Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-21
MILITARY MATTERS.
rHe THORNY ROUTE FROM THE
RANKS TOk COMMISSION.
piuckv Fellows Who Take the Direct
Route -So-Caiied Military Etiquette
Social and other Notes.
.corrc,poniepoo Of The Richmond plspa,ch.l
OLD PoNT CoMroRr. Va, |
September 20. 1890. (

EeIitlubef ~ l'ft.
While the Military Academy at West
Point usually supplies enough officers to
IN the vacancies caused by death and re-
,ircmcnt-it is rare thing that one re-
SIGNS there are stll few places loft which
Congress has wisely arranged shall be
filed bv deserving men from the ranks Of
tae army. Promotion by this route, how
ever. Is not over bed Of roses, az any one
acquainted with the rules Of the service
UIl northumberland. hut itone can only
reach the object 70 toe attained u - well
worth the sacrifice. In the FIRST place, they
enter the ranks as private aud take
p.t-luck with their comrades. 10y good
conduct aud attention 10 duty they reach
tse grade Of sergeant IA three or four
wears n tacv wish 10 obtain commission
'lcv'tncu apply for examination before
the department board, winch If favorable
recommends them 10 bo sent here FOR hnal
examination. This IS no doubt done TO
rrrvcnt any favoritism from personal or
i.tt cat reasons that may have been
Shown % the candidate bv the depart
IOut board. ii they succeed IN passing
tts board here they are recommended Tor
commission and assigned TO existing va
can. .s ~ the first one thereafter arising.
Ey4,uSIS0 BOARD.
4 board Of officers will meet here Octo-
ls- >th for this purpose, consisting OF tho
q lowing officers: Colonel Royal 4. Frank,
-uindaut. Colonel Marcus j. Miller,
Ittl arullery: Major John Brooke, sur
coon: Captain :. VI Mills. Fitch artillery
{ .lferaIt :. NJ. Forte. Fourth artillery,
AL Lieutenant Milloughhy Wake, Second
artillery, recorder. J. he following nom
commissioned officers have been ordered
i.t.ro 10 for examination; QHaItefma,ter-
-.r.irt jules Eares. he Ord, First luian-
tr.. trs+-Scrgtaut Charles Miller, Troop
- I-hth cavalry. Sergeant James l..
m. Company ID. Eleventh Infantry
s. ...t John d. IoyluTn, Company A,
It.fnth infantry. aud Corporal Harry
Urrt. Company J. Fourteenth infantry.
a. tu- number Sergeant Ord rs a son OF
ate General T.. O. G.. Ora, who took
t Army of the James alter Butler had
..t 10 "butt,d ur' az City Point and
.u4nie. 10 until the war closed Coz
....I Huut uucphcw of the late General
b. 1875 o.. hunt, who died in Washington
rt r.htreu months ago while IN COM
d o. the Soldiers Home.
.I.ra wcr, five candidate reported mere
..4- fore examination. lIee OF them
....r.l ..Dir commissions, ono being AS
..f.l 90 tho cavalry, one 70 the artillery,
.-.t .ue Co tLr infantry. Tie other TWO
8 ID i' t't .-c 'i 70. .''-' "a t-
ol.1'r and i'e o.ief e.tN-e ms HL"N-
lr'-, oi chcinislry was He' up 10 '"' 'o-
CURED standard.
TIere have been several instances where
candidate. Who failed ON tier cXamina-
t..a 20 enter West Point. have joined the
ARMY. studied hard, been ordered before
enc board, and secured their comuiss pus
tn advance oi the time they would nave
fe.u graduated hai they entered the
Academy instead of the army.
,,.o,.r,.r,. ,r ,.ts..frff,I. WHICH
...-....... ~. ,..r.. s,,,c4 IN tho
.-. ,.,..ji.1,,l. ,,.rne here for
army, 'nI ~ '",'. ,3 , ,u., a ,'. otber
'N-''.'-.'. ...- ....,'s ,r +re service
i'i'-. ..ll ....'. .. a-. ,'o,n,nated
p-.';t'., t.r o,,,.1,rtment thew
t-. i ir..'.....i,. l,tond
nave l,' i'-i. -'.''il -' ,'.o ci,,f. ond
'i I'D a.. az. or,d tlsir flni-
,hi'I'5 .h'i nv '"' ui-l m, ,'.,,-,e,1 ami
ICES. we '""u-. l1 ".'''I ~, 81
~ one ~ IA f.rt.slast four
i''i i- ID U',' -',I l- l-'t -'. ..4 ..,,. -
years HN' "'' iN''
AN"I lifH A'l..' .I'', p ~ ~ ~
captain T.. IT, |,.l- ',' = q "a he Iii
A' Las u'.H -l,..,,.l ~. -,.t,~e.t
.Li, iIa. at '-o '.', ,,',,, t tba clu6-
l'~ g.. q t,.- gl..- Ue wa
i"'h I'D '"e olU' ..'. ,Ior H.. ~,
mere "9't ,"u ii. %-,,,',t. ',,r or5
having ct thal uAgd 10 sI -a,. ,t a,is a'
luIHtu ..i-r,.,"J ts,tisr ct
.,,,i,' l-.r.r,5 Z, ro+eots n is not pro-
itI iuI{ ,o1fl'' 4, r. J.ti,i INT n can be
i'i H.. ,L, ,,,.,,.,,,o h ee far
'i,Is s.'., '''.' '',o ,,.. I,. C,,r ,yr,
~. ~ ~. . ,...,.,.'r,. Tie naclinc-oun
IN .,. i..o.oj tlgr+ lock riHe. Can
..,- I.I.-,t, i.f- X,i1e..iay for Washinr-
' n.', .-I,,rnIot5s IN Annapolis thurs
5,.
f,rtein John H. Story. Fourth artillery,
'','. ,". irltrrctors NJ tIe school. was
g.. 1,, \V,r D.DorfDcut TO prO-
T., .,,,,r.l.s and witness the experi-
f''.,. r.t.,-Sj ~ and submit n re-
,.'-t If tEcm Mr.. Storey and daughter
...,..,,..J iiul =, Nashnrt0u. where
tc.e'i til', l.'," .. ~ ris,tiTr friends
.'- Il. .II,ar, 4 kobbe Third artillery.
lni Dr. New. of tho Sugeon-Gsuerals of
s-. 1.ft I'M "Wednesday bv the Merchants
and Miners Line Tor trip 70 Boston.
SOCIAL MOTIFS
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er-.,.'is mi la.I,-.. In. for the past two
go. ~.trr-.I sunday morning.
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2 It.,, I.fr .f Gloucester county. are
i.,.o os visit iii. GUESTS Of Miss Maude
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b E.,rr of tina United States
at. 80 H.. 49, ,,,r,.J.,',a f.,, do,.
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a. ,- q, s~,,..rr.,,.. ,,-;r.,i,,al of The
.,,.l x .r,-'i' c.s. married IN
. i.L ;rs,s,t T., Al.la n A Ford of
S-' M NJ rori Ia q. i.r,il,ont and
l'''.'.' u "a ,,'.,,,,, and NH make in,
1911, .,''',,isGal ali,
'.- H1.l'"''' 4'i 'i''
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-.'.'i 40 ,Se Iir,.,s an a visit
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d. hiiF. y, w. .t... ,....,;,, o.,.o,,,
',n ',n VI; vSt, 10 eD Cf pa.crs 49,
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.li 'li'.".3 ' No.. he CrDveiand "A
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5,,-.-. ,i... 49,
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