New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-27
GRAND ARMY BUGLE NOTES.
PREPARATIONS FOR MEMORIAL DAY
PROMINENT MEN TO REVIEW TIE PARADE AND
ATTEND TIE EXERCISES.

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C,rreejc Music Hall at Thursday evenings Memo
-, ~ sorvi,cs Two OF these Union veterans are
~ ur.s,de,, Harrison and Lieutenant Governor sax
e., q, New-Yo-k Governor Morton is expected also
. IA nrosenf Mayor Strong Will preside. ana
senator Henry J. Coggeshai!. Of Oneida county
nil deliver the principal Grafton. An unusualN
ero programme for the evening has been prepared.
Among those who will take part In the exercises
or. Miss Minnie Sching and Miss Lucia Noa. so
n-anos: Miss Nirano. con,ralo: 1ienrick Meyers.
horytone; Miss Geraldine Morgan. violnist; fani
Morgan. vioonccllo Miss Mable Phipps. pianist.
Isador blackstone ana Arthur Brown VIII "''' N''
tribute their services.
The Memorial DAY parade will form. under the
direction of Grand Marsha Edward T. Doherty and
staff in Fifth-ave.. between Ffty-fourth and FIFTY
ninth SITS The line Of march VIII be down Fhth-
I'VE 10 the grandstand at the Worth Monument In
Madison SQUARE. where the column will be reviewed
nv Governor Morton. General Harrison. Major
Mckinley IAeutenant-Governor Saxton. Mayor
Strong and other prominent citizens will he with
the Governor and his staff on the reviewing-siard.
The regular troops will be under the command OF
Colonel William Il. King. United States Corps of
Engineers. and will have the right Of line. An
attractive feature of the parade will be the
American Guard. composed OF sixteen regiments OF
bows OF the public schools. The parade viii be
dismissed at the Washington Memorial Arch.
on Thursday night Colonel William ID. Spear OF
the National Division. Sons OF Veterans. mustered
IN John c. Shots Camp. No. .. at Virgins lian.
Yonkers. The camp was organized mainly through
the efforts Of Past Department Commander John
c. Shots Of the Grand Army II Was his suSgcs-
ton that the commanders of the posts in the
city select a committee of one each 10 do the pre-
,imnarv work. Acting on this. Commander Kip,
Of Kitching Post appointed William II. Lent and
Commander Rirlsal. OF John {. Fremont Post.
Frank l.. Ellis As result of their iaOors
camp with the following officers was formed Jonn
W Pen,reath captain: James H. Stewart. first leu
hp
Rev Frederick Nj. Davenport. chaplain; Frank h.
Ellis first sergeant; George stewart quar'ermas'eI-
sergeant: William Henlrickson. sergeant OF the
guard: Norman Veiich. coor-scrgesnt; \. James
Bowler. principal musician Robert Il. Light jr.
corporal OF the guard; George II. Pecne. camp
guard Joseph Andrews. picket guard; William IL.
Lent Henry Gaul and John Andrews. Camp Coun-
Gil.
Department Commander Shotts's annual report.
submitted 10 the State Encampment at saratoga.
showed that seven posts have surrendered their
charters but nine now posts have been added to the
department making total Of go posts. against c''
last year. The number OF comra les in good stand
ing is 8? 900 The total loss during the year was
4lsl and the total gain 5.4Ei showing net loss
in membership OF zoo The loss by death was $50.
while the gain by muster transfer and reinsiaic-
mcnt was Sis5. The loss 10y suspension was 2'@
Were IL not for this suspended list the gain would
be . 500 thus making total OF over 4lop comrades
IN the department. II will be noticed that the
muster OF new comrades. The amount expended IN
charity during the year s05.lsS 50. The number
OF comrades and their families relieved was 2o'''
and the number of soldiers outside the order re-
lieved was l0sl. showing that It's charity is not con-
fined 10 It's own membership This amount does not
include the money received from town. county ana
city funds: II that were included the sum total cx-
pended would be $500 0C0. Commander r. ).
Atkinson will give this matter special attention.
and 1t is hoped will be successful in finding some
way out of the difficulty.
The election for officers OF the Ladies OF the o. A.
