Morning journal and courier., 1880-03-30
Military.

Meeting of the Veteran Grays The
 Subject of UnifOrmiDg the Organize
 tiOn-Target Practice.
 A meeting of the Veteran Grays was held last evening in the parlor of the company, Col. A. O. Hendrick presiding, Major T. A. Barnes secretary. There were present also Paymaster General Frank D. sloat of the Governors staff, James D. Dewell, Col Morgan, ex-Capt. Gessner, H. N. Whittelsey, John P. Phillips, B. A. Brown, Charles J. Osborn, Frank Chat terton, Loren H. Stannard, Arthur Shelton and others. The meeting was held with ref erence to the proposed adoption of uniform for the organization. A committee had been appointed at previous meeting to procure specimen uniform and report. The commit tee were Gen. Sloat, Capt Gessner, Loren H. Stannard, Major Barnes, Benjamin B. Brown. sample of the proposed uniform lay upon one of the desks, and was brought before the meeting for it's inspection. It consists of cap, coat, pantaloons, vest, sword and belt. The uniform is of handsome dark blue color and very much like that worn by the veteran or ganization of the Seventh regiment, New York, and costs about $45. The various parts of the uniform were examined, and all gave much satisfaction and was pronounced very tasteful combination. The subject of adopt ing the uniform was then brought up for dis cussion, and remarks were made by Messrs. Sloat, Dewell, Morgan, Gessner, Stannard, Hendriek, Barnes, Chatterton and others, the sense of the meeting being in favor of adopt ing what the committee had proposed. All present were in favor of adopting the uniform, provided suitable number of names c7uld be obtained. MT. Brown added that the ompa- ny's earliest opportunity for appearing in the uniform would be about two months hence, and Capt. Sloat remarked upon the probablll- ty of the veterans being called upon to ac- company the regiment on it's proposed excur- sion to Brooklyn in the fall.
 While the veterans were thus busy in their parlors Capt. Arnold and Lieuts. Howarth and Bowman were in uniform in the armory, un- dergoing instruction in target practice from Capt. Andrew Allen, formerly of the Cover nor's Foot Guard The company give socia- ble on the night of the 1st of April at their armory, which will probably be numerously attended.
 Sixteenth Annual.
 The Sarsfeld Guard, Captain Brennan, held their sixteenth annual ball last night at the National Armory. It was very successful affair. The Guards were out in full force and their fair friends were numerous. The fine | armory and parlors were. in fact, thronged. Among the many military guests were Lieu tenant Colonel Bacon, Captain Tiesing of the City Guards, Captain Arnold and Lieutenants Howarth and Bowman of the Grays, and Ad-
 jutant Thompson. The programmes were
 very tastefully gotten up, and in the center of their handsomely embossed front bore very pretty device,
 with ''semper paratus, 1885," the clover leaf and 70. N. G." and the company monogram adorning it. The music was by Thomas,
 prompting by Flaherty. The executive com
 mittee were Lieutenant E. Lynn, Sergeants
 J. Shannahan, T. J. Duffy, J. F. Brennan, 1 Corporals J. J. Kennedy, J. E. Glynn, and Privates D. F. Kelly, J. H. Rourke, J. J. Howard. Grand conductor, M. F. Brennan.
 Floor committee, Lieutenant J. Carberry, Sergeants J. Garrity, T. J. Duffy, Oorporals
 J. F. Moore, M. O'Connor, J. E. Glynn, Privates P. F.. Cannon, E. J. Coffey, J. J. Landrigsn, J. J. Howard, M. J. Murphy.