New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-17
GRAND ARMY BUGbE NOTES.
SUGGESTIONS AS TO THE NEXT CoMMAN'
DER-IN-CHlEF
COLONEL. IvAX . WALKER MENTIONED AS COM
RADE LAwLEKs SUCCESSOR - NElH"NN'
AND THE NEW coNsTITtT IoN RE
SEARCHES BY THE LAW COMMITTEE

p,pr IAvtEK's SUCCESSOR -- VETERANS
,vp THE NEW CONSTITUTION RE
SEARCHES BY THE LAW COMMITTEE
X.v-Yorl,'s 5000 comrades OF the Grand H''"s
have already begun their preparations 'o' "'-"'
literally rcorcscnted In the coming N"'""'' 80,
camn,n.ni 10 take place IL the city Of Lous''','
l., .,..,,i.~ ,c.f The arrangements inrluIc Manu-
,o, 81, uniformed bodies from New ork CITY anu
uro0klvn r.hl-n are nor url kelly % mar" 'h' ''P-
recitation ~ the Empire state TIE most ''''
spicrous defenders ~ the mon VINO are ~ "'
rcmhle IN southern ely Cor me '''' ''''' "
thirty years ,,
at MAN. ,or the cncamlnent hay" naturally
e,,r,sl can,assns for the annual election ana
,,,ifl,f.s ,or C1mmaulcr-lr-C hi'i to s"'''''
colonel Thomas g. Lawler. OF lI.nois' are "'',s
talked o. Comr,de LAWYER has mad" an ''''' '''-
Ger and many delegates 10 the louis'hl' 'h'A"P
mont would Ike 20 vote FOR his reelection 'iN h"'
~. term trlnciole which seems 20 hav" be
conn. a mar, o., the uuNrl'ten snw of the order Tor
hl colonel Iyan H. Walker. ~ Indiana VINO
raf,. within Jos. than dozen votes 90 '''''o"
NJ rqttshurs last year. has again been Unanimously
nominated by his loyal comrades OF the Depart
mcni @, Indiana. and they are cor"'"'' o' '"'""s
A winner OF him this time
\ good many veterans IN this part OF he country
think that the time has come FOR tho highest
official pos, to revert to the East again ana arc
urging a concentration on Pas; Department Com
mand.r John e. Shots. Who presided over the or
ganizaiion o, this state admirably last year.
Comrnic Shoiis's record Is splendid one. ana
there are more than Two months remaining IN
which his friends can Impress their opinions upon
the delegates from other departments. lie Is sure
90 SOLID support from Now-f
The Grand Army Law Committee has been care
FULLY studying the law relative to the appointment
o; honorabiy discharged Union soldiers and sailors
OF the war to places In the state and municipal
service Tn. laws passed by the legisla iure the
prov sion relating To veterans In the ne" state
Constitution. and The o. MONS thereon ot the Ia"
officers OF State and city have ief; the Puea-
lions surrounding the employment OF OLD soid.'TS
complicated. 1t may be said. however that the
opinion OF Judge Gaynor IL regarded "a safe
guide ior heads Of depar; having the appoint
INK power Honorabiy discharged soldiers. sailors
and marines who served during The C.v War are
not required to pass competitive CvI Service
examination when they apply Tor places. but they
are subject 10 examination "a TO Their physical and
mental fitness for performing the duties Of the con-
tcinpIiied one. They al" then entitled TO be
tered upon the els hc Est and to preference IA ap
pOintm,nt when vacancies occur Disregard OF
these provisions should be reported to he Me-
mortal Comm.itce'5 Law Committee. which Is en-
powered 10 prosecute tne claims OF Veterans seek
ing employment IN the public service.
The beautiful SIX fns. with SILK -embro ldcred
stars the trophy which goes to The pany of the
Amer.rrn Guard which made the best appearance
Ia the Memorial Day parade. H. to Doe presented this
evening the Third Company. Iith mcnt.
Grove Street Grammar school. The committee OF
judges OF which Coioac. be W.ft g. Ward il chair
man. has decided that th!s was the bcsi-ililled
company OF schO1boys iu the parade The com
paEy l. 10 hold the nag for year Nncn the
trophy viii be- subject TO compc'. iion again. The
presentation viii take place ut the list Rcs,m.nt
Armory Colonel ward VIII make the prcscnta.
ton speech. MaIor-,.cncral T. 4 McAlp.n OF In.
national Guard H. oIe Of the Invited guests
defence of the reputation Tor bravery and
snlll'fly conduct Or "a" German regiments under
it'cral Schurz ani General o. -. Howard al the
battle Of chanc,llor.vi.' has been undertaken by
General Franz SiE,i Some histories OF m. "A n
have criticised the German troops OF the Eleventh
"err found at tcttyshurg a few weeks later OF ~
Chattanooga the fol owing November OF In the
March 10 The Sea General Sige, bring out f,cts
TO show that no lnde.iblr stain rests upon H.. men
The members Of the Veteran Association OF the
yih Regiment. y Y. :. M->ji N"w-York volun-
gtatulations To the Grand Army Of the Department
Of New-York the election OF Edward j. Akin
conrade of the gallant oil on and the
'hys' appreciate the honor. The ASSOCIATION is
ihe nstt ehe.ds Of IT, soata 80 ~ ''s'"''Se 10
The cadets of the Military Academy OF Cornwall
day Grand Marshal EawarI = pnh.riy is a, sa
accepted an invitation Ia visit the academy They
an escort OF cadets the dr and f"vew Win I the
Ing. and the cadets showed the effect Of sound ana
thorough military training. The boys OF Cornwall
regard their alma mater Az hot rival Of the Gov
rinmrnts institution at West Poinl.
The Starin Grand Army Of The isrpub,ic excur-
Sion Of last Friday has been voted the most sue
cen'iul affair Of The kind since toe generous host
bryan his system Of annual entertainments for old
soldiers more than twenty years ago. Among
those present We're Department, Commander T. j.
Atkinson Senior Vice department Commander &.
iull Grant Colonel l.. $. Bg.in. chairman of the
view ORR Memorial Committee. General y. W.
Jay the treasurer. Major Thomas y. Olcll. OF The
Loyal Legion commr nder A h. Scott. William
McEniee John :. Philips. H. 4 Hcferiy John j.
nuich.nss Ferdinand Bohmer jr. George II.
- Loud Colonel -. 8 Brown. Captain John 4.
Merk. NJ; J. keese. Herman w. Thum and many
otter well-krown comrades
lafayette Post. No 40. presented handsome
Hmer.cin rag TO llnvemcyer School. al Greenwich.
'phn- dsi week. Greenwich l. the sumner home
% Commander Henry II. Adams wao made the
presentation speech. The comrades OF the post
v" ruly received AMI Hospitality entertained at the
So,'o, where special patriotic exercises held
number OF comrades visited the home OF Com
race James j. Murphy. No. i6j East One-hundred-
i'ii-siH thast. one evening last week. ard gave him
,n,.ey horal horseshoe in honor OF his thrty-flrsi
aiihI'cisaI! as married man. and also
ness N"> ' '''