New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-21
GRAND ARMY BUGLE NOTES.
ENTERTAINMENTS BY VARIOUS POSTS
\ FUNNY INCIDENT OF THE WAR AND ANoTHEl
OF THE RECENT EXCAMrMENT.

the postrOOm with tabealis Rotations and music.
1t is the custom the third Friday OF every month
for the post TO devote that evening to social matters
entirely. This night chosen by the daughters
for their entertainment, and the surrendered
10 them by the post for that purpose The tableaus
under the management of Miss StrOwbrldge, the tai
cntcd president OF the Daughters society. at
tacve, and consisted of scenes from TennysOns
Il rsm Of Fair Woman accompanied BY the reading
of the same by Mrs. Knight, Junior Vice-Commander
Pancoast's daughter several miscellaneous tabeaus
were given The Fortune Tellcr,n America Greet
ing France and Some Of the Daughters OF Lafayette
POST were particularly fine and eiced rounds OF
applause from the comrades. The TeciatOnS of Miss
White, especially one entitled Winning Cup re-
celved great praise. winning Cup is story in
verse of IA racehOrse which retrieved his young mas
ter's fortune, and it created much enthusiasm 1t
did the boys" as much good a visit to Sleeps
head Bay. A violin solo by Master Gum, and
duets the saxiphone and harp by Miss Meckem
and her father added much to the pleasure OF the
evening After the tableaus, etc. the room WAS
cleared and dancing began to piano music by Mrs.
Johnson. While danced Others went 10 the
banquet room, where they found supper served in
Mazzetus best style and in abundance. to which all
did full justice. At the close Of the festivities all
sought their homes, declaring that Lafayette Post
never had Il enjoyable evening and that 1t added
another strand TO the tie which binds It's members to-
gether in f., G. and l.. The growth Of the post is
to its ranks
The new Department Commander Of New York
General Theodore L. Poole, has announced the follow
Ing appointments his staff Assistant Adjutant-
General W. A. Wallace OF Albany Assistant Quarter
serGeneral W. W. Bennett, Of Albany; Inspector
General G. A. Weaver of syracuse; Judge Advocate,
Horace D. Ellsworth, Of Canton; Chief Mastering
officer, James D.. Bell Of Brooklyn Senior Aidede-
, Camp, l.. Curtis Bracket, Of Ncw-York. Adjutan-
General Wallace held the Office under Past De-
partment Commander Floyd Garrison. and Quarter
ma,ter-G General Bennett has also had previous eX
perence the department staff. Last year he was
Assistant Adjutlnt General tx Police Commissioner
Eel belongs to Abel smith Post No. 45, OF Brooklyn.
and Senior Aide Bnckett is comr.de of Lafayette
Post, No. 40, Of this city.
The members Of the Department Council OF
Administration are Henry f. Turner. Post No. 200.
| Lowve; Frank ". Clark, Post No. 17O Mount
Vernon Il. II. McCOrn!c Post No. 121. Albany
Il. V. X. Montford. Post No %, Newburg; Martin
short. Post No 30, Brooklyn.
OF the letters which f. II. Levy Is receiving
in to his request for data which to base
history Of the record Of Hebrew soldiers in the Civil
War contain references TO Incidents that extremely
interesting. Robert f. Park who is proprietor OF the
| IlOltOn stock Farm. near Mobile Ala, and who
II plain I'm the 18th Alabama Regiment wrote that
there jewish Company in his regiment called
the Carrie La Fayette. Its commanding officer
Captain L'Etonda OF Mobile and he led his company
at the battle OF Gaines Mills. LEtondal, Captain
Park says, was very large man. weighing nearly
800 pounds always dressed elegantly and during the
fight while the suns rays very hot and burning,
he raised umbrella, and despite the protest from
other companies and other officers in the regiment he
held 1t his head during the entire battle attracting
the fire Of the enemy. His brave sustained him
in his reckless daring and insisted upon his keeping his
umbrella raised. Several Of his men were wounded
near the umbrella, but he himself unhurt'
New York and Brooklyn Will be represented In the
National Encanpment at Washington City next sep
tcmber by the following named comrades. chosen at
the depart ment encampment at Buffalo: Theodore Eel
stein Koltes Post, No - John c. Lmbeck, William
| +. Kennedy Post, No. A. David S. Brown, Monroe
Post, No. coo; Philip S. Bigin, Reno Post, No. A;
Isador Isaacs James Mcouade Post, No. $50; Joseph
Humphreys, Lincoln Post No. 10; George Alng, Gil
son Post, No. 264 George NJ Van Hocsen Lafayette
Post No 14O A. b. Otrander Peter Cooper Post, No.
