New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-18
OLD GUARD NOT GOING ABROAD.
INVITATION OF THE ANCIENT AND HoNo"AD-
ARTILLERY OF MASSACHUSETTS, DEcLiNTO
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE ANNUAL PARADE

INVITATION OF THE ANCIENT. AND HONORABLE
ARTILLERY OF MASSACHUSETTS DECLINED
,pPANGEMENTs FOR THE ANNUAL PARADE.
r,,oros, has been excited In the ranks Of the Old
Guard h, the circulation Of rumor that the organ
,zaton would embark trip abroad TINS SPRING u
visit England and the Continent. The proposi'loh
Yesterday however. went by the board ana .he oiu
Guard will not sail to foreign lnnds as oouy' ''
season. at least
The report that trip would be made this spring
had It's origin in the invitation extended to the COM
handing officer and staff by the Ancient and HON.
orabe Artillery Company OF Massachusetts 10 ac-
company II on tour to the Old Worid. Inc
Ancents will start from Boston on June 20 SAILING
on the Serva to Liverpool This Cunarder oru-
narily sails from New York but she will go 70 boston
especially for the European trip. The Fourth OF
July will be observed In midocean, py speciai e~e'
cises OF an appropriate character
Whom the Ancents extended their invitation 70 the
O,d Guard to accompany them the stipulation was
made that one uniform should be worn ABROAD ana
this the Old Guard decided was not concession 10
be made so that the invitation was not acceP'eu.
and consequently the commanding officer ana stan
will not be In the European excursion this spring.
rod ,e,ter dav I'm the Old Guard calendar Is April
% when the SEVENTEEN anniversary OF the organiza-
,,on will be celebrated. The installation OF onicers
will take place at the armory at Fifth-ave and
Fourteenth-st. Wednesday afternoon. April
% Governor Morton last year Installed the
officers OF the Old Guard in the Executive
Chamber OF the Capitol. ceremony which mad
never before been performed In that chamber
The installation April % OF the officers elected on
March IS will begin with the separate ceremony OF
installing Major Sloan. General Kruger. L. ). A..
comma nding Department Of the East. VIII be the
installing officer. The line officers will be Installed
as follows: Company A-Belden J. Rogers. captain:
Walter Scott first lieutenant; John d. Quincy. Sec
ond lieutenant. Company B-James F. Wenman.
captain: Fred W. Seybe first lieutenant; James X.
Mason, second lieutenant.
parade to which every Old Guardsman looks for
ward-and Major Sloan has particularly requested
the presence Of every member. Mounted ana dis,
mounted police will precede the line, with band
coming mex. The commanding officer and stan
will head Companies and Il. Then there VIII be
eight vict6rias for the following honorary members:
General Huger. General Butterhed. Mayor Strong,
Flower General f. A. McAlpn. Colonel Frederick
D. Grant, General Arson c. McCook. General e. II;
r. Coils General Martin I. Mcmahon, General
James K. O'Beirne Colonel II. c: Corbn. ex-Gov,
ernor James T.. Campbell. Colone, W. c. Church ana
Colonel l.. l.. Langdon. Mounted police VIII bring
up the
Tn. battalion will march to st. Thomas's Church.
at Fifth-ave and Fiftythird-st., where the ami
v-rsary service will be celebrated at 3:io p m me
Rev Or. John Wesley Brown. chaplain OF the Old
Guard will ofricate. The services will be most IN
teresiing and a new march, composed especially for
the occasion and entitled THE Old Guard. VIII De
heard for the first time.
After the church service the Old Guard Will escort
the honorary members 10 the armory, wneFe DIN
ner will be given. with addresses following.