New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-15
GRAND ARMY BUGLE NOTES..
MANY POSTS HONOR LNCOLN's NAME.
FOR TIE STATE ExcAMpMENr-
CHANCES OF THE CANDIDATES.

This city honor the birthday OF Lincoln on ffludS
| night none more successful from all points
| ~ view than that given by Lafayette Camp, sons
| Of Veterans. at the Hotel Brunswick The smallest
details were carefully attended to by the committee
having the affair in charge, and much credit Is due
| 20 them for the success of the entertainment
! This camp IS unique one, having among us
MONITORS the sons OF Grant, Sherman, Lincoln,
Mcclellan President Harrison, and of number Of gen
erals Of lesser note There also three men In the
cnmp who are not only Of veterans but veterans
Also The commander Of the camp, Nolohei T. IL
,rnrphy was The commander OF the regiment In which
his father killed in battle
Tho dinner on Friday night was the third annual
| lincoln dinner which the camp was held ABOUT
| ,o1 members and guests sat down 10 The handsomely
| decorated fables and the dining room was gayl
| decorated with bunting and hags Behihd inc Pre-.
| ldIng. officer hung the silk flag when was "rdppcu
| around the coffin OF General sherman oufm9 ue
entire tourney from his homo ID tile grave Mt IT,
Louis This nag presented to the camp Dy Lal"yco
Post and the presentation speech was madc ny "ce'
| sherman not long before his death
Tho dinner Itself was all that could be DESIRED ana
when the cigars present every one present. wa,
feeling particularly contcned with sho word 'oiohci
Murphy made q happy and short Introductory sP"c0h'
presenting General Horace Porter, VINO reSpohoeu "
| the toast Abraham Lincoln General Porter WIS
I'm hi manifest mo d. and alternated from the grave
| 90 tho rov I'm a manner which Kept tDe HsUcNrS
| either laughing appaudlng throuehou' tno SP0'
| except during the short intervals ulAt u'eS "o'o
Getting material for renewed outburstS OF enthusiasm
| lie told a numler OF Interesting ahecdo'ee Vi 81"
| MARTYR Presidents visit T. the camps VI "' army
while the war in progress
| Dropn,uc into serious vein lie sad that Lincoln
never sought TO ride In chariot, even "hic III '"'
zepth OF his power. He preferred to uuuse 'IOHH -,
FOOT ~ the people could keep up with MN lie hau
| u ,thlnr in common with those men WHO were cav
| co,.t loyopd their intellect. Washington and LIN
| fran lie
tell story and the other always could.
Iouo continued applause followed this speech III"
of,cr II had subsidized Colonel Murphy introduced ca
rudc, Ernest Hall, who responded to inc tis' i'o
Grand Army Of the Republic The other o's's
rcro ~ follows: our Country 81. Clair NckeWay
. American Institutions sas B. butcher. and tho
. Cons n, veterans Barlow :. Weeks, the commander
| e., biof n, the sons OF Veterans. The following are
| the members Of the committee who had the dinner IN
charge John V. e. Cllrkson Commander T. H. Nur-
pny. Charles f. Sprague, Z. Tecum'eh sherman
| lrcnrv ". Davis. Thomas Ct. Barry william c. Hi.
| DR. r. ". Wilcox. Edward ,. foWicr' freuo'''" a.
| Ware and Arthur II. Ely.
Among those who had places at the tables were
colonel Floyd GARRISON, the Rev. f. C. Eolles ~ IT,
| Mills Commander Lafayette Post O. A. X James ~
| Graham Major y. r. COrwn, William j. keily' FRANK
| ,ustrom Herman C. lllstrom, John s. Ascough
| nr Edward L. Ayme Thomas g. Barry, a. Cochrane
| proore DR. Charles j.. Bruce, ~ g
| BUTTS william a. Dana, Frederick l.
| Camp Robert Chapman. George l. 'hr"son' 9oH'
Y. b. Clarkson, Henry NJ. Davis, Arthur H. Eiy,
Lawrence +. Branc James /. Fairman, FREDERICK l.
aorrcl Edward 5. Fowler Lloyd West Francis fred-
| .r,c, II Gordon. Dr. William T. Glib. Horace L.
| ootcb,iss r. W. Irving Turner, Francis j. Oakes'
| ,r william l. Scandlin Or. GustavuS Hchlege "ia'
| ham scott. T. Tccumsch sherman 'oioh"l 'hIes L.
