New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-13
NATIONAL GUARD AFFAIRS.
FOR THE OLD GUARD BALL - NOTES
ABOUT THE REGIMENTS.

ABOUT THE REGIMENTS.
There will be an unusually fine exhibition Of mill
tary gold lace and bright buttons. martial man.
hood and artistic decoration at the Madison Square
Garden January l6. when the Old Guard VIII
receive It's friends and entertain them as 1t does
annually. just little more sump;uously than
ever before. The decorations will be more elab-
crate the music will be finer. there will be more
distinguished guests. the supper VIII lie more
toothsome. and there will be a more gorgeous
array of uniforms than
Among the many well-known organizations which
will be represented the floor will be the Essex
Troop OF New-Jersey; state Fencibles. OF Phiadei-
pha; Burgess Corps. Of Albany: Citizens Corps.
OF Troy: the Ancient and Honorable Artillery OF
Boston; the Continental Guards. OF Hartford
Conn, and the Saratoga Citizens Corps
Governor Morton has issued the following Ma
tional Guard commissions:
Major Arthur Macarthur. OF Troy, az Coionei
and Assistant Paymaster- General.
William Sheffield Kellogg. OF Utica. as Colonel
and Assistant Quartermaster- General
Captain Roe. OF Troop A. announces that the
troop will be divided into four platoons. and VIII
drill mounted at the Fifth Avenue Riding School
Nineteenth-st and Frst-ave. as follows: The first
platoon win drill on Tuesdays. the second on
Wednesdays the third Thursdays. and the fourth
on Fridays. Private r. Mckee Brown has been
appointed trumpeter.
The following new members have been Elected
Ross Campbell Bayne. c. II. Jewett jr.. William
Geer Hitchcock Lewis NJ. Thiery and Augustus VI
Thiery.
Colonel Appleton has appointed Walter s. Schuy-
Ter quartermaster Of the 7ih Regiment, and Com
m!ssary Sergeant J. Western Meyers has been
named regimental commissary OF subsistence wee
Schuyler. promoted. Both men are deservedly pop
ular in the regiment. and the promotions give
general satisfaction Lieutenant Schuyler filed the
office OF commissary for nearly ten years
Company +. eth Regiment. Captain Rand. had
its theatre party at the Garden Theatre on Friday
night From the theatre the company went to the
ST James Hotel where supper was served
The battalion drills at the Eth Regiment armory
for the week were. Wednesday by Colonel Apple
ton and Adjutan, Landon. Thursday. Major Kipp
and Adiutant Weaver and Friday. Major Abrams
and Adjutant Appleton.
The quarterly meeting OF tho Veteran Associa-
ton will take place to-morrov nisht at the
Central Opera House.
one OF the last onic.a acts o. Governor Flower
vas the brevcitng o. Colonel George u. Scott. late
q. the sth Regiment. brisaiicr general 'or gal-
liant and me-itorlous service The br .gadier-gen-
erals intervening record Is follows. Enlisted
as private In Company f. sth Regiment. July q
1856: promoted corporal. iSn. went To the front
with his company April 3 lssi a. sergeani. MI
Ing subsequently the ranks OF second and hrsi
lieutenants. e'ected' captain. Decsmber %. l@'
Northumberland sth Regiment. December g.
1886: colonel October is 1852 Since his promotion
General Scott has received many congratulations
All guardsmen seem pleased that the star has
been conferred on him.
Or. Stephen ". Root VINO d.ed suddenly IN me
9th Regiment armory on "Wednesday WAS the sIr-
geon Of the 9Th Regiment for number OF car ana
death he The surgeon OF the Veteran corps OF
the 9Th Regiment
l2th Regiment. VIII resign after his reg nicnt com
retes IT'S next tour o, camp dn,!' ~ JnH howl OF
August Of this year. Ivy thai tm' 'oohrl l'oNn
will have been In the regiment over ten ychis
The colonel was graduate rom IN" ntea STAT
Military Academy ~ N"sl Iolnt IN 9s' nhn -"
came a si-iieutenant "a 1883 lie was unanimous
Is elected lcutenant colonel OF The l2h Regiment
IN 49, and beam" colonel IN ~; IN "oh"
Dowd the National Guard has q ~ell-irainei, CON
Of the regular" into the National Guard Hls rcsI-
ment and the state viii regret his resignation.
The new armory OF The l4th Keslinrnt VII De TOT
View and reception viii be- held Rsrimenial drills
have been ordered as. follows February 2 febru-
captain r. II. Toby Of Company II. nth Res-
rhc annra Inner Of the mn Regimen, Veterans
will take place on the evening OF January %, a.
guests are Adjutant- General Edward \. McAlpin
and Brigad!cr General James Ncl.e.r. me AFFAIR
lieutenant Fred T. shipman. William L. Banks
The toowng oifeTs s. escsa a. M rcT@@T
state Volunteers War Aesociatlon. FOR the year
President. Alexander D'Elond. hrst vce-preHident.
James Layton; treasurer. II. ~. Beaver; rec9ri.ns
secretary. u II. Dwyer financial secretary. George
smith: corresponding secretary n. II. T. White.
= WHIT. George White and Thomas Doran
Company c. list Regiment. will give nm enter
tainment and reception the evening OF Febru-
AIRY H. I'm the music hail Of the Central Opera
House The vaudeville programme arranged for the
evening will include THE Mikado In Black
The annual meeting OF the Board Of Oficers or
the list Regiment took place on Tuesday at The
armory. The Veteran Association OF the 18Th
Highanders, through n committee and their prefl-
dent, presented set OF resolutions TO the list Reg
nent expressing their appreciation OF the reg-
ments kindness in giving them a meeting room
and n place for their valuable archives All that
left OF the lIlghlanders was taken into the
regiment some years ago as Company ID. Adjutan
Bates was reelected secretary OF the Board or
in place OF Captain Wells. who declined re-
election.
Captain W l.. Hazcn has been commissioned
captain Of Company Il. An election for first lieu
tenant Of Company Il has been ordered for next
TUESDAY. Second Lieutenant Frederick Brandes IL
the only candidate FOR the place.
The members Of the 10Th Battalion look upon
the promotion OF Captain Goodman James Green
the rank OF colonel, as a compliment to TIER
organization. Colonel Green's appointing Is ap.
proved also by all those members OF the Nafional
Guard outside OF the 10Th Battalion who be
departrnen In which he has been promoted re
IL thoroughly versed In the detail OF the once ana
will be n valuable assistant TO General McI.ewer.
lie enlisted as private In Company d. 10Th
eral Amasa j. Parker made him n member OF
his staff with the rank OF lieutenant colonel
Colonel Green Is the military instructor 1T me
Albany Academy. and under his direction inc Dat
but his new duties will compel him TO resign.
NAVAL MILITIA NOTES.