New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-07
GRAND ARMY BUGLE NOTES.
PREPARATIONS FOR MDMoRIALsDAY.
PLANS OF THE VARIOUS POSTS - ELLIS AF--
FEcTING, THE VETERANS NOW ~
THE GovERNoR's Hands, NOTES


"rIigh Private" writing from Albany. May l.
praises the Legislature for its work In behalf of the
soldiers of the war in the recent session There are
now in the Governors hands TWO bills which vet
Grams hope he will speedily sign. They are Senate
bill No. $50 and Assembly bill no LIS Senate
bill No. $50 exempts from CiVil Service eXamlna-
ton all veterans who apply for positions wmch 90
not pay over 81 a day. Assembly bill NO l4io gives
the same preference to veterans guaranteed 70 them
by the former law. with the remedy added that IN
case the veteran unawfully denied his rights rs
to appointment or employment in the civil Service
or is removed from such appointment or employ
ment without cause. he can sue for damages ID any
court Of competent jurisdiction. the burden OF proof
as 10 ncompetency or unworthinessre with the
party defendant
Circulat No. 3, just issued by Department-Com-
mander Shots calls the attention of ali commanders
and comrades of posts OF this department 10 the bill
introduced by Comrade Amos j. Cummings in Con-
gress known as House bill No. 80. and earnestly
requests all comrades address their Senators and
REPRESENTATIVES urging them to vote for the bill
Department T. C Commander John c. Shots has an
nounced the appointment Of the following aidesde-
camp the Department Staff: New-York City
+. L. Zallnski Eli NJ. Merrill and j. {. SaXion.
Lafayette Post. No. 40: Samuel Collins, John T..
Bendix Post. No. 400: Lewis Heuer. Sumner Post.
No. "a; Henry Decker. Steinwehr Post. NO 1872;
Curtis b. Pierce Alexander Hamilton Post. no
lS; Charles T.. Inness and Charles f Forrest Gen
eral James S. Wadsworth Post. No. Il; Anton
y. =
No. S94; Lewis H. Iaske and Enos Y. Wood Reno
Post, No. Al; Patrick McGrath, Adam Goss Post
No. $50: James f. Burrage, Naval Post No BIG;
William W. Jackson Albert Mitchell and Alexander
Powell. John \. Andrews Post No. 23i; Marlin l.
Hatch T. D. Morgan Post, No 3O7; Edward Rate.
Oliver Tilden Post, No &c; Frank f. Dawson. Thad-
deus Stevens Post. No. 255; William II. Turner,
Vanderbilt Post, No. 1856; Patrick Dooly. General
NJ Corcoran Post. No. 427; Matthew J. Parkinson,
John A. Rawns Post, No. 50; Webster Young ana
John Cawood. Farragut Post No. %; Alexander j.
Stewart Daniel Jerman and A. NJ Smith. James c.
Rice Post No. 90 +. A. Laudens, John \. Dix Post.
No 1855; Robert Mcguire. Veteran Post No. 436. and
Michael c. Murphy. James Shields Post. No g.
Brooklyn-Alfred Falrhurst and William Barth-
man. George c. Strong Post. No. 5Si; Charles y.
Wheeright Mansfield Post No. So. Herman p.
Smith, John Murphy and Edgar ]. Mott. L. S.
Grant Post No 327: Henry Lawson. Gushing Post,
No. 2S1; Gustavus Voges. Frank Head Post. No. l6;
Robert Braid and f. 5. Dreamer, Barbara Freltchie
Post No IL: Franklin d. Case. Harry Lee Post
No. 21: Reid b. Granger, Charles r. Doane Post
No. 40: James Whtlock Rankin Post No. 10. and
NJ. S. Stokum w. W. Stephenson Post, No. 6s9.
FOR MILITARY INSTRUCTION IN SCHOOLS.
