The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-23
Old GUARD SAVES US AGAIN
SEES ITS STERN nan avn
DOES 90 GNFLENCHINGII.

: AI1eaas Ghaseh. pnsaasa 90 the N,sna
and Thss AVests Calamity b, ssshln'
Wrist An 60 the NeAr Imbursa q
nslmeniss's-m Martlss ARA,
. The Old Guard. even down to N,
ssSaatssa pgivates. saved New YorI
? again yesterday. They saved Il Just a
. they have dons every year from a tsrribl
osreavemSna. foe Just In the nick Ut tim
they stopped marching under theii
three story and basement ahakos and 70
tired 10 nelm 3nico's TO be revived. Som,
; year the Old Guard are going 20 march
half Q block too far and then New iorh
cannot b saved its terrible bereavement
All the majors aud captains and
heutenants. even the seventeen pFivates
who spared their city the grief that might
have come from q fatal overiDdulgence
in marching took the thanks that New
York gratefully extended TO them quietly
10 Was actually 80 quiet at Delmonico' =
that Gen D.. A. McAlpn. Who wears on
his chest a medal bestowed for bravery
In action a, former Old Guard revivals.
| rose IN the cloud OF Havana smoke and
chided all the members Of the Old Guard
under 20 for their unsoldieriy restraint
and manifest cowarcice under Gre.
Why. the time was-and not 80 hong ago
either-when 70 an Old Guard man
couldn't tell the time OF the morning by
looking at tho dial Of q sidewalk pay ~
you enter scalez he wAs &c subject for re-
duction IN the ranLs OF the seventeen
privatcs.
They met a, the church. the Old Guard.
Il was NJ Ss. Thomas Church. where
Chaplain the Rev. James b. WATSON.
preached q sermon al q O'Clock Chaplain
WATSON said that the battles OF peace.
which the Old Guard had mostly to meet
were battles against incontinence and ex-
oessive dAlhAnce with the fatal charms %
good living Be strong in the fight. said
Chaplain Wa-son.
After which tho Old Guard retired under
their shakos and gave Fifsh avenue il
annual thrill. They marched and they
marched and not q man dropped out
Then came the quick aid to the nearly
injured At Delnonico's, followed by more
and varied aids until far. far into the
night. Bat all quiet. remember: unus-
ualIy. disgracsfully quiet.
Major 3 Ellis Briggs. who had been
installed in once along with the other !
recently elected officers by Brig Gen. |
John a Eddy Of the National Guard. |
had the reprehensible part of toast
master Among the borealis shafts Of |
light that sprang from the medals and the ]
lace and the ~panlets along tho table !
Of high honor could he distinguishes now \
and then the faces % well known warriors |
There were Gen. McAlpin. former Adju- |
tant-Genera, y. q y Y; BriG. Gen. u. |
" &. Dunwoody. Brig. Gen. W p. Morris.
col " y. HOtchkin. Col. John T Camp,
Major David WILSON Rear Admiral D.. " |
i4eutye. commAndant Of the Brooklyn |
navy yard; Major Almet r. IAtson. who !
10 on the stan Of Brig Gen Eddy: Major !
Gen U Heber BreitnAll. Brig Gen Brd |
" Spencer. Cot Asa Rrd Gardiner. CoI |
" A Winter. Gen. John T Cutting and |
Col Rsnouf Of the Canadian Artillery. |
There were a few mere civilians slch az
David hanks. Lewis Nixon William ~ |
Ellison and Borough President Nlfred D.
Steers Of Kings
For the rect. Just a fat plain OF glitter
ing white uniforms all over the banquet
hall. with here and there the oasis OF
craven evening clothes represantinR an
unmiItAry guest. The artillery was
parked hy the walters IN batteries ON
heard a minute gun. signal of th. assault
Ten. McAiptn. Who was the first TO
rome under the searching eye of Toast
master Briggs. had IN" springlisa topic
Our FAR 'ity 10 sport With The
vigorous eN-adjutant did nor renemb.r
much about the fairness OF our city. but
he did wish tn lay that for an old fellow
who had the SPAWN In 10th legs he had
done pretty we'll He was with the vet
rams 81 the Seventy first Regiment the ,
II NJ. a I 4
Did Guard Co know. until ? O'Clock in ths.
morning. and the night before that he '
was up with the seventh nursing the Z
'ull mason on his knes'
= tell you. Major Briggs. YOU have an !
~ Termination to lie proud OF = said the
ieneral When I saw you marching !
Town fith avenue this afternoon-f =
Ton know how you all would look with 0
'Our clothes OF but with your white :
uniforms on and your handsome hearSkin Q
'hakns waving in the breeAe. I tell you IL .
would be hard to heat YOU. My dear old y
took me on his knes IN IAsS q
md taught inc To h@at the drum and from
hat minute my military enthusiasm com
nenced Then once. a few years ago Z
had to take an oIl painting Of MAJOR Y
or other down from the wall :
q the odd arTnoTy and that missed nv D
military enthusiasm even morn. But this
tternoon when J sav you kids OF % and =
n footing 10 down the avenue with YOUR
are your bearskin shakOs waving in q
he bresze tell vou!- $
That Wa the CLIMAX Of Gen. Nc AIpin - a
Dthusia-m and OF hi- speech. When y
iAior Almet Y Iatson. who besids.- c
eng a soldier j. president Of the Union g
.eaglIe club over an Bedford avenue hal 4
~ turn at speechmaking he said that h.
All undergone all the perils of war He a
new what u wa Ia smell pow der down a
nder th" blazing sun on the. target .
anRrs at Sea Girt. ". also knew what f.
was "a give Jf ms hs--h and blood in free 4
arTiiice Tor hir country Had he not n
ldden a hor-s NJ a trot in Memorial Day
arades over the linitle~a cobbie- 20 Man =.
attain, He had. and there and then he. u
ad made these -aCrIhce~ Tor hie country ~
-Jus what functions you perform uIt m
de 81 q yearly parade. a dinner and a
all nov and then you membsr. ~ tho y
I'D Guard know better than I do said
lillian D Ellison when ToAstma.tsT q
riggs singled him nut from among the
Drinking civilians for the slaughter
There il an impression abroad that Won
y 70 conserve very useful sentiment al
TAT of uiilitarism- a.
Mr.. Ellison -aid this without a smile ~
"a the NIT nrI N w