The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-01-21
SERVICE PENSION.
Views Of Posts ard individuals On This
Important Measure.

Comrade B. NJ. Clayton; Co. II, 36tf
Ohio, Cameron, Mo-, writes II wish te
say that am heartily in favor of the 81
month pension for all Union soldiers
who served 90 days or more also, for ali
soldiers widows the same"
Keno Post. IL, Elreno. Okla, at q reg.
uiar meeting unanimously voted for the
passage OF the pension bill advocated By
The National Tribune. Geo. T.. Watson,
Commander.
DOW, Pa., has passed a resolution asking
that Congress pass the Service Pension
bill recommended by The National Trib.
une. w. w. Cerson, Commander.
Roderick lockwood Post, 80. Lemon.
vile, Mo-, at regular meeting, Dec. u
1903, unanimously Endorsed the $12. PEI
month service pension bill advocated by
ter, Commander.
Chaplain Z. ID. Swarts Post, 21S, Mos
COW. Pa. unanimously indorses The Ma
tional Tribune service pension bill. A. G..
Hedgln, Commander; John Il. Sayer, Ad.
jutant.
w. G. Crooks Post, 800, Boone, Iowa,
At regular meeting unanimously Endorsed
The National Tribune service pension bill
Geo. Il. Brechtel, Sergeant-Major.
j. X. Tilley Post, 304, Tower Hill. ILL.,,
at its last meeting unanimously recon-
mend service pension OF $12 per month
to each honorably discharged soldier of
the civil war who had served 90 days; the
same amount to the widows Of deceased
soldiers. AZ. d. Lane, Commander.
unanimously in favor Of The National
Tribune bill giving So per month to ev-
cry man who served 90 days in the Army.
Navy or Marine Corps of the United
States during the war OF the rebellion,
and was honorakly discharged. and the
same to widows OF such pensioners. T..
Van Nostrand, Commander.
VIM. A. Barrows Post, G5, West Sum
Ener, Me-, voted unanimously to indorse
the service pension bill advocated by The
National Tribune. Stephen @. Head,
Commander; Llewellyn B. Head, Adju-
tant; g. M. Small, Quartermaster.
Joe Hooker Post. Summers. w. Va,
indorses service pension of $12 a month !;
with increase according to disabilities,
without age limit. 8. Jet, Commander.
Lincoln Post. 90, New Richland. MIMI:
At regular session the pension bill as
presented by The National G. A. II. Com
mittee on pensions and adopted by the
San Francisco Encampment, was APP
proved by unanimous vote, and the Adju-
tant was Instructed to inform Congress
man j. A. Tawney, Of the First District,
and urge him to favor this bill in Com
sress. The Adjutant was also instructed
to inform The National Tribune Of this
action of the Post. r. d. Drake, Com
mander; e. ID. Verplank, Adjutant.
Geo III. Bolster Post 668, Manlius, N.
Y, ut regular session passed resolu-
ton putting this Post on record favoring
the $12 month service pension bill cd
Moody, Adjutant; NJ B. Shook. Com
Rawiins Post, %, Stockton. Gal, unani
mously indorses a $12 per month service
peasion to all soldiers who served 90 days
and the same to all widows Of such vet
Grams. w. III. Bates, j. V. G.
JOS. r. Gordon Post, 281, Indianapolis,
agreed to support the service pension bill
now before Congress originated by The
National Tribune. p. III. Olive, Adjutant.
John Buford Post, 50, Everett, Wash,
at regular meeting unanimously Endorsed
the $12 service pension bill, and hope for
its speedy passage. ]. L. Sherfey, Adj
jutant.
regular meeting. Dec. 10, 1908, unani-
mously voted for. $12 month service
pension, in addition to pensions already
granted; with $12 a month to widows.
James NJ. Dear, Commander; s. A. Ken
nedy, Adjutant.
Carroll Pest, go. Port Jervis, N. Y,
at regular meeting, Dec. z, 1868: Re
solved. That the members OF Carroll Post
do recommend that our National Com
nittee presoat bill to Congress which
will net disturb the beneacent provisions
OF existing laws; bill that win provide
that every survivor Of the war OF 1861
1865 who served for period Of three
months, who was honorably discharged
shall be pensioned at the rate of SIP a
month, and that pension Of the same
amount be paid to the worthy widow OF
said soldier. Leonard Eckle, Adjutant.
at a regular meeting, voted unanimously
indorsing the $12 service pension bill
without the age limit. A. L. Tucker, Ad-
jutant.