Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-24
NATIONAL GUARD NOTES.


MAJOR W. W. GREENLAND, Quartermaster
of the Second Brigade, spent few days in the
city during the past week.
MEETINGS of the Boards Of Control in both
the local regiments were held last evening.
Nothing of Importance outside of prodding the
Captains of companies little on the Hartranft
fund question was transacted at either meet
ing
AN election has been ordered in Company
E, of the Eighteenth Regiment, for Tuesday
evening December 8 to NIL the vacancy for
Second Lieutenant, caused by the resignation
of William Augloek. No candidates have yet
announced themselves for the position.
AN election in Company F. of the Southside.
has been ordered for December to nlI the
vacancy in the First Lieutenantcy caused by
the action of the Brigade Board on Lieutenant
Chris Snyder. Second Lieutenant KerCher
viii probably be the successful candidate.
MAJOR SAMUEL HAzLETT, of Washington,
Pa, with Colonel Streeter and Adjutant Hayes
of the Tenth Regiment, were initiated into the
mysteries Of thirty-seeond degree Masonry last
week at the temple in this city. They all
looked extremely cheerful after their wrestle
with the goat
THE entertainments to be given by the Wash
ington Infantry, at old City Hall. on the even
ings of November Is. 20 and q, promisei to be
successful. Among the many features, will be
the 500 views Of the late war with descriptions
by T. DeQuincy Tully and an entertaining
concert
DURING the coming week the Washington
Infantry will hold series of entertainments at
Old City Hall for the purpose Of raising funds
to fit up the quarters in better condition. Their
efforts should be successful, as Captain shan
non and the members of the company have
been working hard.
TER ROBERT O. PArTER-
SON, of the Fourteenth Regiment, received
his discharge yesterday from the Adjutant
Generals Office. The committee appointed by
Colonel Parchment to audit his accounts re-
ported them in proper condition, and it is ex-
pected that the vacancy will be filed shortly.
A LIEUTENANT of the Thirty-second New
York Regiment has been dishonorably dis
charged, without allowance for the time he has
served in the National Guard, and disqualified
from any future service for period of hve
years, on account of refusing to pay fine i'm
posed upon him for delinquency from his COM
pany.
ADJU TANT GENERAL KELToN, Of the Reg
ular Army, is proving himself a strong friend
of the National Guards throughout the coun-
try. He Is urging that the recommendation Of
Captain D. NJ. Taylor for the increase Of appro-
priation to 81, 900 be sanctioned by the Sec
retary of War, ard the probabilities are that
the force brought to bear upon Congress at the
next session win be sufficiently strong to carry
the bill through.
COMMISSIONS arrived in the city yesterday
for Captain William N. Harvey and First
Lieutenant George Dougherry, both Of Com
pany d, Eighteenth Regiment From the fact
that three candidates from this company pre-
sented themselves before the last meeting OF
the Brigade Examining Board for commissions
1t would appear as il Second Lieutenant Alonzo
Neville was another victim of the boards hand
ling. That tho Brigade Board does not meet
for pleasure alone Is becoming more apparent
every day.
CAPTAIN o. c. CooN, Of Company ], Nc
Keesport, in his report Of rifle practice Of the
company for the past season, shows that the en-
tire strength of the command, 80 men and
officers. qualified as marksmen, with II of that
number having earned the silver bars as sharp
shooters. This is certainly most brilliant
record for Company /, and it is doubtful II a
State. Captain Coon thinks that he has
team Of riAemen in his company that can beat
any company team in the division.
FIVE hundred new 45caliber rifles were re-
ceived at the headquarters Of the Second Bri-
gade last week for distribution throughout the
different organizations. None of the regi-
ments in this brigade have yet been furnished
lot be enough for that purpose. Major Green
land, the Brigade Quartermaster, thinks of di-
viding the 500 between the Tenth and Fifteenth
Regiments, thus filling their quota 1t will
probably be several years before enough can
be drawn from the Government to equip the
entire Guard OF this State.
COLONEL SMITH, of the Eighteenth Regi
ment, issued an order during the week resum-
ing drills throughout the organization and Or
dering monthly returns from the companies of
the result of such drills. This is move in the
right direction, as in some Of the commands
there would be scarcely enough men present on |
regular meeting nights to fill out squad for q |
o1 60 A , fo 2 IL
there is no reason why each company should |
not be able to report at least 90 per cent Of its
members present on every drill night.
THE deeds Of all Of the armories in the State |
are made in such manner that the State mill |
tary authorities have no jurisdiction over the |
buildings. A scheme is now being talked Of in
the East by which the State shall purchase
such buildings from the organizations now in
possession of them, and in addition appropri- |
ate enough money to erect buildings for the |
which at present are not so supplied. |
The total amount for this purpose would be |
about 81, 100000, but the chances for the Legis-
lature carrying out this plan. at least in the |
next few years, are not as brilliant as they |
might be. The disposition SO TAR has been to |
let the organizations hustle for themselves and |
provide shelter as best they could.
THE result of rife practice in the Eighteenth |
Regiment for the season just closed is as fol- |
lows: Field and staff, sharpshooters and |
marksmen; Company A, 2 2sharpshooters and 10 |
marksmen: Company, B, Is marksmen; Com |
pany G, ID marksmen; Company D, "a marks |
men; Company E, 10 marksmen; Company F, l |
and n marksmen; Company g. ! |
and 80 marksmen; Company h, ! |
and q marksmen; Company ], II |
and 81 marksmen; total, 233. Last |
year the regiment had a total of 80 qualified |
men. showing an Improvement for this year of |
I96 The regiment next season expects to locate |
.AI.o a. utrrkn n.sI
cupied during the past season has been sold for |
building purposes.