New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-30
A REGIMENT REJOICES.
.,,, Of THE 7TH HAVE A BIG CELEBRA-
TON
,.s m COMMEMORATE THE PAYMENT

.sr,v,r,Es TO COMMEMORATE THE PAYMENT
or THE DEBT ON THEIR ARMoRY.
.,od IN his war dogs. laid aside his battle
"a nut on a dress coat in honor or the Nh
axe last night Venus too. draped in her
,.~asomest and most becoming gowns sraceu .he
"a . with her presence. The spirits or the de-
oc'as Members looked down upon the scene and.
P ~" tho DAYS when Hay foot, straw
N . =" r,as mart OF the unwritten tactics. drew a
w., breath sighed gave vent TO a low whistle and
said: .,,. .Ao. ,rov when was IN
the regiment
: The spirits were right the regiment never mas
80 ANYTHING Just like what it did last night But
co .oroad nleased and looked II she thought
- much the better way. gallantry for
"a. The discarding Of modern customs for ancient
...d,,,ons Besides. Peter d. Braisted Who with
80, tortvnine years of honorable service is the con-
c,,nr link between the old and the new order OF
.~,,ys gave his approval. and that settled the
matter. -. A.. 1890 $780,.
The regiment wanted home Of Its own. about
-, ,,ears ago so IT would not be turned out in
,ho cold IN its old age The city refused TO furnish
,his child of the State with the coveted homestead
an the regiment decided TO make a httie real estate
ejaculation on its own account After good deal
~ dickering the plot Of ground bounded by SIXTY
s,,h and Sixty-seventh SITS. and Lexington and
park ayes was given to the regiment by the city,
oy,aed the organization would pay for its own
srmory. This proposition the regiment agreed to,
nd hegan at once 10 raise the money. The story or
the struggle TO raise the necessary FUNDS 10 COM
,,ete the building has already been told In The
rr,hune Last night the members and veterans of
~, regiment and several thousands Of their friends
came together to celebrate the freeing OF the home
Of the regiment from Indebtedness
This celebration magnificent in every par
,cu,ar The decorations of the drill hall, the COM
many and other rooms and the main hall upstairs
defy descriptions which would convey an adequate
idea Of how beautiful they all looked The i'm
mense drill-room. which is 200 by 800 feet In SIZE
was gracefully hung with flags and bunting. The
Galleries were covered in front with red velvet en-
hrosered with gold. The remainder of the building
outside Of the company rooms was decorated win
hunting and evergreens The portraits OF the oicers
and ex-ofIcers OF the regiment were taken from me
company rooms and hung in the main nan UPSTAIRS
forming one immense picture gallery. The company
rooms were exquisitely decorated with poted plants
cu, flowers eyergreens and bunting. The walls ana
Ceilings Of some of the rooms were scarcely visible
through the banks of fresh flowers. The decora-
tons Of the rooms of the third and ninth companies
were particularly handsome In both these rooms
colored electric lights were interwovem, WIZ , rne
Souers and made the rooms seem more IKE larry
land than the home Of a military organization. ,,
The entertainment consisted OF review III line
nv Brgader-General Louis Fitzgera.d VINO Wa
sccompanIed by his entire staff; a passage IN re,
view regimental parade ana short regmeh{ {
S,I The crosses Of honor for long ana latthlu
ssrjce in the regiment for the terms Of ten nitee
twenty and twenty live years were also go
Only 800 tickets were issued for the IRiiitatly
ceremonies but 500 more were distributed for the
reception which followed. After the az" uS is,U1
~ The big room was cleared, and me orchestra
took up its position in the pagoda which was e Cs
nsc,ally hult for the occasion in the eastern eilu
~ ,ba room The music for dancing began about
10 O'Clock and by that time there were 9[e pT9 OH,
s;as The armory at the Lex!ngton-ave. entrances
were big crowds of people at This hour. ana nore
were Constantly coming In carriages. some sp,,Vu
lators had secured tickets IN some way whlcA 'heF
offered 10 sell at 81 each. ,,, ~ o
n-esent among them being Brigadier-General -. NJ
Whock. general INSPECTOR Of rifle praCwcr, lri ga
tenant Coonel Rand Of the 9h Regiment' Coone
Erancis V Greene. OF the list Regiment: Capta!t
Dver Of the 10Th Regiment: Lieutenant French. or
the Naval Battalion; Acknowledgement Inrmts ~
WcCyrath inspector general: Colonel John + camp
Of the ped Regiment: Captains Sprague ana IlnpsJn
Of the list Regiment; Major Crocker and Lieutenant
Hotchkins OF the 22d Regiment. and AoJu'ahts
bowling and Bates. Of the list regiment