New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-07

4ra Union Army on April 49, 1861 within two hours
after the appearance of President Lncons call for
Is COO men for three months. in Company A. ISL
Illinois Artillery He went to Cairo served under
General Grant there. re-enlisted for the war on
Iulv 1s 1851 was promoted on December !, lSl. TO
aditant to the 18th Illinois Cavalry. served with
that regiment and on the staff OF General John W
Davidson participating in the battles win thal
command on the march to Helena and Little ROCK
Ark He was assigned to command 1t during the
Arkansas campaign He assisted in raising the so
Arkansas Cavalry Of Union white men, was pro-
,poted Ia major and comma nded the regiment until
nearly the close of the taking part IN most OF
the battles in Arkansas under General steele IN
ISL he married Mary Beecher Matterson lhey
have five children. He has been on the Executive
f,our,.ttee Of the National Council OF Administra-
ton of the G. A. r. for three consecutive years
and was elected Department Commander Of Neb-
rsska by reclamation in 1890. He Is also commander
o. the Loyal Legion of Nebraska The same year
QSO) he was appointed Postmaster or Omaha NeD''
BIZ President Harrison and he served most accept
ably for four and half years
The other National officers elected were Auu-
tsnt-General j. H. Mullen Of minnesota, senior wee
Commander-in- Chief that Office going by custom 10
the State in which the National Encampment Is
held; Charles w. Buckley, Of Alabama, Junior VICE
Commander-in- Chief; A. f. Johnson Of Washing
ton d. c. Surgeon General. and the Rev Mark o.
Taylor of Massachusetts. Chaplain-in-Chief
MEETING OF VETERAN REGULARS.
Tho National Convention Of the United States
Regular Army and Navy Veterans for the present
year will meet No. 20 East Fourth-st this city,
a; noon to-day National Commander William T.
Morris said yesterday that there would be large
ard enthusiastic assembly of honorably discharged
soldiers sailors and marines of the regulars present
The following commands are to be represented by
f, delegations and in some Instances Will be pres
eni in a body: General John NJ. Schohed. General
A
commands Philadelphia: General George Wash
ington Command. Centralia Wash, General Mel
son A. Miles Command. Fort Keogh. Mont. Cen
eral George G. Meade Command. Pottsville. Penn;
General George II. Thomas Command Wilmington.
Del; General David Mem. Gregg Command. Har
ri.burg Penn: General Philip Kearny Command,
Newark ~ j. and General Philip II. Sheridan
Command. New-York City. The National officers
arrived Saturday. and will be entertained by
resident officers and comrades until their departure.
The annual reunion of the nth Regiment Asso
citation Connecticut Volunteers held at New
Canaan Conn on August 2S The boys and their
friends assembled at 9:25 o'clock. at the New
Canaan station. where a band met them, and the
women put in carriages. They then marched
TO the Opera House. where the meeting was opened
with prayer Comrade Bliss, OF II Company a
resident Of New-Canaan. delivered an address Of
welcome. Colonel III. II. Adams. of the Governors
staff past commander OF Lafayette Post. York,
responded for the 18th Association. After election
Of officers and other business the boys reformed
and marched to the banquet hall. Among those
who present and who spoke after the dinner
Colonel Adams Colonel Woster of the Goth
Connecticut Charles Price. of the 18th Connecticut.
ex-Speaker Of the House; several clergymen AL
derrnan Fisk, Alderman Fletcher and A. II. Bying-
ton. Of Norwak. Letters of regret were received
from Colonel Augustus c. Hamlin. OF the
18th Corps; General John T. Lockman Lieu
tenant II. f Rhoades. J. A. Fsssenden. George II.
Hoyt Captain William Wilson. jr Congressman
Fairchild Captain John Sullivan. Captain Benjamin
Wright. f. +. Brush. F. A. Wilcox Dr. Eisner and
many others Controller Mead acted as chairman.
Colonel ii. ii. Adams appointed aide to Gov
srnor Coffin Of Connection. a short time ago AT
the Connecticut National Guard encampment last
week the Colonel received gift of elegant sword
and belt from the Governor and staff gold mounted
with suitable inscription. containing the names of
the Governor and full staff Many prominent men
Miles Among '"e" "a'or-Generai Nelson A.
General at Albany in the Department of New
months s7.o5s against s7s2s' on December 81 81
en- bonapse suspended was 5 transferred
tered in, $751; reinstated. s77 Transferred to the
department. SOL The sum of 1901 10 was expended
amount Of relief afforded distressed comrades
and the widows and orphans through the medium
curate record Of the relief Afforded from the town
county and CITY funds upon the recommendaon
OF post relief committees because IT f. impossible
TO approximate the total expenditure for this pur-
pose. Many posts have death benefits. and through
this much relief is afforded
CONSIDERATION FOR POOR COMRADES
Past Department COMMANDER Atkinson in sub
hitting his report for his year in Office in speak
ing OF the losses by suspensions. says: THE care
full consideration OF the comrades should be given
10 the fact that grow older the infrmities
natural 10 increasing years. superinduced by ser
vice in the field and upon the sea, are more fire.
quenty visited upon us. and many most worthy
earn a competence for those dependent upon them
much less the payment OF dues that Investigations
by post relief committees In all such cases. II prop
eriy conducted in true. charitable spirit, would
reveal the fact that there many OF
pended comrades whose sense OF pride acted "A
barrier to the disclosure OF their true condition
When such found charity should be
tended by the remission Of their dues. urge most