Morning journal and courier., 1888-10-19
BROOKLYN VISITORS.
The U. g. Grant Post Royalty Enter
 ta1ned by Admiral Foote Post.

The U. g. Grant Post Royalty Enter
 ta1ned by Admiral Foote Post.
 The fraternal visit of the U. s. Gran post, G. A. R., of Brooklyn, to Admira Foote post of this city yesterday was a sue cess in every way.
 | There were sixty-three members of th l visiting post, and on their arrival here on tn, 1:10 p. m. train from New York they were met by Admiral Foote post, headed by ths Second regiment band. The visitors brought along the Wheeler & Wilson band of Bridge. port.
 The line of march extended up Meadow street to Church, to Chapel, to Orange, to Elm, to Church and to the Tontine Hotel
 Both posts made a fine appearance. The U. s. Grant post was commanded by Noah Tibbitts.
 The visitors were photographed standing on the City Hall steps and then were escorted to the Tontine, where Landlord Bradley served an elaborate menu.
 After dinner the Brooklynites were taken to East Rock Park in barges and Smedleys tally -ho coach.
 About o'clock Admiral Foote post with the National Blues as escort escorted their visitors to the Atheneum, where was held a
 
 The hall was tiled with tables heavily laden with delicacies. On the stage were two ta- ble, around which were the following officers of the U. s. Grant post: Past Commander George B. Squires, Officer of the Guard John G. Noonan, Officer of the Day L. A. Sou- vile, Chaplain Rev. Mason Gallagher, Quar- termaster s. H. Frankenberg, Senior Vice Commander George J. Collins, Commander Noah T1bbetts, Past Commander H. W. Knight, Past Quartersmaster Willis McDon- and, Past Commander James P. Howatt, General Stewart L. Woodford, Past Com- manders George F. Tate and A. o. Tate, As sistant Department Commander W. H. Bar Past Junior V. c. Wm. Fl. Miller.
 The others on the stage were: Rev. Dr. Reed, Commander s. P. Howard of the State department, Senior Vice Commander General W. H. Pierpont, Junior Vice Commander W. Keeler, Assistant Quartermaster Colonel w. E. Morgan, Commander L. B. Brown of Admiral Foote post, Vice Commander E. E. Truesdale, Junior Vice Commander J. N. Strickland, Sergeant Charles Rawlings, Ad- jutant E. c. Dow, Chaplain W. F. Smith, w. s. Welles, president of the Naval Veteran association, Dr. J. A. Hutchinson, Mayor Samuel A. York and J. D. Plunkett.
 After the collstion the camp fire was light ed. Commander Brown of Admiral Foote post welcomed the visitors to New Haven in fitting words.
 Rev. l. M Foster acted as master of cere- monies. The first toast to be responded to was "The City of New Haven' by Mayor York. He said the city was proud of it's posts, and especially of Admiral Foote post. He was glad to welcome the U. s. Grant post on the part of the city. The Mayor made several witty remarks.
 Commander Tibbetts responded to the toast of "U. S. Grant Post" He thanked Admiral Foote post for the admirable way in which it had entertained their visitors, and said when that post should come to Brooklyn it's mems bers would be sure of royal welcome.
 "Our Guests" was most wittily responded to by Rev. Dr. Reed of the Trim ity Methodist church. He said he wore the badge of each post and all day had been trying to pass himself off as a member of both posts. He succeeded very we'll with the New Haven comrades, but he couldn't fool the Brooklyn post, who knew him better. He said he had belonged to the laborious clergy of Brooklyn that had labored hard to look after the morals of the members of the U. s. Grant post. He assured Admiral ,Foote post that it was entertaining the crack post of the country and that the visitors were being entertained by the crack post of Connecticut.
 0. s. Bushnell was loudly cheered when in- troduced He told the veterans assembled that they were one of the handsomest and
 
 eyes he had ever looked
 Prof. Jepson sang the solo part of ''Tent- ing Tonight" and the veterans joined in the chorus.
 General Stewart L. Woodford of New York had for his toast fThe G. A. R. of the Republic" He told the veterans that only for the Grand Army there would be no Union to day. He paid tribute to 0. s. Bushnell and other men connected with the monitor enterprise, and after complimenting the city on it's general decorum said he knew why this was. It had York mayor. The mayor was absent when this witty remark was made, but the comrades interrupted the speaker about two minutes laughing over it. He didn't care what was said about the sur plus in the treasury; there was 8 large sur plus on the banquet tables. It was a condi- tiou, and not theory, which confronted the veterans.
 Other speakers were Dr. J. A. Hutchinson, who pathetically recited poem whose title is "Wounded;" Rev. Mir. Bird U. D. Pluukett, H. Knight, Commander Howard, Chaplain Gallagher and George Squires.
 The camp fire broke up at Il o'clock. Part of the visitors returned home by train, while the most of them went by boat. The were escorted to the boat by Admiral Foote post and the Wheeler & Wilson band