New-York tribune., 1905-11-26
NATIONAL GUARD NEWS.

According to official orders issued some time
ago by Major General Charles F. Roe an
average percentage Of attendance at drills FOR
a month of less than 90 per cent not deemed
satisfactory For the month of October last
out of the eleven regiments in Manhattan ana
Brooklyn only five made a satisfactory showing
in drill attendance attaining an average of
80 per cent or over These five the 1th
23d, 18th, 69th and list regiments Those VINO
fell behind the required standard were the Sth
9th 18th, 18th, I'D and 4Ith regiments The
following are the figures of the attendance OF
each regiment, arranged in order OF merit; dth
RMegmoen Re oeE So ~ per per cent so LIST SS 1$h I5fh S5b
81; 69th SO; 22d, 49, 47th. 80; 18th, 10; Sth a.
and 14th, II. Among the light batteries. the
First Battery Captain Wendell, had a percenta &c
of So which was the best. Squadron A had w
per cent. The I'd Company, Signal Corps, had
81 per cent and the LIST Company, Slgnai
Corps, 81.
Company of the 22d Regiment, Captain
Usher will hold Christmas tree entertainment
for it's members and their women friends on
Wednesday evening. December q; companies
B, C. F. G and H will hold a drill and dance
at the Arrnory next Tuesday night. and com
panies A, D, F., /, and K will hold similar
entertainment next Friday night. The regi-
mental band will be present on each occasion.
The athletic games to be held at the arnory
tomorrow night. The programme is a varied
one and a number of athletic champions Will
be among the contestants. There will be a
special scholastic relay race. and champion
ship relay race between teams of the 23rd and
18th regiments. There will be dancing after the
games.
The officers of the 18th Regiment will hold
their annual dinner at the University Club on
the night of December 8, Colonel George R
Dyer presiding. Company will hold an cleo
ton for a first lieutenant next Friday night
and the only candidate will be Second L1euten-
ant Morris w Kellogg. Company has elected
q second lieutenant in the person of Bertram
Cruger from civil life, q relative of the late
Colonel S. V. K. Cruger. Lieutenant Colonel
Wainwright has been busy as president OF the
regiment delinquency court, with Sergeant MAJOR
J. Adair as clerk, and the latter, who is an eX-
pert in record work. is very much pleased IN be-
ing honored with the position At the annual
night Lieutenant Cornelius Vanderbilt will com
mand the company during the extended order
drill and setting up exercises After the mil
itary evolutions there will be some athletlc con
tests under the auspices of the regimental ath-
letic club. and dancing will follow.
For the first time many years the 18th Reg
i1nent has had unanimous election for field Of
fcers and have filled the two vacancies of major
by the election of Captain George E. Libbey and
Captain Frederick W. Baldwin. Major Libbey
was assigned to the 18th from the supernumer-
ary list little over a year ago, and previous to
that time had been member of the 4Ith Regt-
ment, serving with it during the Spanish War.
Major elect Baldwin joined the 14th as a private
in the 23d Regiment
In the eth Regiment Quartermaster Sergeant
c. Resig, of Company E, who has been a mem
Der of the regiment for twenty years, will sue
ceed to the first Heutenancy. it Is understood.
made vacant by the resignation of Lieutenant
Dazell. Sergeant O'Connor of Company c,
who has been chosen for the position of second
lieutenant, is a well known rifleman. First
Lieutenant o. NJ. Beach jr, Of Company b.
rO has
serving with the regiment from October l. 1888,
will be succeeded by Lieutenant James r Stew
art, who Joined the regiment as a private on
September 20, 1854
Colonel Jarvis of the Sth Regiment has decided
upon Thursday night, December Z. for a review
of the regiment by General George Moore Smith
Colonel Bates of the list regiment has received
the resignation of William Wahler. who has
served with the regiment number Of years.
Bids for supplying the new armory with electric
light fixtures and lockers will be opened next
Tuesday. and when these and the furniture
installed the arTnory will be ready for oc-
cupancy. Company will hold dinner and
theatre party on December u.
The annual prize competitions, consisting of
the Battery. Morton. Stadler and Honorary
tery's armory on Thanksgiving Day. Bat
terv matches Will commence at O'Clock and
honorary members matches at 1130 a.
Luncheon will be served at 12:30 D. m. Major
General Edwin A McAlpin has presented
Tiffany loving cup to the battery for annual re-
for at the armory on Thanksgiving Day next
in connection with the other matches that
date.