The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-03
NATIONAL grand NOTES.

As announced heretofore ia this column the state
camp near Peckskili will open on Saturday, June
81. The full detail OF the organizations with dates
they will occupy the camp Is as follows: From June
"a TO July !, Eighth Regiment, Col. Cnauncey.
squadron 4, Major Roe. and n provisional battalion
OF separate companies. composed OF the Second of
Auburn, Twenty.nfth OF Tonawanda, Forty second
OF Niagara Falls. and Forty fourth OF Utica. This
will be known as the First Provisional Battalion;
and will he in command Of Capt. William Kirby OF
the Second Separate Company. July 1 to II. mir.
teen,h Regiment. Col. Watson. and the Second Pro-
visional Battalion OF separate companies, consisting
OF the First OF Rochester. Twcnty.ninth or Medina.
Thirtlcth Of Fim'ra, and Forty third OF Olcan, In
command of Capt. +. NJ. Hoffman of the ThirtiCth
Company. July II TO Is. Twenty third Regiment,
Col. Smith. and the Third Provisional Battalion OF
scparat" companies. composed OF the Thirty fourth
Of Geneva, Forty. nrst OF Syracuse, and Forty eighth
OF oswcgo, In command OF Capt. W. Wilson of the
Thirty fourth Company. July IL to 20, Ninth Rcgi-
menr, Col. Seward, and the Fourth Provisional Bat
TALON OF separate companies. composed OF the Filth
OF Sewvurgh, Tenth OF Scwburgh. Twenty. fourth OF
Mlddlctown, and Thirty. seventh OF Schenectady, In
command OF Capt. J. T. Chase OF the Fifth Company.
July 25 to Aug. /, Fourteenth Regiment Col.
Mitchell, and the Eighth Separate Company OF Roch.
ester and the Seventeenth Separate Company of
Flushing, which arctic be attached to the regiment
FOR tho time being. Aug. l TO 5, SiNty-ninth ReSi-
ment. Col. Smith; Troop c, Capt. Clayton. and the
flIlH u " NlFlhl van VI ~ lNl hN' NtIlINulfS,
composed or the Third az onconta, Ninth OF White.
hall. Thirty-thiri OF walton, and Thirty. ninth OF
Watcrtown, Ia command OF Capt. W. Scott OF the
Third. Aug. 3 10 10 viii ia artillery week, the
camp being occupied by tho First Battery OF New
York city. Capt. Wendell, and the Second from tho
same place, Capt. Wilson, tn" Third Battery of
Brooklyn. Capt. lsasquin, the Fifth Battery OF syria.
cuse. Capt. Hayes, and the Sixth battery OF Ding.
hamton, Capt. OImsted. The details at camp to nre
salutes will be made as follows; June 27 TO July II.
from tho First Battery, July IL TO 20. Second Bat
teryI July q5 to Aug. 8. Third Battery.
The First Battery. Capt. wendell, is preparing 40.
lively Cor its annual inspection, which is to he held
in its armory on Thursday evening, May IL.
The new company for the sixty ninth Regiment,
which Lieut.. Grirlu has undertaken to organize. Is
to he composed only Of young men who have a Ink.
ing Tor engineering work. 1; bc!BS che intention OF
the Lieutenant TO make the company an 'engineer
corps
The Seventy first Regiment VIII parade for divine
service on sunday, May II, at Grace Church, where
Chaplin V~anicwatcr will preach the sermon. The
Regiment VIII wear Its distinctive uniform with
white trousers.
The members Of Commander Miler's Naval Bat
TALON win II" inspected on board tho New Hamp.
shire next Saturday afternoon by Assistant Secro,
tary OF the Navy McAdoo. Attrr the Inspection tho
battalion viii have u drli; Gshorc.
mo Tirhth Regiment. Col, Chaunrcy, feel consld,
erabIy clgtrl AZ having been selected TO open the
camp aul set TIE InCe for the Infantry oIganiEa,
tlons which follow. col. Chaunrey VIII order "a
parade OF the regiment the latter part "a the month
Tor service IN Holy Trinity, Harlem, where Chaplain
Bird imam win preach tho sermon. R"gimCntll All,
jutant +. T. Austin and Battalion AdJutaut W. Par,
ish and Assistant Surgeon steele, recently appointed,
have passed the ENnmipiEs Hoard aud have been
commissioned,
Tho First NlNal battalion, Commander miller, is
compllmcntcd by tho Commandment In, chief upon its
prosperity AM attention To duty, and has cccidcd
that in Wow - The former tours ~ duty performed
by the hutt.lion afoat every year since 1891 STINT
lar service viii rt be- eNartrd dUrluE IN" coming
season. Commander miller. however, Is authorized
To- pcrmlt volunteers from IT. command To- continue
the 'lonr-s ore signal amt Information work ~ be-
gun last year, aud pay and rUtloUs win b" "llowed
them. II Is ordered that a detail ~ not more than
nny-two officers and mon may man the cutters In
cruisluE the Long island SOUND or New York Hay
and harbor for ut least two consecutive days per