, 1881-01-03
THE MILITIA.
What the Chicago Organizations
Accomplished In 1890.
A Promising outlook for tho Va
riOns Commands Quar-
tcrCl Here.
The Recent Fair Not Sucoess-Notes
and News Here and Else
where.

l,crs Of tho NAtlonnl Uuurtl u ltappy New
rcnrr' Grd expresses tho hope that 1851 mAy
prove rs prosperous 10 then, ns w,,s thc ycar
1as0. Mael, has lee,t accomplished by tho I. N
q. during tho past year in Tho wny Of approach
to efficiency. Changes hnvs. lren lnnde which
were for tho better IN nearly all branches md
departments of Tho service. Scarcely my d.
liberalization Inns bcen rerceptthlc III any II tho
commands: OIL tho coNtrnry, eRril organization
tas Kr1wa IN strength md consequence Now
and weak organizations hnvc sosrttnuurea to dc-
velup strength which seems Utmost Incredible,
while older oncs hnyc remained ilrsn III their po-
sltions or tho coin ntnands IN Chicnyo tho
First 1nfnntry stnt,.la nb,ut whcrc 1t dtd
yenr ilHu, with tho exception tint It Inns prnltc
by tho prestige OF n8u, rs It nltlrn11y would.
Tie actnnd InfAt,try has nude very little prog
rcss. although 1t bus aeeurci new And cnt,tru.
dutts quarters, which. however, Nre nnly tenn
pnrnry. md tlo coming spring may soc It's officers
cAstlNH about for MllOther home. Thoy should
bc oil thu lookout now for mi ar,nory, so thst
they will not 10 turned lntn tho streets. III they
hnse brrli uicc or twico before, nt,tl bo cotii-
pcllrI to temporarily dIsbnnd Or suspend oper,-
t1ons Tho Sixth DnttulIon will prnDaDIy be-
conc regiment III tho spring. as tho command
lNcks hut nnc cUmpany Of that orHnn!zntion
HOW, md Got. Ihumpson hns permission to re-.
crlltt t'lat. Thfs command is also os' the look-
cut for permanent quarters. The Sixteenth
Battalion tcolorcdh stnj. Scott, Is comfortably
suntod, and tho command !sstrongcr than twas
Mt tho beginning Of lust ycar Tho First Cavalry
holds It's own untcr tho command OF Mnj.
Wcltcr, md hne improved In efficiency. 1attcry
direction OF Improvement during tho past year.
Ihn soMn,t,d @ T. GnnloT,n1ty ;, sItMnssa ~ to
shMtf drills have been Organixe!!. Mnj. Tnbey
htls Tor snno tn,c back 1san wee1linY out NJ ot
tslautl. anu the lMtsery is now on snfe Mn,l
s.' fontiug. Tiorc urc three Importunt things
ys w F s rsSp; g src % fssgG Il ss z oso ss spns
R''e'!s T fer '.iS S%SlsS T. :ss
able to. nest lie cxcess or cxpon,t!turo
"ysr tue country rs Soss , sssoa tsy nse9
thi! 10 ' lar u. per psr,aIns to the First lid secait
In1nntry Regiments, they tlped hittMiDn drills
The tree reHilnents Aro 50 tt1poriant tint II i
almost question ~ ~ which want Rs,nllll r1ltk
l!rst. .lluwuyur. Il. tho commands. weru lur-
nI.hrd with sufficient appropriation to cover
wauld htxu more limo to perfect themselves in
tle.lcs. Tho Ftrs, lscgmo',t mas IL good artnnry.
t0f 81 fS " M I'D fH FG' o ea.s y
btu. hut tho appropriation ir"m TIC stnts i III
Ias, hcu.tng, cinthIng, and ots,er expenses
sneh 4 gro ,n nrrre r. cp EScp'nx y, tho
ise that Tic to eo' oesrs It "o saaar,eTs sTass
feel ihou, u,selscs enn,pelie' to devise WHY'S nn,i
Hs ,t, ost e;nystantly =; w ff a'a;lnK tho
,,,.,,ts tsn,wrs wi II 49, .,,.,,ar,s
LECTURES. and s.'ein! entertainments nru ctcr-
"as,,es ~ s .,sa r % o n X" rrrit',sts H.
la1tu!Ipns. or co,npan!os. whllo business .sllcr
WV = s ~ ft i, M ,s VIZ u I'LL
tsks thst ~ wSes ~ %Iiitlaas', ssnes s ,so @ rI,!e
Of haher.lnsher. II uatercr. All auutton-
n.trc onI = r., ~ T., hi xdrcsz Mm;Y,,rm
hs tlisrobes tho profession or soldier. which ID
nni..t r ~, cniI',,. ;nt,, ;stcntc iI rn,r w T.
amMrteEe ~ T.. , vno Nst
brsliaat e;srai % s,a,f @ # f s"n,c "' II te
inSst % e.cieni and taiense otltcors % Of she i
tG@to; @ ;,,;ti: Ihsso RsaeM,neI nMfe en yGIy
r. a1 1n Ts.nnt .i eif X nt1 ntsstnc
ana ists,'i!y sr!.l:!sa! ~ !; ca!, i,at g S,l:
ese VIII ~ n!ihost @ tna @ u tno.e %
sndf,,i t tskots na roii OF 1.nn.e9so 70 plac.
ams!x III 1sst ~ r 10 70 ee o,,'
S'is 3f M one Of Il to e, c,nnands: "F "Krana !nasK
oiccr Il unost mfraIl t., xsur his untf.r'u n upi
sase oeeasia.. fnr four r. Of % GenS tkon for so
r or 'hse ose ten st wnn s1raa 'ne M s11Gss sntM n
se cxo % ~, " ~
tne aano tstno InoFu Io'sMro Wsnlt pe gwen tno
no,cnHor, ef'eto ~, y,msia ,ornt ~ III.
nstv 1.hc unYnrms hnrn hcc",,mtt,
m Did toy aleca,y with the officers md ul,stosI
ntati. Thcy Aru nut tuanrl nuw fur tilu novelty
or tlo thing. l,tt ,,rG wnrl ~ ~ y matter pf hsl'
u gSs bay ,vm,f .,iiv for, w. Gus a"v rv W
tanty ts'r dressing i.eselses " q ne ,,,isa;; M
N!Es,szl tn In SO. Familiarity breeds ct,Ntt1,pt."
T. tlIe sosdicrs wote nvur EeGil IN puotu ~ ,,ll-
anI, eH.et nnr' rasn ~cs.onH, s, on WILT @ n,,
% "ty. y., aHy y @ . , H. G8Smt " ~ ""Ma !,:,u"
sni.llrr IL n mir, ~ sr strr 81 ,i,n tut Il, j,,s
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