The sun., 1893-02-11
NATIONAL GUARD NOTES.

The social side Of membership in the National Guard
favorabiy represented at the stag of the Twelfth
| Regiment Athletic Association last Saturday night
The programme arranged to suit tho varied tastes
OF tho audience. It began with horizontal bar per-
formance by four expert amateurs from the Y ~ O. A.
Several welcontesed restling and boxing bouts do
lighted the sporting taste. and the banjo and vocal
QuartetA with little stage dancing helped keep
the entertainment brisk Miss Rose King, from Proc
tors Theatre. sang. and Mss Florence Miller. dancer
Of immense proportions. scored great The
| trump card Of the evening proved to DO .
dancer known a. "Narcsse" whose extraordinary
grace and ability rewarded with such showers Of
applause that she found 1t difficult to retire tho
stage After her performance. funny incident due to
little careless haste the part OF tho regmental
| surgeon. who had lectured to the ambulance corps
early In the evening" caused the ladies' engaged the
performance genuine scare. In vacsting his quar-
ters hurriedy after the lecture tho surgeon lett sitting
In corner OF tho room his pet skeleton The ladies
wore shown to the surgeons room. and thanking the
polite committeeman. closed the door. only rush
out shrekng an instant later as the bony party
discovered Tho committee soon hlayed their fears
by cousgnng tho skeleton to the depths OF the cellar
Tho shooting of tho Twenty.secOnd Regiments
| began on Wednesday night. Company q taking tho
initiative at the range Tho senior class match thandt-
cap) for prize to be given by Lieut. Asten TO the
property OF the winner OF thres successive aches
will take place next Wednesday night. Tho second
prize In this match will be given Internationally by
Capt. LliendahL Tho succeeding weeks will be de-
voted TO practice ana competition Tor the junior
match, open to those with record of thirty-four
points and under for prize to be given by Lieut.
Murray and a second prize TO be given by the
pany inspector OF rifle practice Corporal Kopp and
the third class match thandcapl open to all having
records of thrtyone points and under for
given by the Rifle Committee and assistant inspectors
| of rhs practice. The ranges will be one two. and
three hundred yards, are shots ut each range.
Tho second of tho Gilmore concerts will be given to-
a III Of ,yom-
pany d. The programme has been carefully arranged
by Bandmaster Reeves. and will satisfy most fas.
tidious musical tastes and at tho time will not
bo lacking IN the "catchy" qualities pee lar G
concertA The demand for tickets assures uu.
qualified success Dancing viii follow Tho concert
which will be repeated next Saturday night
Tho Second battery will attend divine service to-
morrow at st. Thomas's Church. ut the invitation OF
their honorary chaplain. the Rev, pr. Eew!ani May.
nard. On Feb. II the battery win tender review 20
BriaGen. McLesr OF the Second Brigade, followed bya
drill and reception.
Troop AS athletic games. which are 20 take place
next Friday evening at picseHs Ed.ug Academy, VIII
be OF most unusual character and great exhibition
of expert horssmansbip anh muscular rcng Every
ticket for the Is sold and Il Is 10 be egettod
that public (aithough exciusiye) organization such
Troop does AFFORD Ioyors OF athletics ana Horse
manship fair opportunity to witness the sports by
holding them in place IKE Madison Square Garden
Thousands would attend
The Harlem company OF the seyenty.rrst Reyiment
( entertained Its friends on Thursday nigh, al stag
which was q triumph In its line. The usual boxer
humoriss and banjoists did their parts WELL but The
performances OF the mandolin trio and the wonderful
dancer Narcisse were especially note worthy This ar
tise who Is the personacation OF grace and agility
made enviahs reputation at the Twe'tth Rexlm.nt
stsg and was Immediately secured by Company B.
Her performance considering the badly cousiracted
stage was something wonderful and cRtnsd FOR her re-
peAed encores to which she good natrreiy responded
until overcome by fatigue The mandolin trios rem,
dering Of the "starspanged banner appealed to the
patriotic spirit OF the audience Tho guests to ths
number OF about three hundred. mostly military
men and included Major Paul Dana sx' Capt Beknap,
and Adj Bates OF the ssyeniy y fret Regiment n
Arsyisw by Col. George d. Scott Of the Eighth Rev,
ment followed by guard mount, drill and reception
will be given by tho Second Battalion the Fourtesnth
Regiment OF Brooklyn. Capt william y. Morris com.
manding OH Monday night at the armory on North
Portland avenue.