New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-04
GRAND ARMY BUGLE NOTES.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NETWORK
MEMORIAL COMMITTEE.
GENERAL HORACE PORTER LIKELY TO BE ELECT
ED CHAIRMAN-JAMEs c. RICE POST NO.
20 CELEBRATES ITS TWENTY-FIVE

committee for 1897. All other candidates for chair-
man. It Is understood, have withdrawn in favor OF
General Horace Porter Of George Washington
Post No. io3, whose unanimous election Is now
probable. General Nicholas w. Day. OF John A.
Dix Post No. 1876. seems to have no opposition to
a reelection ms treasurer, position which he has
filled with great credit and acceptabty for nearly
a decade. Past Department Commander f. j.
secretary of the committee for about as long has
declined to be a candidate again. and majority
selves sa in favor Of Past Department Commander
Se place Fraser viii fS make
an. excellent successor to Comrade Atkinson. For
Of lafayette pHS Post No. TO- appears to be the ia
vorite. and may have no competitor when the
fully Tor Grand Marshal last year but made
good hCwng II votes e Tss Von sSac
last Memorial, Day, and has had large experience
In handling parades.
James c. Rice Post No. % celebrated It's twenty
fifth anniversary with delightful dinner at the
S.urtevant House Wednesday evening. About
one hundred comrades sat down and had a merry
time. The dning-room beautifully decorated
with flags flowers, holly and mistletoe. Com
mander Daniel Jei man presided. and Past Com
mander n. ID. n. Clark acted as POSTMASTER
After prayer by Past Commander d. McMunisle and
an Introductory speech by Commander Jerman. ne
introduced Past Department Commander James s.
Fraser. who made happy response TO the toast,
ant Adjutant-Genera F. NJ Clark briefly sketched
the history Of The Department of New-York'
through It's thirty years career Past Command-
Walton spoke in reply to the toast. James G.
Rice Pest T G caR 1apss RSss o 0
rades" was the sentiment allotted to, Colonel John
". Marshall. and in the course OF his speech he
Joined the majority" whose memory S dear 10
the surviving comrades. Colonel $ " r. crIg .
mander Clark. responded to Tine Volunteer and
eloGuenty reccnnted the services Of the millions
fields Of the Republic. To Captain John Jerooman
Of the S Gp0E ors sGs'JJ 1
vice-president Of the Board of Aldermen and Cap;
@ Fssdry II talked e ssr ID
Politics" The small hours Of Thursday morning
the last gay Of II the a a Ky Ara ha tho
Ing and speeohfying.
John A Dix Post No. l35 will have a public In
stal,ation Of it's newly elected officers at Tuxedo
Hall Madison-ave and Fifty-ninth-st on Thurs
day evening January I. The installation will be
followed by the annual reception The ceremonies
Of the evening will begin with singing of The
Who has offered her services eratuitousiy to the
post Past commander Alexander Newnergsr IA, as
direct the proceedings OF the evening.
TIL, regular annual meeting of the New-fork
City Association of Union ex-Prisoners of War will
be held Friday evening. January S. at the head
quarters OF the list Regiment Armory, Park-ave
and Thirty -fourth-st The annual election for Of
cers will take place. and In addition to the usual
business transacted there will be the report Of the
delegates to the annual meeting Of the National
associa ton the election of new members and also
committee report upon associate society. which was
laid over from the last meeting. The badge OF the
association Is 10 be at all meetings. President
Abbott requests that members promptly inform
Secretary +. a. Rowe. No 1856 Bergen St. Brook
lyn of any change their adore rs or OF failure to
member.
General Miles, commanding the Army. IL hot on
the trail Of commissaries of subsistence who tumble
their work over on the commissary sergeant and
II anything goes wrong. make the sergeant the
scapegoat In order just issued from the head
quarters of the Army in the War Department ny
THE presence Ct commissary sergeant AT a post
does not in any manner relieve the commlssary
from responsibility for the care OF subsistence sup
plies Commanding officers Of posts. according to
their responsibilities and duties as fixed and pre-
scribed by sections Nos 65s and l23l OF the Army
Regulations are TO carefully supervise the duties
CT commissarles at their respective posts and not
permit them devclve their duties In any de-
gree upon the commssary sergeants.
General George 3. Loud will publicly install the
officers of Winfield Scott Hancock Post NO 2o9 at
Cafe Logel!na East Fiftyseventh-st.. on the even
ing OF January u. The following prominent VET
Grams will act as staff officers: Colonel George
Chapel commander Of Vanderbilt Post; Colonel
Daniel Cro-,ley. commander Of Joe Hooker POST s
Major Daniel Jerman commander OF lanes :. or nnf
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company Major
William A Copp. Of Lafayette Post: Past COM
Mohr and Major George J. Fales. At the same time
and place Past Departmen Pr ,n ef,cc M IL
Hancock Women's Relief Corps No. $50; with
stan selected from Alexander Hamilton Womens
Relief Corps
The action of Dcpartm Commander Graham In
counscllng the posts of the State to refrain from
indorsing candidates for political office meets gen.
eral approval In Grand Army circles. The following
Is among the sentiments Of the Commander that
have been applauded: AS individuals and citizens
let us exercise TO tine m er Wn rules and
lations, must discounenance awning tending
IN create suspicious that the grandest organization
in the world is partisan organizations
Comrade Robert s. IIefertys reelection as COM
mander OF FArragut Post No. 10 makes the
thirteenth time he has been chosen to this I'M
portant Office The other officers elected were Ber-
nard f. Mcclure, senior vlce-commandcr; James
CrowelI junior vce-commander: James A. Duffy.
Grow. chaplain: Philip de Well officer OF the day;
Michael Hoy officer Of ths guard and John W.
George c. Strong Post No. 53i. Brooklyn, has
elected the following officers: Commander. Robert
B. Keller: senior vice-commander. John A. Reeves:
Junior vice-commander Isaac T. Sweezy; quarter
master. Daniel n. I.OWDer, surgeon, Nllldm II.
Harlin NJ D.. chaplain. the Rev. Alfred Fairhurst:
officer of the day. G. II. Roberts; officer OF the
guard A. Gadd: delegates to Department Encamp-
mert the Rev. John J. Arnaud and William II.
Harlin NJ D.; to Memorial Committee. Frank Ho-
falling George II. Jackson and Joseph j. Cornell:
The officers will he Installed al the postroom.
corner Of Gates and Nostrard ayes. on January
IL and the ceremony viii be private. All comrades
cordially invited.
Hon artrp NH
sive preparations to attend the next National En-
campment at Buffalo. and the departments OF
Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island will
he largely represented Even many OF the large
no. of Maine New Hampshire and Vermont are
getting in shape for attending the encampment In
a body
Commandern-ChiefT haddeus g. Clarkson Is ex-
pected to he present NJ the Massachusetts Depart