New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-13
GRAND ARMY BUGLE NOTES
SOME OF THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR Me-
MORTAL DAY.

General George Won Setback has issued MS n'e'
order as Grand Marshal OF the Memorial LAY
parade. as follows
General Order No. l. AIT, N 1905
Grand Army Of the Republic. Of the ely Of Il T Feb.
York for the year ending the nrst Stohay No. ataff
pnoy sg co@ade to b AG
and chlss Of ssim
win be obeyed and respected orders
appointments will be announced IN ~ he armory
Of the list Regiment, N g. VI Park anen a fo1
April 20 and w t be H Sours Of
the transaction OF business pe'"'
10 A. m and p m. daily . ali IN tho incIosed
Commanders are directed to M III ene ~, tiers
HANK and forward the same to these heauqua''
CO GEORGE Won SCHACk; Gran General and
Chief OF Staff.
mi. ..,,,ossd blank" referred to In the order IL
for the purpose Of ascertaning the numoer ., Nm
rades each post will have in Inc OH ae"o .,,
and any special recommendations whch poS. -
handlers may desire to make regarding Inc p"'"'
and the days obserVahces' u. ore NJ
n.,sctve-Sergeant Thomas Holland o"e -
proot,vn.s best-known police oficers oieo Oil 90
,.ss,, r,ght April g. after a long illness, a' rs
$50 Va lq3 Grand-st. He was porn III o'
e., ION n. served in the 1880 Regiment Ne" III"
c,.,. Volunteers, during the CIVIL "a'' anu 49,.
nror,oted for bravery to be lieutenant
d,scharre he Joined the police FORCE anu
r..ord az a good policeman he was pas 49,
mander OF Dakin Post. G. Al ~ anu .n,ra "a
n.,rhsr III. body was taken Monday morh'"e "
-,oh ~ STA Peter and Paul. In "ythe-a'e
-. funeral services were held lheie wa
,.ro. attendance Of friends The veneraoie
u.lone nreached the discourse ne pa'" la
,r,hu,e "a the memory Of the deao man ~
nar,cular stress on the excellent Ieeo'" c..,,
tIo,,ond "a a member Of the ponce io'ee ns,ord
forc
.,at,on attended the services DAM" r.,,o,.nt
c,v..,sr Council OF the Cathohc
T..,on were also largely represented Vat,
IN. nfth annual meeting ana dinner " IA
.rsn Association OF the Department VI w CO n,
,ha South Atlantic B.ockading oquaoion' go
Nau.york will be held at the hote' D. -,
c,arx-s, BROOKLYN tomorrow. the anh''eisa.' ~
Cial"-S.' 80, =, Fort Sumter In 1851. and OF the
inc 49,, =, tho nag at that fort In 1900 ane
$1,000, meeting Major William j. CaFi'oN, 80
..n,-york Volunteers. first vice-ores'uen' .,L
association presiding. Will pegin a. ,.,,a.r.
r.r.ral \ NJ Curtis. United STATES ~ :.
ros,dent OF the association is 70 pies' ,,,
dinner which will be served III '"e su',yersd
,oor at 7:so o'clock. An address VII, NC ~. -,h
49, pay - l. Waylard chaplain Oh inc ~
-.ao,,c,, Volunteers with reference 10 'is ~
"a servic,s Of Major General Aiireu IA r..
r,ri,od States Army. commande' Vi % .u,
Germs. and many we-known Ve'e'A"
hv their presence add special interest 10 'ne 49,.
"a take rart In the patriotic exercises '"'
dent 10 the occasion .,.r,. In
49,. sI.,or, =, the Civil War Is OF peculiar Interest
o. connection with military and naVai ope.A
~. Department Of the South ana OF INC go
,an,ic Fleet All veterans iden'iheo me har
,,h the siex. OF Charleston, are eligible 10 ine"
shln In this association. and VII De ihaue -.
49, n,oo,lrg and dinner with their friends nos
. /, p.-,ors treasurer. No 70 Soutn-st. >e"
wi CIV The price Of dinner tickets Is d.
