Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-19
GOSSIP OF THE GUARDS.

GOSSIP OF TIE GUARDS.
COLONEL W. C. CONNOLLY, of the Governors
staff, will not be at any of the camps this
year. He has obtained leave of absence
| extending from July Is to August Is.
THE names of Major James r. Roney, of
the Fourth Regiment and Lieutenant
| Thomas L. Marshall, of Battery A, have been
placed on the "roll of retired officers"
CAPTAIN AwL, of Company F, Eighteenth
Regiment, has ordered an entire new outfit
of go uniforms for his command and expects
to have them finished in time for the com.
ing encampment. Sergeant Wood Awl of
this company, has been promoted to the First
Sergeantcy.
Regiment, will hold meeting tomorrow
evening at 7:3O to discuss camp matters and
make any arrangements necessary. Captain
Schmidt, of this company, who has been
abroad for some time past will sail for home
on August %.
COLONEL PERoHMENT, of the Fourteenth
Regiment, has decided to have the regiment
leave for camp Friday morning, August Z, at
1880 A. NJ, Nearly all the details for the camp
of the Fourteenth have been completed and
the boys are in shape to leave as soon as the
call is sounded.
COLONEL WALTER GREENLAND, Quartermas-
ter General of the n. G. P, and Major A j.
Logan, Quartermaster of the Second Brigade,
left for the East yesterday to take in the
camps of the First and Third Brigades.
Colonel Greenland will stay in the East for
some time, but Major Logan will return this
week.
COMPANIES A, B. E, and G, of the Four
teenth Regiment, will attend the Fifth Ave-
nue. NJ. e. Church this morning in BODY
Chaplain MeGuiee Of the regiment will
occasion. All the officers of the regiment
who can make it convenient will also be
present
THE First and Third Brigades went into
camp yesterday. The First Brigade at
Devon and the Third Brigade at Mt Gretna
The camp Of the n First ;, Brigade rig is called
Third Brigade Camp General McGregg,"
both after distinguished officers. The
Second Brigade goes on its tour August 8,
the camp being called after plan of lots.
A LARGELY attended and interesting meet
ing of the officers of the Eighteenth Regi-
ment was held in the headquarters last
night A number of details for the camp
were settled. 1t has been decided that the
Eighteenth will not march to camp as was
first thought of, but the organization will
leave on Friday morning. August Z, at an
can be gotten in shape by noon.
NINETEEN members of Battery B have al
ready been qualified on the range by Lieu
tenant Kimmel. It is expected that the bat
terry will make better showing in marks
manship this year than ever before. Tho
election in the battery to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Lieutenant
Shepherd will be held tomorrow evening.
The fight for the position has narrowed
down to Kimmel and Eichenlaub, as Quar-
termaster Lloyd decided last week to pull
out of the race. The result of the election is
looked forward to with interest, as the con-
test is the hottest that has been in the bat
terry for several years.
CAPTAIN A. P. SHANNON, of the Washing
ton Infantry, issued an order yesterday rel
ative to the coming camp of that organiza-
ton. The members are ordered to assemble
at the armory on Thursday evening, August
6, at o'clock to proceed to Sandy Lake, o.,
where the company will go into camp for
ten days. The fatigue uniform will be worn
and every man is expected to provide him
self with white gloves, soap, towels, etc. The
camp will be known as Camp J. Heron FoS-
ter, and detail under Lieutenant Geilfuss
will leave on Saturday night, August s, for
camp, and arrangements have been made
for parties going out to leave August 10.
In orders received from Second Brigade
headquarters last week the dates we're set
for number of important elections in the
Eighteenth Regiment. On Monday evening,
July p, an election will be held in Com
pany A to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of First Lieutenant
MdttOu. oho
election will be held in Company B
to fill the vacancy caused by the resigna-
tion Of Captain Holmes. On the following
evening, Tuesday, July %, an election will
be held in Company G to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Second Lieu
tenant Drake. An election will be held in
Company E the same evening to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation of First
Lieutenant Lowry. There has been va
cancy for Second Lieutenant in this COM
pany for more than year past, but for some
unaccountable reason it has never been
filed. The present orders on the subject do
not provide for it.
PROBABLY one of the most interesting Or
ders that have been issued for some time was
sent out last week by Colopel Osthaus, the
present Inspector General of Rifle Practice.