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After the strewing of the graves with flowers, the other ceremonies were proceded with in the following order:
Formation of Procession in a Square. Prayer by the Rev. Thomas B. Hudson. Singing by the Choir (Messrs. Henry L. Joy, Richard Bryan, George W. Waddell, and Edward H. Hopkins, and Mrs. Elizabeth Timis, Mrs. Sabra Hewson, Mrs. Ophelia Shearman, Mrs. Mary A. Robbins, Mrs. Julia Burrill, and Miss Franc Bridgman.) Address to the Soldiers by Major Hanford Struble.
Reading of Poem for Decoration Day by the Rev. James E. Latimer. Oration by Captain John T. Andrews, 2d. Singing of Doxology by the Choir. Benediction by the Rev. Thomas B. Hudson.
At the close of these ceremonies the procession re-formed and marched to the Catholic Cemetery, in the east part of the village, where the graves of two more fallen heroes were decorated as follows: John Tuell, Co. G, 14th N. Y. Heavy Artillery; William Welcher, Co. I, 148th N. Y. Inf. After singing by the choir, the procession returned to Main Street and disbanded at the place of formation.
J. Barnet Sloan Post No. 93 has been, from the time of organization, one of the strongest orders having an abiding place at the county-seat. During its existence the total muster-roll has shown 265 members, the present number being 109. In September, 1892, when the National En- campment was held in Washington, the Post attended in a body and took part in the grand parade of veterans, which passed over the same course taken by the armies of Grant
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and Sherman in the grand review of 1865. The headquar- ters of the Post is in Amity Hall in the Bush-Lown Block, where the Post meets on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. The present officers are these: Charles H. Dunning, Commander; Samnel M. Whitbeck, Senior Vice Commander; Joseph C. Foster, Junior Vice Commander ; Stephen B. Dunton, Adjutant; James Taylor, Surgeon ; Cassius N. McFarren, Chaplain; Perry W. Danes, Quarter- master; D. Clinton Robinson, Officer of the Day; Peter Mead, Officer of the Guard; Russell H. Carr, Quartermaster Sergeant; Benjamin Fullagar, Sergeant-Major; John F. Randolph, Delegate; Edward Kendall, Alternate; Miss Cas- tella N. Hobart, Daughter of the Post. The Council of Administration are: Cassius N. McFarren, Benjamin Fulla- gar, John F. Randolph, Stephen B. Dunton, and D. Clinton Robinson. The Relief Committee are: Charles G. Lewis, Joseph C. Foster, and John F. Randolph. Past Command- ers of the Post: Martin S. Hicks, 1869, 1870, 1871; Cassius N. McFarren, 1872, 1873; Jere S. Reed, 1874, 1875; Morris F. Sheppard, 1876; D. Clinton Robinson, 1877; Henry M. Mingay, 1878, 1884; John F. Randolph, 1879, 1880, 1891; James M. Smith, 1881; Hanford Struble, 1882, 1883; Rich- ard H. Andrews, 1885; Perry W. Danes, 1886, 1887, 1888; George W. Hobart, 1889, 1890; Benjamin Fullagar, 1892; Edward Kendall, 1893; Philo H. Conklin, 1894.
MEMORIAL VOLUME PRESENTATION.
