New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-09
GRAND ARMY BUGLE NOTES.
THE NEW MEMORIAL COMMITTEE.
CORDIAL AcoUIEscENcE IN THE RESULT of
THE ELEcmoN-PLANs FOR MEMORIAL DAY

! result to meet tine COiuldi dcp"S'SS'NN
approval Of Grand Army men throughout the Guy
In the only cases where there was contest the
maorities for the successful comrades were so pro
nounced ms TO leave no doubt that they were lno
choice OF the order The officers elected TOT tne esu
ing year we're: Chairman. ex-Judge George NJ. van
Hoesen of Lafayette Post, No. 40. reelected, hrst
vlce-chairman, Past Commander Philip s. Bignn, Oh
Reno Post, No. ID second vice-chairman. Past Com
mander Herman w. Thum, Of Koltes Post, NO. o.
treasurer Past Commander Nicholas W. Day. OF John
A. Dix Post No 1876, reelected recording secretary
Commander E. J. Atkinson OF H. b. Chnln ros',
No. 579 reelected corresponding secretary fas'
Commander John Mulligan OF wadsworth Post, NO.
~ reelected grand marshal, Commander ueorse
| Ciappen, OF Vanderbilt Post, No 1876.
Important action taken by the committee IN
relation to the services at General Grants tomb III
Riverside Park on Memorial Day. Instead OF allow
ing post 10 conduct these services hereafter all
the posts Of New York TO attend Them This duty
has generally devolved upon y. S. Grant Post, No.
327, Of Brooklyn and If IT were to be left to single
post, this distinction would most naturally remain
with Grant Post. ResolrtoDs the subject adopted
| recently by Abraham Lincoln Post, No. IL, were
presented by General John Cochrane Of that post.
and by its direction. they provide that on Memorial
Day, May 30. 1891, and on all subsequent Memorial
Days the NewYork posts sfl all assemble at General
Grants tomb after the dismissal Of the parade ard
that the usual decoration services shall be participated
In by all The resolutions approved and referred
to the Executive Committee The memorial services at
other graves will, It is expected, be arranged as
general thing for Sunday. Memorial Day this year
| falls on Saturday.
One Of the most pleasing and interesting ceremonies
which have been witnessed in Grand Army circles OF
| late was the presentation ty Chairman and Chairman
elect Van Hoesen Of beautiful silk flag to the Commit
tee The presentation took place at the close OF the meet
ing The ag heavily finged in old gold is Of regulation
size but in the field Of blue the Grand Army badge
takes the place Of the stars The flag staff which is
Of sturdy oak, Is handsomely mounted In brass and
shapely eagle is percled at its top. Comrade Van
Hoesen said that lie g0e 1t TO the committee In token
Of the many favors il mad bestowed upon him." Colo
mel George F. Hopper selected to accept the flag
behalf Of the committee, and did so In few appro
pirate words. al hope,' he said, " that the comrade
will never see that flag the street in the Memorial
Day parade without feeling glad that he gave il to u.s..
ViceCharman Biglin, in conclusion praised Chairman
Van Hoesens excellent administration and predicted
his advancement to higher posts of honor.
The funeral of Comrade James F. Ashley. postmaster
Of Troy and chief mastering officer the staff OF De
partment Commander Garrison, took place in that city
Friday and attended by comrades from all parts
| Of the State The Department Commander, with Chief
| Of staff G.. A. Price, Quartermaster-Genera Theodore
| Feldstein and AdjutantGeneral w. A. Wallace were
present and the Commanderin-Ch Chief, W. G.. Veazey
| represented by Commanders ID. NJ. Ranken and W. F.
Pfel, aides on his staff. Delegations present also
from the Republican Club Of the city and the postal
service. Griswold Post, No. 1888, Of which the dead
| comrade member, attended in body, and the
funeral rites of the Grand Army followed the religious
services at the grave. Comrade Ashley entered the
| Army during the war, In Company l. 1st New York
Mounted Rifles, enlistng from school when but seven
| teen years OF age. He q gallant soldier to the
close OF the and has for many years been active
| in the ranks of the Grand Army Of the Republic Be
sides being on the staff of the Department Commander
| he was junior vce-commander OF Grswod Post OF
| Troy and was an aide de-caIlp the staff Of Com
| mandern- Chief Russell a. Alger After the funeral
! the Department Commander and his staff were enter
| talned at the Troy Club by Judge Acknowledgement
| L. Griffith.
