New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-07
GRAND ARMY BUGLE NOTES.
THE ANNUAL ELECTIONS OF OFFICERS.
SOME EXCITING SCENES AMONG THE Posrs-A

some EXCITING SCENES AMONG THE Posrs-A
SATISFACTORY AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS
The election of officers for the year 1s9: IS inc
nr,ncipaI matter which the veterans OF the "raha
Army have on hand Just now. Many annual pos'
elections were held week, and many more Will 'aAe
place this week. 90,
The comrades Of Alexander Hamilton Post, NO. le2'
had an exciting time at their election on THURSDAY
eyeninp None OF the regular nominees Tor Com-
mander got there. Commander Bartram refused 10
run again and Comrades T. W. Smith, l. B. Read, ana
W. c. Reddy were nominated The first ballot stoou-
Smith, 81; Read. A Rcddy, "a Ihefe pehs ho
election the boys commenced to shout Tor haJor a.
NJ. UnderhIll a former and extremely popular oolh
mander Major Underbill OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES toe
boys" took the responsibility and elected hm' inen
he swearing he would never consent, consented"
with this the stad dfgnaod old post broke loose in
shouts and wells No such scenes were ever before
witnessed. The other ofhcerselect are: senior VICE
commander, ]. W. Basset; junior vce-coHimnlaer'
A. H. Montague; surgeon, John shrady; chaplain.
T. Franklin Smith; officer OF the day, H. W. La"rehce'
Quartermaster, C. s. Kennedy; officer Of the guard
W. r. Willis; delegates to department encampment-
f. S. Bartram, James A. Covin alternate delegates
to department encampment-w. I. Wood, Edward
Kendnck; trustees-w. N Phibrfck, Thomas Hart,
james La Coste, J. A. Norman, william NJ. Moran
delegates to memorial comUttee-T. +. smith, H. NJ
Davis, j. II. Davis; alternates-samuel Cleland, John
Hewlett, James Turnbun
~old" Phil Kearny Post, No. g. on Wednesday night
elected Senior Vice-Commander J. NJ. Adams, late Oh
Co. l. 1st Missouri Cavalry, commander; Adjutant
James S. de Pslos Of Co. Il, Mupday's Kentucky cav
airy and 9th Kentucky Cavalry Colonel L. D.
Watkns) senior vice-commander; Alfred Hausoeck' Oh
Co. c. lO6th Pennsylvania Volunteers junior vice COM
mander; DR.. Armand DufOO, late surgeon OF Sickness
Excelsior Brigade surgeon and James Toher late OF the
Regular Army, quartermaser. All OF them fought from
Oh ~ DAba lllnn
Y. NcMullen was elected delegate to the department
encampment and Alonzo I. Decker, alternate. An
election In this post is no ordinary circumstance as IL
brings together many prominent men OF the late War
who went I'm early and came out late. Daniel f.
sickels, H. E. Tremain, S. A. Dodge, b. T. Morgan,
]. C. Battersby Frederick NJ Patrick, Willard Buard,
Charles E. Hyatt, william c. Munroe, Lowell Purdy,
william Ralnor Joseph II. Stner, Charles H. Patrick,
Albert II. Dakn and many Others are surviving
members.
The election OF Lafayette Post No. 40, resulted
as follows: Commander, Abraham G. Mills senior vice
commander James B. Bach; junior Tce-cOmmander,
George ". Pancoast; quarermaster Frederick Foster
surgeon DR.. Francis A. Utter; chaplain Arson b.
Hoyt; officer of the day Waldo sprague; officer Of
the guard Josiah C. Long, ir delegates to department
encampment-Egbert l.. Viee, L. Curtis Bracket TheO
dore w. Greig John ID. Terry, John H. Cook Jere. s.
Thompson alernateS-N. w. Josselyn, Richard ii.
Greene Max G.. Raene, Garrett F. Dillon, Meredith L.
