New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-24
NEWS FROM THE ARMoRIES.
CHANGES AMONG THE REGIMENTS.

The 4Tth Regiment Is recruiting In such man.
ner to make the officers OF the other National
Guard Organizations envious whllo tho esd, 18th and
other organizations Of the Guard also doing good
work In regard 10 recruiting Colonel GsyloTs COM
mand shows stll better results. II was Colonel
Gaylors idea to have board OF FIVE Of the Officers
Of his regiment 10 pass upon the application of every
man. This method has been beneficial IN far that
The recruits who have been enrolled during the last
year have been with only one two exceptions found
to be excAllent suIilares to the various companies.
After twenty. seven years service In the National
Guard Captain A. A. Doughty Of Company b, 47th
Regiment, has resigned his command. he has been
for the last twenty years In command Of this com.
pany.
Quartermas'rr Sergeant Bauer will have benefit
IS concert and ball at Turn Hal, in Meserole-st,
on April 81, by Company II, ed Regiment, of which
he Is a member.
Company C, ed Regiment, expects soon to have
fun complement OF men With the three men they
enrolled last Monday night, they now number 100
men. One hundred and three is the maximum num-
Der for any company in the National Guard.
A tulLdress drill Of Company +, ed Regiment will
take place on Tuesday. The dnn VIII DO followed by
dinner at Wilson'S
Corporal C. W. Blackburne. Of tho Second Brigade
Signal and Telegraph Corps, Is highly hattered by
the exceedingly complimentary report Of his excellent
work in preliminary practice by First Lieutenant r.
E. Thompson. 9th Infantry, acting signal officer at
Washington, In his annual report for 1883. Corporal
Blsckburne's percentage was 99.35.
Under the auspices Of the 18th Regiment War Vet
Grams lecture on the Battle of Gettysburg will be
delivered on Thursday evening. in Association Hail. BY
Captain l. T. Long Professor W. f. Zioglar VIII man.
age the stereopcon Tho lecture will DO for the benefit
Of the relief fund Of the War Veterans Association.
Besides the representations Of the battle scenes thoro
will DO pictures Of the monuments that have boon
~ II
Farley, l. L. Bond, I. W. EAsor and A. Cranston are
tho committee In charge of this affair."
The l4th Regiment will, by order Of Colonel Mitchell,
assemble for evening drills during this week
Adiutant william II. Coughlin of the 18th Regiment,
recently appointed in place Of Russell Benedict
signed, passed his examination before tho Brigade
Board Monday
Tho following changes in the 18th are announced:
Commlssioned-wn C. Collus, second lieutenant,
vice Alexander resigned; Alfred l.. Wescott, second
lieutenant, vice Smith, discharged.
Resignauon-Flrst Lieutenant aud Adiutaut Russell
Benedict -
man, Company c; COpOrals Louis &. Beclmer Com
pany Z William T. Cozzens, Company Z William L
Fish, Company G; William Il WickesS Company Is
Fun and Honorable Dtscharge-Coporal William NJ.
Brown, Company d; Private James IL Little, Com.
Dropped-Privat.s A. ". Clucken. Company II;
Channcey B. Graham, Company A; -. w..
Reduced TO Ranks-CorpOral Frank p. DO Vlgne,
Company D. at his own request.
Expeiled-Private BenIamln F. Lane, Company @,
for neglect Of duty and non-payment Of dues
ID shonorablc DischRrRe-Private Henry II. limerick,
Company K, under Section 14o Military Code.
The review and reception of the 47th Regiment on
Friday evening" promises to be occurrence of an
enjoyable character In the National Guard. Mayor
Alfred C. Chaplin, TO whom the review is given, will
10 accompanied BY Brgadicr-General James Meier
and his san. The concert and dance following will
he highly entertaining. The Marcy ave Armory
win DO decorated with flags and bunting for the Oc
casion.