New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-07
NATIONAL GUARD AFFAIRS.
THE TwENTY-sECoND REGIMENT HAS vET1
ERAN CORPS AND WILL SOON HAVE
NEW COMPANY.

ERAN CORPS AND WILL SOON HAVE
NEW COMPANY.
Thu God Regiment Veteran Club formally organ"
lied on Monday night and possession VIII pe aeh e
once Of the new clubhouse at NO. l44 west elA'S
sftbst The club has been in process OF formation
ever since March last, when meeting Oh tfe NeVe'-
ans was held and the following were elected members
~ the BOARD of Directors MajOrGenera josiah FOR
er General George W. Wingae, s. Ellis Briggs joseph
G. Congdon Marvin r. Pearsau George W. feaiOo'
sherlock H. Byron A. Judson Stone James IT, 'lo'1i-
raw Frederick NJ. Robinson Joseph P. JaFdine, AorN
ham B. De Frece, Henry u fIerCS' lieu'i'0" w. ~
bel and James O'Neill. .
Tho members of this board went to work quietly ana
MANNED out the details of the new organization 10
Mr. DE Free was given the task Of securing cluo-
horse and he accomplished It In manner entirely
satisfactory to the members Of the new CLUB. Healy
$50 veterans had enrolled their names before the cuo
bouse was leased so that the first quarterly dues on
these members alone will start the club on the roa ~
prosperity The dues to be 900 year. ana moss
rbo ioin the club before December 81 next are eA-
empt from paying any initiation fees
Those who have served five years IN the rgme"r
btber they are stil members of the reg meM or noSs
will he admitted b full membership In the cluo Ac"'7
men in the regiment who have not served hVe years
ill he admitted TO associate membership IN tie ciuH
rho associate members will rot be required 10 pay INIT .
+io, fees al any time, but they VIII have 10 pay
the soue dues that the full members pay Every
effort will be made 20 make the clubhouse as pleasdna
as possible and being so near the arnor'' uic Su'S
- r. ,,,ig..ion seems assured. The officers via
80 alected at the meeting Monday night were
&c ,oliov,S President ,. Ellis Briggs vicepresdents
Iudson stone secretary, James O'Nelll' and usas1
urcr +. u. Robinson
Tba news has gone forth that the muchdiscussed
comnanv I of the ed Regiment Is to be reorganised
and mustered In the last day that the resimeAV
e IN CAMP Captain Leo carried his Application ior
uri, Of certlorar to review the Governors acton n
dsbanding the company TO the Court OF Appeals ahc
that tribunal handed down decision on lhesoay up
holding the order of the supreme Court and refusing
% orant the writ Captain Leo has maintained that
he was unsuccessful in the state courts 10
would 90 10 the supreme Court OF the United states 70
osahI,sh his rights While this legal fight has been
goino on the work Of reoraanihng the company has
teen IN prorress and when the work is finished the
compapy promises to be OF tie best In the regi-
mont II will start oil with 100 men on the rolls,
many Of whom are veterans IN the regiment In fact
IL will be a veteran company.
The captain. 5. Ellis Briggs, Is not only veterans
but the president Of the newly formed veterans club
lie received his military education at West Point bes
fore he Joined the 22d Regiment, many years asos
Among the privates In the company viii be numoef
of ex-captains In the regiment General Porter has
been asked for permission allow the company to be
mustered IN on the last DAY that the regiment Is IN
camp and although ne demurred at hrst, II - thought
that be viii finally acquesee. suc proceeding WVud
be out OF the general order OF things, perhaps but
there not appear to be any serious objection 10
allowing the ceremony 20 take place -
The Society Of War veterans OF .the eth itegiment
will hold it, annual reunion at Noreilos tomoiroy
night The tickets VIII be -. and can be had Of
Walter scott, No. az West one-huncred andtwenV-
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