New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-09

Colonel Smith suryeou ana Ned eal Director. colo
mel Pennington. lusi'rtor OF Artillery 'fh .''.
POST surgeon. or. kimbal. Assistant Surgeon. ami
chaplain HCSdT,n' 81 Irn ,,,,,o. q Troa,
ani q IL Macdonald. aids on the siaN N"f'
WIN IT, las, goodb,s h,a been sail Major
General Howard. retired came tp Ne"-N York ana
later went 20 BROOKLYN. whele he was entertained
10 leave the service ard wouli not haF' taken tlr
step but for Tie lar wm'A provide tha- crrla'.'
But ! shall not be tdlo." ne said. am going
with my family 10 Portland. orr. and shii sop
PAclnc Coast. AMI in o. spring shali r"inrn To
Burlington VI. whcre viii make ny hoinc,
tinue to work ln the cause 81 Christan,fy.
the rank OF Ma General OF BrgI X q
ger and MatOr-6;en.ral Nelson l. Miles wiii prob-
ably be- appointed to me command u The pepIrt.
ment OF the East The General and his party lrii
this ciiy on their Western tour this morning.
Huildlne I'm BROOKLYN last ,y,ning The reception
was prcceicl hy an Informal dlner d, tp~ Montauk
club. at which General ami Mrs Toward wore the
guests Of George \. price. chairman ot he hec"i'-
lion Committee Of the Pot. Among those present
wrrs MAJOR and Mrs Scn'eren. Lol'nri .r ana Ms I
and Mrs. William Bern. and Nil and Mrs. T..
Rutzl-r
The rooms Of Grant Post were gayly decorated
with nAgs and flowers in honor OF the festive DC
casion and were thronged with the members or the
organization and their wives. together Win many
friends invited FOR the occasion. When General
Howard appeared upon the platform with Mayor
Schicf"n ana the officers or the POST thrrr WIS
hearty applius~.
Commandor James Dean In behalf Of Gran, Post.
presented Fluctuations 10 General Howard upon ma
retirement from the service TO which BE- had been
50 long credit. ana welcomed him 10 The ease
which his retirement entitled him.
Department Commander Schott spoke for The
g. \. Il. OF the state, and Mayor Scheren FOR the
city Of Brooklyn.
In reply - the addresses General Howard made
q bref speech expressing his Sony. ~ The honor
done him and referring TO ne pleasant relations
he had sustained with Grant Post ,,,. -,
Among thOsc present were :. Y. VI mite. General
l. s Catn. :. NJ Griswold. Wills Mcdonald II.
". Knight. Noah Tebbetts. General 7 b. Gates.
sutton nr w nrnsni To'1He' ,i ~, j.: lang
+. Blackmar. y T. Chittenden. General e u.
r. Coils Horace T.. Dresser. benjamin Estes.
Nelson J. Gates. william Hardness Granville W.
Harman. c. y. IIoagand. General James Jourian.
Lamb W H. Maxwell. General +: l.: MoiIneux, tn.
Rev Dr George -. Mains Asa W. Tenney, General
lanes McI.eer John French W. W. Goodrich John
Truslow. w. H. Lyon. Jesse Johnson. w. g. Wal
George 8 Studwell James w. Brkett. II. l.. Brd2-
man. u. II. Iioughtaling, William IL Williams,
butcher. George Il. Forester. =. w. Wurs;er,
Colonel A. s. Bacon and Howard Glib.
Washington Nov. 8-General orders from the War
DEPARTMENT issued 81 the Army to-day announced. b.
direction OF the President the retirement from active
aervce bv operation Of law % Major General Oliver
o. Howard. commanding the )enartment Of the
East After enumcratng General HowaTds military
or,i Uov,aris long varied and distinguished career
has been chara cierized by marked ability In the com
nond of troops and great giliantry In action; by
unselGsh patriotism and broad philanthropy. He has
1asor,o1 The gratitude OF his cOuntrymen and the
re. provided by law after the close Of II long and
faithful military service.