Campfire Honors Civil War Veterans at New Castle Encampment
At the sixty fourth G A R encampment in New Castle the Campfire featured remarks by Past National Commander L F Arensberg and a host of presentations to veterans and allied groups. The event included a Capitol style program with songs essays and a Boy Scout campfire scene attended by about fifteen hundred people. Funds and gifts totaling over $1800 and a Lincoln portrait for a high school were donated by Ladies auxiliary groups and veterans organizations. Captain Bell from San Diego urged continued patriotism while warning of communism, and state commander Engelsbirger praised the gathering and recalled Civil War sacrifices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. F. Arensberg
Pennsylvania
Ralph M. Campbell
The
Sons of Union Veterans
Grand Army of the Republic
Philip Engelsbirger
Franklin
Boy Scouts
Singing of
America
W. O. Williams
A. M. Brackenridge
James A. Chambers
Lawrence County
Judge Chambers
New Castle
Rentz
Fred L. Rentz
Genera
Rent
W. P. Felch
Samuel W. Bell
San Diego
Cal
Bell
Emma J. McClintock
Oil City
Woman's Relief Corps
Genevra Hazen
McClintock
Woman’s Relief Corps
Robert House
Relief Corps
Gladys Everett
F. L. Orth
Lincoln
Orth
Betsy Ross
Canton
Daughters of Union Veterans
Jennie Houston
Ladies of the
Pennsylvania Grand Army of the Republic
Margaret Schwing
Cora Samuel
May Porter
G. A
Helen Moser
Sons of Union Veterans Auxiliary
George Washington
R. N. Spohn
Agnes E. Curtis
H. E. Paine
State Department
Engelsbirger
Department of Pennsylvania
Jesus of Nazareth
Retreat at Camp Milton Walton Draws Large Crowd
About 1000 spectators from New Castle watched a Sunset Retreat at Camp Milton Walton led by Col. Edwin John Prittie with Major Post directing. Sons of Veterans Reserve units formed a company front as Harrisburg Fife and Drum provided field music and Captain Frank M. Hill gifted Col. Prittie a silver loving cup from the local encampment committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Walton
Sons of Veterans Reserve
Camp Milton Walton
New Castle
Edwin John Prittie
Palace Ground
Harrisburg
Frank M. Hill
Col. Prittie
Twenty Civil War Veterans Lodged At Y M C A Convention
Twenty veterans from various Pennsylvania cities stayed at the Y M C A for the G A R convention. Six were from Philadelphia including William H. Winter and Edward McBride. Others listed hail from West Chester Oil City Derry Union City Williamsport Washington Carnegie Fort Wayn?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
William H. Winter
William G. McCluck
Robert Hall
John S Moore
William H. Tyson
Edward McBride
C. B. Marshman
West Chester
J M. Bailey
Harrisville
J. ©. Weaver
S. C. Hollingsworth
Isaac Lute
Two Tickets to the Game For Office Boy
Boss jokes about leaving in the afternoon as he learns Grandmother is dead. The Office Boy clarifies she only has two tickets to the game indicating possible plans or a routine misunderstanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office Boy
Parachute Jumper Lands After Roof Target Miss
Joe Crane, a parachute jumper, leaped from a plane at Bradford Field and landed near the corner of South Merce and Lawrence streets in New Castle. He had aimed for the First National Bank roof but strong air currents redirected the landing during a day featuring four planes and a G. A. R. parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Joe Crane
South Merce and
Lawrence Streets
First National Bank
Bradford Field
W. Fulton Jackson
Frank Cunningham
Fifth
Ohio Cavalry
Sherman
Georgia
South Carolina
Raleegh
Westminster College roots traced to Civil War era
Special to The News recalls Westminster College in Lawrence County begun 1852 as Westminster Collegiate Institute. It details early buildings Old Main, wartime student roll, and five alumni killed in the Union Army, with the college enduring through Civil War turmoil and later growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Wilmington
New Castle
Westminster College
Lawrence County
Westminster Collegiate Institute
R. G. Ferguson
Indiana Orllinois
California
United Presbyterian Church of North American
Ferguson
New Westminster
James Patterson
Northfield, O
Westminster
Hugh Larimore Oand
Gaines Mill
Benjamin N. Waddle
Samuel Taggart
John C. Carson
David Patterson McCallister
John Walker Vincent
Fredericksburg
Old Main Memorial
College of
Sidelights On Convention Picture Honors Veterans Pageant
