New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-22

ordera No shows a net loss of ll26 members IN
rho wear 1896 lie gives this table to snow the
rise and fall in strength in the last nine years:
RecemSer s sTo,a in good Standing s
December 81 s1oaI in sood standns
december H. so2-Total in good standing ~ 90.
B Bcss%Ssr It. s 1897 GOD IS
BessmSsr g. st. s so'a in good staining 9
Commenting thereon Comrade Hraham SdSS' -
will be noticed that we gradually gamer III mum
hers up to December 81. 1892, the year OF the "h-
i,g,or rncampment and this department, IN the
vnrv height of it's prosperity. furnished the Com,
ma4der-in. Chief for that encampment comnrade
Iohn palmer of Lew Benedict Post No o Past
benz nenariment Commander Theodore l.. Poole had
the honor to be the department con 'n,nadiiv on
the decline until We have reached me pfsSr,
membership 36Jo3 The cry. on to washington .nEs IN
was great incentive in recruiting our , [@" spmi
1872 Why use the popular exPrest ,bjn vear9
off at Buffalo to recruit our 5 rahK be- ' On put
me off Buffalo August 2 lss, d diecba rpred
should have prepared roll Oh Of admssion but
NOT members of the order, and invite tnem 70 oili
In time to OF the Grand Army since
1865 perhaps the last in this State lot many '0
Ar the hattie Of Fredericksburg General Burnside
ordered Colonel Harrison Fairchid. Of the e'th
New-York Volunteers 10 detail four offcerS a"u
100 men 10 cross the Rappahannock River OH pun
ICONS take possession OF the houses and drive ouo
the engineers who were constructing the bridges.
In his report to Colonel Rush G. HawKins,, con-, ~
the Ninth Army Corps Volume XXI o Ffiari HfG
ords OF the Rebellion page S so- otcers namely
Captains James Hazley se ;ynng Or sldq eWs
Frank Burt and Lieutenant Me,,i' sbot was sent
across the river This detachment was DIVIDED a ,e
four dys non co OF Of Broome chenango Della
ware livingston Monroe and Schuyler In the re-
port Of Colonel ere f omied and the state Historian
Hugh Hastings. Is anxious 10 op.ain ~ Tho
S9th TO take this matter in hand and send tness Sc
names to State Historian Hastings ne W. ndo ~
no latter would be greatly facilitated II comrades
would SUPPL his office with all the Information
they may have REGARDING the M mail affairs and
sklrmishes giving the regiment. companies or ne
tachments thereby comforting a lasting laV0r not
only upon their organization but upon posteri'y
Sumner Post No. "a has lost another faithful
comrade in the death of Past Commander "'idin
Peterkin who passed away, after four weeks III
ness on Wednesday last at his home NO 10 VII
ginia-ave jersey City. Comrade Petelkrh nt ion
good record a brave tar during tne he edams'
having seryed , on ang~tnek and was second in
command the taking OF the rebel ram Asog bsing
t ta as district deputy OF the Eighth Masonic
District He employed for twenty,,Iuve. y 800
took place Yesterday at the Episcopal Church OF
the Holy Cross. Claremont and Arlington 49,,
Jersey CITY The burial was in the FANNY pro, AZ
RloomaeId' y. j. His dying wish was that the flag
ne loved might be buried with him.
The vosburgh Veterans OF the list Regiment
American Guard ~ Y. s. NJ, will celebrate the
birth of George Washington by a private reception
and supper this evening Colonel Henry f. Lieo-
enau president has appointed the following com
hs affair captain Andrew NJ Copeland, Ieuten
ant Daniel Reyes. Colonel Joseph Keller scream
I'D on6 siohn r McCane Corporal David Harmed
lieutenant j. II sleamap; Comrades g. r. A Sssr
ina ,tn Of his committee held on Wednesday evening
February Il Chairman A. NJ ed for the
Washington Birthday celebration. Following are
the subcommittee for the en,srsanen Il
p I,ebenau Lieutenants r. II. Shutis and j. H.
Sleaman. Comrades g. II; Horref fu Colonel
Joseph Keller. Sergeant M0orehead, oorppras D.
rom fsPf's + f." b. Tompkins, L. r. Lat0ur. G. p
Iydocker and G. i. Halberstatt and colonel D A.
ant door managers. D. c. Aston and c. A Smith
Professor Durhams Will furnish the dancing music
DEPARTMENT Commander James 5. Graham issued
a special order on Saturday announcing TO the De-
partment the death of observation-disclosures John
c. Robinson who died at Bnghamton on Thurs
day. and who was a Major-General OF Volunteers
and a Past Commander chief OF the Il. A. r.
deeply realize that expressions OF coincidence wholly
a tome tSss the the sympathy OF the COM
rades OF tho department. Will be acceptable to the
order most commanders will drape the charters and
The officers will wear the usual badge OF mourning
for thirty days
James McI.eer Camp No 10. of Brooklyn on
Tuesday night received elisa Camp. OF New-York
cry General James McIeer. after whom the camp
was named was also present as guest OF honor
The members OF elisa conferred the first. second
and third degrees upon one OF its members as an
Illustrative lesson to the younger camp;
General McI.eer received with all the honorS
and he made a ringing speech. The Rev. j. j.
Arnaud recently chosen state chaplain In place
OF Chaplain W. l.. Hyde. deceased. related many
Incidents Commander Rowland OF Barbara
Freitchle Post, made a speech and comrade Harry
Durham sang a song.
These comrades have been appointed aides-de-
camp on the STAFF OF Department Commander
Graham: Edward Wakefield. Post No 2s6: II. NJ.
Whitney. Post No 222: Patrick H. Delaney, Post
No :: Frederick h. Schaefer. Post No "a William
10 $50: David Lamb Post No. 800; James Ken
neady Post No. !: John Foster, Post NO. ); h. NJ.
Royce Post No 2S5: j. r. skinner. Post No. 6l5:
Charles Waldron Post No. l19. Charles T. Forrest.
POST No -; James Is. Council Post No 25S: Will
lam Brown. Post No. 391. and William McGahy.
Post No 500
Az the last encampment OF Oliver Tilden Post
No &c. held at its headquarters Third-ave. near
One-hundred- and-sAy sixth-st.. II was decided TO
have the annual excursion OF tho post June
~ next at Grand View Grove. Long Island The
steamer Laura NJ. Starin and the big barge Ches
ter A. Arthur have been engaged. AdJutant George
Dennerlein said yesterday; Ihey VIII start from
Second-aye and One-hundred-a twenty ninth-st.
at 10 a. OF the day named and return at
s:30 p. m"
Comrade John \. Butler OF John A. Rawlns
Post No. no. has the sympathy OF his many com
rades and friends In the loss OF his promising
voung son DR. Ambrose d. Butler, who died at