The sun., 1894-05-05
NAriONdL GrARp No1ks.

The sixty ninth Battalion expects to have a g.la
time at Madison square next Friday night. where u
will assemble for rsvisv. parade presentation of
msrh,mans badges battalion driiL and reception
Company x. Capt Lyneh. have elected sergeant NJ
CArthy Firlt Lieutenant. aud withont any raoJIor.
or III feeling despite the fact that there second
candidate in the person Of Sergeant Ggsr The vots
stood Mccarthy 90. and Gilgnr -. In the inspect
OF the two new companies At the srmory few nghis
since. there was marked difference Of procedHr. In
Lieut. heCrJstars company everything vas open auI
above board and any person was at liberty To eater
the room during the Inspection. In the company
gsniEed By Lieut. OBrisn. the greatest secrecy vas
observed. guard was placed at the door OF the
room. with orders to exclude newspaper men.
The reason for this was evident OBrien's CON.
pany has been orsanis Bk some four months AMI
great boasts have been made as 10 tie
large number NJ men secured. their number being put
at I35. OF this boastsd numbet however Gen No.
Gtath stated that Just nftytvo were present. Lieut.
OBtitn was also half hour late at the armotr. aai
tspt the Inspector. General waiting. In Lieut Nc.
CrystArs company six;ysix men wers present out OF
seventy who signed. and they were as hns body q
men can be found In any CON pany In the National
Guard. and Gen. bcOrath said so. Lieut. NcCryttN
has only been three weeks organizing this company
but has used the utmost In so doing. There
number Of inferior looking men in Lieut. o BrIen,
eompsny. and as they hled out OF the this vac
vsry apparent after seeing the me body OF NO
Crystals company.
HIs pretty d.nnitsiy settled that the eommsnis In
New York city and Brooklyn due at camp this ysu
will proceed there - follows Troop A June 15 Ninth
Regiment July IL; Thirssath Regiment July II, and
Fouttesnth Regiment July 7s.
The sevsnty.nrst Regiment gees to Van cortiandt
Park to-day for neid exercise. The ground will bs
reached about 10 80 A. NJ aud half hour later
panJ drills viii begin. each company drilling In sn
tended order tbs drill eorrsspondine to the early
Wednesday morning drill prescribed at the stats
Camp from IL 30 to 30 r. " will be dinner follow
Ing which there win be drills By battalion in sxten dsd
order the fret battalion occupying the south part OF
the the battalion the north part Of ,hs
neld At 7or. N. the entire regiment viii driil. The
regiment will leave Van Cortandt Park sbout Z p. n
The guard detail is: ocer Of the Day Capt W. Clark
and othcer Of the q usrd Lieut. d. u. Borden
Capt Louis wendell and his artiil.rym.n were in
Bpected and mustered by Inspector-oensral T. H. No
Grath at their aruory last Thursday evening The
battery usually makes handsome sho wing. but
this occasion sciipsed all records and ais perfect
appearance Not . nav could Be found and the in
specting ocs mad nothing but praise for the battery
Out OF q total membership OF 81 only was alb
sent Following The inspection Capt Wendell ana
Lieut.. koshler pat the battery through nnsly exc
euted gun drill
Lieut. Georre u. Baker Of Company l. Twelfth Rsrt
ment. hasl been elected . Second Lieutenant in Com.
pany Of the Eighth Battalion. The wsl.known ride
man. Tom Dolan. who has been Ordnance Sergeant for
many yearA hiss linQuisbei that position and has
been appointed commissary Sergeant Private John
Corre. Who also armorsr OF the regiment has
Appoiaisd Ordnance Sergeant. Ihs annual meeting
and election OF officers OF the reg athletic elub
viii be held At the armery next Monday nxht In the
Board OF Onicers room.
The annual inspection OF the Tweuty second R.st
ment made At the armory last Wednesday night re-
fleets great credit on that command Out of an az.
usgate membership Of 6g2 officers aud men 63 were
absent The banner company. so far 9 numbers pre-
sni was concerned was Company Z. Capt. Ihurston,
Wit ma snha and nptw