New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-06
GRAND ARMY BUGLE NOTES.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT
ENCAMPMENT.

INDICATIONS OF ITS succEss-rALK ABOUT THE
COMMANDER.
Grand Marshal Edward p Doherty. with head
quarters at the list Regiment Armory Is pushing
forward his preparations for the Memorial Day
parade with energy and tact and the Memorial
Committee Is getting ready for the usual evening
celebration at Carnegie Music Hail. In his circular
letter directing the Observance OF the day. Com
MN lcr-,n- chic: Thomas G.. LAWYER closes as fol-
low:
Now comrades let us al enter earnestly into this
efforts to ntngly observe the day, with flowers ana
tears for TIC dead cheers and smiles for the Vs
Grand Army has been mustered out by death. , IG,
der as We Journey down the western slope OF time
department commanders will suggest TO post com
various localities hold patriotic services Friday
afternoon preceding Memorial Day and that , Ie
TIL be made from each post TO cooperate win tne
teachers in this work Post commanders should
pay exercises should include attendance upon divine
service IN body sunday evening May 20 ms
the services on Memorial Day. and the Commander
~ r S thst S9cS p Th smxarv orransa
tons OF the Grand Army should he invited 70 partc-
pate with the posts Memorial Day School children
ana patriotic citizens generally should also be In
ytcl. Let the day be truly Memorial Day to our
soldier and sailor dead.
.'Thcsc are busy times Department headquar-
ters" writes High Private" from Albany May
THE Assistant Adjutant-General has everything
well in hand for the encampment May IA and -
az Saratoga All of the department officers have
handed In their reports. and they are now in the
printers hands and will be ready for distribution at
tire afternoon session of May a. Credentials OF the
delegates will be received and badges given out at
the trustees ROOM Convention Hail. the evening
Of May IS and morning Of May H.
commander nc ief LAWYER his Adutant Cen
erai and Quartermas General will be present
the first day of the encampment The Department
Council of Administration will meet at the Head
quarters room Adephi Hotel on Monday May 10.
at y.
Everything points to the success OF the twenty
ninth annual encampment and very, very lively
times may be expected The politicians will be well
roasted for their utter disregard of the rights Of
the veteran under the State laws. and ancient his
tory e.. the Colonel Waring case-wl doubt
be brought up for consideration. Comrade James *.
Gibbs. of Saratoga Springs has announced that he
is a candidate for Senior Vice Department Com
nander
The fight for Department Commander lies be-
tween Comrades Dexter. OF Elmira. and Atkinson Of
New-f York. Through the south and west of this de-
partner, II looks favorable for the comrade from
the Southern tier. while down in New-York. Kings
AID some other counties Comrade Atkinson has the
call"
The funera, OF Shipma:e George w Boswick.
National Secretary of the Naval Veterans Aesoca-
ton Of the United States. took place on wednesday
afternoon at his late home. No. l6 Baltc-st Brook
Ign. and largely attended by former soldiers
and sailors Of the Taking part in the cere
monies were Naval Post No. SIC. of which the dead
comrade past ander; Farragut Assooa-
ton. of New-York; Monitor Association, of Brook
Ign; Naval Cadets. ladies of the Naval Veteran
Association. with delegations from Lafayette. Lin
coin and other circles of the Ladies OF the CT. A. r.
Among those present were Rear Admras Allen and
Osbon. with delegations OF naval veterans from
Providence. New-Haven Philadelphia and from
many G. A. r. posts OF New-York and Brooklyn.
Shipmate Bostwick the first past commander
Of the Naval Post who has died since its organiza-
ton. His death occurred Sunday April IS. from
pneumonia. after Illness of only two days He
born in NewHaven in 1896 and during the war
served the frgates Sabine. Niagara and Savan-
nah He Joined Naval Post soon after its forma-
ton. and its quartermaser junior and senior
vice-commander and commander. For many years
ne secretary OF the Farragut Association OF
Naval Veterans OF this port and for three successive
terms secretary Of the national organization AT the
time of MS death he rear-admiral OF the Naval
Cadets. Neither the Grand Army nor the Naval
Association had truer or more devoted member
or one who possessed the confidence OF his ship
mates to a higher degree. He leaves a widow and
several grown-up children. Rear-Admiral Francis
b. Allen has appointed Past Captain +. F. Has
kins Of the Monitor Association OF Brooklyn. ma
tional secretary of the Naval Veteran Association
10 take the place left vacant by Secretary Bost-
wick.
A circular appealing for the election OF Past
Senior Vice Commander Edward j. Atkinson. OF H.
H. Clafin Post No 55s for department commander
has been issued by the commanders and department
encampment delegates OF hfty-one OF the nity-four
posts Of this city, also Of the posts of suffolk and
Richmond counties and the O. A. r. Executive Com
mittee Of Queens County Twenty-Five posts OF
Kings County. seven-eighths OF tho delegation. are
counted on for Atkinson. Major II. V. Williamson
and seventeen comrades and veterans OF IN" Th
New-York State Miiitia-s3d New-York Volunteers
Atknson's own regiment. Join In the appeal which
contains the following
Conrade Atkinson enlisted in April 1861. as a
rriyate In Company a. 9Th y. Y. :. NJ. tnustered
INTO service as the SD New-York Volunteers. and