Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-17
Union Veteran Legion.

CoMRApE FL. KIRKER. of No. g. has gone Il
Florida for the winter.
CoMRApE GILoHRIsT, of No. 6, is lying yer.
sick at his home, 274 Sandusky street.
O. NJ 8. A. MoCLELLANp. OF No. 6, is lyinl
| quite i'll st his home in the Third ward, Al
| leghepy.
CoMRADB DR.. KRoEsEN. Of Etna, membe
| Of No 6, met with sad bereavement las
week in the death of his estimable wife,
ON last Friday evening the new officers OF
| Encampment No. we're duly installed by
! Past Colonel Commander Hugh Morrison.
| No. 8 has made arrangements for an oper
meeting, to be held in the near future, prob
ably on the first Friday night in February.
COLONEL j. H. STEVENSON, OF No. 6, has for
warded the name of F. j. Wheeler as aid d.
camp from No. on the staff OF the Nationa
| Commander.
COLONEL +. j. WHEELER, of No. 6, has fully
recovered from his recent illness ana pre-
| sided at the last meeting, the first appear
aDce since last Octnber.
| CoMRADE WILLIAM BLAKELY was at the last
| meeting of No. 6 and spoke to the boys, and
the boys all si9ned a petition to President
| Harrison to have the General appointed
Judge OF this United States District Court
CoMRADE HARRY WHITE of Indiana,a a mem
Der of the q. V. L., was in the city last week
on the office of Judge Of the Supreme Court
of this State, and the veterans are looking
after his interests
THE testimonials to Past Commander John
8. Lambie, Past Senior Vice Commander
Negley and Adjutant Lambert. Of Post 8,
will likely take place at tomorrow nights
meeting. Comrade Lambie will receive a
gold Past Commanders badge but what the
others will be has not been disclosed.
THE following is list Of persons granted
pensions the past week through j. H..
Stevenson & Co., Thomas Park, George
Forward, william Williams. Thomas Ca
briel, W. B. Atkinson and T. W.. shook,
Pittsburg; J. Hicks, Coal Valley: Mrs. amanda
Mclaughlin, Turtle Creek: David Bruner,
Latrobe; C. E. Hulmer. Allegheny.
TIE Homestead G. A. r. didicated their
new hall in the Mcclure building in that
city last night, and held a public installa-
ton of officers, Thomas G. Jones officiating.
General William Blakely made the dedica-
tory address. Other addresses we're made
by L. L. Davis j. d. Moreland, Miss Linhart,
Hon. John F. Cox and the Rev. Mr.. Boyle.
THE ladies of the o. v. L., of No. 8, held q
meeting last Friday evening and elected the
following officers: President, Mrs. Gemmell;
s. v. P, Mrs. Biggam; j. v. p, Mrs. Gilchrist;
Chaplain, Mrs. Ashbaugh; Secretary, Mrs Fl.
s. Wheeler; Treasurer, Mrs. ii. j. Fulmer;
Conductress, Mrs. Pounds; Guard, Mrs.
badge was presented to the retiring Presi-
dent Mrs. Wheeler.
THE attendance was unusually large on
Monday evening to witness the new officers
OF No. l take their positions. Colonel c. F.
McKenna welded the gavel like trained
official. Lieutenant Colonel Charles f.
FRANKIE and Major S. n. Duvall from their
chairs responded like the vesterans they
are. Adjutant George 8. Chalmers and OFF,
Ger of the Day General G. D. Gallupe seemed
as familiar as if in the field for dress parade.
Comrade W.IP. Herbert presented on behalf
Of the managers of the late Cyclorama of
Gettysburg the register of the four years
veteran visitors OF the battle cyclorama.
On motion of General Gallupe the thanks OF
the legion were returned for the interesting
gift. The appointment of committees for
No. forthe ensuing year will be announced
by the Colonel at the next meeting. Com
rade A. B. Hay announced that at the next
meeting he would bring up the question of
the celebration by all the encampments Of
Western Pennsylvania Of Appomattox Day,
April g. the anniversary of Lees surrender.
Three new recruits were elected, swelling
the ranks OF No. to the 1900 mark.