New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-09

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SECOND BRIGADE
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a meeting Will soon be held at the Hotel -.
George for the purpose of organizing naval re-
serve battalion in Brooklyn. 1t is expected that
CAPTAIN Howard Patterson. of No. 1I Cuncy-si'
will be made chief officer. Colonel Saiter'ee. oi
Governor Morton's staff will direct the formation.
ne battalion Will consist OF 800 men and the Boarl
OF Supervisors will be asked to grant the use OF the
Dean-st armory formerly occupied by the 80 Cat
ling Battery
FUTURE OF THE 9th
Elections for field officers in the Goth Battalion
which were looked for last week by some who did
not know the real state of affairs. did not take
pace nor viii any elections be held in the near
future. as The Tribune announced weeks ago Inc
report which caused the misapprehension came from
Albany and was doubtless inspired by the request
which Lieutenant Colonel Smith sent to the AGJu-
tant-General for permission 10 take the two new
conpanies to camp when the battalion goes The
addition of these companies vii. be acconlpiishen
this week and the command will then nave elsht
companies and there could be no Objection 10 max
ing il a regiment. But Colonel Smith is of the opn-
ion that the command is yet ripe for the change
and that some more drastic reorganization measures
are necessary before election for fled oihcers
should be ordered Colonel Smiths actions in all
that he has done thus been indorsed by the
brigade commander, who has also expressed hiih'ei
as opposed TO immediate reorganization
o,o ~ tho officers who was instrumental in Undue
ing Colonel Smith 10 undertake the building up OF
the disorganzed 69th said that an eiectlon al 'hiS
time would be the OF wiping out all the gooi
that has been done, and 1t would certainly result IN
nd in W. rise
was in when Major Duffy its commander.
The 7th Regiment is making active preparations
for camp duty. and while the serious side of the
business is receiving due attention the men VINO
look out for the entertainment Of the boys in
camp are not idle and, is always the case, the
Eth will leaven its work with play The athletic
association VIII doubtless arrange series Of games
The following appeared in The Gazette and ex-
presses the views Of many members;
To relieve the mOnotony of the long afternoons Of
our next encampmcnt at Peeksk. it has been sue-
ges,ed by several of athletes that much amuse-
inent ana healthy exercise could be derived from an
Informal Of gamcg. held some time toward IN"
end Of The week If the sports were hc.a on frii
day afternoon ample time TO get INTO uahiis wouli
b. secured in the previous days parucuIaIy as
MOST OF OF ,ne 3 e9 e at E 1ne OIL Inc year
Fr.day being proverbiaiiy Visitors Day" IN
camp. could be assured OF an enthusiast anu
appreciative ATTENDANCE and believe no pretter
sight, or more agreeable way OF entertaining our
guests, could be suggested.
The event would, of course be under TIE . man
aseinent OF our eihclent athletic assoctd'oh. anu
he possible 10 have one or two hurdle races and a
long distance steeplechase with brush obstacles
When Adjutant Francis q. Landon elected
captain of the 9th Company. he resigned the COM
mand OF the Ieglmental bicycle corps. and no one
has been chosen to fiji the place. II is to be hoped
that the choice will fall a who is as popu-
lar. competent and enthusiastic as Captain
I.andon-if there Is one The Wheclcrs will have
an opportunity TO DO some road work while In
camp. The bicycle corps OF the various regiment Is
should know that at a recent manoeuvre in Ger
many bicycle corps belonging to infantry regi-
nent was brought to grief by the imaginary enemy,
who. under cover of darkness, Uttered the high
way which the wheelers came with broken
glass II was reported that the wheelmcn expressed
lapsing tires simply Kissed The incident estah-
lished the fact that solid rubber tire is the only
Captain i.andon win entertain the officers Of
Company at his home on the Huisoni June ~
The following members Of Company II qualified
Eloomfeld 81: G. r. Martin. g.; Prossinger IS;
Miller. 6. and for company team medal. Kalioch,
g. e5-l22; Z. w. Lancaster; &c; e,-l&l Klock. 81.
EloomnCld IS. si-i2a wo,herspoon, "a, 6ii2s Hon
g. es-l27: McAlpn. g. e2-l2G; Miller s.. C2-2j; q.
r; Martin. g. Go-l% =, ,....,. .,.
ing arrangcmen,s Tor an excursion Of veterans Of
The regiment and friends to the State Camp on
chartered and will leave this city at j a. m. reach
the gamp St John Kerby Hn has
been appointed TO act as adjutant OF the sth Bat
SQUADRON AS JOt kNEl.
The visit OF Squadron A to Washington. which
was fixed for June -. has been postponed till July
l. that beins the date when Troop y. OF Washing
ton. will begin It's march through Virginia.
Adjutant- General William :. Stryker. Of New
Jersey has designated Commander Charles i. Dahl
sren OF The Battalion OF the West, comma ndcr
OF the Naval Reserve during the absence on leave
OF Captain William H. jacques
General W.usdte's history OF the 22i Regiment, OF
which an extended account published in The
Tribune time ago. Is rapidly nearing compile
ton but before the copy Is turned over 20 the
printer. the General again requests that frencs and
relatives OF who served with the regiment In
the war furnish him with all Information In their
possession touching the military OF the men.
henslye one and 1t is hoped that before the book
is printed something will be heard to the 80
members who are still unaccounted for.
Companies c. j. ana l. Of the l3th regiment,
In command Of Major Cochran. went to Creedmoor
on June l. Companies A. H. + and X, under Major
I,uscomb wen, June s, and COmpanlc; B and
g with the field and staff and non-comInissioned
officers went to the ranges Friday.
About six hundred men. including members OF tle
1siI the Veteran Association, the cadet corps, ana
Representatives Of the Grand army, went to CHRIST
Church Bedf0rd-ave., Brooklyn last Sunday TO neal
the Rev DR. James H. Darlington preach nc
annual soldiers Among the ofhcers pres
eni were Colonel Eddy and Captains ST. John' Cor
nell and Cooper. - ~.
CAPTAIN Waldo II. Sprague. of Company l. 7lsi
Regiment has resigned and Arthur G. clayton mas