New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-17
NATIONAL GUARD NOTES.
VALUE OF GENERAL MLEWEES REfoRl-
REGIMENTAI. ACTIVITIES


di,ion OF every branch of the service Vauao'e Ia
49, =, facts and figures expert views on customs
and usages and suggestions az TO changes ana I'M
movements all which are the result OF muc"
hard work and personal attention TO detail "e"-
eral Mel ewee had the able assistance III the prep
sration of his report of Colonel Goodman D. "reehe
and Major Frederick r. Lee. ana nc MAKES ~
,c,, mention of the valuable services OF these
officers ,, -,
As an example OF difference in the sianohe o,
seuarato companies, the reports as TO the |V'" t
Tho DIST companies are interesting. Oh the -o''
Company Captain Hiram e. hose's'
lcwee says .,o
This companv was very unsteady al Inspector no
and muster: there also splitting upon POI, sbnuld
10 an astonishing degree. wmcn li'hS h"' nondiion
lie stopped General appearsnr rer ANA Without corr
poor; talking and looking ar01 ace n This com
psny at once is far below me sescipiine is
80 tho pooresf Commissioned officers shoui'
wake up .,. 1.r,es u
The report Of the 2ist Company captain ''''es -
Lloyd is az follows: .,,io, &c
one OF the best separate COMPANIES ~ t ts worthy
IN some re-, ,hs insertions Of the last six years
show but one absentee in an aggreGa gaze tonrs OF
duty az the camp of Instruction SHOW per ~ IeS
present fer the entire Meth oi ~ attained by any
o,her COMPANY in the service. me ga aVeiss ahcmt
tendance at drills since January 1884, MIN n a0q the
ninety five Everything IN connie ' rOo,ndi,ion and
100 much praise cannot be accorueu '"''
and men for their devotion
DISADVANTAGES OF FIELD DUTY.
.oaral NcI.ewee urges the advantages OF the
Cann of instruction over field service. ana say
that the four necessary qualifications LOT d."
hcient National Guard are discipline rihe
guard duty and cleanliness. and mat heu ""'s %
COTS a negligence in al! Of these except i'"e
practice. ,,o, aoes
There Is hardly page in the report which ooes
not contain valuable Information to C'uardsmeh ana
f,r,ber extracts from the document VIII appear III
This column.
POSSIBLE TRIP TO ATLANTA.
Tho -,b 9th and 22d Regiments have each been re-
poried as making preparations Tor Wis" ~ ~
ianta and now Squadron is reported as having
nb,,,ons in that direction. Nothing positive on the
biact has been decided upon and all that mas oee'
said was based idle speculation.
ceneral McI,eer will review the 9Th Regiment on
Thanksgiving Eve. Colonel Eddy has ordered pre-
paratory drill for November q.
There is no longer any doubt as 10 hroohiE" nav
-, a cavalry troop The Acknowledgement mas
sanctioned the movement and the men VINO nave
been active in promoting the schehe a'o Vi 'uS''
standing and thoroughly competent '""' 'o
movement must be successful.
Colonel Goodman j. Greene will begin tho'oue'
inspection Of the Second Brigade tomorrow Oolo,
ma, Greene arrived from Albany on wednesday anu
will remain in Brooklyn until the hspec"oh - 'o''
p,etea about six weeks orders nave gone i0'"
from the Adjutant-Generals ONCE sNA"e ~
VIXEN the various commands will be visited Heheral
Mcl%wee hopes TO AXE the same course VII" ''
Of the brigades in the State.
The special committee Of National Guard surgeons
which General Terry appointed al the Septei"oei
meeting held a spirited session in the list hegiheh'
armory last Monday. Major Bendell presided but
Canta,n Burr the secretary Of the committee was
absent The discussions which took place showed
that the various members had given the matter OF
,mprpvement of the medical department mucn
thought since their appointment. and tnat theE were
harmonious on matters of most importance But no
rtport 10 the Surgeon-General WAS formuia'eu'
Many recommendations were agreed upon, among
which the most important were the equipment OF the
Guard with ambulances the enlargement OF nospi'ai
CORDS and the formation Of regimental ambulance
co-ps But these matters and all others were recon-
u,itted 10 a subcommittee. of which Major Stimson
or the -th Regiment, made chairman. and this
committee will make the final report to the Surgeon
General The Department is sorely IN need OF funds
and this will be made clear TO the COMMANDER
ir-C-hef through General Terry
Major Benden said the members Of his COM
,nittee that this is the age of economy and sug-
eested that a modest appropriation be asked for in
order that the request might receive consideration
THREE SERGEANTs IN BAD HUMOR.
Rumors have been circulated that three SER
eeants who were turned down" by captain in the
First Brigade tc make way for corporal. have
asked for their discharges
pany A. eth Regiment. will take place this week
The members OF the eth Regiment Rife Club VIII
be divided into five classes this winter the nlst
class will consist OF all those members who make
sixty-eght points more in any armory ciuD
match or in a competition for the lie Bouteler or
Abee trophies second class, those who make
sixty -four and not more than sixty-seven third
class those who make sixty-two and not more thah
sixty-four: fourth class those who make sixty ana
not more than sixty-one, and nth class, the re-
naming members of the club. Any member VINO
makes score OF sxty-eight or better in any OF the
arrnory matches and who makes a score of sixty
under the conditions OF the rapid-fre match, VIII
be entitled a silver experts bar
The executive officers of the eth Regiment Rife
Club for this season VIII be;
January 4-Sergeant White and Corporal Lam
January ll-sergeant Carnochan and Corporal
January lS-Lieutenant Clark and Corporal Taylor
January 25-Lie>;,enant Dunn ana Corporal rer-
February Corporal Conroy and Private Bayier'
Februs~, Sergeant Beach and Corporal Lam
-.bruary 15-sergeant White and Sergeant Car
~ February 22-I.eutenant Dunn and Corporal Rob
Fehruarv 29-Maior Conover and Sergeant Beach
uarcb 1IiIeutenant Clark and Corporal Perkins
March I4-Corporal Conroy and Corporal Lam
March A-Corporal Robinson and Corporal
March 2s-Captain Palmer and Corporal Iayior
ADril 4-Corporal Stevens and Private Bavier
April llMajor Coughry and Sereesnip
April lS-Major ConOver and Captain faimeT
April 25-Lieutenant Clark ana sergeant "hi'e' -
Company l. OF the 9TH Maryland Regiment. VIII
have the members OF Company A. sth Battalion, as
guests as soon as the committee having the trip III
charge has made the arrangements. The com
,nittee consists OF Sergeants Benan and Barthoio-
mai Corporals Holman and Clman and PrVates
Norton Spector and Haskell
NEWS or TIE 18TH REGIMENT
HEADQUARTERS night in the 18th Regiment has been
changed from lionday Thursday. Colonel Dowd
has made his first appointment in keeping with the
new regulations. Daniel s Appleton, an cx-Lleu-
tenant of the regiment has been named for quarter
master of the I'd Battalion. The annual mess din
ner of the officers of the 18th Regiment Will take