New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-22
GRAND ARMY BUGLE NOIEO.
FOR A NATIONAL MEMORIAL HALL.
ELBcrING AND INSTALLING NEW OFFICERS OF

work 70 I've held in February Buffalo had been an
nm,nced as the meeting place, but this has been
changed Rochester. il is believed, Will prove en'i'c
" satisfactory TO the comrades OF the state
The project Of building a National Memorial han al
Decatur Ill., the birthplace Of the Grand Army OF the
Rcpubc has received the recognition and lndorse-
ment Of COMMANDMENT Chief Neazey, as was c"h"'i
plated by u resolution adopted by the last Na'ol"
Encampment at Boston in August. Inc cohiha"".'
in chief has apponted a general committee 10 take
charge OF the project and dircct Us "c'a"9'
consisting OF General W. q. "ic'Hahs u
Illinois, United states Circuit Judge JoNep"
O,Neu Of Ohio. and George \. Mardch'
NJ Massachusetts, The committee IS to meet III
Decatur at GIL early day and begin its preparations ior
uniting into execution the intention OF the Oiuer !"
relation TO the grand design. The money loT inc
buildng is to be raised from contributions OF Grand
Army posts and comrades throughout the theu states"
The cost Of the proposed structure IS estimated at oc
tween $4,000 and 100000.
The Memorial Committee Of New York City mas
unanimously ndorSed the application 10 congress !"
putting General Franz Seel the retired list OF tc
ARMY with a pension commensurate with his eminent
services during the War for the Union The pnhcp"
New York posts have joined in a similar request
The opcstion Of what Is a fair compensation to
claim agents I'm pension cases Will up in Congress
again when bill to limit the fee TO II Is cohNuerci
The bill has been reported fav0rably to the House WIN
an amendment making the fee -. StatiNlch report
which accompanied the bill set forth that claim agents
fees in the fiscal year OF 1890 amounted TO Ff''ooo
and that since 1862 they have amounted To Ip'"
1914 100000 all taken out of the pensions OF SoucL9
and soldiers widows and children. since June -
1890 there have been 100000 applications hIeu. SUM,
will be granted at full rate, but probably Aoo'oo :"
them will not be- and will lie subject to increase lc
report figures a possible chance for the cAh "Eo''
getting S. 100000 of fees ont Of these increase "is
and sol 100000 I'm all out Of all the claims on me-
Tho
increase Of pensions stated
collector Fel,linand Eidman himself Grand Army
comrade has appointed Communicated Oi'dHos DIV"
wedel of Reno Post. No. AZ, United states deputy
Collector In the lid Internal Revenue Dlsuc'' No
,ade Drickwedels appointment asked for by De
partrnent Commander GARRISON. Past Department. "oi
mander Fraser. Past Commanders Ohuer"lll'
HYATT. Biglin and Wood, and BY large majority
of the prominent Grand Army men in the cl'y
Preparations are active for the approaching instala
ton ceremonies in post and camp.
stenwehr Post No. 1872, will install its new ohceIs
st Terrace Garden on the evening Of January D. "en
eral James r. O'Berne, Assistant superintendent u
rod,@l Immigration will act as installing officer
Devin Post. No. AS of Brooklyn, will hold It's IN
staSon exercises at Saengerbund Hall on the evening
of January 10. Past Commander D. f. folIe'' WIN
have charge Of the ceremonies, supported by large
staff The post IS making arrangements LOT 'hc Ill
stallation on an unusually elaborate scale
Camp NO 14O 5 of V. has been fixed FOR the evening
If Jannary 49, and the exercises will De held at the
Hotel Brunswick General Martin T. MacMahon VIII
be installing officer, and brilliant stan VIII ASST HI"
in his duties. The comrades Will appear IN iuI oto',
The veterans OF the war who served with the l4h
New York Regiment will on next sunday present -
the sundav.school Of Plymouth Church handsomely
made silk United states fac. General f. i. Fowler
who was colonel OF the l4th during the war and leo IL
I'm treatment bloody battles, will make the presentation
spcech and General c. T. Christensen, VINO also
achieved renown in actual service, VIII accept u'r
coors on behalf of the school and reply to General
Fowler The presentation will take place III fS mouth
Church
In The Tribune's report Of the special encampment
n Edwin d. Morgan POST No. 3O7, Alexander New
burger commander, held at the Metropolitan Museum
Of Art for the purpose Of mastering III "eherdl vi
Cesnola a. cOmradc II the Grand Army the name y
First sergeant Mac gowan was inadvertently omitted
from among the old heroes who took part IN the
ceremonies General di Cesnola expressed his per-
scnal qualification COmrade Mcgowan pIc-ence'au
f his APPRECIATION in having men with records - non
,l4,hle and brilliant to assist at TIE mastering cAeF-
cisc5.
