New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-08

General McIseer has been In consultation with a
committee OF Union League Club members talking
'front.' OF the clubhouse il unveiled on General
Grants Grant birthday next spring. It is expected that
and General McLeer ard The officers of his brigade
hope that some of the First Brigade commands
OF dwelling just here the e little dcaty engen-
deTed % se,T I'VE ely %od Brookyn at me
New-fork is Interesting. Although General McLeer
does not saw so. 1t Is known that his fee ings were
anything but pleasant at the time he declined to
take his command across The river when the big
white arch IN NewYork was dedicated He felt
hat cue confederation for the facts In tho case had
not been shown at the time However, the late UNI
nIeasantness has vanished nearly as completely as
the SHADOWS or last years clouds. and General NC
eer and his 50 diers hope that they win have the
shall arrive
General McLeer. after the Memorial Arch In
Brooklyn had been dedicated In the presence OF
NeW-iork mllitiamen, was glad to respond 10 the
day FIRST set for the dedication Of the Washington
Afch The undertaking invO.vcd extensive prepa-
rations for transportation refreqhment etc. and
when they had ali been made and the men of the
second brigade We're in their armories. ready TO
telephone. and the General. answering told
curtly by General Fitzgerald's Orderly that the
parade for the day had been cou1termanded Cen
eral Mcl.eer greatly surprised rot only al re
celving this unexplained assertion from orderly
but also because he supposed the parade would not
OF me te:ephone, ITS countermanded" And that
was al the satisfaction the ander Of the Sec
ond Brigade could get. II any notice Of postpone
ment had been received he could Al once have
muncated with his subordinate officers. then at the
armories with their men. and made suitable arrange
ments for another day. But after all the prepare
non MAD been made the assembled men had to be
When the general commanding. the First Bri-
gade later teephoned the Second Brigades com
mahder, saying he supposed General McIeer would
Drlng his brigade over on the Saturday to which
ane parade had been postponed. General Meier
said ne guessed he would not. He knew the diff
Guilty cur OF getting men to leave positions twice in
on week, at short notice. and at additional worry
ana expense all around so he declined the second
i INV And that's the story of the Washing
ton Arch parade disagreement It's ancient history
now, and II should not stand in the way al the
Dew, ork City soldiers coming over when the
Company 6. OF the 18Th Regiment will give
Wednesday evening; Some members of the reg
ment wonder why the large number OF recruits
forms. and some of them intimate that there las
been unexplainable delay by the State authorities
In not having acquisitions honored
Colonel Goodman James Green. the assistant in
spector- general, who has recently been busy IN
reported to Inspector-G McLewee as follows:
i found frequent use OF the word 'commandant,'
tons and is applied only to one officer in the Tinted
states Army to-wt: the commandant Of cadets at
Is msapplied when 1t is meant to refer to reg
mental battalion or company commander"
for major in the 18th Regiment. and copy Of the
following notice has been sent to every Officer of
The regiment who Is entitled 10 vote on the ques-
ton:
Dear Sir: BY direction Of the council Of officers.
that caucus will be held by the officers OF said
regiment at the armory on Tuesday next, 10th inst.
at $3.50 O'Clock y. for the purpose of selecting a
nominee 10 fill the office OF major. now vacant in
said regiment.
In order tina; there may be full representation
or the officers entitled vote, absent officers will
be allowed to delegate officer for them
at the caucus, which authority must be expressed
IN writing Yours truly
John a. ANDERSON Recording Secretary.
Brooklyn. Dec. G. 1895"
Immediately after the mastering In OF Troop
the election for commanding officer will be held
Probably the election will take place December
lG. at o'clock The election for lieutenans will be
postponed until later