Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-03
AROUND THE GUARD LINES.

LIEUTENANT WILLIAM ANGLocK denies
ton.
LIEUTENANT o. h. ELLIOTT, Company II,
Eighteenth Regiment, has rendered his resig-
nation.
THE concert given by Battery "B" last Fri
day nigh. in the Soho school house was a sue
cess artistically.
CAPTAIN JAMES H. MURDOCH, of the Second
Brigade staff, held an election for Second Lieu
tenant in Company 1. of McKeesport. last
night The candidates were Sergeants Lauer
and Hartman.
THE report that DR.. j. W. Boisel, of Sharps:.
burg, would be a candidate for the captaincy of
Company ID is a mistake. He has decided to
withdraw from the race on account of it inter
fering with his private business.
THE warrants for armory rents of the various
local companis were received in the city during
| the week. Several captains wear happy smiles
in consequence, but they don't hold a candle to
the smiles worn by their respective landlords.
AMAINE paper says that the Governor Of
that State "has chosen a staff that for beauty,
bearing. terpsichorean ability and anxiety for
the field of battle, will compare favorably with
any military staff selected in the past by a
Maine Governor"
GOVERNOR BEAvER was in the city last Fri
day. He states that the Guard will positively
go to New York in April next. but that some of
the country regiments may decline on account
of the expense ana the trip following SO close
on the Washington excursion.
THE Washington Infantry had an extra large
attendance last meeting night but expect to
have so men in line Tuesday night. The
Washes are booming things under the new
set of non-coms. Captain Shannon has been
on the sick list for the past few days suffering
from a severe cold.
COMPANY l, of McKeesport. will shortly
move its quarters into the Rink building, which
has been leased for a number of years. The
building will be put in first-class shape by Cap
tain Coon, and an old-faShioned housewarming
will be given to the friends of the company
about the LIST of April.
THE Board of Control of the Eighteenth
Regiment held a meeting last night at the head
quarters of the regiment, Fifth avenue. The
field and staff officers afterward met and dis
cussed some prospective changes and additions
to be made shortly. A number of new and USE
full supplements to the uniform will be brought
out before the Washington trip.
BATTERY B will ship its guns and other
equipments to Washington about the 9th of
this month that there may be no delays after
the arrival of the men. The members will
leave here on Saturday night, March 2 as will
also both the Fourteenth and Eighteenth Reg
iments. This gives the men Sunday and Sun
day night to rest after the trip and take in the
town.
CAPTAINS of local companies have no trouble
about recruits at present, as many of them
could almost raise regiments if necessary, owing
to the anxiety of many young men to take in
the approaching visits of the militia to Wash
ington and New York. As a rule, the COM
panies will not average more than 90 muskets
each, as that number is easiest handled. Cap
tains who recruit any men at present should
look well to the character of their enliStments,
that there may be no cause for a repetition of
four years ago.
Mr.. BAILEY, the gentleman selected by the
Board of Trustees for the new armory of the
Eighteenth Regiment to attend to the financial
portion of the enterprise, reports that the gen.
eral feeling among business men is very favor
able indeed, and it is expected but little trouble
will be experienced in raising the required
amount. Regiments in Philadelphia and even
in as small a town as Scranton, have been
placed in beautiful armories by the people,
WHY can't Pittsburg do the same? The Nation
al Guard is recognized as having passed its
'play soldier" days, and should be given both
respect and encouragement.
THE new stand of colors which were received
during the week by the Eighteenth from Har-
risburg, consist of a regimental flag and two
markers. The former is of a new pattern, being
a combination of the national colors, with the
State coat-of-arms, surrounded by stars. The
name Eighteenth Regiment, n. g. P, is in
scribed in gold letters on one of the stripes,
the markers having the figures ''lS' worked in
the center. AS a whole, they are very pretty,
80 long carried by the regiment and which at
tract so much attention when out, will be
given Just as prominent a position as before.
The old rags have a history which the boys are
proud of, and will always be a part and parcel
Of the regiment.