New-York tribune., 1890-06-29
FIRST AT THE STATE CAMP.
THE 9TH REGIMENT TO OPEN THE DRILL
ING SEASON.
TROOP A TO GO TO PEEKsKDLL ON HORSEBACK

TROOP A TO GO TO PEEK sh uLL ON HOiN5iS"NN
AND B1youAC OVER NIGHT On THE WAY.
The State Camp near Peckskill will be opened on
Saturday by the 9th Regiment, Colonel William Sew
ard ir commanding. Troop A. under command OF
Coptain Charles +. Roe. will also occupy the camp
during the opening week, and II Will be the hrst time
a cavalry organization has ever been In the camp
The 9th Regiment will 20 TO camp on steafhooa''
as usual and the formation at the armory VIII be at
N IN on SATURDAY. The men win wear white
helmets white gloves and leegings and carry KNAPP
sacks oyercoats rolled haversacks and caneens The
rocimcnt will march TO the North River and get on
their boat somewhere in the neighborhooh oi twenty
sixth.st detail OF Captain Wilson'S battery con-
sistng sergeant, two corporals one onsier anu
twelve privates will accompany the regiment
Troop A will ride 10 camp starting from DicKefs
Academy at ! p. IN. Saturday. Half the distance
win he covered os Saturday and the remainder early
Sunday morning The troop will bivonac over night
i'm true army style somewhere on the road The men
will wear undress uniforms, Opboots white helmets
and gauntlet gloves Each trooper Will be armed with
carbiue and q sabre. meeting Of the troop will
be held at Dciels at O'Clock 10 morrow evening for
the purpose Of instruction IN camp dny anu inc Ha
saction Of other business
second Lieutenant r. S. Ninturn, Of Company 6,
10Th Regiment has been elected first lieutenant OF
the same company.
Company b, list Regiment. will pay visit 70
COmpauV ID, AIM Regiment, OF BToOhISll,
evening.
The 22d Regiment seems fatcd to continued internal
troubles, Captain G. A. Du Boise. Of Company +,
IS TO be brought before the cOurt-maral which is try
ing Captain Ryan. Of the 69th Regiment. TO answer
charges made by Major W. V. King Of disobcdencc Of
orders on Memorial Day. Captain Du Boise was ordered
to leave the elevated railroad train at seventy second
It, on his return the armory after the parade. and
instead Of doing his company got of at Fifty ninth
st. Major King preferred charges against him, and
Adiutant General Porter has ordered him to appear
for trial before the court Of which Colonel Dowd is
president.
The I'd Battery. Captain Wilson. has turned in its
old Gatllng guns the Chief Of ordnance. having no
further use for them now that 1t has received the new
3 oinch brecch-loadng field pieces.
The aggregates Of the highest 10 date in the
individual handicap match OF the 18th Regiment Rife
Club are as follows Lieutenant owen, Company B,
1do: Private IIaarSlOw, |, 40. Lieutenant smith, a,
l3o Corporal Donovan X, 135 sergeant stewart. G.
I37 Private simpson. c. l37 Private ODonncll. +.
l36; Sergeant kesser. II, 1885, Corporal Downs, r.
l35 Lieutenant Weber. g. 1884: Corporal Jackson. G.
I34: Captain owen sfaf. 1888 Lieutenant Herroun.
b. 1872 Private Jautzer F, 1872 Private >ummerhayeS.
H. 1872 Private Locbcy. f. 130 sergeant Hunt y.
G. :. l24 Corporal Relchcrs. b. 800 The nnal COM
petition will take place tomorrow.
An Interesting opinion has Just been handed down
by Judge. Advocate General Clifford A. II. Bartlett.
deciding the question Of whether or not conHano4r
Of a military organization require the members TO
attend church and nnne them for not complying with
such an order. The following was the order, issued
Us Captain John Kerr. Of Company X, 69th Regiment,
on May 49, which caused the question 10 be brought
up:
Company order 40. 2-The members Of this com,
State service uniform blue pants black helmets white
~ act a. m eSr"rt 10 General James Shields POST 80
20 - Ia npTnOrlll
failcrs Church. Fifty .Dinths and Nnthaye. Fines
for ab-cqce viii he en9rCed ~ oeF r, o. onm kerr
captain. George j. Malone a'uhg HI>t sergeant
The Judge. Acknowledgement decides that such fines
cannot be imposed. The following is his opinion in
mll
The Adiuant General :. y. Y. .,.o
Sir. I have the honor To acknowledge a commuica-
from General Hcadquarters. requesting ny opinion
q, whether captain can compel compliance WIN
am order diVctn. the members Of Ms COMPANY 10 al
tend memorial service at the Palist Fathers Church
on sunday.
religion, nature II did not relate strictly to military
duty or funeral honors paid TO The dead II wa, wa,
,Hhilc such attendance was in itself probably unoh.
Icctionable the majority Of the command II shonhl
ic induced by pcr~ua sOn and not bN cnmpui,oi lHe
reluctance with which even the military auIhofur,
have always sIrunk from in any way bringing .he .ihe
'cIr G %oe 81 Of War. Which says It i earnestly recon-
mcuded All officers aud soldiers diligently 20 atIcnd
.discrIminatinc II i not a command neither i 1t a
direction. II Is only an earnest recomncndatlon "a
mo-, to attend divine service entirely within thc as
crc,on Of the officers and soldiers Having once
hovcvcr decided 10 attend divine service. then me
nncer and soldier subjects him Ht 70 military discipline
and hc Is liable q be punished for any misbeh1Vor
breach f discipline commit cd VIII attending divine
service ln the same manner as Al other umcS
whether lie shall shall not attend divine service
i a m,atcr 10 determined hy each lndl'ldua accord
ing f0 his conscience. and for falur' 20 attend am
of the opinion. the absentee cannot legally hc Ehcf
have tic honor t. remain very respectfully yours,
CLIFFORD A. II. BARTLETT,
Judge Advocat" General, :. Y. \.