Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-28
GOSSIP OF THE GUARDS.

ADJUTANT SHELDON HAYS, of the Tenth
Regiment, spent few days in the city last
week.
AN inspection Of Company n, Eighteenth
Regiment, will take place next Thursday even
ing. Every member Of the Company is expected
| to be present.
MR.. WILLIAM F. REED. an old member OF
the Guard in this city. spent few days among
| his friends here last week. Mr.. Reed is now
successfully located in Denver, Col.
A SPECIAL meeting of Company F. Eight.
eeenth Regiment, will be held tomorrow even.
ing at 8 o'clock in the Diamond street armory.
business of importance to the members will be
transacted.
The wedding OF Captain Charles Holmes of
Company B. Eighteenth Regiment, is an
nounced for October g. 1t is rumored another
Captain in the Eighteenth will shortly indulge
In welded bliss.
THE ST. Paul Temperance Cadets, F, NJ. B.
A, have presented Mr.. James Reed, of the
Eighteenth Regiment, with handsome gold
headed umbrella in recognition of his kind
ness in drilling them. President Ed Flaherty
made the presentation speech, which was re-
sponded to by Mr.. Reed.
No definite arrangements have yet been made
for the parade of the Eighteenth Regiment on
Thanksgiving Day. Colonel Smith will issue
his orders for turnout shortly and it is expect
ed that every member of the organization will
be in line. 1t will be the first parade of the
regiment on this day for several years past, and
as good showing as possible will be made.
THE next item OF interest to the National
Guardsmen in this vicinity will be the shoot for
the Brown Hirth medal, October 10. The
medal is now held by Corporal England, of
Company !, of McKeesport The shoot will
take place on the Salt Works range of the
Fourteenth Regiment, and it is expected there
will be quite number of entries for the con-
test.
GENERAL DERHERr, commanding the First
Brigade, announces the following staff appoint
ments: Assistant Adiutant General, Thomas
j. Stewart: Conmissary of Subsistence, Eugene
Townsend. Townsend. formerly snEgeo4 Of the Second
Surgeon of the First Regiment; Ordnance OFF,
Ger. Major Cox, There are six vacancies YET to
be filled.
ACCORDING to decision of Colonel Watres.
the General Inspector of Rifle Practice Of the
Division. marksmen qualifying after the fifth
year can draw the silver or bronze bar in con-
nection with the veteran badge Heretofore it
has been the custom to merely issue the pend
ant to the keystone after the fifth year, but on
account of the numerous applications for the
bar the rule has been changed.
THE Eighteenth Regiment has now qualified
about 150 members of the organization, many
OF them as sharpshooters. As the season has
about one month yet to run, the chances are
that the record Of last year will be beaten In
the Fourteenth Regiment considerable work
on the Salt Works range has been done in the
past few weeks. and the regiment will make
better showing this year than ever before.
A MEETING of the Second Brigade Examin-
ing Board will be called for the early part OF
next month. At this meeting applicants for
commissions will appear to pass an alleged ex-
animation as to their fitness to handle men. 4
That the board is farce has been demonstrat.
ed many times, the latest example being the
case of Captain Emory Thompson, of Company
@, Fourteenth Regiment. who received his
commission before he appeared before the
board.