The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-08
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.
Reunion of Officers of Jer-
sey City's Crack Regl-
ment a Very Pleasant
Affair.
NEW ARMORY pR0SP ECTS
Speeches by Colonel Aber nethy,
General Wanser. Dr.. Scudder
and Others.

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The annual meeting of the Board of
Officers of the Fourth Regiment was held
last evening at Regimental Headquart-
ers in the City Afmory, followed by the
annual dinner. The meeting at which
Colonel Abernethy. the President OF the
Board, presided, was devoted TO the cleo
tion of civic officers and the appointment
of the usual standing committees.
Colonel Abernethy retains the presi-
dency.
At the adjournment, the officers aud
guests, numbering about fifty. repaired
10 the board room, where was spread a
delicious repast. Colonel Abefnethy &C.
cupled The heat of the table and on his
right were Brigadier Geueral Wanser.
Colonel Bush, Inspector of Rifle Practices;
Lieutenant Coionsi Mason and Major
Smith, commandment of the First Bat
TALON; and on his left. Colonel John A.
Parker of Passaic. acting on the
staff OF the Brigadier General,
Major Boltward aud the Chaplain.
the Rev. DIR. Scudder. There were also
present Captain Bumsted OF Company
A. O'Neili of Company B, Graham OF
Company c, Steele of Company Z. and
Brensinger OF Company i. Captain Nc
Cuilough, Inspector OF Rifle Practice
Jackson, RANKING Officer OF the Second
Battalion, L~ieutenants keinl. Evans and
Thorut, aud q Rlb OF non-commis-
sioned aud civic officers. The room was
decorated with the National and State
flags. '
After a couple OF hours successful as
sault upon the feast, Colonel Aoeruethy
on behalf of the Regiment, cordially well
coined all present. dc spoke with con-
g~ratuiarfons Oh the prospect or The new
armory being soon erected. The State
Board will meet at Trenton on Tuesday
next, he said, when ne expects an order
will be given for readyertising for bids
for the work. By next fall, without
much DOUBT. tile drill-shed, at least of the
new building will De ready for occupancy.
The necessity for "a State Nation al Guard
is made more apparent daily. he said.
and every means sho uld be employed TO
advance and strengthen this military or
ganization. which the police Recognizes
as its ultimate support. The Fourth
Regiment has never yet faltered in the
discharge of It's duty and is as it has al
ways been an honor to both the city and
State.
Letters of regret at not being able to
accept Invitations TO participate In tho
reunion were read by the clerk. They
were from Governor Werts, Major
General Plume. Adjutant-General Ssry-
ker, E. w. Spencer. fnspecior-Generat of
Rife Practice; State Comptroller William
G. Heppenheimer. Quarterm aster-General
Richard A. Donnetls, Colonel o. A..
Stevens and Major r., NJ. Cook. All ex-
pressed their best wishes for the pros
Derity of the regiment and Comptroller
Heppenheimer wrote that he would do
everything in his power TO hasten the
building OF the arinor
GENERAL WANsER's SPEECH.
General Wanser was then called upon
and SAID that first and foremost he wished
to accept the ColonePs invitation to be
present at the annual banquet next year.
He hoped the Coionel would not forget Co
notify him of the time when the reunion
will take place. There is now a bright
prospect of getting a new armory, he
said, and the day 1t was opened there
should be a grand celebration. On this
occasion lie III ended TO parade his entire
brigade. The Fourth Regiment had al
ways been an q 20 the city and State,
and he was glad TO remember that be had
served in it from II private to. its COM
manding Officer. He intended that while
be was IN command OF the bug adesit
should be- a brigade of soldiers; he would
rather command one company Of soldiers
than a whole brigade of pretenders.
There was every inducement now for the
Fourth Regiment TO put forth every effort
TO advance in discipline D ,soldlerly
requirements. principally tue new arm
DRY, aid the now assured ~encampment
during the coming Summer. Wien he
first Joined the regiment, he nut in at the
Armory seven nights IN Q week. They
had u Sunday school there, a fact ne only
me ntioned to show DIR. Sender that they
did some good, and this was continued
until the teacher died. He hoped that
every member of the regiment would do
his utmost to further It's interest, and rs
the commandantofthe brigade. he should
insist that both Commissioned and NOu-
Commissioned Officers spur up their men
TO make the brigade what it should be.
OTHER SPEAKERS. .sa
Col. John-A. Parker said that withia
new Armory there would be no reason
why the Fourth Regiment should not be
the best in the State. He advised that II
there were any mutinous members in the
company they be put out at once.
Major Boltwood spoke on the past
history of he regiment q proposed a
toast TO the memory of that grand soldier
aud genial friend, Colonel Steele. This
was drunk staniing and in silence.
A speech was also made by Major
Smith, vino was a member OF Company K
eighteen years, and who Will be proud to
see the regiment march into the new
Army. He believes that when 1t gets
into The new building ft will outrival any
regiment in the State. Inspector Bush,
who has been a member of the regiment
twenty-six years and desires to live and
remain with il to march into the new
armory on the opening day, also said a
few words, as did Captain Jackson, Rev.
Ur. ScQduer, all the tRpbalnS OF COM
panies aud Lieutenants aud Mr.. Murphy
of the Adjutanl's Office
DR.. SGUDDER'S CHAT.
Chaplain Seudder said he was compell-
ed to spend most of his time with the
saints at the Tabernacle, but it was re-
freshing to sometimes mingle vita the
sinners at the Armory. He wished he
could come more frequently. He had not
seen any of the regiment In his church
in a long time, but he invited the regi-
ineut TO come 10. a body at any time and