New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-12
THE DEFENDERS OF THE STATE.
NOTES AND COMMENTS

Members of the National Guard as well as all
who served III the war for the Union and the sons
OF veterans entitled to the benefits OF the Ma
tloual Military Mutual Aid Society, whose directors
last week cleo ed General HOra.lO {. King, preSl-
dent ; Colonel Joseph A. joel, ylce-pTesldcut and
treasurer and Major George W. Mclean ana Max
ReeCe finance committee. 80,
There were 81 officers and men Of the 18th IN
fantry engaged IN rifle practice ut CreedlnOOr last
week. OF these nlnety-tWO quallned as WdThS-
men. -
Tie 18th Separate Company pTactised at Greed
a shot gun IS offered by James L. Logue of Com
panv -, l4th Infantry, Prize to the member
making the best record at rife practice during the
coming year. Thomas N. Young ana Waller I.
Chapman of this command, the gold badges
offered b. Captain \. ID. III nburser last year.
RECEIPT on will be gwen by Company ID at the
srmUTy on Monday evening, October 20.
A reception Will be given by Company d. 18th
Infantry. after Its regular drlll on Tuesday even
INA October 20.
COMPANY ii. 22d Infantry, will give a clam bake
at Sheepshead Bay OIL next saturday.
COiOnei scott will be IN command OF the eth IN
ing. He has recovered from the effects of bis
cldent and was with the regiment at Creedmoor
last edncSday.
The first of a series of monthly receptions will he
given by Company ID, 18th Regiment at the
nrmOry next Wednesday evening. They viii be
continued on the second Wednesday OF each
month.
AT the annual inspection and muster Of the ODD
Infantry last Wednesday evening there were
544 officers and men present out of total OF GIL.
Company \, Odd Infantry, practIsed the street
riot drr last Wednesday evening, executing some
cvOluions not prescribed III tne tao les OF General
The st cngth of the sth Infantry is set down in
the quarterly returns as follows: Field and star,
u; Companies Il. 80; G, 30; ID, %; f, 50; +. 81;
q, 81; II, 81; |, IS; totai, 442; gam over last
quarter, IL
Tic is one of the best shots in the regiment and
formerly was mcmberOf Company g..
he members of Company b. 18th Regiment,
have organized an athletic c ub with First SER
geant Augustus Kmgsland as chairman. The games
Will take pace III December.
Lieutenant eugene W. Bird will resume his Old
position of Adiu;ant of the Odd Infantry He has
recently been in command Of Company T..
The 9Th Infantry now numbers .OO3 officers aud
men. The regiment was never III better condition
10 discipline and drill than at present. lie vet
druIn-majOr, john smith, who BEGAN hls mill
taTy service III the regular army ry-iivc years
ago, looks as If he was good Tor fOrty-ive years
more OF military duty.
The artillery practice at Fort Wadsworth Of Com
pany T. 10Th Regiment. Captain {. Ii. Eagle, last
Wednesday showed continued improvement with
the heavy guns
cupicd By that command on tuesday, October 20.
On October % the annual inspection and muster
will take place.
raising funds for furnishing the company quarters
in the new armory Will open Oh Monday. November
% lasting the entire week. 1t Is expected that
50 900 will be raised by this means.
The rifle team of the Goth Infantry will compete
with the Irish American team OF N"w-Haycn for
II. The G0th Infantry Will go 10 CrecdmOOr for
,Ite practice on next Friday,
Inc returns of the list Infantry for the quarter
ending September 30. gives the following figures,
showing a gam over the last quarterly returns of
49, Field and stan ~. Companies "A, 81; Is, 27;
&. 80; -, 50; +, Go; 6, 50; ii, As; l. Il and X,
Us; total 5l5.
complimentary dinner was given at Delmonico's
last Tuesday evening by members of Company &,
9Th Infantry to Corporal j. ii. Patterson Of that
command who recently treturDed from three
months tnp 10 Europe
The 71st Infantry has received 125 additional
uniforms aud at the inspection October rs, 1t is
cX pectcd that 500 men Will be mustered including
90 uniformed recruits.
There 24l officers and men Of the 71st In
fanty present for rife practice at CIeedmoOr last
mand ~ steadily improving IN discipline and drill.
The formal presentation TO the Goth Infantry OF
a portrait OF General Thomas Francis Meagher will
take place as soon as arrangements can be per-
fected Mayor Grace will preside.
Iieutenant-COl Appleton ID. Palmer is giving
regular drills every week to The officers of the 1lst
Infantry.
The "a Battery in State service uniform will
assemble at its arInOry every tuesday evening
untIl further orders for drill aud instruction by its
commaudant. Captain Ferdinand +. Earle.
Alfred r. Delcambre, First Lieutenant Of Com
pany b. list Infantry, has been elected Captain of
Company II of that regiment.
I'm the I'd Battery w. II. Wilson +. X. Jackson
and H. H. WhitehOuse have been enlisted and
Priyates Frank Henry, j. j. Rafferty, and j. 5.
McEwen have been discharged.