Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-22
MILITARY ITRms

captain II. L. Duncani ex-com-
mander of the Chicks" arrived in
the city by NJ. and G. train yester-
day.
The Porter Guards hold a business
meeting tonight, and it is expected
they will choose R. P. Wildbergdr for
Captain, John D. Waldran for first
Lieutenant, and the others as they
were. Ex-Lieut. Kellar Andersen
has joined the Chicks" it is said.
The POrters will also decide upon
whether or not they go to Louisville
and indianapolis.
The Chicks will be drilling on
the bluff by the combined light Of the
moon and electricity, tonight and to-
morrow night, if the engine power is
in proper trim.
The honorary attachment of the
Nashville Porter Rifles have chosen
Hugh S. Gwyn president, vice Geo. K.
Whitworth, resigned. On Saturday
they selected a committee Of nine, with
Chas. Thomas as chairman, to visit
employers and endcavcr to get them
them to let the drilling members off at
o pm. after the LIST proximo, SO that
they may have time enough for prac-
tice. They also decided to draft reso-
lutiOns in approval Of the decision to
enter the drills at Louisville and In
d~ianapolis.
The military companies to take part
in the proposed competitive drill at
New Orleans were much disturbed
last week upon receipt of the
programme prepared by Major Baker
at West Point, who has the matter in
charge. The programme says they
must drill to the left instead Of to the
right, as they expected, and had been
practicing. The Houston, Texas,
Light Guards cut up about it, but
finally decided to participate. The
programme was sent to all companies
expected to compete simultaneously.
Those at Now Orleans attempted to
drill in the order laid down in the
programme, but both the Crescent
Rifles and the Louisiana Lilies were
nearly knocked out of time in trying
to do it properly. They will doubt
less get on better after a bit.
Several members Of the New Orleans
Crescent Rifles were much stirred
up because the Captain aud a
Lieutenant of the Louisiana Rifles,
their competitors, looked at the Ores.
cents practice at Coliseum Square,
last Friday, The officers had not
deigLed to gaze at them on previous
occasions, and it was thought they
we're on hand the time referred to to
take notes aud catch points.
The New Orleans States Of Sunday
says a vail has gone forth because the
Crescent Rifles of hat city had cap
tured nearly all the girls in town, and
that there we're no fair ones left to
wear the colors of the other com
Its true, It's pity, and pity
tbs, It's true" But the question
arises what is to be done? Since the
sponsor issue has been raised, sponsors
must be secured though the heavens
fall. 1t is amusing to think that New
Orleans, with a population Of 225, 900
souls, has to acknowledge that the
of girls is exhausted when one
hundred have promised to bedeck
themselves in n set Of %colUrs.
The same paper of Saturday says:
The Crescent Rifles. who will com
pete after the home drill at Louis
Vile and Indianapolis, finding that
they have been to much expense in
procuring uniforms, will have some
difficulty in realizing the necessary
for their trip. 1t is mooted
that a subscription will be raised to
provide sufficient means for that pur-
pose. Mayor Shakespeare has prom
ised to lend his aid, and no doubt
here will he little diAicultv in holm