New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-15


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.c;oa Getting off his report Adjutant O'CohnoI
- heen confined 10 his home with grip VINO"
has taken hard hold of him.
.co,r,order-in-Chief r. S Clarkson. replying 10
@he welcome Of Department Comna,'uei 49, -
providence. r. T.. last Tuesday. SAID IN Sie'N.ms
,ho Grand Army Of the Republic ut Is the RIa'u,
&c, order IN the world. the representative Vi 800
-. 80, ,;,.ing that barred their breasts TO the cou
,.eel that Old Glory might never ne s'dineu
look into these faces drawn win VIM 60 =,
boarv with whtened hairs. | feel that 'he me- "
inc veterans are not long for this world. eeeS
hardly thirty-fve years ago that, march'hs - 'n'
- 90 tho Union and touching elbow 10 eIoo"'
our hearts thrilled with patriotism. "ou" ,,
Mr. Mayor have right TO wear inns ou''o' 49,,
a pauper than he a millionaire ana Kno" ."' W..
my country called l did not respond 'nese my. ~,
ala M, come from the slums. out the S'""'''''
~, 40 formcr enlisted 10 fight. 10 die II need oe:
co sSrvs old Glory They were proud OF uoS
WbS shall say aught against ne matter thS h cG
posed and coInposes the creme d ,' our patriotism
public? !, Iiles sav FOR their victory oter them
selves when at AppomatoH my service as faith
fnl1v in peace as in war? They VINO W. o1 ~ the
enemies are now @ oT Louis and Atlanta and striving
mnder one and only one. flag Tor the ia''' '"e'
love"
Tho ola Guard Association. Of the l2th regimen
n G.. n y unanimously agreed at wy ~
quarterly meeting TO hold the anniversary
Aprll q next. The president Dahiei p"'' 49,,
the treasurer Colonel Charles f. Sprasue' ana tue
secretary. Captain William II SchWaoe IN co,
oooro,ion with a special committee, consisting oil
General Daniel Bu,terneld. Colonel Edward NJ H.
Thlers Colonel John ID. Ottiweli. Coonei oha''ee
Z Spraeue and First Sergeant James LHah. "eie
noo,,,od n committee with power to make all
NECESSARY arrangements for a fitting celebration u
commentaries the thrty-sixth anniversary OF the
departure of the regiment for the war IN lsol anu
the hfieth anniversary OF the organization Oh 'iie
Old Twelfth" This reminder. 1t was pehe'eo'
would touch a patriotic chord upon the heart
strings of every soldier who has ever served IN the
rarks Of the l2th Regiment. National Guard OF the
c,a,e or New-York or the 18th in its war battalion
nj volunteers in war or peace. The advance notices
for the dinner bear the portraits of Henry q; STEP
bins the first colonel. and John jacob Astoi uns
trs, lieutenant Of the 18th which was organized
Nav G. is47 The latter afterward became colonel
a assrs Issl1s52 Besides Colonel stebbins these
SPFsa5 in ,h ohn Ss OF cooks Dane
William Greene Ward Henry Astor Meeks OF ia ar
Daff
I"hn Ward tr. s Van Rensselaer, Cruger. James
i'm II Jones Thomas H. Barber, Heman Dowd ana
McCoskry Butt.
The Vosburgh Veterans. composed OF the ola
members of the list Regiment, \. Y. s NJ. heid
a rousing meeting at their headquarters last Ihurs-
day evening Colonel Harry F. Lebenau presided
Sou,e ,hirtv-odd members answered Secretary Beck
,,,b,s roIIcal1 The Investigating Committee re-
or,ed favorably on the three recruits proposed at
the last meeting: Thomas f. Ludwig, George W.
rr,,mhle and Richard Cornell. The following new
recruits were proposed for memberships u. W.
Washburn and r. J. Holt. and their applications
were referred TO the Investigating Committee FOR
renort This being the first regular meeting OF
1897 the reports of the secretary. treasurer and
Board Of Trustees were received. read ana APP
proved The recording secretarys &c. W. Beck
with, report for 1896 showed an increase Of seven
members and loss Of one by death. The report
of the treasurer. r. H. Shuts. showed. after pay
ing all Indebtedness for 1896 that he had cash bal
ance Of $40 81 still in the treasury The trustees
through their chairman, Captain Andrew NJ. Cope
land reported that they had examined the treas
urer's books and accounts. and found them correct
and in good condition: also the minute and roll
books of the recording secretary and the books and
secretary. g. ". Wyckor and found them sys-
Remarkably ARRANGED Chairman ma Copeland com.
Client manner in which he had conducted the affairs
OF the vosburgh Veterans during his admlnistra;
Comrades Avera. Brewster. White and Arment
%ashineton $. Birhday February s2 also com
rades Copeland. Wyckon Harmed. Moorehead. Sen
tens Keyes and shultes as the Memorial Commit
for 1881. After the meeting adjourned refresh
ments were served by Commissary Duckkorp.
Edward H. Wade Post No 500, AT a special meet
ing held at the post headquarters No. 2s9 Bleeck.
er-st Commander A. ID. Knight presiding and
Comrade James H. Caravan acting as ad1utant
passed resolutions on the death Of Comrade James
Davis an ardent active and we-beloved member
Of the post and a genuine soldier. Comrsde Davis
late war In Company B. ssth New-York Volunteers
as private from october 49, 1861. to June H. 1866
and los. a leg at the battle Of Antietam lie
leaves several children. one Of whom II a son A
graduate OF West Point having been appointed bv
General L. S Grant while President, in 1871 He
Il now a captain Of Company H. 18th United States
Infantry. stationed at Fort Huachuca. Ariz The
resolutions include the following extracts THAT
in the demise of Comrade Davis feel that not
only the post. but the organiza ton. las lost
who. by his actions. eyinced always that the object
for which the c. A. Y. was organized lay nearest
his heart and by his earnestness and devoted
loyalty commanded our highest respect and afrec-
ton That he loved his veteran comrades is
well known. He reJoiced In their contented com
fort and sympathized with them In their daily
hardships and trials
Captain p. L. Flynn. Of the Farragut Association
of Naval Veterans said yesterday that the mex,
regular meeting OF the association In the Essex
Marke, Building, Grand and Ludlow SITS on
Thursday evening would be OF the utmost inpor-
lance and Captain J. ID. Baker. of Boston and
shipma from that city are expected 10 be pres
emit Captain Flynn added: 1T Will he to the ship
mates interest to attend this meeting arrange
1nents for the coming convention at Buffalo will
be made. Three or four hundred are at least sure
0f going. The latest news from Past Rear Admiral