Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-23
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ertainly been of benefit to both the officers

certainly been of benefit to both the officers
and men.
SERGEANT PATTERSON, of Battery B, has
completed his list of qualified marksmen for
last season. Nineteen men in all, will wear
new medals next season. among them oelng
Captain Hunt, Lieutenant Brown and Lieuten-
ant Kimmel.
THE Eighteenth Regiment tnou-commissioned
officers school met last night in the head
quarters for the first time. Lieutenants DOak
and Lowry the instructors were present and
gave the members present an interesting start.
A large attendance is expected at the next
meeting.
THE opening night for the fair, to be given
by Battery B, has been decided on as December
g. On that evening the choir of the Fifth
Avenue NJ. E. Church, with a chorus of 20
voices, will furnish the music. tableau, IN
which AZ ladies will be dressed to represent the
States of the Union. will be feature or the
entertainment. Mayor Gourley has been asked
to make the opening address
AN effort was made last week to match Ser
geans Templeton, of Company A, Fourteenth
Regiment, and Corporal Ross, of Company g,
Eighteenth, for a rife contest for a purse of
$50. Sergeant Templeton won the gold but
tons offered by Captain Schmidt, beating Ross
by score OF 81 points to 81. Both men are
good shots, but owing to the lateness OF the
season the men will scarcely meet.
THE parade of the Eighteenth Regiment
next Thursday afternoon will be the principal
event in military circles this week. 1t is ex-
pected a pretty full turnout will be made, and
while it was first thought of getting the Grand
Army Band to furnish the music, the officers
decided that as the regiment had the best
drum CORPS in the guard, it would be good
chance to give them little practice.
ALL the commissioned officers in the Ma
tfonal Guard received circulars last week ask
ing heir approval to the appointment of Colonel
Frank Magee. of the Eighth Regiment,
as Adjutant General. Few of the officers from
this end of the State responded favOra6ly to the
application as most OF them preferred the ap-
pointment would come to the Second Brigade.
Colonel Magee has an excellent record both
in the National Guard and dnring the late war.
CAPTAIN CHAMBERS MCKIBBIN, of the U.
8. Army, a relative OF Colonel Chambers Nc
Kibbin, of this city, passed through Pittsburg
Friday night TO JOIN his regiment in the West.
He reports the fact that nearly all officers who
are details or leaves in the East are being
ordered to their commands in anticipation OF
the expected Indian outbreak. The War De-
partment at Washington considers the trouble
much more serious than is generally known by
the public.
LIEUTENANT BROWN, of the Fourteenth
Regiment has not yet received all the reports
from the companies as to the number of men
qualified during the season Just closed. 1t Is
expected quite an increase will be shown, how
ever. In the Eighteenth Regiment the num-
Der per company that have qualified are as fol-
lows Company A, so; Company B. 20; Com
".
Company F. Al; Company G., 40; Company II, a.;
Company l, 80; headquarters, .; grand total, 315.
The increase over the number qualified last
year is g.
THE announcement can be made with POSI-
tive certainty that Captain William McClel-
land, of this city, has been rendered the ap-
pointment of Adjutant General by Mr.. Patti
son. Captain McClelland has also signified his
acceptance of the same. The appointment
from outside the guard could not have
been better had Mr.. Pattison searched
the State over. The Captain had an elegant
record during the late war, having commanded
Battery B, of the Pennsylvania Reserves,
one Of the most brilliant organizations the
State sent out. He has also been prominently
identified with local and national interests for
MANY years. being member of the Worlds
Fair Commission from this State. Governor
Pattison is to be congratulated on his happy
selection.
AN association known as the Duquesne
Athletic Club was organized among the officers
of the Eighteenth Regiment last week, with
Lieutenant w, II. Wassell as President, Cap
tain P Penny as Vice President Lieutenant
James Bigger as Secretary. and Lieutenant w.
H. Doak as Treasurer. Ihe oo1ect Oh the cluD
is TO iii up the large room which IS now vacant
in the armory and use it for gymnasium. It
will be open to all members OF the regiment on
payment of a small entrance Zee, winch VIII De
used to keep the room IN condlClon. 1t Is the
experience with the local military organ1za-
tions that unless occasion aside from the regu-
lar drills is looked forward to the attendance
of the men falls off very considerably during
the winter months 1t Is expected the gym
nasium will prove attractive enough to draw
these delinquents to the armory. and also anoro
a means of improving the general appearance
of the men.