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The National tribune., 1910-05-19
Ladies of the G.. A. X.

The National President of the Ladies
OF the G. A. r., Mrs. Della r. Henry,
and the National Secretary have been
having an especially busy time of late
Twenty-four new Circles have been or
ganiZed recently, and letters to the Ma
tional President from all parts of the
country show that the Order is increas-
ing in membership rapidly and interest
is growing all the time, but this would
not surprise anyone who knows the pa
triotic ardor of the National President.
The National Officers are working in
harmony to increase the membership of
the Order and its influence for good and
for the benefit of the comrades who are
cooperating with them.
The Ladies of the G. A. r. of Califor-
MIA are making extensive improvements
at the cottage home at Sawtelle. where
the veteran. ard his wife can find refuge
In their declining years. At Austin,
cottage plan which is also being i'm
proved. Mrs. Henry says she hopes to
visit both of these Homes as well as a
large number of conventions, and she
would be glad to visit all, but that
would be physical impossibility The
National President believes that the
time is coming when the women of the
country will be searching the records
to prove their eligibility to membership
in the G. A. R., and when the mem
bers have all passed away the Order
Will be a. perpetual memorial of the
honorable deeds Of the soldiers of the
war of the rebellion.
The National President has recently
visited Florida, and did a great deal of
missionary work while there.
The National tribune., 1910-05-19
Reunion of the 11th Pa. Cav.

The 10th Annual Reunion of the 18th
Pa. Cav. Association will be held in
harrisburg, Pa, June s, 1910, the same
time and place as the State Encamp-
ment of the G. A. R., thus giving the
comrades the benefit of the excursion
rates on all the railroads in the State
at that time. Regimental headquarters
will be at the Lochiel Hotel, where am
pie accommodations at most reasonable
rates can be had by all the comrades.
1t is earnestly hoped that every surviv
ing comrade will report for duty on this
occasion Harrisburg, with its beauti-
full Capitol buildings, is well worth the
cost of the trip to see. Then. Gettys-
burg is near, with cheap excursions
running every day. Every old soldier
should spend two or three days viewing
the battlefield, with its beautiful monu-
ments. In June the beautiful and far
famed Cumberland Valley can be seen
to better advantage when the harvest
is ripening than at any other time of
the year. Therefore, il is hoped that
every one of the old boys who can will
= or do something to convince each other
upon us, they do not make us older in
spirit, but will find us all ready to
meet every exigency of life that may
confront us. fearful of nothing except
doing wrong, anxious only that the
Government we helped to save may be
preserved, and that when finally mus
tered out we may all enjoy a happy
Reunion in that country where there is
neither war nor poverty, nor hate, nor
decrepit old age. A. J. AckeTly, Presi-
dent; ID. S. Orcutt, Secretary
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success in getting into the old Union
army. He kept his father very busy.
who had a great influence with Gov.
Oliver p. Morton, the great War Gov
ernor of Indiana, in getting him out of
the army and sending him back home.
He enlisted in two or three regiments
under assumed names, which made il
difficult to trace him up and get him
back home, but he was brought back
almost every time. One night at Og-
den, Ind, where they lived when the
war broke out, recruiting officer came
along, and told him If he would enlist
he would get him in the army to stay.
The way the recruiting officer did
was he picked out a man who had al
ready enlisted by the name of John
Green, and when they called for the
name of Theodore F. Brown John
Green answered to that name, and
was examined as Theodore F. Brown.
He has been member of the Grand
Army of the Republic in good standing
for AZ years. He belonged to the De-
partment of Indiana for 20 years. He
has belonged to the Department of Ten
nessee, G. A. R., for % years, and has
been elected time and again as Dele
gate, Delegate-at-Large, and last year
at Salt Lake City he was elected a
member of the National Council of Ad-
ministration from the Department of
Tennessee, and Chief
Van SAINT appointed him Aid-de-Camp
on his staff for this year. on account of
his being a thoro Grand Army man
and a hard worker for the Department
of the Grand Army of the Republic, as
his record will show, ever since he be-
longed to this organization.
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Not the Biggest.

