The National tribune., 1893-11-30
DEPARTMENT NEWS.
CONNECTICUT

DEPA Rim ENT NEWS.
CONNECTICUT
In recent General Orders the Department
| Commander Wilbur +. Rogers says that i'll ac.
| cOrdance with the usual custom the Depart
ment officers. mittee, and Council of Admin
! istration, accompanied by the Department Off
| GERS and committee of the Woman's Relief
Corps aud theSState Hospital Board, made the
annual visit to the Soldiers Home at Noroton
! Oct u, 1893. aud thoroughly inspected the in
! stitution. Everything was found in an excel
| lent condition, which, with the new improve
ments that are constantly being added as neces-
! stv requires, render it model home for the
comfort and convenience of the dependent old
veterans Contributions to the Home from
| Posts or individual comrades, including maya
zines aud periodicals OF recent date and books
and games would be most acceptable and CRATE
| fully appreciated by the comrades of the nsti-
1 tuition. The Department Commander would also
| earnestly reiterate the recommendation of his
| predecessors, requesting each Post to appoint
delegate TO visit the Home, inspect the same,
and report to his Post such information con-
corning the Home as might be desired by the
comrades, that all may be informed upon its
condition and management. Blank applica-
tions for admittance to tue Home and all such
Information is necessary can always be OBJ
tanned from the various Town Clerks through
out the State. Applications should be made
to the Chairman, Comrade A. B. Beers Bridge
port, Conn.
The Department Commander takes pleasure
in notifying the comrades of the change in the
law of the State appropriating S35 10 defray
the funeral expenses of deceased soldiers who
may die intestate and limiting said expense to
this absurdly small amount, was so amended
by the last General Assembly TO permit the
appropriation TO be made on application TO the
Selectmen, without restriction as to the addI-
tiOnal amount received from other sources to
be expended for the burial of the deceased
soldier.
new Post Of the GAR, No Sc, was insti-
tuted at Willington TOliand County. Conn.,
Oct. q. 1883. by the Department officers.
sisted by Winter Post, A. of Stafford Springs
Post Sc will he attached to Inspection District
Is. John j. Brierley, Post 30, Assistant In
speetor.
Stanley Post. II. New Britain, is pleased to
report that the several Posts in this vicinity
are, as they have been for years, all in the best
of accord, frequently visiting each other aud
partaking Of one another's hospitality. Within
a radius Of 20 miles are probably 10 Posts. all
Furnishing although new recruits scarce.
Strange it is that in our several cities there are
still old soldiers who are not 6. Il. men. The
boys will have their notions way aud the
other, and those notions keep them from being
mustered. Too bad it il. The boys all realize
that time is passing rapidly, and 10 years more
will see the closing Of Posts generally only in the
larger citicswth Posts ow having mem berships
OF 400 and 500. Most OF us in 10 years will be 60
years old and over, and we all know now about
how regularly men of that age can attend
GAR. meetings with any degree OF regularity.
Stanley Post now has, for instance, 2JD men,
bers and an average attendance is about 80 mem
bers. Ont of that number hardly more than
three or four are as much as 90 years old. 1t is
out of the question for them 10 come only irregu-
lar hasa Hif.tI. an ha
present situation in allowing not 10 years more
for Post meetings in towns OF 90 600 or less.
Five years ago we could easily get up crowd
TO visit other Posts aud return late by wagon.
Now if the trip cannot be made by railroad in
comfortable cars, few will turn out.
FLORIDA
john w. Temple, Co. K. OBI H.. is very poor
and sick at Live Oak, Fla. lie has a wife and
two small sons; all have been very sick They
have no means. and ask that the comrades
Of the g.. A.R. help by contribution TO pay their
fare 10 Indiana. lie is feeble aud deserving.
He asks contributions sent 10 of Thomas
Downing +. Ii. Burdick. or TO himself-W.
NJ. Ines, Adjntant, Camp 49, u. {. V.
NEBRASKA
A. II. Church, Department Commander, in
recent orders gives full directions OH insucc-
lions He also says: Attention is again called
to the great Importance of bringing back into
our ranks those remaining on the sus-
pended lists. vigorous campaign Of recruit
ing should also he Instituted by Post officers
and a supreme effort made to gather in all COM
rades who from apathy, OF, what is more likely,
the lack of means TO keep up THEN dues have
been suspended or dropped from the rolls. The
Department Commander trnsts that no COM
rade who is unable TO pay his dues will be sus-
pended"
NEW YORK.
O'Rorke Post, J. Rochester, recently cee-
brated its 9th anniversary in good manner
The committee in charge Of the arrangements
and il consisted of nearly every member-did
themselves great credit in tho manner they
provided entertainment and room. rs well as
edibles, for the large throng that attended. The
Railways were decorated with flags aud bunt-
ing, and Old Glory seemed TO smile upon the
crowd at every turn. An interesting program
was rendered in the Post room. Commander
SpTague opened the services with an address of
welcome. Among those who took part were
Hon. Richard Curran, Mayor and omrade;
Department Commander Cleary, Col. Graham,
Professor and Comrade Allen, Comrade Scott
OF Root Post, Syracuse; Quartermaster Red
man, and others. Fully 400 people, among
them the wives sisters, daughters and sweet
hearts of the comrades, also large represent
alive number OF members of other Posts were
present, and enjoyed the hospitality of the old
est Post in the State
Lieut.. J. H. Fisher Post, 10l, Hatboro. will
give open Campfire on Thanksgiving Day
10 their friends
RHODE ISLAND
The annual inspection of Tower Post IL,
Pawtucket, was thoroughly satisfactory The
regular routine business of the Post was first
transacted, and one recruit was mustered in
The inspection was performed by Assistant De-
partment Inspector C0mrade &. J. Baldwin, of
Smith Post, s. Woonsocket. After the iBspec-
ton Commander Peckham declared that the
remainder of the meeting would be informal.
Cigars were lighted, and the comrades settled
down 10 enjoy the second part Of the exercises
An address was made by Assistant Department
Inspector Baldwin. very highly cOmpi imenting
the Post for its perfection in ali its parts
Remarks were also made by Department Conn
mander George I. Cranston, Department In.
spector William T. Stone Past Commander
Geo. Turner, OF Post 10. Providence Past
Commander Edwin Clarkson, Post 3. Central
Fails; Senior Vice Department Commander
c. III. Baker and Past Department Com
mander b. +. Davis both of Tower Post. At a
late hour the comrades dispersed to their
homes satisfied that the meeting of Tower
Post was pleasant place TO spend evening