New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-11
GRAND ARMY BUGLE NOTES.
WITH THE TRlBUNES
ROSTER.
HUnRYING FORWARD THE PREPARATIONS FOR

THE MEMORIAL DAY PARADE
The compact little roster OF the Grand Army fos"
OF New York, Kings and Queens couhues' "i"''' nv
Tribune has caused to be compiled ana pr'n'ea ior
gratuitous circulation among the members Vi suo
order has been received with great satisfaction d hs
comrades generally Most OF the posts have been sup
plied The Tribune has issued sufficient qush'iT
10 furnish copy 10 every Grand Army man III e'ou
standing in the counties named. Commanders vi sa
,utants Of posts not yet supplied should can AZ ine
Tribune counting room this week and get the'r p0S'
quotas. ,.
Grand Marshal George chappell, at his headquarters
at the spingler House, at University Pace anu for
teenthst is hurrying forward the preparations ior
the Memorial Day parade Of May so, aided by MS ex'
perencod adiutant- general and chefofstan' hs!or
Joseph Forbes. The commanders OF more than haii OK
the NewYork City posts have sent In their letters an
nouncng their intention OF turning out In full NUMBERS
Major Forbes expects TO be able 10 close the st ts
wee, and have all the places in line assigned The
"frstclass, posts, which generally slow In re-
spending TO the Marshaps CALL have changed 'front.'
this year and promptly sent In their accepances iho
Headquarters OF the grand marshal, al inc spihser
Honse are open for business from TO 10 p. m every
DIV and tho marshal and his active staff are hard at
wor kon the details Of the parade, winch promises F"
be the most brilliant In many years.
The last meeting for the season OF the new OA
Commandery Of the Loyal Legion took place at Del
monico's on Wednesday evening" and was largely az
tended. over 500 companions sat down 70 uiiner
after the close Of the usual business meeting ING
exercises after the cigars were lighted cohduc'a W
Commander Wager swayne I'm his own inimtable way
were more than usually interesting. General "hee'
lock G. yeazey CommanderinCmef Of the Irano
Army OF the Republic, occupied seat at the Coni-
manders table, and introduced by General s"syho
in terms Of high compliment. In response COM
mander- In Chief veazey made speech In whch ne
reviewed the great work which the g. A. X Is dong
all over the country, related some Of his personal
experiences during his almost continuous tour OF visits
IN the various departments since he was Installed In
HIS present Office The General eloquently urged all
companions OF the Loyal Legion who are not ALREADY
members to connect themselves without delay Win
the Grand Army, and gave excellent reasons for Sd
doing.
General swayne is a solemn looking man generally
Int when presiding at a Loyal Legion dinner 10
never lets an opportunity for fun escape MN.
Among the companions present on wednesday mghs
was the veteran General George b Greene VINO Ceie-
brated his ninetieth anniversary that day lie was
the subject for much congratulaton, ara hot o'y
General swayne but General Howard and DeherN
slocum also took occasion IN speak OF Ills SERVICES
military and CIVIL in terms OF the highest euiosy'
General Greene commanded brigade in slocuihs
CORPS at the battle of Gettysburg and during Poa
ton of the fight under the orders Vi "eheI@i
Howard so that both these Officers mad aouhosh'
personal reason for auding General Greenes mag
niacent repulse OF vastly superior force al OuIPs
Hill and his superb courage, skill, discretion ana u-
wavering devotion to the Union. during these
speecbes IL came out that General Greene was grad
mated from West Point several years before either
General slocum or General Howard was oori-
His well preserved physical condition formed natu
rally another topic Of c0ngratnaton on Tile part VI n'
"vounen companloas When 1t came General Greene'
turn to speak he devoted most OF his time 10 an
advocacy of proper and attention, BY poth regular
and militia officers Of the health OF the mon u.ue
them A large part Of what he sad was aO'u' ~
and how officers should regulate 10 ID camp a"1
vice. More mems lives had been ioet III ''e So
he said by overeatng than by the cahno.
the bullet When General Greene had nn1snoN w.
hIc excellent advice and General swayne got up "
-, ooo +he next thing on the programme, ne Sala'
q C,o,,no,ions al the dinner given recently !" "'
cornt m Paris | CHANGED to sit beside C"o wen
known gentlemen friends OF mine, VINO hau %. -
generals in the late war Wheh we hau "ii -,
second course OF the dinner remarked " VIC "
raxt 70 me that that was far as could 60 a.