Paris very naturally thought that the
recent overflow of the Seine was the
biggest ever, but that is not true. Wash
ington can do some boasting herself
and take Ithe medal for bigness. The
flood in the Potomac River in 1879, when
boats navigated Pennsylvania avenue in
the city of Washington pretty well up
toward the Capitol. is certainly going
some, Madame. Why. bless the dear
soul of Paris, that flood at its hight was
five times as great in volume as the
trivial freshet in the Seine. At least
the engineers of the United States Geo
logical Survey say so, and they declare,
moreover, that the flood in the Susque-
hanna in the same year was eight times
greater than the recent one in the
Seine. And talk about damages by
flood, just make note of the fact that
our losses from such causes amount to
more than 500, 100000 year. Fur
thermore, let the envious French OBJ
serve that for some mysterious reason
we are rather proud of It. As COM
pared with an American river in flood,
the Seine is a mere trickle.
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For Department Commander.

Post 45, of Phoenixville, Pa, feels
that 1t is quite as important factor in
that Department as Post 80, of Holli.
daysburg, which recently declared thru
The National Tribune that 1t held meet.
ings twice week in Winter, but only
once a week In hot weather. The COM
rade In writing of his Post says that II
meets every Friday of each week, rain
or shine, hot or cold, So days in the
year, and he thinks that is quite a rec
ord, especially as there are but a hand
full of comrades, altho there are jus,
enough to occupy all the chairs. Fred
A. Tencate is Commander ,and leading
spirit in the Post. He has a brilliant
war record. and the Post is hoping that
the veterans of the Grand Army will
recognize him by making him Com.
mander of the Department some time
The Post is solid for John McElroy fol
Chief
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The f28tll Ohio.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
a. short sketch of the 126th Ohio.-T
L. Moore, Fort Collins, Colo.
The 126th Ohio, one of the fighting
regiments, was organized at Camp
Steubenville from September to Octo-
ber. 1852, and mustered out June rs,
1855. It was commanded by Col. Ben
jamin F. Smith, a West Point graduate,
ali thru its service. At the battle of the
Wilderness the Tegimsnts ranks were
more than deeimated, its casualties
amounting to % Killed, 125 wounded
and 81 missing. Lieut.-Col. Aaron w.
Elbright, commanding the regiment,
was killed In the battle of the Opequon.
At FISHERS Hill It sustained the heav-
lest loss OF any regiment engaged. 1t
belonged to Ricketts's Division, Sixth
Corps, and lost 152 killed and 144 from
disease, etc. Its total Of killed and
wounded was 541. and IS of its men,
bers died In Confederate prisons. 1t
took active part inS IA battles and was
present at Brandy STANDARDIZATION Ma
tional Tribune. IN
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Pay of Officers.

Editor National Tribune: Please state
what was the pay of all officers from
Lieutenant-General down to Sergeant
during the war, and gleatly obIige-M.
B. Evans, Watseka, Ill.
The following is the monthly pay
table requested: Lieutenant General,
s270; Major-General, 1920; Brigadier-
General, 1924; Colonel. s110; Lieuten-
ant-Colonel, s95; Major. $50; Captain,
$40; Lieutenant, $50; Second Lieuten-
ant. $50; First Sergeant. s24: Sergeant.
$40; Corporal. S18. In addition to their
pay the commissioned officers got extra
rations and allowance for servants pay.
clothing and rations.-Editor National
Tribune
The National tribune., 1910-05-19
Memorial! Day.

