The sun., 1893-07-01
NATIONAL GUARD VOTES

had pledged themselves to support Adjutant Murphy
That there combine to defeat the latter is un
doubtedy true. After the declaration OF the fourth
ballot Lieut.. OBrien ntm friend OF the Adjutants, 8,
proposed postponement. Capt. Coleman, the third
candidate. objected and on the opening Of tne NTH
ballot called aloud his friends to vote for Capt Mo
Carthy. A sore feeling 10 felt among several Of the
companies over tho action OF the committee having
charge Fourth OF July picnic OF the regiment The
committee for the rst time in the history OF Its cele.
brations hAs left out the shooting composition one
company which had lead pipe cinch" on the shoot
for years 10 sad to have lost Its pull" recently and
the Captain. who 10 on the Games Committee, inhu.
enced the latter IL 10 sad to do with the shoot
ing. Company l. who had percentage Of 100 on the
recent qualification day at Creedmoor are rather en-.
phatic in their condemnation. ana so are members
OF Company X. who come next on the list.
The games and picnic of the regiment on tho Fourth
will be held at Jones Wood sixtynnth street and East
River. and will commence at PM Tho athletic events
Running hop. step. and jump; running high jump
three standing jumps, sack race. onemilo race. one
mile walk, boys race and throwing nifty tx.pound
weight. The events open to all members of the Ma.
tonai Guard are emile race In fatigue uniform
and bicycle OF fve miles. Gold and silver med.
ais will be given to rst and second in each event The
regime band will furnish the music and Surgeon
George W. Collins will read the Declaration of Indo.
pendence from the dancing platform at 2 o'clock. En-
trios TO the games will be received at the armory up
to Monday, July 8.
INC lhst OF the general practice AT Creeum0Or riHo
range for this has taken place. Troop A
and the Signal Corps Of tho First being the
organizations to shoot. Troop qualified eighty men.
and the signal men twenty.one. very creditablo
showing. For the next four weeks workmen will be
busy on tho range making various Improvements. A
bullet stop is to be erected the range iron
targets to bo replaced by paper that slide up
and down from trench. pits to be dug. and
number of additional targets supplied. An appropra
on of S25 600 is available to put tho range order
alta yrili L. hn hut1t fhn nf
troops in inc!ement weather. which is all that is
needed. and instead of wasting money so-cailed
club house. as some people advocated. at cost Of
about 600 tho money will be used to further tho
interests of rife shooting by aordng additional fac
tiles for practice.
Company B. Seventy.nrst Regiment Capt. c. II.
Smith. has chartered the steamer Tochester which
will leave tho foot OF West Thirty street next
Sunday July g. at 10 N. and tho foot of West 12sth
street at IL A NJ when the steamer arrives at Roa
Hook dock delegation from the company will meet it
and escort the guests to the The veterans OF the
regiment have decided to proceed carp tho Toll
chester. and although the company hired the steamer
for its friends. limited number OF other people
interested in visiting tho camp will be welcome long
there is accommo odation the steamer Noliquo.s
will be allowed on board. but band OF music will
liven the trip. Every precaution has been taken
render the sail pleasant one. The steamer will
main At camp until after parade. and until the
pany gives the word for It to to New York. which
should bo reached about 1880 r. N.
To Lieut. II. @. Bnrthman. Company l. Forty-seventh
Regiment. has been rendered the Captaincy Of tho
company vice Eddy. promoted.
Gov Flower and stan will attend the ceremonies at
tho unveiling OF the New York at Get
tysburR on July 3. Some 5000 veterans Of New York
regiments who participated in the memorable battle
will be present free transportation having been pro-
vded for them. Among the surviving Generals of tho
Federal army who have promised to attend Gems
socup,. sickles. Butterheld. Howard schurz Webb.
McMahon. Barlow. Ward. Gibbons. Gregg aud Greene.
Col Seward Ninth Regiment. has appointed Lieut.. A.
L. Fowler. Company d. Adjutant OF the First Battalion
and Lieut.. G. }. Hardie Company G. Adjutant Of the
Second Battalion.
Several companies Of the Fourteenth Regim ent have
arranged for outings for tho Fourth OF July Company
r Capt. Mcbride. will leave the armory this evening
for Silver Lake. Staten Island and remain there until
the afternoon OF July 4. such members as have to
work July will return to the camp The time will bo
spent in company drill and guard duty baseball and
other sports. Company B. Capt. Harding. will visit
Far Rockawsy the latter part Of July. and Company
will visit Fort Wadsworth about the time. Com
pany have arranged 10 hold . picnic at Bay View
Park. Bay Ridge. July There will be prize shoot
i3g. athletic gamer. dancing. bowling. DC. Tho com.
ntee will have the park ready for guests early
O'Clock In tho morning.
Lieut. A. ". Bartheness, Company A, Ninth Regi
men has been elected Captain vice Lorigan promoted
Company have rendered the position OF First Lieu
tenant to exLeut o. L. Rogers Of the Second Battery
Tho Twenty.second Regiment. Col Camp will pro-
vide themselves with white trousers to wear at tho
Camp OF Instruction.
Capt. Frank Keck. Company X, Seventy. nrst Regt
ment calls tho attention Of the members of the
pany to Its excellent attendance at drills during the
past eight months. In spite OF its bad quarters and
their inaccessbity. tho company has not only held
its but increased its strength from nifty to sixty
members, OF whom 80 per cent have been present at
each drill. and 4 fraction onefourth OF the COM
pany have missed in drill Capt Keck hopes the inter
Of he members in tho welfare of tho company will
continue that although last in the letter desgna
tions of companies. will rank first in the regiment
The following members of tho company have been
present at every drill during the past season: Capt
Keck. Lieut.. Robinson, First Sergeant Stephens Ser
geant Stein Privates Abong Adrance, Graf McClurg.
Tunsta. Moran. Wilson. Frazer, Rohdenburg. stande
mann.
Adetatl from tho First Battery Capt. Louis Wendell
will be on duty At the State Camp the coming week.
replacing the detail the TIL ird Battery Capt Ras
Quin. Tho following Is the oomposton OF the de-
tail: First Sergeant O. Jansen. Sergeant j. Farber
CORPORAL. II, A Schwartz. Trumpcter J. Haws. Jr,
Privates ". Anderson, W. Doenner c. A. Grabert
II. RinGlemen. c. Reidners H. sedeL NJ seyfred. II. o.
springsteon, Z. Stutensten. J. CnterwAgner. c. J.
walsh, and ". c. Kind.
II the Twelfth Regiment does not make a creditable
show In guard duty at camp will not be for the
of preliminary instruction at tho armory. Although
the armory drill season ended some weeks since. guard
mounts and sentry duty have been repeatedly held.
Tho regiment will relieve the Seventy first at canp
next Saturday and for this purpose will assemble at
the armory the morning Of July at II l5 O'Clock.
white helmets will be worn II the weather is fine and
black helmets II stormy Capt W. Content Is detailed
oficor Of the day. and Lisuts e. Tlton and W. r.
Judson o,rioers of tho guard. guard mount will be
held at tho armorv next Saturday morning at 1o;45
O'Clock. Lteut. 7 Denny. Company r. has been elected
First Lieuts nant in Company H. and Second Lieut. r.
Hartman OF Company has been elected First
Leutenant.
Tho Weather.
Tho highpressure continues to develop over the