New-York tribune., 1886-03-07
AMONG OFFICERS AND MEN.
NRw.yoRK REGIMENTS GOING SOUTH.
,.,c, am w,p urMoKIEs- BATTALION DRILLS

hp
=, que lime last week rather promising having
.,"a r,y TWO of the National Guard regiments have
-, ,oc,dcd 10 make an ncUrson into Southern tefrl-
tory IN OF Ter tie ustre OF tie surei Wre"nS
mat crowned them quarter OF century ago. I'seN
,eeted that there Ill be 400 men IN he raltSloh VI 0
5l>t Regiment which VIII visit Richmond ana o,'er
,l.re. in April Some OF the veterans are gong also
c,onol Edvi, A Nc Alpin Major Frederick Keeper,
Adiutaut Augustus T. Francis Quartz iernHS'el "Hl'h
Courrn6y Inspector of Ride Practice charles a. c''
md Car tain r. c. Ripley, OF the veteran coIS nave
gone 10 Richmond to make arrangements loF 'nc Nl'
The command will sail on Saturday, Aprii ~ ia 3"
,t,,p er OF tLe Old Dominion Line for West Point va
md from there Will go by rail TO Richmond There
,lev will be reviewed by the Governor ana VIII WISH
Libby Prison and other points oil interest Ihe url
coIps and band o; seventy pieces. led Oy fenN Epe'
will accompany the expedition ana concert VIII 10
given in Richmond On Tuesday morning the REGIMENT
will start for the Bull Run battlefield and afterWard
RETURNING TO Richmond Will Petersburg and inspect
the battlefelds in that ueighborhood Then Newport
News will be visited and there the command VIII ehi-
bark for home reaching this city on April ~ com
mttee OF the and Of the res iment together with
an aux ialy committee Of from each company VIII
h t the arm pry every Tuesday and Friday night nh
the expedition starts for the purpose OF completing e
arrang ments For the purposes OF THIS excursion 'H
regiment will be divided into eight companies Oi "'
least twelve files each -,
It's now almost certain that the 9TH Regiment VIII 20
10 Washington on the twenty nfth anniversary o u"
d ,artur, for the war The officers have resolved nof
10 go unless at least GOO can be taken o company
y sixty men have promised TO go; OF Conn any S'AS
nine AMI the companies are responding lu HN0
ratio Tit is finally resolved u 20. many besides 'nose
whose names have been handed In will undoubtedly
acoomu.ny the expedition and II s expected that SUI
nen viii form the Visiting battalion deieRauoh
composed OF who were win the regiment Ill
1sGl will 20 this trip IN cltzcus dress Ioin-
tpg battalion under the command of BlSadier-Genera
Iohis Fitzgerald.
The veterans O, the 9th Regiment VIII rleet ut the
Hotel Madison, Broadway aud Thrty-nnili-s., next
Tuesday at y. 10 arrange fol ceIeora'loh oi He
twenty anniversary Of the departure 4" tue iegl
mept for the war. Colonel William Scott Will preside.
A reception will be given by Company b. l4th keRi-
mem, ule nhp B. Woodward Guard. at Urlss Novelty
Hall No GIL Fulton ST.. Brooklyn, To morrow evening
MANY friends OF the org hlzation are ex
ptcted tc be present.
