Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-12
GOSSIP OF THE GUARD.

MAJOR J. C. KAY spent the past week in the
East on business.
The members Of Company F, Fourteenth
Regiment, have been ordered to assemble in
the armory at 10 o'clock this morning to at
Chaplain MCGUIRE, Of that regiment.
THOMAS f. WILEY, brother of General
John A. Wiley, has resigned his commission
as First Lieutenant of Company 1, of Nc
Keesport. Mr.. Wiley was favorite with
both the officers and men of the regiment.
Miss MARGARET WARD BELL, a niece of
Colonel Norman NJ. Smith, has written a
very striking march and dedicated it to the
Eighteenth Regiment: Miss Bell resides in
Louisville, KY, and takes great interest In
her uncles regiment. The march will be
played by the Second Brigade Band during
the coming camp.
THE National Fencibles, a crack military
organization of Washington, D. c., was in
the city for a few hours last week on the
way home from attending a prize drill at
indianapolis. The organization took sixth
money in the drill the first prize being won
by the Branch Guard, of st. Louis. num-
Der of the finest organizations 81 from all over
compose Company C, of the First Regiment
National Guard, of Washington, D. c.
THE adoption Of campaign hats is now be.
ing considered in q number of the regiments
in this State. The First Regiment, of Phila-
delphia, has already been equipped with the
hats and light gray service shirts. and there
is q probability that regulation service
shoe of some character will be adopted.
The campaign hat is a most serviceable ad-
dition to the equipment of a national guards
man. and is being seriously considered by
the commandants of some of the local COM
panies. Lieutenant Wassell, of Company B.
Eighteenth Regiment, has already taken
steps toward procuring them for his men.
MONDAY evening" July 90 another attempt
Il. in, Do fn oil
cessor to Lieutenant George Shepherd.
Lieutenant Kimmel has announced himself
as candidate for the position, and the re-
suit is now Il triangular fight between KIM
mel, Lloyd aud EichenlauD. Eichenlnub
was elected by maj ority. of the members at
the last election, but ON account of the pres
sure brought to bear on him, did not accept
the result. He is still the favorite for the
position, and the election next week may be
decidedly interesting. Captain Hunt has
this year and will order the members to
sleep in the armory Thursday night, August
6, in order that u start may be made ut 4
o'clock Friday morning This will give the
men all day Friday to make the trip. The
Sandy creek road will be the one used.
THE second battalion drill of the
Eighteenth Regiment WAS held last Monday
evening. 1t was much better attended than
the first and number of new movements
were gone through. Owing to the absence
from the city of Lieutenant Charles Ruse
Lieutenant Doak, of Company II, acted as
Adjutant in an acceptable manner. A meet
ing of the officers of the Eighteen has been
called for next Saturday evening in order TO
make final arrangements about the coming
encampment. 1t has not yet been definitely
decided whether the regiment will march to
camp or not but the scheme is favored by q
majority of the officers. The distance about
% miles by road, is a trifle too fur to walk in
one day, and if it is undertaken at all, two
days will probably be consumed.
THE National Guard of Pennsylvania is
rapidly becoming a great organization,
as perfect in it's workings as the brains Of
the chiefs at Harrisburg can make it, and it's
prominence and Importance throughout the
State are becoming better recognized every
day by the people in general. Many thous-
ands of dollars are being spent annually to
keep the machinery in working order and to-