New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-14
GRAND ARMY BUGLE NOTES.

a,her, n Shaw the department commander OF
,,n Densrtment OF New York has issued circular
stating tina, the thlrty-second annual encampmen''
Department o: New-York Will be held al Ouoa U"
sav ,s and 10 The council Of Administration mas
Selected Rasg's Hotel "a headquarters during tne
encampment Az delegates will report 10 tneso
headquarters on aTfiNai'
The following aids have been appointed on the
stan OF the department commander: John H. brisss'
Tarrytown: a. b. Krom, Candor Charles W. nan,
sS syS@Es JSh9 S 8saf9 Wnso%
Michael Rgeha1Shn ASang '8 Vney and Charles
G. Williams. New-York
At the encampment OF the Department OF Massa-
chusetts in Boston. last week, there was contest
over the election OF the department coinhai'e''
The regular ticket that for the p'o-
motion OF Senior Vioe-Commander John F. Gilman
10 be department commander; junior VICE. oi'-
mander Peter r. Smith to be senior vice ana Sl'as
A. Barton Of Waitham. 20 be junior Nlce-com-
marder 1t has been the custom OF the depart
ment encsmpments to promote It's officers placing
new man each time IN the position OF junior vice;
This year a counter movement was started and
The Candidates selected were william H. Bartlett,
o. Post 10 Worcester, Tor department commander.
senior vice-conmander. and George NJ. F.ske. Of
Post c. Newton. for Junior vce-commander'
At the annual encampmen, OF the Department OF
the Potomac held in Washington on February T.
Assistant Acknowledgement Arthur Hendrchs
submitted report stating that he toa! memS e.
ana the amount expended for relief by the depart
ment last year was 1874 81.
Several OF the Grand Army posts in New-fork
held meetings or receptions on Linco,ns Birthday
eve Farragut Post had It's installation OF
officers and annual ball al Colonial Hall, One-hun-
ored-and -hrst-st and Coiumbus-ave. elisa Post
had a masquerade ball a the Central Opera House
veterans present was Major-General Franz SlseI'
On Washineton's Birthday the surviving members
Of the lst New-York Mounted Rifles Will 20 70
Deckertown TO visit their old commander. Colonel
p A Hamilton. and the birthplace OF CAPTAIN
Jndson fitzpatrick, who recruited the first squadron
OF the regiment.
The annual meeting OF the westchester County
Association OF the @. A. r. was held az Kitchen
Post room. Yonkers. on Monday evening last The
president ex-senator George W. Robertson, was IN
the chair and a large number OF the members We're
present; The reports OF the secretary and treas
urer showed that the association was in a flourish
ing condition and doing much 10 ass!s' needy vet
Grams and the widows and orphans or deceased soi-
diers.
The members Of the Vosburg Veterans OF tho
Old American Guard list Regiment, New-N ork
State Militia held their regular monthly meeting
at their headquarters last Thursday evening
Colonel Harry F Liebenau in the chair. and
some twenty-odd vets" answered rolcal. Several
new names were proposed for membership and
referred TO the Investigating Committee. Several
recruits signed the roll. on motion Of Captain An
drew NJ Copeland President Liebenau appointed
the following comrades committee with iuI
power 10 make all arrangements 10 celebrate the
birthday OF George Washington: Captain Andrew
NJ Copeland. Lieutenant Robert II. SHUTS. Ser
ceant George W. Beckw.th Corporal David Har-
ned. Comrades John II. Sleaman. Gunther y Acker-
man, John McClane Samuel heyes ana Johh w
Jarpoe.