The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-03
GOTH OFFICERS CONSULT.
COZ. CATAHA0H HITBDRhTs HIs RE-
MARK ABOUT LIEUT.. DREW.

| The Colonel Hns Not Made Up His Mind
| Yet whether or Not He win Resign
| Cen. Fitssernld's Lecture Sets the ON.
oers Hard at Work Driiiine the Men.
A regular monthly m Getting. with special fea.
| lures. OF the Board OF Offlcers OF the Sixty
ninth REGIMENT was held behind closed doors
| at the regiments armory last night Consid-
cradle routine business was done. and there
| was good deal OF excited talk. When the
meeting broke up the officers came out
| with flushed faces and assured the waiting
| reporters that 1t was only q regular monthly
| Meeting OF the Board. and that nothing un.
| usual had happened
| There was very full attendance when tho
| meeting was called to order nt about $780,
Col. CavanaRh was present, and so were Lieut..
Col. Moran and Major Duffy.
Lieut. Drew Of Company +. whose feelings
were hurt By his Colonel intimating at the
meeting on Oct 30 that he was drunk. was
also there In silk hat and an unpleasant
frame OF mind.
There was quite crowd OF members Of the
slxty-nlnth in the hall outside the meeting
room. and they were much Interested In the
proce edings within. Overhead. Capt Morgan
was drilling his men into shape
1t was IL o'clock when the meeting broke
up. At first the officers were very reticent but
finally 1t was learned that there had been fur
Their DEVELOPMENTS In the difficulty between
Col CavanaGh and Lieut.: Drew. The Lieuten-
ant arose and said:
1T is very painful to me to DO obliged to
speak OF the subject which shall mention.
My superior officer took occasion to intimate.
at recent meeting TINT Ind been drinking.
tuS that was mot In b SO many h[Iy Words n a.
insnuation was very hard to endure. i
an T Understanding will be reached bstween Col.
En-. aes viii En- 1 IN to
Col Cavanagh arose and said:
spoken fen breE Is" Quito r ah Ne1S hey as
should not have a sid what s did regret the
This being Satisfactorily disposed Of. the
meeting proceeded to u consideration OF the
meeting. and speeches were made against
making public any Of the proceedings. Az far
ssou 10Y m
the Colonel was asked by q reporter II he had
'" mo. Sir Sir have not" he replied emphati.
."shall you resign 2" asked the reporter. =
can't tals about the matter now, You will have
S rs ta o. a h 1sp SSe aav. tn.
report q our last meeting to the papers. or
wbn bsrs OF wSs s
v
q! about that In the meeting tonight. but no ac-
When seen after the meeting Lieut. Drew
was not iacliped to say much about what had
but he nd. tilted that the Colonel had acknow-
edged thRtEe spoke hastily.
The matter was exaggerated at first" said
Drew. Pm not a drinking man. and. Of
course. felt badly over it. but the Colonel did
he square thing to- night and the matter Is all
done with"
All the evening the effects Of Gen. Fit8Rer-
AIDS recent remarks were evident In the lively
drill which the company up, stairs was put
the regiment. who was looking on. said:
That Van C0rtlandt Park drill and the
General coming here and jumping on the
officers nfterward was Just the best thing that
could have happened. You can bet the m en-
are working now and the officers. too. The
Captains get the companies out and drill EN-
for keeps.
The Lieutenants get their squads out and
waltz EN- up and down the floor till their
knees get shaky. and then the. sergeants get
their squads out and Just play horse with EN-.
Oh. it's big thing for the regiment. but it's
work for the boys And. after all. II amt them
that's to blame for 1t all It's the ofacers."