New-York tribune., 1892-12-04
NATIONAL GUARD AFFAIRS.
TROOP AS NEW DRESS uNIroRN-cHtXGES OF
OFFICERS.

recently on account Of story which has boon circu-
lated extensively 10 the effect that the members
of the troop do not consider the uniform Of the
National Guard good enough for them. and pre-
parinr 70 adopt a gorgeous uniform which shall put
all the Others to shame. There IS small basis ~
truth In the story. In many such Stories mt the
fact. have been grossly exaggerated and the story
n II i, going the round, +, essentially false. The
/ troop Is preparing TO make some slight changes in
II, full dress uniform. but Of radical nature
and none that will mark It = separate from that
worn by other members OF the National Guard. The
uniforms which the organization now known Is Troop
\ have are an Interesting part Of IL history
As the First New York IIuzlars II the striking
: uniform Of the I4th Ilu>>ars Of England. It
| then an independent corps and. rs members
were men Of means. they naturally made II point
| Of honor 70 be well and even handsomely dressed.
/ When. hov,.vcr. three years ago 1t WIS mustered
into the National Guard it dropped al Is hn"Ty
and took the regulation plain and rather ugly cos
| tune The uniform which II wears at present does
not compare with that worn by the "crdck' orEani-
zaons 81 other states. THIS strongly felt hy
/ the members at th" time OF tho paradcs during the
Columbian celebration both in this city and In Chicago,
when the troop acted as escort to th" Governor of
Now York The troop on those occasions far
ont hone by such organization, the Essex Troop
of Orange and the Philadelphia city Troop. which
,tiI wears the old English cavalry uniform which
| II adopted in l-22.
] Accordingly
Lieutenant Balch. Iou, NJ Greer AID Colgate Ioyt to
suggest Improvements for fllldr'.,, uniform. The
committee has boon carefully considering the subject
and will report In the near future. II VII recon
mend that the same be used ~ present. rcp'"
Ing the small collar with twoinch Standing collar
replacing the present fa' shoulder strap, with 'honl
der knots Of twisted yellow cord and trimming the
wrlstband, with hnoi'cd yellow cord on black
ground The trou,"r, will Dee q a color 10 match IN"
/ cont Tile same black plumcs Will Doc worn us Al
present. There will De no change whaer"r IN me
uudrcss uniform. Ey thi, mean, II b, believed that
"a handsome uniform can De obtained without depa'i
Ing from the tradition, ~ the National Guafd. Troop
/ A Is al.o TO have a new afmorN to cot about @lio'
600. The sinking Fund COMM ssioncr- authorized
the Mayor 10 issue bonds &: TN. purpose 10 tat
/ amount last Thursday III" armorY Viii hc IN
Madi. .on-ave between Ninety fourth and Ninety hfh
Sis on ground adjoining that % the asmoF' oi ih"
sth Regiment Competition To- ihc plans VIII b" open
ana the architect, have about two months H. when -
submit their designs
Company g. 7th Regiment. win give IT. hfN' Dutch
Of the at Jaeger, rev ropm-' Madison ave ana
rry.ninth-st. on December .. nno- tie fompnny w"'t
ing TIE entertainers will bc Robert J. Hirdciir.
bulnori,': SIR. Kellogg the mind reader; Mss Ma
Lewis the Tough Gin q lIar.san's ME- llrn''c'
tbe French dancer and hlcner AID tie N'al"fdn
Onlntct. Tn's committee De-, 'hc nNIir In c'AiS'
william VI Ballard, Frank :. Miller II. T.. 'ril, J.
C. Robinson, r. +. Trlper, ir. = {. Van Not" ana J.
VI. NOumaus.
company /. 7th Regiment hold reception on ThuF~
day evening.
