New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-20
GRAND ARMY BUGLE NOTES.
LOCAL CANDIDATES FOR DEPARTMENT
COMMANDER.
GREAT INTEREST IN THE ELECTION FOR THE
oFF1cE-MANY wELLKNOwN COMRADES
WHO HAVE LATELY DIED-SEEVlCES
BY VARIOUS POSTS

OrFICE-MANY WELlrhNOWN NOhh"DH"
WHO HAVE LATELY DIED-sEEvIcEs
BY VARIOUS POSTS.
=, Z. a long time since Department Commands
xvas chosen from this part of the state ana IL '
nnce does not come this way next time IL Will io'
10 for want of candidates. Within q snort raa'''
- the New-York City Hall there are already 'i'iee
aa mon and true whose friends are nara "'
-ork 10 elevate them to the chief place IN the y.
nartment-Senior Vice department Commahoei a.
ward j. Atkinson. Past Commander OF H. d. Sia'- ~
post No u.s. of this city; Commander JON"
shotts of Kitchngs Post. No. 60, OF 1onkers ai'a
Past Commander Joseph W. Nay VI
Post No. 1877. Brooklyn ,,
last week Comrades L. A. Dudley. Past junior
Vice. Department Commander; "A. l. W.
Commander of Rankin Post. NO. IT, anu - W
Cowtan. Past Senior Vice Department Commaiuei'
all of Brooklyn, sent out a circular auui e 49,.
Zach most in the department. referring 10 80
of the Kings County Committee OF May ias' "
was similarly addressed designed 10 eli''' az
preston Of the order regarding fas' No'
Kay Comrades Dudley. Wilson ana No"." ~,
desire to saw that the responses to the May e'-
.r IRON, oil nar,s of the State have been so hunei
ous and the proffers OF assistance nave ofc" %
generous that the committee mas ue'e'I ' r
mally to place Comrade Kay in nomination. 'o
Department Commander. Ihey ,hc'eio -,
t-omradc Kay's friends to select delegates ia'o''
10 him to the coming State Encampmeh'' ~ M
IN March I'VE present a candidate. the c.i0u''i
odds ..who should combine all interests iI' an
diverse opinions and mass together 'he sieH' 49,
of our comrades in a grand effort TO recognize INC
courage of conviction and honesty OF purpose en-
empfed In the person OF brave soiuleI " e0ou
comrade and a conscientious. valued cltize Ill IA
correspondence on this subject slou ,a7 Monroe-s
IN Comrade G. W. Cowtan NO l9' NioAi
Brooklyn" ... Dc. No 40 will assemble
in |f fi Uniform this evening to attend in BODY
the funeral of Major Theodore " Gre's S a. psy
andrews Protestant Episcopal Church' tf,e ~
r Van De Water pastor, one hundred and twenty
seventh-st and tifth-ave at =. III, MI iness
Few members Of the Grand Army in this city We're
better known more popular ne serV ,b meJa
OF honor voted by Congress for conspicuous bravery
at the , battle ,s OF absma comade Grss
many years adjutant OF LaIave eI VS. NJ his
death and for a long time previously an Official OF
the Excise Department Inc oeau eon'i"He i'
q wife and Two children
VETERANS LAID TO REST.
= A. Kimball Post. No. 100. DR.. S. q. Cook COM
mander on Wednesday laid to rest, with military
honors in Greenwood. the body of Comrade I.ooer'
TAYLOR who died at the Soldiers Home AZ lamp
ton Va Comrade Taylor served in the S9th New
York Volunteers On the same day Alexander liam
ilton Post No. 1S2. Commander Thomas W. smith
hurried Comrade William NJ. Phibrcl. one OF lis
most faithful members. The dead comFade was d
soldier in the list and 37th n. y. s. NJ. he was
buried in Woodlawn Cemetery. Klmbah Post ana
the Veteran Association of the Hawkins Zouaves
lost one of their best-known members last Iuesday
in the sudden death of Comrade Charles W. Chaser.
His funeral took place on SATURDAY from ms nome;
No 322 West One hundred-and iortN-iil MS, ar
was attended by the post and the association and
by Charles" brother inspectors IN the .NeW-lon
ter of century. comrade CHASER entered the Army
in the 9Th NewYork Volunteers SAawkh ms. Zou
and faithful service he was promoted Of TO b1s s wo
services he & nf the eia
Volunteers with which regiment ne continues u and
the end OF the war large circle oil i'iehuS anu
brothers, Nal mourn his loss
H. Is. CLAFILH POST ENCAMPMENT
H. b. Claim Post Ne SIS. enjoyed an interesting
encampment last Monday evening which included
the muster Of two recruits presented by Commander
Walter Dull. This Is the sixth new member he has
brought in this year. The nominations for oficers
to be elected next month were as follows: COM
B hsi senior W ce-commander. Ferd Boehner
Junior Vice-Commander. George Bainton Quarter
M n p and George e. Morgan; Chaplain the Rev.
Henry Cramer: Officer of Day Thomas Harrison;
were made for the annual reception ana enteg ram
to 1S paie and f4d
The memorial service which George Huntsman
day in memory OF past Commander Alonzo Garrett
Frederick schmidt Horace leek , and Francis ne
was largely ATTENDED ana ex IRE CONF
pany of the National Guard Commander Henry A.
Bowman presiding. e.. H..
has chosen for his Deputy Secretary Comrade An
drew Davidson. ex-State Senator and one of the
State The appointment gives great satisiac ion to
members of the order. Captain Davidson served in
the 12lst New-York Volunteers. and afterWard in
the 3lst United States Coored Infantry.
Phil Sheridan Post. No. 49, and Judson Kilpat-
rick Post. No AS. named for two of the ablest and
most dashing cavalry generals the Union Army
produced discussing the question of consolida-
ton Both posts are strong in pluck and energy.
and their consolidation would place them on sat
isfactory footing to membership.
Naval Post. No. SIC. yesterday attended the fu
neral of Comrade Martin OHearn. at No. 30l Null
bcrryst, and later, with shipmates of the Farragut
Association OF Naval Veterans, paid a frdternal
visit TO United States steamship New-Yor,.
They warmly received by Captain Philip and
his hardy buejackets..
Civil Justice-eect George F. Roesch of the With
Assembly District. is to wed Miss Lederle.
daughter of Comrade Frank Lederle, OF Stenwenr
Post. No. 1872. The veterans of Steinwehr pre-
pairing 10 wish the happy pair JOY In a substantial
way
Past Commander A. NJ. Underhill. OF Alexander
Hamilton Post. No. 1s2. has been announced In
General the staff Of Commander-in- Chief
j. G.. Il. Adams. and General n. w. Day as New
York member Of the National Council of Admins
tration
The New-York Memorial Committee will hold its
regular meeting this evening the e9th Regiment
Armory. A full attendance is desired, business
of Importance Is to be transacted
This sensible extract is taken from the last gen.
era order Of the Department Commander Of Wash
ington and Alaska: THE postroom IS the only
clubhouse the average veteran afford The time
Let then every effort be made TO make it pleasant
and the meetings interesting" and continues by
advising the boys to keep the campfire burning
That is practical Grand Army talk.
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