New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-05
HEARD IN THE ARMORIES.
M1psrTNNfER MILITARY DOINGS.
GATHERING SHOTS HERE AND THERE ALONG
THE LINE OF THE FIRST BRIGADE

Midsummer dulness reigns IN Nauonsi Guar" '"e''''
Many of the officers and mon are out OF town. thcrc
:. ar.l,x IN tho axmorcs except squad drills OF re-
,ts and besides the echo Of an occasional SHOT RON
c..smoor there ia nothing break the sabbath STILL
mrs o. the season All the regiments nave oeen 10
r.mp that are going. Those that maze Excursions
- southern battlcclds have exhausted the topics sug
listed BY the incidents of their expeditions and until
shc new drill season begins there VIII DC htuo Oh IN
,,est for military men to talk about
can,ain James W. Finch. Inspector OF Rifle Practice
- ,ne cod Regiment and the committee, consisting Of
csn,sn n Il. Thurston First Lieutenant James
xcnworthy and Second Lieutenant William " Bavier
r,onted BY the Board OF Ohiccrs to act with him In
,sct,rr the reginicntal rife team, held meeting
.,cssay evening and looked over the list of marks
on The team is to consist Of twelve men, and win
ho, IN the brigade matches at Creodmoor in the fall
,rose having the highest will be choscn ex
ent IN cases where circumstances seem to the COM
.,,ce 10 make a different selection advisable.
The drum corps Of the sth Regiment, under Drum
.,or McKecvcr who served in the the efficient
nrrr Major Of the l65th Regiment ed Duryee
youavc has TO be recognized as one OF the best
q, the National Guard Of the state. He has appointed
,h. following non-commissioned officers Of the drum
.or,.: First Sergeant r. Campbell, Second Sergeant
Iandy First Corporal c. Bougard and Second Cor
,oral J. Mcclure. j. Hoffman has been appointed
s,, Sergeant of the fife CORPS II. Bato has becn
made second Sergeant
All the companies Of the god Regiment are WORKING
hard for the rcgiments recruiting trophy offered ny
N. Beard of Ofhcers, which is 20 cost 5000 IL VIII
~ gwen TO the company which recruits the largest
number OF men up June ], 1882 provided that the
number recruited is least twenty, that all OF them
arc m the roll at the date mentioned and that all have
performed 90 per cent OF duty
Canta,n Rowland PcIl, Of the 18th Regiment be-
,,cves n a veteran reserve. and gives good reasons
to- the IA tn that is in him Ia his article In Inc
Public Service Review The captain wieids
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r,rst Sergeant Clifford c. Cassidy, of Company Ii,
ood Regiment though a strict discipinartan when IN
soldier clothes is regarded by the men OF the company
as one of the most gen al of men when on uu'y' io
has done much aid the officers In bringing the
company into It's present excellent cohoiuon III IT,
gard 10 discipline and drill
~ Colonel Jones can be induced to return to the
10Th Regiment as ITS commander when he gets pacR
from Europe he will be unanimously reelected IL
he declines Lieutenant Colonel Dowd VINO, hko
Colonel Jones' Is graduate Of the West Point Military
.c,aemv Will doubtless be made colonel He Is now
in command and is highly esteemed by the officers
and men lie and Major Riher are temporarily al
the state Camp this week. having been detailed 10
take charge Of the 9th and 5th Provisional Ba'taions
The resignation of Captain William H. CorteVou
If Company D. ood Regiment having been accepted,
MS discharge has been forwarded 10 him. lie mas
been connected with the regiment since september
:, 1879 when he Joined Company d as a private
he has passed through all the grades below his recent
rank
Tho Veteran Association Of the 18th Regiment has
contributed handsomely for the decoration on inc
Board of Officers room and the library IN the ne"
armorv These arc being fitted up In fine style Inc
veterans take great interest in tho affairs of the reg
ucnt and arc organized TO promote us wchare anu
keep alive the "reminiscences OF their service IN us
ranks
on the recent excursion made by members OF
COMPANY III, acd Regiment, 70 the State camp az
Peekskl they vele splendidly received by Lieutenant
Colonel Harding formerly of their regiment and now o.
the 18th, which in camp at the Time On inc
trp sergeant W. Il. George, who Is strict temperance
man rrodnccd from his satchc dozen lemons and as
many s,Icls of peppermint candy. which he DIVIDED
among his comrades who are greatly ahuscu d. 'hc
form that his hos tslty had taken
The monthly meeting of Company A. 9th Rcsincnt
will be held next Thursday evening at tho armory nav
Ing been postponed week account Of Ciocdmoor
practice.
