New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-17
GRAND ARMY BUGLE NOTES
rARSHAM POST WILL NOT RETRAcr.
COMMANDER wEIssERT's STATEMENT ABov1
sUspENsIoNs-MEETINGS OF POSTS.

COMMANDER wEIssERT's STATEMENT AIou3
sUsPENsIoNs-MEETNGs OF POSTS.
! National Commander weissert has discovered "A
much misunderstanding In regard to the "suspendngs
and dropping OF members OF the Grand Army, ana
TO the proper method for restoring them to full msu.
bershp that he has thought proper to issue STATE.
ment on the subject condensed In the following DIN,
pie rules:
l. To suspend member requires the vote Of tie pss
in favor Of such step.
H. A member suspended is not Of the order, M
to him full membership IL only necessary To-
him pay his dues to the post. which need not include
any assessments upon the membership by post action V
by bylaws.
ILL., Before q member can be dropped he must Aav
been suspended and must be year In arrears OF de
lie musJ also notified Of suspension IN writing
by the post quartermaster II be does not pay up within
two months such notification he may by vote u
tie post DO dropped. 1t Is in the discretion OF the post
to drop him continue carry him as suspended
Der while he pays dues to the post II the comrlde
allie to pay and will not, this Is also matter for TIE
pos. n, dispose he is too poor to pay and wishes
rnan in the post his dues should In every case be
mittcd and the comradc Kept in good standing.
~ When dropped member Is out OF the order -
much ~ II he had never belonged 1t. 10 be restored
he mus, mase duplication on the regular blank as r.
crut which must referred to committee lie over
meeting and be reported upon favorably unless dispense
ton for muster on evening is obtained, is the
case In the original muster, and pay dues Tor one year,
lie must pay such further Zee as the post may deter
mine not more than amount charged on application 10
caso he is admitted another post than the dropping
HIN.
The application, reference ara baiios oy Dali IS the
same as at ter the ceremonies OF ori2hai musNf
being omitted except the Obligation must be given and
ho ros and rgulatoas and byIws OF the post must 80
signed
Y In cese the dropped comIade applies for rcstAt
ment TO post than the one which dropped him. no
shall pav years dues to his former post and such 40
donol fee as ay b. agreed upon by the post not cx
ccedng the amount charged upon epp''"'o" 0' ''''
ship By tranefer .,
d.tanded the arraraao due the dishanded post shall 10
rc,iiaCd By tie post electnG him.
Noah L. Tarnnam Post, No 45s. at Its last regular
euca.npn-ent on Wednesday evening, refused 10 re-
sclnd ifs resolutions Ct March g. on the pension ques
ton as requested by the department commander ana
authorized John j. Finn, the post commander to In
form D,partmeat Commander Cleary that rather than
do 50 the pest will sever its connection WIN tne
Grand ARMY Commander Finn closes MS ic''er 70
de,,r,mcnt headquarters with the statement that u
no reply is received by the post before next venues
dav morning It Will declare Its conhection Win the
order ended under the provisions az Section 2 Article
l. Chapter Of the Rules ana hesuiai'hs VI 'ns
Grand Army Of the Republic.
The post also replied TO the criticisms Of Rannn
Post No. TO- published In The Tribune last Mohoay'
and defended It's recent action In opposition 70 grant,
ing pensions TO any except those WHO 10y "ouhds OF
disabilities incurred IN the service are preveh'ea
from earning living In their respective eai,hss:
The following Is an extract from the reply: Caona
= r. ,,nsworth chief OF the record and pension
sivson I'm the War Department, estimates the number
NJ individual soldiers serving In the war at ABOUT
. 100 OOO The last estimate OF the 'omm'ssp"el
., Pensions Of the expenses OF his oce for the next
fiscal year was made on the 18th day OF last January
the sum named was sl7o 100000 Judging from
N
80 600 900 But II the claim agents are allowed 70
have their way they may In the end put on the rons
tho $50 600 survivors OF the war who are not yet
ensoned and the $4,000 dead soldiers whose rep
resentaves are not yet enrolled. Az Slo apiece
that would make s1o5OOOO0 for the claim agents.