R held at Saratoga on May Il. resulted as fol-
lows: President. Mrs NJ. +. Hancock, Fulton. ~
Y: senior vice-president. Mrs r. Henry Nonkers,
" y: junior vce-presdent Mrs Liboie Gardner
BROOKLYN ~ y; treasurer Mrs. s A DeMott. New
York CITY: chaplain. Mrs. Brainard. Buffalo. y. Y:
Council Of Administration, Mrs f. Payton Mrs. Ran
dolph Lucy NJ Garland; councillor, Mrs NJ {.
Smith. New-York City; delegates. Mrs f. Franklin
Mrs and Mr.. NJ. J. Dover.
The members of Peter Cooper Post. No. 49, are
making special preparation for the celebration OF
Memorial Day this year As usual they VIII nlarch
IN a body 10 Greenwood Cemetery and decorate the
grave of the philanthropist whose name they pear
Postmaster Dayton has accepted an invitation 20 de-
liver the grafton Ex-Mayor Edward Cooper VIII De
present at the services. as vel as MS son-'h-'a",
ex-Congressman Lloyd Brce. and other reia Ives ana
admirers OF the venerable patriot, whose memory
will be fifty honored on that day.
A reunion Of Confederate veterans was held Al
Houston. Tex, last week, at which Zovv persons
were present General John b, Gordon OF Georgia ga.
made a speech in which he paid this tribute 10 tne
Union Veterans: Il rejoice in the privilege OF bear
ing 70 YOU fraernal greetings from the great Dody
Of brave men who confronted you in battle II mas
been my fortune recently TO mngie VIII ,n. on,n
rades that the overwh elmng majority OF The Grant
Army OF the Republic. composed Oh So'ae's ,e m
Courageous. kindly and true. bear towarn. S SDu
neither lingering bitterness nor sentiment Oh o'S-
John A. Dix Post No l35. attended memorial ser,
vices at the Bloom.ng1a,e Reformed Cnurch hts,
night The Pew Madison c. Peters. pastor preat'.,ru
a natrioc sermon advocating the restriction OF I'M
IN FWooSIawh Greenwood and Peters cemeteries
will be decorated. and the grave OF S'eerd h D er
noon Of Memorial Day with the usual ceremonies mo, ec
John Proctor Clarke will be the orator Oh '"e ~
In special Order No s. issued from the headguar-
ters Of Commando Chief Thomas 6: LAYER a
Rockford III May 90 1885, Acknowledgment :. -.
Jones announces the appoint"f, nIrv Oh Rhodes
Of Mount Vernon. \. y. as aides-de-camp on the
staff 'S Of Commander Chief IaweF t,sO,nr
csOrf Fal hs1'sonn ad. sacd neatly
prepaasu and past commanders OF the post the
schedule OF regular encampments ior me year anu "a
complete ib S 0r ne of the Eth Separate company
x O. $ r. Y. Flushing. on the second ana iour'h
we S g Bs, Sl s1 e. ~ y will present g..
of colors to Grammar schooi No w. Wien VIII
present the colors which VII BE onlen Of "
q the school BY c3nn s The coors viii be carried
for the frst time the Memorial Day ph,aq nr,n
school HI has q FIJI r msry 'a''"'''' '''
General Thomas S. Dakin in Greenwood oem'e cry
on Thursday May 80 at 1890 p m Coi d, ana
Past Comnarder Thomas Holland VIII $50 In Pax am
%'nr,c, nd ire Dak,n Post Flute and Drum CORPS
s~venty-hrcr comrades Of Iafayetr I3 Cburch
S,anletoo staten Island. al which the Key " ''''a"
ISsk Wood chaplain of the post. predcn''i ~. %
a. The last cncampment Of Koites d9s,: ~ ~
Comraaes John Opitz of Company II. 1-h \ew IN
Volunteers and Frank Ebie Of c1npanr .., 'c,n
york Vouuteors received their badges OF 'N'h
iv-Gve years membership in the post Ihe uS"''
frarrant pillow % flowers. with the words: IN
Mernoram" rested on the pulpit platform o ~,
Gran, Memorial Church. In East Thirty Seventh,
vns,erlav and in the congregation were many NJ NJ,
srans "a take part In the memorial services. M
nshcrs were in full uniform. the edlnce VIZ w."