The National tribune., 1893-05-25

Grand Army of the Republic" which was followed
by address on The Glory of the Grand Army
of the Republic" by Gen. II. b. Brown, GAINESVILLE
Another Campfire was going on at the same time
in Music Hall. Both were so well attended That
all the room in the halls was closely occupied.
At the second days meeting a resolution was
passed instructing the delegates TO the National
EnCS,npment to have Comrade g. NJ Barber, VINO
in 1924 was Commander of Ohio, restored 10 his
rank of Past Department Commander. A resolu-
ton denouncing the House of Lords which Is
the name applied to all Past Department Conn
manders, whose right 10 set as delegates ior lie In
the National Encampments is meeting with obJec-
ton, was voted down, and Mr.. w. /. Squlres, VINO
was Chairman of the committee of last year, was
refused the allowance of an expense account OF
Sl61.
Two young ladies. Miss Edgar and Miss Schwis.
niger, aged 16 and u years respectively, and at
present inmates of the Soldiers and Sailors Or
phans' Home, of Xenia, were adopted as the
daughters of the Encampment.
John b. Davis elected Delegate-at-Large TO
the National Encampment by accamation.
committee consisting OF II. l.. Morey, OF Hamilton;
L. Potter Dustin, of Cincinnati, and }. o. Wlnship,
of Chillicothe was appointed to draft resolutions
on the death of ex-Presdent r. b. Hayes. The
officers elected are: Com, L. II. Williams, Ripley;
s V. c., ]. S. Mason, Medina; j. V. C., Thomas
Crofts. Toledo
PENNSYLVANIA
George c. Meade Post, J. Philadelphia, will dec
crate the soldiers graves at Laurel Hill on Me-
mortal Day. Camp 90 s. of v. chorisiers OF st.
Jude's =. Z. Church and a band of IS pieces will
accompany them. The orators will be Hon; john
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X. Dixon, and Rev. Dr. Joseph G. McCook. At the
last muster of the Post. Past Commander Cook,
Post g. Chicago, and Past Commanders Price and
Simpson, of Meade Post, debated the question of
Quaker Patriotism and Pluck" and Moral and
Physical Courage" Several other comrades par
ticipated.
Gen. Grant Post 5, Philadelphia, will have charge
of Mt Moriah Cemetery on Memorial Day. Maj.
Moses Veale has consented to deliver the Grafton.
Fred Taylor Post, 49, Philadep hia held an en-
joyable open-air Campfire recently. The attend
ance was extremely large and the speeches very
interesting.
POTOMAC
Lafayette Post, 90 Washington, received beaut-
full silk flag, present from Lafayette Woman's
Relief Corps. Mrs Hannah J. Devoe acted for the
Corps. and delivered the flag with appropriate
speech to Commander Edwin J. Sweet, who &C.
cepted IL in the name and with the thanks of the
Post. In behalf of the Post. Commander Dillon
then presented Past Commander w. w. Chambers
with handsome set of silverware a token Of
the appreciation of his valuable services to the
organization.
VIRGINIA.
George II. Thomas Post, As, Petersburg, has
issued appeal for contributions that the
graves of 6, 1870 Union soldiers at Poplar Grove
Cemetery may be properly decorated. The appeal
says that the Post numbers but Is members only
four of which reside in the city, the remainder
being scattered in the surrounding Counties, and
that the cemetery, nearly four miles distant, con-
tains among the total number of interments 400 I'M
known dead. Il. Il. Whilcomb, the Commander of
the Department, Endorses their appeal.