The National tribune., 1903-11-19
SERVICE PENSION.
Views Of Posts and individuals on This
Important Measure.

n. Y, unanimously indorses The Ma
tional Tribune service pension bill.
l.. Wallace Post, FL Dorado. Kan,
unanimously indorses The National Trib-
une service pension bill. The Post has
10 members in good standing.
Phil Kearny Post, Newark, n. J., fav
ors the service pension bill proposed by
the National Encampment.
The comrades of Holloway Post, Cheap
side, Va, and the sisters of the Womens
Relief Corps signed petition for the pas
sage of the service pension bill, earnestly
appealing to Congress for its passage.
Gen. George X. Smith Post, Sedalia,
ILL.,, unanimously indorses The National
Encampment service pension bill.
Il. Il. Butler Post, Forrest City, Ark.
favors The National Tribune service PEN
sion bill, and earnestly hopes that such a
bill may be passed.
The members of Andy Smith Post, Will
low Springs, Mo-, favor and recommend
the service pension bin as proposed and
advocated by The National Tribune.
Abiel Cheney. 1st VT. Battery, West
Concord. VT, is strongly in favor of The
National Tribune service pension, as are
all the comrades with whom he talks. 1t
will do him no good, however. He was
4 long-term man, having served from
April IS, 1861, to June 2, 1863, one year
of the time being in the 1st N. II. Alto
4 L,
now 81 years old.
Il. l.. Sutphen Post, Evansville, Wis,
unanimously favors The National Tribune
service pension. believing that an honor
able discharge should be the only evidence
necessary. There should be no limitation
either, on tie pension for widows.
Abram Vanglone, Candor, n. Y, says
that all the veterans there are strongly i'll
favor of service pension.
InSanh w Rupard Sheldon Mo- saws
that all the veterans in his town are
heartily in favor of a service pension, and
that he will get up petition to Congress
asking for the passage of the bill.
]. B. Butler Post, Pulaski, N. Y. at a
recent meeting unanimously adopted a
resolution indOrsing the action of The Ma
tiOnal Encampment IN regard to a $12
service pension.
Victor Post, Fort Dodge, Kan, is
strongly in favor of a service pension of
$12 per month for all soldiers of the civil
war and widows of such veterans.
Kenesaw Post, East Los Angeles, Cal,
unanimously indorSes service pension bill
with age limit clause eliminated.
George Need Post, Lacey. Okla, hearth
" indorses The National Tribune service
pension bill
Severance Post, Severance. Kan. wants
a straight service pension bill. preferring
that suggested by The National Tribune.
Col. G. II. Morton Post, Quincy. ILL.,.
is in favor of n service pension of S12
per month without any age limit.
San Montieth Post, Fennimore. Wis,
month.
G. b. Gambee Post, Alta Lodge, o..
favors a service pension of So per month.
George Crook Post, Omaha, Neb., i'll
dorses the resolution adopted by the Ma
tiOnal Encampment.
Benjamin Harrison Post, MADEIRA, Cal,
is strongly in favor of The National Trib-
une service pension bill.
Thomas NJ. Floyd, Lorenz. Ky, says
that if the comrades do not get together
more closely, and stand for one thing. they
will fail. That zone thing" should be
service pension bill. He belonged to Co.
+. 1st Ky. Cav, was in the Bull Pen At
Knoxville, and with Gen. Burnside in all
the battles of the East Tennessee Cam
paiSn. He then was transferred to Co.
G, I'd Ky. Cav. and was with Sherman on
the march to the sea, and with Fitzpatrick
in all of his tight places.
Carlos Fletcher Post, Colebrook, n. H,
unanimously indorses The National Trib-
une $12 per month service pension bill.
Capt William Tice Post. Myerstown.
Pa, is in favor of bill granting 81
per month pension to all who served 90
days and were honorably discharged, and
to widows of the same.
o. s. Grant Post. Weatherford. Texas,
sustains The National Tribune in its serv-
ice pension bill.
Bolton Post. Troy. n. Y, indorses The
National Encampment service pension bill.
John r. Myers Post, Sligo, Pa. is in
favor of a service pension bill without diff
ference or determinations. and that all
widows should be treated in the same
manner.
Center Post. Sarahsville. Ohio. unani-
m0usly indorses The National Tribune's
service pension bill.
Woodson Post. Yates Center, Kan,
favors a bill giving pension to all SOL
diers who served for three months or
longer in the United States army or navy.
and that all who are now receiving less
than this shall have the benefit of this act.
o. B. Gardner Post, Gardner. Kan. is
in favor of service pension bill of 81
month to every soldier who served 80
days in the war of the rebellion. and was
honorably discharged, and to his widow.
Capt. 7. W. Robertson Post. Ozark.
Mo-, indorses The National Tribune's
straight service pension bill.
G. A. Trimbull Post, Esperance. N. T..
unanimously recommends the National
Encampment service pension bill.
Hilliard Kimball, Co. B, both q. S.
G.. T., Menifee. Ark, wants to go on rec
ord in favor of a service pension without
any restrictions.