JONES' f. H. Conkn delegates to memorial committee
George NJ. Van Hoesen, J. H. Males, John Ham
ton, Benjamin F. Watson. W. l.. Heermance. Meredith
l.. Jones, william A. Copp, Ed. c. Kttle, Gilbert ~
Knight Arson B. Hoy, o. W. Dusenberry alternates-
j. G. L. Hamilton, p. IL. Murphy, Edward F. Barnes,
Vincent NJ. Wilcox, Henry Cole Smith, George S.
Mett, Richard +. Ware, p. NJ. Thomson, Henry F,
Herkner, w. Prescott Welman, william Banta jr.
Next years officers of John A. Dix Post No. 135,
are Commander, c. Stockton Haletead; senior vice
commander George E. Stafford; junior vlcecom-
mander, william NJ Abbott quartermaster, Edward A.
Landers; surgeon Horato Holden, NJ. D.; chaplain,
W. II. Van Colt, jr; officer Of the day, n. W. Palmer;
officer OF the guard, W. S. Benjamin. delegateh TO de-
partment encampment-Cornelus Ten Eyck and Cen
eral Nicholas w. Day; to memorial commttee-N. W.
Day Archibald Stewart, William Scott, John T. Pryor,
George B. Hlc5an and George II. Roberts. After the
election q fine collation. served by Sherry.
Stenwehr Post, No. 1D2-Commauder Francis J.
Weneck; senior vice commander Charles Lupprlan
juror vicecommander, Thomas J. Brown; chaplain,
F. F. Huntington; quartermaster, Adolph Bargehahr;
surgeon, Herman LOwentha; officer OF the day. Max
Reece officer of the guard Richard Fastrow delegates
to department encampment, Adolph Relman and F. A.
Leriee.
william G.. Mitchell Post, No. 559-Commander p.
Verhoeven senior vicecommander, F.. Bartro Junior
vce-commander L. e. wardwell; quartermaster, J. W.
Crawford surgeon, E. R. Duffy: chaplain, S. P. Hell
mendinger officer Of the day, L. c. Smith; officer of
the guard, ]. Friel; delegate memorial committee,
George NJ. Barry alternate, Thomas McDermott; dele
gate state encampment, A. b. Butts alternate, X.
Mortimer; council Of administration G. W. Van Wagner.
william Atkinson. A. b. Butts, J. ID. Boardman and
J. W. Hustled.
Dahlgrcn Post, No. 1l3-Commander, William Nc
Entee; senior vicecommander James J. Murphy; junior
vce-commander, Philip Stark; quartermaster, John
Kessler surgeon, John Phillips; chaplain the Rev.
Emanuel Fammer; officer Of the day. William Shaw;
officer of the guard Owen Piget; delegates TO depart
ment encampment, william Clancy and Harry SMELL
back.
General James McQuade Post No. 557-C0mmander
William V. G.. Riblet senior vice-commander Oliver
4. Ayers junior vicecommander, Frank A. Howell
quartermaser. George A. Beach; surgeon, stephen j.
Clark, NJ D.; chaplain, the Rev. Warren c. Bennett
officer of the day, stephen d. Layman officer of the
guard, James Brady delegates to department encamp-
ment, Isadoe Isaacs and William II. Lindsey; dele
gates to memorial committee Isadore Isaacs and George
Faneher elternates James Brady and Thomas Craig
trustees, t. A. Howell, George L. Rich and James
Brady.
L. NJ. Wheeler Post, No. 90, Of Saratoga Springs,
elected L. III. Fuller, commander; James Reyes senior
vice-eommander a. J. Weer, Junior vice-commander;
F. NJ. Jones, quartermuster; Edwin Ham, surgeon;
H. j. Lee chaplain; w. f. Hall, officer Of the day
John Belts, officer Of the guard; ID. F. Richie and
A. r. McNair, delegates 10 the Department Encamp-
ment. The post Is in founshng condition, having
gained thrtysix members this year. making It's mem
bership 40.
James ii. Kerswell Post, No. 49, Flatbush L. l.
JOhn Norton, commander; Herman +. Schmidt
senior vce-commaDdeP. Michael Bowling iunior via,