The National tribune., 1893-02-02

"Pa:sey" received his coguomen on account OF
| being The only German in the brigade who could
! speak Irish.
of the OF organizations of veterans which successfully
maintains interest in its literary program AT It's
| las, regular Encampment Junior Vice Commander
| H. w. Lawrence delivered wel,prepared ieetuie
/ on The battle Of Gettysburg. which was repiete
with matters Of interest TO the men who took part
in ii; and listened 10 with unilaGgng attention
! by ali present. There are many Posts wnlcn
| might profitably initiate Hamilton Posts method
| for preserving The unwrteu history of the war
| EnowIton Post held their third annual Campfire
at Toronto. There present upwards OF $50 vet
Grams and their friends. The festive board wns not
spread in The conventional manner of ordinary dim
ner-tabes Instead Of punches of flowers or plates
of bnn-hons. there were the more substantial pork
! aad beans boiling and simmering IN large pots,
the tables with a small fire burning under each,
the hndq uaIter of beef, sieaming hot, good sup
ply of hot coffee potato salad, celery, ETC. At IN.
| crvas "a bunch of clay pipes with 81 package oil
| T. and b. surnounting them. appeared. After the
company had found the bottom OF the pork-and-
beans pots, the roast beef had Disappeared and The
| T. and B. had been made away with, Capt. Stone.
acting Master of Ceremonies opened the ioa-ts,
among which were The President oi The tnl'ed
States responded 10 by L. :. Consul Iiirschfcdcr;
- Our Posi, !" responded t" by Commander johnson
Our Dead Comrades" drank in silence; : The
Army and Navy responded 10 by Maj. Hen
derson OF H. b. NJ 18th HiGhlanders; " CAN
ada" responded 10 by Cumrade J. r. Nortlicott
The Daughter of the Post. MISS Austin, oil W ASH
ington." responded 10 10y Adi't knowiton; " The
Ladies'" responded To by the L. :. Consul; The
NATIONAL TRIBUNE of Washington" response by
Capt Stone. After several other toass Capt stone.
on behalf of the Post presented Commander John
son. the founder of The Post. with beautiful gold
headed cane, suitably engraved. He responded IN
a characteristic and appropriate manner 1t was
early morning before the gathering broke up and
all enjoyed themselves hugely. Among the war
relics exhibited was number of Indian trophies
captured by Comrade Bolton; the drum carried by
Comrade Sclaefer from 6l TO '65; the musket car
ried by Comrade simpson, of the sh y. y. H. A.,
and the shawl worn by President Lincoln when
presented TO DIR. A. r. Abbott, the Surgeon OF the
Post, by Mrs. Lincoln.
Gabriel 4. Paul Post, lol, West wood-Com;;,
Abram c. Haring; 6. V. c.. Daniel w. Smith; j.
V. C, Jacob G. Weservelt; o. D., VIM. G. Herring;
o. G.. Abraham Il. Alderman; Chap, Edward +.
Eckerson: O. NJ Daniel J. Haring: q. VI. <, David
J.. Lock AGj't. David c. Blaureit; ). NJ,
Jacob B. Eelerson; Surg, VIM. English
Hamilton Post 20, Poughkeepsie-Com:W ester-
welt Alderman; 5. V. c., Patrick Henry Whalen
J. V c., George w. Hart; Q. NJ. John w. McCor-
mack; o. d.. VIM. II. Van Nosdall Surg, Peter
De Goes; Chap, Horatio +. Murray; o. g., Ed
ward NJ. Pagan; Color Bearers Richard Whaien,
5. c. Noyez Post. 232 Little valey-Com.. T R.
Aidrich; s. V. c., Moses Bowen; j. V. c.. Hiram
Hull; @. NJ, ii. i. Bales; Chap, J.. d.. Bryant
o. d.. Abram Mabee; o. G., J. VI. sheffield; Adj't,
J. a. Johnston; Surg, L, d. Ames.
OHIO
Fourteen empty chairs drsped in mourning was
the basis of the most solemn and Impressive q. X
memorial services i'm Hazlett Post Hail. GAINESVILLE,
the other day. There a large attendance of
comrades and their friends, and the group of the
immediate relatives of the deceased comrades was
necessarily larger than ever before, because the
death roll of Hazlett Post was heavier Than ever
before in it, history-l4 comrades having answered
the last roll. call since Memorial Sunday of year
ago The music was by choir selected by COM
mander Stubbns, and il no exaggeraiion to say
that in the history of memorial services of the past
the music was never excelled OIL similar occasions,
and seldom eQualed
A movement has been started among the four
Posts in Columbus to purchase large lot IN one OF
the cemeteries in which TO inter the remains of
the survivors of the war. The Posts have a total
membership of over 1000 and ii is claimed that for
what they pay yearly for burial lots outside of the
city enough money would be available 10 buy the
large lot contemplated.
w. Wirth Liggelt Post, l45. Ripley, has indorsed
Comrade i. ii. Williams for the position of De-
partment Commander. A committee was ap-
pointed to notify other Posts by circular OF the
action. Comrade Ed 5. Grant, of southern Ohio /;
Joseph p Dry, of Upper Sandusky, and others
in the field.
Comrade John Grim, a prominent and active
worker in the ranks of Mccoy Post, ut Column
bus. has been confined 10 his bed for about seven
weeks, having met with an accident getting oil a
street car. which resulted in compound fracture
of The left limb and badly-s,rained back, and
which will probably cripple him for life.
Cooper Post, liz, Marion-Com., VIM. III. Nc
Clure; $. V. c., Jas II. Foster; ]. V. c.. VIM. G..
Shuie: Adj't, Harrison Jump; q. NJ, VIM. c.
Ropp; Surg. o. w. Weeks; Chap; d. L. Sellers;
o. d.. VIM. q. Byers; o. G.. VIM. Marenes; S. NJ,
II. ]. Monroe; @. NJ. s., John b. King.
PENNSYLVANIA
The ommander of Capt. w. Evans Post I67.
Oil City, communicated recently, in the name of his
Post TO the Headquarters of the department asking
permission 10 drop the old name of s Post and
adopt that of ex-President Rutherford b. Hayes.
The Department Commander telegrapbed his as
sent aud the change was made.
POTOMAC
Henry Wilson Post, L. was organized and mus
tered in May 4, 1892. with IS charter members, at
Grand Army Hall United States Soldiers Home.
At the installation of the Post Comrade Patrick
Ford WAS. by unanimous vote, elected Com
mander. This infant Grand Army Post rapidly
developed, owing to highly-favorable conditions
and congenial surroundings, and whence fully
evoluted from babyhood has a fair prospec: of be-
coming one of the prominent Posts of the Depart
ment OF the Potomac.
WEST VIRGINIA.
To enter the war as a private and rise, by his
own merit. to the rank of Major was the good
fortune of c. Z. Anderson, who now commands
the Department. He enlisted in April, 1863 "A
nriyate In Co / Sd w. Va Cav. and six months