New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-08
GRAND ARMY BUGLE NOTES.
o1owrH OF THE LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
ORDINATIONS GOING FORWARD RAPIDLY FOR
THE BUFFALO ENCAMPMENT.

tutant Generals Office at Albany show the total mem
bersdp In the state of New-York on December 'i'
1901 to be Al 26oa net gain OF 4oJ ueuioers luz 'o
year. This is good showing
Aavices from Department Headquarters represent
the Assistant Adjutant General and the Assistant quar-
t.rmasterGeneral working ike bees, preparing their
,eports for the coming state Encampment al Buhaio
on March 0. Only five posts are dehhquent uis !V''
I'm making their returns The Assistant AuJuIahT"e"
eral is getting ready his roll OF delegates ior te u"
cappment and has the names OF all the dcies''cS
who are entitled to seats. except those from WeNe
posts whose officers have failed TO sehd III the han'oS
of the comrades chosen to represent them
Railroad rates 10 the Buffalo Encainpment OF MARCH
o and 10 on all lines connected WIN inc iruhh N'o
Association have been reduced to one iare lor the rou
trip TO members of the G.. A. r. ana W. H. e. ana u'eir
friends The only restrictions are that tickets are 10
he sold from points distant 100 miles or more from
Ruaalo on March = S and 8, and from points within
100 miles distant on March s. and 10; such tcKe,s
TO be good returning March 10, II ana L. Inc i'4f
road companies which have made this rate are u'e
Grand Trunk, New-Ycrk Central aud HUDSON IOvef'
West Shore New-York. ontario and Western, Now
vi Iobe Erie and Western Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western Lehgh Valley and other lines operating
With them These rates are favorable than ever
vet obtained for comrades attending department. Ell
campmepts and increased number Will no uouoo
avail themselves of this opportunity to be present
The headquarters train will leave New orK Clty oy
no
day. March Z, at p. m. The department coih'''"uc'
wouId like TO have delegates and comrades so on MS
train. - -. o,.
Hotel charges at Buffalo will vary from 81 80
with BATH per day at the 1roquois to II - at INC
Fillmore. Other hotels give these prices I'M House,
81 to SO so; the C,enesee. 50 30 TO "a Broehet
So so: Mansion 81 30 to SO; Stafford, Con-
tinental Gruner's, Arlington and fuckers, - at
each; fremont. 81 so. The department headquarters
will be at the Iroquois where the A. A. c. VIII receive
credentials and issue delegates badges at p. m on
Tuesday March g. The meetings OF the eH'ahP''eh'
will be at Music Hail. Nainst., opening on Wednesday,
March o. COMMANDMENT Chief John Palmer VIII WISH
the Encampment. Comrade H. T. StambacK chairman
of the Committee Hotel Accommodations AT Sui-
falo, will receive and attend to appncauohs lot
quarters.
The annual election for officers of the New-fork
Memorial Committee, which had been creating an
unusual stir among Grand Army Men IN this city Tor
fortnight or previously, came OIL aI uc
Goth Regiment Armory Monday evening. livery
post was represented by full quota OF its delegates
or alternates and unusual interest was manifested IN
the result For two of the Offices be filed there
WAS a spirited contest. These places were chairman
OF the committee and grand marshal. II happehea
that the two comrades chosen were those who suffered
defeat when candidates for the same oihceS res
pectively year ago.
ExJudge George NJ Van Hoesen, who has ably filled
cned another reelection, and left the contest to BE
decided between General James j. O'Deirnc, who
headed the ticket nominated in opposition TO the
present management of Relief and Employment
Bureau, at Room 4, City Hall, and Colonel David >.
Brown, Past Commander OF James Monroe Post. NO.
6O7. Early in the canvass Colonel Brown mad Oeeh
placed upon the ticket of the reform element Tor
first viceclairman, but had declined the nomination In
caustc letter published in The Tribune Huglc Notes.
He was soon afterwad taken up 10y Comrade McEntee
and the other heavyweights" of the opposing FAC
ton who dominate the Relief Committee. and placed
at the head OF their ticket.
When the antagonstic columns met on Monday night
on the Tompns Market field both sides confident
of victory But the counting of the ballots proved that
Comrades McEntee Atkinson Hyatt, Bslln, lsaacs'
Day and Others who agreed with them had not been
idle and Comrade Brown chosen over Comrsde
O'Beirne by a decided majority. For grand marshal
the cut was shifted" and success perched upon the
standard OF Comrade Samuel Collins OF John E. Bendix
Post the candidate of the reform" faction led by
Commander Osbon, Of Naval Post COm.ade Collins
had neck-and-ne race with COmrade General George
Won Setback, of Steinwebr Post, but the former won
In both cases the election made unanimous. and the
best Of good feeling followed the contest Resolutions
cOmpmenting eX|Cbairman Van HoceehS adHiiislia
ton were adopted.
The other committee Offices filed were Past Com
mander Philip 5. Bglin Of Reno Post, reelected first
vicechairman Colonel Edward Gion, second vcechar-
man; Major E. J. Atkinson, recording secretary )
Colonel John Mulligan corresponding secretary ana
General Nicholas W. Day, treasurer Comrades Atkin-
son. Mulligan and Day were reelected
General Henry A. BaTnums funeral, held at the West
Presbyterian Church IN West Forty second st. on Mon
day last was largely attended The services were con-
Quoted by Chaplain John Il. Paxton, Of George wash
ington Post, the pastor Of the church. The Grana
Army posts turned out well, and escorted the dead
comrade to the railroad station under command OF
hal
Past Department Commanders James : Fraser FLOYD
Carkson and Ira NJ. Hedges, Generals ScEes, oiacr,
slocrun Mcmahon. Jardine, Day, O'Bcrne and Niec.
Past Grand MaIsha Walton, Hyatt ard Luticns Major
Willard BullaId, Colonel c. Nick. Leoser, Marshal }. W.
Jacobus, Captain John q. Norman, Colonel J. W.
Marshal, Commander William McEntee. Major {. w.
Coutan, Captain Frank NJ Clark, Colonel i. F. Green
Past Commander Joseph ". Kay, Colonel J. \. joel,
Colonel Addison Ware, Past Commanders Alexander
Newburger, ii. w. Thum, Philip 5 Bigln and Charles
Brickwede, Major Thomas b. Odell and captain VIII
lam Fowler.
the orders from National headquarters appointing a
committee TO look after legislation before Congress for
the benefit of veteran soldiers and sailors particularly
the amendment Of which COmrade Joseph W. Kay IS
the author, giving preference to honoraby discharged
soldiers and sailors In public employment. This COM
mtteo should receive the hearty cooperation OF each
post Of this department by forwarding letters and petit
lions in favor of such amendment.
Brooklyn commanders and delegates TO the State
encampment held several conferences intended to
advance the candidacy Of PastCommander joseph w.
Kay for department commander. Brooklyn posts arc
unanimous for Comrade Kay, and many Newi ork dele
gates will give him their hearty support His friends
say that if placed at the head of the department. he
will be in much better position TO push his bill before
Congress intended 10 give veterans Of the pleer
ence in public employment under the United States
Government and prevent their removal for partisan
reasons Those who favor the passage Of the bill, they
Al yote nd
High Private' writes from Albany under date OF
February 5 "A delegation OF Brooklyn comrades Wis
it'd Headquarters this week After Interchange OF
sentnent on the coming election fog department COM
mander, Of them incidentally gave 1t out that the
Kings County delegates TO the cDcampment pre-
uarng a deadly boomerang which they going to
spring ON the encampment in the interest Of their can
dIdate O slow. gentlemen. 60 slow The.e boom