The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-11-02

| the Campfire is to be held to attend. Where
| W.RC. is connected with Post let the mem
bers assist in arranging program-one will
short speeches and plenty Of good singing and
music generally. The comrades all want 9
| grand and glorious time, and they can have il
and at the same time do much good for the
| Order. No better way to put life into Post
| than to have 4 good Campfire.
The time will soon be at hand when II will
| be the pleasant privilege of the Grand Army
| in this Department TO purchase and distribute
suitable Christmas presents to the orphans OF
| the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home
| at Xenia, and the veterans of the Ohio Sol
diors and Sailors Home near Sandusky. The
| following committee are hereby announced for
| the purpose above named: Ohio Soldiers and
Sailors Orphans Home-Frank G. Mitchell,
! Post 15S, Piqua; I. D. Louthan, 202, Lima; N.
Il. Warwick, Ii, Cincinnati; J. w. Watkins, 60,
| Delaware; w. S. Williams, %, Canton. Ohio
Soldiers and Sailors Home-Allen T. Brins-
made, Post 403 Cleveland; ]. l.. Greene, 30,
Fremont; Charles A. Reeser, %, Springfield
| w. r. Parsons I'll, WorthingtOn; Jas. Lynas,
| ], Columbus.
POTOMAC
Burnside Post, g. Washington, recently held
grand Campfire at Grand Army Hall. 1t was
one Of those delightfully."- Normal affairs where
everybody is at peace with everybody else, and
where reminiscent converse makes the audience
kin. Speeches were made by Messrs. Cozzens,
Sperry, Church, Huntoon, Tagart, Sypherd,
Hart, Whitaker, Hendricks, Ross and Adams.
Music was rendered by the Grand Army Choir.
RHODE ISLAND
Bucklin Post, 20, East Providence recently
observed its anniversary in grand manner.
The large Post Hall was crowded, standing
room even being taken. Members from many
other Posts and the Sons of Veterans and
ladies of the Relief Corps and many others
were present Senor-Vice Commander John
A. Medberry presided and an excellent program
was rendered. In the remarks made by the
presiding officer no took occasion TO thank all
who had contributed to make the anniversary
a success. The exercises were brought to a
close by the band playing and the audience
singing America" and at the close supper
was served, which was furnished by the W.R.C.
Rabbit Post, To- Bristol, received very
pleasant official visit from the Department
officers. After an address of welcome by Com
mauder Giles s. Congdon and Junior Vice Com
mander Herbert F. Bennett, the following pro-
gram was the order of exercises interspersed
with literary and musical numbers: Addresses
by J. V. Dept Com. Bennett and Asst Adj't-
Gen. E. T. Prentiss. Remarks by 8. V. Dept.
Com. Charles II. Baker. and Asst @ M. Gen.
Daniel r. Ballou. collation. was served for
the Department officers invited guests, and
comrades of the Post, followed by speech by
Past Dept Com. d. S. Ray. Speeches by Past
Dept Com b. H. Child, Com. E. p. Butts, Post
90, and Past Dept Com. B. l.. Hall. An adj
dress by Dept ms. William E. Stone, remarks
by Com. G. A. Bowen, Post "a, Warren, and
George NJ. Turner, Post 10. The exercises of
the evening closed by the audience singing
America"
Lincoln Post, %, Rope Valley, recently held
a banquet and Campfire large number of
members of other Posts were present, as well as
of Lincoln Relief Corps, 10, and the friends of
the Post and Othar in vtfpd pnaGtc Of the De-
partment officers there were present Edmund
+. Prentiss, Assistant Adjutant- General; Danl
r. BallOu, Assistant Quartermaster-General;
William T. Stone, Department Inspector; Hon.
Nathan b. Lewis, Judge Advocate, and John
B. Brown, Assistant Inspector. The visitors
were escorted to the banquet-room, where 200
enjoyed the feast of good things. Then Com
mander Woodmansee called to ORDER and,
after few words of welcome to the visitors and
an expression of regret that Department Com
mander George T. Cranston was unable to be
present on account of serious illness, began the
exercises by announcing music by Columbia
Orchestra. Elisha Perry leader. Asst Adj't-
Gen. Edmund +. Prentiss was introduced and
made a ringing speech. Asst ON Gen. Dan1
r. Balou followed, and Department Inspector
William z. Stone spoke in denunciation of the
speech of Senator Morgan, of Georgia, in Con-
gross.
VERMONT
The Department Commander, G. W. Doty, in
General Orders No 10, cOngratulates the CON-
rades of Vermont on the satisfactory attendance
from this Department at the 9th National En-
campment.
Ia conclusion the Commander says: at is
very important at this time and during these
days of pension suspensions that all comrades
rally together around tho Post affairs, touch
elbows and stand shoulder to shoulder, to the
end that justice and fair dealing shall be the
portion of those who imperiled life, fortune
and health in the cause Of our common country.
Comrades please fall into line and do what you
can for the upbuilding of our noble Order"