The National tribune., 1893-02-02
FROM THE BAY STATE.
Doings of Interest to Veterans and Their
Friends.


EDITOR NATIoSAL TRIBUNE: While riding out of
Boston few evenings since, over the Providence
Road, my esteemed friend and comrade, Prof.
Alonzo Williams. OF Brown University, recently
Department Commander of Rhode Island, took n
seat with me. The Professor, ii may not be geDer-
ally known. saw long and honorable service in the
Sd X. l. II. A. which went down TO Port Royal and
vicinity under Gen. Hunter in 1861. i never listen
to the engaging conversation of this distinguished
scholar aud gentleman without renewed feeling
OF pride in Order which embraces men of his
culture at one extreme running down the line of
intelligence to the unenilghtcned foreigner or
negro at the other.
By the way / am reminded in this connection
that Comrade George T. Cranston just elected De-
partment Commander of Rhode Island, "A
Der Of the 10Th Mass battery during the last of
the war. He is the third comrade from that or
ganization to be thus hoDored. Has any other
body Of veterans been equally honored? Comrade
Cranston, who by the way, is a large hearted fell
low, served three years IN the cavalry before re-
eulisting in the battery.
| Department President Mary G. Deane has re-
| Gently issued General Orders, No. T. giving de-
tailed arrangements In reference 10 the approach
| ing Department Convent AS the year draws TO
close Mrs. DeRne cannot but look back with
satisfaction upon the record which has been made.
/ Not for many years have there been SO many new
! Corps established ia this, although three
Adams, Grafton and West Newbury-have sur
| rendered their charter.
| This is now The banner Department in strength
| Department Secretary Elliot reports number oi
! Corps, l55; membership. 1864; amount expended
in relief last quarter, -, lO5.21 turned over 10
Posts s. 336: estimated vaiue OF relief other than
| money SS33 &c. The Department OF Massachu-
has been singularly happy la its selection oil
leaders and never more than In the choice OF
its present unassuming President, who will soon
| join that bouquet Of perennial bloom, the Pas,
! Presidents. whose works do follow them"
Assistant Adjutant- General Hubert o. Moore's
report for the year just closed. shows the whole
number OF comrades in good standing as "a 26l, a
net gain for the year of 295. The net gain Of last
| year 374. There have been SIS, IA expended
| in relief during the year
A. St John Chambre Post - OF Stoughton, held
4 a annn fire nd house block
TO dedicate their new quarters. Ii may be remen
bered that they were burned out a few months
ago. Delegates were present from Post Is, Brock
ton; 81 Canton; 81, Easton, and ITO, Randolph
Several gifts were made 10 the Post 10y visitors
Among these was "A donation from Comrade Cham
bre. for whom the Post named. Assistant
Acknowledgement Moore and Inspector Thayel
represented Department Headquarters
The Committee on The Preparation of the Early
Records of the Grand Army in this Department
had Its final meeting the 2lst at Department Head
quarters where the report was agreed upon.
IL is no. generally known that this Department
is the father OF the New Hampshire Department
but Provisional Department Commander Austin =
/ Cushn1an In command of this Department in 1867
organized Post ], Of Portsmouth, n. H.. and wher
| 10 Posts had been organized up there granted and
| signed the charter for a Department.
Revere Post, 81, of Canton, will give 1.-THE
Pirates of PenZance." assisted by its friends, Feb
and s. the object being increase its relief funds
Post 10, OF Worcester, VIII hold "A social Feb. z.
The 2sih annual Reunion of Nms's I'd Mass. Bat
terry Association will be held at the Revere House
Boston, Wednesday, Feb. %, at p. IN. Business
| meeting al 4 dinner at 6.
!, | Post 10 Fall River observed its Silver Anniver
saTy the 23d. Department Commander Churchill
GAR and Department President Deane. W.R.C.
| were present and made addresses. brlillan
audience was present.
Commander Horace L. Marion, Of Post 8?
Brighton, is housed with a broken leg. Unfortu
nately the leg is his own, yet fortunately the com
rade is himself skilltul surgeon, and so is in goo
/ hands.--B Boston.