Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-01
NATIONAL GUARD NOTES.

THE Third Regiment has qualified 300 men,
which is an increase of 80 per cent over last
year.
BATTERY has qualified 10 marksmen dur
ing the past season. The same number wss
qualified last year
COLONEL JAMES b. STREAToR, of the Tenth
Regiment. was circulating among his friends in
this city during the week.
THE entertainments given by the Washington
Infantry, during the past week, netted quite a
little sum for the company.
CAPTAIN W. NJ. AwL will conduct an cleo
ton for Second Lieutenant In Company E,
Eighteenth Regiment next Tuesday evening.
ADJUTANT PEARSON CONRAD, Of the First
Regiment. has rendered his resignation. He
was well known throughout the guard and his
place will be hard to FILL
COMPANY A of the Fourteenth Regiment, is
making arrangements for its second annual
ball. 1t promises tc be a successful affair, as
the boys are working hard.
THE members of Company H, Eighteenth
Regiment, have been ordered to turn in their
old uniforms, as Captain Simmons will shortly
make an issue Of new clothes.
PENNSYLVANIA has organized a commission
to press its claims against the United States
during the invasion of Lee, which resulted in
the battle Of Gettysburg.
THE surgeons of the Eighteenth Regiment
DwiIl examine recruits at headquarters on the
evenings of December 5 and le. Captains of
companies are expected to have their men on
hand promptly at O'Clock.
A MEETING of the officers OF the Fourteenth
Regiment was held last night at headquarters
The principal topic of discussion was the proba-
bility of raising funds for the puapose of erect
ing an armory. Some definite steps will be
taken shortly.
CAPTAIN ZEIGLER, of the staff of the Ninth
Regiment, holds the only commission as Regi-
mental Paymaster in the State. Heretofore he
was an honorary member Of the staff, but for
services rendered at Johnstown he was commits
stoned as paymaSter.
THE State Fencibles' annual ball will be
given at the Academy of Music, in Philadel-
phia, February TO- 1890, and promises to be one
of the grandest of the kind The Governors of
four States have signifed their intention al
ready of being present, and it is expected that
most Of the prominent military men of the
country will be there.
IN Regimental Order No. 81, Colonel CoryelI.
of the Twelfth Regiment, announces the fact
that every member of his organization has
qualiti5d as a marksman or sharpshooter. This
is certainly most brilliant record for the
Twelfth, and has only been equalled in this
State by their neighbors of the Thirteenth
Regiment. OF the total number of 4SS marks
men 7S are sharpshooters.
ONE of the great hobbies Of the late General
Hartranft was that the National Guard, on all
occasions of parade, should appear in heavy
marching order. While it always attracted the
attention OF strangers to the Pennsylvania
Guardsmen and gave more solid appearance
TO the columns, it is a question whether the
extra exertion and labor required was paid for
by the slight improvement In the appearance
of the men.
LIEUTENANT GEORGE W. CREDE, Inspector
that he has qualified 341 men during the season
just closed, of which number, 81 are sharp
shooters. The improvement over last season
is la. The total improvement in the Second
Brigade over 1885 will be much larger than
first expected and Major Hazlett, the Brigade
Inspector will probably be able to make the
best showing in the State.
CAPTAIN E. NJ McCoMBs, of Company c,
Eighteenth Regiment, and Lieutenant Frank
Gardner, of the same company, have rendered
their designations 10 Colonel Smith. Captain
McCombs has been a member of Company c
for almost 16 years. and was first elected cap
tain of the company in 1880 Under his charge
il became the crack organization of Western
Pennsylvania, and it has been repeatedly
spoken of by the Adjutant General and division
officials in terms of the highest praise. The
cause of both officers resigning from the
Guard Is due to III health, and Colonel Smith
loses two of his best assistants in their leaving.
THE Secretary of War in his annual report
has recommended the battalion formation to
go into effect in the infantry of the United
States. 1t is safe to say that within one year
after the adoption Of this plan the National
Guard of Pennsylvania will be instructed in
the same principle. Such being the case one
of the Pittsburg regiments is sure to be wiped
out of existence and the best companies thrown
into the surviving organization. The regiment
that has the best home is the one that is going
to live, so the hustle on the armory question in
both local organizations will be a lively one.
Among other things that Secretary Proctor
recommends is that some scheme be adopted
by which officers in the National q Guard can be
promoted into the regular service from time to
time to vacancies created for that purpose.
This latter was a favorite idea of General
Drum, the late Adjutant General of the army.