New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-21

the dynamite squad, under Lieutenant IL
C.. Woodward, will also give exhibitions
Company L, Captain Hearn, Is In mourn
ing for Sergeant George II. Diehl, who
died last Sunday and was buried with
military honors in Woodlawn last Wednes-
day. the company parading. The MEM
bers of the provisional company that was
on duty at Peekskill are to hold din
ner. and Sergeant William King is the
chairman Of the committee in charge.
Work on the old armory of the 22d En-
gineers, which has been remodeled In its
interior for the LIST Regiment or Fleld
Artillery, is nearing completion. The rid
ing ring is finished, and about forty OK
the eighty stalls for horses are cor1piet-
ed. The rooms for the several batteries
upstairs are also we'll on toward compile
ton. The batteries now occupying the
old First Battery Armory In west oStn
street will be in their new armory by DC
tober /. whether IL is finished or not. Col
onel H. H. Rogers is on a hunting trip
in Maine.
Brigader General McCoskry Butt will
sail from Southampton, England, next
Tuesday for New York. He has been in
France for several months for the bene-
fit Of his health. but at the same time
has not neglected TO get an insight into
military matters.
For the first time in its history the lstl
Cavalry will be represented In the COM
ing tournament Of the Military Athletic
League in Madison Square Garden. Colo-l
ner Bridgman. with Lieutenant Colonel
Smith and Captain Sheldon. attended tho
army cavalry brigade camp at Winches1
ter, Va and were very much impressed
with it, There were 1000 cavalrymen. Fl
100 horses and 400 mules Colonel Bridge
man was detailed to headquarters, where
most OF the General staff from Washing-l
ton were quartered, TO witness the prof.
posed changes in the cavalry drill regu1
! lations The plans for the new armory fort
the list Cavalry. which will be the olH
! armory of the sth Regiment as soon as
the latter gets into its new Bronx,
armory, are getting along very nicely.
Colonel Davis of the 18th Regiment Will
open the drill season with regimentap
drill. concert and dance on Thursday
night, October 3 The regiment will be-
represented by a rife team at Peeks-
kill this week. Delinquent members or
! the regiment have been fined TO an aggre-
gate amount Of over $1,000 The fines arc
| largely based upon absence from the
/ parade on Memorial Day last.
Lieutenant Colonel Frederick A. Wells
Of the 23d Regiment, recently appointe0
| from major, has passed the brigade board
of examination. His successor as major<
It is expected, will be Captain Robert 81
Cooke of Company E or Captain Rich
ard g. Dawson of Company I. who rank
respectively as first and second senior
| line captains.
The court martial proceedings In the
case of Private Allen, OF the LIST Field
Artillery, who was tried on a charge of
sleeping on post at Peekskill last spring.
as told in The Tribune exclusively, are
now in Albany. from which place they
will be made public. 1t is said the ac-
cused has been found guilty and that the
court made recommendation for Glenn
ency in view of the former excellent SER
vice of the accused. Among those who
testified to Private Aliens excellent duty
as a soldier were Colonel Appleton OF
the eth Regiment. and Lieutenant Colonel
! Frank H. Hines Of the I'd Regiment or
! Field Artillery.