Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-02


tenant colonel. and Ezra H. Ripple major
October 10. 1888. Col. Boies' commission having
expired and he declining a reelection. Lieut..
Col Hitchcock was elected colonel, Major
Ripple lieutenant colonel, and Capt. II. A.
COursen, of company c. major October 10,
1888. Col. Hitchcock's commission expired. and
he, following the example of Col. Boies. also
declined reelection. Lieut.. Col Ripple was
then elected colonel. Major Coursen lieutenant
colonel, and Capt Jno. r. Fish. of company H.
major The national guard Of Pennsylvania
mas not been called out since 1877, therefore
the regiment has had I.o actual service in the
field to record
This regiment is known as the shooting
regiment 1t having made a speciality of rifle
practlce since Its organization, and has fur
nished large proportion of the rifemen who
have represented the state of PENNSYLVANIA in
the annual matches at Creedmoor from 1873 to
1883. Its record in Workmanship has been
remarkable. Each year it has steadily adj
vanced, until it has at last attained the highest
possible point in numbers. 100 per cent. having
qualified every member of the regiment in the
season OF 1888 as marksmen. This has never
before been done in any country of which
record can be found. There are degrees of
qualification, the lowest being to make total
score at 200 and 500 yards of Is points out of a
possible 50, and the highest being to attain the
sharpshooters score of AZ or more out of 80.
The regiment. in the season of 1888. qualified
Z3 per cent of Its entire membership as sharp
shooters. Each years qualification as a marks
man Is now a condition of membership. failure
IN this regard being considered valid reason for
q discharge. The present strength of the regi-
ment is 4S5, officers and men, and they expect
to parade every man next Monday. They will
arrive this evening. and will be quartered in
the State, War and Navy building.
The roster Of the regiment is as follows:
Colonel. Ezra II. Ripple; lieutenant colonel,
Harvey A. Coursen; major. John b. Fish;
adjutant, First Lieut.. William \. Miller; quar-
termaster, First Lieut.. John p Albro; surgeon
Major j. Emmett OBrien; assistant surgeons,
First Lieuts. Merlin z. Albro and William q.
Fulton; chaplain, Rev. Samuel C. Logan. ID. D.:
inspector OF rifle practice, First Lieut.. Herman
Osthaus; sergeant major. p. p Smith; hospital
steward. G. NJ. Harris; commissary sergeant,
VIM. Morton; drum major, Rees Watkins:
quartermaster sergeant, Alfred E. Connell.
Line officers-Co. A, stationed at Scranton:
Captain, Edward E. Chase; first lieutenant,
Arthur H. Lee; second lieutenant. Frederick
stillwen. Co. B, stationed at Scranton: Cap
tain, William kellow; first lieutenant, William
r.. Madison; second lieutenant. Herbert r.
Shaw. Co. @. stationed at Scranton: Captain.
James Moir; first lieutenant William B. Hen
wood; second lieutenant. Charles W. Gunster
Co. ID. stationed at Scranton: Captain William
A. May; trst lieutenant, William A. Wilcox
second lieutenant, Eugene ID. Fellows. Co. E,
stationed at Honesdale: Captain. George H.
whitney; first lieutenant. Orville l.. Rowland:
second lieutenant, William j. Ward. Co. c.
stationed at Factoryville: Captain. Edison c.
Smith; first lieutenant. Frank E. Prefer;
second lieutenant, Edwin W. Capwell. Co. H.
stationed at Scranton: Captain. William b.
Rockwell; first lieutenant, Gurdon c. Rogers;
second lieutenant, Eugene ID. Corwin. Co. l.
stationed at Scranton: Captain. Joseph H.
Duggan; first lieutenant. Walter McNichols:
second lieutenant, Henry Davitt
The Governors Troop.
The Governors Troop, of Harrisburg, Pa,
was organized during the fall of 1887, and was
admitted into the national guard of Penpsvl-