New-York tribune., 1886-04-22
WAR MEMORIES REVIVED.
GRAND ARMY MEN BY THE THOUSAND.

ENTHUSIASTIC SPEECHES BY vETtRANS-THE CON-
TEST FOR DEPARTMENT COMMANDER.
Old war times were revived for while yes
tcrday in and about Union Square The Department Oh
NewYork OF the Grand Army OF the Republic was mold
ing its annual encampment in the Academy OF Music
and Tammany Hall, and East Fourteenth-st was gay
with blue coats caps gold lace ribbons and badges
on the sidewalks and bunting aud sreamers at the WIN
dows or on the roofs OF the houses With Gimores
baud playing marches from Tine Mkado.' one mounted
battery two regiments of Infantry and the representa-
tives OF than 500 Grand Army Posts fled at IL
O'clock through the square TO >eventeenthst ana tch
down rvingpace and from the time ranks were broken
till ato last night the whole neghborhood was gVeho'e
TO an enthusiastic crowd OF who tried TO commune
the greatest amount OF attention 10 business WIN 7"
glance now and then at the sights Hear by The puohc
exercises OF this encampnen--the hrst heiu Al ENe"
ork for eleven years set for IL a. m NJ 'ne Avn
denny BY that time a crowd had gathered III tue oni'u
Ing but 1t soon became apparent that hotn"S "
dome before the procession arrived The procession hao
formed about 10 o'clock at the Metropolitan ho'ei u"
der :he direction of General NJ 1. mcmahoh "n o'u
| IN Broadway the following order:
R.,terv h. ~ V :. N G. mCunted), ideutenant Wison
nu'vni3,nS 22d Regiment Band and Drum CoIps 0Nth
GOO ost s'Tops a. fSS%s stewart o. AIsn
eighty hve strong George H. TsoIs ost No S
steinnchs Daghren Posts with drum ecIPs pas, de-
Department commander Henry Clay Hall and staa. deie
gates alternaie police.
About 5000 men were line and the procession was
greeted with cheers thousands of people at every
point up Broadway At IL O'CLOCK the head OF the
column reached the Academy. and the hoor galleries
and platform were quickly filed The boxes and paco
MES were gracefully wreathed with American hags and
huge Grand Army badges from white background
were hung along at intervals by of contrast. Com
mander W f. Brown, Of Post Lafayette. No. l4O. pre-
sided and among preseAt were General Henry W.
slocum General Stewart t. Wooiiord, boih delegates
HSnnsoe II" soS Grner NJ r. Med hon Colonel Henry A.
Weeks Past Department Commander General ienIy \.
Barnum Captain Thomas Is. Rutan, Of Rankin Post
United States superintendent OF Buildings Colonel
Stewart stan, OF the 1lth Regiment Pa't Depart
men Cominauder James Tanner. Of Brooklyn Robert H.
Mooney, president OF the Board OF Aldermen Past De
rarGinent Commanders jane g. Fra er John A. key-
no DIS and James Hournei, General nenry H. Gsrng.o,
Post 26, q. A. r., Boston, .ialor John H. "aIher.
John W JaGo6as GenerH ~ ,ha 1 onaTa
Past Department Somnandei HoIges Departnemt
Commander Henry Clay Han. Joseph W. Kay, secretary
oi tne Veterans Hignis Unoh CooIel H. Golt, Mts.
Sarah A. Nichos president "I ti9 iauio' neiie cp,ns
detail; Co.one! Fred u. Grant and Martin short After
Gores Band had been eDcored two or three times ior
its airs tne exercises we're beSnn FORMALLY Win
q prayer by Chaplain A. Livingston Allen of the New
CHAIRMAN Brown then spoke briefly about the aims of
the order which, he sad. wero fraternity, charity % ana
loyalty and s "a IA .s ncn and IN ny
5000 members, II Lad now j92 posts ami 10000
members. And this IN slhte OF the iact ai ihat
ever year lie thea said that Mayor Grace
POST 10 New-Yorx City. but in hs absence Acting
N,,ror Rober h. Mooney ha1 como to theh. Mr..
Mooney made short addl SIS OF welcome and Depart,
Army it's rccoid for the year and calhng
out great applause by his ausohs 10 uian', h"nT"cA %
and McCeill. \ letter lron senator Logan raised an
other storm of cheers fe" minutes lat9I IL was
followed by letters from Representative Burdette OF
Michigan. and A. ;. Tooin, connancer oi inc depart
ment Of PennsyiVasa reg Band .en m psSsh .S6or
VINO nad died ia Andersonyi e Prison, reclied "lhe
Pride OF Battery b. huge bunch OF roses was passed
to the front and another recitation followed.
Stewart L. WooafoId, who han lett q law suit down
town lsr an a,nd nS mren Ur t"a apI He said IN par It
only twenty hNe years "G" V'.. liIis nor noFe IA 4,
G dream " II An scru,si Thcn we were natioa torn
with internal strife. states discovered ami doctrines
taught by statesmen whea made Union inp0 'oIs
do moi believe there are now 10000 from tho Gulf
C the Lakes who would wish single star torn from
that banner IA single bar dehlei" 90
iew OF frank LincOln's clever limitations followed
and drew ont good dea 81 a4sn,er ana ma atp@n,e
the heart OF audience h. advocating IN vigorous
speech tbs PASSAGE OF law whch would make ine
cate. Tne drum corps OF four little eiIls from the
Hccaer Post gave few sci ctlon7 corporal M Ianer %
made hrei speech on the Guty o tle o1ate ana me
general Government to wounded aud needy veterans.
The soldiers Home, at Bath he said was an asyuin
before the country now but lao rnsioi 1t wo1d never be
made a question the halls of Congress. when plea
assistance from those who had stood by the
county in it's greatest peril T.,
the afternoon at Tamnany na!: TIC AdjHtant Cen
erals report showed that $1,000 had been 1xgended 70
now contains some $4,000 nalnrs
An adjournment reached st q O'Clock anu the elec
ton OF officers will take place as morning Tne FOUR
prominent candi laes tor Department commanaer are
ia,t,il l. Savle of Tona; Gene 81 NJ W. Day aud J"hn
". Jacobus. of New York, ani Major Treaaweil, OF
Albany. good amount Of vigorous "n'
done last night headquarters oi The rival cauo
dates at the Metropolitan Hoiel The general opinion
seemed to he tnat the real lies between Jacobus
ana Tieadwe with tie chances in favor OF the iormeI
For senior Wee Commander Cnsrles Orr. OF chaplin
Post No 9 ualowill probably have every hg hi. own
wav. A caucus of the delegates from Erie, Nlapara
AlleehaUy tatfafagIS,
Western connties was held at the metropolitan ana Mt
Orr was hxedlpon unanimously for the second plsce
He is an ex ssembyman ard ut present Comfy Clerk
of Ere Comfy He served with General Grant during
the RebelOu