New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-21
GRAND ARMY BDGLE NOTES.
WHO WILL BE THE GRAND MARSHALL
rosr COMMANDER ALEXANDER NEwBURGER
MENTIONED FOR THAT HONOR.

Comrades who have been studying up the statlsucS
Of the calling attention TO the losses winch Do
fell some of the regiments which entered the service
J.. IN the struggle II Is common thing 70 suppose
that soldier who enlisted during the last year of the
war saw little service except garrison duty III "e
forts about Washington, or IN some equally secure
plaoe The experience OF some OF the regiments winch
went 20 the front in 1854 show how faacous is suc
a theory Take for instance. the following cases
The 18th Vermont started for the front in April iowa
and two weeks afterward 1t was being pushed ag'st
the Confederate works at Spottsylvania ana Ooi"
Harbor Its total strength was 1l3l men, anu iN
losses were z49 or nearly one-haf The ooth hSs
sachusetts left in March. and on May WIS ehgaeeu
I'm the Wilderness: IL took ont 1000 men, anu III
few weeks n suffered a loss Of onehaf It's force Inc
57th Massachusetts left In April, 1884, WIN 80
men: three weeks after 356 lay dead ana "ounuet =,
the Wilderness, and when IL quit hgnung III pon. V
Petersburg its losses were 5o4. or four ouU VI nv
xtta, which II started The ratio OF losses ma
g. ,nrs On the n 81 Maine 59th Massachusetts, looth
pennsvIvapia 2O3d Pennsylvania, seth Wisconsin, Sun
Wisconsin 14th New-YOrk, and many o'ner9' q"
which goes to show that these late HIGH "0''
hardest fighters and the heaviest loSers Vi e"o -
II is true that some Of these late regiments uiu NV
into action notably one from New-Jersey' Dut IL pei
formea valuable service in guarding the alirOau Hoi
CITY point II would be well for fault finders 10 III
yaSticote n little closer before coming TO SUCH WI"
illusions. r., oroamr
phil Kearny Post No. 8, held its regular ehoanip
summer vacation have returned to thelr uuN aI'
oo hoDt IN doing 1t with vim. on December TO-
1901 this post will be one-quarter OF century ou'
and IL Is proposed that occasion 10 nave ''e OOy
ado something" Edward A. Dudley IT,, Wceuep. ~
mentcommander paid the post an oihcia VlSl. az u"
last encampment and made capital hl' anu loi
lasting and favorable impression Tine busy cio0uO1
haes /. luzzng around Just now, but 1t IS cohceueu
that the next commander Of this post VIII DC o"Cn
/ NJ Adams an old soldier of the Isl Missouri
Every g. A. r. should hear the co'rdue -
aI rites Nit Sigel- Colonel Adams was the MAUI
some and efficient adjutant general and chel Vi '"'
70 Grand Marshal Charles E. Hyatt last year. hI 3,
o,e ~ the most popular G.. A. II. men IN the ciS'
Kearny Post is arranging for the 1o'inaV'o"
"benent fund" and many comrades are III - -.
,oinlpg the Association OF Commanders ana Quarter
masters with the view Of applying Tor the po9' S''
of the relief fund due from the municipality
,roIk NJ Who shall be Grand Marshal ChappeIs SUI
cassor and organize and lead the grand parade Ill we"
York on next Memorial Day has ALREADY Deguh' Inv
friends Of Past Commander Alexander NeWD"s0i' ~
= d. Morgan POST No. 307 are urging MN ~. Wv
Mace Commander Newburger has been one Oh u''
most active faithful and Woodworking members vi ="
odo- Tor many years TO be found in THIS department"
and hi, election az grand marshal woud DC au ho,o,
we'll bestowed. Would IL not be well 10 nv uIo
nominations close and make Comrade Ne"Ouis'' wv
ton unsnlmOusY ~ -, Ian ,nnoint
,rr some new ades-decam among them Deputy
collector Dudley ). Phelps of the New-NorA O"Sol,
uouse: Field. Marshal Patrick Ssrsfeld Gilmore, VI
Concy Island, and Captain A. H. DE "i"H' ""'e'
Commissioner OF Amsterdam, n. y
Comrade Eugene F. OConnOr, the Republican can
didate for Secretary Of state, and member OF Johh
A Dix POST No 135 had hard time of it before he
ras allie 70 90 for soldier But he got there at
last and proved that he was made OF the stun Vii'
heroes are constructed Of lie enlisted three oh'e'eu'
times under his name. but in every instance hl'
parents traced him by it and caused DIS olSchIsc' d.
