New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-25


Ferdinand Z Earle was horn in Hartford. Conn.
6fty-onc years ago From early youth be- has
hcen ENGAGED in the hotel business IN this city
with his father tho proprietor of Earc's Hotel
IN which hc succeeded. and added tie popular
hostelres TIE Hotel Normaudic. M broadway
and Thirty-c!ghth-s'. and Normandle bv-'he->e''
M Scahr!ght. j Vii Earic's military iuchra-
tions began f. he asserted when. IN l~'t. Do"
enlisted - u private in Company 81 TIC IN
Regiment, After several year, service lc was
honorshv discharged. IN April ISL. h" lr-
came captain of tlc I'd Patrr', y. q. ; y. /
Tie batter soon achieved iir,t-ciaSS s'1u1ne
in the annals Of thc Natoaa' Guard. and ap''n
Earle has hccn noted as one oi III" most thor
pueh aud efficient ot artillery officers. ITS ap-
poin,mcnt 20 tie oNec az Br..adcrG"ucral and
Chief of Artillcry ON tine Governors stan WIS
recognized rs q hi.hlt deserved promotion hv MS
follow officers throughout tlc state
beside, the honorable place, which ic holds H.
connection with 'ic Memorial Committee, Genera
Earle Is member Of thc ,th E'-imc"t Veteran
Association. % member a. tlc Old Guard, life
member If rio National Rifle Association. 90 mcn-
her of TIE Can;ccu club. member 81 ihc Cham
her Of Commerce md % director ~ The Nc''-f OK
Board Of Trade and Transportation. tie Is q
member of the Manhattan ani Nhuhaii'n Nh-
lrtic clubs. Of the American Geographical >"'''f'
Of the Ncw-Eu-lapd Society. If thc Noceur' Toy
the Prevention Of Cruelty - Children and :" An
imals. Is a life mc'ah"r Of 'he Freshness Men 3
Moderation Society. md belongs =" TIE American
Yacht Club. tie JOCKEY and the Concy Island
Jockey clubs. lie Is tho founder Of tie tarle
Guild for The relief 81 Tie destitute"
A. OLD AID >TH ~ POST.
One Of the oldc., and slrouec,, posts Of the
Grand Army of the Republic IN Ncw-lork Cty IS
I. IL - 1
1867. and is composed almost entirely Of Ger
,oo,-sne,Lirc veterans. Since rs organization
acs comrades have been mustered into Us ranks
OF these 300 have died. e74 were transferred 70
other posts. $50 were dropped from the rolls for
non paymcnt Of dues and other causes. and siN't-
five withdrew, leaving It's present strength al
500.
Its first commander was The wcll-known. he-
loved and respected General W krzyzanows~l'
since dead. who held Office for two years HIS
successors have been Constantine Nitzsche, lS00-
10: f. W Brucninghauscn, l@'o-12; ConS'an-
tine Nitzsche. ls53-'5C; Herman W. Thum, ls7'-
rs: George Bcltiord, 1s5o-s0; Constantine
Nitzschc. 1851: Charles Scmsy, lss2-7i; Henry
Kloebcr. 1856; Herman W. Thum, ls3'-'@7 ;
Frederick Lctzciser ls.9-90. OF tie ten charter
members but one remains, tomradc Gustav Rafhc
At its organization the posts headquarters were
Mt No. 327 Bowcry. In l-'V iAcN were removed
a. No. % Dclarccy-st. hut Two years I1''r u'
post was established in The Ieimana Assembly
Rooms. 40 20 Howcry, where 1t continues 10
meet in a handsomely furnished aud wclap
pointed hall lis officers for the current year
ore. Commander Frederick Lcizeiser senior
vice-commandcr, Edward II. Picpcnhring: junior
vioe-comrnandcr. Gcorsc Rcs. adIuiant, Herman
W Thum: quar'crmastrr, Theodore Nch'ni'' :
surgeon. William Balscr. VI D.; chaplain. Phlhp
Petz: officer Of the day, Charles Wimpineim"r
officer of the quad, Henry a. kraus; sergeant
major. Henry Prigsc; quartermas'er- sergeant,
Neritz David.