National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-04

refused The result was the officers resigned and
the company was disbanded from the service of
the National Guard of Pennsylvania. The mem.
bers having considerable pride In the old company,
and, believing that it was possible to keep up the
organization without State aid, organized under
the Charter as citizens corps. Arms and equip
ments were purchased out of the camp treasury,
andit ranks TO- day of the best and most popular
organizations in Western Pennsylyania-thor
oughly equipped, both in the civil and military
department, and under the best of discipline;
composed of men of good moral character, who
alone have borne the expense of keeping up an
independent military organization.
TITCsvILLE CITIZENS CORPS.
The Titusviile Citizens Corps was organized as
an independent military company On the 10th of
June, 1872 and incorporated by special act of the
Pennsylvania Legislature February 81, 1878. The
company has life, honorary, and active member
ship Of one hundred men. It usually parades with
from fifty to eighty men in line. All officers hold
their commissions for one year, dating from the
second Monday in June annually. The uniform of
the corps consists of full dress suit of cadet gray
after the STYLE with changes of stripe coat
and pants, of that worn by the famous New York
Seventh Regiment, with oyercoats knapsacks, and
hitebearskinhats The corps visited Philadelphia
during the holding of the Centennial Exposition
in 1876 and encamped from Augusta to the 18th in
it won high military honors The Citizens Corps
has always appeared at annual reviews and in
spectons of the State troops until within the past
woyears, when the 'adjutant|geneTal-has not seem
fit to recognize independent. companies, that keep
up or, efficient organization without being bur-
den of taxation upon the people of theState. The
present officers of the corps are: Il
Civil-President, William VaFian, NJ. D., vice.
president, W. B. Serrett recording secretary, E. c.
al orrr.T HON. traoS
urer, Isaac Westheimer. "a
Military s-Iieusenant- colonel. w. B.
Roberts; commanding captain; ]. B. Olmsted first
lieutenant, I. ]. Smiley; second lieutenant, S. p
Franchot; third lieutenant C. J. Fox; adjutant F.
J.Shauer.
The corps will parade with seventy men in line
and band of twenty one instruments. The COM
mand will tomorrow leave Washington for New
York, where it will remain for two days, and then
reach home by way of Albany, Syracuse, and Buff
lo at which places tho corps will be the guests of
the local military. The corps is quartered at viii
lards Hotel and has engaged quarters at the
Grand Central, New York.
THE HARRISBURG CITY GRAYs
were organized in May, 1861, the First City Zou
ayes by Captain De B. Randolph Keim, now of
Newspaper Row." They served with great credit
for nine months as Company A, One hundred and
twenty seventh Pennsylvania Volunteers On
their muster out in June, 1862 thirty seven of the
members were commissioned in the regular and
volunteer service, Recognized as a company of
the Pennsylvania National Guard in March, 1869,
they at once took high rank in the military of the
State. On the promotion of its captain, j. Wesley
Awl, to assistant adjutant- general of the Fifth
Division staff, First Lieutenant Thomas F. Mallory
was elected captain, and shortly afterward the
company adopted as its uniform that of the Sew
enth New York Regiment and changed its name
to the " Harrisburg City Grays.' On the reorgan-
ization of the Pennsylvania National Guard, in
1874, the company was assigned as Company D,
Eighth Regiment Reports of the Adjutant- General
of Pennsylvania and the leading papers of the
State speak in the highest terms of the drill and
discipline of this company. The company served
the State during the Williamsport riots of 1872 two
terms during the Schuylkil coal riots of 1875 and
was In service five weeks during the labor troubles
of 1877, and has always received special credit in
orders from its military superiors for faithful per-
Torrance of duty. Its present officers are: Thomas
F. Maloney, captain; Joseph E. Rhoads. first
lieutenant; George E. Reed, second lieutenant.
