The National tribune., 1892-07-14

| forgotten many details of a soldiers life, and
| among others how TO march, wheel and keep step
| properly. New York Department must present a
| soldierly appearance in the parade. The column
will be formed u files front, and will march Mt half
distance Commanders should see tnat lneir ro s
and attached recruits properly instructed In the
| few movements required"
All the railroads i'm the State have made con.
cessons in the matter of rates for the coming Ma
tional Encampment except the Long Island Rail-
| road. Department Commander Maj. Poole has
abored with the authorities of this road without
avail. This road has no competition, and while II
gives favorable terms to commuters who travei
constantly, it charges the transient traveller three
cents per mile and comrades from the eastern part
of the Islsnd-st Sag Harbor and at Greenport-
where there are large Posts, will have to pay al
most much to get TO New York City, about 80
miles, and return, as the round trip from new
York 10 Washington will amount to.
The baby Post. 657, New York, made their first
Gag presentation the other evening. The Post az.
sembled at the L. station Third avenue and
10th street. at o'clock and marched to the school
of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel in l15th street,
where, after other exercises Of the school. they
formed the stage and Col. John Mulligan. OF
Post ~. in behalf of Post 657, presented the flag
to the cadets of the school. Father Carmody ac-
copied the flag in the name of the cadets, and
promised that il should be well guarded and held
rs an incentive TO patriotism by the members oil
the class. Capt. Kelly, of Post G57, recited some
original and appropriate verses.
OHIO
Madison Hammel, NJ. d., Circlevle: In my
article published in issue of October last prom
Used you TO write again when Grace Post had
moved into its permanent home within our Memo
rial Hall building. The hall is situated on the
corner of East Main and Pickaway streets, near
the center of population of the city; $1,000 OF the
money used in the construction of this building was
raised by taxation by vote oil the citzens OF
the County II or Is years ago for monument, the
result of monumental association-an organ1za-
ton OF old soldiers of Pickaway County, formed
shortly after the war. but now a defunct organza-
tion except nominally to look after this money.
Several bills were passed by the Legislature by the
efforts of our Representative, A. X Van Cleaf post
poning from time to time its use and finally IFS OBJ
iect after Grace Post had erected soldiers mon
ument In Forest Cemetery in 1882 Prior TO this,
however, a vote was had throughout the County
TO raise S25,00O and build County Memorial
building but this defeated by the County vote,
the town voting almost solid for IL. Then IN the
Fall OF 1889 the citizens OF Circlevlle voted almost
unanimously to raise the $4,000, and with the
$4,000 on hand erect a Memorial Hall building.
and include in this rooms for the city library, and
Guard of this city, and in this should be a Memorial
room, in which all old soldier organizations OF the
County could meet without expense, and In add-
ton to this the public generally might meet In
large ball of their own and called Assembly Hall.
Another incentive to the citizens of this city TO vote
the SOS 600 was the fact that DIR. NJ Brown deceased
left clause in his will donating GOO oil his estate
10 the public library of this city whenever they
provided safe place for said library. This we now
have and in time this money will be available we
have large public library, and have had Tor ~
years, and are adding TO it each year AS funds per.
init In the third story Is our dining hall ana
kitchen, with gas and water for cooking. We have
connected with our Memorial or Post-room relic
room, which will be open to the public and yet
well guarded, and IL any comrade or other person
has any article of historic value concerning the
late war, whether Union or Confederate and Will
donate it TO us. giving name and rank Of donor II
will be inscribed and preserved in this room. Fur
ther, would obiigate myself on behalf OF Grace
Post TO pay all necessary express charges notified
in advance.
NJ. NJ. Murphy Commander, Mount Vernon: 1t
having been said that the "A r. had reached high
water mark, that no gain in membership could be
hoped for, send you our baance-sheet for first
half of 1892. No one man Of the number reported
Is being carried; all are in good standing State
ment: Number reported in good standing Dec 81.
1891, l35. Gain: By error is last report, 8; by
muster, a. by reinstatement, 2s by transfer, i
3-,otal loss, 3. In good standing this date, 2o4.
Spangler Post. 90, Bellaire-Com., A. Haas;
SE G; J. W. Marcel J. v: C.. T Tompson;
4. Mcclellan; Adj't. A. Porteried; o. g., ID. w.
Jones; S. NJ, S. S. McGowen; @ NJ. S.. w. Tomp-
son.
John Faik Post 745, Mt. Cory-Com., Sylvester
Davis; S. v. c., Henry George; j. v. c.. Isaac
Laning; Chap, Jacob Zeller; O. d., Silvanus
Adj't. Leonard B. Ward; o. g.. George Tro1el;
Asst @ NJ Jacob Kerns.
TENNESSEE
son; s. V. c., E S. Nixon; J. v. c., s. j. Adams;
@ NJ, ]. i. Geaves; Surg, L. G. Crawford; Chap,
Thos Giffee; O. D.. C. W. Andrews; O. g., A. J.
Park T. s., II. $. Smith; o. s., j. ID. Fisher; Adjt,
III. b. Case; s. NJ, A. J. Gahsgan; @. NJ s., Cole
man Duncan.
WISCONSIN,
4. b. Wolcott Post, ], Milwaukee was organized
Jan. IA, 1880, and has mustered Az soldiers and
sailors. It's present membership is 337. Twenty
one States represented by regiments, batteries.
or boats. Nearly every regiment and battery
organized in Wisconsin during the wars i'm num-
ber-is represented in the Post. Thirty five New
York and % Illinois regiments represented. OF
the present membership $50 are native Americans.
80 natives of Germany, IL of England, nine OF
Ireland. 10 OF Canada, two Of Holland. two Of Dem
mark, one of Mexico, three of Norway, one of
Poland. FIVE of Scotland. two of Sweden, of
Wales. All the great battles of the war had par
Elephants who are members of this Post. Forty
members of this Post served in the oath Wis. Its
place of meeting is, without doubt, the finest Post
hall in the West.
A. ID. Hamilton Post. 60 Milton-Com.. r. W.
Tanner; 5. V. c., James H. Bulls; j. v. c., S. II.
Baker; q. NJ, w. p. Clarke; Surg. f. F. Weiglef;
o. d., a S. Bulls; o. g., A o. Clifford, jr: Chap.
o. A. Fridell; @. MS, All ID. Burdick; SIN, j.
Z. Davidson; Adj't. G. w. Green.
Mckenzie Post Ill, St. Crci- Falls-Com.. F. B.
Dorothy; s. v. C.. T. II. Hoover; J. v. c.. w. j.
slaveyi @ NJ. J. b: Churchill: Surg, George
Booth; Chap, Cyrus Emery; o. D., j. B. Towers;
O. O., John Turnbull; Adi't, Thomas Peck.