New-York tribune., 1898-12-26
GRAND ARMY BUGLE NOTES.

solaers'' wos Stevens Post No. 81. of Lancaster;
Monday evening. irdorsing the president Vie"S
and requesting Mafrio.t f,,oSnS s % his ,nt,',ence
touerd bringing about legislation such ns con-
templated by President Mcknleys remarks
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Members Of the Grand Army are pleased TO Know
-" ST., ,,an,,,,o,, for v.wyork and
ders ana sailors Mon''"e', lo' ',
Nom, Tom in Riverside park. AT Eighty-third-
q, has long bs.n looked ON AZ the proper place
for .or. l,sting architectural feotur. and noth-
ing more appropriate could be placed on the beau
,i,,, sno, ,h,, ,h, ,,.moraI IA the heroes of the
,Ty SR? W"r Xearv ali visitors to the city make
the he" journey Of the West Side in order to ,, see
make max tne & S uSpu na" IN fvor Of Mount
Tom for the monument site said: "Wltnin u short
distance OF the restins-place OF ,ne erea, ] ]l.nusl
,ot n wss to foIiow and n is wen that th. monu-
menis should be of one grand group. FOR the merits
Of those ior whom they wsre E reared should rs Al,
Wyr,cinaI AZ, Cnmmisson anprov.d Tho site and
there H. good reason to hope that New York will
soon have soldiers monument worthy of the
city"
The Roard OF Supervisors of Westchester County
has appropratod s. 100 for the relief of ndIgent SOL
ders and sailors. to be distributed through the
Grand Army posts This is an Increase Of more than
S2Jo over The appropriation OF last year the extra
ainonnf being FOR those who went to the front this
summer
-, =. a.
iomp"ru ros, 40 - OF p'eTn"'e"' on"'' mas
,nandar. = Il Neod san,or ,,lce-commoncer. Whit
man sacke,t ,unior vcs.comnonder. ,rhomas =
man oache,'' junior Vee-coihihahuer' fhohlaS >
Hunt. chaplain; Benjamin Wright, quirtermaster;
John Mccain surgeon. Henry T. Higgins officer
of the day; William Green officer Of the guard +.
G. Bowen representative to the State encampment;
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Iahdreau fos' No 'o u \. "' or Ne"-ho-
chele. has elected Joseph Ferguson. commando.
Keerer Junior vice-commander: Dr. E. W. rlncn.
surgeon Niild,h raxan' ch',PiHih' HIotH 70 Sw'at'
,,rd - ,r Tnh ,Io,,' -, tEs str ~ r,'
6uaiu' n IL r"''" "'''s'tc l" '"' ''"'e '"'""'
mint
In General Order No ? issued from headduar-
ters Minneapolis Rear Admiral j. f. r. Foss of
the National Assoc,a,ion OF NavaI Veterans saws
with regard to the admission of naval veterans
OF the Spanish american War to the association:
Every shinmata or tho National A.soci,tlon has
" ,1.,o 49,, t , ,rh,a
pyoyiie that the only persons who can become
members ANY officer appointed or enlisted
man who mas served IN the nlted states NaN.,
% ~ 1aI 'n , o ap,; ~; nn ~ H. Tina
tween April H. 1861, and August 2j, 1866" etc, ex
cepting honorary members provided for IN Section
. ~ Ir,Icle IL OF fhr constitution
The eligibility clause of the constitution, as above
quoted Is to-day in full force and effect. and has
explicit. 1t shows clearly the design of The found
efs oi our assocs'Hn ron ne IA laSe iwo % hi
mates 10 retain the Character given bv the found
ers Of our associa tivn and the provisions Of the
constitution and general laws must be regarded
officer and shipmate OF this association" Intl suSn
nv dnI n,oni.d dleesfes in nonVention assembled
The Whole world hOnors and gives credit to the
gallant naval heroes OF the Spanish WAL none M
@ ,po, la,islats them into veterans OF the Cyil
snso,e 10 ger" pr,rtior u. ~ ,bis vsr iai1 ha
Wnn, ro.,ar on tho tair until next convention
h,S anu Eour Idr him.f Untrue +" Ys obleSiions
ana mnmindfnl OF the voice OF his shipmates. u
expressed al Cincinnati II he were to recognize ~
some norton OF the time between April 1861. and
August 1865
IL Will be for next convention 20 decide as 10
whether they will change the character OF our as
soclation and do away with The civil W1r veietam ,!i
amended nj the next convention. these headquar-
ters cannot recognize any other standard OF eligi-
bIiity than what the constitution declares to-day
,,oous,s POS, xo u elected the following. officers
O., ~, i,s, annual meeting: Commander John II
pailey. sen,or v,ce.commander : A. Failey; Junior
,,cecnmmsnd.r Daniel Deyine; auartermaster. T..
', c,a,a,s- ,,,sson Henry Narchlsi. officer OF the
,a, v.,lll,m Annl.ton. officer Of the guard Peter
NJ smith trustees H. 4 Jones Major James
s. siiier t,arntnsnt a,a S,is Jnnes and alternate
Iosenh Tessry
Samuel NJ LOOK =" Vens'a''e .0o'er , ''',,D ,,'s,or
JoAh -. Ai,"'e" - -, , t, ,on,a f.
Jam. -. !" ~ ne ,n enfhAisiastic Grand Army
man ana WAS seldom missing from u post function.
Chapin Post No al its last regular encamp-
meut iudorsed the action OF Past Department Com
,nsnder Albert D. Shaw and placed him in line for
da,.lr-, ,biaf hv adoptng the following.
:, .1, ,rho, C,aotu post Xo D-partm.nt o,
Resolved nat haplh ~ %. ., ~ ~ r.rl" ~
New YORK, Erahi Army ol me ne, nep. , ann, i,on,
presses ~ eonnuehSe ~ ~ ,l i,. MIN ,nnre
mhnder Coionel ApttI ~ ,n9", "n' , 49, nd
citation OF his pafio'ic services anu "'' "'' '
able administration - VI, .o,-..,,,, 90 ,h.
We nc. shonl1 unitellv and
earnestly prese .he " ,,rya his sInction bv ali
bonnr,h,a means as AN honor to which New-York
entitled at this time. both By reason of It's lnru-