New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-06
NATIO Nal GUARD AFFAIRS.
LABOR DAY RXCURSONS-NoTEs OF VARIOUS
INTH REST TO MILITANT

LABOR DAY RXCURToNS-NOTEs OF VARIOUS
INTEREST TO MI1TIAMEN.
The two or thi holidays coing together in conse
duenoe of Labor kay being taken advantage of this
wear by nHmbeI of National Guard organizations for
the purpose Of ex tended excursions Saturday is still
practically a full holiday in many lines of business and
merchants in nearly every branch of trde make IT
partial holiday atheist This allows two full days and
part of one make trips ont of the city, and so
distance can be- covered between Saturday afternoon
and Tuesday nrDrr ing.
An extended tri IS being taken by Company b. pop
ularly known as the Harlem Company Of the list
Regiment This .compNny assembled at the armoy, at
Broadway and Thirty sixthst.. at O'Clock yesterday
afternoon. The Inen wore the new dress uniform Of
the regiment shall white BELTS cartrdGe-boXes and
bayonet scabbards They also carried knapSacks, with
OveroOatS rolled ul) top. They were off for trip
70 Niagara Fall J. and the following circular attached
to the order the trip explains the plan which will
be followed unilE the company reaches the city on
Tuesday mornirge
The company viii take special train West Shore Rail
road leaving foot West PROFESSIONALS at D. arriving
az Niagara Falls about 80 a Sunday. and march to The
armory Of the t2d Separate Company. N. G., s. N Y,
thence to thossrneer House. where meals for the day will
be served.
Carrlages win in5readness Immediately after break
visiting an the points ot'nterest at the Falls and
vicinity After, dinner and until super. the time win be
spent 1.-THE, Individual may desire. In the early
evening the omss1y Will start for Buffalo, and be quar-
tered atithe Gnesfe until the time Of departure for
home on Monday afternoon evening The assessment
for the entire trip complete win be $40 for each member
amount uOst De laid to The committee or before
September s. Guests friends Of members will be taken
provided for in the at s14 80 each and
rcquired conform to the orders regulating Che
conpanv's movements time FOR meals, etc.
Sleeping omoOdaCns the train viii be provided
for them cost Of 81 each way
The company III return tolNewH ork early tuesday morn
Ing in time for business.
No pains have been spared TO this trip thoroughly
enjoyable will doubtless prove of the pleasant
in the history of the The expense
eives members and their friends.
especially those rholhave Of Niagara
opportunity for doing under he most favorable
/ circumstances.
Company IL of the 9th Regiment, Captain Gale,
went TO Nyack last night to remain In that neghbor
hood until early Tuesday morning. An entertain
ment and dance at the Nyack Opera House last night
was one of the features of the trip To-day they Will
indulge in straw ride to RocklGud Lake and TO-
morrow the company will Dc joined at that place by
a number Of friends and relatives Of the members from
the city, who Will go up of the iron steamboats,
1t is also propOsedTto} hoda picnic at sylvan Grove
4 tomorrow.
The most 6npor4antrip Of all, from military point
of view at least. Will be taken by the I'd Battery.
All the aTra gemerts have been made for an extended
march Long Island in company with Captain Diilen-
becll's Light BATTERY X. Of the Regular Army The
start made Yesterday. The first stopping place
OF any length will be at Garden; City, where camp
will be established. Both organizations will indulge
in target practice and drills for several days before re-
stunning the march They will 90 far Babylon
or Cold Spring and then return home by route
different from die one taken the outward march.
The LIST Battery will not go on its march to Van
Cortlandt Park uITiil September TO-
The foiowinlk from " The san Francisco Post CON
corning the pals which the National Guard Organiza
4l,o Eyp "A
good deal which is certainly news to the members Of
the National Guard in the East. II had been under
stood here that an attempt would DC made to collect
10000 National GiIaIdsnen at the Fair, but 10 one
in this neighborhoO had Thought of such large figures
are given by ''rhe Post: Colonel CCrbin'' it
says, is the primo mover in the patriotic movement
collecting large number Of troops, 10000 at least
consisting of regulars and National Guardsnen in
1892 at Chicago fer The ceremonial opening Of the
Worlds Fair. He is very saneulne of the rcsnlf OF
the project. The states in the vicinity OF Chicago
VIII have to be de pended upon fol- the greater part
Of the militia. Pea nsvvania will make strong effort
TO send her 5000 well drilled and equipped. The
sinews Of VIII have TO be provided by the state, by
the General Govern uent, the Board # Manages Cf
the Fair and ions hoped for from the rail
roads. Pennsylvania is determined making
hercqlean effort TO get her 5000 troops IN Chicago
She has had no enGampment this year. The mOney
that would be spent for viii De added - the ap
prprlaton next year ard both utilized for ranspo1a
that The Federal Off oaalS Will be able 10 move the
Regular Army sUlhbdently respectable quantity,
well a. quality, 10 a6d,eclat 10 the military dcnOnsld
ton"
The commanders ,of he regiments composing the
Massachusetts yoinlstesr Militia nave subinittei th5
following dates 70 The -GjuAnEGeneral, for approval
For field days-1st 'fnfantTy October H. BrOcktOn
I'd Infantry, octObe, 7. Hoyoke; 9TH Infantry, DC
tOber ., Hudson: oh Infantry, October .. Lowell;
9Th Infantry, September 80, DaIve1s 9th Infantry,
october 8, Boston.
Here Is another echo frcn the naval militia. 1t
comes from the edit@Ea page Of THE san Francisco
POST:
This is absnrdi stand to take. Tho Pennsylvania
Society has tested against the formation Of the
proposed naval reserve The argue that such
Is entirely uncacd fol- there being danger mepacng
from IL is t Old story Of refusing lock the
stable dOsr until tho horse has been stolen.