New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-17
NATIONAL GUARD AFFAIRS.
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT FOREIGN MILITIA
COLONEL HOPPER.

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT FOREIGN MILITIA
COLONEL HOPPER.
Lieutenant John H. Wood, ide has written an inter-
esng and instructive article for the holiday number
OF Outing Oh the "Active Militia OF Canada The
National Guardsmen OF this STATE sometimes think that
they treated gngerly by the legislature far as
appropriations are concerned, but the men In Canada
must have a good deal Of enthusiasm for soldiers
life evidently to belong to the militia forces. For
example, here is paragraph, which will surprise
good many men
The first drills Of the embryo battalion IN MgomA
were performed under difficulties. No / Company
finally devised the novel plan Of going into camp and
drilling the mornings and evenings, the remainder
OF the day being spent by the soldier boys at their
regular citizen duties"
Again, in speaking of camp duty, Lieutenant WOOD
side says:
"The Canadian volunteer asks for no hotel COM
forts while performing his annual drill. His hardy
nature rjoices In the simple equipment Of the camp
He sleeps with his nine comrades In circular tent In
"A pair OF blankets laid clean straw sometimes on
the bare ground. His accoutrement, cnns 10 inc
centre pole by n mathematical device Of simple form.
His food Is cooked In iron pots and pans over nre
in hole in the ground and Is well seasoned with
ashes and dust. II Is Of the plainest, most SUD-
stana quality, served In tin plates and cups. The
willow bark tea cheers his soul and strengthens him
for the hard steady drill, buttoned up in a strong
heavy red coat drawn closely by n belt and cross
belts He cheerfuly submits to the restraint OF .
soldiers life all In return for the honor of serving his
country when called upon In time of danger"
one other paragraph Is well worth quoting
In closing this sketch l feel that l must give
honor To an institution which is doing good work in
raising the militia Of Canada to a higher state Of
efficiency. &C. school Of Infantry, established IN New
Fort Barracks, Toronto, under the command OF one
Of Canadas leading military men, Lieutenant Colonel
otter As the law makes it compulsory 70 hold
certificate from one OF the schools before confirming
an officers commission the immediate and vast bene-
fits TO our militia of having three trained officers
the head of each company and a thoroughly quau
fed staff with each battalion must be apparent
In the light OF the incidents of the current week In
the lis, Regiment, II Is worth while 10 reproduce the
following etter. which appeared In several news
papers, a day or two ago:
Several errors have in the published statements
OF Colonel Keepers withdrawal from the list Regiment
which, In justice to ALL ask you to correct
First-Coone Hopper has not resigned and has no In
,enton Of doing So His acceptance Of stan oiice as.
tant general, yaates the coonecy OF s
list Regiment his rank continues and his service
nearly twenty-nne years is therefore uninterrupted
secoad-ColOnel Hopper has never been connected WHO
any hotel except owner OF large motel ana huOe'
OF cottages at Lake w. which he rents The
business which present calls nm theFe Is the pushs
OF a newly projected railway.
Thiri-Iie had pneumonia. but slight attack
of bronchitis from which he has entirely recovered.
Fourth-He is and many years has BEEN resident
~ the XXIst Assembly District from which he Is msm'
ber OF the Tanmany Hall General Committee
HOMER BOsrwICK,
Adutant list Regiment, " G. 5. y. Y.
New.York. Jan. 10, 1892
In explaining this letter. Adjutant BoStwicK says
that the word used in the newspapers. when diu no'
exactly express the condition of affairs. was to
signed, Colonel Hopper. he said. had simply WIN
drawn, from the regiment. Ii that Is literary '
II will be difficult 10 explain the order rom sene .
headouarters appointing Colonel Hopper ass'''
ouatermo ster general of the State. This order le"1
as follows
General orders No .. -,. =.
T,a following changes hay occurred during the nous "
December 1891 among the COMM sioheo oin'''' "
National Guard, State OF New-fork
COMMISSIONED.
General Headquarters
Erederck Kopper assistant in ouarternlas'er'"en''
Denrtment State OF New.York, with the rank Vi No'
with rank from July 49, 1887. Original
TI, vrord commissioned l. exceedingly pam A~
nromnent In this ORDER and II Colonel Hopper mas H
" resigned from the list Regiment. an explanation
4, ora.r az 10 how he could be commissioned ASSIST
ant quartz rmaster general
The 9TH Regiment HowtEer Corps VIII give COM
n,Imentary drn TO Colonel Appleton on January 80, 70
allow that officer to inspect the corps ana sec "'''
Improvement has been made -.
The 7th Regiment Ride Club will present the Sloo
nrze 70 Private j. ". Halstead saturday evening"
January o. This prize was By llal'tead by
hrcolinc the armory record and making fourteen bulls
eyes In a match 80, .,.,v
The officers of the 9TH Regiment are still actively
discussing the movement To form the regiment ih'o
be battalons and no doubt this project Will be car
ried ont before another six months has passed inc
following are the figures of the last quarterly return