The National tribune., 1903-09-24
ray. \. Y. writes: .'Lct us all unite on

the S12 bill"
unanimously indorses the $40 service PEN
sion bill. II. r. Preston, Commander: s.
r. Hughes. Adiutant.
Sheridan Post, 43. Geddes, S. Oak, has
indorstd the S12 service pension bill. j.
Caldwell. Adiutant.
\. =. Lyke. 1912 Erwin Street. Gales
burg. ILL.,. left his girl-wife and baby to
enlist in Lopmis's Battery. and served I'M
| til July 2S.. 1855. when the battery was
mustered out Mt Jackson. Mich. He is
strongly in favor of the straight $40 per
month service pension. and hopes that all
| the comrades viii unite upon it.
| Commander W. II. Forney. of w. u.
! Wilkins Post 81. st. Louis. Mich. writes
that his Post has unanimously indorscd
| the So service pension bill advocated by
The National Tribune Comrade Forney
enlisted Feb. ;. 1859. and was with Sher-
man on the march to the sea. His service
| was in Co. *. 6Sth Ohio.
+ II. Frcsich. Commander of Lakin
Post, Sti4, Lakin. Ran. writes that his
Post has passed. unanimously. a resolt-
ton indOrsing the service pension bill adj
vocatcti by The National Tribune. Com
man.ler French was q member of Co. r.
I'd Ky. AMI Co. G. 23d Ky. His service
was from May s. 1851. to January. 1866.
Thornton Jones. Co. c.. 18th Art. Ca
tawba, Ohio. writes to say that he has
been subscriber of The National Fri
bune for the past % years. and that he
fully inlorses the S12 service pension
bill. -. ur
Mcpherson Post. 1S. Department of
Michigan. G. y. r.. Traverse City. Mich.
has intlGrsc,i with hut one dissenting vote
ha
members of this Post are many who are
now receiving only Sc. So and $40. and
in the community are many widows pcn-
stoned ut S. The Post holds that all of
these sl,o'I,d I've on the rolls at So. VIII
lam Smith. Commander NJ. d. Morgan.
Adiutant.
f.. NJ Green. Co. D. 4Jtll Ky. BruS-
hart. Ky, writes that there is no G. 4.
K. Post in that town. although MANY S'lr-
virors of the civil war reside there. How
ever. he has talked with many of the vet
Grams. and finds that they are generally
in favor of Il So service pension. Com
rade Green served from July Il. 1868. to
April. 1885. and is now drawing S23 per
month. so lie would not be benefited by
anv service pension legislation.
Z. Willis. 14O1 Park St. Alameda. Cal.
says that some of the schemes put forth
by comrades for pension would require an
army of clerks for an indefinite number of
years to compute and add up the allow
ances. and that taps would he sounded for
the last survivor before they could get
through. His idea is that the only show
for success is by the Old-style of solid
column. shoulder to shoulder. CORPS front
for n straight service pension and to stay
in the battle until it is won.
Union Veteran Legion Encampment
TAG. Middletnwfi. Ohio. has by unanimous
vote indorsed the SO service pension bill
H. II. Hatch. Adjutant. Middletown,
Ohio.
l.. II. Drury Post. '467. Chicago. Ill.,.
una nimouSly indorses the service pension
bill and has appointed committee to
interview the members of Congress from
that city and urge them to do what they
can to secure the passage of the bill.
Cos. D and NJ. 9th Ind Cav, at their
resolutions asking for the pensioning of
all soldiers widows alta uniform rate of
SO per month. and without regard TO
their financial condition. A copy of the
resolutions, was sent to Hon. +. s. HOlli-
day. Representative from that District.
John zBayleys jr. Co. B. 29th Me-. and
member of James A. Garfield Post. 120.
Lowell. Mass. says that he has talked
with many veterans residing in that city
and he finds that nearly all of them favor
the So service pension bill.
A. NJ. Patrick. Delphos. Ohio writes
that at Reunion of veterans held Mt
Hande's Grove, five miles south of Del
pbos. 115 veterans registered. A vote
was taken, and The National Tribune
service pension bill was unanimously in
dorsed.
]. +. G. CIiborne. Commander Of Re
public Post. Carrollton. Ark. thinks the
parable Of the vineyard should apply to
pensions. and every veteran and his widow
be allowed So per month, no matter how
long he served
J. NJ Thumm. 18th Ohio, Ind't Bat,
Hugo. w. Va. served four years contin-
uously in the Army of the Potomac, and
is heartily in favor, of the service pension
bill. without any discrimination for quail
flea ions.