New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-21
GRAND ARMY BUGLE NOTES.
PREPARATIONS TO ACCOMMODATE COM
RADES AT BUFFALO.

N THE PARK-POsT ELECTIONS.
comrade D. H. Turner. general secretary OF me
C,,izens' Committee of Buffalo where the next Ma
tlonal Encampment is 20 be heC has written .e'.'
n Colonel George Edward Allen. OF PROVIDENCE ~ 49,
giving interesting information about inc g'eA' "",
ARMY gathering OF 1897, which is 10 be hen IN b"'io
in the week beginning August 30 He says that man!
posts are going in body ana tn'' ,a's
number of posts have already secured their ho'ti
accommodations so that there are already aSS'r"e'
10 hotels in the city fully two thousand iiVe """''
persons. and In free quarters iuiy i've 90
more Naturally. the meiium-priced "o'e'S nav
h.en more largely taken. Comrade Turner ADVISES
that applications for quarters he made through "''"
tants OF posts contracts will be maze Win pos',
alone and not with individuals who are not prepared
10 contract on behalf Of the post
"Au understand" ComraJe Turner adds. 'that no
city can entertain 50 large an assemhiaee i" "'
a,one We are assigning many 20 schoolhouses ana
the first 10 come will be assigned 10 schooiho"s "'"
the hear, of the city We will also establish camp
canahe If ouarterng 1900 20 be In charge
~ the Navor of Buffalo and the officers OF the ihi''n
States Army stationed a; Fort Porter which P'ac"
the camp Will adjon. All Of the objections 10 camps
OF ;he paa; will be overcome. IL IL to he an eN"c
counterpart old army camps. ara VIII ne u"''
military discipline There will be no cots IN amp
hui platforms will be placed inside the tents anu ma
freeses placed thereon the tents 10 be large rioush
20 canno be surpassed In the United States for
such purpose. being park that Is tlle iraihen, wa"
a turf that Is prepared for resiinenta dis anu r pa
Isdes sllpng ground about nifty Zee; apoN. ,n, ,
water and whole pig! commanding m sS sna
View Of Lake Erie the Niagara isiv.r ana 'n' a a.
dian shore \ suffers tent vii. be provided W u.
sire YOU to be plicit about this. as We wah Posts
and individual comrades 10 iakc @ ers.sh;s
camp as il will he much more pleasant anu az go.
,hsn TO be- So%rd away ,kn c,r Of The assembaee
which the Commdndcr-in-Ch iei pIedlct, VIII p ~ -
1897 - . "3 '''0
LAFAYETTE Pos, No. 40 HID Il special meeting on
Friday evening 10 pay last tribute OF respect 10
.hc memory of comrades who died in the year lN"
The services were interesting and impressive Ad-
miral Richard ". Meade. commander oil inc pos''
presided The principal address was maze by '''''-
rade ex-Judge Ernest Hall, past senior Nce-'o'"-
mandor Adjutani Wilbur L. Brown made extra eX-
81 ions to get special invitations TO the families ana
tr, nds of the dead comrades. and there was large
attendance There also present members OF the
Society Of Daughters of Lafayette Posi-. members OF
Lafayette Camp. S. of v. and their families as wei
as the wives daughters and friends OF comrades OF
whose memory .he memorial services were held Win
I; ne parov innuary IL watson l. Fox January 20;
Charles l.. Gum. January .: Henry ~ ParKin Apti'
W1osnfY Sutton June S. william r schaffer
August r. Burdeii iiyati sspiember Jonn ,am
23 George b. Raynor, scr'cm6er - Peter -
Braisted. October y George Miller. November TO-
and Adolph Scheuer. November 90
High Private" writes. Albany Is out OF the
race. so far the next department encampment
is concerned. The posts OF this city are not unii
on the question and the prospects are that either
Syracuse or Rochester viii have the glory. We
must possess ourselves in patience until January.
when the Depart ment Council OF Administration
will meet and decide the matter.