Governor Hoyt, of Pennsylvania, has selected
this company as his escort upon the trip to Wash
ington In escorting the Governor to his hotel the
company viii parade in high bearskin hats and
State greatcoats. On the inaugural parade it will
appear in Pennsylvania State uniform on the right
of the Eighth Regiment, which will hold the right
of the Second Brigade, National Guard of Penn
sylyania. The company will parade sixty muskets,
the maximum allowed by Pennsylvania State laws.
CoLUMBIAS CRACK COMPANY.
Company II, Eleventh Regiment, N. G. P, To-
Gated at Columbia Pa, was organized on the oath
day of April 1877 and has never been distinguished
in any other way than as Company H, Eleventh
Regiment, n. G.. p. Its officers are: Captain, D.
Branard Case; first lieutenant, H. S. Graybill |
second lieutenant, Daniel Sample. Its uniform is
that of the Pennsylvania National Guard, consist
ing of dark blue blouse and light blue pantaloons
with United States army regulation fatigue cap.
The organization numbers about tifty-iy
men. At the outbreak of the labor riots
Dist although just uniformed and not yet armed
by the State, carrying only such revovers as they
could obtain on short notice, they marched to the
cars through hOoting mob, who had threatened
that no soldier should leave the town. They
joined their regiment at Malvern, and, having
been thoroughly armeda and equipped, took part in
Governor HartranftS advance to PittSburg. By !
the last adjutant- generals report for Pennsylvania
it will be seen that out of nearly two hundred in
fantry companies In the National Guard of Penn |
sylvania this one ranks seventh in the State and
third outside of the city of Philadelphia.
THE ARTHUR ST. CLAIR GUARDS,
from Greensburg Pa, named after General ST. |
Clair, of the Revolution, is known as Company 1, |
and attached to the Tenth Regiment, n. G. P, Col
onel A L. Hawkins commanding. 1t was organ |
lied December 81 1878. Oficers-Captan, James |
NJ Laird; first lieutenant, vacant; second lieuten-
ant, Jack K. Johnston Regulation uniform and |
equipments of regular army. Including band of |
twenty pieces, it brings into line about seventy !
men. The command is composed entirely of young |
men, the captain being the Oldest aged forty three
1t is the first military organization that has existed
in Greensburg since the Mexican war; all previous |
efforts to form one having signally failed. Its hon
orary members embrace none but the best citizens
and reputable honorably discharged soldiers of the
war of 1872 of the Mexican war, and of the war of |
the rebellion. General Richard C. Drum Adjutant- |
General United States army, native and long a
resident of this place, is included among its homo
rary members.
THE GIRARDvILLE GRAYs,
Company F, Eighth Regiment Pennsylvania In !
fantry were organized December Is, 1876; captain, |
Theodore F. Hoffman, first lieutenant, George |
Mattress; second lieutenant, H. J. Davis They |
have gray dress uniform, trimmed with black and !
gold, but on this occasion parade in the State OF |
Pennsylvania regulation uniform, which is similar
to the regulars uniform. They bring sixty men
to the Inauguration. This command served the |
State during the riots of 1877 being three weeks in
their service, having all members present for duty
during the riots-not single absentee. 1t is the
color company of the regiment.
THE QUAY. GUARDS.
Company E, Fifteenth Regiment, n. G. P. of /
West Bridgewater, Beaver County, Pennsylvania,
better known by their local name of the Quay
Guards, will arrive, it is expected, this morning,
with fifty muSkets. The company was organized /!
April H. 1872 and named after Hon. N. S. Quay,
formerly of Beaver County, now a resident of |
Philadelphia, and Secretary of the Commonwealth. !
Its officers are: Captain, S. J. SWager resigned |
December 1880. e-elected January 29 1881; first
lieutenant, Daniel W. Miller; second lieutenant,
NJ. Porter. The uniform is the same worn
throughout the National Guard A fine dress uni
form has been ordered. The Quay Guards are
building, at great expense, an armory, which,