New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-26
GRAND ARMY BUGLE NOTES.

..-,.so, .na f,rabam-the suspensions exceed the
number mustered in. Death. at the same Time look
from the ranks of New-Yorks Grand Army oil COM
rades alnos: keeping pace with the NUMBER Oh rem
statements The losses exceeded the gains OF the
wear bv nearly three hundred The Assistant Ad)u-
,ant-Ceneral's sem-annual report. condensed. IS as
follows: - =, "a,
No in good standing report dec 81 1880 Sooos
Gained during by muster in.'''...'' o c"s
Gained during by reinstatement; from sus .oe
- . $500
Loses during The term by death ..,.......... 81
Losses during The term By honorable discharge %
Losses during by transfer .... 20
Losses d DURING the the term By BY dis.
losses Tes, dnr,ns 'ne term ny 1874
xn.,,o. ..,.,,,,s I, good standing ...... se2is
Number remaining suspended at last report:,: 2o'o
Dropped during the term having been previously 1855
suspended 90"
The report also gives the amour, expended for re-
lief during the term, s26ls7 IS: number OF members
their families relieved. 1.2SS other persons re-
lieved. go The report of the Assistant Qu"''ei-
master-General for the period shows that the
financial condition of the order is satisfactory anu
encouraging. 1t is as follows:
RECEIPTS.
Balance hand at last report $50 S oos %
Receipts from all sources 'o sizes 5o7 "A
DISBURSEMENTS.
For Department per capita tax on o.. ao- 4.
36 2ls members at cents....... S2s9 - en- oos 90
-, T., ,o., ss4 500 As
RELIEF FUND.
Amount on hand last report s3i 10 80
Received from ali sources for this eoc. 81
''Hs sr',nt .s'%: '' !571 e e
-, - s44O93 "a
ut will be seen by the Assistant Adtutant-Gen-
erals report" comments High Private that we
are gradually losing members. The net loss lot the
term ending June 80. 1884, is 2s5 This would nave
heen reduced trfe had the eight nine Delinquent
posts reported The death loss about the SANE h in
by muster in shows that there is still large numpsr
Of old soldiers VINO nave nSs while the lamp holds
our to burn etc. The amount expended IN chafriay
s26lS7 9S during the term demonstrates tnat VIVA,
ever Csc we may be accused of, they cannot say
we are uncharitable. 80 ,,ns hou,
A busy place" he adds. rs headquarters ABOUT
this time What with closing the semi-annuaI re-
port and preparing for the National EncamPmeH,b an
b%sy The traditional bee the honey,pos is not
TO be %en HSan orwared to- National Headquarters
and the Assistant Adjutant-General VII rom i nov ~,
1 anu to National Encampment affairs. and from
experience in like matters can say that he VIII not
have many idle moments
The annual reunion Of the 18th New-Jersey Voiuh-
teers was held Newark last Thursday ana was
highly successful marred only by the suooeh ued'li
of Sergeant L. NJ Price. Of the past presidents.
The annual dinner was at Jacobys Hall. NO eeZ
Broad-st. presided over by Captain D. X. Huson'
,,aa,, ~ the society These past presidents
were def allied to act as the Reception ComHi'tee'
Lieutenant +. S Taylor. chairman: Sergeant L. M
price James r Connolly. Lieutenant Lawrence
rarreu Lieutenant S NJ. Lutz and Captain Angus
tus Dusenberry. The uncertainty of life was pam
~ the active comrades of the Department OF New
Jersey For several weeks he had peeh actVe III
a member of the Reception Committee was antlG-
patng the reunion as only OLD soldiers can f;sd bv
his comrades on the following Sunday four days
before nd Tas prominent on all military Grand
Army occasions. He had held many places OF hohor
and trust in the order
The sandusky tohio) Register" corrects recent
statement which gives the name of Penns!INanias
Governor General Daniel H. Hastings as major OF
tho 02d Ohio Volunteers TO which President McKin-
lev belonged The Hastings referred TO was Russe'l
Hastings, who was promoted from the cap'amcy Oh
Company X. He was made Heutenant-coiohei
March S. 1865. ard was afterward wounded so as 10
make necessary the anputation Of his leg. he was
Rosecrans. the second scammon. the third HaJes
I and the and M ws made
Of the s oS na Russell wam IS
connection" says The Register" with the reg si
T mea IN wa Company june H. ISL was promoted
commssary-sergeant September r. IS2; promo'eH e 70
Company August s. 1868; transferred from Com
iSs4 and promoted to captain Of Company G July %
1864 He thus served in four different companies
lie mustered out as captain OF Company q Juy
&c. 1865 During his captaincy ne was on detached
duty for a time aid and acting assistant adJu-
tant-g general
Two royal old soldiers Of Adam Goss Post NO
800 Colonel Francis J. Hawkes.. aide-Ge-camp on the
staff Of Commander-n-Chef Carkson. and Cap
tain John =. Lonergan. who has been quarter
master of Goss Post for the last fourteen years,
spent Saturday in looking after inirm and needy
comrades II is necessary ~ say that their
visits gladly received and they were Warmly
welcomed at the threshold of every ABODE, however
fellows TO whom Comrades Hawkes. and Lonergan
administered vainy sought for words IN which mgb 10
express their thanks. Other comraoes "iis"'
worthily follow excellent an example
elisa Post No 26i Commander John Ritter Will
enioy its annual excursion up the Sound on Sun
dav August l. The comrades have engaged the
barges Susauehanna and Coxsacke. with
steamer for the occasion, and will land at Corn
walton Grove The post VIII De aceUapa"'eu "
the elisa Camp No. 1873, Sons OF veterans
The Massachusetts Council Of Administration has
,ssued a circular in defence Of the controversy with
Fletcher Webster Post No 13 Of Brockton This
most has been conspcuously active in It's OPPOSE
lion TO the House OF Lords. and It's resolutions De
strongly worded that they were not pupnsheu ~
the calendar They went TO the encampineh' ana
were Endorsed 'inexpe 1ient
Co,nrade F. II Wolf. of ST. Charles, No. wishes
the addresses Of the surviving members OF COM
many x Sth New-York Volunteers. blenKer
Yaegers of which he was member lie VIII nc
thankful for any information furnisheo'
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DEATH or A CENTENARIAN.
Mrs Gertie Schattman. who died on Saturday
at the home Of her son. Julius schattman' NO