The twenty fourth annual masquerade ball OF
Koltes Post 80, which took place at the Germania
Assembly Rooms on Wednesday evening, was one Of
the merrest and most successful of the long series
| The grand march was novelty, and represented
Shermans March to the Sea- In which the cavalry
the artillery, the infantry and the "bummers' all
| appeared Chairman George Ries of the Arrange
| ments Committee and S. V. Commander Charles
Kayser led the procession the latter representing Gen
era sherman. Among those present were Past De
partment Commander Treadwell, of Albany; Generals
Franz Sge and Max Weber, Quartermaster General
Theodore Fedstein Judge Alfred Steckler Command
ers McEntee. Brown and McCauley, Past Commanders
Isaacs Kent Alting ard Finley, Colonel W. A. Copp.
Colonel Joel, Vice Chairman II. W. Thum, Of the Me-
| mortal Committee, and Commander John G. Noonan
| of Grant Post. Koltes Post comrades were unre-
hitting In their attentions to guests prominent
among them were Commander Joseph Wenk, Past
Commander F. Letzeiser Captain Francis lrsch, Chap-
lain Betz and Comrades F. A. Botty, W. Wiese".
| Henry Kloeber, NJ B0ltz, DR.. Balser George From
besen Charles Gerach, H. A. Kraus. A. Deferege'
| E. H. Plpenbring Charles KDoch, John Kedenburg.
| Peter Appel Morltz David, Werner Schaefer ana
| August Schraum.
elisa Post, No 264 will give its annual masquerade
ball at the Central Turn vereln Ea, sxty-seventh-
| bind Ma
will try TO eclipse the unique success OF koites PoSs
on Wednesday evening.
In General Orders No. 10, Department Commander
Clarkson has issued the customary directions neces
sary for opening the twenty-ffth annual encampment
of New-York TO be held in Rochester on Wednesday
and Thursday February % and 20. The depart
ment headquarters will be at the Powers House
where the state Council of Administration VIII meei
| at p. m. on Tuesday, February "a. The encamp-
ment viii be called TO order at 10 d m on the 2oth.
Comrades p. II. Fleming and Gaylord Hatch, OF Post
| l. Rochester, are detailed officer OF the day ana
| officer OF the guard for the encampment. a. b. Os-
trander of Post 313, IS appointed acting assistant
| adiutant- general the stan OF the department.
| Commander A list Of hotels In Rochester is pup
| Ushed at which comrades may obtain accommodation
at prices varying from 81 to - per day Through
an ARRANGEMENT with the Trunk Line Association the
fare of members of the G.. A. K. and the W. r. {. TO
| and from Rochester has been fixed at one fare ana
one-thrd for the round trip Railroad station agents
are supplied with the necessary certificates for putting
| the arrangements into effect
| Jere >. Clark, of Kitchng Post, No. 60, fonkers'
who was dlshonorably discharged from the &. n. H.
BIZ sentence of courtmaral April 16, 1874, has been
restored to membership, In accordance Win speciu
orders from National headquarters.
| Major George Chappel the newly elected grand
| marshal served during the with distinction III
| the 18th and 2sth York Volunteer regiments lie
! is leading reaLestate operator; belongs to all ola
| family. and Is grandson of Peter ChappclL leading
citizen. and volunteer fireman in 1900 lie Is mem
Der of the Old Guard and once declined the appoint
ment of Park Commissioner. when 1t was rendered by
Novor Hewitt Comrade Chappel is busily engaged In
preparing his list Of staff officers and division mar
| shals for the great parade Memorial Day.
The officers OF George Washington Post No. 1o3 were
nsalled at the Hotel brunswick saturday night by