New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-02
GRAND ARMY BUGLE NOTES
A wELLArrEYDED ENcAMPMENr.

The Department Encampment OF the Grand Army
n, New York at Rochester last week was the largest
snd best attended held in the State Over 100
veterans were present. most OF them regularly elected
s.legates. brilliant parade through the streets
q, Rochester on Wednesday opened the programme
The assembled delegates were welcomed by Mayor
CARROLL and after speeches by General John A. Rey-
,olss and other welLknown Rochester comrades, q
stirring response made by Department Commander
Floyd Carkson Of this city, who presided at the
several sessions Of the encampment Among those
present Fast Department Commanders Henry a.
Barnum of New-York; John Palmer. of Albany; James
s. Fraser, Of NcwYork; John A. Reynolds. Of Roches-
ter: Ira NJ Hedges, of Haverstraw; Joseph l. sayles
of Rome; George H. TIeadwell, of Albany, and Harrl-
son Clark. OF Norwich; the Rev. Thomas X Beecher,
Of Elmra; Lieutenant Governor Edward +. Jones, Oh
Binghamton; Major Theodore L. Poole, Of Syracuse !;
John Kohler, Of Utica; Martin short and William a.
Powers. Of Brooklyn, and United states Marshal John
". Jacohus Major George Chappell, grand marshal OF
the New-Y0rk Memorial Committee; General \. W.
Day, Colonel George +. Hopper, Commander William
McEntee Past Commander Alexander Newburger
Colonel David S Brown, Captain Theodore Mcleod
General Theodore Feldsten, Commander
Charles W. Spear, the Rev. Clark Wright Past Com
mander william L. Wood, William Kent and W. Dobbs
OF New-York CITY, The department. officers and the
official stan of the department commander were also
present.
Action was taken on several important subjects
Resolutions adopted asking Congress to pass the
bill, prepared by Comrade Joseph W. Kay (pubhshed
in The Tribune of February 16), which is pending in
both houses and is intended to give preference TO
veterans of the in public employment and TO
prevent their removal without cause; changing the
time OF the annual Department Encampment from
February 10 April thanking the New-Iork members
OF Congress for their successful efforts in preventing
the removal Of General Grants body from Riverside
Park; favorlng the Service Pension bill; and placing
ohm
teers in relation to the Gettysburg monuments
The election for department officers for the coming
year was held on Thursday, and resulted as follows
Department commander, Captain Charles II. Freeman,
Of Corning senior vicedepartment commander, Ed
ward X. Dewey, of Albany junior vcedepartment
commander, Edward A. Dudley, OF Brooklyn: depart
ment chaplain, the Rev. Clark Wright, OF New-YorlS
City; medical director, DR.. stephen G.. Cook, Of New
York City council of administration Theodore L.
Poole, of Syracuse Martin Short of Brooklyn George
J.. Hopper, of NewYork; Joseph p Cleary, of Roch-
ester; and Charles S. SaxtOn, of Clyde.
Ex-senator Warner Miller, of Aaron Helmer Post,
No 404 Hermer was reelected delegate t-large 10
the National Encampment at Detroit in August next
and Past ViceDepartment Commander c. Hull Grant,
of Gushing Post, No. 231 Brooklyn. alternateatarge
Delesdteselect the National Encampment from New
York were William Engle, Post No. II; n. w. Day,
Post No. 1876; c. S. Thorp Post No. $780, James Owen,
Post No 5T6 Philip S. Bigln, Post No. a; Theodore
Feldstein. Post No 81 A. NJ. Underhill, Post No 1872
Dennis sullivan, Post No. 113; John Wesley JacObus
Post No. 1O0 William Rolling, Post No. go; alter
nates Joseph HUMPHREYS, Post No. 10: Albert J. Ad
ans. Post No. II David S. Brown, Post No. GOT ;
A. T. Decker, Post No. 8; NJ. II. whalen, Post No
313; Alexander Newburger, Post No. 3O7: Harro
Schacht, Post No. 1873; Samuel Truesdale Post No
1903. Brooklyn comrades elected delegates to the
National Encampment were Stephen Burrows, Post
No. So: Charles A. Shaw, Post No. 10; NJ. c. Shat
tuck Post No. 500; NJ. ]. Cummings, Post No. 14s ;
Emil c. Walter, Post No. 1877; alternates, James A.
