New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-29
GRAND ARMY BUGLE NOTES.
PREPARING FOR THE NATIONAL EN-
CAMPMENT

KOLTEs POSTS LOSS ny THE DEATH OF CAP
TAIN FELDsTEIN-NoTEs AND COMMENTS.
one hundred and sixty-one owners managers and
representatives Of the leading hotels and boarding
houses In P!ttsburg and Allegheny city have en-
tered into written spulations o only moderate
and reasonable rates during the National En-
campment Of 1891 Besides the Central Traffic
Association has promised that most favorable rates
for transportation shall be accorded to comrades OF
the Grand Army attending the encampment. The
comma nderi feels, therefore, that official an
nOuncement may be made that the twcnty-eighth
National Encampment of the Grand Army Of the
Republic will be he'd Pittsburg the week be-
ginning September 10. 1894. Future announcement
with regard to general plans and details will be
made by general orders or circular from head
quarters
The delegates elected to the Memorial Committee
OF this city from the several posts meet next
Monday evening at the Gsth Regiment Armory,
Tompkns Market to organize for 1894. The OFF,
GERS be elected chairman two vice-chair-
men. treasurer recording secretary corresponding
secretary. grand marshal and sergeant AT arms.
Many friends OF First Nice-Charman Philip ;. Big
lin. past commander Of Reno Post. No. H. want TO
promote him the chief post In the committee. and
they thought that he might go through without
opposition. but another candidate has appeared In
Past Commander Ferdinand Levy. OF Steinwehr
Post. No. 1872. Comrade Levy. who Is Register OF
New York city. generally proves a hustler when
he is looking for anything. Post Commanders
Bglin and Levy will make hot fight If they are
both in earnest
To succeed Grand Marshal George VI. Barry. who
dcmonsi RI ted his fitness for the place 10y the able
manner In which he handled the Memorial pay
parade Of last year. Commander T.. /. poh"rty. OF
Veteran Post No. 1876. has been announced AZ a
candidate. In anticipation that Senior Nice-Dcpari-
ment Commander T.. j Atkinson who has dis
,iie n.1 md
secretary FOR over "A decade. Will be chosen Depart
mcnt Commander al Rochester February y. ana
viii desire to he relieved Of that Office. Past De-
prrirlon. Commander James & Fraser IS talked of
a. mos suitable comradc FOR the place Of score
tary. General Nicholas ". Day il not likely To
have any opposition FOR the Office of treasurer
which h. has filed TO the entire satisfaction Of
the committee and the comrades II New-Iork for
many years lie may consider himself 'slat"d 70
receive AMI dlsburse the memorial funds as long rs
he lives Past Commander John Mulligan. OF Gen
eral James s Wadswcrth Post. No -. and AdIu-
tan, John McCauley. OF General Thomas Fran
cs Meaghcr Post, No 5s7. the present correspond
Ing secretary AMI sergcant-at-arms respectively.
will probably be reelected 10y acclamaiion
Death has come often to Koltcs Post OF late. but
no comrade will bc missed 10y wider circle II com
yanlons -in-arms Than Captain rheodor" Feldst"in
The Grand Army never had member win Il
v arner heart. He one of the charter members
ropular Grand Army men New-Nork. In lS'
Colonel Floyd clark s1n. then Department Command
or APPOINTED Cornrlde Fcldstcin Quart"rmast"r
General an Office which he hlled with ability ana
success During the war Captain Fcldsten served
I'm the l6Sth New-York Volunteers. OF which regi
rrcnt General Felix Prince Sam Salm. aftcrwari
on officer on the stan Of Emp ror MaNimnn. In
Mexico was commanding officer. Captain F"ldst"in
was we-knoWn IN Shcrman's Army, vas AZ IN"
battle ~ IOOkou, Mountain with Hooker ana
took part in all the movements OF the Army ~ the
Cumberland in the advance uDon ard captur" "f
Atlanta Previously he served N the Army ~ the
Potorns, under Mcclellan. burnside. Hooker and
Meade until after the battle 81 GettyShurg
Through the llherality of prominent citizens ~
Rhode Island nftccn poas 81 that department ar"
10 receive n complete book Of records of each mem
Der ~ these posts The book Is the work 81 III"
Grand Army Memorial Company. ~ Philadelphia
II Will contain me name. the date ~ enlistment.
letters Of company number ~ regiment. battles
that each man took part In: y wounded. "hcr"
and the nature - wounds. and II f. 50 arranged hs
70 give a complete record Of each veterans ser
vice and date Of discharge.
Tho giv.rs are II. Russell Brown. Governor 81
Rhode Island. General Oln"y Arnold fh"tu'k"
Cnlou. Eben y II,tlclell. IN memory % MS
other III. late General \ ~ Li'u"ncli tx
cov.rnor Roynl &. Taft. * licut"nant GOVERNOR
more Colonel Warren Lipp,t. and other -kno" :.
citizens OF the State. The cost OF 'hch N""r' -
,n sketches and photographs OF the gi'rfS also