New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-28

Lndley NJ Garrison, Secretary OF war.
On Monday night, October 6. there Will
be reception and ball In the Colo hoom
OF the Congress Hotel Tuesday morning.
| October Z. will be given up TO suo-con-
ventions 10 DE held by the adjutant gen.
eral of the different states and by onicers
Of the cavalry. field artillery coast ar
tillery and infantry. Delegates ana
guests of the association Will be enter
talned at luncheon on Tuesday at the La
! Sale Hotel by the Chicago Association OK
| Commerce. Discussion and regular busi-
| ness will take up the afternoon OF tues
day, and a theatre party VIII be arranged
! for Tuesday night. On wednesday re-
ports of committees will be made, fol-
! lowed by the election OF officers and a Sc
lection of the place for the next annual
convention. After the adjournment. dele
gates and guests will take an auto
ride through the parks and then partake
Of a luncheon al the South Shore Coun-
try Club. Among the subjects to be
discussed will be THE Militia Pay BILL
New Course OF Rife Practice as Applied
to National Guard Conditions" Clothing.
Equipment and Supplies for the National
Guard" Administration and Duties or
Ouartermasters' Corps" and other sub
Jects.
II IS understood that some twenty min"
officers of the 7th Regiment have made 70
per cent and over in the several subjects
I'm which they were examined last spring,
where the answers TO the questions were
written. Drills will begin next Wednes-
day night and will be conducted on about
the same basis as those of last year.
With the return OF Colonel G. A. Win
gate. I'd Field Artillery. from leave. IL -
expected that the internal trouble In ehe
regiment. which has resulted In the resis-
nations OF several officers. including Cap
tain J. C. b. Stokes and Lieutenant A. j..
Stricken Of Battery A, and IAeutenahe
w. F.. Peterson. OF Battery c. Will %
ended Colonel Wingate is known as An
officer of tact and fairness. and VIII. ie
is said. take the proper course OF acuon-
The trouble originated over the turning
down. II is said OF Sergeants Henry
Kemper and william Brady, nominated
bv Captain Stokes to be second lfouter-
ants. These men were not approved BY
Major Chauncey Matlock, commandin9i
the battalion in Brooklyn. who handed
the men their honorable discharge. This
action led to the resignation OF Captsanl
stokes and others, who took the accom-
OF the major as a personal afront-
Orders issued BY Brigadier John q
Eddy. commanding the national guard m
tho absence on leave Of Major General
ORvan. announce that the yearly train
ing drill and instruction OF the guar0
shall be divided into two periods. as foi-
Lows: First. post drill and INSTRUCTION.
season. and second. field training season
Tho first season will cover normally the
ner,od from october TO May /. and the
second season the period from May TO
October l. Instructions relative to mo
carving out OF this programme are gwen
which differ but slightly from teose 10
sued last year
Major John f. Duffy, OF the estn hes'-'
noent IL is understood, has the honor OF
be,ne at the top among the officers OF mo
regiment taking the written examination
last spring. In the examination. which
included drill regulations. small arms
nractice and guard duty. the major Id
credited. II is understood, with IS per
cent. which classes him among the ols-
tinguished officers"