New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-10
coIDJERS FALL OUT AGAIN.
,,ovr TROUBLE IN THE GALLANT SEVENTH
REGIMENT.
oxr,cERs OF THE ACTIVE COMMAND TAKE
nvvrycE AT THE ACTIVITY OF THE VETERAN
ASSOCIATION AND LEAVE THRIVING
THE QUARREL WHICH WAS SUP
POSED TO BE SETTLED

III. Numbering embers Of the war between
a.. oescers of the 9TH Regiment and the Veteran
.ssoo;atiou Of that famous command have again
-. into fierce fame. When the bugles sang
80. a few months ago, and the officers of the
s.r, 80 went so far as TO attend the meetings
- .ho Veteran Association, of which nearly all
" .ho,o are members it was hoped that there
.',a ". hs a permanent peace. But Colonel Clark
WI b;s officers have now withdrawn from the
..sooistion, and say that they will never again
o,t4nd one Of its meetings.
IN. cause of the trouble is the recent action
=, the Association in adopting the report of
so,ruittee in favor of the organization Of two
armed and uniformed flank companies of the
voteran Corps TO be known as the veteran reserve,
ond in adopting new bill of dress, less expensive
and less snowy than the old one.
IooKEp UPON AS A MENACE TO THE REGIMENT.
The efforts being put forward by the Veteran
Association to increase tho size of its uniformed
hottaIion by these means, and thus, as it is
ola;med. TO induce men who have served their
.;r,e in the regiment to leave the command and
;oin the veteran corps, are regarded by Colonel
Clark and his officers as a direct menace to
the active regiment
The following circular just issued, and scat
tered broadcast among the members, shows what
tbe Veteran Association is doing:
HEADQUARTERS Veterans OF the eth Regiment
National Guard, S. N. Y, I
New-York May s. 1883.
Cicuar At the annual meeting Of this organization,
held April TO- 1885, the Coumittee Of Thirteen. appointed
At the quarterly meeting in October 1887, to report
whether there should be any change In the existing style
NJ dress or plan OF organization for unformng Members
presented report recommending that the present uniform
be changed to something less expensive.
This report was adopted and permission was given TO
IN amendments the
listing bill Of dress presented pars Of the committee
report and adopted
Al meeting OF the uniformed members Of the organiza
ton It was change the present uniform to con-
form with such amendments Of the bill OF dress as pre-
sea,ed by the Committee of Thirteen, when one hundred
and ltty members have sgnned their intention 10 make
the change and the Colonel was requested 10 issue cir
cur Organization, giving full Information as to the
proposed changes and and TO urge upon the members
the Importance making early reply 10 their company
oeer Of acceptance of the proposed change so that
the OF the adoption by one hundred and ny OF
the new uniform the may be made In time for the
annual parade and excurson
In accordance with this request copy OF the amena'
uents TO the bill Of dress is inclosed:
Tho cost Of the uniform complete is $40.
Members requested TO notify their company oncef
BY mail OF their acceptance Of the proposed change
Members organization who ate not uniformed are
respectfully urged TO forward their acceptance.
making this requess it be well TO state that the
only expense uniformed members other than the cost OF
the uniform yearldue of live dollars, which pays the
cunning expenses and also the music for psrades
By order Of
Colonel HENRY D. ThEMAIN.
c. H. COVELL, Adjutsnt
REGIMENT OFFICERS LEAVE THE ASSOCIATION
Stirred up by the receipt of such documents
and the knowledge Of what was done at the LAST
meeting Of the Veteran Association the Board OF
Officers Of the 9TH Regiment, by unanimous
vote, have resolved to sever all connection with
the Veteran Association A formal notification to
this effect, signed by all the officers was yesterday
forwarded by Captain William H. Palmer, In
spector of Rifle Practice and Secretary OF tne
Board of Officers of the regiment, TO Ad)utant "
H. Covell secretary OF the Veteran Association
In it he inclosed the designations from the. AS
sociation of every of the twenty-seven oflcers
of the regiment who belong to ii. The remaining
twelve officers are not members and there Is one
vacancy in the list of officers OF the regiment
Adiutant George W. Rand, of the regiment was
seen at the ST. Cloud Hotel OF which he is pro
prietor. by TRIBUNE reporter last evening lie
said: You cannot state the case too strongly.
The pretence that the regiment would not De an
jured by the existence Of the uniformed companies
is now seen to be hollow one. We have all
resigned, and we will never again unite with inc
Veteran Association. Steps will be taken at once
10 establish oL firm basis the Society OF the Tn,
Honorable and the Veteran Comrades OF the C .th
pected that all members of the regiment who nave
served over five years and many old veterans VINO
have the true interests Of the regiment at heart
will unite
THE VETERANS SIDE OF THE CASE.
Adjutant Covell was at home when a Trib-
une' reporter called at his house, No. Ia East
Twenty-fourth-st., last evening. lie salua
Should not Colonel Clark with his regiment OF
nearly l,2o0 men be glad to know that there IS
Veteran Association of old members Of the regl-
ment backing it up? Colonel CLARK and his
officers were present when the veteran reserve
proposition was adopted understood than
they intended to offer resolution opposing IL
then, but they did not. l was on Colonel Clark s
non-commissioned staff for eighteen years. and
was for thirty-two years in the regiment, but !
left it because could not agree with Colonel
Clark on this veteran question. You will find
that all the well-thinlcng prominent men, are
opposed to Colonel Clark's action. The rank
and file of the regiment opposed to it. Nearly
all the members of the Association have respond
ed promptly to the circular"
DEATH OF pARNLEr BILLINGS