New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04
NATIONAL GUARD NEWS
State Association to Hold Con-
vention Next Week.

The thjrty-sixth annual convention OF
the National Guard Association oil New
York will be held at Albany FRIDAY anu
SATURDAY. January IS and II, and VIII be
rorbans the largest in the history OF the
a.sociatiop Some important matters VIII
ho discussed. General Albert H. Mllls
l. s. A.. Of the general stan corps u.
tho army and chief of the division oi
militia affairs, War Department VIII NC
nresent and will, it is expected nave
some interesting facts TO make known
concerning the future OF the hatio'ai
guard as far as the War Department Is
concerned. Colonel Hunter Ligget' l. D
an duty in Washington, will also De
nresent as will Major General John r.
o,Rvan. commanding the New YORK Ma
tional Guard. Every militia organization
in the state will be represented ana
there will be a dinner rendered 10 uoN-
ernor Glynn by the association AT inc
tn Evck on Friday night The dinner
WAS originally set for SATURDAY hisn'.
but the date was changed on account Vi
Tho Governors having to make trip 10
Manhattan on January II. The chairman
Of the dinner committee is MAJOR ini"p
. Roosa 10th Infantry. The president
~ the association Is Colonel frdiA IL
Norton. Of the 23d Infantry
ueu known officer OF the national
puard speaking Of the arrangement maze
h. Major General Organ whereby Ma
iors T. G. Iandon. OF the 9TH Regiment
and 7 NJ Hutchinson. Of the Ilst can
.,,ord the army field officers course for
three months AT Fort Leavenworth' says
| "rhe providing OF such instruction III
thorough and substantial way TO seiecteu
oecars Of the national guard who nave
tho time and the inclination TO serve on
,bo academic board OF the national guard
| =. ono Of the best steps taken in long
time Such officers will be in a position
~ give the guardsmen the value ana re-
sults of their special training ana eA-
perience This is the only klhd OF ud ,
INC that counts i'm war and IN prepdrlns
ntSers for war II is not as glttering as
I Issuing broadcast thousands OF copies 3S
so-calIed bulletins, some OF tleIn uall
baked and all OF them an MERE ei.
n,i,b tho authority vested by law WIN
the instruction of the guard. ana also
docs not provide opportunity lot "Iilin6
and dissemination or self-adNeruslhe
forewords but the school training IS
practical
The annual inspections or inc Ne"
York National Guard for the War De
nsrtm.rt and state will commence next
tuesday with the seth Regiment ana
viii occupv three successive evenings
The inspecting officers for the infantry
In Manhattan will be Lieutenant Colonei
William II. Sage. L. 5. a; LIEUTENANT
Colonel Cornelius Vanderbilt DIVISION
star. y. q. y. Y. and Major Edwin W.
Dayton. Inspector. lst Brigade stan IN
BROOKLYN the infantry organizations VIII
be inspected by Captain George II. White
l.. SA.: Lieutenant Colonel l.. W. stotes-
bury. division stan. and Major W. }. Car
lin. "a Brigade stan. y. @. y. y. The
engineers will be inspected by Captain
" D. A. Anderson. L. 5 4. and Lieu
tenant Colonel +. ". Van G.. Lucas. diyi-
sion STAFF y. e. y. Y. The cavalry viii
he inspected by Captain Lincoln &. An
drews and Captain d. H. Biddle. l.. 5.
and Lieutenant Colonel Merritt ~.
Smith and Captain Edward Olmsted. y.
q y Y. The field artillery viii be in
spected By Captain j. d. W. Corey. and
Lieutenant Harry Pfeil. U. 8. A. and