New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-10
GRAND ARMY BUGLE NOTES.
THE SECURING OF RECRUITS NOT THE
MAIN OBJECT OF COMMANDER slIOTTs.
NEW STAFF oFEICERs-ELEcTIoNs IN MANY
posTs-rLANs FOR THE DEPARTMENT EN-
cAN.r,iJ:NT- INFOEMATloN WANTED

In his last general order Department C";ni4iu''
John c. Shots made some valuable suggestions on
the subject OF inducing men VINO served IL t'V
j-njon Army or Navy during the war to any
Themselves with the Grand Army. In giving cX-
preston to his sentiments Comr@de Shot'S h1s
voiced the feeling that has pcrncatfd the post"
OF ;his city and brooklyn for several years lie S'!S'
lam aware that 1t has been the custom WIZ ue-
their comrades To recrut-a1d to cur mem OoI'"nl::
In The past that was eminentiy piopar. uo en-
pursue mat but am deeply i:ipeSS,. WIZ VIZ
ihc Thought tina; is yastM nGre nn s6dfyn
our present army and looking after our c'iiI]L."
NAV fall bv The waysidc for want Of ASST !nc'.
Soldiers who for nearly thirty years hAVs har III
opportunity connect themselves WIN ,ly H'"''
Army of the Republic and nave NOT b laX," bcen
vantage of the opportuni,y,ne,mr MnT wh rs are
not entitled any further urging a; our nan
If they come and KNOCK AT Our uoJ.S e"crfnr any
NOR time ard vitality in trying 70 i3rcr 'nSm TO
and Measure but which they have refused 50 many
times in the past TO do ! would ra'9er kno% ' hd
taken solemn pledge that no memoer o, me So Dg
loved order no exsolder OF the on of lie G"
ing the coming winter than to know tha plans hao
been perfected whereby there would he added 10
our membership thousand men. W. ought OF
their accord, in their own ln,eresl lor tntI
own pleasure. 10 have joined voluntarily years
ago.
Among the newly-appointed ads-de-cainp On the
staff Of Comma nder-i Chief LAWYER for the Dc
Cummings william II. Gili!land and A. H. Brad
lev New-York City: Stephen ]. Burrows Willis
Mcdonald L. O. Snackenberger. Milford : Slo-
cum and James II. Mckenna. Brooklyn; Or. II. y.
Foster, Buffalo: George A. Nossler. Poughkeeps'o;
George d. Conger. Springville; William c. Goh.
Little Falls c. II. Schermerhorn. Olean; Fred
Cossum. Auburn; Francis J. McGurk West Troy;
Louis l.. Robbins. Nyaok: George W. Covey Hud-
These Assis. ant Imspec tors General have been
announced: Comrades William q. cav, Science
tady ~ v and George Edward Allen. Providence.
r.
The Commander. in CHEZ hopes that appointments
on the staff will be considered something more
than sinecure. and asks hearty cooperation IN
all work for upbuding the orle- Aides-de-canp
are informed that appointments must be accepted
by January l next. commissions viii not lie
issued.
''IIeadquarters looked very qulc, to-day" wrote
High Private from Albany December :
The officials have sent of the b anks ~ ana
- for the semi-annual reports, and are How
attending routine work until the reports come
I back. The Department Commander the Assistant
Adjutant- ereral and the Assistant GGartermaster
General at Buffalo attending The meeting OF
the commission in charge Of the new hone for IN"
| old veterans. Past Departments commander Gc)r;e
II. Trediwen. o. Albany. prcslen; OF the commits
sion is with the headquarters party. quite a num-
OF The posts have not yc; reported on the Gues-
ton &C. change OF time OF meeting o. tho Depart
ment Encampment. Fully q per ce.t % tho posts
which have reported on the change In favor
OF holding the encampment in me month O. May.
Posts failing to forward tn All Itants' and
ouartermasters' reports. with the per capita lax
Of cents for the term ending December 3d. 1914.
VIII be admitted TO representation In The
Department Encampment
Farnsworth Post. No 10. stationed al Mount
Vernon. held its annual election Friday night
The new officers to be installed the first Frida,
| in January Commander. Captain william VII.
senior vice-commander. Major Daniel W.
