Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-12
NATIONAL GUARD NOTES.


Paris Exposition are a company of American
marines, on duty IN the United States section.
LIEUTENANT HARRY F. DAVIS, Of the staff
of Colonel Smith, will entertain the officers of
the Eighteenth at his residence on Arch street,
Allegh eny, next Tuesday evening.
CAPTAIN HUNT, of Battery B, sails for
Europe the latter part of this month on a
pleasure trip He will be back again in time
| for the regular encampment in July
COMPANY F, of the Southside, will act as
escort to Post l5l on Memorial Day, and Cap
tain Awl extends an invitation to any other
members of the regiment who desire, to
| parade with him on the occasion.
CAPTAIN JAMES B. MOORE, of the Duquesne
Grays speaks of going to Europe this summer
for his health. the Grays have not yet decided
whether they will 60 into camp this season or
not; several sites, however, are being contem-
| plated.
SPECIAL order No. II, from the Adjutant
Generals Office, announces the discharge of
Captain E. 7. Carswell, of Company II, Fifth
Regiment and Leutenants W. W. Kellogg
and H. B. Scribner. Of Company D. Sixteenth
| Regiment.
OWING to non-sttendance to duty, Sergeant
Major Charles Holmes of the Eighteenth, has
been discharged. Quartermaster Sergeant
| Shannon one Of the oldest members of the reg
iment, has also been retired, thus leaving two
vacancies on the nonscommissioned staff of
Colonel Smith.
LIEUTENANT MCLAUGHLIN, Company B,
Eighteenth, has decided to tender his resignai
tion after the spring inspection. Captain Har-
per has been holding his men down to hard
work lately, drilling every Monday and Thurs
day, and as result the company is rapidly
coming up to its old standard of merit.
LIEUTENANT BEAN, of the Regular Army,
will arrive in the city this week to assist in the
inspection of the local organizations. Lieuten-
ant Bean graduated from West Point in 1886,
and has been extremely lucky in catching an
easy detail for 80 young an officer. He in
tends resigning shortly and going into business
in the East
THE inspection of Battery takes place
Wednesday evening, May %, at New Market
Hall, on Fifth avenue. After the inspection
an election will be held for Captain, as the
commission of Captain Hunt expires the same
date. For some time it looked as if First
Lieutenant Brown would make fight for the
two bars, but he has about decided to with
draw from the race, as Hunt has fixed things
in such shape that defeat is next to impossi-
BILE.
THE annual report of Adjutant General
Hastings for the year 1883 is now about two
months over due, and as a consequence mariy
contain some very interesting reading matter.
General Hastings declines to state when it
will be issued, but it was hoped that it would
have been out before the spring inspections, in
order to give the companies chance to seewhere
they were faulty last year. and let them correct
the same.
THE Washington Infantry will act as escort
to Post III, East End, on Memorial Day, and
Captain Shannon expects to have full COM
in ma
last week committee was appointed to attend
to the decorating Of the graves of deceased
members Of the organization. A donation Of
$50 dollars was received during the week from
w. ]. Richardson, former member of the
furnished in good shape, the boys propose to
shortly give q house-warming, SO that their
friends may be able to see how they are fixed.
CAPTAIN DANIEL M. TAYLOR, of the regu-
lar service, vino was detailed by the War De-
partment to observe and note the movements
of the militia at the Centennial exercises in
New York, sent in his report during the week
and it will shortly be made public. The out
come of Captain Taylor's observations can be
but one thing, and that is that the country can
still get along very nicely with its present
small standing army and be comparatively safe
from foreign invasion or internal outbreaks.
The concentrating Of $1,000 men, armed and
equipped, in the great metropolis inside of 16
hours. has shown that point very conclu-
sively.
THE following are the dates set for the in.
spection Of the different companies Of the
Eighteenth Regiment, and every man Is ex.
pected to be in line promptly at the hour
named: Company C. Friday May II, at 5 P. M;
Company /, McKeesport Saturday, May Is, at
7:30 P. NJ; Company A. Monday 20. ats P. NJ;
drum corps at $50 P. NJ, and Company 3 at
e:90 P. NJ. same evening; Company d, Tuesday,
May q, at Up. NJ, and Company E at $50 =.
NJ; Company F, Thursday May q at SP. M,
and Company at 7:30 p NJ; Company n,
Saturday, lday 25. at 8 P. NJ Companies in
addition to the arms and State equipments.
will be inspected as regards proficiency in
skirmish drill, guard mount and In their knowl-
edge Of the duties Of sentinels.
TIE appropriation Of $4,000 having passed
the Legislature to furnish the National Guard
Of the State with dress uniform, it is ex-
tremely probable that Adjutant General Has
tings will lose no time in the matter, but win
take steps at once to carry out his favorite
hobby. While IL Is almost certain that all the
regiments will be equ ipped with the same style
Of uniform, probably that in use in the regular
service. many arguments have been offered in
favor OF distinctive uniforms for each reoi-
ment. A well known authority, speaking of the
Centennial parade, says; "The large bodies of
troops from Pennsylvania and Ohio in the
State uniform, could hardly receive the credit
that was their due, because of the monotony of
their appearance which wearied the snectators
and herein is strong argument in favor of dis.
tlnctive uniforms for occasions of ceremony
Praise and appreciation are necessary to MAIN
tain healthy esprit du corps among volun-
teefs, and this can hardly be hoped for if there
is mot something to catch the popular eye in
great parades."
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