Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-04-04
COMPANY A. AMERICAN ARMY.

Orders, Resolutions, Etc.-The Ladies'A ux-
Hilary Invite DR.. Leonard to Lecture.
Company A. American Army. held very
interesting meeting and drill at its armory
Monday evening. with good attendance.
The following order was published:
HKApQuARrHRs Co. A, FIRST REG'T. D. 8. OIL
AMERICAN Army,
SPRINGFIELD, o., April 2, 1855. J
Order No.
/. The following who were heretofore
appointed members of the court of disci-
pline-viz: Corporal George II. Brain, Pri-
vate J. S. Nelson and Corporal Z. c. Din
widdie as prosecutor-are hereby relieved
from that duty; and the following are here
by appointed instead: Corporal S. NJ. Grif-
fifth and Private Fred Bernard, and Ser
geant b. B. McIntire to be prosecutor of
the court.
IL. Sergeant o. L. Rowland having re-
moved from the city, a vacancy is created
in the council of administration, and spe-
cal election to fill the same will be held on
the next regular meeting night of the COM
pany, April Q. 1883.
Ill. The court of discipline Is hereby
ordered to convene at the armory on Mon
day evening, April Q, at S o'clock, to con-
slider such matters as shall come before It.
". To determine in the selection Of
several corporals for which there are or
may be vacancies, competitive drill and
examination is hereby ordered 10 take place
at the Armory on Monday evening, April
a3, 1883. The examination will be limited
to the school of the soldier as embraced In
the first tifty-three pages of Upton's Infan-
try Tactics. Competition is open TO every
private in the company, provided he is not
in arrears for dues or assessments, and is
free from any charges of delinquencies of
any kind.
V. Following the competition for cor
porals, and probably one or two weeks
later, competitive drill or examination
will be held to determine in the selection Of
at least two sergeants. In this examina-
ton will embrace, in addition to that spec-
fled for corporals, the school of the COM
pany. Competition will be open to every
corporal in the company, with the same re-
strictions, however, as to deliHquencies as
are specified for privates In section four Of
this order. By order of
WILDER CoLvIN, Capt. Com'd'g Co.
JAMES E. DUFFEY. First Sergeant
At meeting Of the company, after drill,
the following resolution was unanimously
adopted
Resolved, That the thanks of Company
A are extended to all members Of the cast
in Ten Nights in Bar-Room," and that
we hereby express our high appreciation Of
the excellent manner In which the play was
rendered, and
In a special manner do we desire to ex-
press our thanks to Enoch X. Martin for his
most excellent and satisfactory work in
training and rehearsing the cast for the
play, recognizing. as we do, that the sue
cess of the play was, in large measure. due
to his able and careful work.
The following resolution presented by
the committee of arrangements in charge
of the presentation of Ten Nights in a
Bar-Room." was presented and unani-
mously adopted
Resolved. That we, the committee on ar
rangements In charge of the presentation OF
Ten Nights in Bar Room" wish to re-
turn our sincere thanks to Captain Wilber
Colvin, Of Company A, American Army,
for his services in drilling the squad for
the entertainment, and to the drill squad of
the company for their interesting and ex-
cellent drills. COMMITTEE.
The committee of arrangements reported
also that while as yet all monies for tickets
had not yet been collected in, the amount
about S125, which is regarded as very good.
The ladies' auxiliary held meeting al
the same time to secure DR.. Leonard to de-
liver his lecture for the benefit of the auxil-
iary soon. The proceeds are to be used
toward the purchase of a flag for the COM
pany. The date of the lecture will not be
fixed until DIR. Leonard is heard from, but
it is expected to be given in about two
weeks at the armory.