McmOria! Day.
The Woman's State Relief Corps, of
Maine, of which Mrs. Winnie B. Smith
is President and Mrs. w. T. Thomas
State Secretary, has issued a very pret-
ty Memorial Day order in which the
people of the country are asked to take
part, and place upon the graves of their
fallen comrades the Flag they died to
save and a tribute of the sweetest fow-
ers of the Spring.
Everybody is urged to respect these
services, the Sabbath set aside for Me-
mortal Day
Sleep, soldiers, still in honored rest
Your truth and valor wearing;
The bravest are the tenderest-
The loving are the daring"
This day all loyal citizens should
strive to make the one great day of the
year. The remnant of the Grand Army
now living among them is the priceless
heritage bequeathed to their care from
the heroic age of our land.
This fair Nation that you see
Sprang from pain and misery; @
Blood and treasure mark each page
OF your wondrous heritage"
The 25th Annual Convention of the
Woman's State Relief Corps will be
State President also calls attention to
the anniversary of the birth of the
Flag, June IA, and asks that Old Glory
float from every home and public build
ing, and that it be saluted with rever-
ence; and that the Flag may float over
the home of the free and the land of
the brave.
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take down tSe flag which was naflsd
up at her front door. and she told him
plainly that she would not and that
she had a gun in her bedroom yyhict,
she would use to keep it there. ana So
il did" The comrade and his GOOD
wife have passed the 18th rnilepost in
life's journey. Their home is al 5eo
East Burnside street, Portland. ore.
Comrade Edward ID. Phelps and wife.
of Mountain View. Mo. celsbratad 80
10Th wedding anniversary on Amin 81
1910. Comrade Phelps served in 90
X, 9Th Mo. Cav. The tc:-.rede ana his
wife would be very much pleased TO re-
ceiTe 4 postal shower even at this late
The National tribune., 1910-05-19
Work of the Navy League.

Comrade F. B. Allen. Past Junior
Vice Commander-in-Chie G. A R.,
Hartford, Conn, sends a report of the
work of the Navy League of the United
States for the year ending March 81,
1910. The League held its National
Encampment at the Bellevue -Stratford
Hotel, Philadelphia, with Comrade AL
len as Temporary Chairman and 300
Delegates present. During the year the
League has distributed $500 pamph-
lets, received 1918 new members, and
the records Of the Secretary now con-
tain the names OF over $500 members.
The Founders Fund amounts to 3d.
261.60. and the interest only is used for
current expenses One valuable part Of
the Leagues work was in calling at
tention to and overcoming the propa-
Banda that was being made to discour-
age enlistments and encourage dissen-
tion in the ranks of the Army and
Navy. The Lesgue has brought d good
oeal of influence to bear upon Congress
for the upbuilding of the Navy and it's
improvement in every respect
The National tribune., 1910-05-19
4 Large Family.

John " Wilson is very much inter-
ested in all the Picket Shots and stories
of his comrades as they appear in The
National Tribune, and says that he was
especially interested in the family of
d. P. Hubbard. and wishes him many
more happy years on earth with his
fine, large family. Comrade Wilson
says that he has IL living children out
of 13, eight girls and four boys, 50
grandchildren and 81 great-grandchil-
dren. seven sons-in-law, four daugh-
ters-in-law, IL grandsons of voting age,
10 Republicans and one Democrat; old
est child, So; youngest, 81.
The National tribune., 1910-05-19
Anniversary of the Surrender of Lee.

The 45th anniversary OF the surren-
der of Lee to Grant was celebrated by
Reynolds Post. of Enumclaw, Wash,
by a program rendered with spirit of
patriotic fervor that will leave its i'm
press on the minds of the hearers for a
long time to come. Addresses were
made by Senator Paulhamus, Prof. F.
+. Joubert, Rev. c. e. Bolts, DIR. Rust
and George Steele. Miss Blythe Pad
gette, whose father was a veteran of
the civil war and fought on the Union
side, tho his brothers bore arms for the
Confederacy. made a speech which was
so well received that it was printed in
full in the Enumclaw papers.
The National tribune., 1910-05-19
An Iowa Reunion.

Wisner Post, 127. Montezuma, Iowa
has invited the 10th, 2Sth and 40tf
Iowa and all the veterans who wen
into the army from or near that place
to a Reunion there Oct. ~ and 13
MonteZuma sent one company into each
of the regiments named, and they did
good service. The town is preparing to
give the veterans fine welcome and
entertain them Hospitality. The officers
of the joint Reunion are: President,
Capt. J. w. Carr, Co. c, 28th Iowa;
Treasurer, A. A. Bryan, Co. F, 10th
Iowa; Secretary, A. F. Rayburn, Co. B,
40th Iowa.
The National tribune., 1910-05-19
Addresses Wanted.

