New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-07
NATIONAL GUARD NEWS.

Organizations Of the National Guard viii go to
CreednoOr this week for target practice as follows:
Headquarters and LIST Battalion. 18th Regiment to-
morrow; headquarters and Companies X. G. T. \
and I. 18th Regiment Tuesday: ID Battalion. 18th
Regiment Wednesday: Companies B. c. d, E and
II. 9TH Regiment, Thursday; headquarters and 1st
Battalion, 18th Regiment. Friday. and % EattaI-
ion, 18th Regiment. and Squadron A. Saturday.
While the battaIions Of the It'll Regiment occupy
the range the annual competitions for the ODonO-
hue trophy and the KniCkerbOcker Grays Trophy
Will take place among the several companies.
Squadron \ will attend divine service this after
in the Church OF the Heavenly Rest at 18th
st. and 5th-ave. The squadron will first assemble
at the armory 3;15 p. m, and the services at
the church viii begin at o'clock. Assistant sur
geon Van Buren, Will lecture at the armory next
Friday night
Captains II. s Dudley. " T. Robb and schief-
fein stebbins. of the 18th Regiment. have sailed
for Europe. They will meet General McCoskry-
Butt in Paris, and with him will witness some
military manRuvre4
series Of moving pictures Of the Joint military
rnanceuvres held on the battlefield OF Bull Run last
September will be exhibited at the arnory OF the
18th Regiment on Saturday evening. May 30 Com
panies OF the regiment VIII be represented n the
reviews at Madison Square Garden as folI0ws-
company =, Slo[9ay 3 TI TbTrsday Com
pany c, Friday. and Company L Saturday
State medals for long and faithful service have
been awarded TO the following members OF tho
18th Regiment: For twenty-five years. Drum Major
A G. Menzies; for twenty years. to Ordnance Ser
geant + J. LoughIn. Sergeant A. ]. Wenk Com
panv A: Corporal William Dyson, Company c; Mu-
sicians \ J. Thompson and Walter Nethercott-
For hIteeh gFa rs q feI5 music For ten years 10
Major T. c. Buck, Captain ). 5 SteDo1ns, Bat
Italian Sergeant Major James j. Wells. Battalion
gsrEs5nt r. NdxeSdor Company q First
Sergeant Robert Saunders. Company q; Sergeant
man Company /; Quarterrnaster Sergeant charles
NJ Grauns. Company /: Private NJ LendrlIn. com
pany h and Private J. c. CamP!on' Company =
Colonel Morris Of the 9th Regiment has appoint
ed First Sergeant II. a. Harris. OF Company A.
ETeF Of the TmR In PS F 81 aa T2sr has 55e
a member Of the sJh RfsiIneaL IoT twenty nine
Not a single company OF the 9Th Regiment fell
below 80 per cent for average attendance az drills
in March. and the regiment itself had an average
percentage OF o. which was the best OF any regi-
rnent in State. The per cent OF each unit
follows: Field stan and nOn-COmmissioned star.
GomPs3y CC0 0mPPaByy s SSomB
90; Company G. 81; Company r. .; Company l. -
and Company X 81.
The various divisions OF the naval militia have
taken up boat work for tho summer sunday
cruises UP the Sound and down the Bay are also
Nav IN wi,h the National Guard troops forming
the escort 70 the Grand Army Of the Republic
There was surprise at the election for captain
In Company NJ OF the 18th Regiment u had
been expected that First Lieutenant John PittalugA
would be elected unanimously. but Second Lieuten-
ant Floyd z Wilder had received II votes, and
I1fttaluga IS votes Captainelect Wilder Joined tho
IAN Regiment as a private November g. 1893.
having previously served in the 10Th Separate Com
pany and IN the Volunteers in the Spanish war.
Lieutenant Henry Maslin. OF the list Regiment,
who has been elected captain OF Company G, vice
Bls>ke-. promoted. served private. corporal
and sergeant in the Connaught Rangers OF thu
British militia the Queens Lancers OF the Brit
ish regular army and lieutenant In the list
ReEfment IN its campaign IN Cuba Second leu
tenant n c. Wilson Will be elected nrst neuten-
ant and First Sergeant Mackey Will be chosen Sec
Cnd lieutenant Captain r z Huen, recently elect
"a in Company 7, has been commissioned Captain
True viii entertain the rifle team AT dinner next
Wednesday night
Tho committee OF officers ot the 9Th Regiment.
consisting OF Captain Arthur N TOmpkins Captain.
George q ConIey and Captain c.. NJ. Pollard who
had charge OF tho arrangements for the din
ner last Saturday. have been praised on al kdex
Gax their pronounced succssA $780,. :.