Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-15
Post Notes.

THE Allegheny Memorial Day COMMITTEES
| reports verything in good shape.
PosT 259's special programme Of exercises
for Memorial Day is nearing completion.
CoMRADE JOHN M. BROWN, of Post 12s, will
inspect Post 545 at Millvale, tomorrow
night.
Posr 157's quartet sang in Grand Army
Hall, Mt. Washington, for the Library
Association last Monday night.
Posi- l57 will be inspected next Thursday
evening That it will be found in No. ]
condition goes without saying.
CoMRADE JACOB SoEFEI, OF Post l55, will in.
spect Post l51 next Tuesday evening. He
put Post 2l5 through last Tuesday.
CoMRADE CHARLES HoLYLAND, of Post 1852,
inspected Post 3s, of Etna, Thursday night.
He found the post In good shape.
A COMMITTEE was appointed by Com
mander Braun, of Post Isl, Thursday night,
to hustle for the coming fair in Central Tur-
ner Hall.
SINCE Comrade H. H. Bengough became
pension agent, he has paid to pensioners,
So, ,s64, ,052 81. This was from November II,
1890, up to date.
Posr 1872 was inspected by Comrade John
M. Brown, of Post l2s, last night. The post
was, of course. in Al shape. Quite number
of visitors were present.
quarters at considerable cost and now the
post room is pronounced by those who know
to be one OF the finest in the department..
THE fifth district inspections will be wound
up next Saturday by Comrade Samuel Wall
ace, who will visit Post 2s9 of Springdale,
and see what shape matters are in there.
COLONEL o. H. R1PPEY Posr No. Al has Sc
mencing March %, and will produce a mill
tary drama for the benefit of the relief
fund.
ASSISTANT INSPECTOR AT LARGE SAMUEL
SCOTT, of Post IS, will inspect Post 40, of
Rural Ridge, next Tuesday evening. He will
be accompanied by some of the city COM
rades.
AN invitation was received by Post ss last
Tuesday evening from the people of Sewick-
ley to take part in the Memorial Day cere-
monies in the afternoon down there. The
invitation was accepted.
THE Memorial Day Committee Of Post Isl
have their arrangements all completed e1-
cept, perhaps, some things of minor i'm
portance, which have been left in the hands
Of competent subcommittee.
THE Washington Infantry will attend Post
4sO's special services at the grave of General
Sweftzer on Memorial Day and fire the usual
salute over the grave. The members of the
infantry will on this occasion appear for the
first time in their new uniforms.
A CONCERT will be given by the Grand
Army Band of Pittsburg, Post l57. next
Tuesday evening in Oakland Square Park,
foot of Atwood street. under the auspices of
James A. Reed for the benefit of his neigh
bors and friends, weather permitting.
AT Post 1865 inspection next Friday night
three recruits will be mustered. After the
meeting reception will be held in which
the members OF the ladies of the auxiliary
circle and corps and few invited guests
from the different posts will participate.
pocKErBooK containing a soldiers dis.
charge papers and evidently belonging to
Henry Bender, Company H, Eighth Re-
serves. was found up the Allegheny Valley
road last week and left at the pension office,
where the owner can secure it by calling.
Posr 25s was inspected last Tuesday even
ing by Comrade H. L. Hoburg, of Post 157.
The Inspector found the post in first-class
condition. He complimented Adj jutant Ed
ward Abel and Quartermaster Gus Schwarm
on the excellent shape he found their books
in. A number Of visiting comrades were
present.
Posr 1s acquitted itself nobly under the
close scrutiny of Inspector Samuel Wallace,
of Post 50. McKeesport, Thursday evening.
The meeting was a large one. The visitors
were Senior Vice Department. Commander
W. O. Russell, Comrades Bengough, Sias,
Head Frank, Scott and others. A most
pleasant time was spent in speech-making,
etc.
GENERAL J. B. SwEIrzER Posr No. 4s0 will
soon be presented with another handsome
flag. this time q stand of national colors.
1t will be the gift OF Mrs. Sweitzer. The date
of the presentation has not yet been de-