New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-20

than one hundred and nfty comrades were pres
ent Major-General Nelson A. Miles L. = A. ana
Colonel Frederick A. Starring were admitted as
members OF Lafayette Post by transfer rom o'her
posts. fine list OF candidates for membership
was voted upon. and the following Candidates VINO
were elected will appear for muster al the mex,
regular meeting. June T. Generals Dshiei butter
field and Thomas j. Morgan and Comrades isaac
NJ. settler 23d Pennsylvania Volunteer infantry;
William L. Rogers. Is; Troop Philadelphia city
Volunteers. William o. Mcdonald, assistant sur
geon. Goth New-York Volunteers John H. To.iair.
9th New-York State Militia Joseph j. bramon, Soth
Massachusetts Volunteers; Edward D. Merriam.
lO'th Indiana Volunteers and William Henry 800
lander. 18th Regiment. y. q. :. y y. Commander
Adams announced that Conrad Benjamin Iiar-
rison. of Indiana ex-Presideni OF the lnieG STATES
had promised to attend the next encampment.
should he be at that time in The city The parade
OF the post on Memorial Day Will be one OF the
largest ever had, as ii WAS aSreei II would De a
fitting answer TO such outsiders were so foolish
as 10 donounce G. ~ K. men as pension bum
mers. Comrade George r. Edgar announced In a
few feeling words the death OF Comrade Locke ".
Winchester, who OF the first members
OF the post. his number beng 'SS' on his motion
the following committee vas appointed to :ormu-
late appropriate resolutions. to be presented at the
next meeting Of the post viz: Past Commanders
William ~ Copp. Wilbur i. Brown. Eshert l..
Nicle and \. G. NILS and Comrades James =.
Blanchard. J. Fred Pc-son. William Lee Darling
and George p, Edgar. Comrades Josiah {. Ions
and junior vice commanders. respectively, to I'LL
VaC ancics. by Commander u. II. ADAMS.
Past Commander Corp reported in behalf Of the
Saratoga May "A. that Edward j. Atkinson. OF this
city. was elected deprtment commander. and \. O.
Mills. OF No. 40 IA member OF the Council Of Ad-
motion of Past COMMANDER Mills, that the post
tender to the newly elected Department Com
elected at Inc com!rg National E"camoiaent TO be
held at Louisville IN September joint reception
pointed with bower to carry out this order. Pat
COMMANDER Mills being its chairman. II Is cN-
attend the Louisville encampment When those
now eligible Tor membership are mustered in" the
L. $. Grant Post 10. S27, Of Brooklyn. has taken
nod OF the introduction Of military tactics in tn
now be pushed with an energy which ii has seemed
been cslea by Comrade Georsc fr.c. 1are, ' az
OF The Commute. Of the Grand Army Of tn Re-
public 10 be hclc this evening at the Johnston
Building. Faibush-aye. and Fulion-s,.. to consider
the subject. Besiics representatives. from each 81
the Grand Army posts IN Brooklyn. who compose
the committee there have been invited to attend
ms m@9f,ns ne members Of ihc board Of Educa-
ION, an the PRINCIPALS OF the grammar schools IN
s Gebbi ana as T S sb those Of me chne
Of the Comnssioncrs Of the BOARD OF Education
o. he CITY Of New-York and a number Of tho pm
oIIsahi@S,a SohpSnes OF the American Guard IN
mex schools ne latter VII be- Ieq9cst'a TO state
snea IN dong ms ana its results upon the schools
Farnsworth Post. No TO- had an impressive serv-
ice on Friday evening in memory OF It's late COM
radc. oN-Nalor John +. Jennings. % ihr tU-rtcr-
masters Department Of the Army. Tho ros1lr-
tons presented b. a special committee wcre not az
the usual orde-. but were OF extended charari,-
and embraced HE official. business and social record
or the comrad,. Extended remarks were made .4
CCmmancer william Wilson. Ir.. and by Conrad IS
WILLIAM ". Hove. ". A. Armstrong -. W lap
ham. Henry Rhoades James \. jenkins Harry
: sproul ana others. The post made q final dis
position OF me report a. tn special committee on
changes IN Uniform, ana the now pattern VIII 3D..
worn on Memorial sunday. when tho pos. VIII
attend morning services IN the Baptist Church ana
evening services IN the Episcopal church ~ the
Ascension The nth Separate Company. National
Guard VIII act as escort. The now uniform
changes comprehend the change 10 - hou.. Iks
ihai worn oy th' Officers Of The Army. and ,Ae
fatigue cap worn 10y officers .n the CiIN War
General Louis Fitzgerald has granted thc iso u
the armories II the city 70 the American Guari
which Is composed N the pupil. Of The public
schools, Tor the purpose of drilling and otherwi. T.,
preparing Tor III" great parad" Memorial Da,
Every school ~ the city has responded q a., clfi
OF Grand Marshal Dohcrty. and ,och wi.l turn out