! sppcrc James Il. Thomas. ir. Raphael TOBIAS trel-
| cric% A. Ware Dr. John T. Weeks, Dr. Heyhod W.
| yucox John .. Wells. Henry ii. Wotheispooh' !'''
| william g ul!l Edmund Hendricks, A. Garrison, II.
| c Weesclls Louis l.. Drake. A. Blocker Nelson
| r. Frank Hooper samuel II. Benton. William Murray
| Alexander Brown, IT., William Henry HusS' "co'se
! f. Brown, W .. Chapman. George DE f0rl'st pu''""'
| : Wlllctt IIo1g. r., Henry IL. No'"'rspooh' r',,'
| nau Colonel Vincent NJ. Wilcox, Captain Charles W.
wiI,cv Richard f. Were. William T. All,trom. Captain
| william G. Reddy II. ". Lawrence. Dr. Francis u
| litter Jane, w. Brady. Major George T. FA@'F' N'I''
| Theodore ". GIci-. A. Z. butcher G. l. IoNeS IT,
! DIR NJ " Wood United states Army i. u. Joiist H.
! Allison J. Van Brunt. James W. smith, Nolo' 81 Nh'l'tl
| o Dlcl,cv Frank Dckey, Robert II. smith, Charl''
| y uoudov lanes l. Ross md L.. &. ingalls,.
| Commander william G.. IlUmb, OF Winchester Post'
| W 1o-. Past Commander Parker. II C.. h. Warren
POST no 2SG, Brooklyn and Past COMMANDER h'"'''
~ d. b. T. Mott Post, No. -, lrc"port, H. L. NS'''u
Noah l.. Farnham Post No. 4jo, at IT. headquarters
Rroodway and Foty-ninth-St., on "Wednesday even
ing and wero warmly received by fa1hainS com
r,dos The visiting veterans gave such good reasons
llr the election Past Commander Joseph W. hay 10
| he )ilicc Of Department Commander, mat laFlHam
| Post passed a resolution unanimously lhsuucthS us
delegate, 70 the state Encampment 70 support Com
mnuder KAY His friends TINT hi, supporters IN
xo,v York AFRO rapidly increasing In numbers and that
they nre every day becoming more confident OF success
Comm ndcr william f. Kirchncr. Of Lloyd A,pllwall
Post No 600 1, rapidly forging ahead as candidate
FOR Junior Vice Department Commander, and his many
friend, assert that lie las " the call Major Theodore
w Grcig Of Lafayette Post, No 140 is also named for
| Tint Office ard + receiving Jealous support Of an
| .occtive hind Comrade Edward Il. Duffy. NJ. D..
rr,con q. William e. Mitchell Post, No. 3d. IS n candi
| date for medical director Of the department. The
| doctor served In the Veteran LouaVcs.
Past Senior vice. Department Commander Charles w.
| Cowtan was in Washington February 10 and II
ARRANGING for the accommodation of sevcntynve mem
hers If winchester POST 1877, OF Brooklyn for the
National Encampment in september next lie secured
the Ingc,d, apartment house which has central loea
| lion me veterans Of Winchester POST Comrade Cow
tan thinks may be assured of good treatment during
| the Encampmcnt. ,,,. ,
| hall ~ I L. Riker Post No. ~. viii take place Il
Tammany Hall Fourtecnth-st, on saturday evening.
The tc eipt- Will be Appropriated 10 aid the post widow
and orphan fund. Coinradc John scmdlins, S'cmtiTy
OF the committee of arrangements says that the BAN
prnmses 10 be the bcst of the many delightful entor-
tainments given by Eikcr Post
Comrnde Theodore Feldseins numerous friends will
be pleased to learn that he Is rapidly recovering ms
health among the orange groves of Florida His fellow
soldiers OF kotes Post, No. J2 expect to welcome him
"oIG H it, last meeting J. L Eker Post passed resolu
|
thr death Of Genea Henry \. Barlnm and extending
the sympathy OF his fellow soldiers of the post to his
beraved family
Colonel Clarence f.. Holmes, commander OF the New
York Division. OF Veterans. has issued circular
70 the various camps In h jurisdiction, melting Thcm
fan inrrcn scd activity and earneses, IN building up the
| ",drr Among other things, h. says: ~ IS pr
ambition 10 make this banner I'm the history
! Of tIs division. and that We may come before the
| npprnlchng encampment with reports that shall meet
| ,rnr apprObaOn. In that report we want 10 be able
to show II decided increase In membcIsh ship. both by
organization and muster.
oDN Is
o.astnuce of the &. \ r. and W. X. c. are guaranteed
o MS our order Is assuming commanding propoi tons
In usefulness aud nnmneIe. our division was mover in
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