On Wednesday evening, December 28, 1892, a grand camp-fire was held in Amity Hall by J. Barnet Sloan Post, G. A. R., of Penn Yan. An interesting feature of the occa- sion was the presentation of an elegant record-book-the gift of George H. Lapham, Esq. In attendance at the camp- fire was a large and appreciative crowd, comprising many invited guests, as well as the regular members of the Post. At 8 o'clock Commander Benjamin Fullagar called the as- semblage to order, and the proceedings began by vocal music, finely rendered by the quartette, consisting of Mr. Elmer St. John, Mr. Oliver Ketchum, Mrs. Elizabeth Tims, and Mrs. Mary L. Raymond, with Mrs. Helen Bruce as or-
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ganist. Mr. Lapham being unavoidably absent, Hon. Han- ford Struble, Past Commander, was introduced and pre- sented to Commander Fullagar the memorial volume, mak- ing at the same time the following remarks:
Mr. Commander, Comrades, Ladies, and Gentlemen :- I hardly know what to say to you, or, indeed, how to properly begin iny remarks in thus being given the honor of presenting to the members of the Post this magnificent volume, in which can be entered a record of their glorious achievements in camp and field. I cannot, even in iny brief speech, ex- press my own deep appreciation of the gift, which we, as a Post, have received. I had expected that the giver would be present to-night, and that the honor of responding would perhaps be mine. On your faces, com- rades, I might say I have looked a hundred times, and, as a record relat- ing to my own friends and acquaintances, I can, with you, regard that which this book will contain as one of especial importance and value. The time is nearing when, if we make a record, it must be done soon. When we went to battle we were young, buoyant, and full of hope; now we are nearing the decline of life. To-night it is my pleasure to present to you the gift, the royal gift, of a citizen of this town. There is no sol- dier who fought with honor in the last great conflict but made a glorious history for himself-one worthy to be recorded. We read the history of former wars, of the conquests made by Alexander and by Napoleon, but what lasting good resulted? The Great Civil War was a means of lifting mankind to a higher grade. Supreme in our might as a nation, we can now defy a world in arms.
I remember once hearing that one night, after a great battle in the late war, as the weary soldiers lay on the ground, a young soldier, whose head was pillowed on liis knapsack, began singing, "Home, Sweet Home." One voice after another took up the strain, until hundreds were singing it. The thoughts of home at such a time, what emotions did they bring up? And when, after many years have passed away, and we have all gone to our final home, future generations inay read with pride the record liere given of the part we took in the greatest, the noblest, and the grandest conflict ever placed in the annals of history.
Commander Fullagar, in responding, said that these gray- headed veterans little imagined when, in the time of early manhood, they went to battle, that they would ever receive as a gift, from one of the citizens of Penn Yan, so grand a book, in which to record their deeds performed on the battle- field. And in behalf of and for these men, he accepted this gift, assuring the giver that it will be ever treasured as a priceless heirloom and an invaluable adjunct to the Post, rendered more valuable, if possible, from the fact that it was entirely unexpected, unasked for, unsought. That the pre- sentation of it to the Post is the spontaneous act of a patri-
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otic citizen, solicitous that the names of the defenders of our common country should not go down into oblivion. Had the names and deeds of the Revolutionary fathers been thus recorded, what a priceless treasure such a record would be to their descendants. But, thanks to the donor of this volume, the services of each comrade in this Post can be fit- tingly recorded. Nor is this mark of esteem and thoughtful- ness unworthily bestowed. For he could say (and not hav- ing enlisted from Yates County, but from another and a dis- tant State, he was glad he could say it without the charge of egotism) that from no county, in any State, in all this broad land, went forth better or braver men-men who did their whole duty in a nobler manner, in camp, on the wearisome march, or on the battle-field-than did the soldier boys of Yates County.
The address of presentation and the one in response were each greeted with loud applause. Comrade Edward Ken- dall (lately elected Commander) then read an interesting description of army life, according to his experience. A narrative, vivid and affecting, was also read by Comrade Frank Danes, giving an account of his captivity during eight months at Andersonville and in other war-prisons in the South.
Past Commander George W. Hobart arose and said that the elegant record-book received was a token that would be highly valued, both by the members of the Post and all patriotic citizens, and he therefore moved that a unanimous vote of thanks be given to George H. Lapham, Esq., and that the same be entered upon record. The motion was carried amid applause.
The story of the sinking of the "Monitor" off Cape Hat- teras in 1862 was told in an interesting manner by Comrade D. C. Robinson, who, at that time, was serving on board the "Rhode Island," which, on the voyage from Fortress Mon- roe, had the noted ironclad in tow. In responding to calls, brief and appropriate speeches were made by John H. But- ler, Esq., Reading B. Lefferts, Hon. George R. Cornwell, Hon. William S. Briggs, and Benjamin L. Hoyt, Esq. The quartette (with all present joining in the chorus) then sang
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the National airs, "Marching Though Georgia," and "The Red, White, and Blue."
The exercises were closed by a collation, one of the finest of its kind, and ample justice was done to the rations of pork and beans, sandwiches, fried cakes, and coffee, the last being served in tin cups, in regular army style.
