New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-23
NATIONAL GUARD AFFAIRS
MANY OF THE OFFICERS OUT OF TowN-THE
SEVENTH REGIMENT RIFLE CLUB.

MANY OF THE OFFICERS OUT OF TowN-THE
SEVENTH REGIMENT RIFLE CLUB.
The military spirit is not rife these hot August days
and National Guardsmen who are lucky enough to bo
able to get out of town keeping cool at summer
resorts. Colonel Appleton, of the 7th is OF yachting
ard Colonel Camp, of the 22d, is Incorporating at
resort up the Hudson The atters attack OF pleursy,
which required his hasty return to the city Immediately
after his regiment arrived in camp in the latter part
Of July, not easily shaken of. His physicians
advised him that he must take good rest, and he
has gone to the country to do it He is gaining health
rapidly however aud hopes 10 return to town fully
recovered within few weeks.
The Harlem Company OBJ Of the list Regiment
has planned excursion to Niagara Falls on Labor
Day. Tho company will start on a special train on
the West Shore Railroad on Saturday evening, Sep
tember 5. They will arrive at Buffalo on Sunday
morning, and that day and the Monday following,
which is Labor Day, win be spent in Buffalo and in
visiting the places Of interest about there and Niagara
Falls The start tho homeward trip will be made from
Buffalo Monday night, arriving in this city early
on Tuesday morning. Captain Clinton II. Smith eX
poets to take large number Of the members OF the
company along.
The sudden death of Lieutenant Stephen ". Mer-
ritt Of Company b. 18th Regiment soon after the reg
ment returned from camp this season. left vacancy
in this company of crack rife shots which it will be
hard 10 fill An election will be held some time in
highly thought of that the members Of the
pany are lOath TO talk about his successor yet.
The annual meeting Of the 9TH Regiment Rife Club
will be held carly in October. New officers will be
elected ut that meeting for the ensuing year. but
probabilities are that most Of tho old officers Will
be reelected. The officers for last year were Pres
dent Colonel Daniel Appleton lrst vice president,
SergeantMajor William Is. COughtry; secretary, Lieu
tenant J. Watson Cochran; treasurer, Corporal II. W.
Jansen, and executive committee Captain W. H..
Palmer (eX-olcio), Lieutenant W. Merritt Lienten-
ant X. Mclean, sergeants II. B. Thomson Il. NJ Dunn
and p. L. Klock and Corporals r. Darling, g. 5.
Towle, c. g. Howard, o. T.. Dudley and VI. Osborne.
The programme for the coming season will be made
up at that meeting. The plans have not been dis
cussed much as yet, but doubt there will be num-
Der Of novel matches In the llst Tie effect OF last
seasons armory practice has already made itself evil
dent in the shooting at Creedmoor. There have been
s32 msrlsmen qualified already this season against
753 last year. Captain Palmer, the regimental in
spcctor Of rife practice says that he will not be salts
fed with less than $50 markSmen this YEAR and the
officers Of the company have entered heartily into the
spirit Of the attempt which Captain Palmer is making
~ break all previous records. Lieutenant Cochran
who has proven himself such efficient officer In the
place OF secretary OF the rife club also working hard
TO bring about the wished for result and II IL is nossi
BILE TO accomplish ii it will probably be done