New-York tribune., 1896-02-02
NATIONAL GUARD NOTES.
PROBLEMS
E(lUIPME ENT FtO
DRILLS AND REVIEWS.

the annual meeting, said In part:
II is my hope that. in accordance with the report
OF the committees on hospital equipment
from this association. the changes s susses'eIf ~
hospital men be increased from eight to twelve for
each regiment battalion OF six companies 10 elsnt
mental Te ho9pSi corps. two men Of sixth company
battalion hospital corps and one man on parSo
rals that the members OF the hospital corps wear
the ssh seyss &
supplied with surgeons held ms m,s'o nutTt he fur,
nshad the various organizations that men be enlist
ed specially for the hospital corps tnat .ns tsrs
10 snpped: that the medical officers orderly pouches
and hospital pouches for dca iT,Ire oeers Ss fed
case be the in use In the Natlohai t nni;s "a
that proper medical and surglsa fo sepsrate copa
nies: that suitable medical case os nc ca snnneG and
mai the medical corps be provided with reVoNe's'
The success Of the artillery tour Of camp du'y iaS
season has caused the plan Of mobilizng ali '"e
State artillery forces at Peekskiii 10 pe ie
General Howard Carroll, Chief Of Artillery on "oN-
enor Mortons etaH. urged the measure al '"ee'
ing OF the artillery officers which took place iaS'
week and the only thing which VIII De ia' n's :.
carry out the plan will be the money ~ " 49,
that 1t will cost no less than $OVD 70 mop~e -
artillery and keep the forces In camp SIX uH' .
tour would result in much good but in VIE" OF ''e
economy which is being practised IN ever ,'.,.1
pertaining to the National Guard 1t seems uouD'"'
whether the scheme be accomplished
IMPORTANCE OF THE NATIONAL GUARD'
General George W. Wingate. president OF the
National Guard Association OF the Lh''eu ''"
calls attention TO the needs of the 1uaiu an"
coasts legislation to strengthen 1t so that II may
become effective In time of need he s"sse''S
modern and uniform equipments, ana says
II is felt that the recent excitement IN resa,u u,
+he Verezuela matter has. more lhai az. noah,
else that has taken place since the wa war -, ~ mem
Srrs Of Congress the Unprotected condition OF rn5
country. and the necessity not aesresson by pac-
ing the National Guard OF the diiiereh, the~
N condition for immediate action whe"e'e' '
are needed . ,,..o l., ho
An engineer division OF the Naval Reserve Is De-
,ne organized and circular signed by a. ram
lin ir and Everett W. Frazer has pee" uiH' .D"'o' 49,
among the members Of the lst NaVai ba'.a'o'''
col,,nr attention TO the aims and objects OF 'ne or
carization Badges for marksIHen ana lot 1" pei
cent duty will be presented to members OF 'he ~
>r..,, battalion who are entitled to receive the'h
an hoard the L. S s New-Hampshire on the even
Ing of February II.
conadron AS reception at the rev armory was
n most imposing social military junction. anu IL
those who knew the troopers as soioers HAu %
doubts as to their qualities as hosts' 'he uouo
So ,.optsha1 for the entertainment was perlec'
Officers from near and far we're present e'e''
arm of the service was well represented anu 81"
GOV uniforms the handsome gowns OF the women
and the brilliant illumination transformer "e
great drill shed into scene OF Deau'''
NEWS OF THE 7TH REGIMENT
Tho 7th Regiment viii parade in full uniform for
o.,o,, bv Naior-Geaeral Edwin A. McAlpin. Al
3,,ant-General. on February s at p. m. Inc "'a'e
decoration for faithful service VIII be preseh'eu
., civ rner,bers for twenty-five years service SIX
,,crhers for twenty years service. nine members
for fifteen wears service and twenty-n'ne members
for ten years service
rne dramatic association Of the Ninth Company
will give a performance al the Carnegie hEceu''l
on March o. A burlesque on THE Prisoner OF
Zerda." written by one OF the 'ie"'Oe''' wa ~
presented.
Things did not run as smoothly as was expected IN
The sth Battalion last week. and General McLe"ee
found only one company TO muster H. lhs'eao VI
two The new company, which VIII be known aS
" has ffty-fve members and has elected 'he loi
lowing officers: Captain Joseph Solomon; hrst heu-
tenant William It. Dulant. jr.: second lieutenant
James D. Benham. Adjutant Kerbys company WI"
he known as Company G.. The battalion VIII Proo-
ably be reorganized as a regiment before FEBRUARY
% when the review by General Fitzgerald VIII taAe
place. 49,, ~,
Coo,ai, G G O'Connor OF Company A. 9th Regi-
nent an old English soldier. has received permiS-
sion from Adiutant- General McAlpin to wear TWO
medals received while in the service OF the queen
The medals are: The Queen Victoria silver Hleoa'
with clasp, for service in the Egyptian war 1907
and the Khedival bronze star for service In the
Soudan War 1sS3-S The Rev. DR.. Newland May
rarl chaplain OF the regiment. will preach the an
nual sermon on Sunday afternoon at ST. Thomas
Church Fifth-ave and Fifty-thrd-st Ihe COM
mand will assemble at the armory In State service
uniform overcoats. black helmet. white gloves.
standing collars and body belt. Assembly at
2:45 p.
THE ARMORY CLEARED AT MIDNIGHT
The gossip which grew out OF the little disturD-
ence at Company Gs stag" was a source or great
ANNOYANCE TO the members Of the 9th Regiment. Any
one who knows Colonel Seward would know that ne
would not allow the armory 70 remain open uh'l
23O Sunday morning for the accommodation OF ol
of drunken men. The truth of the story Is that
there were no drunken men in the armory at any
time Saturday evening. The vaudeville perform
ance was over at II so o'clock. At IL O'Clock the
lights were out and the armory doors were locked
Colonel Seward has issued orders for odttahon
drills follows:
First Battalion. Major S. f. Japha. Companies c.
D and e. Monday. February 10, and Monday, Feoru.
airy Il; Companies and II. Wednesday feofuary
second Battalion Major George T Lorigan Com
panies F. / and X Tuesday, February H. and Tues
February iS and Thursday. February 90
Second Lieutenant Herman c. Leonhardi has re-
ceived his commission with rank from December n,
1855 The following non-commissioned officers have
been warranted: Corporal John D. Maher. Com
pany b. Corporal John Hughes. Company II; Cor
poral Martin F. Donohue. Company A; Corporal
Louis E. Estes. Company G..
The 18th Regiment made a fine appearance at the
review which took place at the armory on Thurs
day evening Colonel Dowd was in command and
Adjutant General McAlpn took the review and pre-
sented the ong-service medals Major Charles S.
Burns aud Private Anthony b. Van Veusen's medals
were for twenty-five years service Others Of the
regiment who were decorated Glass H. for
twenty years service Private George Rutland
Glass ", for ten years service. Colonel Heman
Dowd First Sergeant Robert Paul. Sergeant Au-
erstus J. Wenk Sergeant Francis J. Laughlin.
Sergeant William Dyson. Musician Charles L.
Rooms Private John Reagan. Private Frank S
Hogg Musician Angus j. Thompson. Musician Don
aid n Wood and Pirate George c2ny
There was a dance after the review, and In view
NJ the rumors as 10 the everlasting enmity which Is
said TO have grown out of the FUN in palace car
he, the officers Of the 18th and the list. II was
pleasant TO see list Regiment men among the
dancers. - ,,,c,, ,.DD.Ic