The evening times., 1898-06-01
ENTHUSIASM IN THE RANKS
The Seventh New York Expects
Orders to Move.
WILL RESPOND PROMPTLY
Nine Companies of the One Hundred
and Seventy-firSt RI Sfment Nus
tered into the Service at the Ar
mory of the Seventy-first Regt-
ment-The AstOr battery.

New York June 1.-Five hundred ar
dent, stalwart young men, every man of
them with the making of a good soldier
In him, took the oath of allegiance TO the
State of New York at the Seventy-first
Regiment armory last night, and were
mustered into the National Guard as
members of the Hist Regiment. The GER
emony of mastering was conducted by
Major Francis, of the Seventy-first, who
will be colonel of the new regiment. as
sisted by Majors John McClintock and T.
]. ODonohue, of Brig. Gen. George Moore
Smiths staff Gen. Smith was in attend
ance. and the galleries surrounding the
great drill hall were filed with friends of
the recruits. including many ladies, who
saluted each company with applause as
they paraded before the reviewing officer
and took the oath, bareheaded and with
the right arm raised.
The ceremonies attending the mastering
in were of the simplest character. As the
recruits reached the armory they gath
cred in their respective company rooms,
where they fell in, and then marched into
the drill room and took up positions on
the left.
After. each company had been put
through simple evolutions in marching
and wheeling they faced to the right and
as each mans name was called he march-
ed across the hall, until all the company
was formed on the right. when the re-
viewing officer administered the aoth. In
this way nine companies were mustered
In. after which they were paraded In two
battalions and went through a variety of
evolutions that evoked frequent outbursts
of APPLAUSE.
While the men have only been drilling
since the original regiment went to Camp
Black they have already acquired won
derful amount of steadiness. All the Off
GERS present were enthusiastic over the
appearance of the men, which is fully up
to the standard of any regiment in the
States service. All have been subjected
to such searching physical examination
that when the regiment is called into the
service of the United States 1t can be
taken as granted that only a small frac-
tion will be rejected.
The companies mustered in. last night
were: Company A. Capt. E. B. Brush: B.
Capt. w. W. Chiffon; c, Capt. Lloyd w.
Francis; D, Capt. Arthur W. Little; E,
Capt. James A. Chard; F. Capt. James
Bartlett, jr.; H. Capt. James Barker: /.
Capt. John E. Chatfield. and K. Capt.
William c. Haskell. Company G has yet
10 De uluSteTeu III.
Company L, Capt. ]. Bliss Day, will
probably be formed today, and Company
NJ, whose captain has not yet been Sc
lected, on Saturday. This will complete
the twelve company organization called
for by the United States regulations, and
II is expected that the regiment will be
ready to be mustered into the United
States service on Monday.
All the captains have been appointed by
the commanding officer. and all have seen
service, either in the Seventy-first or in
some other regiment of the National
Guard.
At the close of the ceremonies the COM
panies were marched back to their quart
ers. where addresses explanatory Of their
newly accepted obligations were delivered
by the commanding officers.
In emulation of the example set by
Lieut.. Col Astor. Senator John Ford
yesterday opened an enlisting office at
No. 254 125th Street. for the purpose of
raising a battalion of picked men. Ser
ator Ford has gone through thorough
course of military training in Cornell
University, and intends that not only
shall the rank and file of the battalion
be Of the very best. but that the officers
shall be men Of approved military expe-
rience. Among those who expect to be
company commanders are r. c. Cornell.