New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-29


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p hoso figures one sees that there Is held by the
rosts ~ this Department round figures, Sfol4o o.
for charity The bulk OF this money Is heh oy Pos'S
I'm t larger cities and towns OF the state Inc sae
n, snpplIes by tho Assistant QuartermasterOehcfai
have been large, being Si223. share OF uus sum-
s,oo g. for the Department badge known as the
:. KpIcterbocler badge" which was adopted by uie
Department during Past Department Commander Clark
son,s ndmin stratlon and displayed Tor the hs'
,mo a, tho Boston Encampment In August, lsoo
The badge was designed by Tiffany ana presented ~
,h. Drpartment OF New York through Colonel GARRISON
II j. considered by all TO be the handsomest badge t'
has vet been displayed by any department and the safe
Of il at National cncampments has been large o'ct
,OO were sold nj the Detroit Encainpineht
rones Post No 81, was mustered into tie Depart
mani On February TO- mt West Troy, with twenty CHAR
ter members ten Of whom were never before IN Tile
order. a,
Fifteen new posts have been chartered during 'ne
last year and five have surrendered tleir ehar'eS'
making net gain Of ten posts
Commenting on the approaching election for Depart
mani Commander and other officers at Buffalo next
ueel lI,rh Privatop says As the time for holding
the Eucampment draws the canvass for the dHer'
ent candidates grows hotter and hDtter. So oos >
keen cool don't excited, and, above all ns9 oo
froternal Major Poole II growing stronger eacn oaS
throughout the State The lIaysceders' think that IL
Is
by any 'bugaboo yarns that are started III hnsS VI
any other county,
The annual military civic and masquerade Dan OF
J. l.. Rikcr Post, No. 62, held ut Tannany HUI OH
saturday evening February 90 was largely st'ehueu'
dies plte the fact that the weather was unpleasant IAN
falling all day and night This post mas sucn ofs
following among tho youth and beauty OF the e-' sue
,,r ,h,t this unfavorable state OF affairs did not
,oko 80 much difference 10 them 1t might to some
other posts who have not been so long In harness ana
who.e yearly reunions are not 20 fausht Win P'e''
TO all who attend The balls or inc flher iVs "io ai
WAYS olly but while considerable license Is aiio"eu
AS expected at fancy dress affairs, everything Is we'll
conducted This is tho secret Oh thoif success Inc
dancing aoor spacious 1t s WAS at times iaior 700
croyded for comfort but nobody minded that 50 Deht
nora they ON getting all the fun they could ont OF the
ogair The chalrmen Of the Arrangements kecepuoi
and Floor Committees, were respectively fas-CoH-
maudcr Lucas Ianslsr, Commander D. l. EIucr' a'in
surgeon Barney kappas, all OF WHOM Win 'ieir
,ssisants performed their duties In praisewof'hS
manner thus contributing greatly to tho social Success OF
tbe bnlI Financially, it Was successful aho, snug
IN, hsip, Melted for the benefit of The Widow and
ornhan Fund TO which the net receipts were applied
Comrade Professor MOBILES furnished good music ana
kent the nmble feet of the merry dancers tripping IL
IN after 3 O'Clock In the morning. Among us WISH
Ing organizations the Henry {. Botty Associauoii
and the Frank Falter Fishing Club both VI winch were
Wen
don .ppearing in the gusc of White Caps ana play
inc their part we'll under the direction Of the worthy
most auarterma,er, Me- falter 1t Is sais 10 say
that all who present on this occasion Went away
conviuced that they cannot do better IMAM - Ghe III
The next similar carnival given under the auspices OF
Riher Post. al, ma. cn, ,r,,.
Cne of the most pleasant of the many Grand Army
receptions of the month OF February was ,he veteran
I,uayes' reception and military pail ~ Wende IS As
emily Rooms West Forty 0urthst. last tuesday even
ing Among those taking part were colonel william
p. Walton, Past Grand Marshal; Major +. W. T.
Aschy Major +. l.. schaiier, Adtiiant y r.
Phillppy, Quartcrmaster lsaa, Brever Lieuteiant
Rohert Il Bund, Lieutenant otto Glndcc. Lieutenant
john Ewing ouartermaster sergeant burns, First ser.
geant Joseph Nosher, Chaplain Lent sergeah.
washington Continental Guards; Lieutenant j. W.
Foster Captain Louis Wende. OF the LIST Battery:
y G. = T. " and many members OF the last named
command. Many Grand Army posts were Gem rep
Wade Mcclellan, Hancock ana the I'd scott LIE
Guards Veteran Association. In behalf OF Miss
Glndcc the daughter of the Iegiment' Colonel wal
ton presented, with few wellchosen words, hand
some corps badge to First Sergeant Nosher, who made