New-York tribune., 1896-12-07
GRAND ARMY BUGLE NOTES.
MAJOR MKINLEY TO BE AT BUTT A-''
HE HAS PROMISED TO ATTEND THE NATIONAL
ENrAMPMENT TIrEED NEXT SEPTEMBER

ENrAMpMENT TIrEED NEXT SEPTEMBER
JOHN A. DIX post OFFICERS.
,,oo,or interest than usual Will pervade all the
pranara,,cns for the National Encampment OF me
Grand Army in Buffalo next September, o"ns 10
tho announcement that Major Mckinney mas "'''"''
to be present with his old comrades 'oii'""''''
in-Chlcf Thaddeus : Cllrkson stopped at canton
last week on his way home from New-York to
Nebraska and after seeing the refry e
this telegraphc message to ID. H. Iurn.r se.t -
Bunaio: r ''"'' .r,
"Mnjor Mckinley says: The Lord williHs rVIa VIII
he az the mex; National Encaripment OF the "'"''
Amy "r ~ : ci.ARKsON Commandments
New-York veterans will take esPccal pride IN 'nr @
Ears n bc held within the borders of the Empire
State The posts OF New-York ana brookNn@ am am
os oa,ina i somc Of the posts intend going in solid
body. The Buaonians are getng r.ady yIsl1ors ~
tain from 10000 TO 10000 or even J"'' "''''o'''
Iohn A Dix Post no lS5. elected the following
officers for the year 1891 Al It's last encanphe"'
December 3: Commander, Cornelius Ten f'cN' re-
elected: senior vlce-commandor. T. W. Nandergrift;
Junior vice-commander Horaiio Holden. oHic"r OF
tho day W s Benjamin surgeon. Geo. w blau-
volt. ouart .rrnasier Job Woodruff; chaplain, Al
bert Field: officer ol the guard. David clark deie-
gates 10 Department Encampmeni. NicholaS W.
bay and Thomas Il. Odel. altcrnaies 70 Depart.-
ment Encampmeni. Alexander Ncwourgrr ana =.
=. Caswc Delegates TO Memorial 'oini,i,' gee, ~, ~
W Day g W Roberts st.w1ri 1nr ,1, AZ :,
" spcar. l. Frceaud. T. W Nandcrgriit ana
Louis Ma'hSSn " Rancr- "f f. !. undcrs,ood viii he reap
pointed by Commander Ten Elck.
The ve,eran Association Of the nth Ncw-York
state Volunteers will have its annual reunion and
dinner at Carnegie Hall Fif,y-seyenth-st and scv-
cnth-ave on wednesday evening; entrance 10 the
cafs ln Flffy-sxih-si. The business meeting viii be-
held AZ 80 y. m. and the dinner at s. 20 p m. Com
mos 40 Murr'' ~, now many },t H.. ~ ors1cn
dinner ase desired A.N.perr lsh" - ,. ,
o T. Middleton L l.. Palmer and w. T. Smith
compos. tho Executive Committee.
Captain r Irsch. the active and enthusiastic sec
rc,ary of the Veteran Association o, the Eleventh
Army Corps sends word that the annual dinner OF
tho association VIII take place TUESDAY. December
l5 AT ~ p m az ia" Ianghcries. E,s; Twenty-sec-
oni-st near Broadway and tha. Generals Carl
schurz . q Howard. Charles H. Grosycnor. Or
land smith Daniel Butcrneld John T. lo'hm1nn
ard many other 'non and Confederate soldiera :"
Hamlln. The Eleventh corps At tho Battle Of chan
cellorsvlilc" Will be distributed that evening and
General l.. y I'll ccsnoa viii preside
Cyrus Sears Rcar-Admiral OF ihc National Asso
citation OF Naval Veterans. has announced Shipmate
William A. Troy No. 572 Classon-ave. Brooklyn
A. National AID. with ;he rank OF lieutenani-com-
mandcr. and Shlpmaic Robert A. Mclean. No -
Uarrson-st BROOKLYN member OF the National
Executive Committee. Admiral Sears has made
the following announcement regarding second and
third class membership. owing 10 tho general dis
satisfaction the FORMULATION Of tho order permitting
recruiting OF thi- class OF members has produced
among the various associations. and doubling the
adysabnliy OF the continuance Of such enlistmcnts
until this grave matter Is finally settled AZ the next
annual convention. would suggest that enlisimenis
OF second and third class members cease from thls
per capita tax viii please forward SANE 10 IN" Ma
Providence. r. /. Tne password Of the National As
s1caon i9r IN" prcs"nl yrer cannot De- sen to
tho Admiral says VIII probably be ge.d In Bunalo
the Grand Army Of the Republic for l@,.
