New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-01
NATIONAL GUARD NOTES.

Target practice at Creedmoor range for the Ma
honal Guard begins tomorrow. when the 9Th 18th
and 18th Separate companies and Brigadier General
James McIeer and stan will shoot on the range.
On Tuesday the range will be occupied by the 1st
and I'd batteries and the 1st Signal Company and
on Wednesday by the Sd Battery and the ID Signal
Company portion Of the 23d Regiment viii be
will end with Squadron A at the targets on satur-
Adjutant General Nelson H. Henry win review
the sd Regiment IN it's armory on the evening OF
May g. when the Gould trophy for marksman-
pany N has elected First Lieutenant g. w John
ston captain. vice Scott, resigned.
Company E. 2d Regiment, has unaninous,v
elected Sergeant F. A Onderdonk second Heuten-
ant. Sergeant Philip A Sayles. Of Company / has
been elected first lieutenant. vice Riley. resigned
g. when it holds stag at the armory.
In the I'd Battery the following members have
received medals for long and faithful service: Bre
vet Major Wilson, for thrty-hve years; Lieutenant
Sherry and Private Mcbride. for fifteen years
The following received revolvers and gold SLEEVE
buttons for long and faithful service: Major David
Muhlfeld Gudon Sergeant w B. Love sssr ~ :;
I: r Fiiehardson, Trumpeter J. H. Allen and Pri-
Members OF the New-York National Guard who
desire TO compete for positions on the state tear,
70 Shoot In the national match have been requested
to inform Lieutenant Colonel n B. Thurston
Major General Roe has decided to parade all tbs
organizations OF National Guard in Manhattan on
MEMORIAL Day, as escort to the Grand Army Of the
Squadron has been invited by the Raw D.v,.
faFker Morgan. its chaplain, to parade for divine
IfrglSG sunday at D. m IN the Church of the
An election for first lieutenant will be bAId T.,
Company F OF the 9Th Regiment tomorrow night
Inc candidate Is Ensign P. G. Hoyt OF the % Naval
battalion The officers OF the regiment will he SIM
pnea with the new olive drab uniforms for the
coming tour OF camp duty. Colonel Britton Of
General McLeers stan, will address the of1cars
OF me regiment next Wednesday on the army ma
n'slVFes at West Point KY, last year.
Colonel Dyer. OF the 18th Regiment. has ordered
HIS command to attend divine service IN ST. pat
RISKS, Cathedral next Sunday afternoon. at 4:sO
The successor to Colonel Barnes. OF the sd Reei-
ment, who recently resigned will 1t is said. De
Lieutenant Colonel William A Stokes Ha bss
oeeh a member or the regiment since 1854
An unusual military procedure occurred IN the
parade OF the 69th Regiment at the laying OF the
cornerstone Of the new armory on April q. At the
conclusion OF the ceremonies all the officers OF the
regiment with the permission OF Colonel Dunv
lett the regiment 10 their friends in the Ash
land House The regiment returned 10 its arrory
with its non-commissioned acting as commissioned
officers, and Sergeant Major p. s. McDwyer act
ing as colonel The regiment was handled excel
ently IL Is said 10 be the first time in the history
OF the guard OF this city that regiment has taken
part In street parade without a single commits
stoned officer on duty with II.
The 18th Regiment viii celebrate the forty-thIrd
anniversary OF its departure for the war in 1851
by a review at the armory on May ..
Adiutant General Henry has issued new regIla-
lions for the government OF examining boards fer
commissioned officers. and in the instructions SAYS
While examining boards appointed by the
commanding officer of the National Guard on the
recommendation OF the respective brigade com
manders, the latter responsible for the selec-
ton Of proper and suitable officers. Brigade COM
manders are responsible that these regulations are
properly observed and carried out. The absolute
necessity OF military force having well instructed
and competent officers will be apparent to anv one
II IS primarily the fault of al examining board
ana secondarily Of their commanding officers"
A competition by teams from the several divisions
OF tina list Naval Battalion for the Josephthal
Trophy viii be shot in the armory range OF the 7th
Regiment on Thursday night The annual cutter
races VIII be held June IS, and the annual
cruise OF the battalion viii be from July . to 81
Lieutenant Edward NJ. Miller. OF the 1st Battery,
has resigned on account Of business. The officers
OF the battery gave him a dinner at the armory
last Tuesday night, and presented to him a silver
loving cup.