The memorial volume presented at the camp-fire is of large size, gilt-edged, and handsomely bound. It measures seventeen inches in length by twelve in breath, and is three inches in thickness. The pages are 388 in number, and on each is printed a beautiful pictorial design. Besides the pages which are intended for the personal sketches of the individual soldiers, the volume contains other departments, in which can be written the record of acceptance and a his- tory of the Post. On the cover, surrounded by illustrations of implements of war, are the following words in letters of gold : "Grand Army of the Republic. Personal War Sketches. Presented to J. Barnet Sloan Post, No. 93, Penn Yan, Department of New York, by George H. Lapham, 1892."
LONG POST AT PENN YAN.
William H. Long Post, No. 486, G. A. R., was granted a charter August 18, 1895. The charter members were as fol- lows: George Beebe, Martin L. Ballard, William H. An- derson, Patrick Manley, David S. Blauvelt, Charles G. Lewis, William H. Whitfield, George Burch, George P. Harrison, William H. Marshall, Erastus N. Owen, Thomas Fee, David Finger, Bennett Bogardus, Samuel H. Myers, Bradford Cronk, William B. Larzelere, George C. Smith, Joseph Le VanBender, John F. Brown, Philo H. Conklin, Joseph S. Thayer, John H. Cornic, Joseph Worden, William C. Lloyd, Frank Danes, Robert N. Coons, John Rector, David D. Tay- lor, Edwin E. Cleveland, Melville R. Perry, George S. Wells, Thomas Jefferson VanHouter, Charles G. Bassett. The first and present officers of the Post are Philo H. Conklin, Commander; George Beebe, Senior Vice Commander; Robert N. Coons, Junior Vice Commander; Joseph Le Van Bender, Surgeon; Charles G. Lewis, Chaplain; William H. Whitfield, Quartermaster; Joseph S. Thayer, Officer of the Day ; Samuel H. Myers, Officer of the Guard; Frank Danes,
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Delegate; Erastus N. Owen, Alternate. Council of Admin- istration-Charles L. Nichols, William B. Larzalere, David D. Taylor, Patrick Manley, Reuben A. Scofield. Relief Committee-Theodore G. Ross, Edwin E. Cleveland, David S. Blauvelt. The above officers were publicly installed at Cornwell's Opera House on Tuesday evening, August 27, 1895. There was a large attendance, testing the fullest ca- pacity of the hall, and the occasion was one of rare interest and enjoyment. Major Joseph P. Cleary, of Rochester, Past State Department Commander, acted as installing offi- cer. The evening exercises included music by the Penn Yan Band, and a fine solo by Mrs. Harriet Reed, with Mrs. Asenath Bellis as accompanist. After the installation cere- monies, refreshments were served, provided by the Woman's Relief Corps. Then followed short and stirring speeches by Major and Mrs. Cleary, Hon. Hanford Struble, and Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, Department Treasurer of the Woman's Relief Corps of the State of New York. By a unanimous vote of the new Post the Woman's Relief Corps, No. 102, was made an auxiliary, with the title of William H. Long Woman's Relief Corps, No. 102.
The meetings of the Post are held on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at A. O. U. W. Hall. The present membership is 83. The Post was named in honor of the late Colonel William H. Long,* a biographical sketch of whom is here given.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF COLONEL W. H. LONG.
William Hale Long was born in New York City, February 22, 1835. At the age of fifteen he went to sea, remaining three years in that service. On his return he engaged in the hardware business with his father, Nathaniel R. Long, finally settling in Penn Yan.
At the breaking out of the war he became Second Lieu-
* In grateful acknowledgement of this honorable remembrance a beau- tiful silk flag of regulation size, 6x612 feet, was presented to this Post by the widow and daughter of Colonel Long; also the coat, vest, hat, sashı, and spurs worn by the Colonel at the time of his muster-out, together with two order books. These appropriate gifts were received October 23, IS95.
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tenant of Company I, Thirty-third New York Infantry, his commission dating May 14, 1861. He was promoted to First Lieutenant on the 27th of December following. He was discharged on the 16th of October, 1862, to accept his promotion as Captain and Assistant Adjutant General of Volunteers.
