The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-06-18
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BASE DalL-A Flourishine Lodxs a
Good Templan-A Change IN
Uniforms Advocated.
Chief Musician Nevotti has gone to
Portland, Or on business.
When = man makes q hits out Of a
shots he is doing remarkable shooting
band concerts were resumed last
evening. The hour for concerts will h
after parade.
General Cariin was a visitor to Spo-
kane last week and attended the Der.
Torrance Of Richard Mansfield.
skirmishing on the range acrous the
river was resumed on the 18th inst
and will be continued until the prac.
tice Is completed.
The soldiers have been attending the
lectures Of Mr.. Bancroft, the Colombo
phrenoloeist. in large numbers, some of
whom have learned with surprise the
qualities they are supposed to possea.
The company drills a. conducted n
present will have n tendency to put me.
in condition for the Fourth Of July
athletic sports. The brushes" are
wonderful things to increase q mans
wind and harden the muscles for run
ming.
Advices from Fort Spokane show
that the troops there are also prepar.
ing for grand time on the Fourth.
Subscriptions are being taken up for
that purpose. 1t il said they have a
very good base ball nine which il look
ing for victories.
The Spokesman base ball nine il cx-
pected here on Sunday to play a game
OF ball with the post nine. Sergeant
Harris is making preparations to give
them hearty welcome aud make the
day as pleasant a one a. possible: he
will also put good nine in the fiead aud
hold the visitors down to fair score.
There is not member of the visiting
team but is known here and have MANY
friends who will look after their com.
fort. 1t is expected that a large crowd
Of people will accompany the nine from
Spokane.
The Francis +. Willard Lodge of
Good Templars which meets At this
post every Thursday evening, has ac-
complished much good during the four
years Of its existence. 1t has had its
periods of success and failure. has been
torn at times by internal dissentious.
but through the efforts of Chaplain
Macomber, Privates Metgrave and
Browne, who are charter member. il
has survived all storms and is TO-DAY in
a furnishing condition with . large
membership. The good it has aoeom-
plished is exemplified in large num-
Der of instances Of which everyone At
the post is aware
The troops at Fort Hamilton, n, Y.
H., were ordered off dancing payiliop
in the village near that place, the pro-
prietor giving his reasons for SO doing
that when the men came there in uni
form the women deserted the Young
fellows who brought them there i'm
order to dance with the wearers of the
blue: the citizens of the village be-
came so indignant over it, that thew
to tear the flag from the
stan over the pavilion, saying tbs: il
the men who were sworn to protect
that emblem were not allowed to dance
under it the proprietor had no night to
hoist it. The soldiers have gotten out
an injunction against the proprietor
to restrain him from discriminating
against them in the matter of admit
lance to the pavilion. He had no OBJ
lection to their being there in civilian
dress, fact that places civilians in a
bad light, for it proves that the feel
ing most civilians entertain toward the
soldiers Is not due to the fact that they
are soldiers but their antipathy is dir
ected solely against the uniform: let
the man who wears it appear in citi-
zens dress and though they know he il
A soldier they have no objection to re-
ceiving him among them. 1t is one of
the most powerful arguments in favor
Of change In the color Of the uniform
for United states troops Let a MAJ
appear in grey or bottle green or any
,olor other than blue and the preiu.
lice now existing against the III form
will III a large measure disappear.
When the question Of change is spok.
IN Of you hear lot of twaddle about
he sentiment that clings to the army
blue, the uniform that was worn BY
hose who preserved the Union. Senti.
nent. bosh. The members Of the Grand
Army Of the Repablic themselves will
lot wear it. The National Guard will
lot adopt 1t except for field service and
shen their eneampments are over ne.
nme the grey or green uniform. IL
eform is needed in any part of the
Irmy it is in the matter of uniform. In
he first place the dark blue clothing
NM p,ar,e is nAf ~ To-. ,.,,,,x. -,