The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-20
THE NATIONAL GUARD VETERANS.

ANGUAL MEETING LAST NIGHT IN DELMoNI-
Co's-ELEcTIoN OF OFFICERS THE BUNKER
HILL CELEBRATION.
The veterans OF the National Guard held their
annual meeting last night IN Demonico's. corner
Futn avenue and Fourteenth street. Colonel
Marshall Leneris was IN the chair and AdJutant
Charles 3. Bostwick acted "a Secretary. Tue or
ganization now consists or ga active members,
100 Of wnom uniformed. Tue freasurerread
ms report. from winch Il appeared tat the tot-l
receipts were $500 81 and the expenses $6646 70,
leaving hand . oalaIcs OF s247 81. Colonel
Pond, on benali or the Committee on Organiza-
ton ana Uniforms recommended the IDEA
Of adopting In future . reHmentsl form
OF ASSOCIATION, and recommended that COM
panies should be formed and onicers aud non.
commissioned officers elected as soon as these tao
teal unites reported themselves with men sum-
Gent to justify the change. A discussion tooK
place upon tue ACCESSIBILITY or adopting the single
RANK formation. instead Of the DOUBLE, as now
practised conformity with the provisions Of
"Uptons Infantry Tactics.u IL was rnally re-
solved 10 adopt tue single rank system, as being
more erecuve and less IauguinR tnan the double
rank order Or march.
Tue secretary read preamoles and sets OF reso.
iutlons 81 coincidence addressed 70 the iamllles Of
departed comrades Richard +. GIBSON and Aaron
Kemp.
one rom eacn company, oe appon ted on tae SUB
Ject Of the Contemplated new arInory. II was
agreed 10.
Inc President called attention TO TIE celeora.
ton OF the battle " Bunker Hill. on me l7th OF
June next ana SAID thar this ASSOCIATION had Deen
invited by Ine Ancient and Honorable Artillery
Company or Boston, ~ 70 there upon tue oc-
caslon. numner u Other Natonal Guard corps
from Connecticut, Rhode Lland, aud some Other
States had also Decn invited. ana would doubtless
attend. The veterans also expected al invitation
closing MS remarks, tne Chairman said that the
great approaching cecbr1slon IL mat
tyr o. national importance, aud must come
Lsme 10 toe heart OF every man.
tAppEauss Il vas then resolved ga0t rnls
veteran corps be present Ia Boston 70 assist Ia
HIT o. the 18th 81 June next. Inc c0mmlttee
uaI9ed TO carry out TIC arrangements cVn1ecteu
VIVA thslr APPROACHING tip 90 Boston CONSISTS %
Colpnel LeGcEts, general lAeDensu And Adgntant
Eos swlcg. Ihe r0aoa cx enses OF tue trip Sre 20
ye as Tor acsiye aad so Tor noa-acnye members
TAD re.Glt o. me annual election for o1osra dor.
Tag I've ehsslnS year vas noW zanoaaesa 70 % %
toll0Wss-
Cosoael-a Marshall Legcrfs
LfcaoAasU colon. t--Cyfus II. L0uirsh
d1jxtOrta-Jhz rles " Bostwieg.
Clxorte5snlslsteT-heGryg. Lleoeaan,
C0Dsaa1s-,, Il. Aedsg, n. Z. snumNay. william
A. sBeaikAt. ltEsd scasfmefh0rn, Ilai0In a. Bur-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Tstdui william n. Risls,
loan ~ MeLarea. hsDry y Bidwel, Peter Naa ID
oerstise.
inspectors az EleCtF0a /0r 1870. WIliara r. aew.
ell WilHam X > iroBals. Wi IAN ". a9rus.
Colonel L"nerss aade an apgEoprtate speech,
thankIHV the OFgNHtxAti0a Tor re.eectlhX hIn ~ =
second terra Or OGCe. Toe orgaalz AtGon now ads
past tnat had Sssd "a, niAaea ~ Dssmonico ~ his
heat