The National tribune., 1893-03-09

Sixty of this gain Is n Post IL located at Hilton
| Head, :. C.. mustered laly Is, 1872.
/, IL decided TO hold The next Encampment n
Charleston, s. c., on the second Monday in Febru
sry.
Gen. Lewis reported from the Committee oil
Officers Reports in favor OF reducing the per capt.,
tax from % 10 - cents, and also that legal oh
| s;acles were in The way of changing the naine o
The Department frcm the Department of Georgi'
/ 10 the Department Georgia and South Carolina
/ This report was adopted
The prison property at Andersonville was fully
discussed and the matter was put into the hands o
the Council of Administration which is 10 incur %
| debt but pay the taxes Oh The properly The Ma
| tional Encampmemt has declined 10 accept i; ana
care for il in tho future.
After the adoption of a resolution changing the
rules so as 10 allow nominations of officers Com
rHde Watson reported a resolution 10 make officer.
ineligible 10 re- election; which was considered and
adopted, Commander Nleason having been eiecteu
/ which removed all possibility OF any personal ap
pication being made of its operations.
Adj't Burns read letter from the Sons of Nete-
rams of Massachusetts stating that they would
furnish flags for decorating The soldiers graves a,
Andersonve on May so. The offer was accepted
with vote of thanks.
Over so delegates from the various Posts as
sembled at The Campfire at the Marshall House the
other night, where an elegant spread had been
prepared.
A pleasing incident was the presentation of n
beautifully carved gaveI and block TO Commander
Gleason by Hancock Post, No. s. The presentation
was made in few eloquent and appropriate re-
marks 10y Comrade J. T. Jones.
The following We're the speakers and their toasts:
A. Il. Sholes, Our CHESTS; :. A. Darneil, OF
Atlanta, Our Country :: Martin Cooley. wv s.
Hancock POST: c. 7. Watson, of Atlanta. " Ma.
tional Encampment mt Washington -; J. o. Ladd.
of Summerville : c., GAR: A. b. Carrier, OF
Atlanta. THE Christian Soldier; w. III. kimbRll,
Georgia. our adopted State"
The toass were responded 10 in appropriate senii-
ments, The delegates present will retain pleasing
recnllec;ions of the occasion for many day.
Officers elected were: Com, Thomas i. Gleason !;
s V. c., James o. Ladd: J. V. c.. A. b. Carrier /;
Medical Director. George H. Stone; Chap, William
Pease Asst Adjt-Gen., Henry Burns; Q; NJ Gen,
8. 7. b. Gillespie; 1ns, II. E. Mansfield; Judge
Advocate, Isaac Beckett
Thomas +. Gleason, the re elected Commander
OF the Department, comes from lighting family,
and he is proud That such is the case There were
i've boys in his family. and every one enlisted IN
the defense of his glorious country. Comrade
Gleason was born in 1915 at Albany, y. V, and
when but IL years OF age he enlisted III three
months regiment, Co &, 9Th N Y, on May 81,
ls6e. lie served his time out, and when lie
discharged ia. September of the same year, lie was
mustered out as Color Bearer of the regiment. As
he discharged he saw that his country
needed his services longer, and IN less Than one
weeks lime lie re-enliscd for three years service
in Co. c. 271li y. Y. Sergeant He served faith
fully with hisregtment and rendered good service.
ComrRde Gleason WAS with the Nineteenth Corps
in all it, marches battles and skirmishes in Lousi
until his command wastransferred TO Virginia.
Ia the latter Stale he under Sheridan, and
participated in All The campaigns of Little Phil
until The battle Of Cedar Creek, where lie was
injured that il was necessary for him TO leave the
service, and lie accordingly given a Surgeons
certificate OF disability.
Before he left the service lie had attained the
rank OF Lieutenant and was Acting Adjutant OF his
regiment. He WAS ~ model soldier, and If neces-
sary he is ready at The present time TO 60 forth
again and battle for the rights Of his country.
When Hancock Post, of Savannah, Ga, now
known Post 5, organized, in 1856. he WAS
one of IFS charter members. So great was the in
terest which he displayed IN Grand Army matters
that = reward for his zeal he elected Com
mandeT OF The Post for the three successive years