New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-29
cpsND ARMY BUGLE NOTES
.rsv TIMES AT THE ALBANY HEAD
QUARTERS.
,u,er,,pvoo,rE oDELLts OPINION ON AN IN

&c a place, WTltcS uhuOA
ss s - June 90. Many of the post commanders have
eae ~ .he, semi annual reports, but not enough 10
~, azure as to the loss and gain throughout the
Department A.. ,ae, ,..,o,., .u.,,,,,,,or.
,s,v the time OF reporting from quarterly TO semi
.nsIly is meeting with much opposition and the
",ant general has been informed by four depart
&c that resolutions will be offered at the coming
.~~annment to rcscnd the Boston resolution and
sr, 10 the old system. This seems TO indicate that
- ssrot annual reports system is not meeting the
tavor that It's ohginators hoped for.
Assistant Adjutsnt, General L. b. Gray Of the De
.n.nt Of wisconsin, was al Headquarters on Tues
a. last He was on his way to Philadelphia 10 meet
Ns committee on Seniority Of Departments, OF Which
a. A. q member. The committee appointed at
poston and consists of Louis Wagner, 4. b. Gray,
THOMAS G. Lawler James X. Canadian and L. H. Will
Jams.
candidates to choose from for the Office of commander
lnchief Ira B. Hedges, of Haverstraw. and John
palmer Of Albany, already in the field and there
IL a strong possibility Of General Henry A. BaInum Of
Ne-York and General John II. Reynolds Of Rochester,
.nterfng the race The delegates take their choce
n is early in the canvass 10 forecast but from
the present outlook Past Senior Vice-CommandeH in
Chief weisser, Of Wisconsin, who is backed by the
Department Of Illinois, to be the dark horse
II does not appear to be NETWORKS turn this Tine
The opinion Of Judge-Advocate Thomas b. 0del
upon which Department Commander Freeman dissolved
the court martial appointed 10 try the charges against
Commander James T. Walsh, OF Hans Powell Post, No
B3s has been made public. Comrade Walsh, as the
representative Of the associated commanders and quar-
termasterS who are opposed TO the Memorial commit
tees system Of dispensing charity, wrote letter 10
Controller Myers requesting that the money given oy
the city for disabled and destitute veterans be turned
over 10 the posts for Distribution instead OF being sent
to the relief committee of the Memorial Committee
This letter Interpreted to reflect upon the Memorial
Committee and charges were accordingly preferred
against ConIade Walsh In his opinion, addressed 10
Adjuant General Bennett, JudgeAdvocate Odell says
There charges and two speclncatlOnS all per-
tanning 10 the subject matter 10 Wit an allegeu
offence committed against tie Memorial Committee OF
must shown that the said committee IS part OF the
ana regulations and lawful olrers Inc Memorial Com
mittee is voluntary organization, composed Qi repre-
seniaives from majority OF the poSIs located ia tTe
city Of New-iork II Is incorporated under the iaWs
OF the state NewI DIRK, has It's own separate cons-
uon and rules o. Os r So Of the Re eO M
but Is entirely independent organization ana totally
unauthorized by tie rules and regulations OF Inc oIuer
The Judge-Advocate cites opinions OF Comnanderlh-
Chief Veazey md Past COMMANDMENTS Chief Rea given
in cases in point, and adds:
While the Memorial Committee OF the city Of New
sHd for audaSe objeSt and may &c NV carrying
out faithfully the principles of its inception. yet 1t
Independent organization tackled on to the Grand Army
OF the Republ c, like the Women's Relief Corps and
i must be rect6ed through its articles of incorporation
and tie laws of the land. . court martial has no
he Grand Army o. the Republic except the commits
SG Of sd S Rs S %
one and shall not be tried until conviction has been
s a Sn9e' e 1T r. RSe BOOK pp rs 2iS s25
therefore, respectfully submit that the charges and
%ssR 81 P So 6ss should be dsapprcved and
che court heretofore ordered for the tal Thereon os
.~.... oo,.r,t,,+or "a Tho TrIbune,s Grand
Army Buge Notes. writes: "The article which you
printed in the .Buge Notes of June Is, headed Who
Owns the Corn p from the pen of Colonel J. w. X
Resnger. OF Meadve, PENN is one of the best things
ever written the pension question, and ought to
have a his ~ircpiatinn had IA read In my post at
our last encsmpment and II brought down the house
The old boys applauded the telling points they
were read and the close gave three rousing cheers
for the author. II is pity that we have not few
more writer's In our ranks like Comrade ReSinger
would advise comrades who in the habit of visiting
different posts and who are often called on for a
speech to have a copy Of Who owns the Corn in their
pockets They will find that 1t will entertain their
hearers better than almost anything they can talk
about"
The veteran survivors Of the 1osth Regiment, New
York Volunteers, hold reunion on the twenty
ninth anniversary Of the battle of Antietam, Sepem
Der H. They have invited the veterans Of the other
regiments composing the brigade to join with them.
The other regiments the 130th Pennsylvania, 14th
Connecticut, 10th New York, LIST Delaware and 9TH
West Virginia 1t promises TO be an Interesting
union.
Adjutant Anthony Rodgers of Thatford Post, No.
o. of Brooklyn writes to tell how the bread which the
post upon the waters" has been returned to its
comrades after many years" Eight nine years
ago Thaford Post received word that the widow of
old soldier in straitened circumstances and In
need Of immediate assistance Comrade james Wood
head visited her found her struggling not only for
her own subsistence, but aiding TO support another
family which had lost the wife and mother. The facts
were reported by the comrade 20 the post and the
Widows needs were supplied. Last Wednesday even
ing while the comrades OF Thatfor Post holding
their regular encampment the quartermastcr read let
ter informing the post that the widow referred to had
died, and had made bequest TO the post OF 800,
check for which inclOSed As an incentive to
those engaged in carrying out the good work Of F. C.
and L. Adutant Rodgers correctly concludes that such
cases ought TO be placed record, believing that it
will aid in keeping alive that feeling of fraternity and
charity which should bind comrades together.
The 10th annual meeting of the Commandery-in-
Chief, S. o. ", L. 5. A., will be held at Minneapolis,
Mimi. beginning August "a. The committee on trans
portatiOn consists Of Past Colonel f. W. Poe Column
bus, Ohio; Captain T. J. Anderson, Topeka, Kan.
Past Captain John v B. Carkson, No. 80 Broadway,
NewYork; A. w. Batchelder, salem, Mass, and Past
Colonel F. c. Macarthur, Denver, Col.
The 22d Regiment Veteran Club has become an
established fact II has adopted constitution and
bylaws and elected the following officers 5. Elns
Briggs, president A. Judson stone, Hce-president,
F. NJ. Robinson, treasurer; James O'Ncil secretary.
The clubhouse Is at No IA West Sixty fth-st. II IS
new the site good and convenient to the armory. u
possesses convenences seldom found in private house
and with slight alterations will suit purpose of
the club, which expects 10 occupy il about June 10
This club starts oil with 230 members and every
promise Of
In the notices sent to the members Of the Second Corps
Club OF the Army OF the PotOmsc, meeting al Buffalo,
n. Y, July "a, C0mrade Charles w. scott, secretary
aud treasurer the club. The years are few
In which we can gather around our camp-fIes and
renew old associations. No Corps Of that Grand
Army better record, and the history of the war
can never be written without including the history Of
the many preat achievements in hatte by this Gallant