New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-09
GRAND ARMY COMMANDEHS PROTEST.
EXPRESSING STRONG OBJECTIONS TO RECENT
ACTS OF THE MEMORIAL COMMITTEE.


Some severe things said against the Memorial
Committee at Yesterdays meeting Of the Associated
Commanders and QuartermastcrS of the Grand Army
Posts Of the County and City Of New York. This
meeting was held at the headquarters Of the new As
soCiation. No. 1s9 BOwery, and although called
promptly to order at O'Clock, it did not close Its
session until after 6 o'clock wenty-f1ur Of The
ffty-hve G.. 4. X. posts in New-York were repre-
scnted by delegates while several other posts from
both New-Yorii and Kings counties were Informally
represented by comrades who were present through
sympathy with the movement.
The object Of the meeting was 10 protest against
the action Of the Memorial Committee who the call
for the meeting says of late have taken upon them
sclvc, the control Of the &. A. Il. posts OF NewiorN
and Kings COUNTIES, and assumed powers and func-
tions wholly AT variance with their limited province
and have gone far f. attempt To Interfere WIN
legislation affecting the best interests OF the "Fhu
Army Of the Republic and In the matter oi 'hc "eh
eal sherman ObscqucS brought II INT" dlNIepu'c "'"
created public scandal much to the injury OF veter
ans at large
T.. : O,bon. commander cf Naval Post. No. 5l6'
took the chair and attacked the Memorial Committee
in pretty sharp terms. lie said; why W
the Memorial Committee want to handlc l"''
money which the state has Appropriated To Ne'crS
Either because they think they arr more HONEST u'
VIC are or that we arr a set Of robbers. They nave
said that the only veterans VINO object to their monop
olizlng the finances Of Grand Army posts are the
kickers Of A few poor little, Insignificant posts N
New York; Well II we have raised only go Tor our
destitute comrades, il is because the Memorial ''m
mittcc /, keeping money back which belongs TO us
Mr. DJody Of Corcoran Post, also attacked the
Memorial Committee ,avagcly saying that II was " run
ny "A Cqur of who Ignored inc rights VI 'i"'o VIM
were not in with them ..,,.. -,
Past Commander Patrick l.. Finn of Naval Post 40;
iI6 charged the clique in the Memorial 'onmltE,
and their friends In the posts with destroying e l"s
co-ds which the associated commanders ana qIdItr
masters had sent 30 rail- TINS Inccthr' 70 thit ''e'
most, were Kept In iguOrtuc' Oi tic H"N;H'Ir
other speaker, wcr' equally severe IN their frInafh'
about the Memorial Committee. charging thcm WIN
d-courc~y. uufarur>, and Win an am u '"I'FoI t'
Aft"r a heated discussion Of three hour' duration
the following resolution was passed:
Received That the posts represented 10 uiIs n''uhR W'
requested urge their -tnia;Nc> 40 Albany To pre-
vent any amendment TO Char-r 2Gl laws Of loss
The association doe, not object 10 the law ~ II
stands In fact, the member, rrnTd II a. ono oi thr
best acts Of legislation for the benefit q" the veterans
ever passed at Albany. But on January IL N,,,N
hyman Il. &. Earl. al tire request oi -oinc ol NM
Comfy Memorial Committee. introduced hll NJ" -
INK law which designate, commander and quarter
masters and substitutes In their pdrc the chnrneu
and trea,urcrs of the Memorial Committees ~ the
only officers t. handle and control the money intended
York. has Introduced thi, same lill I'm the Ncilat"
A petition WIS drawn mp protesting against thc
new ill. II was signed hy representatives Of the
following posts: 4. Williams. Robert Anderson
dan, Kmball. elisa. Joe Hooker. Thaddcns stevens
John 4. Andrew Volunteer Fitzpatrick, Naval, j. L.
RlIcr. Jane shield, and George T.. Mcclellan
Afcr passing motion Increasing the representatives,
in the Association Of Commander, and QuarteTnnStcr~
10 five from each post the meeting adjourned, subject
to the call of the chairman.