The sun., 1898-02-27
NATIONAL GUARD NOTES.
he following 10 the complete list of annual inspec
IS and musters to be made in the First, Second

The neld or1cers OF the Firth Brigade. which com.
prises the organizations the east sdo of the
borough of Manhattan, will meet at tho armory OF
the Seventh Regiment next Tuesday night to elect
Brigade Comm ander There IA every indication that
Col Francis v. Greene OF the Seventy first Regiment
will receive the majority. 1t is SAID that he IL
OF eleven at least out OF the seventeen votes to
bo cast. Tho following are the officers who will
vote, Col Appleton Lieut..Co Eipp, Major
Conover, Major Abrams. Seventh Regiment;
Col. Chauncey, Iieut.-Col. Jarvis Major Ridabock,
Major Freeman. Eighth Regiment; Col. Smith, Lieut.
Col DUFFY. Major Lynch Major Michael ]. Spellman
si1ty.ninth Regiment; Col Greene. Lieut-Co Downs
Major Augustus T. Francis. Major Smith. Seventy
nrst Regiment; Capt. David Wilson. Second Battery
Both Squadron " and the First Signal Corps are
now attached to tho headquarters OF MajorGen. Roe
Capt. J. W. Gerard OF the Twelfth Regiment is the
nrst orficer slated for appointment on the stan of
Gen. Butt aide-decamp He has performed
some eight years service In the Twelfth. comeiand
ing Company Y. and Is q member OF the Union Club
Liout.-col r. W. Leonard Of tho Twelfth Regiment
will be elected Colonel. vice Butt. promoted.
First Lieut.. J. Clifford Brown OF Company O, Eighth
Regiment has been elected Captain In place OF Free
man, promoted Major. The Austen Trophy. for tho
best drill attendance. has been won by Company n
Tho athletic association will hold ganes at the
armory Friday evening. March 4.
The officers OF the Twenty. third have adopted q
new dress coat, which has been submitted to the
AdJutantGeneral for approve al IL is single breasted
English tunic OF gray cloth with short waist and
skirt. black collar. ornamerted with gold lace and
embroidery and raised reglmental pin. black cuffs
with gold lace edge and three OF gold ache
braid extending up the arm above the elbow, form
ing trefoil Tho baldrio will be OF blue and gold
trOu are q ba WI broa
Sergeant W. Q. Conrow Of Company @. Twenty.
second Regiment, has been elected Second
in place Of Harrison. promoted. Lance Corporal A.
Armstrong OF Company has been promoted Cor
poral. Company has invited its friends to dance
in the armory Monday evening. March IA. Company
DIS dumb stag is slated for harchlo.
In tho Ninth Regiment Corporal Wallace Parker
has been promoted TO Sergeant OF Company H. Cor
porAl wtnnold Meyer to Sergeant or Company B.
Privates W. J. Kearney and Frank o. NJ. P!skurs to
Corporals OF Company B. and Private George r. Cor
nelius to Corporal OF Company n The review OF the
distinctive uniform battalion Monday night not
great success. and It Is pointed to evidence
that the special uniform idea sprung tho reg
ment soon after getting into its armory and
that It could have been deferred for two years. or
two weeks fair could have been held raise funds
diamond bicycle meet will be given at the
armory by the regmentai athletic association March
i2. on April 90 Company will give its sixty. fifth
annual reception. guard mount and drill. The COM
pany has recruited thirty six in four months. the
banner record for the regiment. It claims.
Squadron A will hold its mounted tournament in
Its armory on Tuesday evening next and an evening
exciting and skIful exhibitions OF horSemanship
is promised. The several events arc as follows:
Riding double. low reach at q gallop. tug OF war
mounted. potato race. team wrestnR. novelty race
rough riding class. and head cutting with hurdles.
The officers OF tho First Naval Battalion will soon
meet TO elect Q Lieutenant Commander in place OF
Kent, resigned. Among thoso mentioned rs candi
dates Lieuts. Z. @. Weeks J. II. barnard. and w
De w. Dimock. There will be election for Junior
Lieutenant In the Fourth Division soon. The Junior
Signal Squad of the division. under Coxwain Con-
shroud lights has commenced. The war scare has
also brought In many applications for membership in
the division.
review and presentation OF marksmans badges
will probably be held by the Seventh Regiment about
the middle OF March.
The Seventh Regiment, at Its annual inspection and
muster last Wednesday night, had only nine alb
sentoss out OF aggregate membership or or or.
GERS and men The companies that paraded 100 per
cent and each with OK officers and men, were C. d.
H. F, g. and II. The greatest number OF aLsentees
In Company X. The figures In detail are a. fol.
lows;
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