John C. Chapman, S33 Chapel street,
Room 2, New Haven, Conn.,, wants to
know the address of James Garrity, Co.
+, 1st Conn. II. A, and Co. II, Veteran
Reserve Corps. Comrade Garrity was
last heard of in New York, South Plain
field and New Brunswick, N. j. Ad-
dress Comrade Chapman direct.
Thomas NJ. Maxam, Postmaster.
Franasco, Ind, says that there is vet
eran living there who belonged to the
186th n. Y, Co. l. He is getting quite
feeble, and never received a pension.
He came to New York from Canada,
and enlisted under the name of John
Bolton. His real name is Charles Os-
born. He said he changed his name to
avoid being followed and taken back.
II any of his old comrades can identify
him, it will help him to get a pension.
The National tribune., 1910-05-19
The 9th W. Va

Editor National Tribune. v,o,,I,, ,.,..
to have the history of the 9th w Va
~. ID. Sayer, Red House Shoals. W. Va
Box 81 -
The 9Th w. Va. was organized in tho
State-at-large from Nov. 2S. 1861 tn
April 81. 1862, and consolidated win
the 5th w. Va. Nov. 9. 1864. to form
the 1st w. Va. Veteran Regiment It
was commanded by Col. Leonard Skin
ner. who was discharged Sept. 1s. 1852.
succeeded by Col. Isaac II. Duval pro-
moted to Brigadier-General Sept "A,
1861. At the time of consolidation
l.ieutCol Vim. c. Starr was then in
command. 1t belonged to Duvars Divi-
sion. Eighth Corps. and lost 80 k He'd
and los from disease. etc.-Editor Ma
tional Tribune
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A Washington Comrade.

John Leavell, 1413 Wabash avenue,
Spokane, Wash, enlisted first in the
18th Ind. under Col. Lew Wallace, April
20, 1861, and after the expiration of his
term of service re-enlisted in the 39th
Ind, was promoted to Sergeant, then to
Second Lieutenant and so on until he
was mustered out as Major July 20,
1865. He was verely wounded in the
hip at Stone River. He notices the
stories of the terrible storms in the West,
but out there In Washington they have
had delightful sunshine all the time.
The National tribune., 1910-05-19
CoMRADE THEo F. BROWN,
Nominated for Commander of the De.
partment of Tennessee G. A. X.

Theodore F. Brown, who has been
brought out as candidate for Depart
ment Commander of Tennessee this
year. was born in Raysville, Henry
County, Ind, May s, 1876. He was the
youngest son of four sons of Milton
Brown. who enlisted in the Union army
during the war from 1861 to 1865. He
was 10 years old when the war broke
out. He did not enlist at the start, as
he was the only son left to help his
father support his family and the two
families of his other brothers. who had
enlisted in the Sd Ind. Cav. He did not
remain home a very long time after
the other three brothers had enlisted.
as he had desire to help go out and
fight the battles of his country. He
ran away three times before he made
The National tribune., 1910-05-19
Pensions,

At special meeting of Ralph Ely
Post, Shepherd, Mich. the Burroughs
pension bill was indorsed as the most
Just that has ever been framed 1t was
further resolved that the Post does not
object to the Sherwood bill and putting
officers on the retired list, provided the
rank and file can be given $40 month
at 62 years and so on upward.
The National tribune., 1910-05-19
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We want to show every one at our own eX-
pense that this new method will end all diff
ficult brea thing, all whceZing and all those
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This free offer is too important to neglect
single day. Write now and begin the cure
at once. Send no money. Simply mail cou'
pon below. Do II To-day.
The National tribune., 1910-05-19
Proof of Marriage,

p. NJ Barslou, Bancroft, Iowa, urges
the passage of bill which will declare
that a woman who was living with a
man as his wife at the time that he
entered the army and lived with him
until he died should be regarded by the
Pension Bureau as his legal wife, with
out the necessity of furnishing proof of
marriage, which might be impossible
30 years after the date of the marriage.
The National tribune., 1910-05-19
Reunion of the 9th Pa. Cav:

The 41st Reunion of the 9th Pa. Cav
will be held at Pembrook, Pa, Thurs
day, June 8, at 2 p. m., and l. T. En-
ders, Secretary, Harrisburg, Pa, is anx-
ious to see as many comrades present
as possible. The people are making
great arrangements to entertain the vet
Grams.
The National tribune., 1910-05-19
Reunion OF the 2Sth n. Y.

