New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-12
GRAND ARMY BUGLE NOTES:

The proposition to change the time for the OBJ
servancc Of Memorial Day that 1t may fall on
the last Sunday OF May instead Of the fixed date OF
May 80 has received the sanction of some Of the
most prominent, Grand Army men Of the country
including the newly Installed Department Com
mander of New-York. Colonel ABert ID. Shaw, OF
WATERFOWL. Comrade Shaw ia. written a letter
tho subject in which ne calls attention TO the
increasing fear that the present custom OF o0serv
ing Memorial Day IL falls on a Saturday or
Monday cannot longer be Kept free from games
and doings utterly foreign to the Bcred memory
which Il originally established to maintain
II the last Sunday In May could be agreed upon
for such commemorative ob..rvances. for the piac-
ing OF flowers upon the graves OF veterans VINO
sleep IT. the soil there. the Department Com
mander believes. the holy day itscn would be
made hotter by the associations which would enter
into II. Colonel Shaw, in pursuing the SUBJECT
says II fee, confident that this change to the last
Sunday In May would be generally acceptable
when the whole question entering into the selec-
ton is wisely considered. AS to singing America
at the close of public entertainments. submit tnat
the sentiment OF patriotism and OF citizenship
enter largely into this proposal IT IL not new with
us, and IL is very old in other lands. Whatever
tends to develop love OF liberty In the heart OF a
child promises rich frultage for the future. we
do much along the line OF loyal citizsh-
ship in our education of the children or our coun-
try They constitute the Nations vested rights In
all our future az great free people. To the end
that love OF country may be early impressed upon
their recesive minds. let America become the
closing song Of every public meeting and so hAed
ndebly In the hearts OF all the patriotic fervor
horn OF loyalty to the flag and to the common
country all dearly love.
1.-THE vita,ly important subject Of the teaching OF
pa triotism in our schools is worthy OF the earliest
and wisest favorable action. had the privilege re-
Gently Of visiting four OF the grammar schools OF
NswYork Gy in company T' Of the
Dpartme Of the East and eIer of
efficiency in singing patriotic songs. recitng patr,,
Otto selections The deeply Interesting 81
greatly impressed me. was profound y moved ny
the ,oyal asd fervid spirit displayed by ne charen
relatink TO patriotic American sentiments ING
loyalty shown to the flag was toucning had ra
visited. convinced that wise syS.e.l on
teaching patriotism in our schools Is srg s conI m
of Grand Army comrades from the cn h crss
of the State to examine ana report upon '"s s'e"'
question at early day"
The Tribune is indebted to Colonel George Ed
| ward Allen, of Rhsde Island, one OF the aidos-de-
| camp on the staff OF Commander-n-Chief 7. ;.
Clarkson for the latter's itinerary OF his official
visits to the departments this year lie began his
visits after his election. in September 1875, at s.
| Paul In the following month and was present al
| nsry large Grand Army reunions In Kansas ana
North Platte Neb. later making visits TO posts In
| Washington,
and Rochester in November and December His
| tour of departments began at Providence Febru-
! arv and Q; at WorcestG Boston and Lynn. FEB
ruary No. II and Y; Baltimore. February 10; WASH
! ington February 15 and IL Hagerstown Nd, rep-
! ruary IS and 70. and St Paul. Mimi FEBRUARY %
and a. March s he started on a Southern mp
visiting Nashville Tenn. on the Sh Murfreesboro
| o., the 9th: Ctl!uman Ala on the 10Th, RriniISham
| on the nth: Montgomery. the l2th FITZGERALD Ia
| the 18th; New-Orleans the l5th Beaumont leN'
the 18th Los Angeles. Cal, tho sd ana -4'h' san
| Francisco the 9Th and 9TH Portland. oregon the
| aoth and 3tst; Salt Lake City Utah. April and g.
| arriving at Omaha on April 6. On April 10 ana IL
he visited Concord n H.. the 18th and 18TH, Lewis
ton Me; IN, 1914. eoth and 2lst. Chicago; Miiwau-
| kee z2d: Buffalo. 2ith New-iOrk CITY -Nh. -tn
/ and 18th, attend the dedication OF tne "ran'
! Memorial: MAY g. he visited Galesburs. Ill; wa
S }srSp1n Msy + R!chmSnd NS Ny Na Wax r.
Tsnsburg No. May aY ~ y, Eau h0u csrs. Wis. MAJ
- and i: June and 1 Johnstown. Penn: ana .:
y SnI !u1e Ohio II to aR y. the Soldiers orphan
H Home June Shio to visit s ,hs f s cai
Home t ONO lie has visited depart
ments made hftythrse official visits ana mas 1raH
| alled thirty-two thousand miles tie mas In !iauge
many addresses averaging twice 70 each r, os ssa
on July he T Gao o a aGr eqes
erected by the citizens and comrades Oh ' lam
Pom S Ss na Of the Army WIN have
) the right OF the line. md Will be commanueu 7
I
Rurbank has been appointed assistant ad1u'Hh'-
| general for the paraus'
| Admiral CYRUS Sears. of the National Asso-
oston OF Naval Veterans. has issued the following
! general instructions regarding the coming eoN' e"'
| ton at Buffalo: 49,, ~.
Phe twelfth annual convention q r. N aHan., e
isa! Your comma nling officer recently visited ina.
city n, anf haa cdmmse The for
visiting shipmates were progresslns anu .ne on
TSrosa Ts' has see Ss. .sc head
quarters and for tho I'm. saSmsr has forty
sssirinS 'S fully aapped vh bedding Each ,Ss
deck tssr: room for one hn nr
,ers on the steamer This steamer WI! be m9o d,s
at Colts dock .asy Of seSsss ana sS cap lines
Electric lights and water will be PLACED upon NE ne
pier for n. VIII be % provided for shpmae
No women will be allowed quarters Oh Doaru '"T
scrcmmodation for shipmates who do not wish
onartsrs on the Idaho be secured by applying 10
shiP%1 6r H SiMsf veerans who board
| ing.hou.es where accommodations can De haI lor
se Tbsra s.ins such number restaurants e.,s
ished in the near vicinity OF ,ne hnm , Wne' ras
now advsable 70 make any arrangements to
have caterer especially engaged TO furnish meals
.srsblisted by the Joint Trefic Association as t9
| y. one cent per mile with thifty-day limit FOR
| points east Of Buffalo the rates are irom one IT, 10
and pos.bly an extension Ticket; for IN. ZIP WI
he -, sae after IL o'clock (midnish on Hugust ~
nt to .hinmstes time 10 arrive AT Buffalo In due
SEASON. Monday morning 10 report at HEADQUARTERS
IN tme 70 assist In putting the flagship IN commits
s,on ma a, eight bells on August g. Headquarter
train viii leave Nrw-Yorx AZ 7A3 a. m. SATURDAY.
Ang',., u via I.ehigh Valley RAILROAD ana the
| 80 wil be IS from Ncw-Tork. Tickets VIII be on
| .aie nv special agent at foot OF Cortandt-st FOR
| hat train. IL, -. -. .,o ball a, NJ m
| orranizing for business. the sd MONDAY even
a. 10, Saich Speakers. music. etc. VIII De pro-
| ,deJ Shipmates are earnestly invited 70 susno,
| " ,ha Committee Ia making arrangen,cnte 10 nave
~ arceent programme and dog watch that snip
| mates will not soon iorset. u, Ia ,,r,.d
| " IN Tussday the 2ith. the parade VIII De FORMED
| ~ o. n ~ IN readiness TO go over the route twnicm