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At special meeting of the Old Guard last
Tuesday the applications of Howard l.. Prince
and Edward McCarten for active membership
were received. The death of Comrade Teeter
at Braddock, Pa, was announced by Capt. Ed
gar. Appropriate resolutions were passed, and
it was ordered that his name be borne upon the
rolls and called at every roll call.
The annual reunion of the original National
Rifles was held at the residence of Col. A. 7.
Britton last Tuesday night. The hefollowing gen
tlemen were present: 1t Ed. T. Matthews,
Noble D. Larner, w. G.. Moore, E. n. Leonard,
Gilbert E. Towles, JOS McMakin, P. NJ. Shep-
hard, Col. G. NJ. Alexander, William d. Bald
Stewart, John B. Randolph, r. H. Steele, G..
Y. Atlee, and A. 7. Britton. This CO., rs
strong, was the first to be mustered into the
service of the L. S. under the $4,000 proclama-
tion of President Lincoln. A most enjoyable
evening was passed, and the invitation of Com
rade Noble d, Larner was accepted to hold the
next annual reunion at his residence.
At the rifle range last week Co. G, 2 Bait,
made averages of 40 and 55 at 800 and 600 yds.
respectively, and Troop A, Presidents Cav, so
and 81 at 300 and 900 yds. respectively.
''One of the features of our drilling" said
Capt. Barbour, of Troop A, Presidents Cav,
''when we 90 into encampment this coming
July at Fort Washington will be three-quar-
tiers of an hours ride on the bare backs of our
horses before breakfast We wish the men to
become thoroughly familiar with the art of rid
ing horse, saddled or not"
The National Fencibles, Co. c, I'd Bait,
Capt. Domer, are drilling constantly in the
hope of capturing the prizes to be competed
forat Kansas City, Mo-, in May.
Col. Clay, comdg the I'd Regt, is in New
York, from whence he will return Tuesday.
Friday nirht on of n oo,,
yiyal nature was given by Corp. Simonson of
Co. b, 9th Bait, to the members of his CO., at
Faber's. Humorous speeches and merriment
were the order of the evening.
The following men, having been found com
petent by the bait. board of examination, are
announced as candidates for promotion to the
grade of corp, as vacancies occur in their re-
/ spectiye companies: Co. b, w. f. Baker and
+. X. Conner: Co. d, q. E. Jenkins, E. w.
Andrews, q. q. Gray, G. A. Russell, and j. P.
McCarten.
At the regular monthly meeting of the Sd
Bait, held Thursday last, Charles Ebert and
John Fitz Morris were elected honorary mem
! bers, and Private John w. baltimore, Co. c.,
was expelled for non-attendance at drill and
failure to pay his dues.
| AT meeting of the Emmett Guard, Co. A
! 4th Bait, on Thursday night Sergt. John
Fainter, DR., was unanimously elected I'd 1t. OF
] the co.
LII i9ii ~ LUCAS, 20 ~, on DdII', nav
ing passed the required examination, is pro
NOTED to be sergt
Sergt. Robert C. Watts, Co. c, Sd Bait, is re
duced to private, for being absent from three
consecutive drills of his CO.
Corp. b. Hamilton, Jr., is promoted to bc
sergt, and Privates William Z. Baker ant
Frank r. Conner, are promoted to be corps
of Co. b, Sd Bait.
Priyates Guy E. Jenkins, Ellwood Andrews
and Gonzales e. Gray, are promoted to b'
corps. of Co. ID, Sd Bait