The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-03-10
FROM THE BAY STATE.

One year ago, Comrade Charles II. Colgate, Of
Post l39 SomeTville, conceived the idea of having
each public school in the City visited by some
comrade Of the Post, la uniform, on the afternoon
preceding Memorial Day. This session has been
set apart ia this State by statutory enactment. NJ
time which the teacher Of each school shall devote
TO appropriate exercises, either patriotic EIemo-
rial suited TO the occasion. AZ the last meeting 81
Post l39 25 comrades were detailed for service this
year. Each comrade is expected TO give the chill
drcn a sketch Of his army experience, or "A talk
appropriate to the hour. A very pretty idea
worthy Of general adoption.
The State Of Massachusetts Is building magnifl-
cent annex TO its State-house. aud, on the suEEcs
lion of A. A.-Gen Moore. Department Commander
Smith, Ia hs recent address TO the Department
Eucanpment. proposed that the Grand Army ask
for rooms for is Headquarters there. committee
was appointed to that end, and hearing Will soon
be had. What a splendid opportunity the State
las lost TO show its appreciation 81 its old veterans
by generously rendering the Headquarters IN nd-
vance Of the asking think IL needed only the
suggestion, but IL was not made The request Is
TO be granted. The only objection / have
heard 10 the proposition has been raised by COM
rades who fear that a political influence may DO
felt 10y the Order ia that atmosphere OF politics;
but this objection will, / think. be more fancied
Than real
Col John IT, Roberts. Department Com mander
Of the Union Veterans Union Of New England
has recently made tour Of his various Commands
accompanied 10y COMMANDMENT Chief :. :. Goder
Tho tour was "a delightful one the veterans every
where according n warm welcome 10 their chiefs
new Command was organized in Hartford the
llth ulL with Sc charter members. and Connecticut
las other new ones under way IA New Haven, New
Britain and Southington. la Maine Commands are
being recruited la WATERFORD Center. Gardiner aud
Rocklaud; ia New Hampshire, az SaNtOn's River
and Nashua: in Massachusetts. al IIAycrhil aud
Medford and Boston also il talking of another
The present outlook FOR the Order in this section Is
very favorable.
Post "a. salem. with Posts from Beverly. Beverly
Farms Peabody, Gloucester, Danvers, Ipswich
ROCkp port, Georgetown aud Everett start from
Boston Sunday night sept. is. taking Norwich
line steamer for New YORK arriving Ia Washington
MnnNuW NffeFnnDR
Gettysburg Post, l9l, Boston, will leave Sunday
muningRt o'clock by special train via the Boston
Albany aud Baltimore Ohio Roads, reaching
Washington al p. m. About 200 will go.
Washington Post. 30, South Boston, gave mill
tary ball The 2Cth During the evening Commander
Thomas RYAN was presented with an elegant
Frederick Iecber Post. q, Boston. gives an en-
tertainment sometime this month ia aid II its En-
campment fund.
The delegates and representatvesto the National
Encanpment from this Department will hold a
meeting AT Headquarters March II.
Department Commander Churchill Is to be con-
graduated on having his first General Order read
iu so many Of the Posts before IL appeared la the
daily press. IL fills "long-felt want
IL 10 said that G. Posts from this Department have
engaged quarters ia Washington FOR the Enc1mp-
mcut aud still they are coming Post So Of West
boro has located Ia Builders Hall. az Thrice nth
street northwest.
John A. Hawes Post, $50. Of East Boston, opened
q Fair March 10 run u week. They nrc Loyalty
assisted ia its conduct by WRC., g. The opening
night, the 81, WIS Governors Night
Charles Ward Post g. closed its grand Fair and
Carnival the 27th. Ii u estimated that s. 90 was
raised toward tie Memorial Hall.
The Relief Corps auxiliary 10 Post 3. Lynn,
celebrated its ninth anniversary by Campfire la
Grand Army Hall the 2Gth. ID was q grand affair.
The Post attended in good numbers
Corps IOG. Fall River gave Hn informal reception
TO Department President Mary @. Deane. who II "A
member Of that body and also 10 the newt elected
officers Of the Corps,
Mrs. Lizabeth A. Turner IL spending month In
Florida, partly for rest and partly official Jusi-
Al the last Department Convention II was voted
to increase the salary Of Department Treasurer 10
siO0; that the Incoming Department President be
authorized 10 purchase 1000 flags for decorating
the graves Of Onion soldiers la the cemeteries ~
Georgia on Memorial bays that the Department
appropriate $50 toward the erection Of monument
10 the late Alfred C. Monroe; aud that the Depart
meut present 10 the Department Of Massachusetts,
GAR, a regulation flag or banHer.-J, Boston.