New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-28
GRAND ARMY BUGLE NOTES.
THE DEPARTMENT ENCAMPMENT TO BE
HELD At SARATOGA IN MAY
CANDIDATES FOR COMMANDMENTS OF THE
POSTS AND THINGS OF INTEREST

TO VETERANS.
The question Of the change in time for holding
the Department Encampment has been settled by
the Department Council of Administration. which
made the dates May IA and 49, and the place OF
meeting Saratoga. The agitation of the desire for
change from February to the spring resulted IN
returns from posts of this State. showing that
fully % per cent OF the organizations when re-
sponded to the request of the Department Command
or for an expression OF views on the subject ID
vored the spring meeting.
The principal candidates for Department Com
mander this year Past Senior Vice Department
Commander Edward j. Atkinson. OF II. Is. Claim
Post. No. 57s. u this city, and Commander Sey-
rAou- Dexter. OF Baldwin Post. No. G. OF Elmira.
NewYork city. although its posts embrace one
fourth of the strength Of the Grand Army
In the State, has had only one Department COM
mandcr in more than n decade. This was Coiohei
Floyd Clarkson OF Lafayette Post, No. lio In 1880
The reason why the metropolis has failed TO obtain
the recognition il unquestonaby deserves Is because
its comrades have not been united. Recently po'h
NewYork and Brooklyn have presented Candidates
making s: almost certain that the Interior OF the
State would win the prize. Word is being passed
around that this will not be the case this year but
that Comra de Atkinson is 10 be oya"' 'P'
by the posts in this section of the STATE ..
Commander Atkinson has been one Oh '"e ~
srdent and hard-working members OF mo o."e'
in the Department He is Past Commanoei.oi la
lin Post and has held the important place u SCI
rotary of the New-York Memorial committee 10,
"a dozen years Comrade Atkinson ihcunpeno' y.
.he Office of Senior Vice Department Coi'n"'ue ""s
been recognized dS MOST Cieui'"oie =" Wv $780,
the Department
Commander Dexter has held many places OF hohor
and trust In the order with credit and ability. LAST
wear he was the Aernate-at-Large 10 'he Ma
tional Encampment at PittsDurg. fiH"A mas e'''
had a Department Commander
High Private writes that last week mas oee" a
acials have had their hands full. ION Tuesday lie
saws 1.-THE Department Council OF Admihs.'a''o"
met. A large amount of business OF great i'''poi
tance TO the department ana 10 the co'niaHe' ~
transacted At 3 O'Clock the council TOOK ieceSS'
and under the escort Of Comrade John Palmer sec
rstarv of State visited Governor Morton AT the
Executive Mansion. by whom they were hosp'doS
received. The members OF the couhcii Wseu upo"
His Excelency that he appoint veterans 10 oi''.o
I-pon retiring from the Executive Mansion inc
business session was resumed. and committees ilo'''
Syracuse Bnghamton and Saratoga were ih'i'eo
before the council Each committee urged upon t"e
council the importance Of their respective c''es O'
holding the annual encampment AFTER the COM
mittees had retired the council proceeded 10 oai'o'
and Saratoga Springs was selected az Inc pi"Ve
where the next department encampment wouiu De
held and tbs time named was May IA and To-
The council adopted resolution that the De-
nartment of New-York. g. A. r. VIII ihsis' upo"
the enforcement Of the law giving preference OF APP
DOintment
sodiers and sailors In all public departments ~
upon all public works OF the State
The newly elected New-iork Memorial 'o"lIn''''e
will meet at the 69th Regiment armory IN l0tnp
kns Market next Monday evening 10 oisai'Ae III
the year 1880. , ~.
prenarations OF the Vosburgh Veterans or 'he
7,s, Reeirnent for the celebration Of Washington
Birthday are being rapidly perfected III VIII NC on
Invitation ball. all who wish TO enjoy h'sh, "
shioned fun should not miss obtaining ucNe'
AN military men TO appear IN iuii UNIFORM
Ebenss list Regiment band Is to furnish he music
This hall will call together many OF the old veterans
who did duty in the First Division. n l. . W.
when IT was composed OF the 3D. Sth' eth ''h' o'h
9th. th 18TH 55th 9th. list and 18th regiments OF
infantry and the cavalry and artillery 'hat "ehe'"'
Sanford so proud OF
The following the newly installed omeers Oh
Adam Coss Post. No. 800 Commander behJdHi'h
T. Dubois: senior vice-commander Augustus BY
,tunior vice-commander. Christian Neiiy; ad)utaht'
John Rotchford; quartermaster John r. Loherea"'
surgeon Francis J. Hawkes.; chaplain. the rev
George Herbet: officer Of the day. Anore" Beck
officer of the guard Henry smith; sergeah,-"'aJoi'
Patrick Lucy; quartermasters sergeant otto
Ruhlman; delegates TO encampmeh'' ue"a.u'
Stoppekaw and William Moran; TO Memorial COM
,,,ae Iobn p I,onergan William Alderman. f.
u Ellington and Stephen Lanahan.
The last Quarermaster generals report SHOWS
that the camps of the Sons or veterans haNe
money in their treasures aggregating *5o'ZSo 70
members and of thirty-sx veterans were renewed.
There are 3262l brothers OF the order In good
standing Commander-in-Chief W. A. bunny re-
ports that there are thirty-seven Applications ioi
new camp charters with sol members. since inc
last report thrty-fve camps. with 10y members
have been organized. Five Of these are In New
York. located at Dobbs Ferry, Sing Sing, Phelps,
Lysander and Luzerne
Comrade Frederick A. Bathy. of Koltes Post.
No 80 has given 500 to the Bathy fund OF the
a1Ac
widows and orphans. This makes the amount OF
s2Oo contributed this year This post Is one OF the
most charitable in the city. ~ .o,.,,ou
Rear-Admiral Allen of the National Associati1on n
of Naval Veterans in his last general order calis
ON ali newly elected officers to order at once from
and black silk stars for sleeve ornaments in place
of gold ones that hereafter are to De wSrn py re
ouired by the nineteenth resolution adopted at
Pittsburg. Those who have made the change ike
The Naval Veterans Of Philadelpha are united
IN efforts to erect statue stat a TO Ad% Was resident
of that city and member Of the Naval Associa-
Vice Admiral Kazkanon. Of the Russian Imperial
Navy through Shipmate Osbon thanks the Ns-
a for their feelings Of coincidence on the death OF
the Gar Alexander Ill He says ns Higsn tss
s sH coming The Sd veterans xioTi0o;;
the reciprocity Of his feelings toward YOU os,
ke fom SS25 Of The the
j,,nteers are in the possession of Comrade William
Lindsey Of General James McSuade Post; N No.
Tvs widow can call Comrade Lindsey No oil
iBleecker-st. and aid her in disposng OF the prop
'erty. ,..... po.,
No i40; George F. Brtton. Of Volunteer Post no
.1a: CAPTAIN William Fowler and Charles j. WHIT
iney, of Judson Fitzpatrick Post. No l9. are among
The veterans who receiving the congratuia-
lions OF their friends their recovery from the
grip. . , ....,~,on %
Rhode Island veterans to give reception 10
tComman der- Chief Lawler on Friday evening.
FEBRUARY l. II will be held IN the old state house
YIN Newport; built In 173S and not az the post man, q"
,erroneousy announced
INITIATING CARNEY IN MODEST WAY.
would-be Garvey was arrested by Policeman