New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-10
GRAND 1Rur MEN IN CAMP BY THE SEl
KINGS COUNTY VETERANS AT COMFY ISLAND
PROMINENT GUESTS.

KINGS COUNTY VETERANS AT CoNEY ISLAND
PROMINENT GUESTS.
The Grand Army of the Republic OF kIns'
Comfy had their annual "Encampment by the Se"
Yesterday at Coney Island. The guard mount WINCH
was the first part of the programme began at loociock
The surgeons call at IL o'clock ana the elmer can
at 10 When this third item was reached az lho ou
var veterans were hungry 1t began raining hand ana
they made haste to dispose Of refreshments "hch were
epioyel all the more account Of the u'!o'heolo'
change in the weather. Department Com'haNueI H.
Clav Hall arrived at II o'clock, General joseph b. '"'I
Secretary of State at o'clock and Governor Leo" Az
bett and staff of New.Jcrsey, at .. There were over
500 Grand Army men with their wives aud families
IN the ground After the arrival OF the Official guests
the rain ceased and during the rem Under "a !e Gay INC
weather favorable TO camp exercise. Inc Ioio"
ing were among thS Pozs1o ln non ana drun CORPS
Hartford Post No. 3, 80 men and drum corps; H'A.l
Post No TO- 70 meu and drum corps iS,E iie' o..
No 10 30 Harry Lee Post o. -; 90 ' IN ~ 0
men Perry Post No. -, l7O,men; barbara fi.!lcn'e
Post No. II, so Meternich Post 30 - A. un
Deyin Post No. 14S, 30 men: kersWiI fosl No. az,
80 men; Ford Post (Canarsel NO. loIi 81 men
Dakn Post No 200 30 mon Wam I boy Si 30
men g. X Warren Post No. 2-0, 90 men NlICit',s,
men; Dupont Post SO. IS. 30 men c. r. Doene Post
No 800. 30 men g. Z. Stroug Post 10. o'l ~ 'laa'
Castor Prtts Post No 537, 20 men. There was camp
for each Post and all ABOUT them there proiuSc
display Of nags and buntins Inc camp; were I'lCueu
on the strand close by The Concourse and directly op
site the boulevard on the other sac Az G"J streams o.
visitors and friends OF the Diduu
Army people poured along the COncouf8e
in carriages and on foot and fingered around
the camps the general aspect OF which so VNldy re-
called "A time Of actual war.
General Carr ana the other principal guests We're pre-
sented 10 the leaders OF the Grand Army IN inc tet OF
the Reception Committee, after which Emma J.. kolD'
an orphan child OF a member OF the 1th MassacAu7ell'
cavalry recited The FOragers' ~he IS only nine years
old aud did remarkably well Luncheon was nch yea
and the entire party marched from the ocean Beach 10
te TO Paul Bauers Casino, West Brighton anna inc
booming of cannon and display OF hrcWork7. J." !.
Dubev was Chairman Of tho Committee OF Arrah SerhI'
i'm charge of the headquarters tent; VI G. Iar mar
man OF the Reception Committee; q. H. Burton tH"I'
man the Press Committee. The c4mp ana hecoiiol7
were i'm charge Of +. NJ ElgertOui comml~-dry depart
ment George K. Baldwin cntcrt 1nlnent committee, u
II Little At the Casino General SOcum presided ana
encecbes were delivered by Corporal Tanner General =
s. Burlette Commaudcr-in-Chcf OF tue Or%pd Army Oh
tho PcpuNic General Joseph i. Carr and Governor
Albeit Among those the platform beside the speak
ers were General James r. OBerue colonel ChSiIos
Murrby of the Excelsior Brigade; HaJOr iIuEh VI.
Certlan, Past Department Commander Cnshlhan' Oh
Massachusetts; JOhu = Phillips uOnal stan henry
NJ NeVIus General y. W. Day CO4ohel james -I'I'CeI
aud General Alexander Hamilton.