For brave and gallant conduct at Fort Stevens, near Washington, D. C., he was (September 6, 1864,) promoted to Major. This was during one of the Confederate General Early's periodical raids, and President Lincoln, who was a spectator of the fierce repulse given the enemy, and of the bravery displayed on this occasion by Captain Long, per- sonally bestowed upon the latter the commission, which was cherished ever after as a souvenir of inestimable value. Had he (as he said) been made a General by the usual methods, he could not have felt as proud as he did of the honor which was conferred by the head of the Nation.
On the 19th of October, 1864, he was made a Brevet Lieu- tenant-Colonel for brave and meritorious service during the campaign before Richmond and in the Shenandoah Valley. For bravery in the assault before Petersburg he received a promotion as Brevet-Colonel, April 2, 1865. On the 19th of September of the latter year he was mustered out, after a military career that was creditable alike to himself and to the republic, whose honor he upheld on many a hard-fought field.
During his term of service he was Provost-Marshal under General Brooks; aid-de-camp to General Davidson; as- signed to duty under General Vinton, of the Third Brigade, Sixth Corps, Army of the Potomac. When General Neill took command of that brigade, Colonel Long became his Assistant Adjutant-General.
Shortly after the close of the war Colonel Long came to Boston, Mass., and entered the employ of Jordan, Marsh & Co., a wholesale and retail firm then located on Winthrop Square in that city. He was married in 1870 to Miss Carrie Mason, of Bangor, Maine, and a daughter named Winifred was born to them.
Colonel Long became a first-class member of the Massa-
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chusetts Commandery of the Loyal Legion April 5, 1876. He remained in the employ of Jordan, Marsh & Co. until the time of his decease, which occurred April 7, 1890, at his home at Chelsea, near Boston.
COOK POST AT DUNDEE.
Edwin and Foster P. Cook Post, No. 71, G. A. R., was organized at Dundee September 18, 1878. The charter members were John H. Knapp, LeGrand Terry, Daniel Cook, Darius Glover, Levi R. Bassett, Elias B. Green, James E. Almy, Isaac Verian, Martin V. Wilkins, George W. Dense, Isaac F. Lockwood, and Henry C. Schofield. The first officers were John H. Knapp, Commander; LeGrand Terry, Senior Vice Commander; Daniel Cook, Junior Vice Commander; Darius Glover, Quartermaster; Levi R. Bas- sett, Officer of the Day; James E. Almy, Officer of the Guard; George W. Dense, Adjutant; Elias B. Green, Quar- termaster Sergeant; Isaac Verian, Sergeant.
The present officers of Cook Post are as follows: Henry C. Schofield, Commander; Martin Schultz, Senior Vice Commander; Alonzo Harris, Junior Vice Commander; Daniel Cook, Officer of the Day; Richard Welch, Officer of the Guard; Darius Glover, Quartermaster; T. A. Baker, Chaplain; Garry Kishpaugh, Adjutant. The Post meets in G. A. R. Hall, Dundee, on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. From the time of organization the total number of members has been 94, the present membership being 31. Past Commanders: John H. Knapp, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1884, 1885; Hazard Wheeler, 1883; Elias B. Green, 1886; James E. Almy, 1887; George W. Dense, 1888, 1889; Henry Smith, 1890; Alonzo Harris, 1891; Eli- sha Bowlsby, 1892, 1893, 1894.
HAYS POST AT POTTER.
Hays Post, No. 115, Department of New York, G. A. R., was organized on the first day of October, 1879, at Middle- sex. The charter members were William H. Fountain, Ben- jamin Miles, Amos Francisco, Alexander A. Moshier, Daniel Smith, Samuel Salisbury, Andrew Magill, William Burgess, Henry Pierce, and George Hainer.
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Hays Post was named in honor of General Alexander Hays, who was killed at the battle of the Wilderness, May 7, 1864. The first officers were: Alexander A. Moshier, Commander; William Adams, Senior Vice Commander; Orrin S. Reddout, Junior Vice Commander; Myron F. Haw- ley, Adjutant; Samuel Salisbury, Surgeon; Robert B. Tozer, Chaplain; William Burgess, Officer of the Day; Daniel Smith, Officer of the Guard; Andrew Magill, Quartermaster ; Henry Pierce, Quartermaster-Sergeant; George Hainer, Sergeant-Major.
