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

The bill. 5. 1649, which provides that
J in computing the necessary 30 years
for the retirement of petty officers and
| enlisted men of the Navy. all service in
the Army, Navy or Marine Corps shall
| be counted, was passed by the Senate
without opposition en- Jan. 80. The
| Union has championed this measure
| for several years. The bill in the House
| is H. r. 52SS, and all comrades should
| rally to its support.
An error appeared in last week s
| news owing to the fact that at the time
copy was sent in the change was not
expected. The escort from Garrison
/ No. 10, 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 Gar
rison and to the comrades.
Comrades of the Union can often be
found in the visitors gallery of the
Senate Chamber at the Capitol when it
Is thought that Comrade Francis T..
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,
U. s. N, retired, was mustered in due
form as an active member of Col
Theodore Roosevelt Garrison. No. "a.
of Washington. ID. c., on Wednesday
evening, Feb. Z. Members of Gen
William f. Barry Garrison, No. 26, and
| Admiral David ID. Porter Garrison, No
8. were presented. The speakers of the
evening were Comrade SchIey and Ma
iional Commander J. Edwin Browne,
of Roosevelt Garrison. No IA: Com
| rades r. B. Porter and Lemuel Fugitt,
of Admiral David ID. Porter Garrison
No. 6; Junior Vice Commander w. J.
Elliott of Gen. VIM. +. Barry Garri-
son, No. 26. and Commissioner Henry
l.. West of the District of Columbia, an
honorary member of Garrison No 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
Admiral's immediate command. and
was at once remembered by the Ad-
miral, who talked with him for some
time over events that happened in the
old days.
| An important item of the Army APP
preparation bill is the adjustment of
| the deduction of II u cents a month
| from the pay of retired enlisted men
| for the support of the l.. S. Soldiers
| Home.
Comrade Charles +. Bartel, late 4th
| |. >. Art, one of the organizers of Ad-
miral David ID. Porter Garrison, No.
! 6 has recently been placed on the re-
| tired list of the Police Department of
| Washington, D. c.
MI of his old troopers and all conf
| rades of the Union hope that favorable
action will be taken on the proposition
| 10 advance Maj.-Gen. James F. Wade
to the grade of Lieutenant-General be-
| fore his retirement. Gen. Wade has
been for years an honored comrade of
the Union.
| Comrade National Chaplain John r.
| thidwick has been appointed a Chap
| lain of the New York Police Depart
ment with the relative rank of Inspec-
| tor. All comrades will be pleased to
hear of this recognition of a welI-be-
| loved comrade Naval comrades will
| be particularly pleased over the honor
paid Comrade Father Chidwick. 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.
r. NJ. Brooks which Will he a great
/ credit to the Order. The Garrison
should have marked success, as it will
have fine field from which to recruit.
( Inspector General s. r. Adams, of
/ Jersey City, y. 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
| Garrison No. los with 3S charter MEM
! bers. Three more in sight" In spite
Of all this work Comrade Adams finds
! time to look out for his Garrison,
| Leut-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 FL.
/ A. Brookhart at Douglas. WyO. This
| Garrison, bearing so worthy a name
! and located Il State which for years
| has furpi many of her sons for
! the Reglt my, must be prosper
| Gus one.
Francis Scott Key Garrison has been
organized at Fort McHenry, Md. by
Serg't-Maj. John A. Ditto, Artillery