A grand pageant at the Legion Home featured grizzled Civil War and Spanish-American War veterans, joined by Daughters of Union Veterans, the Duke of Abruzzi band, and various patrols and the Sons of Veterans. Spectators and family watched as veterans endured heat yet displayed enduring military discipline and pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Bentrim
Women's Relief Corps
William H. Dunlap
G A R Parade Echoes Pride and Sadness
Thousands of spectators at the G A R parade shared pride in the marchers yet felt a hush of regret as drums beat. Among the crowd, J B Harnden, an elderly veteran from Altoona Pennsylvania, recalled his youth and his winter fishing trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Harnden
Altoona
Veterans March On Foot During Parade Remembering Past Rides
Three Civil War veterans chose to walk in the parade rather than ride in cars. They moved with heads held high and a noticeable spring in their step, seemingly spurred by memories of earlier marches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S of V
Prittie
Georgia
Veterans encampment parades end with large New Castle crowd
A grand G A R and allied groups encampment winds down in New Castle with a historic parade drawing about 25 000 spectators. Daughters of Union Veterans and Sons of Veterans Auxiliary hold final events and a reception at The Castleton. Grace Hurd visits as national president and Major Edgar M Post leads a standout Veterans Reserve unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughters of Union Veterans
Castleton
Sons of Veterans Auxiliary
Woman’s Relief Corps
Sons of Veterans
G. A. R. Sons of Veterans Reserve
Camp Milton Walton
Grace Hurd
Seattle
Washington
Crowd of G A R men and women march at Legion Home
A Wednesday afternoon procession on the Legion Home lawn drew a sea of aging veterans, all seemingly fit for another decade of service, while a women’s auxiliary formed a colorful line in red white and blue uniforms with badges and streamers and provided music by singing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion of Honor Corps of
Sandy
Howard
Sonny
Daughties
Legion Home
Veterans Arrive In Strength For Pennsylvanian G A R Encampment
A large turnout of G A R veterans from nearby towns and across states attended the sixty fourth encampment in Pennsylvania. Most veterans are well into their eighties, with a strong turnout for the parade and campfire. A commemorative souvenir key presented by General Chairman Fred L. Rentz was praised as the finest in state encampment history. Notables listed include Gideon Stanley Liverpool and J D Patterson Wampum among many from Franklin Pittsburgh Scranton Meadville and other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Army of the Republic
Pennsylvania
Fred L. Rentz
Gideon Stanley
Liverpool
O. Robert Sutton
Clarion
Peter Krempel
Pittsburgh
J. R. Rankin
Butler
Eli Williams
Franklin
John
Scranton
H. W. Walker
West Middlesex
S. C. Williams
Punxsw
Lawrence County
Allan Houston
New Castle
Matthew MacDonald
Veteran Sings Popular Number at Castleton Program
A Civil War veteran from Pittsburgh, R. A Burke, performed The Little Bronze Button at Castleton last night, a piece omitted from the Cathedral program. The song honors the Grand Army button and the loyalty of veterans, with chorus praising the button made from a cannon and costing ten cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castleton
Cathedral
Audienc
R. A Burke
Pittsburgh
KDKA
Stockman and Farmer
Station Who
Des Moines
Iowa
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J. Ps
J. A. Chambers
Veterans of State
S. W. Bell
George S. Rudolph
Elizabeth Thompson
Charles W. Meconnahey
G. W. Ruhe
Veterans Lodge
United Presbyterian Church
Florida
Lake Magdalene
R. M. Campbell
Sons of Veterans Drum and Fife Corps
Jefferson Street
Army and Navy Forever
D. of A
Sons of Lincoln
Clark B. Hamilton
Mr. Hamilton
Meyersdale
Davy Needler
Edenburg
Camp Walton
Union
Col. W. W. Stevenson
Rosensway
Fulton
Augustine
Criswell
Gondell and
Shulick
Jack White
Jack
Culver Military School
Legion of Honor
Walter Reynolds
Frank Nessle
Army of
Washington Street
Pennsylvania Department
Public Square
Camp
Edgar M. Post
Wilkes Barre
J. G. Lesher
Monitor
Huntingdon
Sons of
J. B. Hershey
Sons of Veterans Sessions
Billhe Hershes Dunseth
Hershey
McKeesport
John D. Rodgers
Willow Grove
F. H. Bemend
D. L. Woods
Meadville
P. H. Benade
O L. Rew
Thomas Taylor
Emlenton
G. M. Sheffer
John D. Patterson
Wampum
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