New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-28
NEVS FROM THE ARMORIES.
CAPTAIN EDDY ELECTED MAJOR OF THE A'iA
REGIMENT CHANGES.

CAPTAIN EDDY ELECTED MAJOR OF TIE so"
EEGIMENT-OTnER CHANGES.
Co,onel Harry W. Michel. Of the 18Th R'e1m'h''
has uot vet asked for an election Of major ID Ms
command but 1t is expected that he VIII 90 80 So''
CANAAN Austin q. Crane, Of Company l. Is 'a'"'" VI
rs the most probable nominee for the place. -cA' -
him Adjutant 4. L. Kline Is mentioned, ana III ''''
c,nt,in Crane should be selected b Is probable '''
thc adiutant will have chance TO succeed u '"'
ocopd maiorsllp in place of Major Benz amin > s'cci
who i soon 10 resign probably making his last paIhu'
with the regiment on Decoration Day. Inc Pl""p'.
reason for his retirement Is said TO be IN" nou'o'
du,ies rcauird Of the majors under III" ne" codc' Hc
enlisted in the regiment on OCTOBER To- 1905 anu
has ,een for over thir four years continuously III
tho service He made corporal III AprI. i7"i'
and a serp.an, in August Of the same year In loO1
no ,as elected second lieutenant and IN lo7" became
c,ptain ON May 20, leoo, when he was sem cap
tain OF the National Guard. he was elected major
Tho a3d Regiment viii elect major on Monday
oron,nr Coptaiu b. C. Th5rn. Of Company f. is tn"
tro,~cst candidate The names Of Captains Frederick
l. Holmes and Willard l.. Candec have ais been
,,o,ircntlv mentioned The officers recently held "A
uc,ipr 70 obtain an expression Of opinion on the sab
.c, Fifteen votes were cast for Captain Ihoin' cieh'
g., c,,t,, Candce and two for Captain Holmes The
Iastnamed 1t Is sad. Will not allow bis name " D.
further considered.
Luscomb majlr. Major Cochran showed his , p,"1
feeling over The election by proposing thrce o''c''
for his colleague" :. ,,,- ~. ,..a,, T.,
First Lieutenant J. X. n Barrow; CT ,ompahE =,
.os boon appoint.d adjutant OF the I'd Battalion
M va ,h ,:,th Regiment II" emil .tcd In the I'D Req
n' d ~, in ISIS rose to be captain and took his
s,c"rqe I'm 1891 lie became first lieutenant of Com
W." y 18th Regiment, In september. lcJl.
ri egnnInc with June IL, there VIII BE- hrhu'
uar,crs night in the 18th Regiment Only once III WV
Trc A7th Regiment on Thursday evening unanimously
,dc,ct Captain william II. Eddy. Of company J, a
slen~r ~ the colonel Of the regiment" major. lie Is
hr W. ,r c,naln having enlisted In Company r.. 4't
,,.n. ON November 10. 1879. risen 10 be sroon1
rmor,nnont Of COMPANY q In lr',. hrst hentennh,
a. $50 and captain az Company III lcrt A'er
The election ne entertained the ohc"S AT The Hanover
Club. .,,n ,,o,or o,cc. Charles n Iuscomb
81, .ha IAN Regiment; Gap'ainci"c J. g. People, -
~ ~ ' ,-th Regiment second Ilrnenanl-"ect \. :;
oc,ard of the 2:,d Regiment ana J. H. n Harlow ana
r. Hull appointed battalion adlu,ants ~ IL" LIN
and od regiments respectively were before the Brigade
I'm 'ath Regiment will attend service this morning
. i nc 'Snmmcriicld Methodist Episcopal Church. To-
b.ar the annual sermon oi the chapioih OF Inc reR
LIZ n'an, Tho Rev. J. q. Peck.
"'' T ~, d. 23d Regiment. unanimously elected
First sergeant a. . N'N" "
Jay r. ''HaE Regiment Tuesday evening celebrated
inr ,rsary of It's being mustered Into the United
atcs Service in 1861 with rcsniehtal pirid" aer
mcb N.siond colors was prcschct 70 the Netcians
~l,m 1,c NJ Colonel Michel. on behalf Of the wives
Oy 'hc VII of the members OF the regiment The
"ncimnn sovc colonel Michel cIayon portrait OF
,,nnnr General Henry ". slocum reviewed Inc reg
mnnt onc service and lOO per cent medals were
presented to the Inen'