New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-16
NATIONAL GUARD AFFAIR&
WHAT IS INTERESTING NETWORK REGIMENTS
SOLDIERS ON AN OUTING.


The efforts of Coptaln Goblin, of Company G Of the
list Regiment to improve the condition of his COM
pany have met with great few months ago
he determined upon the reorganization OF the company
and secured the permission of the regimental COM
mander to enlist new men. More than score of Dew
men have alreedy taken the oath OF allegiance 10 inc
regiment Among them are members Of several otner
crack regiments Of the city, including even Tile 'th'
Captan Goblin expects to add OF least eighteen more
guardsmen to his company before the opening
Of the drill season in the fall. The
reu MANNERS Of the regiment are filed
with the zeal and ambition of true soldiers and are
determined to make their company crack" one
CAPTAIN Goblin is one OF the most popular officers
in the city, He is All excellent drlll master anu
Will doubtless succeed in adding to the preSuge oi
the Old regiment.
CAPTAIN Edwin Gould, inspector OF rihe pracuce Oh
the list Regiment will return next Tuesday from
a drive through the Mohawk Valley. The captain
has been accompanied by Captain Davis, OF company
l. and a number of other friends. Inc guarusnen
have had an enjoyable time during the trip according
to reports which have reached their friends anu
comrades In this city.
CAPTAIN Gould Is a great favorite in the regiment.
Few men, in fact have done so much toward us ad-
vancement and Improvement as he. Naturally he Is
much interested In the success Of the regimental
marksmen at Creedmoor In order 10 give tiio
men opportunity to practise shooting without going
TO Creedmoor he has established rifle range on Ills
fathers place. at Irvington-onte-Iiudson The range
is perfect The target Is an expensive one captain
Gould has invited number of men to shoot with MN
al the range after his return from the Mohawk Vaiey'
The gusrdsmen OF the list Regiment deeply appreciate
the interest whicr the young inspector takes In their
rife practice.
Colonel Hopper, Of tho list Regiment. is spending
his vacation at his beautiful summer home on Lake
Dunmore, Vt. Lieutenant Keck of Company H. Is al
present among his guests Homer Bostwlck' the popu-
lar and efficient adjutant Of tho regiment Will so OIL
visit to Colonel Hopper in few days. HE numerous
dutles have kept him in town during great part OF
tho simmer Colonel Hopper, In all probability, Will
remain in Vermont until the latter part of september
| DIR. NJ F. T. Marsh, surgeon Of the regiment Is at
present absent from the city. lie has spent some unc
| ON Long Island.
The ouestion as to the unforTn Of the members oil
| the list Regiment has not been definitely decided
rr,nhor NJ the men still prefer the adoption OF a
nod coat while Others favor the uniform worn by the
| members of the Harlem company. vote upon INC
question Will he taken in all probability. next mohth
| Company 3 Of the list Regiment will go on all
! excursion to Niagara Falls on Labor Day. The men
will remain there for three days
| Company q, of the 69th Regiment, spent last
Sunday at Van Courtlandt Park. During the day the
men marched more than eighteen miles. They left
| Nev,-YOrk early in the morning and took second
| breakfast at the park. They attended mass at 6
O'Clock in the village church. They gave parade In
the afternoon and returned TO the city about oclocl
| In the evening greatly pleased with the outing.
| Company OF the same regiment will go TO Var
| COuriandt Park to-day. The men will give an eX
| hibltlon skirmish drill during the day.
An election for the captalncy Of Company OF the
| Goth Regiment will be held next month. There arr
| many candidates for the place.
| Tho members of Company Of the 18th Regiment
| have accepted tho invitation of Captain Theodore
| d. b. Frcar at Kingston, y. Y, september T. The
| men will be In command OF Captain Theodore B. 5
| Barnard. They win go on the Albany, arriving n
| Kingston at . 80 O'Clock. After parade with the
14th Regiment the soldiers will dine together Their
will be an exhibition drill in the Kingston ArmOry IL
| the evening. The soldiers will return TO New-iorl
| on the following day.
At q meeting Of the company held last week, Captain
Barnard announced his intention to resi- On his place
| this fall. lie has been In the National Guard fol
| fifteen years. Great regret was expressed by thu
| soldiers the captains intention. Every membe
OF the company signed petition asking him to retail
! his command The captain may decide 10 remain II
| the regiment
| The following members of the 7th Regiment have
been appointed members Of the rife team, compete
I'm the matches at Sea Cirt and CreedmO)r: CAPITAL
| W. ii. Palmer, captain OF team; Lieutenant J. W
| Cochran, Lieutenant r. W. Mclean. Lieutenant w. j
| Underwood, Sergeant j. Dwight, r. Sergeant X. NJ
| Dnnn, Corporal III. W. Jansen, Corporal r. Darling
Privates ]. W. Halstead, A. stein. II. Coburn Jr L
| w. Perkins, /. Blackall, r. N. KallOch and Scr
| geant II. Is. Thornton.