New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-05
NATIONAL GUARD NOTES.
THE PROGRAMME FOR THE CREEDMOOR
SEASON-DRILI.S AND REVIEWS.

moor programme for the coming season The follow
Ing dates have been arranged for the FIRST ana
Second brigades: eth Regiment May 49, H. D. q;
%: sth Regiment. May o. %: 9th Regiment May
J. 2, II: 18th Regiment June Q. H. u; Eth Regiment
May 4, G. Is; 14th Regiment; May 5. :. 8; 22d Regi-
ment. June 10, 10; 23d Regiment. May - H. H. To-
47th Regiment June l. g. s: Goth Regiment. May %.
Is: list Regiment. June .. t. 6: iih 18th and l7ih
Separate Companies. May %: Squadron and Troop
c. May .: First Brigade Signal Corps May ,.
Second Brigade Signal Corps. May 9 Supplementary
practice DAYS (all distances to COO yards ncusIve)
August l. s. Is. 90 %; September :, r. %: o.
tober 10. II. "a Practice days for export class
only, October g. 60 81. Practice f.; the season
will close November l. and scores made after
that date will he recognized. Field practice books
fully written up must be sent to General Nhitlock
on or before November Is, 1896
Ex-Mayor James H. Manning. of Albany Major
and Ordnance Officer the staff Of General Robert
Shaw Oliver, in New-York last week
The signal detachment of Squadron \ will be IN
command of H. l.. Ficken 1T Is composed OF the
following troopers: S. Phelps +. Could. S. L. Crom-
well and +. Jones. of Troop /: and A. c. Smith a.
Phelps H. p. Robbins and c. 8 Haight of Troop 2
The detachment will be thoroughly instructed IN Sig
Mailing by all the employed by the Signal
Corps.
7TH REGIMENT ON STAGE AND DRILL FLOOR
The It'll Regiment won two victories last week.
One at the Carnegie Lyceum where the Ninth COM
pany Dramatic Association presented the TaVesV
Thursday evening when the command was reviewed
by General Ruger. AT the three performances OF
the play the house crowded and those VINO wilt
messed the performance were loud In their ueihoI-
strations OF approval The performers nave peeh
requested to produce the play again, and they VIII
probably do for the benefit of some charl'y'
They Will also give one performance at stamford
Conn. for a benevolent purpose
The eth always looks and drills well. but 1t looked
and drilled better than usual at the reVie" Inc
steady movement Of the men was no' only APP
pauded by the people who crowded the galleries.
hut II was praised by the visiting officers from GOV
ernors Island. The officers Of the regiment looked
proud that evening, and there was sood cause Ao'
1t.
Colonel Henry Chauncey has appointed Frederick
Bierhon formerly Sergeant-Major. Cuartermaster
If the Second Battalion Nathan Stern, corporal OF
Company F. has been named as Quartermastei-Ser-
geant OF the First Battalion
Edward j. McVeiSh corporal OF company r. mas
been Amounted Quartermas Sergeant of the Sec
ond Battalion.
Company BIS entertainment at Tammany Hall TO-
morrow evening promises to be an enjoyable analr
Company has issued invitations for an entertain
ment to take place at the arnory on the evening oi
April TO- There will be a regimental drill on Apri! ID"
and on April Il Company Will entertain its friends
at the arInory. The annual celebration IN comment
Grafton of the departure of the old Eighth for the
seat of war will be held on the evening OF Aprh 90
There will be a regmenta parade ana review ana
after the military entertainment there Will De uaiC-
ing.
THE NEW 9TH REGIMENT ARMORf.
The members Of the 9th Regiment are In peck OF
trouble over their new armory. The lease on ther
present quarters expires April 80 and II was eN
nec,ed that some DAYS before that date Colonel sew
ard would march his men out Of the old ra''ieooN
in which the command is now housed 10 the lie"
sfortress-ke quarters. But the new armory VIII not
be ready and unless some provision is made Tor ac-
commodating the regiment it will find itself ON the
street Its effects can be stored until inc he"
armory is ready. but having no quarters Will have
bad effect the regiment and ii is hoped That the
city will provide shelter for Colonel seward he"
or II nothing better can be done that the Armory
Board will arrange with the regiments present
landlord for an extension of the lease for month or
six weeks.
No announcement has been made at headquarters
as to who will succeed Adjutants Wieners and Tru,
man and Quartermaster Pratt Officers are slated
for the positions, but no action viii be taken until
the discharges are received from Albany. 49, ,o.h
Lieutenant Colonel McCoskry Butt, of the 12th
Regiment. will sail for Europe on WEDNESDAY, ana
Major John S Aaa.r has been appointed regimental
sergeant-major vice Downes promoted Adjutant
for the Ninth Company Dramatic Association, and
who devoted much time 10 the preparation ana ,nd
production of the "PoisOner OF Zenda. has received
many congratulations for the success OF MS eIorts
GAMES OF THE 22D
The annual games of the 22d Regiment Athletic
Association will take place in the armory on April
3d. The prize committee consists Of Captain y. y.
Thurston Lieutenant S. NJ Phillips and Sergeant
Major A. W. Rider. Harry Romano has been
elected second lieutenant OF Company H. The his
tory of the 22d Regiment will be ready for distribu-
ton in about two weeks. 1t will contain much i'm
portant matter which has never been published and
will be a valuable addition to the military history Of
The I'd Regiment has been ordered to appear in
full dress uniform at the armory tomorrow evening
General Thomas H. Kruger; L. 8 A, who. with his
staff viii be en,ert I. aiier the re'e" by
Company <. 22d Regiment. Captain Daniel j.
Murphy. viii have an entertainment at The armoTy
stoddard is the chairman Of the committee. and De
Colonel George Moore Smith and the officers and
progress which has been made in the way Of secur
Ing new ,s for bs ssest s S se Of THE the
College of the City of New,York. Twenty thrd-st
"ss he at Put M s
Amory Board because Of protests on n, ne part OF
feel confident that they can overcome al opPosi-
o and that an Is AZ sppo
ments 1t is reported that he Is looking In the
rna of ,hf ssh h1T say will
have It's annual ball at the Lexington Opera House
o" The KnicKeSbocker GIays will have prize dr
in the list Regiment Arm9ry on the dv en- o OF
m mRass y; J. Kennedy Todd
George pna Gl 5he d: s ag
The drill of the Berkeley School boys at the 7st
Regiment
neopie who are interested in military instruction
n schools The boys presented fine appearance
nd viii not have 10 remain in the awkward squat
long when they Join the National Guard The
tdees on the evening Of the prize drill were Ad)u.
!ss William G. Bates Captain Frank Keck and
Lieutenant Chayles Clarke Of The he list Rstm fd
~ last meeting for the season on Monday even
In a. the eth Regiment Veteran club After me
ms CaptaIn Charles f. Iydecker OF the Eighth
Cnpmpnany fth Regiment. spokesman for the officers
,osI nresented beautiful sword 10 Colonel r.
9ias cas- pf:reene Captain Lydecker made happy
,;ttie ,peech for which he was loudly corpl-