New-York tribune., 1886-03-21
MILITARY MERIT BADGES.
TO BE wORTHILY WON AND WORN.

Officers of the National OuarU are ehuV'N"'-
ing to opia change in the regulations foroldd'nR '"e
WEARING Of badges OF merit when in fatigue unii"r
The Board OF Officers OF the 10Th Regiment has uha
n,ons,v adopted a resolution recommending that
the Objectionable clause be eliminated" ~ ~
thought tho men should DC a'""c"
To wear their marksmen's badges at leaSI
whenever they III uniform. They aro prizes ""''"
can he obtained only by those worthy to wear
them aud are a distinction Of which their posNesSos arc
Justly proud In the regular army the men arc prn'"
10 wear them fatigue uniform. AM no goou re'-
o.. has h.eu assigned why the soldiers OF the state
military organizations should not do hSeWlse Ihero
are only three or fodr occasions III year
.u which full uniform is worn, and excerpt at
these tunes who badges OF merit are not
allowed display them They are an incentive to mort
the men To do thtir best WORK IN oluer 10
secure them they them after they have
obtained them except Oh three parades. the OBJ
iects for which they IN measure defeated
Officers OF lg rank commended the action OF the
Board OF Officers OF the 10Th Regiment and by the
men IT is genraly approved. Company
Of the 7th Regiment at drill last week had lis badges
stripped off because of this regulation There was u
good deaf of feeling on subject among the men. but
of course they fact that the REGULATIONS
must he obeyed long as they continue in force.
The 7th Regiment will parade IN ull uniform for re-
view hy Briyadirr Louis Fitzgerald and for the
annual y! eseUatou officers and men entitled To IL o
IN. Cross of onor for long faithful service. on
Monday evening. March 30 Those who have qu'ln'u
Tor the dccOr9uOn arc as follows: cross o' h"no' !"
silver fifteen years service-second Lieutenant james
L. Dew.on FIRST Sergeant Charles f. Snevily' COrpor"
] Angus shaw Private Frank Mccoy. Cross OF Honor
,rhropze ,c, years service-Capian Louis f. Lefcrs
Flrst Ieutcnant Harry ID. Cooper; Second Lieutenant
Edward f.. Sage Ordnance Sergeant Edward v" frlee'
First seryeanis William II. Francis. j. j. Mckehna :
sereean,s b niannn Edge. John X. Green. Samuel NJ
Wnruock Charles l. Waterbury; Corporals Frank A.
Kueknan Fnoch butcher ID. l.. NJ. Peixotto, William l.
Peterson; Privates James Adam. Lewis H. Broome'
William A. Bryant William NJ. Corner, John CorcOran'
Amos H. Cropscy. George j. Daniel, James H. DAVID
son Samuel d. Folsom, George 5. LOaer James L. NC
NleoI George +. Merchant George T. Moore Alfred q.
Swift Wyckof Vanderhoef, Joseph Williams. 49,
Ine or tnztt0u tnr BOart Ot Officers Of the 32d
Regiment for the ensuing yearis foows: President,
tot'nrI I1us FIN ,.nrer: secretary, Lieutenant John
J. Eig.nbeck; s,Grer NJ jor f. W, Psrsrte; finance
ronmitter. Lirut vramtC COlomel Edward NJ Mnnder.
captain Geolge \. Blsh%P ann C1nm.ary Sf%rTe 1T,,
WiiA.In r. Grolz and Lieutenant ;. Is. BluemKe
An amateur nte,-iuilltdr, athletic tournament ana
reception will he gwen by the l2th Regiment Atbirtc
Association the armory, broadway and Forty NJ I'll
si., on Monday evening. April 20 Tue following Is q
81 specified: One-half-me handicap run open To All
amateur; One-uile handicap wSlh, open 10 ~ n'n
ttur, threc-mi.e yo-as-yOue heavy marching or
der open TO members l2h Regiment only 22oN ara
hurda race scratch open all members of ION keg.
n,rnt; 4lOysrd run, scratch open to all memners OF
I2ih Regiment; individual tugof-~ar 0hrre prlleT)'
oren all members Of I'm Regiment any OelIl DoA-
ing and bicycle exhibition Handsome gold aud silver
medals viii bs presented to first and second Ia each con-
An entrance fee OF MY cents per n"h w W uss Nv
accompany each and every entry ana must DO set 10
Co. Il T..
