New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-16

r,son and Reid The members have made good i'm
preston In she XXVIIIth District and It's success thus
far will undoubtedly encourage the men TO form per
manent organization. The first parade in uniform was
on September Z, when the Washington Club had a
mass meeting and banner-rai'ing Captain George
shoemaker Is the commanding officer William Ken
nedy, J. II. Thomas. John Hart, c. P. Russell. John
Williams and william Dovd jr.. are the lieuienanS
commanding the six companies. White helmets and
plumes red shirts with " Harrison and Reid en-
broidered in white silk the fronts white belts,
white knickerbockers and red and blue railroad lamps
compose the equipment OF the battery.
In August 1876, the Ninth Ward Pioneer Corps
was organized by E. VI. Morgan, a. L. Hall. George
g. Miller, II. c. Carock, S. ). Johns and George b.
JIebard as a marching club 10 take part i'll 'he
Hayes and Wheeler Campaign. At that
tine there were forty men in the corps
and they wore black hats, silver capes and leather
aprons and leggngs. In 1880 they first started
n permanent social organization Of strong Republican
principles. II had grown TO sixty members then. and
they wore white coats trimmed with blue lightb!uc
trousers and black hats White hats. lightbluc coats
With red trimmings and white trousers were worn in
the Blaine and Logan campaign Of 1884 The present
uniform was adopted in 1885. 1t consists Of a mill
tayy dresscoat OF dark blue cloth with red facings,
ughtblue trousers with white stripes and the "Old
GuaId, white bearskin shake. There are 100 men
now divided into four companies. The
officers are: George g. Hebard, major; L.
owen Miner, dulutdni, IL. L. fTItL, euIEeOHf W. L.
Breakell. commis.a y; Il. r. Grant, qua termas err;
Joseph G. Hull, chaplain; NJ. 5. Vanderbilt. W. Ii.
COPELAND j. +. Laeghlin and W. ii Boord captains;
W. r. Grcville. d. X. Murey. Frederick Comes and
j. L. Irving heutcnants. The corps took part In the
fna parade of the campaign In this city in 1876. and
also In the final Garfield parade in 1850. And In 1854
il occupied the right OF line, marching down Fifthavc
after General Jackson and his staff. Al the in
auguration OF President Harrison in 1883 the MEM
har~ fha ~ tha NexC- Division.
In the old With Assembly District there Is the
Lincoln Pioneer Corps, with headquarters at No. SO
Clinton Place: IL is the uniformed organization OF
the Lincoln Club. the Republican stand by" OF the
district. The corps Is permanent organization, two
Years old now and it Will be regularly Incorporated
mis- winter. The officers Whitfield Van Colt major
c. Percy Fisher captain; William Bush, Edward Glib
bons. 4. Hamilton Oakley and Edward Myers, lleu-
tenants. and George MilreisOn, William Hamilton,
George Gibbon and John Quicker, sergeants. Regu-
lar weekly drlls held In Everett Hall in Fourth
ST., and, as many OF the members have seen several
years OF service I'm the State militia, the whole corps
is a well-drilled body OF men. There are sew
flour uniformed divided into four companies
The uniforms are dark blue with buff facings and
black bearskin shake OF the "Old Guard style. on
parade the men carry "a blue silk banner on which
appears Lincoln Pioneer Corps of New,York.' At
the big Republican rally In Cooper Union the corps
escorted Messrs. Reid Platt. Depew and Miller from
the Fifth Avenue Hotel TO the meeting, and before
that 1t acted Mr. Reds escort AT the receptions
In Brooklyn at the Montauk and the Union League
clubs On this occasion the appearance Of the corps
greeted with applause in parts OF Brooklyn which
are hotbeds OF Democracy. The corps holds an an.
nual ball on Lincolns birthday.
This week it will take part in parade and mass
meeting at Philadelphia the guests OF the III
ylnciblesn OF that city. Next week II will be the
guests Of the Harrison and Reid Club OF Princeton
College at the big demonstration which the students
will hold at that time. Among the honorary
beers are ex Senator Lspenard stewart, Henry Work,