Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-11
GOSSIP OF THE GUARDS.

On the Ath of this month the State Fencibles
will celebrate the seventy-seventh anniversary
| OF the organization of the command.
A SHAM battle is to be held on the Historic
| grounds at Valley Forge on Decoration Day,
| by companies from the Eighth Regiment.
The regular monthly meeting of the Board OF
Control of the Fourteenth Regiment takes
| place tomorrow evening. Some important
| matters will be brought up.
The Washington Infantry has chartered
| two special cars for the trip to Cleveland, on
| May 30, and expect to have about 150 members
and guests take in the excursion.
INSPECTOR OF RIFLE PRACTICE BROWN Of
the Fourteenth Regiment, expects TO take =
| trip abroad this summer, and consequently Will
| not attend the Mt. Gretna encampment.
| CONGRESSMAN DALZELL has appointed
| Dwight Z. Altman. of Mt. Washington, to the
| vacancy now existing at West Point from this
| district The examination takes place next
month.
MAJOR SAMUEL HAzLEr of the Brigade
staff, was in the city yesterday on his way home
| from New York. The Major is enthusiastic on
| the prospects Of the guard for rifle practice
| this season.
THE probability is that the rifle range Of the
Eighteenth Regiment will be located this year
at Verona Good grounds can be secured there.
with distances up to !, 200 yards. This will give
better facilities for long-distance practice than
any other range in this end of the State.
THE inspection of Battery B, which was to
have taken place last night, was postponed
until next Thursday evening. Captain Hunt
made the change on account OF number OF
nen Deing unaoie 70 assenu on tne evening Ii n[ss
% nretty severelv with any of his men who dc not
show up next Thursday night.
DURING the coming week the annual spring
inspections Of the companies Of the Eighteenth
Regiment will take place. starting with Com
nanv A to-morrow evening while the nna--
tors in diamond street arc bettar thar onr os
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sne aLmoly Ioons tne rsegInens mas had 1or
sexeIn % years shey we're osenieu 700 small 20
eve tne men sne PIopel cnahce 70 make Iner
pess aPPsarapce; pc SO Gommttee OF ofncers
succeeueu ut u t na'ins 'ne ISunsy OommIss4ners
sIans snIn N, .no uoo u 'so nov GourG House
will be be- placed in POSITION tomorrow and ali the
COMPANIES eApecs W naKs gooo sno"lngS
MAJOR PATTERSON, the Brigade Inspector,
has expressed himself as being decidedly ad
verse to insnect,no tha pittsburg comnanios i,
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'no 'iaii anu poOiiy hsh'eu qual ters Iney no"
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rooms for eopG nctinc the cerenoniess canDot ba
obtained. The Major is well pleased with the
showings made SO far, particularly in the
F1tteenth REGIMENT. which organization he
BAYS S u ~ m e,ega 3i1 MAJOR PATTERSON
IiI Hou9 t ineu Wy Hiucn 70 nave Deen re-
M f ~ td snls year, ana went
Wi; tha ,st4er oo,t1oreos h 70 Generai
" ~, J,idn sho it .a, no"syeT, refused
~ ~ IN iit ~ consequently tne MAJOR Is still
on the hst.
JUNE Is the date that has been selected by
the Board of Managers of the W est Penn Hos
pital for the military disnlav at tho E,nos;tIo,,
r,.I " 'o - P"'i'iou
grounas. MAJOR Oennlston mas made arrange
ments with all the railroads entering Pittsburg
to haul passengers from q distance of 40 miles
of the city and furnish tickets to the grounds
for the snm of a +be en+iro -ooants - ho 80,
.eeeiPsS W 70 given
70 tne nospltaI Iunu WITHOUT any deduction for |
the transportation. Inc programme will be |
ARRANGED at meeting 70 De held the early part
81 Sn E;bTaan+b Ps@ie ~ tIe p our
maneuvers and a sham battle at the grounds in |