New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-05
TO ELECT A NEW MAJOR.
LT-COL. R. w. LEONARD THE MAN.
VETERAN ASSOCIATIONS ELECT oFflCLKs-
TOPICS OF INTEREST TO GUARDSMEN.

VETERAN ASSOCIATIONS ELECT oFflCEhS-
TOPICS OF INTEREST TO GUARDsMEN.
The election for Major in the 10Th Regiment will
he held tomorrow evening. and the cahulua'e -
Lieutenant Colonel Robert W. Leonard, who was untll
ecentlv the Assistant Ad;utant General Of the First
Brigade He enlisted in Company Is. 7th Regiment on
Nav = 1860. lie served during the war; ana aI its
close was Lieutenant Colonel OF the l42d ne" ioiN
Volunteers by brevet having returned from MS nrs0
enlistment and re-enlised in the above named or-"
lzaton. After the he was AdIutdnt Ot tie ~"
Regiment Commissary of the 9TH. Adlutant OF iho
old Cavalry Brigade Captain in the old eth Regl-
ment and recently Assistant Adiutant Oeherdi vi ''
First Brigade He is man OF VIDE eNperie .,i -
military matters and the officers have undoubtedly
secured a man such they wanted-one WHO hA0"
more about military matters than Themselves lad
The First Dragon Cadets VIII soon be orSahiZeu
in connection with Troop \. The committee VI, "
ganizaton consists Of Captain Charles r. noe, Inv"
tenant II. H. Balch, II. g. Butler and "eraruu' W.
Wvnkoop The corps will be organized wheh slAN
hovs have been accepted and boys OF go0d phS 9'"o
between the ages of fourteen and seventeen Seu
only will be accepted. They will be enlisted ior 'Wo
wears and Will be taken only with the consent Vi INV"
parents ,., ~
oeu,nan of COMPANY g. list Regiment as to MS
comnetency 10 hold a commission, finished ltS laoor'
on Thursday evening and the report has gone ~
Albany Nothing further will be known ABOUT '"0
matter until the Adjutant-General acts
The quarterly returns Of the 7th Regimen, SHOW a
Gain Of two in the strength Of the regiment. Inc
aggregate OF O35 is made up follows: COMPANY
A 1O3: b. 1913; G. 1903; d, s8 4, 1903, r w. W.
lO3: H. 1903: I. 1903; X, 1903; and field ana stan. -
The I,t Battery will give its annual ball al 'S
armory in West Forty fourthst. on Thursday e'ennN'
The following are the names of the members % .ie
Executive Committee VINO have charge of the AFFAIR
Nl.r, n
err Theodore schmidt and surgeon f. h. BrleNoeeIie
The stb Regiment has been formally transferred
IN il, handsome new home, although II has occupHu
the new building for several weeks by a genera
order which came from Albany the latter part oi I've
week Lieutenant Edward a. Barker, OF Company b.
has resigned at a time when he lad neglected drlli'
so long that he was about to be- retired
The following military Jokes appear IN the current
number of The 9TH Regiment Gazette:
"Oh ) reeant Bristol what perfectly lovely White
helmet but what is the chain forr why, you see
Mis- BLANK they don't allow any talking Oh parade anu
tia, b, 70 chain up the chin music
..s,r,eant what did the solder mean By saying ne
wanted 10 90 down TO town after tapsW Ssh! IA! h. .
Don,t saw word. You know what 10 means to tap
tarral1 We'll. that's what the corp'rn' gong al'1''
same taps! Sane barrel. ,..
Al q recent meeting II the I'D New York veteran
,snci,uon in the veterans hall at the 9th Regiment
arr,ory the following officers were elected Tor u'e
wear 1870: President, John +. Pryor first y.cepres
dent William Mckee: second wee president James
rcrg,.ou. treasurer Timothy j. Creeden, financial
secretary Henry +. GriX recording secretary "lllah
/ barley; sergeant AT arms, Cornelius luDbs' 'o4
oncl seward Of the 9th Regiment gave the "a
Veterans the ue Of the hall for their meeting and "heh
they arrived there George \. Hussey, the commander
Of the 9th Regiment Veteran Association welcomed
them in a neat speech.
An election Of officers ~ Veteran Post No. 49, was
held AT its headquarters 80. "a Union square r."
evening, ago. and resulted as follows: Commander
lame, j. keenan, ire elected: senior v.cecommandeF
Abraham Wortcndykc. Junior vloccommander' Au-
glstus Hoffman; surgeon, DR.. Clarence NJ Baker
chaplain Jane, Mackenzie, quarternaster william
Finley: officer Of the day. Jacob Robertson omcer oi
the guard Joseph y Mitchell board of trustees Isaac
l. TAYLOR. General Robinson and Jonn j. "llbIS'
d.lc-atc, t. department 'ampm"nt. ui1f' jo"h D.
Wubis. alternate. Edward +. DoIcrty; delegates T."
memorial committee. regular. William Finley ana MAJOR
Thomas Began and aernatcs, Charles ii. Mccall
and Edward p. Dohcrty.