New-York tribune., 1906-04-22
NATIONAL GUARD NEWS.

= ""J'r General Charles F. Roe. cornmanding
''e Nauonal Guard. has decided that the Ma
uonal Guard organizations in Manbattsn r-ooI,-
1 -yh ana me Bronx. which 10 parade on Nav
=. AeNt as escort 10 the Grand Arny Of rhs
/ republic shall wear the olive drab service ,,,'i
promptly at g a m. VIII 'ai'
Major General Frederick D. Grant. L. s. A.
/ mas accepted review Of the 9th Regiment for
! Tuesday evening May 15 in its arnorv COW
! pany has unanimously elected Second I,e,,-
/ tenant William lie c. Cameron first lieutenant
/ lie irst Joined the guard as a private in ,ba
"a Regiment in May, 1897, and served Uith ,Ia >
! command during the war with Spain He VS.
elected IN the sth Regiment in April 1903 Rar-
ney Pagan, from the 18th Regiment was unani-
mously elected second Lieutenant in Company
n OF The 9Th Regiment, and highly recon-
mended.
The following members Of the a2d Engineers
have been awarded the state decoration for long
and faithful service for the number Of years as
here mentioned: Twenty-Five years. Color Ser
geant George r. Kelly, First Sergeant George
Unger and ex-Captain D Lowenbein; twenty
years, Captain W. F. Barber; fifteen years. Cap
tain Edwin F. Taussig. Captain W B. Porter
Captain II. :. Sternberger and Color Sergeant
Marcus SaZengermoss; ten years Lieutenant
Walter Z. Harding. Lieutenant J. W. Dillon As
sistant Hospital Steward +. E. Dewey; First
Sergeants A. Mitchell and Fred Wendell Quar-
termaster Sergeant ". R. King. ouarter7naster
Sergeant c. II. Weeks, Sergeants C. H Greene
and J. L. Meyer. Corporals NJ /. Ash and E
Fischer and Privates Lewis :. GiIin and G T
Flavelle Company will hold its annual dinner
next Saturday night at Hotel Carlton. Quarter
master Sergeant Bobb, an old member OF Com
pany c, who was offered the promotion OF bat
talon quarter sergeant, refused the offer as he
preferred 10 remain with the company. He was
presented with q handsome gold watch by the
members OF the company last Monday night in
appreciation Of his faithful service. Colonel
Thurston making the presentation with appro-
pirate remarks. Company c has a fine
array OF trophies and is finding difficulty in pro-
viding room for them. Il has won the Rife Club
trophy for teams OF twelve the Brown trophy
for teams OF ten, the team Of three trophy
team OF six trophy. second prize for best figure
OF merit al Creedmoor for headquarters organi-
cations, the regimental recruiting prize and the
prize for attendance.
The Rev. DR.. Morgan. chaplain OF Squadron
\ and the rector Of the Church Of the Heavenly
Rest, WI preach the annual sermon to the mem
bers Of the squadron next Sunday afternoon In
his church
Company K, OF the sth Regiment Captain
Steiger. has made remarkably fine record in
srraorv rife practice this season by winning
every match IN the regiment. The last compe-
tttion was the team Of twelve match which the
company won by a score OF 459 points. captain
4 Steiger and Private G. Morrison made the
best individual scores, each making - out or q
nCssible so points. Major John z. Kerby, re-
Gently elected lieutenant colonel has passed the
brigade examining board.
c,ompany X. Of the ssth Regiment Captain
cost,ran. has unanimously elected First Ser
,aan+ rarnes z. Connolly second lieutenant De-
techrne1lts from Companies &, ], II. g, K and =
-riu he on duty at Madison Square Garden this
week.
The next review Of the 18th Regiment win be
on Thursday evening May 3. and Mayor Nc
CIeIlan will be the reviewing officer During the
evening the Could trophy for armory artillery
practice Will be presented. Colonel Austen IN
rreparation for the trip 20 Hartford On May SV
next has ordered battalion drills foT MAY
x 1s and II. Company viii hold an election
Co.. ars- lieutenant next Tuesday night. In
C,o,,nanv A IL IS understood that the vacancy
Gov caDtein IS 70 be- hed by the election or First
IAeutenant Frank Dean. In order to stimulate
-.eA shooting among the Tnembers or the band
field music and hospital corps Cap[asn S9ar,s y.
" Smith inspector on the star OF General NC
Tear. who was formerly an officer or me lSth.
bse orered a trophy 70 be awarded 20 the Or
ganization above named wO ~ s,,,,.,s1 u
Hsry@r OF the veteran association VIII be held
/ At the arrnory next Thursday night
Among me many ex-rnernbers Of the 7sh Resd-
ant
! ,re centennial celebration OF the regiment On
,razy z IS Captain George H Knox, OF the 2sth
Tr,,,ed states Infantry who is at present duty
- Fort Mcintosh. Texas. Captain Knox WIS
so-nerIy q member OF Company F, OF the 7th
peeSnnent Recruiting has been quite brisk In
-ba regiment OF late, and Companies and are
SIlad 10 the limit and have waiting lists.
Incident 10 the coming celebration or the Tooth
o,,,versary OF the 7th Regiment Il is interesting
! - note that the first tour OF camp duty in the
! b,storv OF the 7th was performed at Poughkeep-
ste n Y. from July 10 5. inclusive. 1881. That
/ ,ba reginlent even at that remote period was
.,Ilv up 10 date is evidenced by the fact that in
the official order relative TO the camp tour # is
/ ai-ecfed among other things that each man be
provided with a sack 10 contain straw for bed
/ 6,ng" II was only several years since that both
the Irnip.d States government and the state
/ asouted bed sacks for the OF troops. so IL
/ ,,.,1 he seen that the 7th knew what was practi-
! cal a very long time ago. Incident TO the above
/ ann orders for guard and sentry duty were
! issued regulations for the conduct Of the camp.
! etc and the duty was performed IN strictly
! ,o,lttarv manner. The regiment went 10 Pough-
| lresnsie on the steamboat Congress and hired
! the hand from Governors Island TO go along.
} SUNDAY July 3. divine service was held In camp,