SHOT BY HIS COMRADES.
~ s,b ~ comrade Geoghegan at MS
-. =, Avenue & recalls a story OF the war "''.1.
~. dead man was fond o. telling 'eosneea
nor, in ireland but came TO New-io'h ~ ms
h,od He learred the trade OF shlIJ''".'' 81
us,, 70 the war with Thomas Francs Meas"s. a.. ~.
tho Irish Brigade In one OF the o"'" ~.
chlckahomny Geoghesan cap'ufcu o" saar,ro
louisiana Tigers and with comraoe was
,' 10 prisoner Leaving the prisoner s'an'
~ Lone Cieoghesan and his comrade weh' 81,
Ga, some coffee General Meaghe'' VIM "a' ~
a ran in his tent near BY. awoKe anu ioa.N Ia
a.,~i standing outside Who ere you sou
ua,gh.r % the rebel. Il am prisoner Il"
rI,.t And why did you take UP arms asa"a' w,
,r., p, asked Meagher II came win many VI
,,,. r.rhbors and maybe you'd do the SAM !. ~
nv. here" said the rebel. You are d" a..
returned Meagher. and pulling ou' rs ~, an n.
,l,eI the prisoner 10 drink. saying .or,.
friends. anyhow" Al this Geoshes"" a." 49, u,,Ik.
an. IN and took their prisoner on ne wan
20 .,n., them The rebel sharpshoo'ers openeN
as srd rho Louisiana Tiger fel. dead oe'"ee" ''''
can,ors. shot By his own comrades' v.rL
The Veteran Association OF Wv 80 80. .nrva,
,o.rr,.srs-2d Regiment. " Y. 5 Nat '.' A'''1a
r,ee,ing al Maennerchor Han on " eu'e p.s,
, elected officers for the year as to"o"s'
'.'e ,n,,orsn, Denton +. Mcgowan; nrst vice.
nros,dart CAPTAIN John ". Dempsey Seco"u w
n-oslaent Corporal Henry H. Derr' tressu'e CO. -
tenant John Boyle: secretary Lieu.eNa'' 80
~ Wltherell: financial secretary Assistant &C.
ye,nt william J. Dar0ey sergeant ,a'-Ai'"'
IAN, John Hewitt: trustees. Daniel Powe!l. pa''u
McNuuigle and Joseph Hyde. the annual u'''"e
:, On. association vii, take place the evening Oh
Nav a. which is the anniversary Oh TIC uep ',
OF the regiment for the war IN lsol An ns'o
committee consisting OF Captain John W. De"pSey'
Colonel John 7. Pryor. ID. McMunisie' W. y D'i
hey and John Boyle has been appointed ana also
committee to locate the positions The regiment
held al the battle OF Antietam.
MEMORIAL DAY IN MOUNT VERNON
Isr,swor,h Post OF Mount Vernon. is arranging
n make the Memoir al Day OF 1896 one long 10 Do
remembered The post Will follow the custom OF
the past in the matter Of strew.ng Mowers over the
soldiers graves in ST. Pauls Cnurchyafo' East
Chester Woodlawn Cemetery and Bronxville
Cemetery. In the evening d" c"le''a''e"' ""'
be gwen In Lincoln Hail. the use OF which has been
given gratultously by the Republican Ciuo Tor many
years at which there will be speaking. recitations
and music on Memorial Sunday morning the post
viii attend divine services In the Reformed Church.
the Rev f. l.. Scudder oficiating- The 18th Sep
arate Company. National Guard. which has acted
Az escort Tor several years. Will do the same this
wear The Charles T. Nordqulst Camp. Sons OF
Veterans, will also be in line u,u.o.
Comrade Philip b. Low, OF Alexander Hamilton ton
Post VINO is a representative in Congress from thus
civ made an effective speech in the House a few
days ago support OF proposition 10 improve the
said: "Our country must build up the Navy. keep
IL al a proper standard. and then there will be
no occa sion Tor thrilling the heart OF our Nation by
a dynamite message. II is true that we are con-
fronted with q depicted Treasury. But what has