The morning call., 1891-11-30
NATIONAL GUARD.
Plans Adopted by the Convention
of Acknowledgements.
Drill Of the Signal Corps-New York's soldiery.
Another Military Papsr-UptOu Adam
doned-Delayed Figures Of Merit.

Generals held in Chicago, the purpose Of
which was TO discuss the advlsability OF
holding monster encampment of National
GuardSmen during the Worlds Fair, the
National Guardsman says that the plan
adopted is that proposed by General Nelson
A. Miles, U. S. A, and contemplates mobil-
zing from 10000 to 100. 900 men from the reg
ular army and State forces at the expense Of
the National Government and the subSist-
ence provided for by the commands partc-
lpatiDg. In view of the fact that the fair
managers will ask for 100000 appropr-
alton from the next Congress there is a pos
sibility that the aid required from the same
source may not be forthcoming for the SOL
der boys.
1t was decided that the camp be located
within radius of twenty miles from the
exposition grounds. August 9th to goth,
1888, was settled as the time of the Ct eat en-
campnent Only regular army and regu-
! larry enlisted National Guards will be al
lowed to participate in the encampment.
Inc officers at the meeting, and they repre-
scented every State in the Union, were en-
| thuslastlc over the prospect of the grand
mobilization Of the State troops and regular
army In Chicago at that time. twill be the
| greatest military display made in this coun-
Try SID ce the closing Of the war
For the dedicat0ry services in October,
1892. 10000 troops will be sent to Chicago.
| How to appOrtion them was chief topic
for discussion. Delegates from distant
States were afraid they would not be al
lowed to send as many as they wanted and
delegates from neighboring States were
afraid that their more distant brothers
would not come at all. This matter was
settled by General John c. Kennedy of Col
orado, who offered resolution to the effect
! that it be the sense Of the convention that
| the Committee on Ceremonies confer with
the AdJutant-Generals of all the States and
Territories 10 ascertain how many COM
| panles they can send, and that If sufficient
! number is not volunteered Illinois and adj
| 1acent States be called upon to make up the
! deficiency.
AT the meeting General Hotchkiss of Ne
! braSha offered a resolution instructlng the
Committee on Legislation to work Tor an
! amendment to the present law governing
| the National Guard. i'll case it was found
that il was impossible to secure the passage
! of the Henderson bill, for the purpose Ut
! Increasing the annual appropriation from
100000 to S1,000000 Major General
| Greene of Iowa secured the pa ssage of a
| resolution providing that the Legislative
| Committee of the Convention confer with
| tile Legislative Committee OF the National
Guard Association of the United States,
| relative to desirable national legislation in
|
and that the officers Of the National Guard
| Association OF the United States be re-
! quesled to call a meeting of the association
at Washington during January, 1892, TO re-
ceiye tie report of such joint committee and
| TO take appropriate action accordingly.
BRIGADE SIGNAL CORPS.
The members Of the Signal Corps Second
Brigade. \. g. C., were practiced in long
range flag and heliogTaph signaling on
| Thursday morning. The men were divided
| into four squads Station A, in charge OF
| Lieutenant Evans, occupied the tower of
the new City Hall; Station G, under First
| Sergeant Hanks, was located at the Pre-
| sidiO; station ), Sergeant Boardman, on
Twin Peaks, and Station \, Corporal Cur
| It's. on Lone Mountain.
| Each station upon arriving ION post"
reported TO the central station at the City
| Hall. Messages were then exchanged be-
| tween the several points with both flag and
| heioGraph. the men showing themselves
! equally proficient in both methods. Alter
| three hours work the stations closed and
returned to the armOry more than pleased
| with the result of the mornings drill.
The corps will soon move from its
| cramped quarters at Germania Hall to the
| new Armory of the Second Artillery Regi-
/ ment where rooms are being handsomely
fitted up. The new quarters will contain,
besides parlOr and company-room, quar-
termaster's, wash ard officers rooms. In
| the company-rOOm are forty-five lockers Of
| white wood polished and inlaid with bird s.
| eye maple. The parlor will be carpeted aud
| furnished in antique oak, upholstered with
russell leather When the furnishings are
| complete the corps expects to be in posses
sion Of as handsome quarters as any in the
| city.
NEW YORK's DEMONSTRATION"
The First Brigade of the New York Ma
tioua Guard had q demonstration" on the
Sth ult. at Cortlandt Park. A "demonstra-
ton" judging from the accounts OF it, is
| what would be called here ''tied-day ma
neuvers," and, according 10 the National
Guardsman, that demonstration was one
! OF the best, ii not the very best, the guard
ever made" The accounts also show that
| at the demonstration the regiments of the
| brigade made numerically very much the
same showings which the \. G. c. regi-
ments do on parades. The reported strength
| of the regiments was as follows: Sixty
ninth 40 files. Eighth 96, Ninth 100,
| Tweuty-seeOnd 100, Saventy-tirst 100. Seventh
! $40. Twelfth l20, First Battery, officers, 90
! men: Second Battery, officers, 10 men;
| Troop a, officers, II men; Signal Corps, l
officer, - men. For ten-company regiment
! like the seventh whose membership is at
| the maximum, $40 files is very small show
| ing, and the battalion must have been in
| significant indeed on the dress parade in
| line of mas es when the consolidated bands
| appeared nearly 500 strong.
| Commits ons are al brigade headquarters for
| LieutenantS A. j. Barlow of OF the Third
Infantry and John NJ. BrunsOn of the cavalry
| troop, and exempt certificates for First Ser
| geant Z. Il. Ladd, Sergeant John j. O'Brien
and Private K. II. Rountree.
Major Boyd, l. r p, Second Brigade, has
| qualified.
The forces of the State of New York on
the 1st ult. comprised IA regiments, battal-
| ion ana 40 separate companies OF infantry,
battallons OF artillery, ! troop Of cavalry
and signal corps. There are in the
service ISL officers and 1892 enlisted men,
making an aggregate of ,743 officers and
| men. The average attendan, at the camp
| Of instruction this year was 1912, a very
satisfactory showing, indeed.
w. b. BurtS. President Of the veterans of
| IF Company" has conveyed to THE CALL
the sincere thanks of the veterans for the
| extended notice given of their reunion on
the Dist inst, and ''begs to add that it was
courtesy highly appreciated by ALL"
ANOTHER MILITARY ORGAN.
From Portland, Oregon, has come The
| Northwestern GuardSman. the latest can
didate for journalistic honors in the mill
| tary line. 1t is monthly publication of
| twelve pages, with cover, beautifully and
| clearly printed, and for a first number full
Of promise. Its object will be to give relia;
| BILE intelligence concerning the National
| Guard and the G. A. K. in the field of
| Oregon, Washington and Idaho, and to pro-
mote their interests IN every possible way.
Captain II. l.. Wells of Company X, First
| Regiment, o. n. G., is the editor. He was
|
tional Guard Convention in Chicago.
| The National GuardsmRn says: lover
| 200 enlisted men of the State Militia of
Massachusetts were discharged in orders of
Monday, November 9th, for the best inter-
ests of the service, having absented them
| selves from the annual drills of their COM
| mands without leave or proper excuse"
| For the best interests of the y. G. c., would
some one could do likewise here, without,
| however, stopping at the number of 200.
| The evening authority for all incorrect
things about the military laid special stress
that the drill Of the forty nOn-coms of the
| Third Infantry was "in undreSs uniform"
! OF course 1t was eminently proper to make
a note of this because drills are always in
| full dress.
Captain Kennedy of B of the Third In
fantry has put in reQuiSitiOn for twelve
pantaloons and five blouses.
| UPTON PUT ASIDE.