full-length portrait OF
| their former Commander, the late Assistant AdJu'
tant- General, A. G. Monroe. The portrait was
executed some years since by Comrade Monroe and
by him presented to Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver M. Wal
lace, Revere, Mass who now present 1t to the Post
through Comrade Joseph w. Thayer, Department
Inspector, who was intimate friend OF Comrade
Monroe during and since the war Commander u;
e. Slavery accepted the gift feelingly in behalf oil
the Post who prize II highly.
Post 48. of Aver, attempted Friday evening, the
18th, for the third time in few months, to hold
neighborhood Campfire and for the third time the
winds blew and the floods came and kept most
everybody away. The Department officers were
present, including Commander Churchill, Senior
Vice Commander Hall, Junior Vice Commander
Wetherbee, Mastering Officer Anthony. Judge
Advocate Walker, Assistant Adjutant- General
Moore, with Past Department Commanders Kim
ball and Smith. All spoke to a small but appre-
oative audience.
Charles Devens Post 27. of Oxford held neigh
borhood Campfire Nov. 80.
Mountain Miller Post. 1913, Plainfield held Camp.
fire Nov. Is, beginning at 10 q. 1t lasted until
late afternoon.
tths next National Encampment, which con-
venes at indianapolis Sept. G. headquarters of the
Massachusetts, delegation will be at the Dennson
House.
At the last Reunion of the 18th Mass. Associa-
ton a committee was appointed to extend the his
tory of that reg ment, written by Comrade George
w. Powers Mt the close of the war, king COM
plete record of its services Comrade Powers is a
member of this committee
Mr. Brown n civilian of Everett, recently pre-
scented Post 1856, of that town. with a Commander s
pedestal, made of the section of q tree-trunk cut
on the battlefield of Chickamauga, containing n
solid shot embedded in 1t. 1t is valuable me-
mento.
Charles Ward Post, g. of Newton, will be In.
spected Dec. g. The officers of the neighboring
Posts have been invited.
week.
Phil II. Sheridan Post "a, of Salem, will cele-
brate Its silver anniversary the 18th proximo.
The annual meeting of the 18th Mass. Regiments tai
Association will take place at the American House
Dec. IL, and the annual meeting of the Vermont
Veterans Association of Boston and vicinity also
occurs the 18th.
II is now perhaps scarcely necessary to add that
the birthday anniversary of your correspondent
occurs Dec. 49,
The Republicans OF Somervllle have shown their
appreciation of n competent heightened official by
renominating for the Mayoraity of that city Mai.
VIM. III. Hodgkns, which means that he will get
there.
Department President Mary G. Deane, w.RC.,
has instituted IL new Corps this year, and more
expected.
The annual Reunion of the 22d Mass Association,
3D. Light battery, and I'd company OF Sharpshooters
Relief Corps 80 auxiliary to Post 5, of Lynn, will
open fair on Dec 9.
Corps l0O of Canton, is preparing to present an
opera.
Corps 1873 is soon to be organized at Spruce Cor
ner, auxiliary to Post 1893. b., Boston.