The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-26
NATIONAL GUARD NOTES.


NATIONAL GUARD NOTES.
Tho committee Of National Guard onlcers. consist
ing OF Gen. W.. Fl. Kirby. General Inspector OF Rife
Practice Lieut.. Col. O. H. Luscomb, Thirteenth Regi.
ment; Col, q. J. Greene. Inspector.Generai's Depart
menti Chaplain W.. N. Dunneii. Twenty.second Resi.
ment, and Capt. David Wilson. Second Battery,
appointed by the National Guard Association 20 select
q design for q monument to the late AdJt. Zen. Josiah
Porter. after examining ONE twenty models and
sketches sent in by prominent s%culptors. have unani.
mously chosen the model submitted by Mr.. W. Clark
Noble. Tho model represents Gen. Porter. in full.
dresb uniform, In a standing position on q handsome
pedestal. The design, in miniature. will be on exhi.
bition at the meeting Of the National Guard Associa.
ton TO be held in Albany on Jan. 10. Capt. Wilson.
the Secretary OF the committee. announces the
total amount Of subscriptions to date to be 1887.
sent In by the following: MaJorGen. 7. H. McGrath,
800; Col d. Appleton. 500; Squadron A, 5000;
Gen. Oliver and stan. $50; First Battery. $50; Com
pany A. Seventh Regiment. o25; Company r, Seventh
Regiment. e25; Company g. Seventh Regiment. o25.
Company /. Seventh Regiment, e25; Second Battery,
5000; Gen. q. d. Sanford. S25; Gen. B. F. Flagler.
$50; Gen. s. W. Terry. $40; Gen. T. C. Ricketts,. go;
Col. W. g. Sanger. e1o; Col. ]. G. Story, el0; Major F.
Alderman, $40; Chaplain w. n. Dunnell. o25; Friend,
through Chaplain Dunnell. sec; ex-Lieut. c. F. Engel.
man. e6; Major E. B. Ives, So; Second Signal Corps,
ee5; Company A. Tenth Battalion. $50; Company B,
bhttullOns OOUs beCOnu bephfht0 company,
900; Fourth Separate Company, $50; Sixth Separate
Company. 600; Eighth Separate Company. SEQ;
Tenth Separate Company. $50; Eighteenth Separate
Company. $685. Twentieth Separate Company, e25;
Twenty first Separate Company. el07; Twonty-second
Separate Company. o75; Twenty sixth Separate Com.
pany. o2o; Twenty.eighth Separate Company. s25;
Thirtieth Separate Company. 800; Thirty-fourth
Separate Company. o75; Thirty seventh Separate
Company. S95. and Forty.nrst Separate Company.
o25.
Tho old year out and the new year In, with New
York. the second city in the world. win be celebrated
at the Ninth Regiment armory next Friday night in
an elaborate and entertaining manner. The regiment
will parade for review by Major.Gen. Wesley Merritt.
U.S.A. Then a picked company from the Thirteenth
United States Infantry will give an exhibition drill
in close and extended order, as well as the new phys.
tcal drill, after which will come the most elaborate
reception ever given by the Ninth. Many prominent
military men. city oracials, and others will be among
the many present. The Old Guard will also partici-
pate in the exercises OF the evening. which begin at
$3.50 O'Clock. The drill Of the regulars will. OF course,
be the military feature OF the evening.
Company A. Seventh Regiment. will meet at the
armory tomorrow night to elect civil officers for the
ensuing year. Company B will hold q Christmas tree
party next Thursday night at Turn verein Hall after
drill. Some unique presents will be on the tree. and
none Of the boys will be forgotten.
The annual dinner Of tho Second Division Of the
Second Naval Battalion will be eaten at Argyle Hall,
tomorrow night. To Paymaster Mollen-
hauer. who resigned recently. has been presented q set
of resolutions expressing the regret OF the members.
Company c. Eighth Regiment, has unanimously
elected Battalion ~dJutant J. Clifford Brown to be First
Lieutenant OF the company. vice Baker. appointed
Assistant Inspector of Ride Practice. There will be
more drills in the regiment until Jan. 9 next. and
Col. Cnaunoey in orders wishes a merry Christmas
and a happy New Year TO all the members of the regi.
ment.
Companies A and C. Seventy.nrst Regiment, have
decided TO hold at the armory on Feb. 4 next q Joint
entertainment, consisting OF o drill, review, and
reception. in which the Eleventh Separate Company
of Mount Vernon will participate. Company D will
hold q stag entertainment at Majestic Hall next
Thursday. and Company + will give an entertainment
to Its veterans at the armory next Wednesday night.
The following is the programme for the regimental
athletic games to be held At the armory on Saturday
evening. Jan. 8: Sixty.three.ya dash. 440.yard run,
sack race, one-mie bicycle race. hurdle race. half
mile run, three.legged race. 220.yard run. one.mile
run. bayonet race. three-mile bicycle race. relay race,
obstacle race. and q bicycle skate race. Tho last
event Is a new one, and will be the nrst armory com.
petition OF Its kind ever held. The entries close at
the armory next Thursday night.
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Adjt.-Gen. Tillinghast has invited oncers of the
National Guard generally to forward by tomorrow
night any suggestions they may desire to make on the
subject OF reorganization.
It 10 understood that Lieut.. Phillips Of Company r.,
Twenty second Regiment. viii resign on account Of
business. Lieut.. II. q. Romano of this company has
been elected Treasurer and observation-disclosures
James @. Campion Secretary. Private N. E. Bother
of COmDanV r has heen Dr0mafAd Janca rornnra1
Company + will arrange o stag entertainment for
some evening next month. Company K will give Q
theatrical entertainment in Majestic Hall on Fob. l..
Company A. Ninth Regiment, will give an exhibition
at the armory on Thursday evening. Jan. o. in CON
neotion with the installation. and reception OF Alex.
ander Hamilton Post 1872. G.. A. R.. of New York.
Tho Twenty-third Regiment will give at the ami.
versary next Friday night q stag which includes box
ing and athletic exhibitions, q vaudeville show. q pie
eating contest. and a burlesque.
Tho Gymnastio Squad of the First Battery. which
comprises nearly all its members. will give q compli.
mentary exhibition and dance to its friends next
Tuesday night.
The Thirteenth Regiment, Col. Watson. will be
reviewed At Its armory next Wednesday night by
Mayor Wurster and all the surviving ex-Mayors of
Brooklyn. and q reception will follow the military
ceremonies.
After drill on Friday evening last the members of
Company H.. Seventh Regiment, and a number OF their
friends proceeded I. the Turn yerein Hall In East
sixty seventh street. After Refreshments had been
served, Capt. Lydecker. IN the name OF the members OF
the company. presented long service medals to Capt.
Underwood OF Company q Cwho has recently been
promoted from a Lieutenancy In Company II. and TO
ouArtermAster'sergeant Williams. He then presented
swords TO ex-sergeant Davidson. now ~COnmissary or