armory Friday evenings. Entries close p'sluVey
Wrety drin. OF the non-commssioned of the
llth Regimeat 10y the Adlntant nave berh resdllei
the non.commssi"ned slah VIII hold meeting heA'
Inc ,eas1ns Tor ine adoption OF the Tine So
ecty Of the Honorable aud Veteran Comrades OF the 7tn
Rrrimtut ~ g. : " Y" are thus set forth IN Il circular
Issued by the Board Of Directors: " Tue name OF
thi, society e1det 10 Apply TO All those VINO nave
served hoioraby the 7t Regiment ami does not mis-
lead the public 10 the character OF ihe military Ser
reIlorued Tne yount man who Is hoiorany uis-
charged this regiment after i've years service i
properly honorable cOmraIe but III no SENSE vete-
those VINO have served III the Regular or Vouh
sug bic 10 Ip-mugrship and who approve Of the prnc
pcs upon which TINS society Is founded are respectfully
fhe following officers National Guard have been
aid inspector, win rank from February p 1856 wee
holloway. resigned. 7th Rrgmeni-W"Itef = WILSON,
first lieutenant. with rank non January :; oeo wee
Wlets, deceased, Wilbur 6 Bradley, second lieutenant.
wtn rank fiom January = dsS0' vHe Cr"ssnH. re-
frOm January -. 1856 wee NcLewre. promoted. sth
3D. RS%4 ssG yis ynp5~B Ba1Gar Eit4 fI%E rs
signed. OH Rcgiment-kasson C. Gibson
january l. $50 wee Bfton. rendered snpernumerarJ
William r. Clough captain, with rank from December
~ 1853 wee Chapman. resigned. llth Regimcnu-Ju'
nus Hocbnan, hrst heuteuantwith rank from January
20. iss6, ~rrbeck. resigned l2th Refime4t-kd-
{. smith. Inst ieutrnenl with rau% from Decem,
her .. 1883. vice Har resigned John cantey nist
Boy L, promoted 22d Reg mcni-Joun L. camp, c" D.
nrrm".rd; William j. Hardmg, neuenunt-colone,
Wllb RANK from February :. 1856. vice Camp promed.
with rank rom nuary IL, 1856, wee Bdnia, pro
notel; Geurge W. Middleton. jr. hrsl-iieutrn1n win
rank from j ,nnary u. lSs6 Bditey, resigned
George F. Hanhu, secord-leutenant, with rank from
January 81, lssG. vice Middleton promoted ElsaI r.
Iavllaud, III si-hcutcuan with rank from January t.
1seG. wee Montague, rrsEned 'a't ErE'neh,m @ III
I.nu'ry 20 1-st vice Go-s promoted Aliro J, ner-
son. -licutehont with rank from January D, 1856,
wee schak. rrsisned Robert A. SGrel hrstileu-
tenant via rank from october -, lss5. ldrn,
viii r,nk from J,Gary A. 1856 vice Wirsor resigned
Tne rrsgn"nOno OF the ioio "lns onlGrlS have been
August N.Grte, hrat lieutenant Nupernmerry; George
shTaGy, captain NBd |. H. p, I'm Krgnuent; Thomas
lieutenant list Regiment; Frank NJ Kelly, major and
A. H. c. sih iir..ie; Theodore Roosevelt, captain sth
EesImrnt; James r. Byrd, captain, "h feGlment An
drew c. L~Dri-ke, cap am 1ist ltrsmeLt' Marshall W.
D.y, sccoaG heutenant, 1l,t keGment .,..... -,
Z, A. J. & aud H. was Inspected by the Brig
8de s ec,Or at Tho aTuOry ia>I tuesday evening ana
the left consisting Of Companies h Il, r. ID and e.
Colonel Einmous Clark has ordered the second series
uncut follows: Tuesday. March 70, Companies T.
aud F; THURSDAY. March %. Companies and |;
wednesday. March 81, Companies ami h ) Monday,
Apui >, COMPANIES ID ana u
CAPTAIN Tnonlas A. McIilin gave an exhibition drill
aud reception al tHe arIOry 0n Wednesday evening"
Marcn II. There large attendaUce and a lIvely
Company d, llth Regiment. will elect ssconl lou
tenant TOMORROW ev-ulnG Company G, in few days
will cnooe- 4 irst ieut,nant -,
l2ih iesuent VIII be drAed IN battalion movements !;
on tuesday Companies f. q and Ii aud Oh Friday Com
paurs B. ID ana i.
Lieutenant Frederick V0clbrl, OF Company +, 32d
Regiment has rendered bls isndtIOn.
The l7th separate COmpny Will assemble In fatigue
uniform gloves on tuesday evening. April 20,
on winch occasion ths composition for ihe Bogert
Diamond Badge" for the best drilled man Will take
Tuesday evening April y, the arm Will be
continued after which tue name OF tho successful com
pett1r VIII DE announced and the badge viii DO pre-
SEATED to ulu.
David X. Ireland, OF Company {, l2th Regiment, has
been made corporal.
Company L. 7l>t Regiment. has chosen the following
STONED officers Strgeans, John Fisher,
Jrsrph GerIOn and Joseph b. Gtlc; corpOrds Jcrc-
niian BcullV, Peter KObigne. James A. GiOb, William
bUer Thomas j. % Donne.l and Christopher Mdckney.
An exhibition dull by the I'll Regiment at Madison
Square Garden ~ and Of tie BartbOdi statue pedts al
fund il talked Of The men generally are IN favor Of Il
lut some Of the officers object 10 rNBDiuOn drills