New-York tribune., 1907-09-01
NATIONAL GUARD NEWS.

Under recent orders from the adjutant general
the buttons the uniforms OF the coats Of en-
listed men must be changed. button having
been adopted This will big expense TO or
ganiZations. and this fact is not relished by
OF them. who think that the least the state can
do is 10 get the buttons from the War Department
and issue them to the various commands There
will be twenty-one buttons TO replace each coat
and COO men Will require 1900 buttons. which Will
mean outlay OF $50 for regiments the size Of
the I4th 18th and 18th. while 70 the larger regi-
can be charged against the annual military allow
ance TO regiments II they 50 desire but this VII
in other directions In the opinion OF many officers
eraI should not have made requsition to the War
Department for the buttons rs part OF the states
annual allowance.
Colonel Hotchk.n Of the I'd Regiment has de-
tailed Captain David s. Brown jr.. inspector OF
small practice. 10 the temporary command
of Company d. vice Fish resigned. Lieutenant
George c. Hearn. of Company =. and Lieutenant
Levien. Of Company n. have been detailed for duty
with Company of the ID Regiment during its
tour of field service Waterrown this week
The company is in command Of Captain Thomas
Carney. but is short Of leutenants and the officers
detailed from the I'D recommended being
well qualified for the detail In Company F the
point prizes for the recent athletic games have
been awarded as follows. Private J. J. Mclaughlin.
first prize: Corporal W Y Flood. second prize.
for the best equipped tent at camp has been award
ed To the tent in charge OF Sergeant Boston. and
shafer. Corporal KinzeI and Privates Shaw. Uric
and Dober- The prizes were awarded AT a smoker
held at the armory last Monday night Company
F has decided to hold dinner at CresdrnOOr on
Badges n the &tshey. sTadsSs s,.o &C.. ,'i ~. ~
2eedoa SPpeu Jo qufS s T % 1 al ue
day FOR experts Will be September q
In selecting a military escort to accompany Gov
ernor Hughes and his staff to the Jamestown ex-
position October 10 the present scheme Is TO Sc
lect it is said both an infantry and cavalry force
I mere was proposltion 70 select one troop rom
said to be likely that Squadron will be selected
Colonel W r Morris of the 9Th Regiment. has
performed loo per cent duty for years and Lieu
tenant Colonel 5. F. Japha for five years: Major
J. u Walton and ]. J. Byrne also for five wears
Saptaln /. NJ Thlery and Lieutenant j. J. walsh
captain E. J. Winterroth and Captain n f Evans
for two years.
The I'd Battery. Captain. David Wilson will be
in camp at PeekskH over Labor Day for annual
gun practice.
Lieutenant Edward H. NJ. Roehr. Of Company
of the fith Regiment. has been absent without
leave for six months and Colonel Foote. com
mandinc the regiment has made a formal applics-
ton Governor Hughes that in accordance with
the military code the lieutenant be discharged
disappeared las APRIL and since then all efforts
to l6cate him have failed He joined the guard as
elected a first lieutenant in Company OF the i4th
ment against him charging him with grand lar
c"ny IN connection with estate Of which he had
charge
captain Fritz Wilhelm Hoeninghaus. of Company
II of the 12th Regiment. has decided to resign on
account of business He joined the guard as a
private i'm Squadron on December %. 1895. and
was promoted corporal in 1889 after serving the
wear previous in the United States service as a
member of the volunteer troop from Squadron A
He transferred from the squadron Com
pany u OF the 18th REGIMENT on June .. 1894 and
was elected first lieutenant six days later He
promoted tO captain OF the company FeDru-
AIRY -. 1906
unanimously First Lieutenant John F. Jenkins u
captaincy. vice Robertson. resigned He joined
the regiment a private on August ID. lS93; was
promoted corporal in November. lSsS; sergeant IN
May. 1899 and second lieutenant in October OF tne
year. He elected first lieutenant IN NO
vember. 1904 Lockers for the rifles are now 0SL2A
installed in the armory.