Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-30
Military Matters.

The Veteran Grays uniformed body have chosen officers as follows Gen. s. E.Merwin, IT,, major; Col. A. c. Hendrick, senior cap
 tain; Gen. F. D. sloat, junior captain Lieut.. James D.. Dewell, senior lieutenant; Capt. B. A. Gessner, junior lieutenant Major T. A. Barnes, secretary Lieut.. Col. l.. l.. Morgan, treasurer. Sixty-fiye have joined and the equipments are ordered and will arrive in time for the battalion to parade on the Grays decoration day, June 13.
 The Sarsfeld Guards sociable, held We'd nesday evening, was a very successful affair, and numerously attended. The company is a live organization and keeping up high stand ard. There were seventy five couples on the floor. The affair reflects credit upon the committees, who were as follows: Floor Lieutenant Oarberry, Sergeant Garrity, Cor, poral Creed, M. J. O O'Connor, E. F. Reynolds, Sergeant J. Shannon, Corporal J. F. Moore, J. J. Howard, P. F. Cannon, M. F. Cafrey Executive Lynn, Sergeant F. J. Duffy, Corporal Keegan, Sergeant J. Shanna- han, Sergeant Brennan, Corporals Kennedy and Glynn and Privates D. F. Kelly, J. H. Rourke and J. J. Howard.
 The EuGuau EAhl&nX OI haTGIOEU HAS m1uG Improvements in their armory opposite the Hartford postoffice, which are not only advan. tageous for the members but will prove con. venient to the guests who attend their soci. ables. They have extended their lease so as to include the entire third and fourth floors. On the thlrd floor, south side, banqueting room has been painted, papered and general icv od xuith settees, so that it may be used as a hall for meetings. Indeed, it will be leased for that purpose. To the rear is a small room, con veniently arranged for kitchen uses. Various other improy ements have been made.
 No discharges from the 0. N. G. have been issued or applied for for intoxication.
 The Hartford Post says: Company B, of the Fifth Battalion, Capt. Seymour, paraded in fatigue uniform at the old City Hall, Wednesday evening, for drill. The company mustered with full ranks, presenting front of twenty-fou files with three ''blanks'' in the rear rank of the left four. After a short instruction by Capt. Seymour, the company was presented to Major Layne of New Haven, the battalion commander, who exercised the command in the school of the company with credit to himself, the execu- tions by the company being generally good and smooth. Just before 10 o'clock Company A of New Haven in fatigue uniform, under Capt. Griffin and numbering twenty men, en- tered the hall, the two companies being pres ent for the purpose of instruction in the school of battalion. The companies were equalizep by Adjt. Tatton of Norwich, mak- ing four commands of eight front (double rank), the line being formed with the follow ing officers as company commanders: First company, Captain Griffin of Company A i; Second company, Lieutenant Ladieu, Compa- ny A; Third company, Lieutenant Holden, Company B; Fourth company, Captain Sey- mour, Company B. The New Haven compa- ny returned on the midnight train, and joined with their Hartford comrades in saying that they had accomplished good evenings work.
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