The oth Regiment win attend in a body at N"
Calvary Episcopal Church neat sunday afternoon T."
hear the annual sermon preached by their chaplain.
the Rev DR.. Newlnnd Maynard. officer, and men VIII
assemble I'm uniform at the armory ai J q" j. M ana
march 10 the church. Company !. - eject br't
lieutenant soon 70 i'll the place LEFT vacant hF tc
resignation Of Lieutenant Carrcr several months ago
m rl-otlr lna al.afftd d
william +. Penny Of Company e. has offered hs res
ignaon 10 accept election adJutani Z" Inc lJth
Regiment In Brooklyn. First Lieutenant 'arNcaIIoh
will succeed MIN. and second Lieutenant foor VIII
be promoted 10 bc first lieutenant
The commission appointed to condemn the "asemch'
on the property purchased In Fourteenth A. near
sixth ave, where the new arm0ry Is T. be binl'' J.
holding weekly meetings aud will probably finish IT.
work soon. Some impatient members Of ~ r'Gihich
think that 1t takes long time 10 settle the h'''
rights 10 the property but Colonel william seward
who has been working for more than ten years u
get new building for his regiment, Is sahsWl'
that work will be begun shortly.
The board Of officer, Of the 12ih Regiment VIII
hold IT, annual mess dinner al Dcmonicos on Dec"m
Der = The affair f. In charge Of Captain Roosevelt
Captain Rorland and Lieutenant l1lton Ll"ntcAh
Morris. Of Company y. has been promoted from ScG9n,
last Monday night Company ID il soon to elect bou
first and second lieutcnants. The latter place wa
left vacant by the resignation II Lieutenant >. u
COckbuu. All the companies Of the I'm i"slh'n
have begun practice which II b. bclicyrl VIII prov
Of great value TO the men, both lnllNMuaN "i'
collectively. The recruit squads are required "
practice one evening each week In the 3 mna'iHIII ihI
Is entirely separate from the regular military drlh
Int f. ntrnac, supplementary 10 It ana I" ~
/ II by improving the phy steal condition Of the nci
The I'D Regiment Will hold athletic games at I'M
armory next Thursday evening.
The 23d Regiment wi givo an interesting 'Hes o
battalion ard cImrnnl enei nlnmcns at H. arl"y', r
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e,nn of som. other regiment of the second BRIGADE
dhe IN fa ieD~ ronande Mi by Moor Er" De Forest
Colonel Austen and staff Of the 18Th Regiment, h3S'
review the military exercise, will be follower !"
, dancing. .rt M
of the new armory Of the 7lst Regiment will BE- hI
II was announced for December /. but pot tponei
The ceremony will probably take place some mn , m
week owing t. the uncerta nty rs + the dht ~, 10y
ment viii net a'd. on the oca'2 M and p is u
e e rpweris TioooS9 Meanwhs h, rS.nT
the od INK oaid ng al lea "a, me rrsmen
temporarily arnory, a?c being rapidly pasno
and will BE- finished the latter part Of TIE wcch S'hn
heating apparatus ami lochcr have already De'h P
,or ihe me benefit Of Company g. 7is eg1mcnt. a. N
! Berleley Lycenm Friday evening. TIE pro,,ec.
snd men. Tie field and slar officers Of tho regiment
d~csscd I'm the new ull.drcss uniform, Occnpie1 on
o. the &C.. hr The rs %eH mc mo Rmon t prc
We're Colone Charles r. l!cner Colonel EneeRe
\ william p Montague. Ron NJ Morgan, Dr. Dane
: p Pease william :. Lover, Alfred +. BALDWIN; ~
: r. l. Mnlcomh. Of Bristol, y. Y DR.. Edwin O. vguS
, I'm nruch Charles J. Pearson. Lieutenant f. H. Eal
Sergeant T. II. sawyer. H. St. John licnly Pcr pc"
+. Fdwards George H. Williams Robert f. Dol&,rW & az, y
{ ~ p Dcaly Captain |. Jone, Goblin had cnhrEr ~ "
he affair By Appearing In the now uniform ,h , gor
pany won the prize offered by the field and stan o''o
\ - ,he regiment for the company first wearing H..
. csn,,on M the LenOx Lyceum Friday evening
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