New-York tribune., 1909-07-18
NATIONAL GUARD NEEl

The field u1anoeuvres planned by Major eE.z
Wood L. s. A. will take place from Angus. Hs
August q. Inclusive The field os operations =
be bounded on the north BY Boston. on tss srn
by New Bedford. on the west b. Taunton. Ga s
the east By Plymouth
The troops from New TCrk and tls rszrss 4
Columbia. wnich will represent rhs foreign foe Il
Be brought from New York City in army arz
ports The invading army viii bs debsrssi q
Mattapoisett, Fairhaven and Marian. n Bur-sra
Bay The New York troops will be the IA 81
and I'd regiments. a volunteer troop from Ssusi-
A. the Ist. ID and Sd batteries of field zrr1rI
and the 1st and ID companies CT the signal eo7z
Colonel p T Leigh. OF General R0e,s staE 7
be signal officer. and Colonel c. Hurry. also q M
stan OF General Roe. Will bs the comniszs
G-ueral Wood has requested General v. III
Wotherspoon. T. s A. 10 command ths inrz@i
army. General Wood viii act as referee
The army OF defence will consist OF ths Sd
Massachusetts militia and four troops Of Tim
States cavalry. and viii be under comna1i
General ". A. Pew. of Massachusetts,. Tss Il
jtctive point OF the invaders Will De Boston. r
both armies will come in contact az or near Lae
VILE. which Is about the centre OF the mEaz--
ground
Men OF both armies will % equipped as Isl
as possible. SO as 10 mdnsuvre quickly. 70 rii
END no heavy tentags will be taken, bur oaE
light shelter tents. OF which each man cars
half IN his blanket roll. A number ot ofaes1
the regular army will be present with each "a
as urnpires and observerz
The officers OF the 11,h Regiment who ~-rs .
guests OF the non-commlssioned ofacsEs On thss
nual outing OF the latter 1t College, Point O. =
day had enjoyabls time. which included
baseball game between mines OF ths -noa-s9
and the officers
Now that Lieutenant Colonel Frank r Sx1
Of the sd Regiment has been elected colons
question OF niling the lieutenant coloneicJ y
vacant by his promotion. Is interesting the on11.
1t Is sxpected thar there viii be an excrns
test for the place between Major Frsdesa
Wells, Major Williams Du Bols and MAJOR =
Rasmus. Major Wells. who Is senior ma'ef
been passed over several times at the Fs'
elections for the lieutenant coIonelcy. and q
still opposed to his elevation are OF the r.
that he may not get the majority this uns
the other hand friends Of Major Wells 90.
that II Majors Du Bois and Rasnus AZ =
dates IL will so divide the votes thar nale' -
viii be sure OF majority. The officers o. ot-t ..st
ment will entertain former Colonel Wiz V.
Stokes. recently retired. At dinner to-norToS
IN Manhattan.
Company ]. OF the ssth Regiment. CAPTAIN = =
experienced such success with rs recent - =
nights festival that Il may arranEs a 10
excursion next Captain Elmes, on tns =
Lieutenant Colonel Comfy. has EOne 70 Ea1'ss
the eeneit OF his health. Lieutenant = -
Riley. ordnance officer. has gons TO CIA'"
J., for thu summer.
In the ia Regiment there Is sorls taiz :. - -
another Saturday afternoon march ou~ -ss e
psny Corporal A Nsuling has been - =
sergeant and Corporal Kirkham has
motsd auartermaster sergeant. Captain II
cerdcnk. who has leave until Ssptsm'u : n
present, nevertheless. with the reEns"'
rnan1uvres next month
Colonel-eIect Frank H Norton Of ne =
men. has nearly twenty-fcur years sf,...-,,rS II
credit. He enlisted IN Company or - .
"a 1855 was promoted corporal on Feoie--s a =
sergeant on December 1. 1891. hrst serse.,.
ysmber IL 1885, ard was honoroaa1y oSlsn
Juns 6 1855 He was elected first neuse..-sfs.s
ola company on May o. 1929. and neAl s.-.nssS n
June A. 1907 He was elected major on Ns., r..r, .
1904 and lieutenant colonel some tNo ~. - . 2
~. "a . popular officer and his eieNs--~ - III
co,oneicy IL Is believed will be folloNso ~ IS
erabIe Improvement in the rsgnieA'
waya
Bids for clearing the trees and oss-st
around for the new ride range a. 7.s...--satsr y.
70 be used oy the national guard :. sssorrss :.
York Will be opened at Albany .y,scsne. *E
soon as the ground Is cleared the 80 49,
fer the targets viii Be laid ana rs,.ua,rk
ia rAnxa raady tor rrseucs ~ sS