New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-10
NAVAL RESERVE REVIEW.
IT WILL BE HELD Is cA.rLE GARDEN
PROGRAMME OF THE FIRST BATTALIoN-WoN
LID. ~ ~ ~

PROGRAMME OF THE FIRST BA1TALioN-"oHA
OF oR5ASIzNTioN.
.c,. ,r., p,,t,ron Of tie state Nacnl E"-'-v'
,.tuc,,. win hold it,, first r,,ow oh Tue day evening
g., Oh. G,rlcn ai - o'cD-i. AlluiH'i ''I''ii
f~.cr i- .,l,.ci.d 20 d. rr-aeni 20, o." i'flc"lhs
.ri,.r and other -iftc officer, VII DE- t'i'' Inc
y,yol Re orvc o. thi, ,t-te h1s ben ID r'.'''' wi
or.-,uilailon for three years and Was i'sm''N n"'
,or.d into service last June, and = no" I'''' "
DO stat" force. , -. To-,
=. v,u other state, have formed Naval K'-'rV' hl'
elton. and there I. one now Icing formed in The
la,. ~, w, .llp.tco I'm California the fore" numbers
-, ,., and or.ui enthusiasm IS shown thrTc since
,, threatened difficulty with Chh TIE importance ~
e,,ch ORGANIZATIONS in all OBJ" state l"''"- .''' ~
| q, t,r.icct mas lrcJmc apiFu'-i I'I ''' ''''''
,,rcopizod a battalion which could do r"o1 '''Nl'' ''
protecting Philadelphia. In MaN''A .''U, .'',p e.,
1o- men undcr drII. North Carolina hn loi N"'''
T.,,,d ii. rcsn.. 50. aud Mar}lnd "l' hh' Il
,,u.ror MIST If the officer Of th"S" diH'ir"l '''
,.iv,t,ons ar, graduate Of the Naval A'hl'HN ~
,rpo,,,g. and some q them have seen several year,
~ ocfual .crvicc IN the United state Navy
x.tIono recognition and aid viii for th" sccond 'ic
ho Given 70 the Nayal Reserve ms year. l'1 "' ~.
LuI now IN Congress makes an appropriate" .. '-''
r tbc .upport Of thee auxiliary forc'~ Inc Lrt',
r,urr Of his state has finally voted F-'ooo' WIN"
,ruI moi he available until October Up 10 ms nm
49,, - ,..nnv Ia, been actually received. ana the men
have been compelled 10 dcfrIy thcr own cNp'''o''
This recent appropriation VIII be Valuable Il.
On nercctng the organization Of III" forces g" l'c
pcbeetcr bos two Aepara" companies. IN when UNIV
are obont $50 men, In this city the mt'in"h """
a., ,,or 400 divided into four batteries. ana since
,,, ? oocb battery has drilled In Castle Gai'ifh thrte
,to and had a number Of battalion drills, but on ines
eov evening will be the first review bi'f' 'u''o
officer. The will wear whIte worh'hs Hu''7' '
&c soon rs the appropriation becomes avaliaD" u''
forms will le purchased. For long time there wa
no place suitable for II battalion ur1il ""''' '0 ~
commissioners offered Castle GaTien.
rho c,erclsc, OF the evening Will be IN Inc iplo"lhS
dcr. Presentation ~ cOlOs by a young mu-' com
ittec ot which the battalion VIII form III Il "oio"
souarc and after TIL, presentation mnIch Dy pi,'o'l'
a. their respective grounds Aler the dF'sS l"''' ~"
lieu lay the state officials there will be prcscnt;'-
,,on OF marlsmcns badges for great gun arm anu
s.roIlarm practice during last summers ciui'' 10
,i.ncr,. Island The winning boats crew VIII ni-"
,.ccye a prize for proficiency In competition Oh inc
came occasiOn Four pieces oi light artillery VIII IN
d In the drill in two plaioons. and the men VIII man
the drag ropes, executing "by lmnd 10 ui' ""' I'LL"
column left ~,
tend the sIdcn for all National. state and civ oiici'
,,ho may enter the Garden. At 10 O'Clock The as
scnblv will sound and the paymaster ana surgeons
will escort the ladies' committee which - u Pe'c"'
ne coofs 10 is position on the rght oi TIC P'o'''
The signal qnartenastcr and the chlei gunner MlH
viii net ns coor-bearcs for the committee Ihe com
handing officer will receive the coors presented TO tue
battalion and turn them over 10 the 'olorfHirn
Jieu,onont- 4 Commander j. W. Miller, AdJutant ana En-
ectlve officer George T.. Kent ordnance oih'cr H. L.
sattcrIce Senior surgeon John Van Dorpoel, ray
,noster John g. Agar and Assistant surgeon y. NJ
Thomos are Tie staff officers Of the battalion
Last year Congress, made an appropriation OF @2'oo'
for tho Naval Reserve Of the United states aud the
proportion which Ncw-iOrl draws IS a ltte over
~ COO This sum now stands to the credit Of the
Now yo,, Reserve n this money is to purchase guns
an. ,,o is no placc To keep them Efforts are being
mad. q, have the state build armory for the use
Of the battalion and the obligation on The part Of The
cto,n 4, urged OH the grounds that the state eXacts
an oath Of allegiance and the performance of certain
military drills. and thus Tar has nven nothing In re-