Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-10

Efforts Of Lafayette Post, g. A. r., in Regsrsi
to Its Dedication. =

Efforts Of Lafayette Post. G. A. R., in Rexsrd
to Its Dedication.
Maj. George P. Edgar, for the committee on
national encampment Of Lafayette Posi-, No. 40,
G. A. R., Of New York city, has made very sat
isfactory arrangements for the accommodation
Of Cappa's Seventh Regiment Band at Per-
cards, on 14th street south Of Pennsylvania
avenue. The post will be quartered at the Els
mere.
Gen. Daniel Macauley, appointment clerk Of
the Treasury Department, and Col. Frank
Jones, chief Of the confederate archives division
Of the War Department, are. both comrades OF
this post and have been invited to serve on the
staff of Department Commander Poole of New
York at the coming encampment and both have
accepted. Lafayette Post now has over $50
comrades on its roster and is the banner post of
the Department Of New York. Some Of its
prominent members are Gems. Adam Badeau,
Francis G. Barlow, Lewis T. Barney, Roy Stone,
Cyrus Bussey, D. Il. Chamberlain, c. H. L. Col
lis, Abner Doubleday, Jacob E. Duryea, 4. W.
Greedy, Rufus ingalls,, A. P. Ketchum, Daniel
Macauley, Robert Nugent, /. Fred Pierson, Ed
ward w. Serrell, George A. Sheridan, Egbert L.
Viele, Alex. s. Webb. Coils. John H. Ammon,
A. c. Cheney, James A. Blanchard, Floyd Clark
son, James A. Denison, John Hamilton,
Erhardt, Rastus s. Ransom, Locke W. Win
chester, VIM. A. Simmons Benjamin F. Wat
son, E. L. Zalinski. Lafayette Post will be
heartily welcomed to the national capital, with
Commander A. q. Mills in command next Sep
TENDER, for Mr.. Mills has hosts Of friends here.
The committee on national encampment APP
pointed by the commander is as follows: Com
rades VIM. Lee Darling, chairman; Meredith l..
Jones, secretary; r. s. Salisbury, Z. G. Tucker
man, r. d. Evans, Cyrus Bussey, A. W. Greedy,
Daniel Macauley, Frank Jones, Daniel Madden,
Joseph ]. Little and George P. Edgar.
THE LAFAYETTE STATUE.
It was Lafayette Post that few months
since petitioned Congress to pass the following
bill to provide for the dedication of the statue
to the Marquis de Lafayette:
Whereas a statue has been erected at the
southeast corner Of Lafayette Square, in the
city of Washington, District of Columbia, by
the United States government, and no cere-
monies of dedication have been held; and
Whereas the coming encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic. to be held in the
said city of Washington, beginning September
20, A. ID. 1892, would seem to be a most ap-
propriate occasion for such dedication: There
fore,
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives of the United States Of America
in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of
the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized
and directed to pay out Of the moneys in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated the sum
the committee on public buildings and grounds
Of the Senate and House of Representatives be
authorized as a joint committee to conduct
such celebration on the 18th day of September,
A. D. 1892.
This bill was introduced in the Senate by
Senator Hiscock and in tho House by Mr.. Little
OF New York city on March so, and it has been
reported favorably in the Senate, but no action
has been had upon it in the House. There is
probably not a member at either end of the
Capitol who would objec. to unanimous con-
sent being given to its immediate consideration
and passage, AZ nothing but patriotic and ma
tional impulses are appealed to in asking for its
passage. 1t is understood that an effort will be
soon made to take this bill from the House
calendar and pass it without further delay.