New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-21
GRAND ARMY BUGLE NOTES.
ALL SOLDIERS HOMES NOW FULL TO
OVERLOOKING.
THE MEANS OF RELIEF NEEDED-A DEF iNiii'"
OF G. A. r. PURPOSES -REcENT Rt'-
UNIONS OF VETERANS

a.
UNIONS OF VETERANS.
pscs,, lions for admission 70 soldiers homes
have almost Invariably brought the reply that they
vere f,ll IN overnowIng Oficisl announcement
from the various headquarters has had 10 De Haue
10 this effect large number o. app"ca"'S
awaiting admission AT every home IN the county
This Is only one Of the many evidences OF De"io-
cratic mlsrne which abound In the land o"u''
tho ordinary conditions OF Republican prosperity
great many old soldiers able 10 find employ
mont on farms IN the villages and In the cities
But most OF the avenues OF employment nave D''"
closed In the last three or four years me reS"i.
that many who have been living on what little they
couId find 10 do eked out by their pensions anu
their meagre savings. find that they nave nothing
~ fall hack on for the winter, and the next move
IL 10 ask for admission 20 the soldiers homes Inc
homes are full and the necessity Tor iHfneuia'e
relief is urgent. .s proposed that 'ne d"''o'"''
shall lose no time In providing temporary acco'nm'-
dations Unless this Is done. and done promptly
much suffering must come with the cold weather
The State Home at Bath is overcrowded ALREADY
and there should be no delay IN making redus
quarters for the aged. nfirm and destitute veterans
whom necessity compels to choose between 'he NOME
and the poorhouse.
The permanent remedy for this condition OF aHars
Is change of administration az washington VIM"
,.,u SO, the looms and mills and factories Of the
country In motion. give employment 10 'housa'''
of the sons and grandsons OF the delehhers Vi NV
Union and open the way 10 investment OF CAPITA
AID enternrise- Of every description. with the
restoration OF confidence. which the election OF Nc
Iyirev and Hobart Is sure bring. the applications
for admission % soldiers homes VIII faIl on anu
MANY who are at present reluctant inmates VI 1"ese
institutions will find opportunities on me o"'S'"e
10 gain a livelihood in congenial ways
The scheme of hair-braned theorists VINO "ou'u
o, oyorv soldiers pension In Scent dollars. ana
comnel labor 10 accept remuneration al han-ra,es'
while all the of life are doubled IN price
can never have the support OF the sensible haiu-
headed meH who fought the battles OF the 'Hio''
What they ask and all they want u ma
ake care OF themselves and this one year OF fresi-
don, william McKinley's administration Will give
them.
OBJECTS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
Tho now National commander. Major Thaddeus
{ Clarkson OF Nebraska, has reippointed GENERA
A. J. Burbank quartermaster-generaL For aoJu.a"'-
general he has selected Comrade Charles T. Dun
rnelst.r Of Omaha. In defining the purposes OF .ne
Grand Army the Commander-n-Chief made tns
statement. which will receive commentator at the
present and all times OF political commouon:
l, has no policy The G. r. Is IN no s a,Se
political organization: 1t Is simply an 9rsanlna rUI
0 ier rae % aid the dependent the widow and the
orphan renew at our annual ga'ner,ngs , any how
p a. we did In the times Of trouble, and TO pledge
ourselves anew all h5'e orT Wnere we placed
Of where by our DOOl, our sdCriHSc9 anu
our Sunerngs she stands to-day
PAST Commander A. II. Bradley OF James c. Rice
Post No. 90 has returned 20 the ci'y Iron NE
summer vacation. which he turned mo "euu,"s
tour Accompanied by his bride 'omrade brau'ey
visited his old friends in Johnstown. y. l., where
H.. was entertained with old-time hospitality by
brethren OF the Masonic and Odd Follows Hd'eiih-
ties and by many comrades Of the Grand Army VINO
were proud 10 welcome him ST. PatricKs Lodge
10 f and A. NJ of Johnstown. possesses records
1nraEo
Comrade Bradley pleased to inspect. rms
lodge has among relics the key 10 the cell In the
old Canandaigua ial In which William Morgan, the
renegade Mason. was conihea - we nnrloned
K several times. Notwithstanding the tact dnat IL
wsHs ncRed in the safe Of which has the
combination except Comrade Buchanan Past master W
Martin POST No 259 The old ja was rebuilt 5,,
Few years ago. bu, the cell in which Morsa" Was
confined remains undisturbed
OLD SOLDIERS REAssEMBLE.
