New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-22
GRAND ARMY BUGLE NOTES.
TO ATTEND THE NATIONAL
ENCAMPMENT
EFFORTS BEING MADE TO MAINTAIN THE PLACE
OF THE EMPIRE STATE At THE HEAD OF

EFFORTS BEING MADE TO MAINTAIN THE PLACE
OF THE EMPIRE STATE At THE HEAD OF
THE MN-AuXrIARY MEMBERSHIP
The National Encampment at Louisville Is oh'y
forty days on. and comrades who mean that 'he
Empire State shall maintain the place she mas al
ways held In relation to the war for the un'on-the
head Of the coumn-are bestIrring themselves
They intend that the first encampment south oi
Mason and DlxOn's line shall not pass without the
evidence Of NETWORKS superiority In the great
contest Pennsylvania. Ohio. Massachusetts, III
nois New-Jersey. Minnesota, Indiana "iscohsih-
all the sister States ala nobly AMI will stand by
their colors In September-but N"w-f YORK Hlust NC
peerless. always
,;rav-coat.i representa- ives OF many Southern
camps Will be In Louisville and they will be met
IN the fraternal spirit which II due 10 brave men
who have proved their soldcry qualities IN hatue'
The cavalry the artillery. the infantry. the Union
all the arms OF the service which followed the
starry nag to victory-wi bid them welcome ana
extend the hand Of brotherhood. Louisville seems
to be especially fitted for a reunion whch IN "
embrace THE blue and the gray
Lafayette Post. No. 10. Of this city. and u D
Grant Post. No. 3e7. OF Brooklyn. are busy making
extensive preparations FOR the trip TO the DARK ana
bloody soil Of Kentucky" a special train has been
engaged for tho occasion. which Is to leave New
York by way OF the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
on september O. The expense TO each nan for the
five days trip. Including slcepers both ways. has
been figured down TO SO The chairman OF the
Committee OF Arrangements Is Past Commander
George A. Price Of Grant Post and all desiring
Information n 20 details should address ann at NO
g76 Fulton-s,.. brooklyn.
L. Grant Post expects 10 make 10 trdiniry
showing In addition to the goolly number OF the
comrades In the post who are going the arxHiary
members have organized what will amount to a
Pun sized company. it Is asserted To 90 along with
the regular members Of the post Many are asking
why the posts do not pay more attention 10 the
subject OF associate membership said a practical
comrade.
1T has been fully demonstrated TO be- success
hy Grant Post. IL Is a hrst-cass socai. hranc'ai
and personal aid one two other posts nave at
tempted this thing but for reason hive not
pushed It properly. Every good post should have
an auxiliary membership as II Increases interest In
the order"
The members OF the list Regiment Association
have selected to morrow for celebrating the ami
vcr~ary Of Bull Run July a. issD. 10y holding their
fifteenth annual outing and clambake. to take
,Iace at Captain Browns Pleasure Bay House
They will go by the Iron steamboat, Line 10 the
Iron Pier at Long Branch and by stages To Pleas
ure Ray. The siewaris-Charles L. Hemma. H. j.
Faulkner and jarvis H. sm,h-have spared no
pains to make the reunion one .of the most en-
joyable that has taken place since the formation
Of the organization. The boat Will leave per No. l.
Battery Park. at o" "a. m sharp Among those
who have promised Adju,ant General T.
4 McAlpin Major Chancellor Martin. late % West
Point. Colonel George NJ Dusenberry. Thomas W.
Churchill. II. X Parkin. John Knuble. +. J. Ellison
Colonel DE witt c. ward. and many others.
James G. Rice Post. No. % is OF the pro-
gressivc g. A. r. posts In New York Its members
have recently appointed committee. which IL
thoroughly organized. for the purpose OF So
curing n burial plot and the erection OF suitable
monument thereon Such laudable undertaking
10 IN Ia. 1et
doubt about the necessity OF such a place for our
soldier friends. II is an important message LETT
the living that such place bee provided for the
dead Comrade Joseph II. Barker the chairman
Of the post committee. and his associates who
have charge OF this undertaking should receive en-
couragement and ;hc support OF all their comrades
and their friends. Commander Thomas Mckeon
Adjutant Daniel Jarman and other well-known
comrades are enlisted In this labor OF love Rice
Post comrades have moved from their old quar-
ters In the Utah House to more satisfactory apart
ments In the Grand opera House. whore an ele-
vator makes the ascent to the postroom n much
pleasanter way OF getting upstairs than the
''shanks's mare" the old boys have been compelled
TO rely for many years
Yesterday was the thirty fourth anniversary OF
Bull Run-one OF the darkest days the country
saw during the war-but It proved to be what
was needed. TO show the indomitable spirit which
pervadci the Union.
elisa Post. No 24. celebrated the Bull Run an
riversary by having Its annual excursion yester-
day. The steamer Backbird and two barges went
up the Hudson yesterday morning. bearing a merry
load Of the old boys their families and friends. a
landing made at Rocksde Park on the return
trip.
Commander lIarro Schnacht. OF Joe Hooker Post
No. I2s has the sympathy OF numerous comrades
and friends In the loss OF his eldest son. who was
drowned while bathing Concy Island beach
Young Schnacht bright and promising young
man. to whom his father was deVotedly attached.
Joe Hooker Post met Tuesday evening and passed
Appropriate resolutions OF confidence. The COM
mlitee composed OF Past Commander Thomas
Fair. Louis Fricke. Hamilton H. Beam. William J.
Barry aijutant
Past Commander Kloeber. OF Koltes Post. No. 32,
suffered another loss In the death Of his Oldest
married daughter who died last week II Is only
a short time since Comradc kloeber lost a son by
death-a young man OF great promise and active
Ia the membership OF Koltes Camp. Sons OF Veter-
The annual reunion OF the ilth New-York
Cavalry Scotts go, will he held at Utica on
August g. Past Commander Thomas W. smith OF
Alexander Hamilton Post No. lS2, is the secretary
OF the Veteran Association who will furnish all
necessary Information
\ report recently circulated that colored members
OF the Grand Army Of the Republic would not be
entertained at the National Louisville Encampment
has been officially denied Coiored men who made
good records soldiers at the front will be hos
pitaby received.