The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-06
TACOMA MILITARY DASHES.
Troop 1 Criticized-G Company Happy
CAPTAIN Fifo's Venture.

Troop Criticized-G Company Happy
Captain Fife's Venture.
TAcoxA, Dec. Especial l-Company @ held
its first drill under the new tactics Friday
evening. The principle throughout is sim
plicity, and a sharp and psinstaking recruit
should master 1t all in two drill nights. The
members are taking renewed interest, and the
officers well satisfied with the present out
LOOK, being entirely out OF debt, rent paid up TO
January and nug sum in the treasury.
Inc postponed drill among Troop BIS men,
bers for the medal takes place Monday evening.
Critics, who witnessed the drill OF the troop
recently, remarked that il was surprising how
Intelligent men could attend and take part IN
such poorly conducted maneuyefs. Cadets
just learning the manual would, he said,
be ashamed at the ignorance dis
played by the "non-coms" and privates.
"a high degree of intelligence among its men,
bers should necessarily develop into q crack
drilled company" declared this critic, "but in
this case ii is the reverse, as the noncoms, are
little better than the privstes, and the only
claim the troop has Is its social standing as
body. The spirit of the organization no one
can for moment question. but its drill and
maneUvers are wretched"
Sergeant La Favre was in Seattle recently con-
ferrinR with the Worlds fair commissioners.
The officers of the First regiment have resolved
to begin drilling new tactics soon they
could be procured from Washington City.
Colonel Haines Is much pleased with the new
Tactics which are based on celebrity and useful
ness. They are entirely for service, and for that
end are better than the old.
The comedy drama "Aunt Dorcas," given for
the benefit of the Sons of Veterans, at the Ia
coma theater last night, was a pronounced sue
cess, the several parts being filed acceptably by
Tacoma amateurs, and Melted the camp q neat
sum.
The National Guard Onicers' ASSOCIATE on still
lives, and will hold an important meeting this
month The date of meeting has not been set
as yet. The questions to be agitated will be the
proper representation by the National Guard
a regiment or company from the state
at the Worlds fair and ways and
means toward the elevating and Advancement
to the guard. "Who is to blame for the present
condition Of the Washington National Guards7
aud how is the evil to be remedied?' is the
question to be solved Colonel Haines is said
to have another suit on his hands IN which he
will ask to be reimbursed for 81 200 paid out in
the interest of the guard.
There is some talk of organizing q signal SER
vice corps among the non-commissioned officers.
The Zouaves contemplate trip to Portland,
and are drilling assiduously twice week.
Colonel Claypool, though not al active guards
man, takes considerable interest in matters per-
tanning TO the organization, and thinks Wash.
ington should send a regiment to Chicago in
1892
Officers and guardsmen here were heartily in
favor OF Colonel Turner's scheme in connection
with the quar,ering of the guardsmen at the en-
campment in 1892 aud were disappointed on
hearing 1t had been disapproved, as General
Miles had Endorsed it. The idea was TO have
the officers or guardsman's family occupy the
same quarters with himself
Quartermaster Murdoc, of G company, who
has been on a surveying trip to Port Gardner, is
back again for a few days.
A new organization, to be known as the Com
rades of the Battlefield, has been instituted with
headquarters at Puyallup. This order will in
no wise conflict or clash with the q. A. R.
T. j. Plummer is Major-General J. H. Cof-
mans chief of staff.
The Sons of Veterans realized the snug sum Of
$50 from the presentation of the comedy drama
Aunt Dorcas"
The soldiers at the reservation have erected
substantial quarters for themselves and can now
brave the elements.