New-York tribune., 1894-10-15
GRAND ARMY BUGLE NOTES
PROTEST AGAINST SOME OF THE HIS
TORIES USED IN THE SCHOOLS.

ALLEGED TO BE TOO FAVORABLE TO THE So' IN
ErN SIDE or TIE GREAT sTRrGGLE-A
MoNr-lrNT TO FRANCIS SCOTT KEY.
circular letter issued this month by the ne"
Commandcr-in-C chief. Thomas G. Lawior' u
lrois directs the attention Of comrades 10 ,s ~
iec; OF great interest to the members oi ''' "
Army OF the Republic and the loyal people o' NV
courtrv-the text books used in the pubh' schoo'S'
r,o e,,hi.,t cano before the last National En-
carnomcnt at Pit,sburs. through report from the
Department o. Pennsylvania, referring 10 l'c ~
famous histories being published ana use" VI ,"o
public schools Of the United states, ana a"''' '"'
that there is no more injustice ana Il" "0i' ~
hir, being done than by some Of the text poohs
that are being used which hold up S;one"ali 'ach
son and Robert r. Lee tho cxempars oi -Niic'r
can valor These histories. whose chi'i ooJc''
seem to bc 20 leave in doubt the real c""S'' W "
war to unduy magnify the lives ot H'en WI"
sought 10 destroy II" Union. ana TO Hllh'ih'"" '"'
services Of those who 10y their sacrifices saved
the Nation from destruction are not useh III me
Southern States alone hut they are founh III ,' IN"
public schools of the Northern states rs wei
Earnest protest Is made against the co"''''"eu ~
Of such text books The Grand Army Of the Re-
public declares cmphatica.y against the spur"
which leaves "thc student to his own conclusions
as To whether the North was right or the oo"'"
was right: that hcsitates to pronounce secession,
rebellion" and that falls "to inspire the youthtu'
reader with that same patriotic cohcepuon VI !"
Union cause its soldiers and supporters had """c
struggling for Its maintenance II believes 'oo'
,,., Tho time has come ITO counteract the activity
of late evinccd by the associated veterans oi "''
South. to pcrpc,ua'c their story OF the war oh!y'
,bot I, may be restored to that place in history
which th.. best thought OF the country ong ago
decided it had really lost"
Commander Iawlor directs that the able report
upon this subject from the Pennsylvania com
radcs be read in every post and published III every
paper.
foe,b II Parker secretary 40 90 Front-st.
announce that the survivors OF the 5th New
York Heavy Artillery the DANDY 5th'-will com
rncmorato the battle OF Cedar Creek at the SIN
toenth annual reunion Of their R"g'ment"I ASSo-
citation to bc held Friday afternoon and evening"
octobcr 70 AT the broadway Central Hotel Nos
ca -G77 broadway. opposite Bond-st The bu"he'S
meeting will take place at o'clock p m atier
which dinner VOL be served. The assessment has
been paced at s. - each
cameron Post. so 70 which meets at 40 Ct
East Four'h-at. on the second and 'ourth lhurS-
dav evening Of each month has the Oldest chap
lain I'm the United states. both In years ana IN
continuous service His name is the Rev Samuel
Il Wills and he has been chaplain OF cameron
Post FOR twenty-five years rarely missing an en-
camfucui. Chaplain Willis vas born al salem
Mass In ls6 and he is therefore "iGhty-"ight
wears old though fcw would take him to be over
the old school and extremely popular with the
boys"
The now National roster ia as follows: com
mandcr-in-C Chicr Comraie Thomas q. Lawler, OF
Rockford. III. senior vice-command"r-in-c
Cornrade \ T.. Rurchncld. OF PittsburS. junior
vicc-comuandor-in-chi Comraie Charles II.
Shute OF Ncw Orleans. surgeon-gcn"ra! tomrahe
. W Weeks OF Marion. ohio; chapain-in-chef.
Comrade r. II Ilagcrty. of 81. Louis; adjuiant-
general g. g. Jones. OF Rockford. III. quarter
m,s,or-rcncral !. " Burst. Rockford. Ill: in
s,.o,o general g Y. T. Pond. Mvsk"gon. Mich;
kerr y 3 assistant adiutaut- general, j. J.. Zen
n,ff 81 chicago SO - Opera House Block:
Fye.u,i.e Committee % the National Council oi
Administration Henry : Dietrich. chicago. George
u Horiius. Detroit. Albert Sch"n"r. - FauI
Samuel e. EroNr. Pcracock. y II lhEld
: Brown. <cw York. X ~ Cochran. Iorio
ohio. charles " ,;errig Allegheny Penn. VA
tloual Pension Committee. Ivan y walker indian
npoiia. N \ NclI~ury. h"nison. Ia. Isaac, ;.
Hangs Waicryillc. Ne. George ". Cr"ascy, ,h"l-
sea Mass. H. -. McpougaN. Kansas city. Mo.
John \ tisisU oil Post 80 .2s 81 Troy y. Y. has
appointed 81 ,ommitc" for tho purpose oi taxing
me Necessary steps toward ~" ere -tion o' SUIT
able monument 10 Francis scott Key IN" author
o. iho '-'ar Spanglel Banner The body 81 the
author uow r"posr- IN % humble plot Ia IN" ruril
r.rn. terry of Frederick Nd. and with nothing IN
particular distinguish ~ from others ''"u"rhI
'p-eTh fi carr former Secretary of stat" ot N""
YORK is 80 the head 81 the committc"