The Washington times., 1894-10-19
WIT WAS THEIR FUEL.
Comrades of Schofield Garrison Give a
Campfire OF More than ordi.
nary interest.

nary interest.
Tincups filed with delicious coffee, sand
wiches, pipes, good Irish songs, speeches that
ranged from grave to gay, were the chief fea-
lures OF programme provided for the delec-
tation of Gen. ]. NJ Schoned Garrison. No.
%. ofthe Regular Army and Navy Union, at
Grand Army Hall, last night. An interesting
postscript to that programme is that one sim
liar is to be given at each second meeting to
be held hereafter.
Previous to the display OF tincups and the
flow of oratory the garrison held business
meeting, at which there were sundry enact
ments of interest to the membership. 1t was
the reception of report from committee
previously appointed on reorganization, and
the provision was made for important reyi-
sion OF the ritualistic work and the bylaws;
certain instructions were also given to the
representatives to be hereafter elected to the
National Union, which will be held in Chi
cago.F February %, 1895.
1t was arranged among other things that
the garrison shall devote more attention here
after to benevolence and fraternity, and such
recommendations as were made upon this and
other points by the committee were adopted
unanimously. The garrison was formally in
spected, also, by Assistant National Inspector
Thomas ]. Shea.
Commander w. II. Signor presided over
the deliberations and Adjutant G. A. Warren
attended to the records. The camp fire
opened at o'clock. when the substantial
comforts were dispensed, it is needless to say,
with lavish generosity, and number of the
comrades responded to the 'call' OF Master
of Ceremonies Shea, and each gave talk-ex-
cepting those who sang. Past Commander
Morton was the first, speaking entertainlngly
on the state ofthe Union" 1t should be stated
that TO the unflagginG zeal of Comrade Nor
ton is due the present prosperous condition
of the garrison.
Commander Signor, Adjutant Warren, of
No. %, and Adjutant Henry S. Edwards, OF
No. 43. were also among the speakers, while
Comrades Foster and Shea enlivened the oc-
casion with character songs.
Garrison No. % was instituted October Is,
1891. Its officers are: w. II. Signor. COM
mander; G. w. Giddens, vice commander; S.
Evans, deputy commander; Frederick Graf,
paymaster; L. ]. Melchior, quartermaster.
II has membership OF 215, and is COM
posed, as its name indicates, of regular Army
| and Navy veterans. The average length OF
| the terms of service represented in the gar
| rison is twelve years, and to become men,
Der man must have seryed five years. Some
on the rolls have q record of thirty years
service. There are 120 garrisons in the
United States, with membership of 10000,
Schofield Garrison leading the list in point oil
numbers.
The order is formed on almost the identical
! lines that characterize the Grand Army OF
the Republic. 1t is in large degree n bene-
fetal order. and like the G.. A. r. has an en-
ployment committee to provide for worthy
members out of work and means. The COM
mittee in charge of the campfire of last night
was composed of d. o. brennan, T. J. Shea,
J. W. Mattingly, S. Evans, and George Gid
! dens.
| garrison.