New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-12
GRAND ARMY BUGLE NOTES.
THE NEW DEPARTMENT COMMANDERS
FIRST ORDER.
waves or THE COMRADES WHO WILL AID
ma, ~ MS woRK-How THE BADGE
Is RECEIVED ABRoAD-NoTEs
AND COMMENTS.

AND COMMENTS.
?. ,,,aos, order ils, issued Department Com
! - sbo,ts assumes command OF the Depart
mon, Of New York and makes strong appe"' ~
the members OF the order in the state ne say
"r, sending out this, my first general oruer
! desire sincerely TO thank my comrades ioi 'e 20
,tnr,lshed honor conferred upon me IN e'ec'hs NE
| denartment commander | ask the earnest anu az
,,. sunnori Of every comrade In Newly orK. My "e9'
or.,s shall be TO strengthen and build up the order
we all love so well. II my ability was equa' " NY
! zeal success would be assured In advance |o''
| rades remember that without your ald we ''u9 ,
fail. with It. | am sure that we can not oh'y no'u
our own but greatly increase our NUMBERS i"o
eonds Of veterans In our state are sun outsue Jul
ranks. let us not rest or lay down our arms uhu'
all are gathered within the fold OF the Grahd ARMY
Of the Republic" ,.
The complete and correct list or the ne" uep''N
| ment officers Is follows
John G. Shots Post No. Co. lonkers' department
| commander; p c. Soule Post No. 25I, Wiscoy'
| senior vce-deparment commander; Dahiel val"
Wire Post No 81. Canajohare, junior Vce-oepaI|
ment commander; DR.. Andrew ShelGoh' foS' W.
| 49, Lyons, medical director; Rev. George D. Fan
head Post No g. Utica, chaplain r. II. McCormie'
Post 40. 12l Albany. assistant adjutant-genera'
Edward + Mitchell Post No 60, Yonkers assist
ant quartermaster-general =. j. OConnor' roS'
40 l2l, Albany acting quarermaster-general'r hut
ace d. Ellsworth. Post No. 346, Canton Judge-ad-
| Frank Il. Jones,
tor; George NJ Brink, Post No. l27 Kingston chief
mastering officer James NJ Smith. POST NO. ~
| New York city, senior aide-de-camp.
! The new department commanders list OF ades-de-
| camp, jus. announced, Is headed by Matthe" H.
Ellis Of Post No. $50, Yonkers. and Senator George
! w Robertson OF Post No IS, PeekskDl. Five men,
bers are New-York City comrades-Joseph II. Bar
| ker OF James c. Rice Post. No 29; Peter Dodge
Of oliver Tiiden Post. No. &C.; Edward g. Tucker
man. Of Lafayette Post. No. 40; Jacob Hess, OF
| Koltes Post. No. 80. and Adolph Remann. OF
| Steinwehr Post No 1872 one member is taken from
! Observation-Disclosures J. Lyons, of Thatford Post No.
| g. The remainder selected from other parts of
| the State.
| THE LOCAL POSTS NOT IGNORED.
| A recently printed statement representing that
| there is a great deal OF Kicking In New
| Yorl; and Brooklyn because the new depart
| ment commander has Ignored" these cities
| in making up his staff cannot be well founded
| The foregoing list shows that Commander Shotts
has given the important post OF senior aide
| de-camp to Sumner Post No. "a. of this city, and
| that six comrades of New York City and Brooklyn
are on his staff aicesde-camp.
