New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-04
GRAND ARMY BUGLE NOTES.
WHAT WILL BE DONE AT TIE NATIONAL
ENCAMPNENT THIS WEEK.
IMPORTANT MATTERS TO BE DISCUSSED Mt
IXDIANAPOLIS- OTHER MEETINGS
OF TIE VETERANS.


OF TIE VETERANS.
Secretary TIoke Smith and the soldier-haters who
have been placed in control Of the Pension De-
partment at Washington will be apt this w"eK 10
hear from the representatives OF half million sur
viyors OF the for the Union. who are as
s,mllnc NJ indianapolis for the twenty-sevenh an
NAL encampment Of the Grand Army Of the fe-
hubble The men who faced death in 2.26l bat'l's
and slilrmishes fifty OF which equaed or surpassed
the creates, battles Of Europe; who saw 6HooS Oh
their comrades killed In action and 2S0Oio oiht's
wounded in these engagements while nearly Z'VV0v
more met death from exposure and the Diseases "i
the cqn,p feel that they have long enough bocn
silen. under the Misrepresentation and falsehoous
Of the croakers about pensions No class or me" III
This country Is more willing and anxious 10 see
PENSION frauds exposed than those who fought pu'
they are tired of the wholesale lying win Wh''''
,eople's ears have been filed for the last SIX
months The true and tried soldiers OF the | mon
gathering at the capital city OF Indiana VIII en-
brace the opportunity for arraigning the humbuss'
cranks and mul-throwers at the bar or puDhc
opinion. These the malgners VINO reVe' III
COMPARISONS Of the United states pension 'uhd
with that OF Europe. Men there disabled by ii"'-
,ary service are cared for In the civil service EN-"
ployed on the railroads customs. excise ana pos.a'
departments Here soldiers are turned out Oh tie
civil service The dismissal OF one-armed Jake
Hess the other day from his place as messenger ia
the Now-York Custom House. where lie had ia'''
fully performed his duty IL only one OF many SUI"
Instances. a..
1ho an,i.nens,on feeling Is closely related TO the
anti veteran feeling and the two often go manu- III
hand Grand Army men do not object 10 resistance
% and exnosure of frauds. but rather the pan spirit
which frequently accompanies them. Inc pehs'o'
opposition has been described as te'hpo,"''
action from the high strain Of loyalty an. So
os!tv of the past. and accountapie on'y ~
81 nfIh *.
The programme OF the work at the ihu'~""p'"'
National Encampment is as follows
Tod,v-Reception By citizens OF lnoshsp'''' "
and delegates OF National EncsmpmenS .
Formal opening Of Camp Wilder in Military fs'A
-Four campnres Of veterans $1,000 o.,..
Electric and gas Illumination OF tho eu''"o'' '
o., me city. 49,. s.,s
nusiuess meetings Of departments In the state HOUSE
Tua,v-Grapd review aud parade, beginning a. ~ 'oo
D.nl.v Of fireworks at night
Reception AZ Tomlinson Hall By lsnie' Of i""1'p
20 W r. C. and ladies q O. A. r. $1,000
Wcdaesday-Beguning OF the sessions OF ''e '""
seventh National Encampment .
reunion, Of army corps. brsaie and rcsment"l or
sani1aticns.
Six great osrnpnre' OF veterans
Receptions at private houses ,,
Continuanoes OF the sessions OF hs NsuosS
Encampment
stree. exhibition OF rAgeantry. representing ae
military history the country embracing noa'''
Fireworks etc.
In the grand parade and review tomorrow "
is estimated that coco will he In line Genera
r,r,oban v-u lie chief marshal. New-York VIII
have several thousand comrades In the parade
but the Department Commander does not eHpsc'
to he able 10 make the showing OF year ago !"
Washington. .
The reunion Of the veterans OF the lth Cohhecu-
cut Volunteers held at Newtown on Monday last
WAS IN all r, spec;s IA success. Speeches were Hsi"
hounufil dinner was eaten and Colonel Is Blake
man reported favoraby on the resolution 10 erect
monument at Gettysburg Tor the psr'"e
women Of the land. The following oneers OF
the Veteran Association were elected fres'deh''
saelev q Blakernsn OF Stratford. secretary John
n Porter. bridgeport; treasurer. Patrick "1"e'
BRIDGEPORT VI e-prcssients Company A. isaac
yIvat, Mcrden: B. Alfred Morehouse phrieh'
g Henry Quinn. Danbury. ID. y. w. PECK New
town f. George Hall. westport; r william H.
Kyser Newark O. Charles smith 'ou'h NOT
walk; H. l. y. Pr.ssey. Norwalk; l. Johh Porter
Greenwich; X Timothy Spencer, Middlebnry
The putlio-suirited comrades OF E. ID. Morgan
pest No yO7 will have their annual summer
niaht festival to-day n Hubcrs Pavilion. Jerome
ave and one -hundred-and -sirty -econd-st mere
will be an afternoon concert followed by an enter
t4irment which viii include illuminated views oil
he r. after which VIII u" pdlcHb ''hSSS WIN
b. I'm waiting a, Ono-hundrcd and FIFTY -iifth-st'
.be terminus Of the Sixth and Ninth-ave elevated
roads 20 convey guests ~ the GROUNDS me
proceeds OF the festival Will be- devoted TO inc
relief fund Of the post.
The survivors Of the 9th New-York Heavy ArtH-
lerv held their reunion Saturday In the Floral
huudIng on the Westminster County Fair GROUNDS.
near the Revolutionary battlefield Of White Plains.
the place was named Camp Morris. In honor OF
Colonel Lewis G. Morris. member Of the War Com
mlttee and Of Major General William Fl. Morris.
who was the first colonel Of the regiment In the
field and as brigade commander led II In hs
first battle with the rebels Police Captain Joseph
were made by james Wool. Ex-senator w. ~.
Robertson and others. The next place 81 meeting
VIII be ~ Yonkers upon the invitation OF h"chhs
Post September 2. l&i
Among Hew-York veterans whose pensions have
been suspended by the Interior Depait ment IL
t'onra9e Jacob fauhrick Of Kotrs Post. 40.
r. 1t was only 81 a month. but 1t meant muCn
10 him. IL - cigarmaker by trade. put is
iucau,clfatrd fur work b. blindness and age.
He has "A large family. lie Will get nothing UNI
Ill the experts IN Mr.. Smiths Office can decide
whether or not he can earn HNlhs bS H'hh"''
labor 49,
There is no soldiers monument in Washington.
although several hhV. been erected there 10 gen
erals and other officers Of rank. NJ III" Nhuondl
F,ncamprncri there last september II was decided
10 form a permanent organization for The BUILT
ing Of "A monument, and an association has since
Monument Association" The cncampment AT In
dianapos Will be asked TO give the project IN"
seal Of its approval.
Tho .2d Nc~-Jcrsey Veterans will hold their re-,
will be entertained by Colonel Abraham g. Dem
Arrest, their old COMMANDER.