In 1889 Hays Post was moved from Middlesex to Potter, by consent of the Department Commander, Harrison Clark. From the time of organization the membership roll has shown the names of seventy-six comrades. At present the number in good standing is twenty-three. The Post meets in Durham's Hall.
The present officers are Jolm H. Benedict, Commander ; William D. Benedict, Senior Vice Commander; Charles Bo- gart, Junior Vice Commander; John W. Durham, Quarter- master; Sweet Brayton, Adjutant; Abel Briggs, Chaplain ; Henry Wolven, Surgeon; John J. Conley, Officer of the Day; Andrew J. Criss, Officer of the Guard; John Brando, Quartermaster-Sergeant; John W. Durham, Delegate; Wil- liam D. Benedict, Alternate.
Past Commanders: Alexander A. Moshier, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882; William Burgess, 1883, 1884, 1886; Myron F. Hawley, 1885; George Hainer, 1887 : Andrew J. Criss, 1888; Sweet Brayton, 1889, 1890; John W. Durham, 1891; Jabez F. Hobart, 1892; Charles Bogart, 1893, 1894.
SCOTT POST AT RUSHVILLE.
Scott Post, No. 319, G. A. R., of Rushville, was organized November 29, 1882, and was named in honor of Edwin A. Scott, a member of the Eighth New York Volunteer Cavalry.
The charter members were D. J. Harkness, M. L. Taylor, Charles P. Stearns, William N. Reddout, William S. Huie, John Hogan, N. H. Green, Fred Ebert, Frank C. Fair- child, C. W. Stark, Albert Wheeler, Frank B. Gage, George R. Hunter, Richmond Taylor, J. P. Kelley.
The first officers were D. J. Harkness, Commander; M. L.
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Taylor, Senior Vice Commander; Charles P. Stearns, Junior Vice Commander; Charles W. Stark, Quartermaster; Wil- liam S. Huie, Adjutant; William N. Reddout, Officer of the Day; George B. Parshall, Chaplain.
The present officers are William S. Huie, Commander ; J. P. Kelley, Senior Vice Commander; Joseph Stephens, Junior Vice Commander; Philip Walther, Quartermaster ; George B. Parshall, Chaplain; John Hogan, Officer of the Day; Charles Sterling, Officer of the Guard; R. Brown, Adjutant.
The Past Commanders have been: D. J. Harkness, Wil- liam N. Reddout, Charles W. Stark, Lyman Culver, Russell Brown.
The Post meets on the first and third Tuesday evenings in each month. The number of members have been, since organization, thirty-two. The present number is twenty- four.
THE WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS.
The Woman's Relief Corps, No. 102, of Penn Yan, was organized June 28, 1887, as an auxiliary to J. Barnet Sloan Post, No. 93, G. A. R. The charter members were: Mrs. Villa R. Andrews, Mrs. Ann J. Danes, Mrs. Eleanor B. Ful- lagar, Mrs. S. Adelaide Hobart, Mrs. S. Runettie Randolph, Mrs. Kate Russell, Mrs. Jennie B. Sample, Mrs. Mary A. Sloan, Miss Minnie B. Sloan, Mrs. Sarah E. B. Smith, Mrs. Laura B. Struble, Mrs. Harriett C. Worden. The organiza- tion of the association took place in the rooms of Post Sloan, and the following officers were installed in the pres- ence of the Post by Mrs. Sarah C. Nichols, of Auburn, the Department Senior Vice-President. Mrs. Jennie B. Sam- ple, President; Mrs. S. Runettie Randolph, Senior Vice President; Mrs. S. Adelaide Hobart, Junior Vice-President ; Miss Minnie B. Sloan, Secretary; Mrs. Kate Russell, Treas- urer; Mrs. Sarah E. B. Smith, Chaplain; Mrs. Mary A. Sloan, Conductor; Mrs. Eleanor B. Fullagar, Guard; Mrs. Villa R. Andrews, Assistant Conductor; Mrs. Ann J. Danes, Assistant Guard.