he was under age. lie finally got in as EHgehe
Frank under which name he fought ana won heu-
,onanev When he came marching homer WIN
honors lie took back lis full name and had the mater
corrected in the official records
LAFAYETTE Post No. 14O, is now the banner post In
the Department of New-YorB it having the largest
membership. The FIVE largest posts now are La
fsyeata Post No. 40, New-York CITY, 542 members
Mansfield Post, No. 30, BROOKLYN 537 members Lily
Post No. GO, syracuse $40 members; Kotes Post,
81 New-York City. 479 members, and L. o. MOTHS
Post No. 121, Albany, 1856 members.
T. D. Morgan Post No. 1907, will hold its annual
summcrnights festival tonight at the Lexington Avenue
opera House, Fifty eghth-st. and Thlrd-sve The
proceeds of the entertainment will be applied to the
charity and relief fund. The COmmlttce-AleXander
Newberger. chairman T. W. Vandergrft and George D.
Wenck-liave completed all the details and the talent
which they have engaged will insure pleasant even
ing to the comrades and their families who will be in
attendance
Comrade Chauncey NJ Depew has promised to be
present at the next encampment OF his post Laayeue
No 49, and tell his compariots something about the
warlike preparations which he saw going on In europe
during his recent visit. Tie boys" are IooKlls
forward to great treat.
Genera! E. NJ MoCook the cavalry leader of the
McCook family, whose brilliant services in the Army
NJ the Cumberland were held in hgn esteem by General
Thomas has visiting his old friend and companion
inarms, Colonel John ". Marshall Superintendent OF
Federal buildings IN this city.
Among the New IOrk and Brooklyn comrades VINO
attended the recent unveilng OF the Soldiers and
Sailors Monument at Troy were Generals stewart L.
Woodford Daniel l.. Sckles, and Colonel George NJ
Dusenbury The parade of the veterans Of the Grand
Army OF the Republic imposing and the buildings
were decorated in fine style one OF the features was
the presence of number OF Shakers from NisGayund,
who came 10 show their love for the brave defenders
OF our country.
Commander in Chief Barlow s. Weeks, of the Sons Of
Veterans has taken action the following resoh
tons, passed by the National Encampment:
Resolved That the COMMUNICATE Chief be- and
hereby is in structed 70 appoint commandment aud an
advisory board OF five military members 10 organize
provisions OF the Revised Constitution Rules and Reg
ulaons, and 10 report in detail al the neTt Nationsl
Encampment members Of the Commnder1n-Chei,
Evolved That the sum of $500 De appropriated for
this purpose 10 be expended b. the hoard upon orders
drawn upon the QuaItermas er-General by the Com
lnandant countsrssned by the Commaadeii IN Chief,
81 lie order as SUCH or TO any Of tie organized bodies
.-other than the military ranE-shal be approved ana
uromulgated by the Communicative hief; and pro
vided that upon application of az least twenty one
members in good standing approved hy the Com
mandant and COMMANDMENTS Chief, the commander-n-
Chief shall issue a warrant 10 form the company.
In accordance with the aDove resolution IN: follow
ing appointments have been made, and sad Ohcers
viii he re- pected and oLeycd accordingly $50
Command ante IL. Hurlbut. Belvidere, Ill Adj
visoTy Rosri-E. Ii. William, ST; Paul, Mimi George
D. stadden Kansas City, Mo-; H.. b. Baenley, Wheel
ing W. Va: IL. W Vessels, Lrchiied, Conn.
Cam - u Veterans
AZ their meeting on September ID Installed William
smear as commander and Edwin Demarest as senior
vice commander. for the remainder OF the term Tie
camp will take possession of new quarters IN hudson
f,nilding No }0l Thirty sevent-St.. on October
= when they will have an OldfaShloncd house warm
ing at which prominent G.. \. X. men ana sons o.
Veterans will be present. This Is live camp. an'
sons of Veterans who have not AFFILIATED with Other
camps would do well 70 communicate With Commander
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