The National tribune., 1893-07-13
DELAWARE

DELAWARE
Chas. A. Psyberg is working the comrades of
this Department. He appeared before Capt
Evan S. Watson, Post g. New Castle, solicited
and received aid, claiming to be q memb Der of
Lincoln Post. 3, Department of the Potomac
The Adiutant of the Post wrote to Lincoln
Post and found out that the man was fraud.
MASSACHUSETTS,
Davis Post, 81, Cambridgsport, celebrated its
25th anniversary in a great manner with q
banquet in Institute Hall. The hall presented
beautiful appearance with its decorations of
flags and bunting, its pictures of camp life, and
OF Washington and Lincoln. The attendance
OF comrades and friends was very large. and adj
ditional interest was lent the occasion by the
attendance of Commander in Chief Weissert.
Seated on either side of Commander Howard
were the guests of the evening, including
Mayor Bancroft Hon. John w. Coveney, Rev.
Burton Crankshsw, Mrs. Andrew ]. Ward,
President John r. Fairbain. Capt. Fiske,
Special Sheriff of Middlesex County; Alderman
Ponce, Councilman Shea, Casey, Brogan and
Bleiler. During the after-dnner exercises
COMMANDMENT Chief Weissert, Asst Adi't-Gen.
Gray and Asst Adj't-Gen. Moore of the Massa-
chusetts Department entered the hall to the
strains of " Hail to the Chief" and took seats
at the head table. The after-dinner exercises
were very interesting. The most pleasing was
the presentation by Mrs Lincoln on the part of
Woman's Relief Corps, 81, to the Post of a
beautiful white silk State flag.
NEW YORK.
James II. Perry Post, SO, Brooklyn, recently
gave an entertainment to their friends. Com
rade Edward Pipe, who had charge of the
arrangements, got up really interesting pro-
gram, which was excellently interpreted. The
numbers included vocal and instrumental
music and recitations, and an appetizing col
laton rounded out the entertainment
Hobhie Post, Stamford, recently gave fare.
well dinner to Gen. II. P. Geib, a member of
the Post.
On Memorial Day the Goth n Y G. turned
out and paraded with Dahlgren Post on their
own accord. The Post did not forget the serv-
ice rendered, and recently invited to their
rooms Gen. James Cavansgh, the regimental
commander, with Adj't Cooley, who were re-
ceived with hearty applause. Commander
McEntee, after referring to the Posts desire to
signalize the meritorious conduct of the seth
IN an appropriate way, said that it had derided
to present to the regiment one of the POSTS
dearest tTeasures-the bust, heroic size of Gen.
Charles G. Halpiue miles O'Reilly), once an
officer of the 69th Regiment and man who
both by his sword and his pen had shown his
courage and patriotic devotion to his country
in its darkest hours. A neatly-engraved silver
plate told that the bust was Presented to the
9th Regiment, N. G., s. n. Y. by Dahlgren
L oees NO. no. "" L OAh. Ho TeRlmeUIai
motto Semper paratus" and May 80, 1893"
last Memorial Day, also appeared on the plate
Refreshments and speeches followed the pre-
OHIO
L. II. Williams, the new Department Com
mander, enlisted Aug. z, 1862, in the 4th Ohio
Cav. as a private and was mustered out at
Washington, D. C., as Sergeant, May %, 1865
he served with his command in the Northern
campaign the Winter of 1862; then
On the campaign to Vicksburg, Miss, 10 1863,
and was present at the surrender of that city,
July 4, 1863; then with Sherman on his cam
paign against Atlanta, Ga, and was at the fall
Of that city in 1864, and then with Sherman on