New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-28
DANCING AFTER DRILLS.
MILITARY REvELRY BY NIGHT.
MARS AND TERPsICHORE MOVING IN THE CADENCED
srEP-NATIONAL GUAKD NEWS.

Military men are generally fond of dancing.
The habi; OF marching in the eadenced STEP ln con-
onanes With the steady beat OF the drum or the muSlc'
measures OF q military band apparently beee's an
aptness for the poetry OF notion, So thSt Ni"rS al"
rerpslchore are generally the most intimate terElS'
oo,o. ~ the most famous Generals OF the war were
noted as good dancers when General Phlnp H. oneIl
dan was in command in the Shenandoah Na"e! "Nu
after his victorious campaign there spent P""' "
the winter OF 1913 in winter quarters with HIS uoi9
An and ABOUND Winchester he was Oi'eh ho ieauoi " "
dance in the partics given by the families OF Union men
,,na there He was exceptionally light upon his rect
,bi,h were unusually small and to see him whlrhnS
soe Southern beauty I'm the mazes or the dance curing
this temporary lu in the operations OF the army uor
his command brought to those VINO were WIN MN I"
realizing sense that grim vsaged War Dad shOoheu MS
,v,inkled front for timo and oapeFed nlmby IN WIN
chester drawing rooms. we'll known danong-master
~, this cty attained the rank OF Brigadler General
during the and found many OF his Oh pupS uuuer
his command ready to do or dance at lis bdNhS' 10
the members OF the National Guard dancing seems 10 e
unite as much regular occupation as drilling b"liS
ann partes are constantly givon by regiments ana COM
ranies and some Of the latter every drill night ate
tbeir Military exercises are over, give receptions winch
are largely attended by their friends OF the CENTER seN
The tenth annual ball of the 18th Regiment FLO anu
Drum Corrs Drum Major l.. 5. Neinthai cOhlIa"'.'-
will be given at the Harmonic Assembly Rooms 40 700
ssex.st next Tuesday evening me music WI" 10
all ~
leader The committee OF arrangements CONSISTS oi H.
7 schiolel Quartz rlnaster W. freitac, Corpofh D.
Retticer IT, c. HOIST and c. Chaser Nll''iS s"'''
are q xpeeted to appear III UNIFORM ., n.
rho animal entertainment OF Company C. G9th ke%i-
,oent Ca,tan Dennis C. Mccarthy, VIII NC gwen al
rprp Hall in Fourth St, the evening OF hpfl %
variety performance, for which talented ar's'S H"No
oTered their services will be followed by oancihP'
Cantain Mccarthy took command OF thls company VII
Evaeuaton Day 1888" Saturaion Day. as II Is csIou
bv the National Guarlsmen Who paradea Ill inc Pouue
ir on that Centennial occasion. Tie company at that
time numbered twenty mon. The following sul"ot io
took forty-hye 10 camp with hlin' Al 'no las,
tnnecon there we're fifty six present out OF to'm Oh
six The total strength o. the cOmpah! no"
ntyeicht officers and men. aud recruiting Is 'rlsS'
Tho captain has been member OF the res'nloN' i''
twenty years . A.
1eception has been rendered to the SURVIVORS vi 'e
5th Regiment New-York Volunteers Duryee Zou"Ves'
~, comnany ID of the 18th Regiment, Captain ~ d.
Iimbe,ger IL will take place on Monday eFenlhs'
March To- at the ArmOry, North fOItiaDua ave 'u"
Anburn Place Brooklyn. Tho famous palon9V URN VI
the puryee Zouaves by company OF Tue veterans Al
Uniform will be feature OF the entertainment i0
foovinc artists will take part: The Drulnmond iaml!
AIRS + r. Humphrey, Harry Shotwel, the Mozart
onartet lanes Burns George Sutton and the lin hee
,nept Drum and Fife Corps uncoI Drum 1or " i"
Cornell and the fife corps OF Rankin fOst No
10 G. A. R., under Drum-Major Henry Eas"n QUAR-.
termaster- Sergeant Edgar l. HumphFe! Is cn"i man VI
the committee OF arrangements
rbo oonuai hall of the 69tn Regiment Colonel James
Cavanagn will take place at FeIreros Assembly t4ons
in East Fonrteenast on Hv h mo viii furnish
tie music. Invitations have been sent u iau! u''i
hs annual driIl and reception OF Company A. 10Th
Regiment. will take place at tie almoiy 'h 1Nohd"!
