The National tribune., 1894-08-16
DEPARTMENT NEWS.
KANSAS,


The Santa Fe Company have rendered to the
Department Commander frst-class coach fit
ted up especially for use as Headquarters car,
which will be attached to the rear of the train,
to which all comrades and friends will be at all
times welcome on the trip to Pittsburg. A full
line of supplies will be kept in this car. and it
will be provided with tables, desk, and writing
material aud stationery for use of comrades
1t will be handsomely decorated by the officials
of the railroad company. It will remain dur
ing the National Encampment as the Head
quarters of the Department Commander, on
the end of spur of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail.
road, which reaches within one block of Ma
tional Headquarters and in plain view thereof,
and this car will be used during the Encamp-
! ment for all business meetings of the delegation
from this Department.
The usual large sunfower badge will be worn
by comrades OF this Department in the parade.
These badges will be sold by the W.R.C., and
may be obtained at Headquarters No other
badges excepting those sold by the W.R.C. OF
this Department will be used in the parade.
The metal sunfower badge, with grasshopper
pin, which has been adopted for the Kansas
badge at the National Encsmpment, may also
be worn by visiting comrades and persons WIS.,
iting the National Encampment from the State
of Kansas. 1t is very popular badge, having
been in use for several years. 1t may be or
dered from the Assistant Adjutant- General as
supplies, or may be- purchased from him at the
Headquarters of this Department at the Mo-
nougahela Hotel for so cents each.
MASSACHUSETTS,
Members of Dahlgren Post. 2, South Boston,
numbering in all about 100 comrades, started
on the afternoon of the 9th to Maine. The
trip will continue three days, and during that
time an enjoyable program will be carried out.
and the excursonists will make short trips in
the neghbOrhood of Gardiner, Me.
MINNESOTA
Past Commander Amis, of Post 5, mustered q
new Post at Chenille the other evening. The
officers are: Conn.,, r. P Gift; s. V. c., z. N.
Leighty; ]. V. c., Robert Bowen; Adj't, Gard
ner Loudon; Q. NJ, John kirkpatrick; Surg,
S. r. Wolery; Chap, Edgar Lewis; o. D., ].
w. Murtaugh; o. G., Jno. Bichel S. NJ, Henry
Clink; @. NJ. s., S. P. Reighly.
NEBRASKA
The Reunion at Superior, Neb.. held during
the early part of the month, was well attended
many of the comrades making great sacrifices
in order to be present. The many speakers
from Kansas and Nebraska, besides those from
other States. entertained the old soldiers.
John j. ingalls,, ex-senator from Kansas, spoke
on the evening of the Sd. All the bands and
drum corps were mustered for review in the
morning, and then formed to escort Ex-senator
Ingalls, and Mr.. Thurston from the train to
Camp Lincoln. The whole camp with the ex-
CeptlOn Oh INC pnySlCally uiSdDleus WHICH each
year forms a larger element in Grand Army
assembly, turned out. Commander Adams and
his mounted Aid headed the procession, and
the two orators were given a rousing reception
at the depot. Resolutions were passed unani-
mously thanking Commander Adams and the
people of Superior for their tireless work in
making the Reunion success. In the evening
Hon. E. n. Davis, of Kansas, addressed the
Campfire, and good stories and songs whiled
away the last evening of the Encampment.
NEW YORK.
at meeting of Holt Post 403 Fredonia,
last month. resolutions were unanimously
passed expressing deep regret at the incen-
diary and unpatrotic statements uttered in
memorial address by Rev. Cave in Richmond,
Va. The resolutions condemned in strong
terms the spirit of the great audience that by
their continued applause made themselves
principles cTHliHltGs in his unpatriotic and rebel
lious utterances. The resolutions further re-
solved that the Commander of the Post ex-
press through THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE the
protest of the Post against such disloyal utter
ances, and the use of the rebel flag in process
sions and decorations, the emblem of secession
aud the divine right of human bondage, in a
Government where every slave-block has been
turned into a yule log of joyous redemption,
and every slave-driver's whip into the ruler
and pencil of the schoOlrOom."
OHIO
The annual Reunion and Campfire OF the
old soldiers held at Vinton was grand success.
1t is estimated that at least 1900 people were
present. Col. John l.. Vance addressed the
comrades in the forenoon. Speeches were
also made by Col. U. S. Furay, Hon. q. s.
Matthews and others. To Capt. NJ. K. Glenn,
Commander of Corwin Post; n. F. Barrett
Chairman of the General Committee; ]. A.
Pugh, Mayor Of the village; G. E Koontz
Marshal thereof, and E. G. Shaner, with their
many energetic co-workers and assistants, the
great success of the Reunion is mainly due.