New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-21
9TH REGIMENT HONORS.
Twenty-fifth Annual Award of
LONG Service Crosses.

Given a handsome arrnory filled with
handsome soldiers in full dress uniform
and put them through manouvres that re
suit in about two thousand white duck
trouser legs undulatng to the cadenced
march Of a military band, and picture
is presented that makes spectators, women
as well as men. pine TO join the regiment.
That IL what happened at the 9TH Regiment
Armory last night. when ceremonies TO
celebrate the twenty-ffth anniversary of
the institution of the regimental cross of
honor for long and faithful service were
followed with all the precision OF military
tactics.
White trousers. gray coats. brass buttons
and gold braid, splashes of red here and
there and on the cap Of each a shaving
brush ornament striking pleasant angle
toward the roof Of the building. not TO
speak of glistening swords and polished
gun barrels. were enough to make the
heart beat I'm a patriotic manner. But
when the regimental band. led by drum
major with a really superb cap and pres
ence. struck up Comrades" no one in the
reviewing stand cared TO sit down.
There was a sentiment in the proceed
ngs last night. Comrades of a quarter
century were honored with others who had
seen twenty years service. fifteen years
and ten. The entire south side of the ar
mOry was reserved for the cross Of honor
men. The following men received the cross
Of honor In gold. with the figure a. set
in brilliants twenty-five years service);
First Lieutenant Henry V. d. Black, Com
pany b; Corporal Gouverneur kemble,
Company F; Captain J. Rutherford Stew
art. Company b; First Lieutenant William
Moore Halstead. Company B: Private Abra-
ham w. Stout. Company H; Private Daniel
c. Mayer. Company c, and Private Eugene
Horton, Company l.
The gold bar TO the cross OF honor. rep
resenting twenty years service. was pre-
scented to the following members and for
ner members of the regiment: Private
Charles Murray. Company d; Post Quar-
termaster Sergeant Frank NJ. Knight N
c. S; Private Charles G. Halliday, Com
pany c.: Private Edward VANITY, Company
b; Quartermaster Sergeant James A.
Swayne, Company H: First Sergeant AL
fred J.. Golsh. Company D; First Lieu
tenant William F. Wall. staff: Post Quar-
termaster Charles T. Leonard, \. (. s:
Captain Nicholas Engel. Company c; Ser
geant Charles G. Alleyn, Company B; Gen
eral James r. O'Beirne. L. 5. V, ex-
Company /: General y. 3. Mclaughlin,
L. s. V. ex-Company !, and Sergeant Will
lam Clark, Company /.
Among the officers of the national guard
in the reviewing stand were General David
f. Austen. chief of coast artillery, New
York; General Henry ". Freeman. New
Jersey: Brevet Brigadier General William
G. Bates, list Regiment, n. G.. n. l.; Lieu
tenant Colonel b. 3. McAlpin, inspector
general. New York. and a dozen other off,
GERS in uniform.
The reviewing party, composed of the
foregoing officers and about four hundred
veterans in evening dress. were escorted 10
their seats by Colonel Daniel Appleton and
Captain Robert Mazet, officer OF the day.
The idea Of presenting the cross originated
with Major General George Moore Smith.
who AT that time was lieutenant colonel of
the regiment. and he headed the reviewing
party last night. The manuuvres lasted
nearly two hours. General O'Beirne
marched I'm evening dress between Colonel
Appleton and Captain MaZet when the regt-
ment filed out of the parade room These
formsIities over. dance began.