New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-22
AMONG THE SOLDIERS.
MILITARY REVIEW OF THE WEEK.

voxoss WOW nv NATIONAL ouARpsMES-CHANGEs
IN VARIOUS REGIMENTS
r,,.rgac .6orss 10 sscus good recruits are credit
shl. "a National ousrdsen but sometimes zeal In this
drction k carried Tar and men are induced 10 JOIN
ORGANIZATIONS by false representations ana promises
,hs, cannot no fined This only produces dissensiou
.rA dxeoutcut In companies and upon every GROUND
"a inexcussblo A member Of Company q, 2sd kegi-
,snt who recently Joined, no says, on tho promise
.h.t he should be made first lieutenant at the hrst
ouportuny 10 greatly dissatisfied because First Ser
oasnt Edwin W. Dayton hes boon elected to the
position whether or not deception was practseo IN
th,s CASE there q doubt that promises that cannot
90 ought not 70 be fulfilled are too often made to In
cs meu 10 become recruits In National Guard regi-
ments.
Thu hovttzer CORPS Of the 7th Regiment VIII con-
time 10 dr every Wednesday evening for the pres
emit. although the battalion and company drills are
over for the season. Last Thursday evening COM
pany marched 10 Riverside Park and back sRrnish-
ing by the way.
Second Lieutenant John N. Golding, Of Company
n 7lss Rse,usnt has returned from Old Point Com
fort after an absence Of ten days, greatly improved
In health.
The veterans of the old 10th Regiment. (High-
apders formerly attached to the militia OF the State
of New-York, held their quarterly meeting at the
arnory Of the 7Ist Regiment last Tuesday evening
and made arrangements for their annual dinner to
Ia
SERIOUS LOSS OF MEMBERS.
Tho loss Of twenty-nins members by the 22d Regi-
usnt sancs the Last quarterly report bringing the
total down TO ST. is matter Of serious moment
The delay In providing suitable armory for this me
command is doubtless the cause. Something should
Do done al ~ provide better Qusrters Tor such
regiments as the god and the 9th.
There are nearly sixty men on the waiting list IN
various companies of the 7th Regiment, whose names
win be added to the rolls from time to time as vacan-
ces occur. All OF them are uniformed and drilled
On the roll Of honor Of Company B, 22d Regiment
are the of the following members who have at
tended every drill and meeting during the past year
First Sergeant H Il Treadwell, Sergeant IL Griswold,
ouartermastsr Sergeant E. NJ Bunsman, Corporals
c. f. Cross, D. J. Murphy, +. Grfen and IL j. Garidel,
and rrivates A. ". BarthelmeSs, B. f. Lawrence, j.
IL Ittls, D. Mccurdy, J. A. Ritchie T. D. scoble, j.
A. swtnerton, P. Unger, D. Wolf and @. z Wells.
Company A, 7th Regiment, presents to each member
Of its Abeel team who makes score Of sixty or more
this year, a handsome bronze medal Among those
thus decorated are Captain conover Lieutenant Fisk
r. B. Wilson, /. NJ Talman c. W. ouaife c. S. Chap
man, F. Stanton and II. w. Jansen.
The Eleventh Separate Company, with headquarters
II Mount Vernon. has recovered from tho lethargc
state Of few years ago and Is now one OF tho most
active organizations in the National Guard Its off,
eer, CAPTAIN J. N. Pressey and Leutenants E. J.
masters and the improvement of the company in It's
personnel and military tatcs, and Its monthly recep-
lions have become popular that not only is the maxi
mum limit Of membership nearly reached, but there Is
premise Of the organization of cadet corps. The
company has secured an appropriation Of $4,000 for
D new armory, which will be constructed without
delay as soon q the money becomes available and
the site IS procured
Companies A, f, @, II aud X, OF the 18th Regiment
are ordered parade In tho armory tomorrow even
ing for instruction in the School Of the Battalion
Companies d, O, d. and had their battalion drill
last week
corporals J. A. jenkins and II. v. D. Black. Of
Company p, Tth Regiment have won tho I" 65' bronze
modal Of tho Rife Club They scored respectively IS
and GO in recent matches.
EXPECTING BRISK COMPETITION.
1t s expected that there will DO q lively competition
In Grill among the companies Of tho 18th Regiment
NJ tho srmory ON Wednesday evening" May 0, for the
challenge trophy presented by tho old Colonel OF the
regiment 6 v. r Cruger. Commandments of COM
psnses desiring to take part IN IT arc directed to notify
the adtutant before May 4.
Lieutenant Merritt and Corporals Leonard and IL
v. d Black, Of Company d, 7th Regiment, have been
appointed o committee TO wrte the history OF tho
famous "a Company from 1864 up to which time 1t
was written by Colonel Clark long ago.
Tho rife club Of the 9Th Regiment will begin shooting
at creedmoor early next month Captain oothont
has been elected a member
Observation-Disclosures II. B. Thompson, OF COM
pany C, 7th Regiment, has served for twenty-five
years and thereby becomes entitled to the Cross OF
Honor in gold, with the figure in brants' for that
term Of service.
TT. Corners. George ConkIin, and Charles Morgan
wick have bean elected corporals Of Company F. sth
Regiment An election for a second lieutenant VIII
be held.
A. H. Jordon, W. W. capers, 1r., J. p Dunn and
J. F. Richards have become members OF Company "
18th Regiment, and in the recruit class which Is
drilled two nights q week by Corporal Smith
There is talk in Company c, 9TH Regiment OF start
ing bowling club. Some OF tho men are especially
good at the game aud 1t is no dscredit to the pcKed
men Of the company who recently engaged in match
With men selected from the American Bowling CLUB,
that the latter victorious.
TwENTY-THREE IN THREE MONTHS.
The Goth Regiment is 10 be congratulated on the
gain Of twentythreo within the last three months
q shown by the quarterly return. There are now
b42 mon on the rolls and IL is predicted that tho CON-
mand will have its full complement within the com
ing year. The regiment was never in better condiuoh
Company D, 7th Regiment, has Roll Of Honor on
which are inscribed the names OF tho following me-
bes who reported for battalion drill at the arnory Oh
Sblizzard Monday Captain Cooper, Lieutenant
BOuker First Sergeant Patterson, Sergeant Romance
Corporals Peterson, smyth Gardner and Connolly ana
Pvstes John Balm. Ballard Balch, Barlow, SrotheTs
James DougheFty, 7. Q. Dongherty' Gardner, II II.
feld, 6Wentzel sheldon and Towle. a.,
The appointment Of Lieutenant John Murphy 10 tne
position Of Adjutant of tho Goth Regiment gives gen
eral satisfaction. . ,. -,
Captain Cooper, OF Company D. 7th Regiment mas
taken a leave Of absence and VIII go TO Europe on
business trip early In May. He expects 10 make
Prolonged stay abroad Robert W. Plnder and joseph
wssss,a are among the recruits OF the company.
Sergeant necA and Prvates Lee and Wright OF Com
pany z, 18th Regiment, who recently returned from
trip from the South, have been warmly welcomed homo
by their comrades.
Corporal Q. II. Beyvent has been elected Sergeant
OF Company A, 9TH Regiment, and Private r. Darling
has succeeded him as Corporal
GIFT TO BROWN UNIVERSITY.