Tn. "old boys' representing the survivors of the
,,-,h New-York Volunteers met at the town hall |
Of jamaica Long Island. for their annual reunion
las, week. celebrating at the same time ne ami
versary OF th-r departure for the war 'nry-iout
wars ago There were about 100 Of the veterans
nreseu, among them some who had never ATTENDED
o-o ~ The reunions and the meeting OF these win
their old comrades. whom they had not met ior
more than thirty years was !" s,ewsrfi Wood.
forl addressed the boys and severa! others spoKs'
All down excellen, dinner among 1, lie U' ha
old chaplain Of the regiment. who is now heary |
ninety EARS old and probably the Oldest war chap
i.n in The United States: also Elder Horace B.
Kche of Jersey City whose yea IN se1mns InOs
Eeyon1 The line and nearly cost him a term at |
Andrrsonvile The old Board OF Ofcers, Comrsde |
{ II. Vessels Of the Produce hSehdnse' Sec'e'a'''
KeaTqys Isl NewJsrssy Brgads s2Gie t,t hsd ,s s
Major wamsOn wec cT.Taa 'q Ey y se Rey
Wright Of BridgetOn. Inc OHcerS erected |
for the ensuing year were: presidsh,, JonT l,a~
KIM Is, Regiment. OF Elizabeth John Durham;
q Regiment Of Ezaesh j9h1 sem 80 o
George " Hier. 18th Regiment, OF BoonIon; A. A. |
Messero!le 23d Regiment Of Trenton j. +. Ferry 4oh
ark: 4 Bodil. band. Of Newark. treasurer Colonel
e5rge Brown Of ElizaSeth SorrespopSdng seer
tary. $ d: Aspnwall. OF Newark: CHAPLAIN the Key,
was liked upon for The place OF the next meeting.
An invitation from Washington Park, on the Della |
ware was declined
FIGHTING THEIR BATTLES DER.
Farnsworth Post, No l76 at Mount Vernon began |
an interesting series Of meetings. on Friday night |
asst. which promises develop considerable
amount OF interesting details OF engagements OF The
war and Of personal "reminiscences Of the great
test After the routine OF ohicia work fin
ished Commander W. H. Iapham. who is always |
an attractive speaker started the ball rolling and
then followed mpromptu talks of experiences in the
war. covering many interesting and humorous Incl
dents. by Past Commander Perry, OF Michigan and |
Comrades William Wilson, jr. W 4. Armstrong, |
4 NJ Title Henry f.. Rhoades and others.
Comrade Joseph Tucker Durham. respected citi- |
Park,ave on september a. from paralysis, followed
by apopexy He was born at Newmarket in April. |
lsil moved 10 Planiled win his parents and |
he first pupil in the Pianhed public schools He |
learned he trade OF mechanic and was working |
AZ Westerly r L. when President Lincoln issued |
his call tor 1900 men April 10. 1851 Comrade
Durham WAS the hrst man TO enlist from the State |
of Rhode Island and he served throughout the war
Aferward he engaged In the wholesale fish business
in New-York He lived In Brooklyn for awhile |
and returned here five years ago. He had been |
engaged IN the manufacture OF patent combination
shipping tag and envelope at No. 80 Johns New
York lis widow survives him. He was a leading |
nDrrnhe Of III A Il al