Past Commander Thomas b. Odell entertained
John \. Dix Post No. l35. at its last encampment.
with a talk about what he in Europe during
recent trip. He SAID that everywhere he found
| Grand Army men. and the badge Of the order
respected and looked upon as an emblem OF no.
buty. In the Alpine region he, with other travel
lers. took refuge from severe storm In monas-
terry. They were Hospitality entertained. The old
Superior. observing the Grand Army button, asked
him many questions about America and the Civil
War Among the other GIestons was one inquiring
AmecaHs were net in Continual dansr d from Tgg,s ,ns
hai been pretty well subdued and there were bu,
few left. but there tribe that was always
ana they found more trouble in getting rid Of then.
than Of all the wild Indians they had ever tackled
been converted to Christianity by ST Patrick. many
the wild ones used TO- they scalped every Office
coar;15y to he%iye,ected Department. and National
COMMANDERS on Friday evening. April .. the COM
ceptions to Department Commander John c. Shots
tn coinmttee IN charge Of the affair Is OF itself
po.-l or Past commsnder A. G. Mills {. L. Gum
Land, George T. Edgar. l.. {. Bracket, William
Il J5 as9t 5s smi nnTf ts F Fen Pier p
;on r. l.. Sas66nry II. =. Butter. R. F Ware.
banks Eares Benton. 4 S Bake B. F. Wright
II. NJ Funston, ". l.. Iesrmanee Jere F Thomp-
Foster g WIS., Waldo spra apa w rgiHl'GN
The commanding officer Of Encampment No. IS.
linton Veteran Legion, Colonel William L. d.
Committees ON Relief; Lieutenant: Colonel Has
|. Ian. Major Brown and Comrade J. c. Martin;
rson and C6mrade andrew D. BARD E 4r mHp.
ments Ieutenant-C Colonel Haslam. Quartermaster
power To- ada to their numbers; STATE OF fha T I
gon, Assistant lnspector-ieneral Reeves officer
OF the Day Dugan comrades f.. :. Cramer H. r.
Hayes and q. II. Luther
RECORDS OF DEAD COMRADES
Commander Joseph II. Coe. for many years as
sisiant clerk OF the Court Of Common Pleas who
died suddenly last Monday. was one OF the most
respected and ardent members Of Lafayette Post
No. 40. He served in the first part OF the war in
the list Regiment. y. Y. S NJ His funeral which
took place last Wednesday at the Baptist Church.
Observation-Disclosures and Lexington-ave
was largely attended. Comrades OF Lafayette and
other posts. judges OF the court Comrade Coe WAS
So long connected with and a large concourse OF
n,ighbors and friends present The burial
was in Greenwood In the family plot.
Professor Herman Srueder. a comrade Of I. NJ
Hamilton Post No. i59. Of Brooklyn, was buried
with military honors last Monday. Chaplain Betz.
OF kTes rGsi no 81 conducted the services and
lessor was a teacher, sang Lead, Kindly Light"
Volunteers. The burial was In the Cemetery OF the
In the death Of Frcderick Tcxtor. KoItes Post
NJ. g. lost It's sixth comrade since the first day
New York independent Battery during the war
The funeral services were conducted by Chaplain
dead comrade buried in the posts plot in the
Lutheran Cemetery.
FIGHTING PARSONS" TO MEET
The War Veterans Association. composed Of
cergymen who served in the Union Army or Navy |
during the will hold its seventh annual camp
fire at the Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church |
IeXngton-ave. and One-hundred- and -twenty-nnth |
81. on Tuesday evening April g. This asso- |
citation OF 'tghtng parsons Is a sprlgh,ly and |
growing organization All ministers In the civ. |
whether resident sojourners. who fought for the
country during the rebellion are invited TO be |
present at the reunion.
The many friends OF Past Commander Henry @ |
Perley. of Reno Post No. II. will be glad to learn |
mat he IS improving after his long and dangerous
Illness Harry Is survivor of the old Hawkins |
Iouaycs and one OF the most loyal and earnest
Grand Army men In New-York
Ihe Nosburgh Veterans made up Of admirers OF |
the former colonel OF the list Regiment have
adopted II handsome association badge Il iast
thursday evenings meeting. h. T.. Liebenan pre-
sidlns' several new members were enrolled. Ser
Eeant Richard Sterling was elected financial secre-
iary and William II. Trahon and Henry j. Moore
trustees. " ~