New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-11

JOHN @. b. ADAMS.
fighters. When the regiment started for the iron'
in August, 1861, ne was a coroprai IN Company ~
Through merit bravery and faithful serVice h'
rose successiyely to the grades OF first sergeant
second and first lieutenant. ana many captain
He was in every battle of the Army oil the io'on'ao
IN which his regiment took part At Fredcricks-
burg CAPTAIN Adam. saved the colors OF MS regi-
,,.., -, ca,,ure he was twice severely
wounded in the second days fight at ''e'yso"is'
but after a short leave OF absence ana perore ne
had recovered from his wounds he re)oiheu MS
regiment. TO follow It's fortunes from 'he W""e
ness TO the siege Of Petersburg. While In the al
vance lines before that city June e. 1854 ne was
captured by the enemy. For nine months he was
n prisoner N war
For ten Years after the war Captain Adams was
foreman fc- r. T.. Doak & CO., shoe manufacturers
al Lynn Mass After that he became an Inspector
in the Boston Custom House. resigning after htteeh
months service and accepting the position Oh roS'-
master at Lynn. For eight years he hlled that
position resignng to become Deputy Warden oi '''e
state Reformatory AT Concord
He WAS the first recruit mustered INTO 'eherai
Lander Post. NO 8. OF Lynn, and has always been
an earnest Grand Army man. He has been Depart
mpnt Commander for year has tweiVe uihes
been delegate 10 the National Convention OF the
order and has been President Of the Association
OF the Survivors Rebel Prisons for the last seven
College OF Massachusetts as messenger to carry
the Electoral vote OF the state TO the National
capital on the first election OF Grant to the Presi-
dency.
He was elected Sergeant-at-Arms OF the Iegis-
lature I'm 1856 and has been reelected from year
TO year ever since. His salary Is 5000 he mas 'he
appointment OF about forty messengers doorKeep
ers and other assistants.
The ofce Of Senior ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
goes by general custom TO the state In when the
encampnent is held. and Colonel l. " Walker
of Indiana WAS chosen. He is Past Adtutant-
ceneral Of that department and popular and
active comrade Colonel J. G. Bigger. Of Texas
was chosen Junior ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS out
OF compliment the southern Department OF the
Grand Army. Colonel bigger was the hrst man
10 wear a Grand Army badge in Texas. and 1t was
not then a safe thing to do. But Bigger showed
IN. ar. eaters" who threatened him that he was
no, afraid OF them and they 500 learned to give
him n wide berth. General Nj, A. w. Day OF
John A. Dix Post. No 1885, was mad" member OF
the National Council OF Administration from the
Department Of Ncw-York. and 1t was decided TO
hold the National Encampmcnt Of 1894 at Pitts
burg
High Private" sends from Department Head
quarters at Albany the Adjutsnt- Generals official
semi-annua statement OF the Department Of New
York for the six months ending June 80 1873
Number ln good standing December 81. 1902 il,322;
gained by muster during tesm. by transfer. ssj by
lln.steinrt i13 by delinquent report DO "a' s''"'
J. 763; aggregate. i3Osj.
I.-, by death during term. 800; BY honorable as
charge during term IS by transfer. al by SUSPENSION
I 400: b. dshonorabe di,chatge 10 ~ delinquent re-
lorts 3o4 total o-.. 2,7'?; number IN sood s'a"u"s
40. 3oG ,
Number remaining suspended last report. 2yS
dropped during term having been previously 'uspnue'
a,G. eSpcnded for relief during the term F-ols' -
number 81 members or thrr 'ini'N ''''o''"' ''' ~
persons relieved. 33l $3.50
For thu first record every post III the urp"r'
men reported there i net loss q" ioi" "''"
ers The loss BIS death Ia large. The greater huihoer
., tho cor,rd.. have uas-ed meridian OF life, and IL
- . natural SEQUENCE the death rate must h'rHs"
with each succeeding year H." amount gwen III '""'s "
large avcrarin. the about ~ - Tor '''n h'-r'
II (. surprising what number OF "od vets IN rus
st,, have been Informed thst their piitnnce hn' Drn
| withheld E,r-y nail brlnrr Ilf"ruAton from son"
roron OF the state that that eoll'nt souhron' h']
smith Is getting even with tn" "fshk~''' IN "''
,c-t o, hlrty.oa. members In interior OF this state
ten of them have md their pensions su.?rnh"u' o"r
| Demo rate and Muewump comrades wsh'oa c"'"S''
and they have got Il. ,,
Th..s beedouart.r- were well represented at Indian
,,ol.. D.p,rtme,t Comuani-r Clarv, Senior N"e'pe'
arms1lt Commander Atkinson, Assistant NuJ"I'"'''"
erI O'Connor Acting Assistant Ad"tani-''cn"r'i p.'
Acting ASH TINT ororternnst fcn"rol We "rh'rk orr
radcs J. X. Tcrwiecr. Of Post No. . h"N' III '"'' wv
,,, ,,no =, po-, No :, aud Mitchell 81 Po-r No
e.i toq.her with Past Department 'omH'hN' ''''Fo"
c,t aud Pat Conn aud rn~ hicf Palmer; al-' Mr.
r. j. UConnor. Mrs. T.. J. Deeyy ana MIS- h'' VIZ"
am ~, cha ~ y C. went bv the headquarters tram.
n.,,mcn, bc,douarts clio cd on September .. ana VIII
rcoucn on TUESDAY. september II $500
Tho proiect Of Lafayette Post 10 br'ng apou'
tho education OF all pupils In the public schoos III
military science and tactics has been receiver VIII"
approval in posts. while DINERS uo nv w
,i.i,v o. the scheme With West Point. An
nopos and scores Of military schools In all parts
NJ the country in opera ton. and military depart
mont presided over by a regular Army onicer III
| .ry or our colleges and high schools. many
comrades think that the proposition for spreading
| the martial education to the public SCHOOLS a'
| innovation not desirable. 60 -,
! Th. Adtutant General Of the National SONS VI
ye,era,s reports that al the end OF the hs'
quarter IN. muster roll Of the order shower one
existence OF l5N camps. with E1S members III
good standing During that quarter. ending 'u"'
70 nfty-four new camps. with l22' members were
mustered. The N.w-Iork Division has l'9 camps,
and 3.i70 members in good sthndhg. s? mem
leads IN. column with ljl camps anu ois' nr'n
ier.. ,lnssachus,tts comes neat, win l5t chiiP'
and 4Gs5 members. ana New ORR stshis ac m'
/ Tne NV conman"er la -chr., 1872 ,h American
! has es.abll ncl ~. heacguarters d. ,nr " w" mis-
House, Boston J0nn '. =, u, ' al n 80, ~
civ is a member Of the Council mi niei ,,,rk
| CAPTAIN John t'oyc. Company \, nun .N'w,-n,risi
Volunteers ,-ll- yyortns Fire IouhNes was pun w
with military honors on Hatui.n"!' ,hatt US de-
| II captain Coyl.s coInPh"' ,oun down the
uet,ep r .y t,, aot~. over the Marsha HOUSE
Alexandria when M. 'olohei M"n ,, ~ cut the
the proprietor The SHp was an old volunteer
! fireman OF this city. - hoso q, notifies
Grand Arr,y men 81 '5e opinion that secretary
Loks -mitI = hunt -for-fraud order was nor .nn,s
fed any TOO soon Every honest veteran, oM m roll
to $50 nc frauds sttlc ai leeitinae fort in that
direction win lind earnest anu "''"' W.
the Grand Army.