The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-30
NATIONAL rGUARD NOTES.

The dividing Of the present First Brigade into two
brigades win be made probably this week. Il 10 gen.
orally understood that Squadron A. the First Battery,
and the Ninth. Twelfth. and Twenty. second Regi.
ments will constitute one brigade. and the Signal
Corps. Second Battery. S venth. Eighth. Sixty ninth.
and Seventy first Regiments the other. Neither Col.
Appleton nor Col. Franklin Bartlett OF the Twenty.
second cares to be a candidate for %Brigadier. so In the
easterly force there arc three available candidates.
Col. p. V. Greene OF tho Seventy first. Col. O. NJ.
Smith OF tho Slxty.nintn. and Col. Henry Chauncey
OF the Eighth. In the west brigade there probably
will be two candidates. Col. Seward OF the Ninth. and
Col. McCoskry Butt of the Twelfth. The Twenty.
second Regiment votes apparently will decide the
contest in the west brigade. and the votes OF the
Seventh In the east.
The members of tho Ninth Regiment. who arc
equipped with the new distinctive uniform, will DO
formed into a battalion on Monday evening. Feb. 81,
for n review. A reception will follow. Sergeant W.
+. King Of Company D. Ninth Regiment. 10 to to tried
by q reSimental court.martial He is charged with
leaving tho ranks without permission at a recent
parade, taking several men with him. Private schon-
berger OF Company b, who. while a sentry in the
armory not long ago. quit his post against orders.
has been fined $40 by the delinquency court. Cor.
pornl Frank Sparkling of Company b is charged with
violating military etiquette by smoking In the ranks
and refusing to quit. and using offensive language to
his superior oflcer. II found guilty. he may have to
pay IS for the smoke and 50 more for cuss words.
Companies A and C. seventy.nrst Regimen will
hold a joint military exhibition and dance at the
armory next Friday night. A feature OF the event
will be the participation in the exercises OF the
Eleventh Separate Company from Mount Vernon AND
the Second Battery.
The SECOND division OF the First Naval Battalion has
accepted All invitation OF Company c. Twenty.third
Regiment, to give au exhibition drill In artillery and
bay0net eSer else at the armory tomorrow night.
Tho following promotions have been made in the
division: H.. T. Maury TO b~oatswaln's mate. r. c. Wal
dron to torpedoist, II. Gulon to gunner's mate. c. s.
Lapgdon, Jr.. QuartermaSter. II. D. Rogers. Jr., and
S. II. Payne to ~coxswalus. Seamen f. Clark and W.
u. Wait, Jr.. have passed the board rs expert signal.
men.
The Thirteenth Regiment will DO reviewed at its
armory on Wednesday evening. Feb. 0. by Major.
Gen. Wesley Merritt, United States Army. A dance
Will follow.
Capt. Jacob W. Miller. comm anding the Naval MI.
litia of the Stat. VIII review the First Naval Bat.
talon on board the New Hampshire on Tuesday
evening. Drills of various descriptions will DO held.
including broad sword. ~bayonet. signal. boat. FIRE.
artillery, and torpedo drill.
The Twenty. second Regiment will hold athletic
games Mt the armory on Saturday evening. Feb. go.
There Will be dancing after the games. Company X
Will hold n dramatic entertainment and dance at
Carnegie Hall next Tuesday night. The resignation
or Lieut.. Phillips of Company IL has been received
and accepted.
The Seventh Regiment veterans will attend me.
mortal service at 81. Thomnss Church. Fifth avenue
and Flfty.third street. this afternoon. at 4 O'Clock.
Seats for thc veterans will be reserved In the body of
the church. The sermon will be preached by the
Rev. claudius 81. Roome. chaplain OF the veterans.
First Lieut.. Clarence ". smith OF Company B.
Thirteenth Regiment, has accepted the captaincy OF
Company E.
Squadron "a" will hold Its annual athletic meet.
ing AZ the armory on Tuesday evening. March l., the
programme being as follows: Riding double. low
reach at gallop, tug OF war mounted. potato race. team
wrestling. novelty race. rough riding class, head
cutting with hurdles, and melee.
The Twenty'third Regiment Will DO reviewed by
Adjt.Gen. c. Whitney Tillinghast ed on Monday
evening, Feb. II, and long service medals will Ia