New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-07
NEyyS FROM THE ARNORIES.

LOOKING FOR IA ErTENASTtOIpNfi"o-i II"
OF MILITARY HOMES
s,ors have a,r,ady been taken which practl'aly
d.,i,o .hc succ.ssion in the 18th Regiment 10 '''
nIacc made vacant by the promotion OF Lien'o"a"'
colonel willsm J. Harding 10 be Assistant lhsPo'o'
General A meeting Of the officers OF the res',"O
WIS held on Thursday evening at the nrihors' .""
committee consisting OF Captains DAVIS "ls"o' "'
Drcsscl was appointed TO select candidate lot
ueuennntc colonel They Immediately called "p'"
Captain William L. Watson. N company ", anu ","
him 10 b, the candidate. lie accepted TIC 'o''''''
tee will report 10 the officers on February H. anu '
an election will 10 asked for.
The 3cd Regiment has long been looking for
lieutenant colonel and has at last settled on @" '"P
nin Austin f. Allen the man. Nothing ms DC"
finally settled Ms yet but should Captain Allen 'S-c
TO accept the place. there IS little donbt t''t "e "'
be elected. Captain Allen ens ed in company ~
eth Regiment on October 25. 1871. and became {"
moral in 1888 in l3-5 he WIS elected scconu NeuVc"
ant and year later first lieutenant. on No'e"iocr
20. 1888. he became captain, and was NJ 'u' "''''
The company until about year ago lie hNcs III u"
EaS crn District, which is now coming 10 bc cai'7u 'o
Enr End by some silly people who think the ola
name hasn't enough tone and Il not properly hhs
nsh lie is a member OF the Hanover club, ana cA
cccdInrlv popnar both in social and military circles.
MAYOR Body lms appointed George Ingrahau
Supervisor at Large Kinkel and Lewis d. Berg com
mlttee TO examine into the building OF the l"'h Hcs
ment armory and to report what further appropriation
is needed The cry Is being raised thai the whole new
armory business is cxtrnvngance, and that inc Ola
armores we're good enough. This is probably true II
all tho regiments had thought but when one got
new armory tho Others must have new armorlcs so
~ not 10 Il, left behind IN the race. The NatOna
Guard IL is true has departed far from the old time
simplicity but with the present reign OF clubs ana
other attractions II Is necessary In order To get INC
bort class Of men. to oNcr some inducements 10 thcm
This Is no. the case in the smaller towns where the
separate companies draw the best men 20 item. 1hc
National Guard Is valuable for It's potential
strength in having educated mcu. able TO command
an Expanded army in case II need. rather thnn Tor
It's prcsen. force OF private soldiers Properly To ooer
a large army the Regular Army officers are not sum
Gent and many company and pgimental Officers would
have 10 come from civil life. For this purpose y Is
necsary to make tho service airac I'VE possible
I'm order To get these educated men-so argue tlOo,
who believe In making the srmories a. much as pos
sbir clubhouse.
nrooklyn has been NJ expense for nrmories than
New York for only three NJ tbs five have been paid
for by the city while In New York they are all cry
arnlores. except the 9Th Regiment aTmory. anu inc
city i rally paying the interest and creating n SINK
Ing fund for that with the $4,000 year PAD 10 the
regiment In lieu 81 rental.
Tho I'D Regiment Will parade and drill on February
H. The three bat alon formation Will DC used IN The
regiment for the first time. ~,
The marksmcn's badges will be presented 10 the
members of the iith Regiment on February IL
DO Won want lists of Government ofccrs-Ex
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