After the installation ceremonies, the ladies belonging to the Corps were agreeably surprised by the members of the
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Post, who served them with ice cream, cake, etc. The new association was pleasantly welcomed by Chaplain Hanford Struble, in behalf of the Post. Remarks were also made by Senior Vice Commander George W. Hobart. The exercises closed with an interesting speech by Adjutant John F. Ran- dolph.
Since its organization the Corps has carried on a steady and systematie benevolence in relief work among the veteran poor and their families. To this class provisions, clothing, fuel, etc., have, at times, been largely supplied. Homes have also been found for destitute children, and employment has been secured for the deserving. The members are en- titled to praise for their persistence in the faithful work for which they are organized. On August 27, 1895, the Wo- man's Relief Corps, No. 102, was transferred from J. Barnet Sloan Post, No. 93, G. A. R., to William H. Long Post No. 486 G. A. R., and, by invitation, became an auxiliary to the latter Post.
The present officers of the Woman's Relief Corps are : Mrs. Emma C. VanBender, President; Mrs. Sarah E. B. Smith, Senior Vice-President; Mrs. Annetta Eastman, Jun- ior Vice-President; Mrs. Carrie M. Baker, Secretary; Mrs. Etta Havens, Treasurer; Mrs. Harriet A. Gardner, Chap- lain,* Mrs. Sophia Seligman, Conductor; Mrs. Minnie Wood, Guard; Mrs. Elizabeth Shutts, Assistant Conductor; Mrs. Kate Russell, Assistant Guard.
The Presidents from the time the association was organ- ized have been as follows: Mrs. Jennie B. Sample, 1887, 1888; Mrs. Sarah E. B. Smith, 1889; Mrs. Susan Beebe, 1890, 1891, 1892; Mrs. Mary A. Sloan, 1893, 1894; Mrs. Emma C. VanBender, 1895.
THE LADIES OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.
On the 18th day of November, 1886, a convention was held in Chicago, Ill., composed of delegates from women's societies, organized and working for the advancement of the
* Mrs. Elizabeth A. Long, an active and useful member of the Woman's Relief Corps, No. 102, died at her home in Peun Yan, April 16, 1895. Mrs. Long, at the time of her decease, was Chaplain of the Corps, and was succeeded by Mrs. Harriet A. Gardner.
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principles of the G. A. R. In this convention there were rep- resentatives from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Califor- nia, Ohio, Delaware, and West Virginia, and a consolidation was made with an organization in Illinois, known as the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic.
The name adopted is comprehensive, itself expressing the faet that all members of this order are akin to and a part of the "Grand Triumphant Army," which, with warm life- blood, wrote "victory" on our country's eseuteheon, and by this aet became a distinct organization. It is thoroughly independent in its existence, and its services are alike to every fraternal body of veterans, whether Post, Encamp- ment, or National Association.
No woman can be admitted because of her loyalty, her in- fluenee, or her wealth. The "open sesame" is the service given to his country by her father, her son, her brother, or her husband.
The objeets of this organization are to unite with loyalty and love for each other, to practice the precepts of true fra- ternity of feeling towards all sisters of the order, thus emu- lating the spirit which unites the fathers and brothers; to honor the memory of those fallen, and to perpetuate and keep forever saered "Memorial Day"; to assist the Grand Army of the Republic in its high and holy mission, and to aid in its noble work of charity; to extend needful help to sick veterans and their families.
A Department was formed in the State of New York on the 7th of March, 1893.
Phil Sheridan Circle, No. 13, Ladies of the G. A. R., De- partment of New York, was organized at Penn Yan on the evening of November 27, 1894, by Mrs. Mary C. Smith, of New York City, Department President. The following offi- cers were installed by Mrs. Smith, assisted by Mrs. Susan C. Beard, of Penn Yan, as Conductress pro tem. Mrs. S. Ru- nettie Randolph, President; Mrs. Eleanor Fullagar, Senior Vice-President; Mrs. Sarah W. Lewis, Junior Vice-Presi- dent; Mrs. Adelaide Titus, Treasurer; Mrs. Frances War- ner, Chaplain; Mrs. Maude Carr, Conductress; Miss Jennie Horton, Guard; Mrs. Mary MeFarren, Secretary. At the close
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