Tappan, Post No. GEO; James d. Bell Post No. AS I:
g. j. Collins Post No. 327; Albert Fling Post No. H.
The official staff. consisting Of adjutant general,
quartermaster- general inspector chief
mastering officer and ades-de-camP will be announced
in few days by the new department commander, who
has the appointment of these officers Past ViceDe-
partnent Commander Penfeld has been spoken of for
general and Past Commander Isaacs of James
7.cQuade Post, for quartermaster- general
The new department commander, Captain Freeman
Of Corning has record Of honorable and faithful ser
vice In both the Army and the G. A. r. He entered
the United States military service as o private In
Company d, Of the 141st New-Iork Volunteers, on
August To- 1862 which was assigned to the 2Oth Army
Corps and took part in the battles of the Military
Division Of the Mississippi, under General Sherman
from Chattanooga to Atlanta and the march to the
sea. He was promoted TO corporal, sergeant lieu
tenant and captain, and honorably mustered ont
of service with his regiment as captain of Company
ON June %, 1865. Captain Freeman has been q
oomrade Of the Grand Army for many years. and has
been commander OF his post William W. Hoyt, NO.
o2e of Corning, member OF the State Council Oh Ao-
tnipistration and senior vicedepartment commander
New.York was honored with two highly priced de-
nartment ofces-that Of chaplain and medical director
For the former place. the Rev. Clark Wright, OF Alex
snder Hamilton Post, No. 1872 was successful. COM
ade Wright is an ordained clergyman of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, and has long been prominent IN
Grand Army councils in this city. lie Is fofty-eight
wears old and served in the army as private III
Company F. 9th New-York Volunteers, during the
years 1861. 1862 and 1883, when he was honorably
discharged Chaplain Wright entered the G. A. h In
Reno Post No A. in 1888, and was afterward trans
feyred to Alexander Hamilton Post. Many comradeS
NJ the Army OF the Tennessee think that he bears
striking resemblance to General John A. Logan.
New-Yorb's other representative among the oepai'-
ment officials, Medical Director stephen u Cooh 10 my
years old and comes Of good fighting stock HIS ia'ier
was an American soldier Of the War OF 1Sl2, one Oh
his crandfathers was wounded at Saratoga IN INC
Revolutionary army, and the other fought under WASH
ington At Yorktown, anc was also wouhded III MS
country's cause. During the War for the Union d.
Cook was surgeon o. the 15oth New-York volunteers
and faithfully served to the end Of the struggle lie
stands high in his profession is member OF inc
Aoademy of Medicine the New York County MEDICAL
Association tho Medico-Legal Society, and otheF
medical societies DIR. Cook was appointed surgeon
in the NewYork Police Department in 1873, mas Deen
promoed TO chief surgeon, and Is now president OF
the Board Of Police Surgeons. lie was twice COM
mander OF e A. Kimbal Post No. 100, for many years
has been a member Of the Memorial Committee, and
delegate 10 state encampments, and has frequently
served on the staff Of the Grand Marshal at Memorial
Day psrades.
The administration of Colonel Clarkson as Depart
nent Commander has been eminently successful IL
has been energetic and businesslke many new posts
have been organized, and never was the machinery Of
the department in better working order. One OF the
leading features of Past Commander ClarksonS admins
tration has been his persistent efforts to build the
monument 10 General Grant at Riverside Park 10
these efforts may be ascrbed the increased interest In
the matter. and an addition of over 100000 10 the
@rrd ,.i.oa H.. .ho. ,urnose That this