eaiteI1n drills in the Goth Regiment win begin in inc
middle of March. The command has peen inorouE I
instructed in company movements anu guar"
' os Companies OF the 9TH Regiment are ordered BY
Connel ElInons Clark to assemble AZ me SflhoIy III
fatigue uniform with white bets Tor arm ih 'ao scVoi
OF the bait Aon. as follows: rhnrsdav March
a! Conpanics Is and f. Tuesday. March 8; CoWpaanies
nesday March IL The assent y viii be beaten eacn
evening o'clock ,,, L,en p fnT instruction
companies coW w o' Whenever the number Of
files present justify such division, ana Va;
necessary and eOrPoras will be expected 10 act DIS COIL
paHy annual ball of Company K Goth Resinent che
,rhcmas f. Meagher Guard, comnaDdel D! NitS
John Kerr vii take Place "a, inI Of
consists OF Lieutenant john b. Woods McLI t,,a
McDo1nel and Patric6 Hughes. TIE occasion Is
always an Gecrse H. Fleming OF Company X
o6d Regiment has resigned his commission LIS term oil
service having expired on account Oh n -,
,nants Ne has held the position since Mach - SOL
iie Camn has forwarded his resignation with BIS
approval As spPD as II IS ac'000 "H -
'Hn Nordofs No s. announcne he order OF on
E,b ReSiment on the energy discipline patriotism
and nunotna attendance OF tho several nehpels an1 on
81 ilnneriCr manner tu contrast with otter dFl!
seasons by which instruction Is Impaired ny conpaa!
Commanders and their assistants inc result % %niu.
wi, nS 10 the 1eople OF the State wel-tralned and
s.cnIined regiment attn worthy OF the confidence
reosed in them me I59s5 on Mondy March viii
bc "a follows: After company formation ana h.lecIon
anere VIII he ioadines and frlngs which Will be conn
ued at least half an hour Palucula aen a W" Pr,
s,eaaSts sslntes and ODlique firing, standin; ana
kneeIne Effective and careful lnstiucIi"h, tho
Colonel says consists in simple yer p,aJ. ian
atom of each exercise aud movement before thelf
secution with mid yet firm correction OF any Ehstake
tnsdrnctnr must understand the command lie gives
Txercise for halt hour in me school OF ne conauy
,nanneI OF halting Will receive attention Aolhef h'i!
hour vii DE spent IN the sSrnSn uI AN; anu ntipy iho
ceremony Of guard mounting only, p,,,.a,, q, Nce,,
Nan Cddun last week was most successful anair.
1Isntain Decambre with seventy nyc men lclt we
srrVa at Nes they were met BY Capt 6 nGsT
AMI a delegation OF the New haven DiuCs a ". ~ M
sa arinory OF the I'd Regiment OF tue Con
10 enc Ta,tonal Guard At p tho two companies
nsraded and received several WISHING ius
~ Harrison aud stan COMPANY ii was assigned
The right of line. Captain DeicamOlo mas n'EL2
.,r.,ited nj the reception given his oolHhaul IL Is
esed that the New Haven Blues will visit this city
on Decoration Day as the guests OF @ the
nlsn Of giving theoretical instruction 10 e comIls
stoned officers OF the various 1y IN 0 T
him the OPPORTUNITY to poiut out MISTAKES 10 te 0Iils
Immediately after they have occniFeu, nus
upon the lhihds Vi 'n0 '"'N'
OCCASION. ....;..,o, n, oo1oo-s In tbo IN,
x,acnent having passed the Board OF Examination, have
,csiyod their warrants: QUarterlnaser Sergeants H.
~ Smiles and Henry EVerdeIl; Sergcants d. valentine,
!, 4 W Garter, Edward Mccoy, ]. Bahc0ck' water
s. Vail and +. Van Lonnep; C3rporas D. A. JENKINS
A N Uearn Clarence J.. smith, George W. KOmalhe.
Hdward p Sperfy q. ". FaiI child aud H. L. Sade:
Tine theoretical schools OF non commissioned officers
n, tho BOD Regiment I'll meet follows: Tor Eerseants
90 cor nornls Thursdays, March aud II, at 3 D. N
A DELINQUENCY court has been ordered ~ eoiOneI
fa,aragh Of the 69th Regiment, 10 meet TO morrow
evening al ocock the armory ana sit Whont regard
90 oys for the examination OF such persons as may DC
o1ds,ed before il by ant lory from rcsinenal head
quarters; detail for the court Major edward Rnny:
The new Iieutenant- Colonel OF the I'D Regiment
x,-nio, Usrding was sworn In last Tuesday evening
na f"r Se first time appeared with Tie shoulder stral