New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-03
NEW FACES At SEA GRIT
Fourth Regiment Takes Place
of Second at Camp.
FIELDER PRAISES S0LDIERY
Plan to Have Congress Enact
New Code for National
Guard Discussed.
From The Tribune Correspondent. ]

camp Fielder. Sea Grit Aug To
night there are new faces I'm camp. The
ID Infantry Of Trenton has taken the
place Of the 4th from Jersey city.
which spent tho week here. The I'd.
Colonel Horace VI. Reading commanding.
entered the encampment reservation
with the band playing and the colors
nyins in strong breeze Governor
Fielder welcomed the regiment from the
vcrauda 81 the Little White House.
The I'd occupied the tents Of the fth.
which had go he left here 10 get thor
oughly dried out before being shipped
back 20 the rocimeutal armory I'm Jer-
sey Cfty During the storm last night
the canvas became soaked and up until
the time the regiment broke camp to-
DAY u had not dried out sufficiently TO
10 packed Tor shipment
The 9Th LETT camp shortly after
o'clock. emtarking ON special trains on
the Pennsylvania Railroad Tor Jersey
city Prior 10 is departure the officers
o. the regiment called AZ the Little
White House. whore Governor Fielder
bid them furcWell The weeks cncamp-
mont has undoubtedly been the most In
s'ructiyc iu the history 81 the New Jer-
s"v soldierv FOR both the men and the
officers. Their manruvros I'm the coun-
try were the most thorough through
uhic1 the ith has been put
Before tho ith departed Governor
Fielder sem the following letter Of com
incubation 10 Colonel steele command
ing.
Nj Dear Colonel steele. regret
the arrival Of tho time for your reCi-
mHnt 10 leave camp. FOR J shall miss the
faces Of my friends from my home coun-
~. 7 have observed with pleasure your
close and conscientious attention 70 duty
and I AN sure your week Of service ana
practice has been profitable 20 officers
AID mon. and that the result Of YOUR eX-
cellsrt work will he very evident during
Me coming winter
VERY truly yours.
JAMES T. FIELDER"
colonel Evan VI. Johnson. formerly In
spector-instructor Of the United states
army. attached 10 the New Jersey Ma
tional Guard. and now assistant head 81
tho Department OF Militia Affairs Of the
War Department. was In camp to-day as
the guest OF Adiutant General Wilbur T..
Sadlcr. Mary matters Of Importance to
tho national guard I'm the state and
country AT large We're discussed Per.
hans tho most vital question. however.
was that perta ming 20 the new national
guard act. which Il is hoped the next
Congress VIII pass
Colonel Johnson and the members OF
the National Guard Executive Commit
tee. 81 which General Sadler is a mem
her. have agreed upon the new code,
which will assume the proportions Of
geuerallzed act covering the operation.
Of tho national guard II will supple
mcnt the large number OF individual
laws now in force.
One OF the important points in the
new act is a yearly compensation for
the guard Of this and other states I'm
der present codes the men are paid only
for the week that they spend in the
encfrpment in the summer
Under the proposed code. should the
exlgencies Of war demand the participa.
tion OF the national guardsmen in fight
Ing forces OF the country. the men will
be transformed at the direction OF the
Congress. from the national guard or
ganization 60 part OF the army Of the
United States The code is expected TO
revolutionize the standing OF the ma
tional guard and create a fuller mem
bership and more general efficiency in
the organization