The National tribune., 1884-06-12
WASHINGTON D. c. THURSDAY JUNE H. 1884,

soldierly appearance Conspicuous in the pa
rade were the 18th New York volunteers, Colo
mel f. A. Schoeffel commanding, twenty three
men; 10Sth New York volunteers, Captain
Alfred Elwood commanding, thirty-fye men !;
/ Battery l., LIST New York light artillery, Cap
| G. III. Reynolds commanding, eighteen men;
| 18th New York battery, Sergeant Robert Nor
gan commanding, twenty-three men; Sons OF
| Veterans, Camp 6, Colonel G. A. Glidden COM
handing, thirty men; ORourke Post, No. l,
| Egbert Hoekstra commander, 10 men; Peiss-
ner Post, No. 105 Jacob Augustine commander,
seventy men; George II. Thomas Post, No. 4,
Major George w. Goler, S. V. c., commanding,
| forty men; G. j. Powers Post, No. 80, Joseph
yelling commanding, thirty-eight men; E. G..
Marshall Post, No. 397, j. G. Austin, S. V. c.,
commanding fifty men.
From Richard H. Gardner, Camden, n. Y,
we have the following list of the officers of j..
| Parsons Stone Post, No. Asa, which was recently
mustered at that place: Commander, c. II.
Ray; S. Y. c., C. II. Habershon; J. V. c., II.
! G. Little @. NJ, R. II. Gardner; Adj't, d. L..
Mann; Chaplain, Scion Smith; O. d., l.. Meyer;
| o. G., f. Townsend; O. NJ. s., G. III. Blanchard; ;
S. NJ, f. Cain.
Comrade Dewitt c. Ameg, HornellsvilIe, n.
| Y, writes us that although the weather was
not favorable on Memorial Day, there was a
/ very large turnout at that place. AT 10 o'clock
in the morning Doty Post. No. 226 of Hornells-
| vile, the drum corps, and other organizations
marched to the Catholic church, where the
/ grave of Rev. Father Creedon was decorated,
after which they proceeded to the cemetery
and scattered flowers on the graves of the COM
rades there.
! One of the principal events of the day was
| the unwilling of the memorial fountain, which
! had just been completed. The fountain is of
bronze, resting inside of brick and granite
| basin with white marble copings. and presents
very handsome appearance. In various parts
of the structure the following inscriptions APP
pear in relief: g In memory of the soldiers and
sailors of Hornellsville," "Appomattox." "Get-
! tysburg," Spottsylvania, y Atlanta" "Antie-
tan" and Port Hudson" and in the middle
portion of the south face are the names of the
six regiments that went from Hornellsville
and vicinity.
The cost CT the fountain was s., 500 of which
the town pays $1,000, the balance being made
up by subscription
Comrade L. S. Schoonmake-, Saltwater, N
Y, writes us that on May Chief Mastering
Office Robert Keith and staff, assisted by Com
maDdef George Robinson and others of Frank
Norton Post, of Schuyleryille, n. Y, mustered
in nineteen veterans, TO be known as Gilbert
/ Thomas Post, No. $50. The following is the
1 list of officers Commander, L. S. Schoonmaker;
/ s Y. c., John Ward; j. V. c., John r. BrittOn !;
| Chaplain, +. Richardson; Surg, S. S. Haight J;
/ Q. NJ o. I. Bostwick; o. D., Warren Golden /;
0. g., W. n. Oyerrocl1er; Adi't, Robert Har-
court; S. ~, w. r. Britton; c. NJ. s., John
Brady.
Comrade George A. Green, Andover, N Y.
| in q recent communication, informs us that
Edward Leaman Post, No ISL, was mustered
at that place on the 26th ult by Colonel w. r.
Bliss commander of Dexter Post, No. 1916, with
the following officers: Commander, Captain II.
w. Sanford S. Y. C., Jesse G. Green; j. v c.,
John C. Cartright; Surg. r. Hardy; Chaplain,
Z. II. Chase; Adj't Charles a. Richardson; @.
M., Thomas n. Boyd; o. D., George A. Green.