Arizona republican., 1892-03-20

fifth corporal, Cameron; sixth corporal, Stinger.
 On Friday evening last Company 1 gave a military ball m PorretPs hall in Flagstaff, and very enjoyable time was had. They had first class music, and a fine supper was served in the bank hotel dining roon All present voted it the finest affair held in Flagstaff.
 Capt. II. V. Jackson and Lieutenant w. W. Porter of Co. F., have rendered their resignations which have been ac- cepted and an election has been called to fill their places for Thursday, March 3lst.
 The Military Service Institution, and organization of the officers of the regular army, of which Genera! Scho- field is president, has admitted Ad- jutant- General Gill to associate mem- bership to date from March II. Colonel Gill is the first National Guardsman in the southwest to gain admittance to this chosen circle and feels correspondingly proud of the honor.
 Apropos of that absurdity the guards man ? who wears portion each of his uniform and citizens clothes, the the following fiom the Seventh Re- giment Gazette is to the point:
 "When will the few persons who per sist in making guys of themselves in this manner learn that there is nothing which tends to draw down upon them the ridicule of civilians and soldiers alike as the wearing of costume partly military and partly civilian? If the uniform is worth wearing at all it is worth wearing Tn it's entirety, and the vulgarities of a few men should not be allowed to bring discredit upon the uni form of a whole regiment. The man who goes out of the armory door attired in derby hat and uniform coat should be halted and be given few lessons in the manners and customs of soldiers throughout the world."
 The army regulations allow the fatigue hat of black or drab colored felt to be worn in the field and at target practice, but this is the only deviation from the full uniform suit that should be worn on any occasion of duty with the com pany. The sight of guardsman going to target practice in his civilian clothes should not be allowed, nor should the putting on of his uniform coat alone be considered uniform. The bylaws of Company B distinctly state that the uniform must be worn in all meetings or other gatherings of the company, and this should be followed to the letter.
 A copy of the letter of the secretary of war transmitted to the senate February 1, giving an abstract of the military force of the Nation is at hand. From it we see that New York heads the list of states in the number of guardsmen organized and equipped, her force being l3,537. Pennsylvania ranks second with S,469, while other states in their order with over 1000 men are South Carolina, 5,6l6; Massachusetts, 5,5ll Ohio, 5,373: Georgia, 4,577; Hi nois, 4,3S9; New Jersey, 4,233; Cali fornia, APIS.
 Of the states lowest on the list comes Idaho with 30S men, Wyoming 309, Delaware 50l, North Dakota 5l3, South Dakota 526, Montana 50l.
 Of the territories, Utah and Okla. homa have no organized National guard. Arizona and New Mexico have a total force of S79 men, and the District of Columbia l4lS. The aggregate strength of the guard of all the states and terri tories is 1l0,7l9.
 The aggregate of men available for military duty is S,567 ,25S. Pennsyl- vania leads off with 735,622 men while New York shows 650,000, Ohio 600, ,000, Illinois 550,000, Indiana 4GS,60S, and Michigan 100000.