3i3 Samuel Trtesdell, George Washington Post, No.
1885, Alexander Newburger. F. d. Morgan Post, No.
3O7 Cornelius Ten Eck John A. Dix Post, No. 1876;
George Chappell. Vanderbilt Post, No. 1876, and John
". Dick, OF sumner Post No. "a
The newest accession to this department, Henry
Miller Post, No. -, Brooklyn, mustered into the
&. A. X. last week. Past Vice Department Commander
G. Hun Grant acting mastering and Installing officer
The post starts with iftyon charter members
and Ito future is promising. lis Officers Com
msnder, Fred Cochou; senior vce-commander, l.. G..
/
surgeon. William Martin; chaplain, j. C. Tacll quarter
master. Michael Dugan; ad!utant, Charles q. Carr;
officer OF the day r. F. Olmotead officer OF the guard,
George ". Hitchcock, and sergeant major A. b.
GrcaycS
The last report OF the Adjutant- Genera, shows that
New York and Brooklyn lead the van with posts OF
, the largest membership In the Department OF New
York Fifteen posts exceed 30 in strength. They
are Mansfield No. 30, Brooklyn. 5jS Lafayette, No.
I4O. New York, 54l Root No. l5i, syracuse, 30;
kolt.. no. -. New YORK. $50; L. O. Morris, No, 121,
Albany $50 Reno, No. II, Ney York, 800 Pratt No.
10, Kingston. ;26: OROurAe No. l, Rochester 31I
! Chaplin, No. :, Buffalo, 3Ol; L. ;. Grant, No. 327,
Brooklyn, 206; Rankin. No. TO- Brooklyn, ESQ; Wat
rous, 40 80 BnglamtOn, us; Farnham, No. 45S
3,4 Lew Benedict, Albany, 257, and J. VI. Brown No
2o5, jamestown. 2j3.
The lnspcc Generals report for 1892 contains
these Interesting facts: In us posts Of The Depart
mcnt the entire ritual has been mcm0IiZcd, and the
work goes through from start to finish without the
U.s. of a book IN DIG posts the officers regular
IN their attendance, those having lively interest
put down rs 5G3 those with records well kept num-
Der 1oo, and every post In the department reports
orders regularly read and Obcyed There sixteen
post, TIA, pay sick benefit. and the Of relief
funds in 200 posts is S70612; charity funds in j3I
posts, 293,oi6, and the amount paid out in charity
during the last year. t1G,o45.
The WOmcns Relief Corps of the Department OF
Ncwlork elected its officers for the coming year at
Buffalo. as follows President, Mrs. II. VI. Putnam OF
Buffalo; vice president Mrs. IL. ID. Lathrop Of syria.
cl,c; junior vice president Mrs. II. j. Howard, Of
Macrtown treasurer, Mis-. X. l.. Gledlll, of Albany;
secretary Mrs. T.. H. smith, OF Brockporl, chap
lain. Mis- Andrews OF Troy
nrst annual invitation and fancy dress -ption
| of the OF the a. ;. Williams Association, No.
lC3 composed Of the daughters of veterans auAil
larry camp No. lOj, > OF v, of \. Williams Ost
wifi take place Thursday evening at Mcndel's AS
scmbly Rooms, in West Forty fourthst. An exhibition
drill and review by Commander Robert j. Gutter Of
Williams O>t. No. iOi will be Interesting feature.
] All Yirh Ann ~ hp Kil in
same capacity under the commander
one OF the most active war veterans OF New York
is Captain Francis lsch. OF KOltes Post. He has lust
returned from another nip to Florida in the dis barge
/ of his duties Commissioner of Immigration there
He has completed the work OF laying out the OF
Fleming. on the Manatcc River. 4 colony from
thu cry and Jersey Is about settling there. The
town t. named after the Governor. who Is active IN
promoting the interests Of the settlers. most "a
/ whom are ext veterans. The town l. laid
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