The statue Of General G.. X Warren which is u be
erected in UrooNyn represents the General, VINO was
Chief Typographical Engineer under General Hooker
at the battle Of Getty burg. at the moment during the
second days battle when. in exploring Little Round
Ton he d ,covered Hoods Texans about Ia occupy the
height Iii, pr0mptne>S saved the fortunes OF the oS'
one fact is already noticed in Congress n con'e
quence the passage Of the Disability Oil Ia-t Jun
Whereas during the last session private pension DIS
,ve,. brought in al the rate of from twenty 10 h'y Il
av Al this session there are only half dozen DAY
George G. strong Camp No. So j. a growing BODY
of enthusiastic son, Of Veterans, which meets at war
ncr Institute Broadway and Willoughby ave- brooAlSh
nm the second and fourth Friday evenings OF every
month Members of the G. y. L. and g v are cor
Tbo ANN
4rilcd a, A battery Of artillery, has Oh it, rolls many
rscnt and former members Of the National Guard III
,be 7th. 18th l4th 23d and 41th Regiments
perfection in military drill is "a subject when Is
most commercially receiving the attention OF sons OF
Vo,er,,s in the wet Colonel Charlie, II. Anderson
If the Colorado Division, has issued an oIder III "l'D
he sons in New York and elsewhere may find pIoi'pl'
rccestions He saws: ." 1t has been and IS now tho
motley Of the administrations Of our comnander'-lH
chief that the order further perfect the military Iea''
and that it be- brought to high standard Oh perfection
in the execution OF military manocuvre'. mat u ma
,oeu so regarded aud high standard reached ID some
divis,ons wa, demonstrated by the camps that com
Noted for the prizes ~. Joseph. Their drllms Wa
excellent and far above the average militia company
II i, 10 be hoped that camps III this division VIII ''h
immediate steps 10 purchase uniforms ana o'S"''i~
drill squads In case cannot be procur o. 'h"f
drill in the school Of the squad ana company every
ovoning will hermit the camp to present suitable
Appearance when pardine. The olh'"I '''H'
t,eedsl can be had for 30 cent, each or I'D dozen LOT
At - a dozen. \ scrviccablc Uniform, consisting
blouse pants and cap, for SO, and If captains OF camp
Will asitatc the qu .>ton Of unifomiuE ana o'liiI'
there j., no doubt but our meetings VIII De I""'' }"
tel,.,ting and the membership VIII greatly increase
our members rule, VIII ENJOY inc cAc'''s0' "''
the results cannot be questOncd.'
ohio boasts Of 293 camp, with membership q
sl13 sons Of vetcrans-a gain during the quarter q
eleven camps and 173 members.
The change from the post to the camp system in tn
order of the sons Of Veterans forward steadily
Posts at Peek>hiu, silver Creek and Dal.vlne Mci
mustered CAMPS last week, Captain john ' H. Idii
no.. of Lafayette Camp. No lao, acting a. mlisl'
officer Duryea Post 20. =, has become DuiAt
Camp No. 1875, and Koltcs Post, No. Il, wa o
tuesday evening mustered a, kOltcs Camp, retalnln
lis number kennedy, Dupont and sheridan Posts,
urorsivn are preparing 10 follow in the prcvailll
fashion, a. are also the sons OF Veterans Posts
Nation hudson. WOlcOtt and Palmyra. Stcinwc'
and Williams Posts of Ncw-iork, viii adopt the cam
system December -.
talTagut Post. NO. -, of Paterson, y. j., l. OF
of few g. \. Il. posts In the ne!ehDoIhood OF Ne,