New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-30

Iector of Customs in Boston, and in 1885 secretary
| to Senator Dawes. chairman OF the Committee on
Indian Affairs. lie served on the staff OF Governor
Talbot and afterward on that of Governor Long as
military secretary with the rank OF coonel. In 1870
| Colonel On was again appointed secretary to the
Boston Collector OF Customs. and the same year was
elected Secretary OF the Commonwealth. lie has
since been reelected and still retains the office.
Colonel On for seven years acknowledgement
| on the staff OF General Nathaniel Wales, command
ing the 1s Brigade of the Massachusetts, Volunteer
Militia. The InspectorGene has held the
following Offices In the Grand Army of the Republic:
Adiutant. senior vce-commander and commander
OF Post No 26, Boston, adjutant- general of National
| Encainplnent under Commander Chief Merrill;
member of the National Council of Administration
from the Department of Massachusetts, in 1881 and
lSS3 and member of the Executive Committee of the
Council IN the years
| TO INSTALL. THE ADMIRAL AS COMMANDER.
Admiral Richard w. Meade will be installed Com
maj der OF Lafayette Post No. 49, on Friday even
ing January g. at the posts spacious headquarters
In the Masonic Temple Twenty-thirdst. and Sixth
| ave. The Past Commander-in-Chief, Robert b.
Beath OF Philadelphia, will act az installing officer
At the ceremony will be all the newyelected officers
for the year 1885, and 1t is expected to be Of the
most brilliant witnessed in the city. Major
| George p Edoar, on behalf Of the Committee OF
| ARRANGEMENTS. has given notice that each comrade
will be provided with ticket that will admit him
| self and one woman companion. These tickets must
| be presented at the door, and absolutely not
| transferable.
No free invitations have been issued for the in
stallation, but each comrade may procure, at the
price of 81 EACH admission tickets, good for either
| man or woman. They can be secured from f.. A.
| Whitfield treasurer, care OF Tiffany & Co.. Union
| Square. If applied for at once. The committee has
decided that the number of tickets shall be limited,
| and that only many applicants as can be pleas
antly accommodated will be entertained. band
| OF music will be present, and there Will be supper
| and dancing after the installation ceremonies
AT a meeting OF the Sith Regiment Veteran Asso-
ciation ~ G., 8. n. Y, held at headquarters, NO.
POS East Fifty fourth-st. on Thursday evening, the
following officers were elected for 1896 David Tay-
| lor commander; NJ. Fl. Matter, vice-commander;
| Jocab Weindorf treasurer Benson NJ. Levy, secre-
| tary John W. Phillips. of the New-York Police
| Department, presented a resolution whlch was
adopted offering the services or Coonel FREDERICK
A. Conkiing's Old Fighting S4h Regiment to the
President Of the United States in case OF call Tor
| volunteers" He said, In Offering the resolution,
that he did desire to assist in preciptatins
strife between the two hitherto friendly countries
but felt it duty incumbent upon the association 10
be ready in case of necessity. The secretary was
| Instructed to send copy OF the resolutions 10
President Cleveland, and also to the press OF the
| city All ex-members not already enrolled are re-
| ouested to send their names and addresses TO the
secretary at No. 54G Pearl-st at once ms veteran
| association meets every third Thursday at the adj
dress named. and would be peiased 10 near ioh CA
! members of the regiment
A PRESENT FOR THE POST.
comrade Kilaen Van Rensselaer, has presented to
George Washington Post No. lOa piece OF the
| foundation stone OF a house at West Point which
| was once occupied by George Washington The
| building Is being removed to give pace 70 d ne"
| structure on the academic grounds.
Anderson williams Post No. 1894 will hold It's IN
stallatlon ceremonies on the evening OF SATURDAY
| January T. 1896. and fine time Is anticipated.
| Commander Joseph B.. Lord celebrated the twsn,y
nh Of h oT trip 10 by
i ANDERSON. Williams Post No. ss4, Anderson Camp
and the Association Of the Daughters of Veterans
| are going finely An entertainment III whch an
trip trI to to the battle-aed.
Koltes Post No; 80 buried on Christmas pay Tom
MS home. NO los East one-hundred- and third-st
H He mas Many % were Joined
funeral by members OF the Masonic Odu rehoT MS
The post had another funeral yesterday that Of
II. 4th New-York Cavalry. The funeral was at his
home. No 42s East Eighty -sxth-st. The new chap
Gant roS tb neT Ws ispta c
Curt Battery g. West TrsIs ATsTg ana
a9y pan Wa% 1t ne puryea 18th SewYork
| Cavalry, is also to be mustered In
OTHER POST ELECTIONS.
These additional post elections have been reported:
| George Washington Post No l0S-Commander Cen
eral Horace Porter; $. V. Commander, Thomas Is.
Rand j. V. Commander, James A. McMicken;
| quartermaster Samuel Truesdell surgeon, DIR.
Morris X. Asch; chaplain, Kiliaen Van Rensselaer,;
o. D., Charles f. Sprague o. c., Daniel G. Moyna-
han; delegates to Department Encampment. A. NJ.
Clark and John 7. Robson to Memorial Committee,
w. ID. Manu. j. II. Butler, X. Burnett smith ana
John Il. Lockwood.
William G. Mitchell Post No. 559-Commander,
Zephamlah c. Smith; s. v. Commander, William
Robinson; J. Y. Commander. William Connell;
Abram T.. Weber. seventh term O.. d., George w.
Gurs g. oseph asesate to Stato
Matthew IL. Matter; delegate 10 Memorial Commit
| tee Samuel J. King; alternate, Abram l.; Weber;
council OF administration. James u. Boardman.
Curtis, Matt II. Matter.
Noah L. Farnham Post No 45s-Commander. John
Castles; 5. V. Commander. Owen ORourke. j. V.
Commander, John F. Fox; surgeon Matthew Jen-
nings; chaplain Charles j. Evers; o. d.. George ).
Byrne; o. c.. Michael Curley; quartermas,sr, James
Heaney; delegates TO Memorial Committee, Edward
Jacob j. Hopper bartholomew Ryan and Peter
Keenan,; delegates to state Encampment John
Finn and Jacob ]: Hopper; council of administra-
Unger and Robert r. BOVINE:
James II. Perry Post No 50, Brookyn-Com-
| Sanger; j. V. Commander George II. Maxwell;
| quartermaster. James T. Taylor; adjutant. Isaac
| r. Buns chaplain, John II. Smith; surgeon. August
| +. Redman; $. NJ. George H. smith @. NJ s., Ed
o'Bren; =. H.. John McESeny; + NJ. William
| s. Taylor and Louis +. Sanger: alernaies. John r.
| Maxwell and Richard Matthews; delegates to Me-
mortal Committee, James Meculough and Charles
| IL Smith: PhllllD ]. a