New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-02
GRAND ARMY BUGLE NOTES.
NETWORK AND BROOKLYN DELEGATES
TO THE NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT
CANDIDATES FOR eoMNANDER-iN-ChiEf AND
JUNIOR CoMMANDtR-REAR ADMIRAL
ALIENS SENSIBLE SUGGESTIONS
OTHER ITEMS OF INTER
EST To VETERANS.

OTHER ITEMS OF INTER
EST To VETERANS.
New-Yorks preparations for the Louisville Ma
aonal Fncamnrent are about complete. and IL may
he assumed that no department OF the Union WI"
be more largely handsomely represented INV
details of the trip OF the Empire state Ne'e''
have already been printed in The Tribune Inc sPo
c,al Headquarters train, with Department Oo"''''
der Atkinson and his stan and the deIesa'eS "'
oIternates from this State will leave the city next
Sunday at 9:l5 A. m by the West Shore mt Inc
comrades from New-York and brooklyn VINO nav
been selected to represent their feiio"-so"ieis az
Louisville and are TO so by headquarters tran' are
General Nicholas w. Day. Post NO. lSo' JAMES ~
Roll POST No 49,; Congressman Philip T. Low
Pos, No 1872: T. s Blgn. Post No. Al; NJ e shat-
tuck Post No. 900: John j. HUMPHREYS fos' No
400. W A. VoEt Post No. 10; NJ. H. Nnaleh' fos'
No Sls: Charles A. Shaw, Post NO. 10; Il. W.
1,uouned,eu Post No 2S6: Stephen Burrows. Post
No q: James owens Post No. 51s; Albert j. Al
ans Post No II: John Campbell. Post No. 4SS; j. a.
Coulden Post No 30; c. G. Reichert, Post NO. ~
Phip W. Yung. Post No. %; Frank Lederie' fosl
No 1872: John Little. Post No. %7; NJ. A. sweeney
Post No S39; Thomas II. Herman POST No 49,
William J. Barry Post No 1S; Francis j. Hawks
Dos, No 40 and William Butler. Post No. 500.
The candidates most talked of for Commander-in-
Chief TO succeed Colonel Thomas c. Lawler. OF Hi
nos are Colonel Ivan n. Walker. Past department
Commander OF Indiana. and Past Department COM
IN HeQDerg,
wel-known candidates for Junior Commander-lh-
chief General Nicholas W. Day Of John A. Dix
Post No 1856 and Philip s. Biglin, OF Keno POST
NO A. General Day is well known beyond the nm
us OF New-York State soldier with spiehdiu
war record and as a Jealous champion OF the Grand
Army Comrade Bign has also been an untiring
worker in the cause Of the order and for the last
twelve years has ably filled the office OF chairman
of the New-YoIk Memorial Committee
II the Naval Veterans unite and ask for repre-
sentation as II is understood they are preparing 10
do they may present the name Of Comrade Philip
T. Low past commander OF Alexander Hamilton
past No 1872 who was elected TO Congress from the
XVIII District last fall. No popular shipmate
could be selected for such concentration OF
strength.
Lafayette Post. No. 40 and L. 5. Grant Post
No 327. OF Brooklyn will make the trip TO Louisville
together in Pullman cars handsomely decorated with
bunting and Grand Army devices and supplied with
all the solids and liquids necessary for the journey.
In his annual report. TO be submitted TO the
National Association O. Naval Veterans at Louis
Vile next week Rear-Admra Frencis H. Allen
makes the following sensible suggestions:
While am opposed 20 constant tinkering OF
,tculSrs changes are absolutely necessary The
most important those OF military titles Tor our
National officers and gold lace decorations upon me
sleeves While | believe from al ! can learn me
adoniion of the titles of Rear Admiral Commo-
dore etc. for officers were meant 10 sho" gu.
sympathy and respect for the naval servife aS ~
Was constituted during the war, its adoption was
nevertheless a mis;a AXE, as we assuheu utIes 10
o,iHers of the Navy To longer perpetuete the
ia mind and causes us to lose the respect and CO.
operation of Navy officers and others whose as
IN me place Of the title OF Admiral which
conveys no meaning as applied TO our NaiioiS, com,
,nanding officer and is | fear, a rdicuonsN Top.
