New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-23
GRAND ARMY BUGLE NOTES.
PREPARING Fer DECORATION DAY.
THE MEMORIAL COMMITTEE MUCH HAMPERED

tn ,ehoral Committee OF New-fork Is "''hi"s
strong trors to provide for observing Dcc2a'on D"s
according TO custom but II Is seriously hampereo os
want CT money Every year Of late the committee 5
work las been more or less ircrfered with but tis
wear II finds itself in an extremely unfortunate stia
ton. owing to the appeals which have been hhoe lot
the Grant Monument Fund and the large snbserp,'os
| which horo resulted These unavoidably detract
Fran, tio co,.r,buons NJ citizens for Memorial Day
Observance ont OF 1000 circulars sent ont BY the
Memorial Committee appealing for funds. but eighty
five Responses have been made bringing about Slfoo
only or scarcely cnchlrd Of the sum gwen last year
up to this time
| When II Is considered that this committee with
Its limited IS constantly engaged III renew
Ing distress among aged aud dccTpit veterans OF the
| war. besides seeking by APPROPRIATE exercises on
| Memorial Day 10 keep alive patriotic memories, IL
seem, hard TO understand the Indifference to its appeals
manifested by the wealthy citizens OF this community
| The latest contributions ACKNOWLEDGED by A. NJ
! J'nderh, chairman and treasurer Oh the Ciuzehs
Auxiliary Committee. are James Pyle & Sons s2o ;
| william Pyle Co.. 80; Cornelius Vanderbilt. $50
James -. Ford. 500 Baker & Williams. S20; vernon
I, II. Brown. 80: Anonymous" $50.
The Memorial Committee Is seeking to make the ex
| erciaes at Carnegie Music Hall on the evening OF
Memorial Day unusually interesting. as the proceeds
thereof Will 20 b the widows and Orphans Fund OF
the Grand Army of the Republic. Besides an Grafton
by w. Bourke COrtran, there will be elaborate con
| cert programme. in which will figure Miss Jessamine
IIalrbeck ard Miss Lillian May s0p Miss Helen
shaw contralto: Harry Pepper, tenor; Herbert Dear
| bass,: n. C. Mcckem. harp. Miss Bessie Meckem,
| ,axophonc and the United states Army Depot Band
Command in Chief John Palmer will preside.
| Friday evening last witnessed the birth u a new
| Grand Army post in this city a notable assembly
| Of Unknown veterans gathered at No. % Union
square, where Post No. $50. Department Of New York.
| mustered and its officers Installed. Judge l.. f.
Griffith, of Troy, acted as mastering and Installing
officer his staff being composed Df some VI the most
prominent post commanders Of this city After the
formation Of the post and the signing OF the charter.
the comrades with their Invited guests adjourned to
the antcrooms. whore a luncheon had been spread.
After the cravings of the inner had been attended
to and cigar, lighted speeches in order. Depart
ment Commander Theodore H. Poole waS present, hav-
Ing from syracuse for the occasion. lie made
earnest appeal 10 the comrades to uphold the prn-
cples Of the order Other addresses made by
Judge Griiths, Colonel Max Rees. Colonel John ).
| Philips. Colonel Charles L. sprague and the com
mander of the post TIL, is u list NJ the officers for
the year Commander. James Deehanty, senior vice
commander william Butler junior vice commander,
Charles F. Averil. adjutan W. x. Wilbur; quarter
master, Oscar Alexander. chaplain. W. E. Kremer;
surgeon Il. p. McCuy olkccr Of the day, ID. l..
Jacimann: officer OF the guard Henry Cantus;
eoantnalor. Denn!, Eagan; quareTmaster sergeant,
Martin Conlin; color sergeant. J. J. Tutlc; right
guide. William Chamberlain left guide, Peter Hon
MARI; trustees, W. II. McCurdy. \. f. Grum, C. II.
Leonard The post starts under favorable conditions.
and IL Is the intention Of the comrades to build II up
fast possible. making 1t requisite that all APP
picants matter how long they served, must be VI
good character and OF grntemany instincts Quality
and not quantity win be- the motto vi the new post.
From the report OF General Raum. Commissioner OF
Pensions. for the ten months preceding April 80. 1t
appears that the total number OF pensioners the rolls
Of tho bureau. including those Of the Army. Navy.
