New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-02

You can prophesy as well as Mayor Gay.
nor, can you not?'
There was a grim laugh accompanying
this and firm, warm handshake.
GOING TO GOVERNORS ISLAND.
In the anteroom Captain Davis admits
the rumor that General Barry is to be
transferred TO Governors Island in place OF
the late General Frederick Grant; then
adds:
There has been no Official confirmation
Of this as yet"
He would be rnissed?'
Very much lie has made fine record
in these two years. He is tremendously
popular"
The way to the new chapel is pointed out
by rows Of tall stiff Lombardy poplars.
which climb the steep hill ahead ofus. The
situation on a commanding height Is very
wonderful, the map OF the Hudson and Its
most beautiful residential section lying at
our feet Curves of little plump hills.
gradually increasing in contour like the
swelling lines on a childs slate lead the
eve TO the foothills of the Catskills- The
river is a silver SASH tying together bits OF
green velvet sward, mauve msts or chif-
fon. brocaded patterns Of pasture and field.
Inside the chapel there is the silence OF
the late afternoon and splashes OF color
are painted on the gray walls by the West
ern sun shining through the stained glass.
Through openings in the clerestory hang
tattered battlefags in eloquent rows. The
low tones OF the organ playing Song
without Words is the only sound except
the chatter of the birds from their nests
under the scuptured caves.
The tagged platform in the rear Of the
chapel is a vantage point from which the
militant Christian might watch the ap-
proach of his enemy.
GENERAL BARRY AT GOLF.
As we wheel about a corner the guide
points out General Barry's residence on
the principal street. low frame building,
set in a mass OF brilliant tulips. A golf
course is directly opposite We note
thereon a familiar figure, with gray hair
and mustache and erect figure. The guide
says General Barry" with such an accent
Of proprietary pride. We watch the Wig
orous strokes and alert. marching step.
Trophy Point, with its lines of captured
ordnance, is next visited A pretty nurse
maid wheeling a pretty baby gives deli
cate touch 10 the warlike scene. KHAKI
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at Cadet Camp. where in a few days The
classes will go into summer encampment.
A baseball game is in progress on the
field. and from the summit Of a far Off
hill the green seems TO be surrounded by
beds Of violets: a nearer approach Of the
car and the violets resolve themselves into
groups OF uniformed cadets.
At the polo grounds the Western ponies
are doing good work, appreciated and APP
plauded by the throng OF spectators. Now
and again are passed groups OF pedestrian
visitors. many Of them with badges OF
militia organizations. Victorias and old
fashioned barouches hold smartly gowned
women, but motor cars are rare.
Many of the old monuments are being
restored and approaches made accessible.
new roads are being built new buildings
erected
In the last eleven years $4,000 has
been appropriated by Congress for the
enlargement and improvement of the Mill
tary Academy, and evidences OF this ex-
penditure are pointed out as the car pro-
ceeds: here the new gymnasium with
fine swimming pool. cavalry and artillery
barracks, riding hall, more commodious
quarters for the officers. system of sand
filtered water-the per capita use being
five hundred gallons day; several monu-
ments have been erected, additions TO the
hospital. mortuary chapel. ana the little
cemetery has not been forgotten.
In all parts Of the military reservation
is shown the spirit of progress, the dis
satisfaction with the old, incompetent con-
F, ditions, renewals, renovations.