New-York tribune., 1907-08-04
N4TION4L. GUARD NEWS.

,rr,-,arr and ex-rnerabers OF the National Guard
OF New York who volunteered uIueL 1le - - -
the President dated April 3, 1855. While on dutg
al Camp Black and Camp TOWNSEND. ara - -
were subsequently during the monlA OF May, !os
accepted into the service Of the United states AZ;
who desire 10 secure the back pay due tneIn slou4
epplv direct the Aijutant GeneraIs once al
Albany, giving their full name, gTade, company @
and the regiment they served IN. c4iill-iaLtS ~" M
also receive full information respecting the money
due them by applying 20 the above named olitC "a
the case Of privateS the amount que j al ne a.
n- sl5 60 2 month, - cents day, the clderence
between state and government pay iie
amount due to priYateS VIII average dDOut CIV oi
rerfans a little more, and in the case OF non
commissioned officers the amounts due "ll De
larger according to the grade the man held Com
p1tssored officers not entitled 10 the Dack pay
The r,rozsionai code prepared several years ago
et the instance Of Major General Roe command
ing the National Guard. and to which Ad1utaht
General Henry at The time took strong eAceplIoA
.n a letter TO officers Of the guard has not been
lost sight Of. A copy Of IL has been placed IN 'he
hands OF the commission appointed by Governor
p,pbas TO investigate the National Guard. When
.he provisional code was seGt around to the ON
GERS of the National Guard by General Roe in Sep
.errFer 1904 their opinions il VIII be refneIl-
I,araS that Adfutant General Henry sent out n
,ersonaI letter TO officers declaring that the code
had been conceived. prepared ana sent odt VIII VIII
ont .he knowledge OF his Office, and they We're
asked 10 refrain from all expression OF opinion
,eeardfng IL The letter caused great sensation
at the time. and there was talk about preferring
r,,arges against the Adjutant General by Major
General Roe the ground Of disrespect TO a
eunerior officer General Roe, however, concluded
20 action IN the matter, anu IL H--5 dl-
lowed drop. Copies Of the PROVISIONAL coae
were retained however, and, as previously stated
have been sent the committee on investigation
oHcers Of the list Regiment received their
checks for SO for the annual uniform allowance
last Tuesday night the armory- The cheeks
were received from the adjutant generals once
q sew days previously. Colonel Bates gave instruc-
tons % mail checks 10 such offlcers as were
not present last Tuesday az the armory- Colonel
Bates has made application 10 Governor Hughes
FOR the appointment Of Sergeant D. N Lane as
lieutenant OF Company II, Whlch the sergeant
vas largely instrumental IL organizing
A daring robbery was committed in the apart
111ents occupied by Major Franklin ". Ward OF
the 5th Regiment. 3 few days ago while he and
enough property from the apartments TO I'll q
wagon and at last accounts trace Of the stolen
property or the thieves could be found
The 18th SEPARATE Company, of Flushing, will go
into camp at Fes Mills eleven miles from Water
town. on August 50 The recruit squad has pre-
scented Sergeant Tooker handsome pair Of gold
link cuff buttons
COMPANY Of the 22d Regiment has decided TO
q special day in rife practice The company will
hold smoker Al the armory tomorrow night
Under the command of Lieutenant Berry, of the
% Battery. a camp Of instruction for members
of that command has been established in Pelham
Bay Park The members receive instruction in
horsernanship gunnery and field exercises. as
well the usual camp routine The camp has
proved popular. and has thus far been attended
with excellent results
Rrevet Major James T.. Schuyler. captain Of
Company r. Th Regiment is now the senior line
captain in that command. He Joined the regiment
private ia Company on October Z, 1913.
Drum majors of the various regiments in the
National Guard will recommend that the field
music be allowed al least eight non-commissiOned
officers instead only two as at present They
point that with only two commissioned of
ncers there is little or no chance for the men to
gain promotion, and their organization Is much
Handicapped IL is alleged by the lack OF non-com-
Oaissioned onicerA