had found by experience that my sO0ni"en "" -
constructed to digest more than TWO coulses Va
= a,nrer a. the menu presented. The fnehd az
dressed replied rather apologeucauy tht' Is ~ .
had no lunch that day he was hungry ono"s" -,
through the entire bill, and he Thought hs was -
IN IT, To this declaration the irlehu OeSue nU go
Il feel pretty hungry myself tonight ana WI 49,
Won, The man who made this statement "a' "D
- ,,op or venerable General Greene, whose houe''
sss =, diet Won have Just heard. lie was ss gun
o. bs word and unshrinklngy ale thiVus" 80
oorrsa NJ the dinner. The shouts oil iAusi'ei 49,
otad this Renaissance of General o"as"o 80.
Cor several seconds aud were louu eiloue" :" ~
in Harlem. -, .u 10 .ba New.York
,-derv on Wednesday evening were COMMANDER
-, Motor General Wager Swayne, l. D a. VcOiep'
enr,or vice commander, Captain Lesser y. Do"' $500
y : n: Junior vice-comInandel' bie'oO -.
canar.l Thomas II. Hubbard, u D v, Ie0oIu0'' -
master George De Forest Barton lAle q O. 49, -
trar. Brevet Major Thomas H. ouen' - . ,an I,,s
urer Acting Assisting Paymaster Alien :, Aps"a'
~ - \ chancellor, Brevet observation-disclosures A'Ai
y swift H. 5. v; chaplain, the Rev. Ihomas DiuiH'
cbanIain u S. "; council-MaJor D. hd"s"o" -,
n = "; Acting Volunteer Lieutenant henry a. 90.
ford late L. S. N; Brevet Major henry Z" o'''''
H. s A.: Captain William j. Har1be' u o. ''' N~H'
Clinton b. Sears U. .. n. $500, ,,n,a,der
y T Atkinson chairman and secretary Of the Ne" .
York Memorial Committee are IiIu a. 1919 serl,lces
@ me evening OF Memorial Day, to be heia N me-, r
Netropoltan Opera House. The exercises anu '"'N
,ainmtsnt Will Oe OF tie choicest chaiTegel' .,aton
rcaSar meeting OF the New-YorA Guy AsSo.auCS
Of nnon es Prisoners Of War was held at te Sf syea
~ DC W" co:one Masters read paper on war Ienl IL
SCIENCES and the COMMITTEES on anniversary Gay ssS me
conlmittee appointed 70 arrange 10 ue0 os9
Prisomers of var Monument In the Inhlty Ohui'H'"N
Commanders and Quartermasers OF g. A. x; tos 90.
Cf,v and Comfy OF New York koltes, 81 Robert An
deson So James shields 50 Oliver ddeu' yE ri
Ia: stelnwehr 1872; Phil Sheridan 233 Johi -
andrews 234 elisa, 264 Peter cooper, 3l2 "a. o.
Wiilians 3e4; General II. Corcoran AZ: euesIii.
436: MUSICIANS, 4o2 Volunteer; 40; NaY, 0AJii
Horace Greeley, 577 Hans Powell, O3o-tweaiS III al
so FAR and more 10 join. .,..,o..oo. ,ru 90 To
me laval veterans Of this neghborhood WIZ ~ ~
the Tinted states Naval Cemetery, Brooklyn, on SUI
Say Nav "a and decorate the graves OF their snip
mates who lie buried there The column VIZ iI 10
AZ the BROOKLYN end OF the East EiVer Brhise az .
o. " uiIarn and will be escorted by The bluolacken
from the Navy Yard Commodore "; . Wsl'; 1 oTe
handing the Naval Veteran Association oil inc hvo
states viii be the grand marshal Naval Post, NO.
SIG Department of New-York q: A r.; VIII VII, place
small Union Jack each grave, and VIII put
RuSsian naval flag the graves OF Two Russian hiNA
Officers who died board the fleet which lay 80 lohs
in our harbOr during the war. Inc orator OF Wy
day is the Rev. samuel AMMAN, a naval veteran ana
cbsniain ~ Adam Co.'S Post. Already sevefSl posts