New-York tribune., 1896-05-04
GRAND ARMY BUGLE NOTES.
FOR MEMORIAL SUNDAY.
..s or NEwYoRK CITY PosTs-REUNIoN OF
THE ARMIES OF THE CUMBERLAND
AND TENNESSEE.

AND TENNESSEE.
,,or.haI George Won Shack assisted by
O,anT General John B. Hyde and Assistant
Au'1.s Au'., General Abram l.. Webber. is rapidly or
A''. A',- ,,s forces for the Memorial Day parade at
GAM. .scuar:ers in the list Regiment Arrnory.
ne, n.' ,ourth-st and Park-ave. The commanders
I'm" "ora than half the posts have already returned
oi .'s,,a, blank properly filed out, showing that
~ W" "a ,o be a fine turnout on May 80. Alexander
N..u,on Post No. 1872, has signihed It's purpose TO
pan. .no with 15o comrades and the Old Guard band.
p',cb for several years 1t has not been In line
ai."J ."',os post. No 80. will parade about two hum
s.rory with its attractive display Of old battle
o'eD d Kauer's Post Band. Rawns Post VIII
h@7' about one hundred strong with the Port
p,o- Rand John A Dix Post, NO iS' VIII
|N.ss with its usual full ranks headed py a oahd
urclses al the grave OF General DIX VIII De- as
'De ,ohoraie Lloyd Aspinwal Post, No 6OO be-
Vs.. so far uptown that 1t Will turn out aoout one
O"e 'rsroa and twenty-five strong in carriages.
- n Baker Post, No. .. OF Phiiaueph'a' -V'
r,u make a return visit 10 Noah l.. Farm
s"O"1 1os, No. AS. of this city, on Memorial Day,
nam poker comrades will march with Farnham
an' ~ DC euests in the Memorial Day parade. The
I comrades will have with them band or
pa" '.. ,ns,ruments Baker Post is made up largely
' y" IA volunteer fremen OF Philadeiphla. Whiie
'. S..r, POST is mainly composed OF the men re-
F" s., colonel Ellsworth from among the volun-
u" cru srsmen ot New-York. Hence the bond Of
union ~. .o7 ,,u ,ova IN line ,h,s
least 100 comrades, and Winfield s. Hancock
!s Va 90 will march along with Morgan Post
vs. x,,. comrades Hancock Post was organized
nnuhsrs Of Morgan Post. Morgan Post has
W "a tho Greenwich Cornet Band, twenty-three
' .'".. % furnish the music for the two posts.
~ repor,s show that most OF the posts Will be
i"o or,sa by fife and drum corps. Posts having
as,a military bands will generally be
.'',oa a ~ the riga, of the line In their divisions
T,s statues 0. George Washington and Marquis
I.,ov.re IN Union Square. Will be decorated
" n.nal on Memorial Day by the Grand Army
" ,b,ch hear their names. John A. Dix Post.
y. ~ uin decorate the grave and monument OF
-, My IN Trinity Cemetery; Alexander Ham,
49, pos. No 1872 will pay similar honors TO the
- =, The first Secretary OF the Treasury IN
T1n,,v Churchyard. and Farragut Post NO TO- VIII
s ,.,h nowers and evergreens the statue OF the
great Admiral.
AT THE FIELD OF SHILOH.
Tho heroes OF the armies Of the Cumberland and
.ba Tennessee are looking forward 10 the thrd an
rua reunion on the battlefield OF Shiloh with bright
n,,c,,a,,ons II will be held May 20 and 30. and
,s expected to the most interesting as well as
,be largest reunion Of the Shiloh Battlefield Associ-
afi0
vii, unveii the first monument erected on the battle
esh IN honor OF their fallen comrades, they having
los, 2ss men IN killed and wounded In the battle
more than was lost by any other one regiment.
