New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-20
GRAND ARMY BUGLE-NOTES,
TO HONOR GENERAL sHERMAS's MEMORY


The Department Commander has issued the neces-
sary orders for concentrating the life and services Of
Cornrade General sherman, and fixed the place and
time at the Academy Of Music, Brooklyn, Nay 7, OF
p. m, as prescribed by the following order:
Assistant acknowledgements once,
Department OF New-York,
Grand Army Of the Republic. Albany N. Y.
Special order No 8.
l. TO pay tribute OF respect 10 the memory Of ouf
lote oomrade William Tecumseh Sherman, it IL hereby
ordered that Provisional Post OF this Department"
shall be constituted and shall assemble at the Academy
Of Music in city OF Brooklyn Thursday evening May
7, 1891, at o'clock
2 the following named comrades hereby ap
pointed and detailed 70 act as oncefs Oh tne post
hereby created, viz:
Comrades Chauncoy NJ Depew Post 49, acting com
mander C. r. Christensen, Post o27 acting senior vice.
COMMANDER Martin Short, Post 49, acting junior wee
commander; Joseph w. Kay, Post 1877 acting adutant
D. W. Wilson, 534, acting guartermaster H. H. her'
edith. d. D.. Post S27, acting ehaplaini Charts W.
Cowtan Post ly7 acting oceF OF the day Alfred Wilson,
Post TO- acting Officer Of the guard; NJ. ]. Cummings
49, acting sergeant
They will be obeyed and respected accordingly.
H. The appointment Of color sereeants ana aeaii Tor
membership Of the post hereby Instituted wiz DC maze V
Junior Yice-Department Commander howaru n Duoey
and Department Inspector David U. Quick. who are
charged with the proper execution Of this order By
command Of CHANNELS H. fHh]'iNN,
Department Commander.
Oncial w. w. BENNETT, Assistant AdJuIsht''hef@'
The Executive Committee Of the New-fork Ne
mortal Committee is actively at work upon Its
Decoration Day preparations At Its meeting held on
Friday evening, II was decided to have the evening
exercises In the Metropolitan Opera House at usual
rates but 30 reduce the rates for private boxes rom
$40 to 50 and 86, according to desrabintY
letter from President Harrison read. promising
10 be present unless unforeseen public duss prevented
Tho Arrangements so far, indicate that the night
IN
city, Robert G. lngcrsOll and Major Mckinley are
down on the list Of speakers.
The ceremony Of breaking ground for the erection Of
the monument to the memory OF General u D. Grant
at Riverside Park, will take place at p. m. on Mon
day, April o. the anniversary of his birth Grand
Army Posts OF New-York city generally, these. from
Brooklyn, from New-Jersey and some from Connect
cut will participate The place where the casket now
rests is the site Of the centre Of the structure Gen
era Horace Porter will deliver the Grafton, Department
Commander Charles II. Freeman, g. A. r., will break
the sod Department Chaplain the Rev. DR.. Clark
Wright Of Alexander Hamilton Post, Will pronounca
the Invocation Of the benedictiOn To Alexander Hanil-
ton Post F. S. Bartram commander has been assigned
the honor Of escorng the Department Commander and
staff, the Grant Monument Committee, the speakers
and guests upon that occasion. The New-York City
Posts will form on the east side Of the tomb, the
BROOKLYN Posts on the west side the NewJersey and
Connecticut Posts on the north and south side, In
hollow square facing inward. The ceremonies win be
OF the most impressive character
Alexander Hamilton Post viii present TO one Of the
public schools In Harlem on Thursday morning
beautiful stand Of cOors, 5X6 IL feet of pure silk ap
propriaely ornamented and letered The principal OF
the school, David Z. Gadds is a member Of this post.
The purchase-mOney raised by subscription among
the posts members by Comrade Albert Z. Scott, OF
Hamilton Post Colonel George W. Debevose, super
intendent of Public school buildings, also member OF
the post expected to present the flag, bnt illness
prevents his presence
The First Brigade, N G.. s. n Y, Brtgadiertieneral
Louis Ftsaerald commanding, will act the escort
Of the grand marshal and staff on Memorial Day and
lead the column usual field day for the National
Guard at Van Courtandt Park had been suggested IN
stead Of tue Decoration Day parade on May 80 but
General Fitzgerald has decided to adhere 10 the regular
custom.
Major George ChappclI grand marshal of the Ne
mortal Day parade has established his headquarters
the SPRINGER House Fourteenth-st and University
Place where he is preparing the details Of his work.
Tho death OF Major Charles Appleby, who had accepted
the post Of adjutant general and chefofstah has IN
terfercd with many Of the grand marshals plans but
he hopes to be able to announce his staff appointments
and the names Of his division marshal IN few days.
The grand marshars Office will be busy place this
week.
The "boys7 Of the Veteran Association of the 18th
Ncw-York Volunteers getting ready TO celebrate
their thirieth anniversary OF the departure Tor te
'front.' which will take place on April 90. Colonel Charles
NICK Ieoscr who succeeded Colonel Ellsworth and
Colonel Farnham in command OF the regiment VIII
preside at the dinner with which the days doings Will
close at Mazzettis Colonel Ellsworth enlisted most VI
his command from the fire department ana on tIlt
memorable day Chief Engineer John Decker and ninety
companies OF the department. engine, hook and ladder
and hose escorted the regiment from It's headquarters
In the old French Catholic Church building in Canalst
the
steamer Baltic OH which the Fire Zouaves' EN-
barked Half a dozen flags were presented 10
the regiment during the day, two OF them by Mrs'
John Jacob Astor, and CassiuS NJ. Clay General DIX,
Colonel Ellsworth and others made speeches. II Is
said that New-Yosk never heard such lusty cheering
as came from the threats of the fire addies' when
one Of the flags was presented in front of the Aston
House during the march 10 the vessel Many Of these
InsplrIne incidents will be recalled al the dinner a
which speeches will be made by prominent citizens
Adiutant Martin J. Reese, OF Farnham Post, said yes
ierday that the programme of exercises will be ready
this week.
Veteran Post will give package entertainments
on Thursday at p m at the Royal Arcanum Hail.
Nos. Sc aud "a Union Square. The proceeds 80 70
the relief fund. fine musical and literary pro-
gramme mas been prepared.
The name Of John II. Haas, who served as a soldier
during the war in Company c, Goth New-fork Volln-
teers, has been added TO the death-rol OF kearny
Post, 10. 8. He lost MS r1ght arm IN inc Ddtte Oh
Antietam. Mr.. Haas was for many years an employe
Of the Postofce Department, and made good record
A good soldier usually makes good official. kearny
Post buried him with all the hOnors. and his funeral
was largely attended.
lecture will be Gelivcced OF Thursday evening,
NAY T. by the Rev. Waldo MessarOs, for the benefit OF
General Abram Daily the last survivor Of the War Of
1912. General Daily receives from the Government
the munilcent sum OF s. per month in the foem Of
pension, and at the age of nnetysx is incapable OF
earning anything 10 add to his income. The lecture
scheme devised by some warm-hearted Grand
Army comrades including Colonel William 7. Walton,
Colonel ]. T. Pryor Colonel Thomas F. sheehan ana
Captain John G. Norman, and will be given at the
First Free Baptist Church, Twenty-ffth-st' oetweeh
Seventh and Eighth ayes. Mr.. MessaroS's subject
will be From Acorn to Oak.' Money Tor tickets or