They placed 506,03s claims on the roiis IN one year
aftor the passage OF the Act Of 1890. which MAKES
s. ooo $50 for them that year. and II they are al
Loved n 90 on II will take $25o,000 900 year 70
pay our PENSIONS
F. d. Morgan Post No. 3O7. at its meeting Of
Apil TO- passed resolutions referring 10 the recens
action OF Farnham Post. In which the comraaes VI
Morgan Post say that they "heartily condemn the
unfr,tornaI shirt displayed by Noah L. Farnham
Post No. 45s and consider that they have slandered
,h,so who obeyed the call OF the country In the darA
DAYS of the Rebellion, aud have also directed lieu
animo,,ty toward the widows and orphans o. taose
who died that the Nation might live
The Naval Veterans have completed their prepara.
April % "the grandest gathering OF modern IRON
cads ever assembled in the waters Of the New Word
Admiral Oshon commanding, in Special squadron VI
der No l. gives notice TO shpmates that these sore"
ucamers will 6y the flag OF the association anu '.
attached to the Naval Battalion Patrol Fleet A. "
Rose Edgar l.. Luckenbach, Cyclops, l.. Luchehoa.H
and Ocean King (rcserve). The \. {. Rose VIII oeAF
thc flag Of the rearadmral commanding, ana iead INC
First Division The Cydops will bear the rag OF
Fleet CAPTAIN samuel Altman. and lead the secoho
Division Rear Admiral W. :. Wells ueurea) VIZ
command the Reserve Division captain james &
Holland Is to command the a. C. Rose, ana ,ap'ain
william c. Herbert the Cyclops. Commander Charles
Bailey will be chief Of staa to the fn ss ssp'a Viii act
AS senior aid and chief Of staff. Lieutenant 4: ~
Flynn Is detailed TO duty as heet ordnanee ohi.r nd
nng M m .ks The fleet signal and
ton is Pier No. j. between Rector and Morris Sis,
North River, at - Il. m Thursday Aprh 20
" : oberdorf division commander has ordered
that the annaal inspection of all cons of Veterans
canns IN IN, New-lork division take place tius
Year between April - and May 10 Inc fSio" ,hs
"nI Of tc State New or&John v. b. cisrkson.
& reo Scnm John ThicG IT, Geo. Dr. w r. W. " &SSn
Adoph iloensnig William H. E. LAY. j. 5. Loyears'
t;corge " Marks, e. g. Van Mater. j. ). Ma,,h.
~ m WINNIE Wm +. Holmes patchogue-M j. An.
GrrSon: r,Gsk-Isaac II. smith The next division On
pu
Junc 20 TIE hcadf:Iarters Of the division com
mandcr and stan VIII he at the Walton iiouse; n.
Al the last regular meeting OF the SURVIVORS oil sle
acth Regiment Veteran Volunteer ASSOCIATION Nii0
mont Rnes) held at Veteran Han, NO. y. Meselo ,.
II EIookl,n the following comrade, were eIecua
officers Tor the year George W. lincheck' ,P rsS,'
dent; Charles Huber. vice president Cohraa pie ~,
inger treasurer and John Diefenbach, secretary! Hn
former members OF the regiment are eancsu! r TO
que.ed to send their names 10 the seerstary iI'
next meeting vii, be held II No o2 Nc,ero"-s.'
On sunday July Q. The secretary's address ,,,v ~
LAFAYETTE Posi- will SEQ 1t that the TOMB Oh
LAFAYETTE is decorated as usual on Memorial Day
Ihe duty this year has been assigned TO Conhrs9e a.
H. Adams OF Lafayette Post, who Is now IN fu,s'
Comrade George schmidt, OF Kots POSI- no 90 %
received AT the last post encampment the paus.
given to those who have been faithful members ~'
twenty five years. -. ,.-... r,st
n Should be borne In mind that Lafayette Ips'
No 40 will give its reception TO Department Clm'
mander Joseph d. Ceary and staff on Friday evening"
at the Masonic Temple. a
Tie 10th anniversary OF the inaugural OK aIeS
dent Washington will be celebrated at ST. taua n
Church. broadway and NeSeys.., by The Netera"
zouaves. Captain John &. Norman. commandins' ,av