New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-01
DEFENCE BLAST
STARTLES GREYS
Guard Leaders at Knicker-
booker Reunion Chal-
lenge Indifference.
DANGER Is SERIOUS,
O'RYAN DECLARES
Tells Young Men of Wealth EX-
ample Is Needed by Youths
of the Street.

"lf the young men OF your type do
not rally TO the preparedness pro
gramme, what can be expected Of the
youths of the street,"
Major General Organ, y. G.. y. Y,
asked the question Of the youthful Vet
Grams of the Knickerbocker Grcys yes
terday at their first reunion and lunch
con az tho eth Regiment Armory. "lf
you favor the sturdy and sensible mill
tary programme he continued. "there
is hope; hu, God pity our country If
even YOU. who have had military train
ing and broad general educatior, view
the preparedness programme listlessly.'
The knlckerbocker Grey Veteran
Corps admits to membership only those
who have been graduated from the
Knickerbocker Grcys. The latter is
military organization of boys from ten
TO fifteen years old, who attend non
military schools. They drill regularly
in the eth Regiment Armory, where
their juvenile dances and drills are a
society event
Among the Grey Veterans are ". X.
Vanderbilt, Hermann Oelyichs. jro WI.
Schiefelin, jr, Roger Derby, George
Roosevelt. Maurice Roche, Philip RooSc-
Welt, Harold Vanderbilt, +. Frelinghuy-
sen. Raymond Belmont, Delaney
Nicoll Ome Wilson, O'Donnell iseiln,
William Haynes, Hasbrouck Haynes
and Cornelius Vanderbilt. ST.
Major General O'kyan and Lleuten-
ant Colonel Robert Mclean called upo1
the youthful veterans to jolr the ma
tional guard. n thing which only
small portion Of their number had oon'
SO fer. "Whcn ] advocate prepared
ness" said Major General ORyau, ~
always get cheers from the old men.
inc men over fifty; but what about you
young elbows? r. is your cheers that
count And YOU must DO moro than
clap Your hands and express willing
ness 20 let the other fellow d. the
work. Their, have been handwriting
on the walls that have condemn q ma
lions before. and 10 may be that W.
shall read Our own doom 100 the retusa'
Of the youth Of this generation 10 tax
up the stern cause Of military pre-
Uareducss ask you 10 set lnio tn"
hardness by Joining the national guard.
Don't do this in a struggling fashion.
Two or three, or even dozen RON
your number is no representation. Ge'
together on this thing. and all OF you
JOIN. then We may expect young men
who have been less favored - follow.
This was not followed by tumu.tuou5
applause.
Major Putnam called upon the boys
TO keep alive the strong sense OF honor
that a generation which was passing,
but in us day was not too proud TO
fight, was passing on 10 them.
The names of half dozen Grey Vet
Grams who are fighting IN the armies
i'm Europe were read by Lieutenant
Colonel Mclean.
Among the l25 members Of the Vet
erar Corps present at yesterday
luncheon. most Of whom were recently
graduated from the Grcys, were Will
lam Rockefeller jr.. Gilbert Livinpstor,
George Roosevelt, W j. Schiefelln,
Lorillard Spencer, Cornelius Wander
bilt. ST.. lieutenant colonel OF the
Crews: Cornelius Vanderbilt, r., Z. y
Wickersham, d. H. McAlpin, j. Roche
r.. Rantoul, II. J. Whitehouse and NJ
Won Mayhof. The guests Of honor
were: Lieutenant Colonel Robert Nc
Lean. toastmaster; Major General J. F.
O.Evan. Colonel Daniel Appleton, Rob
ert Adamson, Fire Commlssioner'
Theodore Rousseau, secretary 10 tho
Mayor, and Major George Haven Put
nam.
Following the luncheon, the present
Crews. under the command Of Captain
Charles II. Hoyt, who has commanded
The corps since it's organization n 1857,
v.era reviewed by the veterans.