Revolutionary War. War Of lsi2. Mexican and Indian
wnrs Is az 2G7 and that the average monthly rate
Is slOi3. During that period ls9.52l original cases
were allowed: 50 Oi9 where the pensions were In
creased aud s7s where It restored
Department, Commander Thomas T. Gleason. OF
Savannah Ga appeals to comrades u the North for
a,-,lanc" to observe Memorial Day In that depart
meirt. The Georgia posts number In all Az mem
bcrs who have the OF 36i36 ernves In the Ma
uonal cemeteries OF Andesonviilc n3.7O2l. Beau
fort g.27D. Florence 5000. ana Marietta No.
1851 Money Is needed to bny flowers and pay other
necessary expenses. To place the coiors over eioh
grave. 1900 nags stun required Comrade
Gleason saws that cemetery beaufort. Is without
nags The Others partially supplied Gitts VI
nng or flower, should reach savannah not later than
May 20. The comrades OF Georgia feel assured that
the generous comrades Of New YORK VIII sehn aiu "ne"
the necessity Is realized
The annual encampmcnt OF the sons OF veterans
Division Of Sew York. will be held at Amsterdam,
June II 10 L. Arrangements nav" been made iof
one and onethird railroad rate on the certificate pam
Member, must pay full rate for tickets gong anu
obtain II certificate. which. when slgned at IN" ell
onmpmcnt by the adluiani. VIII en'itic the hoocr ~
return ticket at one third tic regular rate The
coming cucanlpmcnt promises b. the largest IN the
history 81 the division. The committee Of arrange
m.nts have nearly cOmplctc thcir duties ana sn'e'S
IS assured. Headquarters will be established AT h'ei
Warner where the Division Council VIII meet ."
June IL. at o O'Clock A new division fos'eI lo'
30, IN. inst been issued Two hundred and thirty
four camps are now hourishing In the state l'om"'
Mcknight George Il. Manchester ana 'oo L. h'"SV'
compose TIA. Division Council
Among the New iorh City posts which are forslhS
ahead In membership and maintaining hiph fcputa
don for progress ana discipline .. ,amion fost' 40.
10 wlicn nccJs ut NJ. 80 Fast Fourth 81. ON the
Srcond and fourth Thursday, OF every month ~ ln'
la,t regular cncnmpmcut. the applications OF two
,nriuer comrades VINO desired Ia r,turn 10 the fod
,, ,,,,iiv acted mon and one II tlem. Comrad'
Clark was rrmlscTrd Di COMMANDER Joil y; in'inp,
In nj, usual impressive manner. caucfon Post VIII
,,r,d ON Memorial Day with oil lanhS and after me
parade viii conduct memorial services nj cypress mus
cemetery. On sunday 1t will send detail 70 calvary
and ,;fernwood 70 decorate the grave, u departed
comrades The pos, VIII attend ne Meinoriai feg''cS
AZ Carn.ec Siusic Hall on Memorial Da, evening
Inc II Regiment Veteran Association VIII meet az
the main entrance Of "Icen"opi cemetery, fith-aNc'
ana Twenty nth ST. lirooklyn, on snndny At p. M,
,o nay memorial honor, Colonel a. y \tAburgh ana
other deceased member, Ct the list Kceiment. The
following officer, have been c.~en Colonel, Joseph j.
", \. PhiIbrck. quartctma,cr. John y Cooling; pay
master and Treasurer. John L. llillarl surgeon
J0-cph d. bryant. VI. d.. assistant surgeon. John T.
Allen VI u. commis>ary, Harry Z. Johnson; record |
mt scrr nry james +. Nool-cy. corresponding secrc
tary. Frederick Philips. 80,
rhc survivors Of the I'D New York Volunteers ed
Fire zoavcs have elected the following officers for the
rnuIny wear: President Theodore +. Ruhl; Vice |
president Thomas sherman: treasurer. john Ware
sccrriory William sweeney; scIgcant-at arms, william
McNeuoruy The association viii carry It's regim"hta
battle flags Memorial Day, and niier the parade !
viii 20 rp the Hudson Nyack. having received an |
invitation from the citizens Of that town 10 take part
In tnclr Memorial Day exercises. The regular meet
ing, ~ the association the first and third Mon
DAYS Of each month.
John l. Dix Post No I35, Is 10 have fine new |
hall handsomely furnished In the Jaeger RuIlding ~
Tiiiy .nnih-st. aud Madi,Onavr. The post Will nav
thc advantage In its quarters Of banquet hall
and ball room. Illuminated by electric light aud SET on
With nil The modern appliances Known to the best ap
pointed cw-Norl building Dixs meeting night. |
have changed TO the first and third Thursday VI
each month";