Post commanders have been Informed that the
per capita has been reduced two cents from IS
to IS cents. and they instructed by the Depart
mcnt Commander TO take notice of the reduction IN
their The reasons for this are AZ follows:
Tho Department Encampment held in Syracuse in
1898 adopted resolution increasing the per capita
tax two cents tho same to he applied TO the noces-
sarv and maintenance Of the Grant cottage AZ
Mount McGrcgor. the National Council of Admins
tration having refused TO contribute for It's care
after April 49, 1898. This Department has paid for
the care and maintenance Of the cottage from that
time up May l. 1896 on May II. 1896. the Governor
approved an amendncnt 10 the law creating the
Mount Mc(;rcgor Association. appropriating $1,000
annually for the maintenance of The cottage. The
Department Encampment held in ttca May 10 ami
~ passed resolution reducing me per capita lax
above appropriations
Farnsworth Post No. 10 at Mount Vernon will
have n roster OF officers to install in January that
will be ar honor 10 the order and will be equal II
not superior. 10 any roster II has ever had. At the
election on Friday, night the following officers were
senior v.ce-commander Melville Kelsey Wicc Frank
NJ. Clark) junior vlce-commandcr. David G. Curtis:
O. A. Holiister ,re-eIcctedI: auartcrmaser. Nathan
Van Horsen Ge-elect,d); officer OF the day. j. " l..
(rc-elected): delegate TO State Encampment. Past
Commander William Wilson. jr.: alternate. John VI.
Gallon. Comrades Lilly, Mckinley and Mckay. Ad-
jutant William p. sleghi. who has so well hlled the
The following substitutions and changes have been
made in the list OF assistant inspectors: William
O Donne Post No. Is2. to inspect Posts Nos 3s and
45e: Frank NJ. Ball. Post No A. inspect Posts
s9i and 33s: A. +. Caussen. Post No. li3. inspect
Posts Nos. g. and 29l Richard J.. Garland, Post No.
son, Posi- No. b3i TO inspect Post No 26i; Charles g.
wiilams Posi- no % 4o2 TO dss !nspset Post & So ss:
2si: Joseph Wenck Post No 49, to inspect Posts Nos.
G2 and 10 William Benson. Of Post No 49, has been
aPd +. r. Fpenc6 Of Post No 5s county inspector
for Queens County.
&C IT, H." writes that General John C. Robinson.
OF B!nghamon, the mastering officer who In
1861 when mastering in the 25d Ohio Volunteers at
! Youngstown. pounded the chest OF William Nc
! Kn!ey. felt his muscles. looked him firmly In the
eye and pronounced him to be good soldier" and
not General John c. Fremont. the Pathfinder and
first Republican candidate for President. as has been
stated In a paragraph printed In many newspapers.
They are proposing go into the touring business
on a large scale In Chicago. Arrangements
under consideration for taking the lst Regiment OF
Infantry, |. y. c.. OF Chicago. with IO20 officers
and men, Calling section. signal corps etc. a
two weeks through the historic battleelds OF
I the South June. Colonel Henry l.. Turner, who
has just returned from trip In that part of the
country said IL is proposed to take the Illinois reg.
ment 10 Washington, Gettysburg, Richmond. Va:
Fortress Monroe and about twenty-five battle-nelds
| In the South. The trIp Atlanta