Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-02
GOSSIP OF THE GUARD.

MAJOR ]. c. KAY returned from trip to
New York and Philadelphia last Tuesday.
CAPTAIN HENRY SCHMIDT. of Company A.
Fourteenth Regiment. spent few days In
Cleveland last week.
LIEUTENANT JAMES R. TREAoY returned
from Chicago last week, where he has been
visiting for some time.
COLONEL A. B. Corr, of the Fourteenth
Regiment, o. N. G., spent several days at the
Hotel Anderson last week.
LIEUTENANT JOHN RUST. who has been on
the sick list for the past ten days. Is now able to
be about and take hand in the drilling OF
Company g..
CAPTAIN A. g. TIM, of Company F, Four
teenth Regiment, is now able to be about, hav-
ing almost recovered from the effects of the
broken ankle he sustained some time ago.
MAJOR YVES CHEW, of the State Fencibles.
has announced the appointment of Lieutenant
Frank T. Redfearn as Adjutant. Lieutenant
Redfearn was formerly Adjutant of the Third
hegimenr under Colonel Bonaffon.
CAPTAIN EDWIN W. CAPwELL, of Company
g, Thirteenth Regiment has been discharged
by resignation, aud Assistant Surgeon George
Haiberstodt has been granted leave of
absence, with permission to 20 beyond the sea.
BATTERY was well represented at drill last
Monday evening, 55 men being in line for Lieu
tenant Klmmel to handle. The members of
the Battery have several schemes on hand to
elevate the finances of the organization, but no
definite steps have yet been taken.
FIRST SERGEANT JOHN wERLING, of the
Verona squad of Company Fl, Eighteenth Reg
iment, will be united in marriage to Miss Har-
riet Langford, of the same place, next Thurs
day evening. A number of his military friends
expect to be present TO see him embark In his
new venture.
QUARTERMAsTER JOHN HUBBARD, of the
Fourteenth Regiment. is most enthusiastic
horseman. and can be seen almost any Sunday
morning conducting party of friends through
Schenley Park. Mr.. Hubbard's present mount
i one of the finest in the city, it having won
quite record among the Jumpers this fall.
COLONEL LOUIS A. WATEs, General In
spector of Rifle Practice. in a circular to regi-
mental inspectors. announces that the season
of target practice will be extended to Novem-
Der 10 The season would have closed next
Saturday, but owing to the poor weather week
longer is given the men to become qualified
marksmen.
FIRST SERGEANT FRANK CULBERT, of Com
pany A, Fourteenth Regiment, has squad of
Is men which he would like to put against a
similar number from any local company in a
competition drill for purse or for fun. Mr..
Culbert has quite reputation as a drill master
himself and has been connected with the local
militia Tor many years.
THE battalion drill of the Eighteenth Regi-
| ment last Thursday night was success consid-
ering the condition of the weather About 200
men were in line and they were handled by
Colonel Rutledge on Forbes street, In all the
movements the width of the street would per-
NIT. Several more drills will be held before
turnout on Thanksgiving Day.
CAPTAIN JOHN P. SHERWOOD and Lieu
| tenant ]. NJ. Lourimore, both of Company B.
Tenth Regiment. have been discharged by
| reason Of resignation. Captain Sherwood's
leaving the regiment was due to the recent
| election for Major at Washington as he felt
his seniority on the line should have gotten
| him the majority. His leaving the regiment
| places Company B in bad position, as nearly
| every member of the organization Is employed
| by him. An entire new company will probably
| be the result of his action.
AN election for second lieutenant in Com
pany b, Eighteenth Regiment, was conducted
| by Captain Awl last Friday night Twenty
| eight men were in line and three ballots were
| cast, the result being deadlock between Ser
geant Major Bigger with II votes. and ex-
| Lieutenant Charles Bundshuh with II votes.
| The election was adjourned until tomorrow
| night a week. The cause of,Lieutenant Bunds-
| hubs effort to obtain the second lieutenancy
| in Company B after but recently resIgning his
| commission as fl st lieutenant is hard to under
stand The general impression IS that should
| he succeed in being elected to the position he
now aspires, the Brigade Examining Board will
| handle his case rather roughly.
| NEXT Tuesday the question will be settled as
to who will handle the National Guard of
| Pennsylvania for the coming four years, and to
| the winner whoever ho may be, the suggestion
is fitting that he do away with the inaugural
parade. When Governor Beaver was inau-
| gurated, January 6, 1887. the thermometer at
| Harrisburg registered 100 below Zero one of the
| coolest days seen for years, but Notwithstanding
| this the 1000 or more members of the National
Guard present were compelled to stand for
hours in cutting wind and many of them still
| carry painful reminders of that day. The triI
| is long and tedious one for most of the regi
| ments and considering the time Of year it oc
ours and the few hours spent in Harrisburg, ii
| is certainly a most foolish one.