New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-21
NtTIONIL GT1ED AFFAIRS.

,,t,,v STEP ny THE .rH REGIMENT con-
p,xv rs Smoker REVIEWS AND DANCES.
The BOARD OF Officers of the eth Regiment have
,ora, ,,,nor,an, action in regard to securing COM
nation, non.comm!ssoned officers throughout the
organization. Not that the men at present ho.u'"s
those places are not competent but unGer the new
drill regulations the "non-coms" have good ueaI
more, 10 do than they dd formerly the acuoh Oh
o,sccrs 81 the 7th is as much for the purpose OF
securing uniformity among the non-commissioned
officers az anything else. the reSo'u''ons WHY"
were pa ssed read as follows:
..Whereos II Is desirable that uniformity shouid
prevail throughout the regiment respecting the Sc
lection Of cOrporals and.
"Whereas. Under the new din regulations a
company requires at least ten comp-;ent squad
leaders: therefore.
,peso,ved Tina, II is the sense Of this board:
-, ,rba, Lance. corporais To the number OF four
be e.ecreI by ballot In each company.
I'll That thereafter promotions 10 the position
of corporal be made 50 FAR rs practicable from the
lance corporals. the selection ana designation 10
a.. in such manner az may be determined by the
respective company commanders. and the vacan-
Giles SO caused H. thereupon filed by election
iii That such lance corporals wear no Insignia
NJ grade That they be not detailed 10 the duties
of corporals when such details are required to be
made OF corporals that they perform all the duties
of nrivates but that they shall be understood to
be In a probationary position. which Will best
stimulate their efforts at sef-improvement
"IV That such regulations respecting the tenure
Of the position OF lance corporals. AZ are deemed
wise be left to the several companies.
In conformity with this resolution Company f
has elected clifford Drake. Hayden j. Bates FRED
eric T. Moore and George |. Ca'iin. jr, lance cor
porals Some of the other companies nave also
elected men to I'll these places. and all the COM
panles which have not already taken action VIII
do shortly. go . . ,,,,
plans for the new on Resment Armory y, have aye
been adyertised or anu are
feeling ela,ed. They have waited a long time ior
:" ' wall considerably longer before they are COM
fortably housed In The new home ou' ,hes h hasn
@,arrred over that old miasmatic and foul smelling
stable 40 long that II Is to be doubted whether or
they WIN know nSw TO act tt wn nrnbab n h ss
viii become accustomed to II after while 49,
tain George " Rand viii have their hands fun
next Tuesday evening and possibly wei on mo
Wednesday morning They shoot for the Kemp
trophy at the armory range at $50 p M and from,
to 800 they viii be hard at work ON the drill
floor From there they go to the Central Opera
House In East Sixty-sevenh-st.. where they Will
have a smoker" How long their duties VIII Keep
Fitzgerald. General Clark. Colonel Appleton the
field and STAFF. and non-commissiored stan ana me
captains of the regiment have all accepted invita-
The The I'd Regiment will be reviewed to morrow
NJ Whitlock General Whitlock will also present
the ng-service medals and marksmens badges To
those entitled to them.
The 18th Regiment will have n review ana recsp-
ton at the armory on Thursday evening next Inc
iiutt trophy and Macauley medals will also be
awarded on that evening. 1,,,.
. Company u OF the list Regiment; Captain Clinton
II smith will have "A dance at Harlem Opera House
Hall on next Saturday night. Like all the aHars
OF this company 1t will doubtless be en)oyaoie u.
The second battalion OF the list Regiment, under
command OF Lieutenant Colonel Wallace A. Downs.
was reviewed at the armory on last TUESDAY even,
viii be reviewed shortly. and Il will have 70 90
extremely we'll to come up to the record maze ny
Company r. 7th Regiment Captain George Is.
Rhoads held informal dance at the sTmSry or. on
rridav night A good time was enjoyed by the
members OF the company and few OF their friends