The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-09-22

standing. They have presented the Post
with $40. and have D in their Il rent
IN lds, Including $3.50 IN the emerge cy
fund. They are D Itti1g forth great efforts
| to instll patriotism into the schooL, With
| some sue ;eSS, I'll hoping for better re-
suits after vacation
Gen. Grocer C,rps, Of the small town Of
| Auburn, have been twice uufor innate in
losing By fire all they had, yet Their patri-
O,ism is not weakc e /; they are working
with renewed energy. and are getting things
together again. With ali their los Is ihey
have expe ded S25 in relief work THIS year.
The work in Sherman Relief Corps u.s.
has been perfect success during the past
six months. We have extended relief q
old soldiers and their dependent ones to
the amount of S57 other than money. and
cash to the amount Of IS. For the cmcr-
gency fund for the soldiers in the present
war we gave supper, of which the profits
were S37. OF.
We expect to hold our District Conven-
ton the first Friday i'm October in this
CITY. This Corps Is in a very prosperous
condition, and holds her rank in the De-
Local Press Correspondent. Hannibal Mo.
Cincinnati Brigade Meetings.
Turchin's Brigade met at Cincinnati.
| Putnam, Ashland. V.-P's, Charles RI.
Baker, Llovd Movers, both Of Columbus.
o; triah Cahill Fleetwood; c. Y.
shepherd, Columbus: Byron Lefty. II.
H. " ckham and 5. ". McNachten.
Sec. and Treas, 5. 4. Mcneil, Columbus.
those present we're Judge Given. Of the
| Supreme Cnurt o. Iowa; Mai Wolken, Of
| P,irhaver, Wash; Capt. T.. Clash,
0lathe, Kan; Capt. Store, Marietta. o.;
| ). I. Stewart, Evanston, III.
| The Association Of the First Brigade,
| First Division, Ninth Corps, held it's Re
union in the courthouse. New officers
elected are: a. III. McCracken, Oh cago,
Adiutant, 3Sth Wis, President; Charles F.
Bogart, Wauseon, o., teeth \. Y, Score
Mimi, 10th N. Y; Lieut. Philip Lawrence,
Pierre, 5. D., 37th Wis; Capt. Charles II.
McCreery. Northfield. Mimi, 51st Pa:
Capt. A. A. Kelly, Minneapolis, Mimi,
38th Wis; fred j. Buck, Adrian, Mich,
eth Mich. Vice Presidents.
The Second Brigade, Second Division,
First Corps, held Reunion at Moves
McCOOk Post Hall. Several comrades
were present from the f9lst, f9ed and l9ad
Ohio Gen. II. L. Kimberly, the Brigade
Comrade Frank Caldwell, Of the i9Ist
| Ohio, at present a member of f.. r. Moves
| McCOOlC Post, Secretary. Several -Ousing,
enthusiastic speeches were made by
| different members, and after singing sew
eral old army songs adjourned to meet at
T.
a large number were present at the
| fteuni0n Of Kraft'S Brigade when Lieut.
| Col. Hadlock called the meeting to order
| Henry Otterman acted as Secretary. The
| first speaker was Lieut. Col. James Smith,
| 18th In. Col. Smith was shot at Santiago
and is at present on sick-leave. He was
| Lieutenant Of Co. +, Ind. X. v, during
| the civil war, and was wounded at
Sh lob. Other speakers were Capt. Mile.
Blair, Henry Sampson, Capt. ID. J. Jones,
1 II
Thompson, Treasurer of the Southern
Branch, National Soldiers Home, at
Hampton, Va.
The Second Brigade of the Second Di-
vision, Fifteenth Corps, held an int esting
meeting that was called 20 order bv the
President, Col. Henry Weitzeli, of Toledo,
with Commander-in-C Chief of the G. r.
John s. KOuntZ as Secretary. Some Of
| the prominent men present were ". ,.
| Jones, Commander of the Brigade; Col
Robert Wilson, of New York; Lieut.-Col:
! I. Ii. Newton, of Toledo, and Sc eral
/ notables OF this city, Maj. Bracken and
| Col. Hipp, also Dr. Brent, who was MAJOR
OF the Division Hospital Corps. num-
Der of interesting speeches by the veterans
were highly enjoyed. Capt; Phil Weitzeii.
and Col. t. j. Lindsay, of Washington
| C.. H., was made Secretary.
The Ohio Brigade, Army Of the Potomac,
consisting of survivors OF the 25th, 55th,
73d, 18th, 1A7th and nth Chic Vol. Inf,
held their Reunion at Stamina League
Hall. Addresses were made by Judge FL.
s. Clark, of Nation, H.; Hon. Fl. L.
MOrey, of Ha milton, o.; Capt. A. d.
Stewart, of Toledo, O.; Col. Nat Haugh-
ton, of Toledo, o., and others. n d:
Stewart, of the 25th Ohio Vol. Inf, Of
Mattoon, H., acted as Chairman, and j.
w. Gaus, Of the 18th Ohio, as Secre AIRY.
The new officers are: Horace S. Clark,
Mattoon, ILL.,, President; Fl. Osborn, Of
Chicago ILL., Secretary