The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-07-05
NEW YORK.

Comraae II. Hammond, Port Jervis, n. Y,
writes US that Carroll Post, No. 81, of that
place. though but a year old, now has between
eighty and ninety members, and is growing
rapidly.
The semi-annual encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic, Department of New
York, was held the 9th ult. at the New
York State Soldiers and Sailors Home, Bath,
SteubeB county. y Y The dav was unpropi-
tious and the attendance therefore smaller
than arranged for. The evening train on
Tuesday brought Department Commander
General John A. Reynolds of Rochester, and
the following officers of his staff: S. V. c., H.
Clay Hall. of Little Falls; Chaplain, J. H. Gun
ming, of NyacS: Adj't, General Joseph A. Adj
lington, of Rochester: Q. NJ. e., Milton II.
Smith, of Rochester; Insp'r, James S. Graham,
OF Rochester; J. A.. Harlan ]. Swift, of Cuba
and G. n. O., w. W. R0bacher of New York.
They were met at the station by Post Custer
of Bath, and escorted TO the Nichols House,
headed by the Soldiers Home band. As the
procession came up the street il was greeted
by a salute from u qua stationed in Pulteney
Square. A portion of the famous Linderman's
battery, of Buffalo, consisting of nineteen men
and two pieces of artillery, under command of
Captain H. W. Linderman, also arrived on
Tuesday. Ga Wednesday the morning trains
brought large numbers of strangers for whom
the rainy weather had 30 terrors. About nine
o'clock General Reynolds, accompanied by his
staff ana members of the board Of trustees, re-
paired TO the Home. Upon their entrance TO
the grounds salute of thirteen guns was fred
by Linderman's battery. General Pitcher
Superintendent of the Home, with his wife, are
IN the West in attendance upon the bedside Of
a sick son. General w. f. Rogers of Buffalo,
Acting Superintendent. was occupying the Of
hc.al residence. At lI:40 a. M, Seth n. Hodges
Post, of Dansyille, fifty men, NJ. 4. Stearns
Commander, arrived. About noon Swift Post,
of Geneva, III. X. Clapp, Commander, with an
excursion party, numbering about seyenty-five
people III ALL arrived. headed by Sutton's band,
of Geneva At the Home speeches were made
by General Murray, of Seneca I,alls, and Chap
lain Cunning. after which dinner was served
10 abont four hundred visitors in the large
dining-room of the Home.
After dinner an hour was spent in examining
the buildings and grounds, and then the dele
gates assembled in the hall again. General
BaTnum called the meeting TO order, and then
introduced Hon. S 5. Cox, of New York city
When the speaker arose he was greeted with
twice three cheers. He spoke about ten minutes,
and al the conclusion of his remarks was again
loudly cheered. Department Commander Rey-
nolds then announced that the meeting would
go into executive session, from which all except
g. A. r. members were excluded. Some changes
in regard TO the management of the Home were
referred TO the Council of Administration, con-
sisting of Comrades Alonzo Howell, of New
York; William Blasie, of Albany W. B. Booth,
Brooklyn; t. L. Poole, Syracuse; John M.
Farquhar, Buffalo, and the officers of the De-
partment. After routine business the meeting
adjourned sine die.