New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-12
WHITMAN REVIEWS
and REWARDS 9TH
Regimental Rifle Team Re-
ceiVe Awards for Tar
get Victories.
BIG CROWD SEES
GUARDSMEN DRILL
Machine Gun Company Attracts
Much Attention - Dancing
Follows Manpuyres.

Governor Charles s. Whitman re-
viewed the 7th Regiment last evening
for the first time Before an assembly
Of three thousand that crowded the
boxes and balcony o. the armory, the
famous 7th Of the National Guard, at
tired in it's regimeutsl full dress UNI
form. that dates back to 1924, marched
and countermarched before the states
new Chief Executive.
Accompanied by his stat, the Gov
ernor crossed the drill floor at $40
and took his place in the centre box
on the south side Then the three bat
talions marched in and drew up in reg
mental formation, facing the reviewing
officer. Next they marched past the
executive box in column Of companies,
and the companies took up positions
that formed hollow square, when all
stood AZ attention while the band
played THE Star Spangled Banner
The regimental rife team OF 1914 was
then presented with the organized mill
tia decoration for small arms firing by
H., Governor, who left his box and
walked out on the floor for the pur-
pose. This team won its second sue
cessive victory in the First Brigade
match, constituting 60 per cent Of the
entire number OF qualifications.
Companies Get Prizes.
Prizes for the first, second ard third
figures of merit in the First Brigade
for small arms firing were then award
ed to Companies c. L and F, which
marched into the centre Of TIE floor
for the ceremony.
Evening parade followed, and then
a4kin4;n a,-kt hiAinn
Details from Company X, under Cap
Captain Engel, took opposite sides OF
the floor in the field uniforms and
went through the setting up and load
ing Of army wagons. Only two OF the
wagons that are stored in the drill
floor lockers were assembled, and the
men were loudly appl-uded as they
rolled the last canvas flap up over the
hoops that support the wagon tops.
A the wagons were removed, cross
sections Of wall" ten feet high and
made of wood, were pushed out on the
floor. Then a platoon under command
Of Lieutenant Clark, Company b, gave
an especially agile exhibition OF wall
scaling.
After these man9uvrcs, the band
struck up fox trot, and details from
ell the companies, in flannel shirts and
white duck trousers, marched in al
double time. They separated into oper
formation, and for the first time II
nearly a year the regiment was under
one command for physical drill. In &C
cordance with the instructions OF Cap
tain Herman J. Koehler, United States
Army, Captain Samuel X. Thomas, OF
Company f, commanded the exercises.
Guardsmen Win Applause.
This proved to be the most popular
epent of the early part of the evening
and applause frequently drowned thu
voice Of the officer in command. ThI
sig Of the whole huge floor full Of
gray shirts swayinv in perfect rhythm
was the most spectacular sight OF the
programm~.
Much attention was attracted by tn:
machine gun company, which was moor
porated into the regiment on December
80 last. IL is supplied with four auto
matte machine rifles, model 1909, for
merly known as the Benet-Mercier au'
tomato machine rife. Each gun Is
capable of delivering from four nun
dred to six hundred shots a minute
When going into action il Is carried
on mule back, but each was trans
ported by four men last evening. Inc
stretcher bearers also won praise.
After the drill the floor was given
over to dancing. The regimental mess
was omen for the use of the guests. and
members Of the command took visitors
on tours of inspection over the oulId-
ing.