Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-05
NATIONAL GUARD NOTES.


THE much-postponed election for Captain in
Company G, of the Fourteenth. took place last
night
LIEUTENANT HORACE F. LOWRY, of this
city, is among his friends again aftera severe
attack of throat troubles.
COMPANY F, of the Southside, has secured a
room in the Marker building which will be used
for armory purposes until the new armory is
completed.
CAPTAIN HENRY SCHMIDT of the Four
teenth Regiment, will make flying visit to
Erie this week on business connected with the
knights of Honor, of which he is q prominent
member.
LIEUTENANT HARRY F. DAVIS, of the
Eighteenth Regiment staff, is developing a
taste for journalism. His articles in a local
read with interest
LIEUTENANT WILLIAM DoAK, of Company
G, Eighteenth Regiment, is an active candidate
for the position of Postmaster of East Liberty.
His numerous military friends hope that Uncle
Sam will treat his application favOrably.
COMPANY B. Of the Eighteenth, has had a
series of resolutions engrossed expressing the
sympathy of the organization over the death of
Harry G. Clothier, which took place Decem-
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THREE local companies failed to receive
their appropriations from the State last week
on account of the bonds of the commanding
officers not being properly fled. Tie com.
panies were A and G Of the Fourteenth and A
of the Eighteenth. The proper bonds were sent
on at once after this discrepancy was dis
covered.
THE members of Company A OF the Four.
teenth Regiment will meet this afternoon In the
company quarters for the purpose OF making
some necessary arrangements relative to the
a.
shortly The last affair of this kind given by
the company was such great success fnanci-
ally that the members are ambitious to excel il
possible this year.
QUITE a number of local officers have re-
ceived invitations to the annual ball of the
State Fencibles, which will be held in PhiIa-
delphia the latter part Of the month, 1t is ex-
pected that the coming reception will eclipse
ANYTHING of the kind yet held in the State. and
quite a number of prominent individuals from
different portions of the country have signihed
their intention of being present.
THE annual meeting of the officers of the
Eighteenth Regiment, which was to have been
held last night, has been postponed until next
Saturday evening. AS this is the most import
ant meeting Of the year, every officer is ex.
pected to be present. An election for civil
same evening, also the final approval of the
plans for the new armory will be acted upon.
A MOCK general court martial will shortly be
held by the officers of the Eighteenth Regi-
ment for the purpose of instruction in the de.
tails of court martial duties. The subject of
courts martial is but little understood by nine
tenths of the local officers, and several mock
trials in the Fourteenth and Battery B, as well
as the Eighteenth, for instruction purposes,
would not only prove interesting but most
beneficial to the large plumber of younger Off
GERS who have lately been commissioned.
THE marksmen's badges for last seasons
work are expected in the city this week. The
total number coming to the local organizations
will be almost 600, large increase over the
number received last year in this city. Colonel
Watres, the Division Inspector of Rifle Prac.
tice, in response to the solicitation of the
different reglmental inspectors, will issue
special report on the work accomplished in
target practice throughout the Guard during
the past season.
The following order has been issued by the
Secretary of War, and will be of more or less
importance to the members of the guard, as it
will be carried into effect at the next camp:
There shall be two roll calls daily, VS., at
reveille and retreat They will be made on the
company parades by first sergeants superin-
tended by a commissioned officer. Ordinarily
there will be no formation for roll call at
tattoo, but the prescribedssgnal will be sound.
ed, and l5 minutes thereafter all lights
must be extinguished. Taps shall be sounded
at IL P. M, when an inspection of quarters
shall he made by the first sergeants, who will
report the names of absentees without per-
mission.
In speaking of the appointment of the sue
cessor to General Hartrauft Governor Beaver
said last week that he was not at all anxious on
the subject and did not see any particular
reason for naming such an officer at present, as
the affairs of the Guard are running along
smoothly without head. All communications
addressed to the Division Commander are for
warded to General SnOwden's quarters, and the
Governor has intimated that no appointment
will be made until after next camp which will
be by division at Mt. Gretna, when the ability
of several of the applicants for the position
can be tested relative to handling body of
men as large as the National Guard of Penn,
sylvania. As the only candidates prominently
mentioned are Generals Snowden and Goblin,
it is little rough on their previous records to
thus question their ability to handle 5000 men,
At any rate the appointment seems to be per-
manently shelYed,