, 1874-12-02
TIE FIRST REGIMENT,

ANNUAL. afEEr1Nu OF THE oNuAS1EATIoI.
Tho First Regiment Illinois State Guard hold their
first annual meeting lnHt night In tteir nsw armory at
Nos 112 ia. and lo Lake street. THO nr1nory
slsts Of the secoud third, anil fourth floors Of tho
building, which nrc comnollio,ts we'll liRhtcd and
especially adapted for the rurpoac for which thu rcEi-
1ncnt has secured them, Tho first lopr presented
1T, ariny-liko appearance under the supervision
If tic efficient Iiegl,ucusal Quarte7masscr,
Jacut Charles II. Gillespe who ss caused 10 be ar-
tit1ono OF from, tho na!n ar,nory two roomB In front
on tho Nrst 1oor,-one for the field officers and Staf
Tho uther for tic company officers. Tcaa rooms
to tho right aud left Of tho natn ha, leaving two
Windows in t11 front Of tho ntmory and between tho
roouH whut taBtcfuy decorated With tho national
colora, Surn,ounted by tie motto Lahoro 1t Houore
Labor antl Honor. Quartcrn,aster Gillespie dis
played hiB usual good Judgment III tic arrangement
and decorations Of tho arlncry.
The meeting was called to order nt 0 o'clock by
ficnt-Cot. Sherman, tho commanding officer. Tho
Secretary, Lieut.. Charles S. Doh read thu 1nnute8 of
thu preceding meeting, which were adopted. Tho
Fiuanco Cons,nltco reported easf OIL haud, el'o
E1r.AsEs.
Mai Hubbard, from the Board Of MinntratioD, re-
ported that tic expenses in connection Will tho rent
:ng Of tho armory 1895 per month for rental II
per month for heating, aul $50 per mouth
for 1anitor. Nal. Aunhasa further reported
that thp Ellsworth zouayes had made application for
in tn i'no Of tbe regiment. Liot l,oynon offered
resolution wlieh S to tha m esSs tat ~ ,ae
The regiment mid lc,sered accordingly, and known ps
| Company q. ........a
cosfpANT ELECTIONS.
Tho companies, dus,na tls evening and prior to tho
conyening Of tho resn,enul nltcng, l'sd held an
cctton Of otccsF mud waou caod upon for tlls re-
Co.ntany lwclptain, A. NJ. rcrri.; First L'eu.en-
| ant, .. jcsueRau; Second Lieutenant, Charles S.
con.pany I-ospt,in, E. 2. Kno1; First Lleuten-
ant, ". ". Bishop; Second Lc,ltenant IT, s. Bowler.
peS}s M Bas
CoMrany D--Cansalp. ]. II. Hawley; First Lionscs-
| sns Willian pickenaon; Second Lieutenant, T. !.
:--Csmpanu E-cartain, 4. 0. Collins; First Idauten-
mt, Samuel Appleton; Second Lieutenant, Gilbert H.
CoMuanv f.-capta.n William Black; First Lieu
tenant, Robert y. Lewis; second Liouten"n William
Alter lilo report Of the election Of company otlccra
haa Ieeu recsve. tho President AIN ounrcd the uext
| b,,usne2n III orilcr w!6 thu
| ERECTION OF coarAsY err1oKns
Dciurs gons inta lie election Of oiNecrz Lort-c
<ihernns. announced that his plratu business afaira
,sa!iu permit of his Hfvug the time to the regt-
.nent tl.At tho position Of Commanding officer would
necessarily rcauira: lrnco ho would 10 obliged to do
cnp IL. eeutiol their C1ln1napdalt. IIo thanked
ta regiment for tho houor they had heretofore COLI
| ferred uron him. -
Ad tsn.es H. lloyaio announced tist he wo7.l.i ls
compelled TO ieuaec Ills reli3uAoA as tho AdntAnt ot
the regiment.
Tic slcetion Of oiIlcers then proceee with tho fol-
lowing result: lcusruant-C Colonel. Gtu. 4. c. Ac-
| Cllrg; Mnjor, q. q. Hubbard. -
Civic Organization -Pttsttlcnt Capt. N. 2. Cavpc,l.
ter; Treasurer, Hon. II. r. Coubaueh; 6scretary,
| Charles s. Dlehi.
COMPLIMENTARY nHsoLurIona.
Capt. Carpenter, of Company Q, tlan Offered rssn-
lntio,, which yaa adopted, thinking Gun Shprna, for
WLnt he had tlouo for the regiment.
Another olhcer offered rtnn1utlon complimentary
to AIR. Eaynic and another, OF similar c!aractcr, will
leiere1,cu to lareruss.er GillespIea! Ut tho resou
| lions belllg adopted.
| ISsTAILAyIoSH.
4 committee wng appoMtci to conduct Capt. Car
pentcr, tl,s ireacnelect to tho chnlr. III was re-
cclynl Us COL Sherman, who retiring, aHaia rsAoW
ed hts tlants to tilt command fur Tito auy courteael
| hu hat secclYal at their hands.
| FERMENTATION.
COMPANY then met iu tho e!ltb.rooms Of lie Trc.
mont lIot,se, wlere Oomrate Miller, Il, behalf OF th
company, III neat ind appropriate speech, pGejanct
their Cspuin, H. D. Carpenter, with Ill elegant swors
| uuu Lett,