The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-05

resisted their Establishments and
offers of high rank, and organized the we'll
known Turner regiment. the Seventeenth
Missouri Volunteer Infantry. and was made
its colonel Aug. %, 1861. He led il Of Pea
Ridge. Arkansas Post. ChickssawSbayou
Jackson. Miss. and at V~Icksburg. Miss,
where he Was mortally wounded June %.
1863. and died July IL following. He was q
gallant and accomplished officer. who was
loved and revered by his command. and re-
spected as a gentleman by all who knew
hun in civil life.
H~assendeubel Post was chartered May21,
1882. and has prospered from it's inception.
as Its policy and methods have received
popular approval. Ii has been wise IN its
selection OF officers. and notably fortunate
In It's commanders. edlutants and present
(uartermaster and has been faithful and
diligent in the discharge OF all it's obliga-
lions. especially those of d philsnthropio
nature: In it's deliberations charity and de-
corum have prevailed. and at no time has
abroad, among comrades and citizens, than
10 il at present.
During the Twenty-frst National En-
camDmeDt OF the g. A. r.. held at st. Louis
In S~eptember. 1887. H~assendeubel Post
opened u hall OF magnificent proportions.
l3lx5OO feet. decorated 1t deliberately. and
entertained visiting commands lavishly.
expanding nearly $4,000. Thousands of
veterans Will. for years, gratefully renem-
Der the hospitality of Hassendeubei Post,
and avail themselves of every opportunity
TO reclprocate. The post has attended the
nationale ~ncampments at Colnmbns, Mil
waukee. Boston, Detroit. and WashiD gtoD.
and on every occasion has added TO Its
we'll won fame. Ii ex poets to have In line
to-day go men. good and true.
Inc gallant commander, Peter BoDe,
Is q prominent manufacturer and repre-
sentative business man of st. Louis. who,
by his courteous bearing and general ef-
fclency, has endeared himself 10 bis COM
rades OF the post and well represents the
responsible position of his office. He is q
native of Pennsylvania and went into
service at once on the first call for voluD-
teers. and after three months enlisted Tor
three years, and was distinctive for his
bravery.
He Is ably supported by n brilliant stan
who act az the committee on arrangements
for this encampment. They will receive
the full share of the popular plaudits and
fully sustain the fame of st. LonIs and the
grand old State of Missouri. The officers
for 1898: Peter Bobe. post commander;
George Neubert. senior V. Z. c.; Johnson
L: Sinclair junior V. F.. c.; Martin Scherer.
sdjutaDt; Francis Il. Becker. quartermas-
ter; X. j. Rattipger. surgeon: John C.. Mann.
cha plain; Stephen Sch w artz. officer of the
day; A. BaumgartDer, officer of the guard;
w A. Alexander. sergeant major; William
r. Schubert, quartermaster sergeant.
Col. William +. Schubert and Col. Valen.
tine Barth are aids-de-camp from this
post on the staff of the cOmmander-in-chief.
Past Post Commander j. u. thinner is the
representative TO the National Enoamp-
ment. Col. William Hahn. aid-de-camp
TO the department commander. Col.
Francis p. Becker. who has an excellent
record as q soldier and n citizen. has done
hercuiesn work nfor this post, of which
he is the quartermaster. six terms. always
to the front in the management OF the
affairs OF tho post, and is the ideal of the