The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-04-30

port at the White House every morning
to Miss Lane and receive directions as to
the music for the day. The band accom-
panied the President and his party that
escorted the Prince to the tomb of George
Washington. The band played specially
arranged funeral dirge for the occasion
as the party stood about the tomb. The
dirge made a great impression upon the
young Prince, and at his request the Duke
of Newcastle secured from Scala a copy
of the music and forwarded it to Queen
Victoria. Afterward. played before Her
Majesty, it became popular in England.
President Lincoln was fond of the
music of Scala's band, and the night he
arrived in Washington the band serenaded
him at the National Hotel. it marched
in his Inaugural parade. The band at this
time had grown to % members. He
gained the close friendship of Mr.. Lin
coin, and frequently played ut the White
House for him and his family. Mrs.
Johnson, the wife of President johnson,
always sent Scala Il bouquet of flowers
after the White House concerts. A march
that reached the high wave of popularity
was the one composed by Scala for the In
augural Ball of the Grant Administration
He relinquished the leadership in 1871,
after 30 years service in that position.
Twice married, Scala had II living chill
dren-fye boys and six girls.
Little Lolita Armour, who had con-
genital dislocation of the hip, and for
whom the famous "bloodless" surgeon, Dr.
Adolph LOrenZ, was brought to this count
try. can walk. DIR. Lorenz, who came
back for the purpose, removed the cast,
and the little girl can walk without a
sign of limping. There are two or three
cases here in Washington on which DIR.
LOrenz operated, but the casts have not
yet been removed. 1t is thought. how
ever. that the treatment has been effectual.
and that the children will be able to walk
without trouble. DIR. LOrenz will take a
short Western tour and will probably
then come to Washington to look after
his patients here.
Mr.. Edward III. LOTUS: Secretary of
the Siamese Legation in Washington. has
just been decorated by the King of Siam
with the Order of the White Elephant in
recognition of his services last Fall during
the visit of the Crown Prince.
The Navy Department has issued
sweeping orders to all officers to treat the
enlisted men in the Navy with much more
consideration than has been customary
1t is said that the Secretary of the Navy
has been moved to take this action after
consultation with some of the highest Of
fcers in the Navy who have recently
made a study of the conditions which led
to the alarming number of assertions. 1t
is well known that the character of men
enlisted has changed appreciably for the
better during the past few years, and that
instead of taking men with the sea habit
and of the class who have had experience
before the mast in either the merchant
marine or the fishing fleets, the Navy is
largely drawing the young men and boys
from the farms of the interior States,
those who never saw salt water before
presenting themselves to be mustered in.
These young men are of higher de-
gree of intelligence than the old sort and
of more independent training, and if they
take a liking to the sea they will make a
much better class of sailors and reflect
real credit upon the service. The same
rigid discipline that was necessary to hold
in bounds the enlisted men of quarter
of n century ago, is not necessary to re-
strain these boys. In view of all these
facts, there is about to be very great
change in the treatment of enlisted men
at sea. 1t is as true of the land as of the
sea forces of the United States, that
there has been vast improvement
in the personnel of the enlisted men.
There was a time when a man who had
failed at everything else, enlisted in the
Regular Army. The requirements for
enlistment have steadily been advanced
till it takes pretty good man to secure
the honor of carrying a gun or sabre in
Uncle Sans Army, and this is as it
should be.
Col p. f. Bingham, Past Commander
of the Department of Potomac, Grand
Army of the Republic. was presented with
a magnificent gold badge last week, by the
comrades of the Department, over which
he presided with so much ability last |
year. The badge is heavy gold, and each
point of the Star is set with a diamond. !
The badge of the Sixth Corps. in which he
served, which hangs from the gold eagle |
by tiny chains, has across it a ruby. dia-
mond and sapphire. The badge was pre-
scented at specially called meeting in the |
Grand Army Hall, and a number of fine |
speeches were made. Col. John A. Joyce
presented an original poem, The Flag"
which was enthusiastically received. Col |
Bingham was in the battle of Opequan,
Sept. 10, 1864, and was severely wounded. |
He WAS able to join his regiment before |
Petersburg, however and in an engage
ment March %. 1865, was wounded five |
times, losing his left arm. Mrs. Isabel |
W oiltil Dan gave al tdIh VII tHt nag,
little Josephine OldrOyd Tiefenthaler gave |
the flag salute. Capt. Walker, Com
mander of Lincoln Post, of which Col. |
Bingham is Past Commander, presented |
the badge.
Gen. Baden-Powell. the hero of MAIZE
king, and about the only one of the Brit
sh Commanders who came through the
Boer campaign with a shred of character
eft. was in Washington two days last |
week. He registered at the Arlington TN
Ter an assumed name. and as he looks like |
I well-kept Department clerk in civilians
clothes. nobody would have guessed who
he was. His travelling name is ''R. Stew
,ns0n." His full name is General Robert |
Stevenson Smythc Baden-Powell." Some
very small people have been finding fault
with Gen. Badne-Powel for using an
assumed name in this country. 1t is the
,ustom of royalty and high officials of a
country to travel ''incognito"
vEan they do not wish to be bothered
With social functions such as their station
md official position in life would require
If the Governments or cities which they
wish to visit.
Gen. Baden-Powell is in the United
States purely on a business trip. comes
o study our cavalry methods, as he de-
'ires to introduce in the British army the
mounted gymnastics of our cavalry
lrill Gen Powell was bOnOred with n |