The 49th anniversary of the organ
ization of the 2Sth n. Y. will be cele
brated by a Reunion at G. A. r. Hall,
Lockport, n. Y, May 81. Last year
there were 43 comrades present, several
coming from a great distance. VIM. II.
Champion. Lockport. n. Y, President;
C. W. Boyce, $50 Main street, Buffalo,
n. Y, Secretary.
The National tribune., 1910-05-19
Ransom Post. Of ST. Lonis.

Commander Calvin X. Reifsnider. of
Ransom Post, 131. st. Louis Mo-. has
made an enviable record so far in hav-
ing ADDED '3 TO the membership of that
great Post. This is the second largest
number ever added to the rolls in the
history of the Post
The National tribune., 1910-05-19
Battle ut Platte Bbdae

A monograph on the battle Of Platte
Bridge. Wyoming, and the 11th Kan
Cav.'s part In It was written for the
kaRsas ksrsIa Hssorici Asa h,c COLLECTION By s. H.
printed in pamphlet form by the State
Printing Office at Topeka.
The National tribune., 1910-05-19
Ag'in Lee.

A. c. Baker, Bronson, Mich, writes:
Keep up the fight against the accept
ance of the Lee Confederate statue by
Congress. i also hope to see Comrade
John McElroy Commander-in-Ch Chief for
The National tribune., 1910-05-19
Reunion OF the lS4th n. "

The 22d Annual Reunion of the 1s4tf
N. Y. will be held on the Oswego Fail
Grounds Wednesday, June 8. 1910. Col
w. G. Robinson, Honorary President
Maj. w. ID. Ferguson, Active President
Amos Youmans, Treasurer; Robert
Simpson, Jr., Secretary, Volney, N. Y.
The National tribune., 1910-05-19
Gen. SickleS-

Oliver c. Cooper. 1st Mass, Dundee,
N. ", is ashamed of the men who
voted against Gen. Sickles for political
reasons. 1t gives pain to all the old
members Of the splendid Third Corps
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another name read selections from at h posd meetings and
picture written of real life the Union Army After ITS publication IN
she in book The editions long oms the demand
om with additional illustrations and edtaole Pograpea way
with his transformation soldier and then into
Each volume will printed in large
The
address those
CLOTH The
ST Kleggs his
him
Those
their ORDERS accompanied in
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE Washington D..
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ILLUSTRATED

EEW BOOKS in the lit-
erary history of this
country had such in-
stantaneous success and wide,
popularity as the "Si Klegg"
series. From the very first
The story attracted a host OF
readers, and these increased
III geometrical ratio as the
publication progressed.
1t is the story plainly, SIM
Fly and truthfully told of tha
development of two green
country boys into veteran
soldiers of the highest type.
The story is told with affee-
'ionate fidelity by one who
marched, camped and fought
nh them, and there is a
nlversal agreement that it 10
the best story of the ex-
-rience of the enlisted men
n the Union Army that has
..er been written. Every
uctail and incident is so
truthful. so like his own ex-
perience that the veteran in
stantly recognizes it with
a burst of laughter or the
tears yelling into his eyes.
The abounding humor of the
book is one of its most fas-
sinating features. Wherever
it Is possible to extract fun
out of any situation or hap
pening it is done in the real
old army way. The heros of
the story see the fun them
selves at once and the
author yiyidly depicts ii.
The National tribune., 1910-05-19

A wire clothes line can be cleaned
perfectly by rubbing with a wooden
cloth saturated with coal oil and after
ward with the same cloth literally
sprinkled with cleansing powder
The National tribune., 1910-05-19

Chicken salad served in green pepper
shells not only is attractive. but the
seasoning from the pepper is very
pleasing.
Evening journal., 1910-11-03
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