The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-28

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Veterans Receive Dissertations
The dandy soldier boys Of the Seventh Resi-
ment lived up to their unique reputation last
night. The occasion was q full dress parade OF
the regiment, and despite the threatening
weather a large and fashionable gathering at
tended the Interesting function at tho armory,
Sixty-soventh street and Park avenue. Col.
William Seward, Ninth Regiment, commanding
the First Brigade. was the reviewing officer. He
was attended by q brilliantly uniformed sta6,
and as the regimental officers were also re-
splendent in gold lace and highly FURNISHED
requirements the effect was striking.
The rank and file looked like ideal soldiers in
their neat uniforms OF gray and white. and. as
usual. they moved like automatic machinery.
Col. Daniel Appleton was quito pleased with
his boys. and also with tho complimentary
remarks made by Col. Seward in the course
Of the evolutions. When the various COM
panies fell in for the grand march the sight
was q most inspiriting one and tho occupants
Of the balconies and other points Of vantage
overlooking the drill floor showed their appro-
turo. however. from a and patriotic
standpoint, was the distribution OF State deco
rstions for faithful service; As each sh b. man ian
his service medal his rank was lost sight OF for
the. moment and tho applause for the private
officers.
The heroes Of the night were Col. Daniel APP
ploton and Musician George IL MacUowan OF
company II. Each had completed a quarter of
q century In his courtry's service, and looked
good for another. The only survivor with q
twenty-year record was Private William n.
Bavier OF Company c, and he received q royal
send-of. The hfteen-year men decorated were:
Second Lieut.. Charles y. Bement. Company A; First
Sergeant John X. Cummings. Company Al; Private
John w. Scott, Company C; First Lieut.. Ro, ert
Maret, COMPANY d. the popular Treasurer OF the
RegiInental Athlntlc Associations Private Horace L.
Fox, Company d; Sergeant CHARLES L. Comfort, Com
pany y; Capt Francis u. Landon. Company /; Cor.
poral Clemens y. Muller, Company I, and Private
Edward c. s~choonmaker. Company d.
When the ten-year roll of honor was called 1t
was difficult to realize that the spry young fol-
lows who stood to attention had really served
for q full decade. They were as follows:
Assistant Surgeon Christopher J. Colles, Private
Rems,n Darling. Company A; Private Frederick @.
wightman,C company A; Private Emmons Clark. Jr..
Company B.; Private Charles y. Bostwick. Company
Sergeant Walter II. Drainard. Company G; Quarter
masters rgeant Pearson Halstead. Company G;
Corporal seymour 3. Van Kirk, Company c;
Private Frederick ". Rumble. Company C; Private
James W. Ha,stesd. Company CT Second Lieut.
George 8. Towle. Company d; Corporal Charles q.
Company d; Private Oscar 7. wenige. Com.
pany D.; Corporal william Z. r. Smith. Com
pany r; Corporal Prank W. Perkins, Company
=; Private C.. o. Woodhouse. Jr. Company Y;
Private Harry C. MabIe. Company G; Ssrgeanu John
A. Davidson. Company H; Corporal Arthur Drake,
Private Matthew X. Miller. Company HI; Private
Frederick Martin. Jr. Company III; Private Willis NJ.
Moore. CONF any I; Sergeant Louis Z. Lahens. Gem.
pany X, and Quartermaster L. J. Phelps. Company h.