The National tribune., 1893-03-23
FROM THE BAY STATE.
Doings of Interest to Veterans and Their
Friends.

Friends.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Post IL. OF Orange.
dedicated Grand Army building, all their own,
on the evening Of the sth: Department Com
mander Hall WAS present and made pleasing ad-
dress of congratuation. On the first floor is the
banquet hall, with kitchen and complete appoint
smaller room for the Auxiliary adjacent. On one
side of the hall hang portraits OF several citizens
who contributed literally TO the erection OF the
building. on the other the portraits Of deceased
veterans The structure is of brick and cost O00
Corps IL did most efficient service in forwarding
the enterprise.
and recently held Trades Bazmr TO aid IN the
erection of the same. The hall - to be dedicated
at an early day.
Post So Beverly opens fair March "a.
The Signal Corps Association at !. 8 next Reunion
and dinner has guests some of its members who
have received prominent official recognition.
William F. Draper Department Commander Eli
w. Hall, and Speaker Capron, OF the Rhode Island
House of Representatives
At the last Encampment of the Grand Army in
this Departm IL was voted to request the Legs.
ature for such modification Of the law in reference
to the Soldiers Home as shall permit the Depart
ment Commander and Assistant Adjutant- General
to he members of the Board OF Trustees. To date
/ have heard of no opposition 10 the proposition.
yet when the matter comes before legislators and
they find that already Is out of the q Trustees
must be Grand Army men, they may be fairly
excused for asking what 1t is all about anyway,
and what the matter is with the Is Grand Army
men who now shape the destnes of the Home.
Comrade John D. Billings delivered his Illus
trated lecture entitled An Evening on the Battle
fields" before the comrades of Post 152, Essex,
Wednesday evening the 18th.
Benjamin Stone, jr., Post, 69, Dorchester, held
their annual Campfire ut their hall, Tuesday even
ing, March IA. Through oversight on the part OF
the Committee OF Arrangements. tbe customary
ranstorm omitted, and the hall was well filled
with members of the Post and invited guests in
Guiding Department Commander Hall and staff,
Post l02 of Milton and the associate members OF
the Post March was taken up for the banquet
hall at early hour. where the Sons OF Veterans
served the ratons, including the chowder for
which Post GO Is famous.
This agreeable duty having been faithfully at
tended TO, Commander w. H. Haddock extended
a welcome 10 ALL and then called for resolutions on
the death of Two comrades. These were presented,
and appropriate remarks made by Comrades Clark
and Z. =. jackson, after which the resolutions were
adopted by n rising vote. Then Department Com
mander Hall made telling speech, followed by
Mr.. Robinson, of the Boston Common Council, and
Senior Vice Commander Wetherbee.
Commander Haddock then varied the program
by introducing brother Haddock, in the person
of Con,rade" Bob" Palfrey who in of his ininl-
liable speeches presented Surgeon Jenkins with a
chest containing proper out fit for his office, each
article being lncidily explained by Bob" Speech
making was then continued by Department Chap
lain Burrows. Assist q. M.-Gen Graves, Inspector
White, and Past Department Commanders Evans
and Billings.
Past Department Commander Evans will speak
on Memorial Day mt Bridgewater in the afternoon
and Whitman in the evening.
Sleepers 10th Mass. Battery Associaion-Capt.
Charles T. Pierce, President-wil hold its next an
nual Reunion at Youngs Hotel, Boston, on Fast
Day, April 6. Assembly at L. dinner call at l,3O.
Sons and friends Of members are invited.
John A. Logan Post 1856. of Cambridge, Is not
only continuing its war talks ut regular meetings.
but ia furnishing takers for its neighbors Last
Thursday evening its Chaplain, Rev. Geo. w. Bick-
nell, gave the opening talk in series begun by
Post So of Cambridge.-B., Boston.