Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-27
GEORGETOWN.
A @. A. r. POST MUSTERED.

o a. i. POST MUSTERED.
On Monday evening, in the presence of large
crowd Of Waiting veterans, the members O: the
new Georgetown army post were formally mus
tered into the G.. A. R. by Department: Com
mander Dinsmore, assisted by the following
stan officers: Assistant Inspector General Hem
bricks, Quartermaster McCabe, Mastering
Officer Burger, Judge Advocate O'Far-a and
Senior Vice Commander Harriss. Immediately
after the mastering in the new post elected the
following officers: Commander, B. T. Janney;
S. V. commander, ]. W. Mrkiey; J. '. com
mander, Edw. Turkenton; quartermaster,
Rudolph Ulmer; surgeon, DR.. ]. F. r. Appleby
chaplain, - Fletcher; officer OF the day,
Samuel McMonigle, and officer of the guard, E.
c. Harner. The new branch of the G. A. r.
bears the name Of Geo. Z. Morris Post, No. 10,
and Is named in honor of Commodore Morris.
who long resided in Georgetown. On Monday
night 1t was discovered that twenty-one out Of
the forty who joined the post had never before
been members Of the Grand Army, and one Of
the speakers who addressed the meeting compli-
mented those who had taken the lead in the es-
tablshment Of the post say ing that through their
efforts the members of the c. A. L. now well
coined a new band of brothers.
When all business bad been concluded the old
veterans gave themselves up to pleasure and re-
Treatments were heartily partaken Of. The
Geo. y. Morris Post will hereafter meet on the
second and fourth Mondays in the month and
Of congregating.
REMOVED TO OAK HILL.
A few days ago the undertaken removed from
the old Presbyterian cemetery the remains Of
Capt. James Mitchell and his wife. daughter,
son and daughter-in-law. Capt Mitchell is
well remembered by the older residents of town
as the commander for many years of the old
Potomac river boats Columbia and Oceola. Oak
Hill was the place of Refinement.
As TO MR. AooRE's SUCCESSOR
Tho citizens committee of five who yester-
day called upon the Commissioners to urge the
appointment of Thomas L. Cropley as sue
cessor to Il. s. Moore, the assessor, who resigns
on the 18th Of next month, were pleasantly re-
ceiyed. and told that their wishes would be duly
and, If thought advisable, favorably considered.
The appointment will not take place, however,
until the resignation goes into effect
The II. c. Winship Of Portsmouth, Mass, Ia
unloading 700 tons Of guano for Cropley and
Boteler. The cargo came from Weymouth
Mass, Yesterday. While she was being relieved
of her weight nineteen men were overcome by
the heat and forced to 60 home.
The Albert Mason has also arrived and Ia now
unloading 800 tons OF fertilizer for Mayfield and
Brown.
Yesterday fine horse belonging to the United
States Express Company was overcome by the
heat while on Water street, aud within two
hours was dead.
the Berkshire hills Of Rttsfeld, Mas, whore
they viii be the guest for one month of Mrs. J..
j. johnson.
Last night the finance committee Of the First
Cooperative Building Association examined the
accounts OF the secretary and treasurer and re-
ported them accurate in every particular.
Mr.. A. A. Hassan, who for the past month has
been in New Orleans on business for the Treas