The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-25
PLANS Big WAR GAME
FOR MEMORIAL DAY
Gen. Organs Idea StirS G. A. II.
NctcranS-Fcar Slight in
ParadclcSs Fctc.
FOR THEM. HE EXPLAINS

Major.Gen. John =. organ. head OF
the National Guarl tn this state. plans
great war game for he militia organ
izations here to celebrate Memorial Day
this year instead Of the usual parade
~ the civil war veterans and their
younger comrades In arms. The proposal
has not reached any detailed form as
vet, but Gen organ explained II In
general yesterday TO alleviate any fears
of the veterans that they would be
sighted
The mere hint OF his intention, which
reached the cars Of the veterans during
last week. was reported to have stirred
them 10 a determination to fight the pro-
posal The veterans IL was said. felt they
were being sighted in the plans for tho
celebration as they had heard them, and
also had grave fears that II they once
abandoned their time honored parade
their big patriotic event OF the year would
he buried for all time. so, although un-
apprlsed officially OF what was being ar
ranged for their benefit. some OF the
leaders prepared ;cr VA.
The basis OF the report of my inten-
ti1us." said Gen. ORyau yesterday, rs
= plan have under consideration to pro-
pose to the q. \. II. a special celebra-
ton Of Memorial Day this year In view
OF the fact that It is the hftieth annlvcr-
sary Of the closing Of the war. just what
form IT will take depends altogether on
tho wishes Of the veterans themselves. !
have been In Washington attending the
Militia Board all week aud have not
talked with the g. a. H. representatives,
and they probably got a wrong impress
sion from rumors they heard
Cen Organ then said h" had no in
toutlon of dcpriving the veterans Of their
patriotic display ana proposed to meet
the Memorial DAY committee this week
to lay before the members his plan for
big war manGuvrcs in their honor. The
general idea is to dcviate for this year
only from the customary short parade or
the veterans and National Guard organ
izations In the city and have a war game
iu Van Cortlandt Park, with all the
militia branches Of the service In this
city participating and the veterans as
guests OF honor.
The parade. said Gen. Organ, IL eN-
pensivo and OF no benent to the troops
and It is q hardship on the veterans them
selves. Besides. that Is the only time
practically that the public sees the mill
tla troops and people get the impression
that pardding Is all the men can do They
never see them in action. nor do the
c. A. r. veterans. For this reason Gen.
organ would like to give the veterans
and the public demonstration OF just
what the National Guard OF the State
can do In the field.
with all the militia organizations OF
the five boroughs. Gen. Organ believes
h. could have almost a complete army
division In the big war game. The In
fantry. cavalry and field artillery and
the signal service and engineering corps
would demonstrate their training. The
dynamite squad would explode mines, a
bridge would he built across the arm OF
the lake abutting on the drill grounds.
intrenchments and other warlike defences
would be dug In fact. 1t would be a real
sham battle staged for the benefit OF the
q. 4. r., with the public as spectators.