Post NO ls, 4; East Buffalo. was mustered
into the Department by comrade Thomas {. Hodg-
The Department Commander and Assistant Al
lutaUt General have been at Buffalo In consultd-
ton with the Buffalo comrades about the Natlohai
Encampmen which VII be ned IN 'ne week com,
In this nelehborhood think tnat the date ixed IL
not late enough In the season. and II u likely 10
general Il l. sherman Pos, No. 3i5 at New
Hartford. oneida county. has been mustered into
No. g. OF Utica"
The approaching election OF officers OF the New
York Memorial Committee Is tho exciting feature
connected with the choosing " delegates to the
committee at the post elections this month Natu-
rally tho highest interest SURROUNDS the place Of
urged by many Influential c9mra les General
James K O.berne is General iori'rs prlncipa.
that he Will win. TIE election viii t.ke place
the first Monday evening In February!
These comrades have been appointed ndes-de-
ramp on the stan OF the National Commander.
New-York- George T. Morgan. II. l.. Swords John
Monroe George ". Wingate: Theodore O. Ac-
Brooklyn-Iames J. Lawley John 9. Osmun James
p. Bell. David A. Pitcher and William b. Osgood
Post adjutants other comrades interested nrc
requested 10 send in reports OF their annual cleo
tons for 1897 not already published In this column.
The names OF delegates TO the Department En-
desired. and when omitted should be s"nt to the
Grand Army Editor OF The Tribune without delay.
The following elections have been reported since
Monday last
Adam Goss Post No 800 Commander, John 6.
Morrison: s V. {. John Abbott !. Y. 6: Patrick
lain, George iust; surgeon, Martin ThlI!; O. OF D.
Christian Nelly; o. Of g. John Eroderick o. 5.
Th0TPs ana Er" VIason,
@T H. sir iS William M"oury j. LoneTsan
John Rockford and William keeher. :,
Meek Ge-elecedJ; j. y. {. David sands (re-eieci-
ed; quartcrmaster George j. Wenck: surgeon,
John Watson; chaplain. Charles l.. Kiddcr. ID. D.:
o. OF d., Joseph L. Wood; o. Of g.. James Nc
Charles f. Kemp and e. II. Martin: to Memorial
Commttee--C Colonel Abraham G. Demarest. George
J. Wcnck and L. II. Scott; aternates David Sands.
W H. Russell and James Watson
J. l.. Riker Post No. s2-commander. Peter Mas
taglio: S V. C.. Nicholas Fal,er: J. V: G.. Nicholas
Frengbury: quartermaster. William Wolf; surgeon.
Jacob Guman. NJ. D.; chaplain. the Rev. John +.
ber d N to Department. Encampment John
Schmi,ten and William Boiling: to Memorial Com
mittee-Michael Foller. Charles colom William
George y. Mcclellan Post No. Commander.
George ID. Knight (rc-clected): s. V. c.. John T.
Mall: j. " c.. Fred Helms Te-elected); puartermas
ter A. T.. Phillipy surgeon. Edwin Bell. NJ. D.;
chaplain. the Rev. Henry Thomas: o. OF D., John
Davis: 0. OF g.. John Workman; delegates to De-
partment Encampmcnt-Georgc X. Morenead and
II. s. Gridley: TO Memorial Committce-Albert
Phpy and John T Hall
Wad iworth Post No T-Commander John Nc
CULLEN: S. V. c.. William r. Lewis: j. V. g..
George Wennet: quarternas;er. Charles f. James
surgeon. J. II. Jones: chaplain. r. +. Floyd; o. of
d. G. Granin; O. OF g.. j. .. Burns: delegates to
Department Encampment-Charles l.. Jones and
S r. Cuman: to Memorial Committee-C. T.. For
rest and John Holton.
Sumner Post No 24.-Commander, james y.
Black Te-elected): s. V. c.. James &. Allen: J. V.
c. Louis Deion; quartcrmaster. Benjamin f. Fin
ley: adjutant. John NJ. Dick: surgeon. II. Cantor
chaplain. the Rev y. +. DE Costa; o. of d.. Walter
Y Vail: .. Of g.. II. Greer delegates TO Depart
mani Encampment-E. b. Fnley John " blck