Although the following noncommssioncd on1cers OF
Company H. o2d Regiment, werc elected two months
ago. they have not received their warrants yet'
sergcants =. X. Henry and II. f. Mcguire and Cor
porals J. e. Briggs. W. L. Bailey. j. C. Rehil ana
f. VI. schultz They are all worthy OF warrants anu
such delay IS decidedly unwsrrsntablc.
tartsn George T Lorigan, of Company A. Bun
Ierlnent Will return from his vacation this week. lie
has been catching blncfsh OIL the Ncw-Jorsey shofe
and will doubtless have stories 10 tell when he gc's
bach.
Charles levin who is regarded one OF the hand
somest men IN Company II, 2od Regiment. has had his
pho,ocraph taken in uniform and has presented copy
10 each Of his comrades.
The presence of Adjutsnt Philip s Tildcn. of the
fist Regiment, at the Arrnory Of tho 22d Regiment
last week when Major Miller was elected lieutenant
colonel of that command gave rise 10 umor that he
was TO be the major Of tho regiment iherc
no truth in the story aud 1t is doubtful whether the
Adiutant could be induced leave HIS own regiment
by any such offer Of promotion In another
The Athletic Association of the ga Regiment 10
be organized in III, fall, Will consist VI members ho
all the companes. The athletic associations now
existing I'm companies A, q, O, II, and VIII oe
merged in the rcCmental body which promises to be
formidable rival TO other regmcnsl organizations OF
this kind Ernest L. Hanbold, now president OF the
spartan Harriers, will probably be president OF 'he
association.
Hereafter headquarters night at the Goth Regiment
Armory Will be on Thursday of each week Since the
return from camp sfss have been very quiet WIN
The regiment. some Of the companies are gaming
recruits and the prospects OF the regiment are bright
II never was in a better condition than now The ex-
pcrcnce IN camp greatly beneficial TO The Officers
and men.
The promotion OF Major George A. Miller 10 the
position OF LieutcDant-C Colonel OF the 22d Regiment
gives general satisfaction. The election Of a new
major win not be ordered until late IN the Fall.
FIRST Lieutenant William Mclaughlin, of Company H.
Goth Regiment, who is OF the most popular officers
In the command has been presented by friends IN the
regiment with a sword. belt. shoulder knots and cap
lie has fairly this recognition capable officer,
thoroughly dev otcd the Interests Of the organiza
ton.
George ". WINS, OF Company 4. o9d Regiment, is
the rcSmcntal clerk. He lives I'm lIackensack. " j.
but comes 10 the city every day. sergeant j. Il.
Henry. of Company II. he's removed to Orange, y. J.
OF he members Of Company i. 9Th Regiment. who
served In tho the following yet alive C1pta ms
Thomas swany NJ ". Wall Alexander Clark. Henry
Miller and Thomas III. e.. Kincldc: First Lieutenant
Norman, p Dorsch. Second Lentenants George VI.
Granger ana EleRtherfo Pinto Frsr Scrccants Thomas
1oye and Charles T.. Frye: serccans Daniel Nash and
Walter II. Murphy Color Corporal ". Holt Sccor !;
Irivaes Joseph s. Rowan. John &. Field. W. Mcginn's
T.. p Nc Dermoit, W. 4. powcson. phiEp T. H.rrlich
Charles r. Keech, Joseph 4. Gardner. r. Martin Jack
man. j. H. McDoveh Charles l. Booth. David c.
Waring. Frank NJ. sccOr. Frank SNYDER W r. storms
Edward Daniels, james IIlndley and Daniel Pattcrsnn