The Department. Commander has appointed Captain
r. L. Zalinskl a special aid and assigned him to
the promotion Of military Instruction in the Public
Schools" The successful accomplishment of this |
scheme will constitute, he believes. perpetual |
monument Of the desire of comrades Of the Grand |
Army or the Republlc TO assure the future OF tne
country from all possible aggressions 1t will bene |
NJ the Nation in peace well as war. lie there |
fore asks ali post commanders at once to bring |
the subject TO the attention Of their respective |
posts. and induce them TO take prompt and vigorous
action toward influencing the school authorities
of their neghborhood 20 adopt and carry out the |
eystem. The fact of the appointment Of commit
tee for the work By each post with the names Of
those composing It, will be at reported by each
post commander to Comrade +. l.. Zalinski. whose
address 10 Century Club. New-York City.
The feature in naval veteran circles last week
the mastering in and installation of the officers
eject of the Philadelphia Naval Veteran Associa-
tion of Philadelphia the thirty-second local assoca-
ton under charter OF the National Association. at
General George Q. Meade Post Hall, Twelfth and
Chestnut SITS, on Friday evening last Rear-Ad-
rniral b. S. Osbon with staff composed Of Com
modore Cyrus Sears, OF Baltimore Fleet Chaplain
Samuel Altman. Lieutenant b. d. Blanchard Chief
of STAFF James F. Burrage. OF New-York; National
Aids Edward T. Corrigan and Walter i. Jacobs. OF
New-Haven, and Lieutenant Joseph s. McClees.
National Aid Frank S. Robinson of Philadelphia,
performed the duties. over three hundred invited
guests were present. including RearAdmiral Nc
Cauley. L. S. N The National officers left New
York on Friday afternoon and met by a
reception committee and escorted to the Continental
Hotel where dinner served They then
S c 70 me nal %nfre tne ser
held under the auspices of the National AssOcia-
ton. The new association IS under command of
In his general order, for the observance of Me-
of the day inaueurated by Comrade John A. Logan"
the Department Commander says:
Comrades, remember that these annual COM
memoratons stand like milestones in the journey
Of life, as markers our line Of march, astonsh-
behind But let not our comradesRp diminish H' on
that account rather let IT be doubly strengthened
the silent by the expresses softly o'ershad
owed. wherein they rest until the Archangers
kindly and our |
patriot dead are held in remembrance by their
Posts urgently requested to attend divine
service in body on Memorial SUNDAY May p, and
not forgetting to acknowledge to the goodness OF
s.9 en- IN pmittins 50 many OF the comrades to
mast"
TO BE IN THE LINE OF MARCH
Grand Marshal f. p Doherty and his Adjutant-
General and Chief OF STAFF. Conrade Waldo Sprague,
are receiving many applications from organizations
desiring to parade on Memorial Day, at their head
quarters. in the list Regiment Armory, Park-ave.
and Thrtyfourth-st Besides Grand Army posts
ed are Troop A and the cadet Corps Connected
MIN me troop who will act as escort to the Grand
fhe Ir Maya Reservss and Sons Of Veterans Mayor
n oifcials OF the city government The Grand
Marshal intends TO arrange the column and place
obvate the previous confusion in line by having too
much music or rather bands and drum corps TOO
close together. Uniformed organZa lions desiring a
place In line should apply to the Grand Marshal
a. the armory. His Office hours from u IN. 10
~ d. III.
ST. Paul, MINI. which declares itself to be the
centre OF North America. invites the Grand Army |
pr the Republic to hold its National Encanpment |
N 1888 IN that city; Minneapolis unes in the invi
Iaton In a circular issued by the Citizens Com |
nittee the advantages OF st. Paul. as a "Conven- |
Lop" city are given In detail. with appeal, which
= likely 10 come nearer 10 hearts Of old soldiers |
than the glowing description of the city's scenic |
beauties. transportation facilities electric RAILWAYS |
and fine hote, accommodations
On sunday, May Is. the annual memorial services |
D. the Farragut Association Of Naval Veterans viii
axe place at the gravesde OF Admiral D. C. Farra- |
gut, L. $. N, In Woodlawn Cemetery A speciol |
rain will leave the Grand Central Station at 1880 |
}. m. The following societies Of naval veterans |
Will take part; Farragut Association Port Of New |
York; Monitor Association. OF Brooklyn: Gideon |
Nelles Association of New Haven Navsl pnct ~. |