The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-07-12

every Department Encampment since his Post
was organized; has been a member of the
Council of Administration. and also of the Ma
tional Council, serving upon the Executive
Committee. He has a wide acquaintance in
the Department and in GAR. circles.
MINNESOTA
The csmpmeeting of the NJ E. Church held
at Fillmore was addressed on June % by De-
partment Commander Van SAINT and Adj t. Gen.
Mertz. Department. Chap Henry g.. Bible
spoke to the comrades in the evening.
MISSOURI
G.. w. Laird, Commander, Warsaw: The
ninth annual Encampment, District of the
Usage, GAR, will be held at Warsaw on Aug.
IA. Is, Is and IL.
NEBRASKA
w. C. Yard, Omaha, Neb.: Some may want
to know how the GAR. boys are doing in this
city these close times for work and money. We
have four Posts here, three in this city and one
in south Omaha, U. s. Grant, 112; George A.
Custer, z, and Crook Post this city. At the
annual Encampment of the Iowa GAR. in the
Bluffs, June 19, George A. Custer Post was over
in full force, about so members, and we had q
grand time. There was but one drawback
They marched the boys on the streets for two
hours, and it was noticed that many of the
comrades dropped out of ranks on the march.
George A. Custer Post is in prosperous con-
x,
increasing its membership. Comrade Smith
made Us glad by donating group picture of
the comrades to the Post a very valuable ac-
QUESTION to our multitude of mementoes and
collections Our Commander, A. Loekner is a
hustler, and makes it lively as well as profit
able for the members of Custer Post We have
quite snug sum of money on hand for emer-
gencies. During the past Winter we held sew
eral Csmpfres, to which other Posts were in
vited and partook of the inequalities of the
occasion.
NEW YORK.
The official visit of Department Commander
Shots to the western part of the State was
much enjoyed by the Commander. Com
mander Shots was accompanied on the visit
by Gen. Butterfeld Past Commander-in- Chief
Palmer, Gen. P. G. Soule. members of his staff,
the Council of Administration and others. He
visited the Encampment of the s. of V. at
Middleport, and also the Livingston County
Soldiers Reunion at Nunda.
OHIO
Gen. Lyon Post. East Liverpool, is making
special effort to have all old soldiers in its
vicinity join the Order. At the last two meet
ings IA recruits have been mustered. The De-
partment Commander. in a letter addressed to
w. II. Surles, Chief Mastering Officer, says:
al hasten to extend to you strong grasp and
hearty congratulations on the successful and
good work of your Post, as indicated. / hope
the enthusiasm raised in East Liverpool will
extend over the State. There are 10000 ex-
soldier In Ohio not members in good standing
in the Society of the Grand Army. They
ought to be- 1t is their privilege, their right
to have a name on the rolls and place in the
ranks of the Grand Army" The Post, on
June 80, presented beautiful silk flag to Co.
E, 9Th Ohio National Guard.
In view of the fragrant demonstrations wit
messed at the unvailing of the monument at
Richmond and the vindictive feeling as voiced
by Thomas L. Rosser and Rev. r. c. Cave and
others, on that occasion, Harrison Frazier Post
30S, PEBBLES, o., has passed resolutions earnestly
petitioning the National Encampment at
Pittsburg that no city south of Mason
and Dixon's line be chosen for holding the
National Encampment until the bond of
brotherly love shall have been renewed in all
sincerity between the people of the North and
the people of the South. The Post further
more condemns the uttersnces of these orators
as incendiary, unloyal, and reasonable.
PENNSYLVANIA
Lieut.. Greble Post, TO- Philadelphia, will
parade 100 comrades in the Pittsburg procession
in September, and will have a band of music.
Comrade Frank w. Carpenter, of this Post, was
elected Trustee at the last muster to fill a
vacancy vice Comrade Christian Grossman,
resigned.
SOUTH DAKOTA
George w. Carpenter, the newly-elected
Commander of the Department of South Da-
kota. was born in western New York in 1888.
At the breaking out of the war he was men,
Der of Co. c, 74th N. Y. N. G. The Governor