The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-07-06

NEW YORK.
Horace Greeley Post ST. New York City,
received royal welcome from Rev. DIR. +. M.
| Clendennin, DID,. rector of st. Peters Episco-
| pal Church, Westchester, and his wife, formerly
Miss Gabrielle Greeley, at Chappaqua. Fifty
members of the Post, with their families, at
| tended. They were met at the Grand Central
Station by DR.. and Mrs. Clendennin and left
on a special train for the old Greeley home
stead. A reception was first held in St. Georges
Hall on the farm. Then came q concert, a glee
club, singing old-time ballads, and an elocu-
zionist, giving Rotations An elaborate din
ner, served by New York caterer, followed,
and there was some informal speechmaking,
Commander George II. Moore speaking for the
Post. DR.. Clendennin made appropriate
response. After supper the Post returned to
the city by an evening train.
At recent meeting ]. L. Riker Post, 60.
had among its visiting comrades Past Com
mander Peter NJ. W. Verhoeven. of w. g.
Mitchell Post, and Abide Camp on the staff
of the National Commander. After witness
lag the muster-in services COmrade Verhoeven
made some graceful remarks in the course of
which he took occasion to compliment the
comrades on their evident interest in the
welfare of the Order as shown both By the
number in attendance and the report of the
Memorial Committee, which was highly sat
isfactory. The speaker stated that in the 40
pacity this was only the fifth musteT-in he
had witnessed, and he urged the members to
keep up the missionary work among the
ranks of the veterans who are yet without
the pale of the Grand Army, where they prop
erly belong.
NORTH CAROLINA
The Post at Hendersonvile is In q very
Furnishing condition, with membership of 45.
1t is in excellent working order. and every
monthly meeting closes with bareback and
bacon. The Post turned out in full on Me-
mortal day and decorated the graves of all dead
comrades in the vicinity.
OHIO
Dwight Post 62e, has adopted resolutions
which recite that
Whereas the Worlds Fair Committee on
Ceremonies contemplate setting apart a num-
Der of days during the Worlds Fair to be known
as Veteran Days" for so-called Reunion of
all veterans, regardless of what army they
fought in: Therefore,
Be 1T resOlUed That Dwight Post, 500. G. A. R.,
hereby expresses its disapproval of this con-
templated Reunion under the conditions named,
and we decline in advance for ourselves and
ask all other Union soldiers to decline, taking
any part in Reunion of such a character,
which, under such circumstances, would mean
nothing to US as individuals or the noble Order
to which we belong.
in recent order, says that a rate of fare of three
and one-half cents per mile one-way distance
for round-trip will be charged over the follow
ing railroads. and no card-orders will be re-
ouired TO purchase tickets Pennsylvania Rail-
road Co., Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co.,
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co, Lehigh Valley
Railroad Co., Cumberland Valley Railroad Co.
Religious exercises will be held in the National
Cemetery on Sunday, July 16 at 10 a. m, I'M
der the direction of Rev. John w. Sayers, De-
partment Chaplain. There will be morning
and evening concerts by the band. and one
evening will be devoted TO a Campfire, which
will comprise war stories and songs and adj
dresses by prominent comrades. The business
meeting of the Encsmpment will be held in
the large Headquarters tent on Tuesday morn
ing July Is, at 10 o'clock. Comrade James
Long will deliver his lecture OH the battle of
Gettysburg, illustrated on canvas, devoting one
evening to the fight of each day. There will
also be a display of fireworks. Posts should
make requisiton to these Headquarters at once
for the number of tents required and report the
number of comrades that will attend.
The following Posts have been mustered:
John G. Kuhn Post, $50, Hooker by Robert H.
Young, Commander Post SOL, r. z. Black
Commander; Robert n Reed Post, $50, New
Kensington, by Past Senior Vice Department
Commander William o. Russell. J. A. Swearer,
Commander; Harvey S. Rice Post, $780, Har-
mander Post 463, II. 7. Dunbar, Commander.
Through the courtesy of the War Department
final records of those who have lost their dis
charges are furnished Department Headquar-
tiers for the purpose Of afordiDg the necessary
evidence for admission into the Grand Army of
the Republic. Their final records can only be
obtained through Department Headquarters
upon application Of Commanders of Posts. This
rule will be rigidly adhered to.
Maj. Martin Z. Delaney Post, 494, Cham
bersburg, has disbanded.
The proceedings, findings, and sentences of
Post Court-martials in the cases of Charles Key
ser, of Post g. and Melsncthon Unger, of Post
p, are approved, and the said Charles Keyser
and Melancthon Unger are hereby dishonor-
ably discharged and dismissed from the Grand
Army Of the Republic. John w. Burbank,
former member Of Post 304 dishonorably dis
charged from the Grand Army of the Republic
Jan. 2, 1887 was unlawfuly admitted to men,
bership in Post 319. His name has been
stricken from the rolls Of said Post. Adiutants
will make proper entry in Black Book.
One John Fisher, dishonoraby discharged
from the Grand Army of the Republic, is re-
ported attending Campfres and representing
himself as a member of the Order. He is un-
worthy of assistance.
The discharge paper of William o. Smith,
Veteran Reserve Corps, has been found, and is
in the possession of VIM. n Jones, Williams
9Th Pa Cav, has been found, and is in the pos
session Of E. i. Vierick, ia Nelson St., New
Brunswick. n J.
One G. N. Sitgraves, claiming membership in
Post 2l7, is reported visiting Posts for aid. He
is not a member of Post PIT, and is unworthy
of assistance Charles Keyser, formerly of
Post 63. is reported by the Post TO be unworthy
of assistance.
Headquarters, Department of Ohio, during
the National Encampment at Indianapolis Sep
TENDER next, will be at the Bates House.
Headquarters for the purpose of registration
will be in room II, State House.
Attention is called to the matter of uniform
The Encampment held in Toledo. April, 1888,
adopted the following as the uniform for the
comrades of this Department, viz: The uniform
to consist of the regulation blouse, single
breasted, with FIVE GAR. buttons in front,
and three small GAR. buttons on each
sleeve; the vest to have six buttons and the
entire suit TO be Of dark blue, with military
soft felt hat and cord.
PENNSYLVANIA
Lieut. II. II. Hoagland Post, 90, Catawissa,
with feelings of the deepest Indignation learns
of the outrages now being perpetrated upon the
battlefield of Gettysburg where so many gal
liant men lost their lives in defense of this
glorious Union, by the running of trolley
railroad through some Of the lines where the
men of Sickles stood shoulder TO shoulder to
fight back the enemy, and has passed resolu-
tions entering protests against this vandalism.
TENNESSEE
Cumberland Gan Post 10 with outsnokan