New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-07
GRAND ARMY BUGLE NOTES.
DELEGATES TO START FOR BUFFALO
PREPARATIONS COMPLETED FOR THE DEPART
MENr NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

| MENT ENC AMPMEST-CA NDIDATES
| FOR OFFICE.
| The start OF the delegates for Buffalo and the De-
p1rtmcnt tncampment Will be made tonight the head
| quarters train leaving the Delaware Lackawanna AID
| Western Railroad station at p m Comrades who
would like a good soclabe time the way TO Buffalo
shonld accept Department Commander Freeman's In
vatlon and travel his train In addition to the
| inducemcnt OF good fellowship. the lnartermasters
supplies will be liberal, and besides an abundance OF
solid refrcShmcnts choice lot Of "commisSaIy' TEN
perance beverage Is promised. Comrades are cautioned
be at stnton ahead Of time and avoid the danger
| OF being len
In Buffalo tic headquarters Will be established at the
Iroquos where the State Council OF Administration VIII
meet tomorrow evening. Friends Of the several can
didatcs for Department Commander have been active
during the last week and the malls have been weighted
with documents issued by the champions of the three
asplrans for tits Office giving excellent reasons for
the choice OF their avoritcs and ably defending tiem
against variety Of adverse reflections several we'll
menning outsiders have boon constrained to take
hand I'm the canvass bat their advice general thing
| IS not looked upon as a wholly desirable commodity.
The old soldier OF the War OF the Union are n pretty
sensible hard Headed set Of men, who amply capn
bic OF making mp their minds ard settling their
own annirs. They not likely to select anybody for
| their chief officer who will bring any dlscredt upon
| them and they not especially thankful for inor-
nation In matters they pretty well posted In them
selves Let the veterans OF the Department OF New
| York alone for making choice for commander who
viii tc a credit TO themselves and their friends
| AT the Department Encampment OF Minnesota held
nj MInncapDis Inst week a resolution was unanimously
adopted denouncIng tho recent atrocious attack upon
the military record Of Past Commandern-Chef Russell
| A. Alger OF Michigan, a libel upon the fair fame
and cllcarned reputation Of distinguished soldier
and patriot a disgrace to American Journalism ana
| an Insult to the Grand Army Of the Republic which
should be condemned by every loyal citizen OF the
| United States" The RESOLUTION WIS tecgnpbd to
| General Algcr who replied follows: " Please
convey to MY comrade- Of the Department OF Mime
STA my heartfelt gratitude for their message of )ve
| and esteem The knowledge That my Old conrndcs
orc rallyng around while under fire IS Of greater
value to me ard my family than would be all other
| bonors this Nation bcstOw." The Generals
| message was received by the Encampment with ire
mondous enthusiasm. his old Minnesota comrades arising
N their feet as ore man. and cheering for him again
and again.
G. G.. shnync. the wcll-lnown fur merchant Of this
city, whose reputation FIR patriotism is not cohhhcd
q, the State limits IS an honorary member Of Winfield
scott Hancock Post No 259 and he will go along 10 the
washington National Encampment next september on
"a, nriay evening next the pot Will present to Mr.
sbaync set Of resolutions handsomely engros>ed Ihey
will la mounted I'm splendid frame designed c'pecN
tr the OCCASION ornamented with military and naval
emblems and hearing the National and Grand Army
l(ltS -pf
Commander william F. KirchneT. of -\splnwah post
M 600 who is "A New York sergeant Of police " has
thc CALI # /. said. for Junior Nlce-Deiar'ineh''o"
| monder at the election At the ln'alo fhchmpteI'
This week sergeant Kirchncr l. conrade oil WHOM
Ncw.York veterans are proud, aud hs ef''loh win
be highly acceptable To posts IN tne no''P '""A
district r,,
,r, n,mc az Comrade Thomas X. BeccAer OF Eluliro'
h, hco1 suggested for Department Chaplain TINS year,
and many delegates Will 90 10 Bunalo ia'o''"S ''
election The Rev. Thomas X. Hcccher Is younger
brother OF Henry Ward Bcccher and Ike 'he sr''''
plvmout preacher WINS devoted and earnest ph'tio'.
lie went TO the front with "A New York regiment ana
dd Gallant service FOR tho Union. Let 'ohrudc
uoccbcr lo the department Chaplain OF 1892
General Isaac : Cnilln. grand marshal Of the Kings
County Memorial Committee has issued MS hr't ouer'
assuming command and appointing Past 'omhl"nue'
ceoryc H. jackson Adiutant General and CHER OF o'"
To General Martin T. Mcmahon was presented NJ
tho II i. cncsmpmcnt Of George Washington Post NO.
,oa nj the Hotel brunswick. gold Grand Army OF
Tho Republic badge, set with diamonds, which cost
500
rncompmcnt 40 g. Of the Union Veteran Legion.
f. mailing plans for celebration OF the t"entySV''h
anniversary OF the surrender ot General Lee 10 "cnc
Grant which took place April Q, l-6o Inc metro
p,lltan Opera House tas been secured by committee
upo,ntd by Cooiel Joel for the occasion and Charles
Frohman the theatrical manager has promised IT, bring
IA, Shenandoah company over from PhlI"d'ph'a I"
rroiucc the play, while Colonel X. I" lnerNol IS
lookcd for nm oratI)n The celebration will take place
on Monday evening April II. The opera house VIII
he appropriately decorated and iae and guidon'. the
dn Of Mt, J. \. joel, will be presented TO the en-
campmcnt.
Grand Marshal Samuel Collins and staff will - To
Buffalo on the p. m train to-norro" afternoon over
the West shore Railroad. lie has extended an invita-
don 10 his comrades generally asking them to accom-
pany him TO tie meeting Of the Department Encamp
mcnt
The sons o, Veterans OF Arkansas held their fourth
annual cncampmcnt mt Huntington last week. They
are preparing to purchase tie ground OF e Anderson
Vile Prison In Georgia aud ask their comrades through
ont tie Union 10 aid them with contributions. When
thc land becomes their property they Will take meas
ures fot making IT perpetual patriotic object lesson
f. Ellery Anderson. Of the leaders In the antill
movement Is n comrade OF John A. Dix Post NO l35.
and will represent that post as delegate in the De
par,mcnt Encampment at buffalo on Wednesday.
Following what hns become "A settled custom, the
comrades Of Commander in ChIef Pamcrs staf are
organizing Il National stan Association. General
Palmcr's aides dc camp who live In New York. Kings,
Queens and wcstcheser counties held meeting last
week Mt the Goth Regiment Armory to settle ncces
sary details. and appointed an Executive Committee,
with senior Aide &. Hull Grant chairman. Colonel
David Brown treasurer and Comradc John TrcSnchs
secretary All members OF the staff who mean TO be
In Washington for the september Encampmcnt and
assist In turning out the largest and best STAFF ever
seen at a g. A. n. parade, should mt once address |
Colonel David = Brown \. ID. c.. DanI-st. and North
River. Ncw.York City.
An effort will be made at the National Encamp. |
10 change the rules Of the Grand Army to
allow contract surgeons admission member ship.
Under the time honored regulations OF the order only
those who mustered into the service OF tho |
United states and honorlby discharged there
from" become members Of tho &. A. X. This |
rule excludes thousands Of skilful surgeons who did
brave and faithful service many bloody fields Of |
the war. They never mustered in- or "dls- |
charged but served under contract with the Medical
Department Of the Army. There are nearly 5000 |
OF these declared surgeons. They have organized a |