Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-29
GOSSIP OF THE GUARD.


TIE City Troop OF Philadelphia recently
celebrated the one hundred and seventeenth
anniversary of its organization oy parace
and a banquet.
COMPANY K, of the Fourteenth Regiment,
held reception at its armory in Mansfield
last Wednesday evening. The affair was
quite a success.
ADJUrANr JOHN HUBBARD, of the Four
tenth Regiment, is at present making
tonr of some of the Eastern cities. He ex-
poets to be gone about a week.
COLONEL NoRMAG NJ. SMITH, of the Eight
eenth Regiment, is confined to his home on
account of illness. The Colonel was unable
to parade with the regiment ON ThanksgiV-
ing Day.
A NEW independents military company, to
be known rs the Hubbard Rifles, is being
organized at Beaver Falls. Already about
80 of the prominent young men of the town
have Joined the ranks OF the new company.
BATTERY expects to make a very pretty
fancy display at the National Pageant to be
given next week in the Central Rink. Cap
tain HINTS men are certainly doing them
selves proud this year in the way of exhioi-
tion drills.
CAPTAIN JAMES MULDooS, of the First
Regiment, qualified this year for the first
time. He is the Oldest captain in the
National Guard, is a veteran of two wars
one eve. He will wear bar next year on
score of 81.
THE new drill regulations. which are rapid
ly being adopted, will have good effect on
the strength of companies hereafter. The
single rank formation Is absolutely pro-
hibited and direction is made for all move
ments in double rank only. Companies that
have been turning out 20 or "A men hereto
fore will feel disposed to get a hustle on and
recruit up little or consolidate with other
unfortunate commands on occasions OF
parade.
John A. Wiley expires on the 25th of next
January. His reappointment is assured, as
politics is not brought into the Guard when
the matter of the standing of a brigade is
concerned although rumor5 are at present
rife that an effort will be made TO have the
at present connected with the militia.
Should General Wiley be reappointeo, 1t Is
extremely probable that some new faces
Will be seen on his staf.
SOME intimation OF the result OF the court
martial of Colonel William Smith, of the
Third Regiment, is expected this week, as
the finding of the court has NOW been ten
days on its way up through the regular
channels. In tho case of Lieutenant Bell,
of the same organization. a verdict of ac-
Quittal was the result, but in Colonel Smiths
case totally different finding is predicted.
The sentences which such a court may in
fict ar, a repr:mund, fine not exceeding
$780, suspension or dishonorable discharge
from the service. From the manner OF
Colonel Smith while before the court it is
evident that any finding not favorable to
himself will be contested in the civil courts.
IN local National Guard circles during the
past week matters have been remarkably
quiet, and the drillrooms which rs a rule
present an appearance Of more or less activ-
ity, were practically deserted. The eight
city companies of the Eighteenth Regiment
paraded in Allegheny ON Thanksgiving Day
under command Of Major j. Z. Kay, and con-
sidering the bad condition of the weather
generally and the amount of surplus mud on
the Streets the boys created a favorable i'm
preston. Considerable credit should be
given any organization which braves such
weather as is usually found during the latter
it is an open question whether sufficient
elevation in the eyes of the public results
from an unnecessary display of thinned
ranks and bedraggled clothes.
AMEET1Ne of the Second Brigade Examin-
ing Board was held at the Monongahela
House last Wednesday evening and six
candidates for commissions were passed
upon. The board consisted of Major j. c.
Kay, Of the Eighteenth Regiment, Captain
Hunt, OF Battery B. and Captain James II.
Murdock, of General Wiley's staff. For
the benefit of those not familiar with the
working of Brigade Exami ming Board. the
State law on the subject may prove interest
ing and is as follows: every brigade COM
mander OF the National Guard of Pennsyl
vania with his reSimental commanders, or
such of them as he may select, shall consti-
tute military board or commission whose
duty it shall be to examine the capacity,
qualifications, efficiency of every commits
stoned officer of his brigade, or who may
hereafter be elected" Comments on the
meeting of the board last Wednesday even
ing are unnecessary.