The National tribune., 1906-02-15
ARMY and NAVY UNION.
Events of Interest in the Order
Reported by the Chief of Staff.

The bill. s. 1649, which provides that
in computing the necessary 80 years
for the retirement of petty officers and
enlisted men Of the Navy. all service i'm
the Army, Navy or Marine Corps shall
be counted, was passed by the Senate
without opposition on Jan. 80. The
Union has championed this measure
FOR several years. The bill In the House
Is II. K. 1888, and all comrades should
rally to its support.
An error appeared I'm last weeks
news owing to the fact that at the time
copy was sent In the change was not
expected. The escort from Garrison
NO. %, which was to have accom-
panied the remains of Gen. Joseph
Wheeler from Jersey City to Washing
ton was declined by Capt. Wheeler, who
extended his sincere thanks to the Car
riSon and to the comrades
Comrades of the Union can often be
round in the visitors gallery OF the
senate Chamber at the Capitol when 1t
Is thought that Comrade Francis f.
Warren, of Gen. Winfield Scott Gar
rison, No. Is, u. s. Senator from
Wyoming. is to speak on any measure.
Rear-Admiral Winfield Scott Schley,
L. >. ~, retired. was mustered in due
form as an active member of Col
Theodore Roosevelt Garrison, No. "A.
OF Washington. d. c., on Wednesday
evening, Feb. T. Members of Gen.
William F. Barry Garrison, No. 26, and
ADMIRAL David ID. Porter Garrison, No.
s. were presented. The speakers Of the
evening were Comrade Schley and Ma
i1onai Commander J. Edwin Browne,
of Roosevelt Garrison, No "A; Com
rades r. b. Porter and Lemuel Fugitt,
OF Admiral David d. Porter Garrison.
No. 6; Junior Vice Commander w. ].
Elliott, of Gen. VIM. F.. Barry CARR
son. No. 26, and Commissioner Henry
l. Of 1,
honorary member of Garrison No "a
a pleasant feature of the evening was
the meeting between the Admiral and
Comrade Eugene Smith, Of Gen. VIM
+. Barry Garrison. Comrade Smith
served for number of years under the
Adm1raIs Immediate command, and
was at once remembered by the Ad-
mlral, who talked with him for some
time over events that happened in the
old days
An important item of the Army Ap-
preparation bill is the adjustment of
the deduction of 121a cents month
from the pay Of retired enlisted men
for the support of the l.. S. Soldiers
Home.
Comrade Charles F. Bartel, late 4th
I. >. Art, one of the organizers of Ad-
miral David ID. Porter Garrison. No.
has recently been placed on the re-
tired list Of the Police Department of
washington, ID. T..
MI of his old troopers and all conf
RACES of the Union hope that favora Bile
action Will be taken on the proposition
Ia advance Maj.-Gen. James f. Wade
Ia the grade of Lieutenant-G General be-
tore his retirement. Gen. Wade has
been for years an honored comrade of
the Union.
comrade National Chaplain John p.
Chadwick has been appointed a Chap
na.
ment with the relative rank of Inspec-
tor. All comrades will be pleased to
hear of this recognition of a well-be-
loved comrade. Naval comrades will
he particularly pleased over the honor
paid Comrade Father Chadwick The
Army and Navy Union loves and honors
him as the constant and fearless cham
pion of the soldier and sailor
Garrison Of the Union is being
organized at Louisville. KY. by Gen
T. M. Brooks which Will be great
credit TO the Order The Garrison
should have marked success, as it will
have a fine field from which to recruit.
Inspector-GeneraI s. r. Adams, Of
Jersey City, n. j.. is enthusiastic over
the progress Of the Union throughout
the country. He writes under date OF
Feb. Z: Il organized Garrison No. Al
at Wilkes Barre. Pa, on the Sd with
AZ charter members. and on Jan. %
Iaffiso1 NO Ioo With % cnartef MEM
hers. Three more in sight In spite
Of all this work Comrade Adams finds
time to look out for his Garrison.
L,ieut-Col. John Jacob Astor, No. Is,
which is forging rapidly into the front
rank among the GarrisOns. At the last
three musters IL new comrades were
gained and this record will be surely
continued.
Hon. Francis f. Warren Garrison has
been organized by Special Inspector H.
A. Brookhart at Douglas. WyO. This
Garrison, bearing worthy name
and located a State which for years
has furn; , many of her sons for
the Regu my. must be a prosper
Gus one.
Francis Scott Key Garrison has been
organized at Fort McHenry, Md. by
Serg't-Maj. John A. Ditto, Artillery