Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-18
burg, the number would have been very

! Harrisburg. the number would have been very
much increased.
BRIGADE QUARTERMAsTER W. W. GREEN
| LAND is spoken of in connection with
the appointment for Quartermaster General.
| Should this occur, Captain A. J. Logan, of this
city. would probably be Mr.. Greenlands sue
cessor on the brigade staff.
MAJOR ]. WESLEY AwL, formerly Assist
ant Adjutant General of the Third Brigade
under General Seigtield, will be Chief Marshal
| of thel inaugural parade at Harrisburg next
Tuesday. MAJOR Avis name is mentioned IN
connection with some of Governor Pattison's
| staff appointments.
| SEVERAL weeks ago reference was made In
this column to local sergeant who had not
| missed a drill in six years. Sergeant @. @. Eek
! ert, of Company E. Sixteenth Regiment, how
ever beats this record. as he has been MEM
Der of his company for IL years and in that time
never missed single meeting or drill
QUITE an increase in attendance at the COM
pany drills OF the Eighteenth Regiment has
been noted during the past few weeks, very
i presumably the result of the court martial In
Company II, which has had the effect OF bring
| ing delinquent members of the organization to
| time. As it is expected the spring inspections
will occur little earlier this year than hereto
J fore, some Of the company commanders are
I already making active preparations for the
event.
CAPTAIN WILLIAM McCLELLANp, the new
| home from business trip through the West lass
| Wednesday. He will leave for Harrisburg to-
morrow, and will. assume charge of his new
office as soon as his appoin is officially
nounced. A number of changes will be made in
| the clerical force OF the department at once,
| but it is probable that Mr.. Kelly, the Chief
Clerk, who has occupied the position for many
years, and who is thoroughly conversant with
the workings OF the office, will be retained.
CoMMIssARY GENERAL LEACH in his report
1lizir r1e
sition of regimental commissary. The matter
has been suggested from a number of sources
during the past two years, and it Is possible
some action may be proposed during the pres
! ent session of the Legislature. 1t is a WELL
known fact that regimental quartermasters
have too much work to attend to during tours
| of camp duty, and are compelled to be relieved
continually by other members Of the staff. The
commissioning of commissaries would equalize
| the work very nicely.
| A NUMBER of the officers of the Eighteenth
/ Regiment will be measured this week for white
flannel uniforms, and it is expected that at the
| next summer outing of the regiment military
dudes will be quite plentiful. The uniforms are
| to be made by a Lancaster tailor, and will be
! after the pattern of those occasionally seen In
| the regular service being authorized by the
| War Department in orders The uniform is q
very handsome affair. the blouse beng heavily
/ der straps being worn, and. owing TO the quail
| ity of the material, can be repeatedly cleaned
and kept In a presentable shape.
| THE report of Colonel L. A Watres Gen.
| eral Inspector of Rifle Practice for the past
| year was completed last week. It shows a net
| increase in marksmen in the entire division of
| Ill, the Second Brigade having the greatest In
crease. 90. the First Brigade having l3. and the
| Third Brigade havlng2 The number of quail
| fications to each brigade was: First Brigade,
1,026; Second Brigade. 1.674. and Third Brigade,
| l,S43, the grand total the State being 4549.
| Many of the regiments show big losses over
their totals of last season. without any account
| able reason for it except it was due TO the ex-
| cessive amount of wet weather. When Colonel
\ Watres took hold of the Department OF Rifle
| Practice in 1856. there were but $50 marksmen
| in the State and it is mainly due to his efforts