The National tribune., 1892-11-17
W. A. BARTLETT.

Comrade Bartlett was wounded at Spotsylrania,
in My 1864 aud while in hospital at Washington
was one of Tire hospital brigade which took mus
hcts and went out to oppose Early in July, 1868.
Bartlett had been with his command hardly
week when in August the entire company ot ~
men was captured in front of Petersburg. Our
co,nrade left prison in February, 1865, meantime
being commissioned Second Lieutenant, Sd u. >
II. 4. Upon lis exchange lie was prormc'cf I" the
18Th L. 5. c. l., Maryland regiment, and served
with this regiment in Texas until 1867, when ne
was discharged Mt Baltimore, with the brevet oil
Captain.
After The war he became a newspaper man. In
1865 he was n cnnirosor in the Government PRINT
ing Office in Washington, and in 1873 went into the
Patent Office. where lie became Principal E1ami-
ner of Patents, but resigned in 1855 10 practice
patent law.
Bartlett Joined Lincoln Post, g. Department of the
Potomac in ls6s. and WAS Adjutant and Senior wee
Commander of that Post He was aiterwara a
member Of Farracut Post 10. In 1887 l5artlet
moved to Maryland. and he ped TO organize warren
Post IS ut Hyatisville He was twice eiec'ed COM
naider of il!a Post In 1880 he was Judge Advocate
of the Department OF Maryland. and IN fen
rua:y of this year he was unanimously eiecteo
Department Commander
MASSACHUSETTS,
Frederick II cler Post 81, Boston. has the Justine
iinn Of being the only German Post In tie Depart
ment lis membership s &C. aud IL was org 'nlzed
.u the auniv er~nIy of Wa-hiu on'r birth. 1884,
The name hears is tina. of Col Fred HecEcf COM
na'nding The 50! H.; and afterward br'gadier-
General la the Eleventh. Corps
Robert G. Shaw Schoo house was dedicated at
West Rnxhgry the other day. varied program
WIS followed ouI. aud The OCCASION WAS one OF
IlIcll cnilusa> for veterans aud school Children
Bishop Brook made The dedicaory address.
Among other Things lac said:
I've commemorate to- lay this school, named
after "A Harvard man VIII" died defending his flag
aud s counlry-Co; Robert u. Shaw. His life
went forward for the ovcrthrowing OF slavery.
He was horn in your neiyhborhood. and first
saw service in Massachusetts regiment at Cedar
Mountain la 1851 with Other collcgs boys who laid
dow, tlirr lives far their country.
= la 1868 GOV. Andrew offered HIM the Coloneicy
of lie a4lli Mass icoloreG)
SIi..,r yss She ir., To- leap te rampant. when
a bullet reached his hear, and lie Tell dead He las
left a name and fame which has passed into the
hisorv of country. He was hghtlng Tor
bun'suity. GHii' and God.
The new schoolhouse Is OF brick, two stories
high has eight rooms. and is for grammar grades.
II cost sGo030
MISSOURI
Ia very neat pamphlet are the Annals of
admiral Farragui Post 2. of Kareas Ciir.
farragul Post organized ID 80, 1882, by
a mum ct e cnin -pde-. mo-, az whom had PEE
yinusy been members of Mcpherson Post, OF tilis
-. Che eliza Ter 'ucn'bers WIRE a. follows; y NJ
Bowman. G w. Fitzpatrick. Theo. 5. Case. w. j.
hhec.er, A Lion J.. l'case, i. j.. f.pIrl j ii.
Conner ! IT. Cow. II. II. Swift. Ira NJ. Vaughn,
john y. Hynicka. }. L. fleming, Cms. NJ Clmh,
l. = Paidoci, Hc,,ry Rrenneniau. ID. p. Whit
mar a II. oibicy, l.. i. Howard. j. {. Bescher,
J. j. s Cook, Charles Carples. H. NJ. Fife. Ross
Gnflin. T. II. Kennedy. c. E. Moss, g. \. North
- - 'iiiaLii. - " . NOA" a. IL ''-''e,
r:,e /. y.ese IF giving the tile to The ros was
conferred upon J. ii. Fink, who named it Admiral
Farragu Post, in honor of his former commander
AdmiT.. D.vsl G. Far.agui, I. :. Navy.
The first election was held Dec. 30, 1882. and those
elected were: Com, S NJ. BOWMAN: S: V. C., T. u.
