The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-12-04

| HORTICULTURAL HALL
for the evening of their arrival The visitors
| marched from the Lincoln House TO Horticult-
ural Hall under escort of the Sons of Veterans
| Drum Corps at 7:30 o'clock. COMMANDMENTS
CHER kountz was escorted into the hall by
| Commander VIM. J.. Robinson, Of Post 10, and
| the other guests followed, escorted by Gems.
Josiah Picket, A. Il. i. Sprague and others.
They were taken to the platform. and the Com
rades of Post 10 and the visitors from the other
| Posts throughout the country filled the hall to
overhowing. Commander Robinson presided.
and at o'clock called for order. The Frohsinn
Society opened the exercises by singing, after
| which Commander Robinson said that the
comrades before him were proud to welcome
the COMMANDMENT. Chief. These men had
| fought under nearly all the Generals and in all
| the battles for the defense of the country and
| were ready TO do so again under its good old
flag when needed. 1t gave him pleasure to in
/ troduce to the comrades before him the Com
mander-in-C Chief, once the drummer boy OF
| Missionary Ridge. At the close of the intro
| duction the comrades arose and gave such a
cheer rs can only come from soldiers. Speeches,
appropriate to the occasion, followed by Com
| mandcr Robinson and Comrades Billings, Aus
tin, Hersey Chaplain Geo. II. Ball, Gen. A b.
| 4. Spague, George III. Patch, +. Evans and
| Comrade T. w. Manchester, of the National
| Council of Administration. who came from
| Providence, r. l., to escort the COMMANDMENTS
| Chief to that place The comrades then formed
on Front street, and, under escort of Post TO-
marched to Grand Army Hall, where rations
were issued. The Campfire was then lighted,
and amid cloud of smoke, which arose from
! the clay pipes, stories OF camp and battle were
| told for more than an hour. Soon after IL
| O'Clock the visiting comrades began to depart,
and the Commander-in-Chief went to the Lin
coin House for the night.
IN RHODE ISLAND.
Wednesday the Commander-in-C Chief, with
Comrades Austin, Patch and Manchester, pro-
cceded TO Providence, II. l., where upon their
arrival they were escorted by committee,
consisting of Comrades c. II. Williams, Z. A.
Cory, John Ii. Burrows, L. w. Manchester,
Charles r. Brayton and Theo. A. Barton. 10 the
Narragansett Hotel and shown many points OF
interest in the beautiful little city. In the
evening Slocum Post, No. 1, rendered
A FINE RECEPTION,
Department Commander Mcmahon making the
welcome address, when, after song by Glee
Club consisting of Comrades Charles Anthony,
c. H. Alexander John E. Hendricks, jr., and
w. B. Bennett Gov. Bourn spoke briefly in
welcome to the distinguished guests. Excellent
speeches were also made by Gen. Austin, of
Toledo, o.; Past Department. Commander
Patch, of Boston; Senator Nelson w. Aldrich;
Past Department Chaplin j. j. Woolley, of
Pawtucket; Past Post Commander Wheeler, of
Newport; Gen. L. II. Rhodes, Judge Advocate
General J. NJ. Alderman and others.
Among those present as members and guests,
besides those already mentioned, were the fol-
lowing distinguished gentlemen Mayor Thos.
A. Doyle, City Solicitor Nicholas Van Slyck,
Mayor Franklin, of Newport; Adi't-Gen.
Elisha Dyer, jr.; Prof Alonzo Williams, of
Brown University; Gen. Nelson Wall, Surg
Gen. Budlong, Maj. Geo. n. Bliss, Past Dept.
Commander Geo. Williams Past Department
I43 Massachusetts, and others.
After the addresses of welcome, the Depart
ment Commander presented each cOmrade to
the Chief, and each in turn grasped him by the
hand. Plain rations were then served in the
adjoining room. Several humorous speeches
were made informally, and several musical Sc
lectons were finely rendered by an orchestra
made up entirely from members Of the GAR,
being Messrs. J. f. Leach, I. r. Dickson, N. II.
Sprague, J. g. Reynolds, G. II. Anthony. The
festivities were kept up until a late hour.
IN CONNECTICUT.
Arriving at Hartford, Conn, from Provi-
dence on Thursday, the Commander Chief
was met by Department Commander Berry and
Asst Adj tGen. Taintor OF his staff, and others.
and escorted to the United States Hotel. A
visit to Colts mandatory, a drive through the
beautiful city, and a joint reception, rendered
by r. o. Tyler aud Nathaniel Lyons Woman's
Relief Corps, of Hartford, and presided over by
Mrs. w. III. Rogers, filed up the day pleasantly.
The address of welcome was made, in behalf of
the ladies, by Mrs. Rogers, to which the Com
mander-in Chief made fitting response, fol-
lowed by Comrade Austin, who grew quite
eloquent in his communication of what the
loyal women of America have done for the SOL
der
IN EVERY CRISIS
of our history and commanding the present
work of the Relief Corps. Ia the evening re-
ception was rendered by Rob't O. Tyler Post, at
Tyler Armory, Commander Wan. Berry occu-
plying the chair aud delivering an appropriate
welcome, to which Commander kountz made
response. Judge Beers of Bridgeport, and Col.
Pardee, OF New Haven, were among the speak
ers Of the evening, and good music was fur
nished by the South End Glee Club 1t was an
enthusiastic occasion, upon which the Hartford
C0uTant, in commenting, says: " Commander
kountZ and Judge Austin were frequently in
terrupted with great applause, the Commander
being repeatedly cheered as the little drum
mer boy of Missionary Ridge"
IN VERMONT.
Leaving Hartford for Rutland, w. on Fri
day, the party arrived at 3 p. M, and were met
by Department Commander Kinsman, Asst
Adj't-Gen S. E. Burnham, Commander Chas.
Clarke, of the reception committee, and taken
to the Bardwell House. In the evening re-
ception was rendered by Roberts Post at the
Opera House in honor of COMMANDMENTS Chief
Kountz. A large number of the members of
Post Roberts were in attendance and delega-
tions from other Posts in the State. Mai. G. G.
kinsman, Department Commander for YER
mont, presided, and introduced Gen. Kountz,
who made some very interesting remarks con-
corning the growth and work OF the society of
the GAR. At the conclusion of his address,
Judge Advocate-Gen. Austin was introduced,
and addressed the audience in a brief but forci-
BILE speech. Among others who spoke were
Rev. ID. L. Lowell Chaplain of Post Roberts
Commander Pufier, of Custer Post No. A. Ben
nington; Col. Goulding, of Post Roberts, and
A. f. Leavenworth, Of Post Bosworth, Fair
haven. There were present delegates from
East Wallingford, Dandy, Poultney, Brandon,
Weston, and Burlington Posts Refreshments
were served by Post Roberts. The exercises
were interspersed with instrumental music by
Revitts orchestra and songs by the veterans.
IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Leaving Rutland at o'clock Saturday, Nov.
%, the Commander Chief and Comrade Aus
tin left for Portsmouth via Boston, where they
were met by Department Commander Linehan,
who contributed much to the pleasure of the
New England visit, and arriving together at
Portsmouth they were met by Commander NJ.
NJ Calls, of Storer Post and rendered the hos
FATALITIES of the city. In the evening Storer
Post held regular meeting, largely attended,
giving an exemplificaton of their work that
called forth the warmest praise from the
COMMANDMENT Chief, who pronounced it SUI
premely excellent. At 8 o'clock the Post