New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-16

The homer Of having the first review OF the
son by Brigadier General Frederick D Grant,
L. S. A. the commander OF the Department;
Of the East. viii be with the 18th Regiment
Brevet General John G. Eddy, its colonel. has OBJ
tanned the attendance Of General Grant for The
evening OF Tuesday. November /. This viii he the
with the drill regulations. preparatory drnl
viii be held on the night Of October q
The largest gain IL membership Of any regiment
IN the city is shown by the 18TH the last six
months. The present strength of the regiment is
So officers and men. gain OF l23 since April
! last, when the strength SH. Company
B. Captain Burr. has the largest membership-l03
each the large membership OF seventyfour officers
THURSDAY for a first lieutenant al which the only
candidate VIII Re Second Lieutenant T. A. Strong.
Colonel Dyer has issued instructions that the aver
age attendance at drills must be over 50 per cent
Company z Of the 18th Regiment has given TO
Major Harry B. Baldwin the former company
commander. diamond studded locket
Colonel Appleton and officers Of the eth Regi-
rlent will shortly formulate conditions for the
petition for the silver shield offered by Colonel Sir
Howard Vincent for rife shooting between teams
of the 18th and Queens Westminster Volunteers.
Of from ten TO twelve men.
a net gain Of sixteen is shown by the 23d Regi-
ment in its membership in the last six months
It's present strength IS 757 officers and men Com
pany 4 Captain P-aeger. IS the largest company,
with ninety-two members its rolls. Company
II. with ifty-four men. is the smallest. The
olive drab uniforms will be issued 70 the men to-
morroy. night Sergeant Major Frederick A. Sect
ken. VINO has served in the regiment for fifteen
years, has taken his honorable discharge. First
Sergeant 81 A. Hewlett OF Company H. will be
efeS,e1 second lieutenant On next Friday night
Company x viii hold a dance the armory on
next Friday night. Captain r. c. bennington has
been relieved from duty with the brigade stan and
returned TO the regiment He appointed on
the brigade staff as assistant inspector OF rife
aiming board II is understood that he win be a
candidate for prospective vacancy for major
net gain Of sixteen in membership is shown in
the 22d Engineers in the last six months. the pres
emf strength Of the regiment being 6s3 officers and
men. against 677 on april ! The regiment viii hold
November p Company D will hold dance on
ocotber r.
Even the 6sth Regiment, IN It's uninviting old
armory shows very satisfactory gain Of forty-five
in membership In the last six months. The present
strength of the regiment is $50 officers and men,
against 81 on April l. Company D, Captain Revllle
IS the largest company II the regiment, with sew
night
Company c 9Th Regiment IS still without cap.
tain. but friends Of Lieutenant }. X. Beveridge
Lieutenant George z. Copley active in their
behalf
The new Second Brigade examining board-Colo-
mel E E Britton. assistant adjutant general; Lieu
tenant Colonel II. c. Barthman 47th Regiment:
Major F. =. Wells, I'D Regiment. and Major w L.
Garcia, 18th Regirnent-will on Thursday night
70 pass on the qualifications OF Captan-eIect Frank
A. Johnson, Of Company II. 18th Regiment whose
election was opposed by Colonel Kline Il is UNDER
stood that the colonel and also Lieutenant Colone!
FoCte, may appear before the board and give their
opinions 10 why Captain Johnson should not be
commissioned General McLeer Will also be pres
and on its report viii depend the action of the
Governor
Colonel Bates. OF the list Regiment, has received
the resignation OF Captain Lester J. BlauveIt, OF
Company x. on account OF business. He first
joined the regiment in June 1887. as q member OF
Company 3. and served with The regiment in the
Cuban campaign IN 1893 as a lieutenant Company
X VIII hold an election next week for first lieu
tenant Second Lieutenant DeIanater WILL 1t is
expected. Dc CHOSEN, Company @ will hold its an
nua4 dinner a. tRe Hotel Astor on November Il.
In Squadron a. silver cups viii be awarded in
each troop and also at headquarters. TO the man
making the highest score with the carbine this
season in the arnloiy range Shooting will begin
on October II The competition for the caroline
cup open 20 teams OF 1--WE. viii be held January
- lnaiyiauai prizes will also be given to each man
on the winning team.