New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-29
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rue reports Of the Acknowledgement, Quarter
i""S"r-ueneral Judge Advocate General In
'p'ctor-Oeneral and Surgeon.General were then
,'"i' alter which the Encampment took recess
ior TWO hours. In the afternoon Boston WIS
'"oSen as the place for the next annual Encamp-
'ne"'' the steady, quiet work of the Massa-
,""Se'ls men during the two days being rewarded
~ handsome majority over Washington and
"i"'oga' General Sherman, who gees every
"nere ana is everywhere and is the centre Of
Try thihg, has come as near as any one can to
P,,iiOi'nlhg the impossible feat of being in two
p'"oeS at once. This afternoon he visited and in
Peo'eu the soldiers Home near Milwaukee in COM
ri"s WIN Generals Henderson, j. l.. Mitchell
'io''ahoh and others There are : 700 old soldiers
','"er tR shelter OF the home, nearly every man
."'ni sight To move the sympathy Of the
''e'"eSN General Sherman made a brief speech
"ii'on' as NJ says, is the last he will ever make
General Sherman said:
- 'iy speaking days over. I rot going to
S aN any more speeches. II you want a speech taAe
@' SiandeIson. think he can make a good speech.
, ""ahs glad TO many soldiers looking hearty
anu heaitN l think we can stand on our legs yet /
- Soe thst our old Uncle sam takes pretty good
" "'so Ola soldiers. Uncle sam cannot make old men
Us Ou' nc can make young men Just good you
- ' coming cut Of the bushes everywhere. II you
,r ,"N you Me the only old soldiers you are mistaken
were Old soldiers before YOU and there win be-
"e' such IS the providence Of the world Just as good
~, 'o'e DOM thousand years and will be born a
""An Years hence. All we have L, do 1, 10 do ON
lats In this short period OF life bono,bIv and bonetl
! "uhK We can pass the grand tribunal and say 1--WE
DONE wv - va" ~ w"
We have passed through ono crisis or our country's
KNOWS the future Bring up vour children TO love and
'neIa'e the Old sold en-, who fought in 1891 and 1865
nu MAKE hen unco er their heads they see that
'' oahher That yt followed in the days which tiled
u 10 'e utmost Lot veneta that flag and love our
country ana love each other aud stand by each other a.
long az we have heads our shoulders and legs on our
Doues' These old soldiers who marched against the
enemy IN those trying days grateful country tries its
Ocs, TO assist. and WILL hink-h fact L am surc-be
sooo I" You when you too old all that Is necessary
But Keep young long you can do not 20 into
4 soldiers home II you help It.
y great number Of rcgimentll brigade. division
ana corps reunions have been held this afternoon
IN various parts of the town, al numerously at
ENDED The Grand Army posts are thus broken
up Tor the time being To allow the comrades to re-
lhlte oy an older tie. al day crowd of old
'ohierS and their families has been filing through
ne IabSt brewery at the rate of about forty per- /
9nN 10 the minute, each carrying away n pun
lnict ana thy bottle OF beer rs Il souvenir, and {
rhSed Tree to all corners by the opcn-handed hos
h'aliiy Of Captain Pabst. Tonight the second
Oneert OF war songs IS taking place in the big
eht at juneau Park. Last evenings concert was
great success Comrade Warner gives supper
o the press AZ fraternity Hall when h. will an
iounce the plan, Of his new Grand Army maga-
FORK.
GENERAL Henderson feels indignant at the msrcp-
eSehtatlonS OF portion Of the press during
rs absence in Alaska. lie neither applied
or reratng of pension, nor has ne accepted
T. nor has he received penny on account 81 the
Unsolicited action of Commissioner Tanner. Re 4
ore dong anyun-. ne will await the finding OF
special board which he has asked the Commas
'Oner or the Secretary of the Interior 10 appoint
Very Unexpectedly thc Grand Army delegates
proceeded to an election of officers tonight. Gen
'Fal Russell A. Alger of Detroit. had it all his
lwn way. Twenty men nominJ ed him. Colonel
James Sexton, of Chicago first pros nting his
name. All the other candidates were then with
lraWn and General Alger WAS elected by acclama-
ion. Colonel \. 6. WcS>ert. Of Milwaukee, was
elected Senior Nic"-Commander and John +.
ovctt Of Nrw-Jersey. Junior Vico-Commander.
Il was then after / o'clock. and tho election Of
)thcr officers was postponed until tomorrow