New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-22
N1TION1L GU1RD 1FFAIHS.
THE SD REGIMENT CAsE-roE cEEEDNooH
PRACTICE.

TIE SD REGIMENT CAsE-FoH CELEDNooh
PRACTICE.
The order which came from Albany Thursday as
landing the 31d Regiment was surprise 10 tho WI"
were not well acquainted with Nh" Inside ""r"nI' :"
the Regiment. hut f. caused no n-ion'shm"h' ~ ''''
who were Informed concerning the m'th'l- ""''n nav
been employed IN the organization I'f INV NJ
weeks when IL was announced with CONSTRUCTIVE
,r,d, that 30 Large percentage OF TIE t"nl aur"s
OF the regiment present at Inspection on "p "'
fbc average National Guar,snia1 th' ir'' i"t inc
officer, and men OF the I'd were T. b. ''hE"u"'c''
They we're not 81 the fact tha' 80 i"fSc mum
hcr 81 tho men had been dropped from the roll Just
before Inspection however. AMI wer" Accordingly w
co,veI ~ 10 the real cond,l Of TIE orsnnizi''pn'
rr, .,,o, nj, ,h. mart II the Governor has made
c r,c,crs nj other regiments. both IN this 'iV "'h
rroorlyn open their eyes. The practice - di"Ppi"s
mon who # wa certain would not be present IL III
ep.ction has Lccomc common ana u" u'uD' u No
led 10 abuses which should be corrected. Inv ~
ton IS supposed 10 show th" ac'uh ''''''"" VI '''o
regiment and to demonstrate Just how many nv"
could bo depended upoi to respond to Al urs'" '"''
Under tho present pTtciice u h"'"" "''''"7
kind I'm many instances.
:, boe hcen the practice IN nearly every oreanf'to"
in ,,Ls city and BROOKLYN 20 drop those men VII"
wa. known wonld not BE- able To b" ON manu- " "'
counted by the InsPrctor''"ner ic" n''"','
after the Inspection the tan' men ""'" .
taken M again This practice has even bee" lo'''"''
T., ,hc I'm REGIMENT - certain extent. i"" VI
yonnation was under the dsaivanias' ho"''''' VI
having the maximum number Il men III nearly c''''
company and AT the last inspection every company
vos mil For that reason the fig ires returned DS 'e
InspectorGcncral were actually the real s"c"s'" VI
the regiment IN emcIrcncy
There wa th, difference, however Many W III" '""
panies Of the 7th have large waiting list ana "hc' ~
lime for inspection comes n number Of the men OH
f0r
place OF any Of those who do not appear Ih'y M''o
Loc, VOL drilled and are perfectly competent 10 ahc
their placc, IN the ranks, and the mere met 'hh' ''S
have enough enthusiasm TO don UNIFORM W." 'PP'
M inspection with the hope that there may po'7oN "
"A man absent whose place thri can '"he' "'t"c' "
for their future careers in the regiment i'"'' "''
arc droppcd on such occasions have to wait 'ons
uo ,oInre they can be taken up again. because the
ccmnonv 10 which they belonged has lis illi coihpc
mont NJ men For this rca on, among many othe's'
the men make u supreme effort t. be present nt III
specion OF course many Of the captain, VIII 10.
drop Old members OF Their cDhlhhc'' vii" '"S ~
lind il Impossible H. be present. ,, ATTAIN ,,o
The inspection, this year cam" 20 cios'iy a''or w.
ento strength 81 the different organization ~,ic
brought into strong c"nlr''t ine scom V has, h Md
me memIcrs Of several other regiment, eA'rrh'N WV
easy There has been more or ic,s lnN 100, Str
and ~ C;oycrnor Flower carries Oui his reported h
% ~ cu,ilog the National GUAR, forces nl thr H'n.'
down 10 10000 men. no DOUBT u"Fe WI" ~ 'o"'"
LII hnvn been issuci In the present week for the
UNI" VI ,nunc inst sundny Sevcrnl ORGANIZATIONS
ro no, s,s0cd with the amount of time when thcS
have received aud have asked Tor another uay "o
n~rlin, IA fine instructions contained IN the oiu'f an
,cuncinr fine dates. Two dave had been ns>is'.' 10
tLo .1d Regiment and Colonel Camp has "Nhca Ior
another day. ~ a., ,,, y,
order, have been Issued In nearly all me Guy M
nonol Cuard organizations for the Decoration DuV pa
90. and I'm the present good condition Oi nearly III
,c CIV regiments the military display VIII DC WIN
W." Trc order containing the regulations for the state
camp al Pcclskill for the present season. mas Deen
issued from general headquarters, ana IL aoes iio'
sued each year.