Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-01
GOSSIP OF THE GUARDS.

| ADJUTANT GENERAL MCCLELLAND spent
| a few days IN the city last week, having run on
| from Harrisburg for a brief season of rest.
COLONEL SMITH, of the Third Regiment
| and several of his staff officers were thrown
| from their horses during the parade in Phila.
delphia last Monday and were more or less
| scratched up.
IN orders from the Adjutant Generals Office
issued yesterday. the announcement is made
that during the months of March, April and
May the regular annual inspections of the diff
ferent regiments will be made by the Brigade
Inspectors under the direction of tine Inspector
General
, LIEUTENANT WILLIAM DoAK, of Company
G. Eighteenth Regiment, has rendered his
resignation to Colonel Smith. Mr.. Doak has
been connected with the regiment for several
years and the other officers in the organization
are sorry to see him leave. Pressure of private
business is the reason given for his action.
THE Sixteenth Regiment was represented in
the city last week by Colonel Willis Hulipgs
and Harry MeSweeny his Adjutant Mr. Nc
Sweeny is a lawyer of considerable ability in
the section of the country he halls FROM and
from his connection with the Standard Oil
Company knows thing or two about grease.
QUARTERMAsrER HUBBARD, of the Four
teenth Regiment, is somewhat Indignant that
the blame for the non-arrival of the balance of
the new guns sor his organization should be
placed at his door. He says he has been writ
ing Major Greenland for some time on the mat
ter but has not succeeded in getting salts
factory understanding.
BATrEY was not as successful financially
in the fair scheme as was at first anticipated
on account of bad management in the matter
of keeping down expenses. While not enough
was realized to fit the organization out with The
new dress uniforms as desired several of the
members are going to raise the balance by
private subscription, and it is expected that by
next camp their dreams may be realized.
AMEETING of the Non-Commissioned Off.
GERS School of tho Eighteenth was held last
night The school will be held semi-montbly
instead of weekly as heretofore, and every
non-com in the regiment is expected to attend
The result of the school was shown very effect
ually by the knowledge nOst of the nun-coms
displaye0 during the inspections last week very
few breaks being noticed in any of the compa-
nies.
THE following officers have received honor
able discharges by reason OF designations:
James 6. Gauley, Inspector of Rifle Practice
of the State Fencibles; John C. Thompson In
spector of Rife Practice of the Third Reei-
ment; Second Lieutenant Elmer E. Peter. of
the Fourth Regiment; Adjutant James F.
Robh, of the Fourteenth Regiment and Sec.
ond Lieutenant John F. Algeo of the Sixteenth
Regiment
COLONEL ALEX. HAWKINS, of the Tenth
Regiment, celebrated the twelfth anniversary
of his election to the Colonelcy of the regiment
last Friday night in Washington, Pa. Most of
the officers of the regimen and. a number of
visiting officers were present. Qnite gay
time was experienced by those present and they
left wishing the Colonel the privilege of many
more celebrations. Colonel Hawkins is senior
In the Second Brigade and is one of the most
popular officers in this end of the State.
AT the next meeting of the Brigade Board.
General Wyle expects to settle the matter of
the location of the coming encampment of the
Second Brigade. While personally he very :
n ItOtu
Grade division of the Allegheny Valley Rail.
road, yet a number of other places are being
talked OF, among them being Conneaut Lake,
the scene of the last two brigade tours of duty
While the residents in the vicinity of Mead
Vile are anxious that the brigade should return
there next year. the ground has many disad-
vautages and has lost its attraction 10 most of
the rank and file. Many members of the local
regiments look forward TO new location in
the vicinity or town. where they need not be
shut of altogether from the eyes of the world,
and where their pretty new uniforms might be
displayed to advantage.
SIX of the companies Of the Eighteenth
Regiment were inspected by Colonel Smith last
week, COMPANIES G. 6, E d. d and 1 Com
pauy was to have been put through the ordeal
Wednesday night. but on account OF the poor
showing made by the handful Of men present a
postponement was announced until some fut-
ure time. OF the companies inspected, G
ranked FIRST, with following very closely, both |
organizations presenting an elegant appear |
ance, both as to the general make up of the !
men and their tactical movements, the former
havins 46 men and officers present, and the |
latter 46 men and 3 officers. The other COM |
panies in the order of their merit were Ii, l. D |
and e. and while all of them made good show |
ings, there were two instances where coHsldera- |
BILE Improvement would be acceptable. The new |
leggihs lately adopied in the regiment were |
worn for the first time by several OF the COM |
mands last week, and for appearances at least |
are success. Companies A and will be in
spected TOMORROW night, while the field music |
and hospital department will be looked into |
next Saturday evening.