The reeeat rarade of the eth Regiment fol- review By
Adiutant- General Porter and the presentation Oi
ngIksmens badges OF the finest taat ever TOOK
rlaee IN the armory. According to tie report oi
Adiutsnt George W. Rand, which has just 'etn SUD
nilted Colonel Clark, there were s02 officers anu men
present follows: Field. star and non-conmissl"heu
star, 20; Company A, 50; Company b. 81; COMPANY -
ST. Company d. 7s; Company L, 76; Company r. So
Company q, 81; Company H. e'' |"AIP"n' - 90
Company X, 50; musicians, 20
More care used 10 se,ecting recruits for tue NaohaI
Guald than was exercised under the Old law fOih'IS
nav members ere elected by the companies - matter
OF course after the recruiting committee OF three members
had reported favorably uIoD their qualnc"uohs' NO"
after a committee membership has passed upon ne
promiety of admitting candidate the members of the
company proceed to cast tneir ballots ana lie Is ho'
accepted uess there is majority in his t"'oi' Inc
Iue works well, for the cOmpales are sO'la eIooe rs
well as military organizdtons and the men feel tna'
they should Oe consulted before De" h'hloeis "i' "
nitied
The officers and non commissioned officers OF the lst
Pe,rn,.ut assembled in uudIess Uniform 1T the arnory
lat tuesday evening. The former were distracted ana
drl ed 10y the Major and the latter by tie AdJutahL
Pnvates T. II. Williams and L. W. r. stevens nave
b,. dIoppel from the rolls o. Company +, 'th Ergi-
mont. The O,mer las been appointed ADutahi oi thc
llth Regiment and the latter has removed Ifoh Tie
The now athletic club OF the l2th Regiment has l4O
hid at the arIuory last Wednesday evening and tie
following oheerS were ch"sch i[esln'. & H, csr
gcaht T. G. Ecse, Company ID; r"cordmL secretary
Ma'or Mckay: trensurer Sergeant MAJOR J. J. Bush
nell: .orgoanat aIIDs, Michael Mu,hefn Games ON
Company a; sergeant Rastlkomski, Company B;
Corporal jackson, Company sef5tsht M'irfn"'.' n
Company G. Ciruora D"tt'nscr Co"p'iiy JOSEF
s,rront AsiIrlt Comuany X. Finance Comnittee,
Charles Leach Company b; eerstant frost. COMPANY
nuttee. sergeant Dctuncer Company seise"ht
Frost. Company c; Michael M"!hrfn, Company Al
coaD.ny e. The cub resolved to elvr Inc oxihpl
ton tne middle "f Apri, the GATE to 1e hAeo nJ e
Colonel T. McAlI in has issued for battalion
drills OF the 7lst Regiment IN March Companies A.
&c = and VIII assem- le ioI ihs purpose In undle,s
Uniform every Friday, old tomphue, y, g. a & ara h
intended by the LieutenantCo ana The Tuesday
The rSSceItiIi Of Company A. 18th Regiment,
TUESDAY "vegns promises to or "A hiliant nii'ir; .
has elected scIrrant 4. D. AIirton iI-t-serr'd" N
place of Ward reduced and ColoIa Tieoore bahcoes,
jr, cIsran III place Of Appleton, piOnO'ed. PlN"'o
1d i. >irrTN has been ma q corporal
Tao coup plOtioI OF the lev lZth Regiment armory OF
Ehch sec 1hd- Lieutenant Jane, t. Ware, ~ Company
b. 7h Regiment is the architect Is delayed on account
sinns at sra OF vessel carry ins l0'd "i stone
ton Tie crew taken from the craft Icy passing
EMP IT Is lot IIO'aoo that the regiment Will lake
POSSESSION oi the aIihOIy before June /.
fLo dion drills of TIE 7th Re.iueut hogan last
under the personal supervision Oi CoOhei E mons
Clara ana were creHtd"Io l9i or huVS9 >
and G q Monday Iieht and b and / the Nv" lhrSes,
companc Ia the command "h THURSDAY hlS"t para ea
commissioned officers had c0Ipany; rh, "in''iS al
Of Company g. WHO mad never before taAeh part J"
COMPANY u. 18th Regiment, at its monthly meeting
last Elected Sergeant DAVID fholnpaon secretary
Cant in Wri-Lt d. Goss Of CON pany X, Fist Regi-
nent nas resumed command after all absence OF three
yrers ON a pleaaule trip t. tue west
Companies D and q. 7th Regiment are to make
pOoasht parade as battalion 1nder mo command OF
dSeI
tent has sixty seven men on Tie FoHs ana aPpheAhts
for ,mbeI ship uninerOrs. fhe company i one OF
The proposed reception 0i Company X, Ills Regiment,
has postponed until after The rotuln OF heeement
tom RehnOnd.
BEL cant George ". Mrnson Of Company F. 7th Resi-
mont who is going Aspnwall 10 take position Ia tho
Panama ilrOld Company, Nil retain lbs connection
with the company. but at his own quest has boon
reduced 10 the ranks. Captain Appleton IN an order
Announcing this compliments hIm highly for his
faithful serco and says he has helped to place the
p.ny IA the rank for rife shooting. lie served In
Inc gth Eeynuent New York Volunteers Uhr HSwkins
the Ile has been pressn. ed with
thc Ttp Regiment gold medal for long service.
on the nchis designated for battalion drills o. the
l2tn Regiment THIS month the companies Will he in
kI-ciel ~ Brigade Inspector.
Ogden i Turnbul has lOined Company +, 7th R0gi-
mrht Priv,tes William r. Leman and n. 3 Bowron
have hecu honoraDy discharged, their term OF service
having expired , -
Cherries l.. Winters has been elected corporal Oy
R.giu.nt