heavy title for a civiliantoo much on the pinaiore
opera bopH 9Fae1 g which expresses
Clearly the nature OF the ONCE III piace Vl IVA
81 mace Of CAPTAIN Junior National CommandeI'
10 have the relative rank Of admiral NlTF Fa
MIRA ,aerienated as fleet officers TO be hereafter
known as National officers. with rank correspond
ing 70 n matter Of the present gold lace decoration
,,nnn the sleeves however necessary TINS may nav
len on shipboard it has become offensive 10 sooa
taste on shore. since is adopuoht oS cbaracters
Who seek that way of challenging atttnIIHH az az
advertising themselves at i once In my judg
inen the anchor upon ne co' %avV and rank may
i Hnre tastefuly expressed by modest RANK a
stran worn with National Dadge on u tnd desg
nion be on the collar Of the coat benesth h ene
anchor deem our service IN 'te Wconfounded with
90 Of tho hest known Grand Army men OF New
1orsev Commander Dewitt C. Newing, died AT MS
home in Long Branch City on August ~ anu wa
,r,oa las, Monday lie was little more than nl'y-
ono wears old At the age of eighteen ne enl's'o'
in Company A. 18th Regiment Ne"-1erSes ,ou n.
teers and became drum major OF MS 'ee -,
prominently connected WIN SWIM 49,
socto,ies Long Branch Lodge. +. * "A. w. ma"
60. of the funeral James Il. Morris Post OF the
Cran1 ARMY Arloch Lodge l. o. o. r. an"
Oceanic Fire Engine Company were al ia'e''' 'NP
resented by their respective meinpe's .no oorr.,
AFR Newing was once Coroner OF une '0u'''
For the last five years lie was
of ocean County. . O.. r,,L,.
The funeral services were conducted az o. , |U''
NJ +. Church by the Rev Henry H. NoD "D'.l
pastor, assisted by the rev ~ ="
of the Reformed Church ,,.
ro,,pd the circle" in good earnest In gong 10
and returning from the National Encampmeh'' ln,S
will leave Boston at $50 p. m mex. ""'u'u"s "
snecial cars for Providence wheie u'e! W." IAN
. Precedence line steamer for New-York. lhey VIII
breakfast in Jersey city on Sunday morhlhs anu
,ho, p,oceed to Gettysburg In a specla uth OIL
Pullman cars which is to be at their service curing
the entire trip. a stop Of twenty-'hree mum at
tiettysburg will give ample time IQr Caiii"N N''''
on the battlefield. On Monday, sep'ehooi % 'ne
..oid Rows" will proceed on their way TO Loul'NAle'
.tounng at Deer Park. Ind, for supper ana TN
cinnati for breakfast They expect to reach LOUIS
ellie about noon OF September 10 oh f'''"y
September H. they will Journey to ChattahooSa ana
spend Saturday in visiting the oattieheu OF Cni-"-
anauga and those about Chattanooga mo'ud 70
Missionary Ridge and Lookout Mouh'aih Sn ,ids
morning September 10. will ma them az AsI'N,l's
IN. next two days viii be passed IN looking o'tI
the historic points about the lAn, % -, u n'
an TUESDAY evening the train VIII start lvi Nd'i
ington moving through the historic region ,naa'
msmorabo by the battles fought AT VcaaI Noun
tain Rnppahannock ana Manatbas ~, p'iS
viii return To Boston by way OF Phllhdclphld am
HnwvoTk The rate OF S43 10 covers al the railway
steamer and sleeping car fares for TIE entire UP
besides the meals at Jersey City' Deer f"fn' IN
clnnatl Ashcvlc and Gansboro. y. {, . 81,
A wcll-knOwn commander OF THIS Guy, POSI- on
unnder Max Reecc, buried WIN Grand Army
honors last Tuesday. his death occurring the IRE
Iiois sunday Comrade Keecc was born IN Ger
,nsny I'm 1919 and coming this country at al
carry age embarked in mercantile pursuits. IN ise
he enlisted bugler In company ~ 81 VnH rou -
United states ARTILLERY. and was honoiably ds
charged He returned to Ncw-fork city ana became
connected with vel known firms. at the time OF III
death being an employe Of the ThurUer Whyai'
Company wholesale grocers. Conrade lteece carr
iaeniined himself with the Grand Army Decomlni
one OF the pioneer members OF Rankln iost, ~ AZ
~ I'd Ne lOlnel JameS Z. K.l