New-York tribune., 1896-01-20


There are rumors current IN military circles IN
Brooklyn OF changes 10 be made in the Examining
Board of the Second Brigade. The body at present
IS made up follows: Lieuenant-Colonel J. Is.
Frothngham Assistant Adjutant-ticneral. prcsi-
dent Lieutenant-Colone Ezra De Forest, 2}d Rcgi-
ment: Major George g. Cochran. 18th Regiment;
Major H. II. Quick 47th Regiment and Captain L.
H. Mitchell 18th Regiment. Major Cochran has
been on the Board for long time Colonel Wat
son ard of the other regimenfal com
manders believe in rotation in Office. and II Is
probable If General McI.eer decides to rcorsan.ze
the Board. that Captain Frank r. Wiswell, OF the
18th Regiment will be named in place of Major
Cochran.
The members Of the 18th Regiment are preparing
for the annual full-lress reception and ball of the
regiment, which viii be given al the arnory on
February q. 1t IS the intention of the managers
of the reception to make II success far beyond
any, hing of the kind ever given in the armory.
A project is under way in the 18th Regiment -
reorganize Company II. Captain Van Olinda. II s
expected VIII offer his resignation within few
DAYS and 1t is said that large number of new
recruits Will then be mustered in. making II prac-
ticaly a company. Some Of the useless or
negligent men whose names are now borne on the
roll will be dropped. new commander elected. and
the company established. far as possible, on the
lines OF the old "Dak!n Company. which was con-
solidaed with Company In 1892. after an existence
of more than thirty years
The buresque drill OF Companies h, + ana W. oi
the 18th Regiment TO be held in the Sumner-ave.
armory on the evening OF February 3. will unques-
tionably be n amusing entertainment The
programme Includes n review. which Will be held
by Drum Major Mcintyre The officers o: the bur
lesque command will be: Colonel. Corporal !. {.
Patterson. Company G; lieutenant-colonel Sergeant
Joseph Becker, ]: majors. Private d. Briody +,
and Sergeant 4. c. Edwards. ID; rcSimental ad-
ju;ant, Corporal W. II. Pendry, +; battalion ad-
iutants Sergeant James Batcman. q, ana private
Frederick Nash G.: rcg.mental sergeani-maJor flTsi
Sergeant John Scrmgeour. \: battalion sergeant
majors. Sergeant John jenkins. \. and sergeant
G F. Bethel f.; captains: lst Battai.on-Flrst Ser
geant William Gendar b: Sergeant W Skelior. y;
Private f. O. Francis. q. and First Sergeant John
Baxter G; I'd Battalion-First Sergeant +. K. Post,
d. F.rst Sergeant A. Graham, +; Sergeant W.
Morris F. and First Sergean; George Snlth' T..
The staff includes these pr!vates: surgeon. H. W.
Stiles A; assistant surgeon. Samuel Schenck, q;
inspector Of rifle practice W. 7. Crane. A; as
sistant inspector of rifle practice. F. r. Morris, -,
chaplain William Freeman; quartermaster, H. Jeh-
nings b; cornmissary. Sergeant George y. Lane. \;
staff offcer-at-arge. Quartermastcr-Sergeant VIII
lam " George, \.
There was some capital shooting at the rife
ranges IN the 23d Regiment Armory on Monday
night The first on the card was the team match,
between teams OF five men from Companies q, -.
7 and b. Each contestant had five shots at 9p,
800 and 800 yards. Company Gs team won. with
the following score: