The National tribune., 1891-11-05
NEW YORK.


Brevis: One OF the most pleasant occasions over
held jointly, under auspices Of both the Grand
Army and sons Of Veterans, occurred the other
evening, when George q. Strong Post, So, Of
Brooklyn, presented TO the Camp Of the same
name. known locally the Gallant Sixty
Ninth (its Division number being 3d. am elegant
frame containing the Camps charter and imperial
photographs OF Its charter members. Preceding
the presentation speech, made by Past Com
mander Charles O. Curtis, Of the Post, and the
speech Of acceptance by Frank g. Curtis present
Commandment Of the Camp, the Post opened in due
form, mustered ia III. T. Sherwood, closed IN form,
and then admitted the younger and their
friends, the program Of the evening being as FOL-!
lows: Presentation and acceptance OF frame on be-
half Of Post and Camp respectively; original song
THE Grasp Of n Comrades Hand" p. ;. VI. Nun
TO, Of HuntsInan Post GAR; address Our
Duty" Past Commander L. A. Furney, HuEtsman
Post. GA r; address, THE Sons OF Veterans"
Rev. DR.. Farhead; address Our Boys" Com
rade Il. A. Kennedy, Abel Smith Post, GAR;
song (-Olo) "The Wee Bronze Button" (orgnal
Rev. DR.. Fairhead; address. Commander john 3.
sklllman. Strong Post, GAR; addresses by Com
mander A. ID. Spaldng and Past Commander NJ
q. Shattuck, OF Middleton Post, and by Past Com
mander David w Wilson. Of Strong Post. While
the number OF addresses were out Of proportion 10
the musical part of the program the speakers we're
all so good and SO thoroughly enjoyable that even
the chronic grOwler TO be found in all associations
Of men, could not find fault, aud he went home
fully satisfied that he and all with him had had a
very pleasant evening. Strong Camp is nothing II
not original. It's smoking concert OF last Winter,
In which noted speakers took part, Is remembered
by all who attended, and many are the requests
received that Chairman Of the Entertainment Com
mittee Frank Johnson will again set to work and
produce another similar entertainment. The
Camps cry, modelled upon various military and
college cries. Is AS follows; sixty N Y 8 ",
u. 8. A; Rah. Rah, Rah; Sis5, Boob, Ah-h-hllI"
which, when issuing from quarter OF a hundred
lusty lungs. is enough to awaken the policeman on
the beat. IL ia just such cry as - heard when
Yale gets a touchdown OF a member Of a prominent
athletic club wins an Open-tO-nll race upon home
ground. The new organization OF :. V. Guards
may be received with favor By Strong Camp, but
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listed men in the State and National services and
are, through ths drill season. fully occupied with
the military duties pertaining thereto, II Is ques-
tiOnable. The Camp will hardly take an initiative
step for against the idea, but will see what other
Camps In the vicinity will do. The idea is an
excellent one, but should not conflict in any way
with the organized and recognized National Guard,
especially where there such good military
organizations as are found In Brooklyn and New
York. In the smaller cities IL properly supported,
the sons Of Veterans Guards will undoubtedly be
highly successful and form an excellent second re-
serve for the National Government TO call upon
should IL need soldiers at any time and the pres
emit COMMANDMENT Chief Of the Order is Just the
man to establish the military rank upon q sound
and successful basis il any one can do so.
New Camps have been mustered as follows: q.
I. Rose 30 West Bloomfield; Capt, Clarence For;
First Lieut., q. M. Tyler; Second Lieut., r. p.
Webb Maj. +. b; Ward, 2il. Tottenville; Capt,
ond Lieut., John MoCaifrey. l. III. Peekham 2l3,
Hannibal; Capt, Bernoe I. Boutwell,; First Lieut.,
Grant h. Wilson; Second Lieut., John Mcfarland.
James II. Perry, 2i5, BrOoklyni Capt, Peter NJ.
Collignn 1897 Floyd street. First LieHt., Freder-
iclC StickeyeFs; Second Lieut., Theodore kOerner.
Charters for Camps 209 2l2 ia, and 2lz have been
approved, and soon TO be mustered.
These Camps having failed TO report for one
year from Sept. go 1890, their charters have
been revoked: II. d. Grant, 50, Boonville; A. b.
Merritt 65, Warsaw: Dubois, a. Highlands; HO-
mer 81 Homer; Wood. s.. Elbow; Niagara, 80,
Suspension Bridge; Van Ethan, l22. Port Jervis.
The following Camps have not yet forwarded
June reports paid per capita tax for that quar-
ter: TO- Keene Valley; II, Geneva; Is, Amsterdam;
q, GloveFsville; 75 Long Lake. lss, Antwerp; 1872,
Canandaigua: 1873, Hudson; 100. Ayooat l6l. Free
donna; ia, De Ruyter; l76, NewtOwn; l79, West
Amboy; Isl, Bolivar; 50, Wilmington 81, Cana
jOhRTio 49, Leferve Falls. The Captains OF the
aboye-named Camps have been suspended from
office and ordeTad TO turn over their commands TO
their First Lieutenants.