Howard; J. V. C., ". j. VI heerr q NJ, Theo. :.
ca e; Surg G. W. Fizuarick Chap, Il. NJ.
Rar.ies: o. d.. q ". Clark; o. g., J. W. 1fvnicka.
Appointed Adj't. Albion i. Pease; q Ms, j. G.
Smith; SIN. J. VI. Conner.
The second Commander WAS c. w. Scott; and
snce then there hare served, in that c pacity.
George W. Fitzpatrick L. b. Howard. J. II. Waite,
Ross 'Guiin, II. c. McDougal. O. P. smith, and
Theodore = Case.
NEW YORK.
There was an enjoyable meeting of Kane Post,
West Troy, the other evening There was large
attendance Of women for the purpose If organizing
a Wouiam'- Relief Corps auxiliary TO the Post.
Thirty-four names were enrolled aud viii be pre-
@-ncd for ), charter. This followed by a
plea sant Ell: eriaiuTBent. the opening numbers be-
ING y quartet composed Of Messrs Mcmahon and
With an.l Cuihbert and Taylor REGULATIONS were
given NV MIS A. l.. Kelly and Miss FeTe uson: a
poem read by Gomrade Mccormick. of Al
Lauv aud Miss Mary Taylor also gave "xcellent
reading. After duet by Mrs John Kelly and
| Mis- lua IcGfsbos. Comrades Dgvey ant o'Con-
| nor, If Albany. gave sketches Of the W.R.C nf
| Albany, aud Mr.. 0CoHnor also spoke of the good
work Of the Corps ia Albany. Commander Lam
| here ien rendered -" dc and Jim ia very
/ graceful manner
OHIO
1
! had l3j members and meeting in the X. OF T.
/ Halt n. u. Murphy had been elected Commander
| and Was Installed ia January, 1892. lie !mme'i
ajely took measures 20 build mp the Post dpclar .
that there should he 200 members in good standn 2
Dee 81 1892. Tine srfri-aiiniIa report for june 30
| 1892 showed 20i members. Upon the same 'inie
The Post was meeting IN its hall. the furnish.
ina aud fitting up OF which cost nearly II 0J3, all 81
which was fully paid FOR, and not one dollar had
con out of the Post futsd. In this half yrI
the Department had lost about 8, 600 members. The
| Commander is "a man of great executive ability
| and is hustler from away back, Particular IS
| in @. A. r. work. Al the last regular meeting i
| was unanimously resolved by the Pos; to present
| Co:irade Murphy q candidate for Department
| Commander, having been urged 10 do 90 by Past
| CouInander-H-Cnief 4nd many prominent com
rades of the Department. Comrade Murphy II
All Ohio man by birth He enlisted twice ~ "A pri
1 waite, twice promoted to Second Lieutenant, ant
from Second Lieutenant to FIRST islentepant. ant
al lie close of the war WAS brevetied Captain III,
| has been an active Grand Army worker since 1867
PENNSYLVANIA
| Judging by the number In attendance ut tli
! de,:ication Of the Post hail. Greble Post TO- ha
about the largest number of one-armed and one
legged members of any Post in Philadelphia
There appears TO be more comrades minus arms o
legs who fought in the 29tb Pa. than Of any on
| command raised in this city.
! n i rumored that Senior Vice Commander Jane
Thompson who has passed through the chairs 4
hls present station in George B. Meade Post,
Philadelphia, will have opposition ia the elcciio
10 be held in December for Commander. IL la
| been the custom in the Post for great many year
to make the contest on the Officer Of the Day fo
the Junior Vice Commanders Office, and the sue
cessful candidate at that point would have no fun
thcr opposition. Comrade Thompson pr
vale soldier iIl the lC5h Pa and was distinIui=he
as n fighting soldier. His opponent will he
prominent National Guard officer who holds tn
! | rank Of Major General and who also activ
service in the field during the IL is not know
whether the latter would accept an election, Il
seldom attends the Post. If a contest of this cla
acter takes place it is predicted that it will be
bitter one.
, POTOMAC
A Commander Walter Middleton, OF O. p. Morto
, Post T. is real estate dealer in Washington, an
is well known in GAR. circles. He Is All actiy
, worker among The veterans and has done niue
I toward the progress the Post has recently mad
. | o. F. Morton Post was organized ia February, Isl
with IS members and during ats Is years existent
, | has mustered ina GO members and now has n men
bership of 400 active workers. The social feaiur,