General Jesse J. Phillips, the first colonel OF tne
regiment and now one OF the supreme Court
Judges Of Illinois. will deliver the oration at the
unyeiling Senator Isham G. Harris. who was on
the staf Of General Albert Sidney Johnston when
Johnston was killed a; Shiloh. will tell the true
and
correct spot where Johnston died Many other
promnent men will be present and deliver al
dresses at the two days reunion
The comrades living In Texas Will send lV'v'
white cape jessamine flowers 10 place on the graves
Of the 1000 heroes who sleep In the Shion Na.Ona'
d ThTe Ieryh W a6s os rom the South who
will place these flowers on the graves anu & pinC piIt,
as each The The 9Th In0s 10 1nd ody .h and
will be a large number Of General Hurlourt nsh'-
ms Ah Division present and hold reunion on ,, ,he
battlefield The railroads and steamboat hhes VIII
give reduced rates. ,,, -,
Comrades desiring further Information shou'd au-
Memorial sunday. the hrst day Of me week in in
;hich Memorial Day falls. which this year VIII be
Hsts and veterans o, this city Most Of the posts
viii attend divine services either morning or even
ames c. Rice Post. No 2s and Joe Hooker Post. No
Is. have accepted an Invitation from the Hev'
'if,6-ave and Tenth-st. who will conduct special
ervices on Memorial Sunday. Horace b. Claim
os 40. 57s has accepted Rabbi Kohler's invitation
4 attend the Temple of BETHEL. where interest
ng services will be held. The comrades Of .n Edwn
Morgan Post No $o1 have aecepted the inyta
treet Baptist Church. near Seventh-ave., and IN
lite all veterans. whether IN the order or not 10
eryices in the Rev Dr. Campbelis Baptist Church
Axington-ave. and One-hundred and eleventh,st'
Iearny No s; James Shields. No 60: Dahlgren. NO
!: General NJ. Corcoran. No AZ and several others
rill attend the Church Of the Paulist Fathers
TO PURCHASE FLAGS.
Commander John W. Werner. OF Kerswill Post. No
-, OF Flatbush. has issued appeal. on behalf OF
he post. for contributions with which to purchase
ags and flowers 10 decorate the graves OF It's dead
omrades on Decoration Day. The appeal is ,s signed
,ausen j. V c.: ~ F. Schmidt quartermaster;
Henry Weizer, surgeon; James Jordan; o. D.: John
SOr'Cn sdndni iG,B van 2don m1Fn ensp
Colonel G. II Ballou assisted by Comrades Lewis
\. Jones and John Koehler, Of ttica is preparlns
,ampment OF the q. A. r.. 10 be held In mat CITY
his month. ,a.... ,as
made a favorable report on Senator Squires bill.
appropriatng 10000 for an equestrian statue oA
General Grant at the National capital. .
A regulation United States flag was presented 70
the Grace Presbyterian Sunday-school by Il. 4.
Middleton Post. of Brooklyn. yesterday afternoon
ACTION OF VETERANS.
Veterans OF the war who believe that the time
has come for those who fought Tor the preser'a-
tion Of the Union 10 act together politically nave
established headquarters at No. II3 Eishth-ave''
New-York City. and will ho.d meetings there every
wednesday at p m. At meeting he'd there -ast
wednesday evening Comrade Alexander Law pre-
sued ana James O'COnnor was secretary. Severai
'peeehes were made and n statement or the pur-
,o'es ior which they mean 10 contend was issued
" committee composed OF Alexander Law. cha'r-
pan pst colonel j. j. Ba,tersby and j. J.. Wood. OF
p.na nnea!'y n POST No. 8. J. B. Smith, Of James T.
II 49,, 80, No -, and James OConnor, OF william
ia ,ln a s Pcsl. No q. secretary. II Is subsan-
nron,, a. .ol9ws We desire to see fulfilled al the
sanYh.,s made oy President Lincoln and under ms
IVA ~? 70 the soldiers and sailors of the C.vi
nsico" I've Deleve that our next President should be
fy,ns 10 40 Justice 20 the men Of 6l-6) by real
No & .ne 'act that all this Government Is to-day
ana H. 10 me men who suppressed the Rebellion
AZ. c-a, they are emitted to life position under
H. government they saved. We believe the time
ys,on, arrived u wnen the Grand Army men Of the
ssonpg should s% act IN their own interest by DE.