New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-25
GRAND ARMY BUGLE NOTES'
. NEW ASSOCIATION IN MASSACHUSETTS,
nrc,AnArroN OF PRINCIPLES OF THE
MILITARY ORDER OF THE LOYAL LEGION

r,zat,on 70 be known the MASSACHUSETTS,
Grand Army Association, is being io'i"e' :" -"
eastern part Of that State III y a'' w
ahot 100 Of the 2l2 posts in the order IN massa-
" go o,rosented at a recent meeting IN
poston called for the purpose OF reforming VIVA.
.. characterized as ABUSES in the Grann ARMY OF
Tho Renubllc" at which the following declaration
OF principles was formulated; ,
l. We believe in the principles. o, OF Us
and equality among all Union VeterdIsii, Va. ~.
We believe that the present prosperity YEA 5 ~
very existence Of this great G9In and therefore
II owes them a comfortable and h9no 1,o n1"s
We believe that so much. at least, OF tnls s 100
debt should be paid as Will keep every "'''' nav"
4 We believe that competent Union veterans
should have the preference over all other apP'0''
for All offices throughout the country III. -.
3 We believe in striking out every tav. e scbooj
to se n a%i sae ana from
textbook in the schools OF the Nation. s,o,
We 's eau In and sie lR hsS pension to ali de-
pendens OF Union soldiers, ,r,0,, 81 the Re-
public is now carving Out these P nrlyseei few
Is being managed for the Dehen. % ~ irrerests OF
the many.
NETWORK COMMANDERY AHEAD
The last quarterly report OF the Military or''r
OF the Loyal Legion shows that the Ne"-ioIH
Commandery heads the Is; numerically WIN l'9-
companies of which LII belong to the hrst c'a's'
saventv-ssyen 10 the second and four 10 the thI1.
commandery with IFS members; 1901 OF 'He mt
class lg3 OF the second and four Of the tn!rn ONO
has 500 companions. Massachusetts S't' D7',''. *
Columbia 6s5 California Cos; Minnesota ana MS
souri, have 3ls each Michigan. PSI; Kansas ~
Indiana PA: Colorado 2i9; Wisconsin, ga Iowa lsli
Maine 1850. Nebraska lis: Vermont 10; oregon, o.
and Washington 81; total. 500 OF when 1873 are
in the first class $50 in the second and slNyt"o ID
the third.
Among the applica lions for membership IN IN.
frs, class OF the Loyal Legion to be acted upon at
the next regular meeting at Delmonicos heN' week
is that OF Job Elmer Hedges, the Mayor secre-
tary Mr.. Hedges's right for admission l. oAsei
upon the fact that he is the only child Of the lae
Major Job Clark Hedges. VINO served IN tAe ta
New-York Heavy Artillery and who VS. killed
| In action before Petersburg. Va, on June H. lss&
Other candidates for membership are Drs Horace
Tracy Banks and Joseph EiYard JanYHn' who
served as surgeons in the Army Of the Potomac
Captain Carl Edward wilhelm Philip Won sel~a,
OF the 5sth New-York Infantry POlish Legion;
Dr. Ezra Woodruff OF the United states Army;
william Jay Schenen, wholesale druggist. only
| son OF late Companion Major William Henry
| Schieffen, lst New-York Mounted Rifles. and FL
ward Henry Perkins jr., president OF the Importers
| and Traders Bank and only survivor OF four
| brothers the others being BTlSadier-Gcneral Henry
| Weles Perkins Brevet Colonel George Wciles Per-
| kns and Captain Augustus Simeon Perkins who
| did gallant service in the Captain Augustus
! s Perkins was killed on December II, Nj2. al, the
! battle of Fredericksburg.
| Commander-in-C Chief Ivan y. Waker. OF Indiana.
at the brilliant reception given him by La'a'eu,
Post. on the evening Of November T. made
speech which regarded as one OF the hest eyer
delivered under similar circumstances In refer
the great army Of volunteer soldiers that
suppressed the Rebellion. he said; They were
| thinking men, ana taught To think In the pubic
schools Ours Is a Government from the peoQl"
up from aristocracy down oar best army
is the schoolhouse. our safest protection ho homo.
our most effective artillery the Intelligence and
| integrity OF the masses.
The Grand Army is unique in conception. us
rious in achievement, ia. ana an the body giaFe @, I
and fought together in the armies Of The Union,
and many IN 5m to S2e N ai1 i6 VERIFY
ness and AppSmatitS@X ana the sons VII say NY
Thomas at Chckamauga. or Grant IN the Wilder
ness. or Sherman al Atlanta. and that is my patent
Commander Walker believes in upholding law
and order and in putting down anarchy ara d.
ress. and also in the rights OF property and tha
supremacy of law. There has been Already too
pie who do not like this country. its nag. is avs
great. strong free Nation. but nowhere viii there
be tolerated any other flag but the Stars ard
Stripes
THE SAME ADMIRAL MEADE.
Rear-Admiral Richard W. Meade. who Is 20 b"
commander of Lafayette Post No 10. next yea
| succeeding Commander Henry II. Adams. is -,
same Admiral Meade whose declarations Of sta
nart and sterling Americlnism thrilled the coln-
try not many months ago. and ed 70 his retirement,
from the United States Nava. service nearly fy.
years before he had reached the age limit pre-
scribed by law He topped off his illustr0us career
as a fighting by expressing his disgust for tne
un-American and wholly unpatriotic foreign policy
of the Administration. Mr. Herbert. Of A.abaml
who happens be the present head of the Navy
under Mr.. Cleveland. called the Admiral u ac-
count But the Democratic threat to discipline tbs
fine specimen Of free-born Republicanism aroused
the Indignation of the peop.e to such pitch nat
poor Herbert glad take refuge in the Ad-
mira;s proposition that the Department should re-
ADMIRAL Meade will prove capable ene .;s
and popular commander. He will be the first 't.d'-
Post with its 6iS active members
Commander c. f. Forrest and Aduant J. II NJ:
Dowel. has sent a letter TO the Commissioners x
by resolution Of this post at a previous n:
Of Sanks be endorsd yoa FOR yogS no5 1919
In giving employment not only 70 D large hlmh.
Grams BY your noble and patriotic deeds yon hays
thereby gained the eyerisns grstitgde o, ~ 500
bsiiOn Hoping d they VII al apPreca,e yofr k
tude. we are your most obedent servants. etc.
TO VISIT THE BATTLE-sHIP TEXAs.
Next Sunday. December / the Naval Veterans
of this port with those Of New Haven and Newark.
will. by invitation of Captain Henry Glass. L. >.
Navy, visit the L. 5. battle-ship Texas at the
brooklyn Navy Yard. Inc veterans WI. meet NJ
No 4O7 Bridge-st.. near Fultonst.. Brooklyn ~ .
p. m. and proceed to the Navy Yard. escorted by
the Naval Cadets. After inspection OF this al
dton to the |. :. Navy visit will be made .
the flagship New-York. to pay respect to Rear-Ai-
miral Bunce L. $. ". commanding the Hons
Squadron. After inspection OF the armor rarn
Katahdn. the veterans will give a marching salute
to Commodore Sicard. commandant OF the yard
At the annual inspection OF Oliver Tlden Post
No. s5. at Third-ave. and one Hundred and-slxty-
sXth-st.; to take place tomorrow evening. fine
gold medal viii be presented TO Commander George
W. Brewer In recognition OF his twenty five years
OF active service In the post. Commander Browcr
Joined Tllden Post In 1870 and has held nearly all
the Offices in the post and has served as COM