The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-12
NATIONAL GUARD NOTES.

The State camp win be opened on the afternoon
OF June 27, and a detachment Of the Third Battery
win FIRE the opening salute. The organization Ia
open camp had not been decided upon At las,
accounts. Among the onnccrs detailed on the post
stan this season will be Major Cochran of the Thtr.
teenth Regiment. This Is the of1cer who applied
for the "valor" medal for heroic service during the
strike Of the Brooklyn trolley men In the winter Of
1895, and for his prowess In making desperate
bayonet charges was mich named "Fightine George. -
Regimentai Adjutants and Quartormasters will
be pleased 10 learn that they will shortly receive
the rank Of Captain, instead Of First Lieutenant as
Mt present. orders to this effect may he issued
from General Headquarters next week.
Col. Chauncey Of the Eighth Regiment has writ.
ten Col. Smith OF the Sixty ninth, rendering him the
use OF the armory Of the Eighth for a review any
time he may desire such. The ofrer will be highly
appreciated by tho sixty ninth, who cannot use
their present armory safely for regimental Assem-.
bhes. An election for Captain in Company X. Six
ty'ninth. vice Lynch promoted. will be held next
Friday; and although there are three candidates in
he field now, with the chances Of a fourth, the good
angel OF peace in this case will probably not be dis.
turbed. The candidates mentioned thus far are
Lieut.. Mccarthy. Sergeant Major scanion, and
First Sergeant Cigar, all pronounced TO be good
men and true. Sergeant p. Fitzpatrick has been
elected Second Lieutenant of Company 4. Col.
Smith has forwarded the protest OF Sergeant John
son OF Company d against the election OF Lieut..
Dowdney to the captaincy to the Commander in.
Chief. The protest, It lie said, could have been with.
held on technical grounds; but the Colonel. not de.
string to take any unfair advantage. sent the papers
forward. 1t is not thought that the protest will be
sustained. The regiment will probably parade on
Memorial Day. provided that no unauthorized
bodies are allowed to appear in the column.
CnDt- Rrtdprnnn ~ auundrop A has baon dotatiod
as a member Of the Brigade Examining Board for
non. commissioned Officers. A vacancy occurring
by the relieving OF Major Roe. the composition OF
the Board is now Capt. Wendell of the First Battery,
President; Capt. wilson. Second Battery, and Capt.
Bridgman, Squadron A.
Brig. Gen. James McLeer, Second Brigade, has
by Col. Greene on Wednesday evening. April 22, and
has accepted. All the Colonies OF the Second Bri-
sade have been invited and oil the field officers of
the Thirteenth gimen in whose armory the
Seventy first was q%uartered for q time while on
strike duty in Brooklyn in January, 1895. Gen.
Fitzgerald and stan OF the First Brigade, as well as
the CVlonels of the regiments In New York city, will
also be among the guests. The Citizens Committee
OF Brooklyn, who provided overshoes and tobacco
for the men during the strike. and the officers and
committees of the Hamilton Club Of Brooklyn. who
gave the National Guard Officers a complimentary
dinner after their military services. are among the
number invited. Col. Greene has planned this en-.
tertafDment as q token of appreciation of the kind
nesses received by the regiment while in Brooklyn.
After the military exercises the guests will be en-.
at the Waldorf. Company @ has elected
Private W. w. Despard from the Twenty third
Regiment a Second Lieutenant. He has an excel
military record and is O 100 per cent. duty
man. In preparation for the review the regiment
will have a preliminary drill next Friuay night.
Tho First Battery. Capt. Louis Wendell, will hold
An election next Wednesday for Junior First Lieu
tenant, which will result In the promotion OF sem
Tor Second Lieut.. Robert NJ. Lyman. Junior Second
Lieut.. A. W.. Lingleman will become senior Second
Lieutenant, and Corporal Hathaway of Company
r, Twenty second Regiment, will be elected Junior
Lieutenant. The annual ball of the nom
commissioned officers and drivers will be held in
he armory next Saturday, the music being fur
by the First Battery band. Elaborate prep
.rations have been made for the entertainment of
he guests.
Company A, Twenty second Regiment, Capt. Muir
Thy, will hold an Informal entertainment and re-
,eption in the armory tomorrow night. Lieut.. J.
I. Kennedy OF Company d will, 1t is said, resign
The first annual dinner Of the non.com-
stan to he held in Hotel Reivcdere next
promises to be an event. All the COM
nissioned officers of the regiment have been in
'ited, and a special programme of entertainment
las been arranged.
The Twenty third Regiment will hold its spring
games in its armory next Saturday night.
The Seventh Regiment will parade for annual In
pection and muster in its armory next Thursday
The annual church parade OF the regiment
viii be held In st. Bartholomew on Sunday, April
20. Assembly at the armory $50 p. NJ. Col. APP.
Teton has appointed Corporal Edward L. Nicoll of
H color sergeant of the regiment in place
Z Peter D. BREASTED, Jr.. who was recently bre-
cited Second Lieutenant and placed upon the re-
list. after a service of over nifty years. Color
crgeant Nicoll first entered the regiment May IL,
sos. and stands number 40 on the honorary roll
( the regiment. The regiment is ordered to parade
or rifle practice at Creedmoor by battallons as fol-
TVS: Companies G and d on Monday, May Is; Com
aniss f and q on Tuesday, May 10; Companies II
nd 1 on Wednesday, May go; Companies h and X on
thursday, May 81; Companies F and A on Friday.
lay 22. Assembly at 7:1O O'Clock A. NJ. Train
,aves Long Island City at 8 O'Clock A. NJ. The an.
ual dinner of the regiments veterans will be held
t sherry's on Monday evening. April 90.
Tho Eighth Regiment will hold q drill rehearsal
morrow night preliminary to its review by AdJt.-
en-. McAlpln on April 90. Company F has pre-.
,nted to Lieut.. Col. Neftel. Ordnance Sergeant Lar
Sergeant. Major Acker, and First Sergeant
Dung handsome swords. Company d will give a
ound party In the armory next Friday. Company
has been challenged by Company d to a competi
on for the Chauneey Cup. The match will take
about April 22.
Tho annual inspection and muster of the First
avail Battalion. Commander Miller. will be held on
oard OF the New Hampshire next Friday night.
Squadron A celebrates its seventh anniversary
Delmonioo's next Wednesday night. The squad
IN may parade on Memorial Day with the @. A. r.
The active and veteran members of the Twelfth
have arranged an elaborate celebration
a April 81 of the thirty NTH anniversary Of the
eparture OF the regiment TO the war In 1851. The
rst event on the programme will be the annual
inner OF the veterans at the Hotel Savoy from 8 to
?. NJ. Many Officers OF the active regiment Will be
resent at the dinner. as well as q number OF dis
ex OF the Twelfth. Major Gen.
aniel Butterneld will preside. Part OF the regi,
entail band will be in attendance. and ut the con
usion OF the dinner the veterans will march to the
'gimental armory escorted by the band, where the