Lapham; junior vce-commandcr Lieutenant Henry
| f. Rhoades: quariermaster. Nathan Van Horson:
surgeon, DR.. HOLSTER. chaplain. Captain W. \.
Armstrong; officer OF the day. Melv.l Kelsey ON
OF the guard. Major James II. Jenkins dele gate
| to Department Encampment. Captain Frank VI.
! Clark: alternate. w A. Anderson; trustees. Harry
/ Sproull. Captain d. G. Curtis and Chaplain Van
! Cort delegates TO Westchcster County Assoca-
! ton. Messrs. Lapham. Rhoades and John r. Jcn-
nings 1t is believed that william I. Seisht, who
has acceptably filed the Office OF adjutant. can
| be prevailed upon to accept another term.
! The certificate OF membership. prepared by the
Nationa. Council OF Administration, following the
recommerda lions OF the twcnty-iirst National En-
campment. has not proved popular, and az re-
| suit the designer and publisher let with a
large number of copies on hand. The National
commander thinks tina: every member OF the
Grand army of the Republic ought to be proud
TO own OF those beautiful documents The
/ be supplied TO posts for - cent eacn. ex-
press charges added. The Quartcrmastcr- General
lafayette Post, No. 40 elected the following OH
Gers on friday eVen.ns -. the year 80. com
commander Charles II. r. ellis. junior yics-corn-
Foster: surgeon. james l.. 'Bs5 ca caapa.n Wi6uf
| + Wood, officer Of tne Gay. AdolpA T. DICK: ohicef
partment Encampmenl. william 4. Copp. Meredith
/ Ion|s A. w 6 NM G9s.c. l.: Gum H.
| ren f. Saepard. Frank {. lCte'and, Wilbur +;
| Brown, Richard L. Salisbury, Egbert L. Neie and
Villain l.. Heerrnance. delegates 10 Memorial Com
| mltice. +. H. Murphy. Il. O. TuckeFman. Asa
'I Marvi1 1"T Francs tt%r eorsc II Van orsen
J. Il Johnson oscar ". Dus,enbury and Gl.ber,
Herkner. Henry =. Butter Joseph 4 Lackoy, DA-
mon +. Renne John T. Illlard, William J. We'll
S. Morrison and Henry Cole smith.
These post elections for 1886 have also been 70
Pan Kearney Post, No s-commanacr. owen D.
james J. Hood; junior vlce-corrmanaer Edward J.
Hetherton: quartermasicr. lanes Toher' surgeon
Of tne day, James NJ lelley; officer Of NJ guard
Wiam NePry degsSie to DsnarTent Eua' gip
vens; delegate to Memorial Committee. b. y. Levy.
s SSnn KEW Mce Aad and w HhSn na5
General James Shields Post No. g. mmanIe5:
Barrett junior vlce-commander, John Daniels; quar-
termaster Patrick Carroll; officer Of the day. John
s. Wade. officer of the guard ra;rick c.cary; ccun-
p phy John Hagserty and John Oman Memorial
Committee, John Hagger;y sand John Murphy; a.
;ernaies. Patrick Carroll ah1 Patrick Ash; dele
gate to the Department Enca mpment, John Nc
Donoush: alternate. John lLsgerty.
T. A. Kmbai Post. No lW-Commander. Samue'
l.. Malcolm: senior vcecomm6nder. a. Wi.lis Jun
ior vice-commander NJ j. Graham; CHAPLAIN John
Hassall: surgeon. Dr. S. g.. Cook; quartermaster.
w II. Xix. twelfth term: officer OF the day. James
Edlin; officer Of the guard f. a Carter delegate
TO Department Encampment, DIR. ;. G. Cook; a.
Ellsworth Post. No. G7-Commander. George NJ
Dusenbury reelected: senior vice commander.
Charles f. Baldwin; junior yice-commanler, Will
lam Smith OBrien; chaplain Charles smith sur sur
geon Montgomery Brown; quartermaster. Charles
w Perroty: officer OF the day Edward Bell: officer
of the guard George Lynch; adjutant, Michael