New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-23
GRAND ARMY BUGLE-NOTES.
PLANS FOR THE STATE ENCAMPMENT.
MORE THAN FORTY THOUSAND MEMBERS OF
THE ORDER IN NETWORK ALONE.

this week will be the assembling Of the elcamp-
meut Of the Department OF the state of New
York at Rochester Wednesday. There are about
LOO delegates elected TO represent The the various
posts Of the State. and it /, probably safe to say
that not less than 1000 comrades of the Grand Army,
most Of them well acquainted with another. Will Be
gaheed together 20 discuss questions Of Interest and
TO arrange for furth2rng the object, OF the order The
last official report fiJm the Adiutant Generals Office
ct Albany shows that at the end Of the last quarter
there were in the state 4OGO7 members OF the Grand
Amy in good standing. The body To meet in Iloch
ester this week may therefore De said 10 represent
counting ordinary additions during the ast two months
not less than A. 900 veteran, OF the The encamp
mcnt is likely 10 be in session for Two days.
Most OF the delegates from this PAT of the state
will start for Rochester On Tuesday evening Depart
ment-C commander Carhson ouartccmasterGcnera!F Field
stein. Chaplain Hurley, Judce-tdvocatc Mcmahon,
senior Aidc-dt-Camp hicc Major Applcby and COM
radc, Odel and Short have made ,heir arrangements
togo on MOnday nights trains a. to bc on the ground
in season for the meeting OF the Department Council
Of Administration. TO be held 1t the POwcrs House
(which will be department headquarters during the
cncampmcnt, Tuesday afternoon. The "council'
possesses functions analogous 10 die executive conf
mittccs of political bodies, and aranees the routine
business which must be transacted by the cncamp-
mcnt. The railroad fare 10 Rochester and return for
mcmbcs Of the g. \. H., W. Il. {. and >. o. Y. is one
fare and Il third
Colonel Garrison, the Department Commander, will
preside nj the session, of the state Encampmcnt and
ii Is predicted that he will make an unusually high
record. The Colonel IS one of the best parliament
taranS in the Grand Army, and his friend, expect
great things of him this week Unless Il decided
change comes over the majority which will compose
the cncampmcnt. Colonel ChglsOn's successor will be
Past senior Department commander Charles H. Free
man. Of Corning. He j. one of the present members
Of the Department Council of Administration and has
held many high position, in the Grand Army, the
duties Of whcu he has always DISCHARGED to the salts
faction Of the order.
Tire arc now fifteen living Past Department Com
mandcrs-sickle', Robinson, Barnum, Corl,,, Palmer
Tanner, Rogers, Young Fraser, Reynolds, Hedges,
,ayles. Trcadwcll Cur, and Clark. Most Of these
are expected to be present and take part in The de-
hbcratiOaS of the Rochester cECampmcnt.
EA-JudSe Van loosen. chairman Of the Memorial
Committee, and comr;dc, associated with him are MAX
Ing sturdy fight in the Ncw York court, and depart
ment> to bring about the reinstatement Of veterans
who rave been removed from employment TO make
room for persons selected for political reasons \
lavOrtc plan with head, OF city department, who try
TO cvadc the oaXton law i, to say that the Office or
employment from which the veteran has been
removed, has been abolished. II Is generally found,
however, that somebody else, not veteran, IS dis,
charging the duties Of the "abOi-hcd' place under
another title. several important cases have been de
cdcd recently where q. y. X. men who had been en-
ploycd in tie Dock and Public Works departments and
discharged without caI~" have been ordered re
in,tatei. Judge Morgan j. OBrcn, Of the suprcm'
Court. has decided in the Of Michael Mage, n
soldier Of the late war, who wa, removed from Ei,
place Waterman Ia the Dock Department, ttAt the
Commissioners must rcdppoint him. The abolished
dodg, was TIED by the politicians, but they were
obliged - admit on the trial that ten were doing
duty a. watchmcn who were not veterans. The Judcs
,-a.ar
preferred in appointments. and the jury found TO-
Mage on every poin, al issue. similar verdic> have
been rendered in several other cas- where veteran,
employed in The Public Work, Department were dis
charged. These casts viii become precedent, which
will render cx Judge Van Ilo,.cu's task less onnrous
in the fItu:r
Comridc, who were present az the cncampmcnt Of
William T.. Mitchell Post. 80 800. at 40. 10. Third
ave. on Wednesday evening enjoyed unusually
pleasant time. MANY visiting g. \. K. men were
there from other New YORK posts, and from New
Jersey and Connections. Colonel Henry Ilu,s. post
master If Mount Vernon. through Lieutenant Henry
f. Rho1dc,. L. :. ". presented the post with memen
toes OF General Mitchell. Other speaketN were Jarct
sanford president Of Mount Vernon village. vino az
ccp,cd The gift behalf Of tie post: cHJui,c George
" Van Hoc,cn. Gcor-, stephens, Commander O>bon,
Of Naval Post. No. 5l6; AID Major Ferguson. com
raGc % Ransom Post, II. Louis. # which General
sherman was the fist commander.
