Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-20
GOSSIP OF THE GUARDS.

AT the banquet of the Loyal Legion in Phila-
delphia last week, a number of officers of the
National Guard appeared in full uniform
CAPTAIN JAMES II. GAGEBY, well known In
this city, has opened a recruiting rendezvous
at Altoona, for the benefit of military aspirants
in that vicinity.
COMPANY H, Eighteenth Regiment. held a
reception at Verona last Friday night. Quite
a number of the members of the company live
in that vicinity.
T. ]. Reneker and Thomas Letzkus were
unanimously elected to the positions of Second
Lieutenant of companies II and of the Eigh-
teenth Regiment last week.
SIX companies of the Fourteenth Regiment
have been measured for new uniforms. which
are expected to be ready in time for the spring
inspections. Companies A and b have already
been well provided for.
THE company commanders who have not al
ready received their annual allowances for last
year will get them this week. The checks also
for the rent warrants and rifle practice funds
were signed last Friday, and are now on the
way down through the regular channels.
ExQUARTERMAsTKR ROBERT PATTERSON,
formerly of the Fourteenth Regiment, has en-
listed in Battery B, and Captain Hunt proposes
making him Ordnance Sergeant in place of
Sergeant johnson, who is now holding that
position. MIR. Patterson is an excellent rifle
man, and will probably be on the Battery's team
this season.
BRIGADE commanders have received instruc-
tions to have the different organizations In
their commands turn in all old 50-caliber guns
and ammunition now on hand. The entire
division will be completely equipped with 4o-
caliber rifles before next camp 1t has been
decided to hold the old guns and ammunition
in stock at the State Arsenal for any emer-
gency that should arise.
ADJUTANT GENERAL HASTINGS does not
for the men at camp, as he thinks a number of
them will not stay through the entire tour of
eight days. Although the matter of five days
was almost definitely settled at the last meet
ing of Brigade commanders a week ago if
theirs ,bs any R sbe dsys noT o @
lowed.
On January there were 164, 600 rounds of 45-
caliber ball cartridges in the arsenal at Harris
burg and 14S000 rounds of blanks. During the
past week all but 20, 900 rounds of the ball cart
ridges were sent out to the various organiZa-
for target practice is 1000 rounds per company
and 900 for each headquarters use. Companies
desiring more than this quantity cannot be ac-
commodated until late in the fall.
AT the Mt. Gretna encampment this sum-
mer, the Second Brigade will occupy the ground
held by the First Brigade three years ago. 1t
is down near the entrance of the Coleman
u
edly the most beautiful position that could be
gotten. In addition to this the regular contin-
gent, consisting of four companies of infantry,
two troops of cavalry and three light batteries
will be stationed just adjoining the Second, SO
that 1t is probable that most of the visitors and
eXcursionists will be hanging around the boys
from this end of the State all the time. The
First Brigade will be stationed near where the
Second was last time. and the Third Brigade
will be on the rife range ground. This will
give plenty of room for drill purposes, and the
general area of the camp will be much larger.
COLONEL L. A. wATREs. Division Inspector
of Rifle Practice. issued a circular yesterday,
in reference to the coming season of target
practice. The season opens May l, and closes
November & The most important point is that
hereafter every officer and enlisted man in the
Guard excepting those of organizations not
armed with rifles, must practice on the range,
and company desiring to draw the State COM
mutation for rifle practice must practice at
least 40 of its members instead of Is, the num-
ber heretofore allowed. Company commanders
are required to oversee personally the conduct
of their men while on the range, and an in
structor should be detailed in each organiza-
ton Blunt's Manual of Rifle Practice has
been adopted as the standard for detailed in
struction, and all empty shells must be returned
to the State Arsenal, or future acquisitions for
ammunition will not be honored.
AT the meeting OF the Second Brigade E1-
amining Board last Friday night, 30 applicants
Tor commissions were put through the 'mlil.'
OF the number the Fourteenth Regiment had
three and the Eighteenth had Il 1t is pretty
generally understood that most of the appli-
cants were passed. The case which will prob
ably cause most friction is that of ]. R, Jack
son. of the Fourteenth Regiment. Mr.. Jack
sons Johnstown affairs were brought up before
the board by Captain Murdock. also the Ques-
tionabe decision as to whether Mr.. jackson
had ever been elected to the commission of
Captain or not. MIR. Jackson appeared before
board at the instance of Adjutant Rob5, of the
as an attorney at law, has decided that it does
not require a majority of the members of a
company to be present at an election. Mr.
Robb's opinion on this subject is IN direct oppo-
sition to the State code and the decisions frora
the Adjutant Generals office.