New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-25
NATIONAL GUARD NOTES.
SURGEONS TO MEET HERE NEXT MONTH
--s9TH REGIMENT GOSSIP.

The meeting Of surgeons OF the National Guard
which has been called by Surgeon-General Marsnaii
O Terry will, bring New-York most OF the medi-
cal officers of the guard. The meeting viii take
MACE September IS. at the list Regiment Armory.
The first session Will be called to order by General
Terry at D. m. Among those who will probably
be present will be Major Robert v Mckim, FIRST
Brigade; Major George r. Fowler. Second Brigade;
Major Herman Bendell, Third Brigade and Major
Floyd s. Gregg. Fourth Brigade. The surgeons and
assistant surgeons Of the various commands nave
all been invited and this will be the first gather
ing Of the kind II Is believed that the meeting
will be largely attended.
An election 10 I'LL the vacancy caused by the
death Of Major George f. B. Hart, Of the 22d Regi-
ment. has been ordered to take place tomorrow
evening at the armory. There will be no contest
for the place. since Captain Thurston has withdrawn
from, the race CAPTAIN George +. Demarest will
be elected without opposition. Captain Demarest IS
one Of the most popular officers Of the regiment ana
his promotion will give general satisfaction lie Is
n veteran. having enlisted in Company a IN 1873.
He was promoted to corporal March IL. 1874; ser
geant September IS. 1874 and received his hrst
shouder-straps in June, 1916 He skipped the lrst
leutenancy. and elected captain March II,
1873 Captain Demarest was discharged In OCTOBER
1883, but returned the service captain of Com
pany G. on November 3, 1884
There is not so much certainty as to who will be
the junior major OF the 18th Regiment when Major
Kim becomes Lieutenant Colonel and Major
Abrams succeeds to the senior majority. If one OF
the captains, who Is respected by the whoIe COM
mand and who Is a good and worthy soldier. coud
ride there would be doubt as to who would nave
the place. But the trouble is, he cannot SIT morse
and does not care to learn. and consequently the
prize will 60 elsewhere Captain Augustus W. Con-
over OF Company A. Will probably be elected TO
Nil the place. Captain Conover has been the COM
mander OF the 1st Company since March 81. 49,
He enlisted In Company r In 1870. and In May, 1881,
was made adjutant. which place he held until ne
was chosen captain Of the lst
The fight for second lieutenant In the 81 Company
still continues
A LONG ISLAND PRACTICE MARCH.
Comnany F. 9th Regiment. Captain William W.
Marks will leave the armory next Saturday morn
ing for a TWO days practice march on Long Island
The men .ook forward to the tour with much pleas
ure and think they will derive both pleasure and
benefit from the outing.
The Light Artillery Association. which was FORMED
while the artillery encamped at Peekskill was
organizei for the purpose of advancing the inter-
est in that branch OF the service. The ohcers or
the association are: President Brgadier-General
Howard Carroll: first vice president. Captain Laurel
L. Olmstead 9th Battery; second vce-president.
Captain Louis Wendell. Is, Battery; secretary. Cap
tain David Wilson. I'd Battery treasurer Captain
Almeron D. Hayes. 9TH Battery.
Company A, Of the 6sth Regiment has elected
Michael Lynch to the captaincy. Captain Lynch
has good record in the National Guard, having en-
listed in Company a in March 1876. He was made
corporal in 1886 and received his first commission
in January. 1855. There are any number of candi-
dates for the staff places, but the vacancies
will not be filed for some time.
THAT NEW IRISH REGIMENT
Although there is no longer any doubt as to the
reorganization Of the 69th the mischiefmakers are
again at work and runors about independent
Irish regiment are once being indusriousy
circulated. So far about thirty-hve men have come
forward and declared themselves willing TO
ton the organization. and OF these probably not
one will remain when II becomes known that there
is no money on hand with which TO buy uniforms
and equipments. Colonel Smith has declared him
self in favor OF preserving the traditions OF his
command and It is highly probable that any young
Irshman who desires to join the National Guard
would rather cast his lot with Colonel Smiths COM
mand In which he is assured OF a standing in the
service than join an organization which is unrec
ognized The State furnishes armory room. uni
forms equipments and all necessary paraphernaa
TO the 69th, while those who join the opposition
body must defray all their own expenses. and mas
much as nearly all OF NewYorks influential and
wealthy Irishmen have expressed themselves In
favor OF reorganizng the 69h the independent Irish
regiment will probably never be mustered in.
What the veterans OF the regiment think on the
subject may be from the fact that a com
mittee from the Veteran Corps. composed OF some
OF the original members OF the regiment which
went to the front in 1861. waited on Colonel Smith
and congratulated him and the regiment on the
dawn OF a new for the command Among those
on the committee Colonel John German,
Colonel Thomas j. Donohue DR.. John Dwyer.
Colonel Thomas Lynch. Captain F. d. Norris Cap
tain John Breslin. Sergeant James Rice and Ser
geant Michael Ryan.
First Lieutenant George J. Kilgen. OF Company G.
list Regiment. has resigned. He received his COM
mission as first lieutenant in May. 1874 Anthony
J. Blocker OF Company G.. will probably be pro-
NOTED TO the first lieutenancy. He enlisted In
Company X, Eth Regiment In 1884 and became a
corporal In 1888. He resigned to take the second
lieutenancy OF Company G., list Regiment, on Sep
TENDER TO- 1894 Colonel Green Will I'll the vacancies
on his stan next month.
Many members OF the National Guard will COM
pete for the prizes which will be offered at the Sea
Glrt shooting meeting. which will open September g.
The meeting Is under the auspices OF the New
Jersey National Guard, but trophies offered by The
National Rife Association VIII also be shot far- -!