New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-05

Acknowledgement OConnor:
Number in good standing June 3d. 1sas. 90. '4o"Vo
G Gsnsdd by by i mlssfr 29s
Gainei by rciasatcnent ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ''o GA
Aggregate .1.' '''''
foss by honorable discharge. ............'... ~
Loss by transfer; ''. 4 045
Loss p, by ddisbonorabie discharge. ........... IL
Loss by delinquent reports ''''''''.'''' 2oa1
>.. d, rood standing December 81. 1893. 90 800
Nunifer remaining suspended on last report
Number Of members or their families 'e'c'e''.,' 1os
Spenled for relief during Ia
Commenting upon these figures he writes; lhey
show a large falling off. which IS to be regretted
ond notwithstanding the earnest appeals OF the de-
r.roont commander on the subject Of suspensions
tba lief Is unusually large Ii does seem as II the
comrades az large should exercise little more
charity toward their unfortunate orothers Inc
nor capita tax which the posts pay 10 the depart
went &c SO insignificant that not much Is saved by
suspendinc a comrade who Is in hard luck. be
charitable. he fraternal comrades Of the Depart
mont Of Now-York and by so acting show your
vmpathy with the poor and unfortunate 10 pe
sure. we are now going down the hill but mat Is
M reason why we should be unKnd and harsh
II ever there was a time that comrade shouiu
show his fraternity and also feeis the heeu VI IT, II
Is now as are growing OLD.
.The contest for department commander sun
shows Pas; Commander Joseph w. Kay, OF BROOK
lyn: Senior Vice-Department Commander II. D. Az
Linson. Of New-York, and Past Commander John
c. Shots Of Yonkers. in the race FROM corre-
snondence I have had with interior and western
counties II looks as If popular senior vice
will make a good first. y dark horse may win 10Y
the second place. though our naval snpma'eS may
rally and give the honor to Silas Owen.
Department Commander Cleary, in special gen
eral order pays a glowing tribute TO the memo
r,es of Past Department Commander Floyd Clark
son and Past Quartermaster-G General Theodore
Feldstein both OF this city OF Comrade clark
son he said He active, earnest ana patrl-
otto during the late war. and on his return 10 civil
life his services and sympathies were with those
who had fought that the Union might be preserved
His genial disposition and his many social qualities
made him general favOrite with ALL ana ne was
known and loved throughout the department. Ana
this of Cornrade Fedsten: HE had endeared him
self 10 hundreds of destitute survivors OF the late
war by his numerous acts Of kindness; he was es-
peclally successful in fastening payments TO asa
bled veterans, but ne always worked gratuitousy
and even refused travelling expenses while 50 en-
gagged"
As a mark Of respect for these departed COM
rades, all entitled TO seats in the Department En-
campment of February q and % will wear Grape
on the left arm that occasion, and 1t Is also
ordered that post officers wear Grape on the eit
arm in their post meetings during the next thirty
days after the receipt of this order; post COM
1nanders will cause their charters to be draped In
mourning for the same length of time
Comrades of J. L. Riker Post No. g. are making
great preparations for their annual civic military
and masgnerade ball at Iaahy b nal nsNt
first year of existence. and is given In aid OF us
ling, Adjutant Charles NJ. Colvn. Peter Ewald'
David H. Hamilton Lucas Hansier William Wolf,
and other weil-known comrades will be present to
welcome friends and see that all the guests ENJOY
The residents of Mount Vernon will have an OPP
portuny TO hear Mrs George W. Custer r. WIDOW H
Frontier" on the evening Of February -: +, The
School assembly-room. the Board Of Education, Of
(which Comrades A. Noel Brakeman, Henry r.
iRhoades. J. y. Farquharson and w. p Sleight are
members. having voted 10 give the use of the room
ito the Farnsworh Post for that evening the lecture
being for the benefit of the widows and orphans
Past Department Commander James Tanner, or
corporal Jim Tanner everybody calls him, is
awaiting another surgical operation at the Hotel
St George Brooklyn, where he Will haNe the
Run reduced inch more in length The
CORPORAL is Obliged to submit to these Teductions
enough the "sawbones' will gradually make way
with all there is of him. The operation Will take
= Past Commander Alexander Newburger. of f; D.
Morgan Post, No. 307, whose friends were anxious
10 enter him in the race for Grand Marshal at the
Memorial Committee election positively declines to
years and four months during the war, was pro-
NOTED from private to first lieutenant of the 4th
New-York Cavalry, and when mustered out was
Assistant Chief Quartermaster on the staff of Cen
The department Commander of Iowa, General
Philip schalier, has strongly Endorsed in general
orders Lafayette Posts ringing law and order
resolutions of January 2, ending his approval with
this sentiment: Iowa stands to-day for one coun-
try and one flag. with the same patriotic enthu,
slasnl that inspired her heroic deeds in 81
to 60. and cherish the supreme faith and pur-
pose that our dead shall not have died in vain
The comrades of Iowa extend fraternal greetings
and godspeed the comrades of the Empire State"
At its last encampment Peter Cooper Post, No.
GS passed resolutions expressing the loss its mem
bers personally feel In the death of Commander
Floyd Clarkson. They declare that the Grand
Army of the Republic has lost one OF It's brightest
lights the country one Of It's most loyal defenders
the State one Of its nobest citizens and the COM
munity an honorable dgnihed and Christian gentle
man"
Comrade Robert D. Boyce of z. II. Wade Post,
No 800. this CITY, has been appointed aide-de-camp
on the staff OF the Department Commander.
General r. F. Meagher Post, No. 5G7 New-York
ered Is