New-York tribune., 1903-05-17
NATIONAL GUARD NEWS.

II has been decided by Major General Roe to
rarade all the National Guard troops in Manhat-
tan on Memorial Day, at the unveiling OF the sher-
man statue, and escort TO the Grand Army OF
the Republic, except the Sth Regiment and the "a
Battery. which. by special permission. will parade
in The Bronx. The troops will assemble at Wash
ington Square and Fifth-ave, and at 3 a. m. march
nR Where the NaiionaI Guard troops viii be
dismissed. Major General A. r. Chaffee will be
viii also take part All the troops in BROOKLYN
viii parade under General James McLeer
Insneetions of National Guard organizations by
officers of the army will be made this week as
follows: Tomorrow night, headquarters and 1st
Battalion Of the I'D Regiment and Troop c. Tues
day night, ID Battalion of 22d Regiment, head
Wednesday night. headquarters and 1st Battalion
Of 69th Regiment, and 18th Separate Company. Of
Flushing; Thursday night. I'd Battalion of 6sth
Regiment; Friday night, I'd Battery; Saturday
night lst Battery.
Colonel Dyer, Of the 18th Regiment. has ordered
that command TO attend divine service at St
Patricks Cathedral Chaplain James N Connolly
will preach. Private J. H. Mcfarland. Of Com
pany C. has won the Macauey gold medal in COM
petition on the armory range
General James SdcLeer will review the 18th Reg1-
ment at it's armory Thursday night, and the
Gould Trophy, for artillery firing. will be presented
ine regiment will go into camp at Plum Island
July 10
III
at the inspection ordered by the War Department
paraded a percentage Of 94.A Companies B. H. E.
I and c. IN command Of Major Fisk. will go 10
Creedmoor for rife practice on Saturday.
The anniversary of the departure Of the 18th
Regiment for the Civil War. in 1851. will be cele-
brated at the arnory next Friday night, by a re-
view by General James McLeer and parade Of the
war veterans. The veterans will have campfire
tomorrow night at the Clarendon Hotel Brooklyn
General McCoskry Butt has presented to enlisted
men of 18th Regiment $3.50 in cash prizes in the
last week for qualifying Creedmeor for the first
time as experts and sharpshooters. General Butt
has also offered cash prizes this season to all men
of the 9Th 18th and 2d regiments VINO qualiIy at
Creedmoor experts sharpshooters Tor the first
time.
First Lieutenant Edward II. Barnum. OF Company
K 23d Regiment. has resigned after service Of
over twenty years. He was the senior first lieu
tenant in the regiment. and will be succeeded by
Second Lieutenant Edwin Cadot. The regiment will
visit Coney Island the afternoon OF Saturday,
July &c. and go through an evening parade.
The Sd Battery will attend divine service next
sunday afternoon in the Simpson Methodist Epis
copal Church. Wiloughby and Clermont aves.
Brooklyn. The battery has abandoned the pro
iscted march out and instead may establish a sum
rner camp in New-Jersey. where the men may go
Saturdays and remain until Monday morning
csntain NJ B. STEELE OF Company f. 7th Regi-
rnent has issued interesting statement. In which
he says the average attendance for the season was
Go IS per cent Captain Stele has not missed drill
e. tuen+,,-one successive seasons, and has per-
formed 100 per cent of duty for twenty-five years:
Lieutenant wiswall has performed loo per cent & oi
dutv for twelve years and has not missed arm IN
eight successive seasons.
The 1et Battalion of Naval Militia will proceed
,o creedmoor for rife practice on May "a The
second division of the battalion will receive Its
friends on board the New Hampshire on the AFTER
MON of sfav 81 The division will hold competi-
tive boat drill, etc, June o.