Ia spite of the pcrcn. wind aud cold. raw. pcrc.
tra,inc air mOc tLau 1000 Veterans followed the
body Of General sherman through the sire I, f Nc"-
York I'm the long funeral procc,>on Of Thursday. The
hair and beard, % :hr odd boys" growing whitcr
and their ranks thinner but their hearts beat ~
warmly today in love and ycne!aton for the great
and gallant mon who led them g. victory they did
I'm tho pcrilOl, day, of the war. No higher tribute
Of human respect could be shown than ihat offered
the hero Of Atlanta by hi, former comrde, in battle.
At the last cncampmcnt Of j. i. Rihcr Post, 30.
81. Captain Edward Iol1 who has been the post land
lord for ten wears presented the post through Com.
maudcr Iicu>rr With am clc-n; aold. diamond studded
G.. A. T. BADGE e., a token OF hi, appreciation of TIE
friendly relation, that have alWay, existed between
him and the members. The handsome lit was re-
ccycd with the thanks of the members, most heartily
given in the form OF ioU,us cheers for the eiver y
II wa, the desire Of Captain lolz that the posi- should
make such disposition of the badge a. thrE deelcd
adti,ablc on motion f Past Commander John 'chihm
ling. il wa, voted that 1t should be prc-cn'cd 10 M-
jutant George >ccnan. m recognition q; his faithful
services rendered during many years occupancy OF
that responsible office, the hard WORK attached - "m'h
he IA, ever performed c"cIully and well The
selection Wa, popular one.
Rkcr Post gave it, eighteenth annual masquerade
and bail in aid Of il, widow and orphan NINA a lam
many Hall on saturday evening The ldll Wa' eio-
or,tcly decorated with hag, and bunting. and on the
walls were displayed many relies and cmbIcm> oi the
p,,t \ Erc, evergreen wreath in the form oi a
star hung from the ceiling, and under the ci't'" OF
ncandc,ccnt lamp, the entrance auoiher wreath
was displayed. bearing the word "Nelcomc' over
800 person, were present. including many veterans.
TI,. presentation OF the hi id>jg.c badge above
,poicn Of t. Adju,art Hccman, was a pleas
inc feature IN the exercises. Another lfaiuI'
was the "committcc drill" with il, new c'oluIlon'.
The mcrr;ncnt produccd proved il the most attractive
palt OF the aun,al ball, which was entirely SUCCESSFUL
Throughout.
u b,. been decided that General Ncazcy shall I>>u"
= general order calling on all the Grand Army posts III
he Emitted states to assemble al their nails on inc
evening Of April t. and hold COMMUNICATION services III
honor Of the twenty nan (,vcD anniversary OF Inc
organization of the order Interest viii centre al lie
catur Ill. whore thc first post was o.Saiized. com
Chief Ncazcy and STAN all tle lN".o P',' |
II, chief and al least 10000 comIades VIII