The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-11
The MILITARY NEWS.
Company { Of Westerly is to Give an
Entertainment.
THE LONG SERVICE MEDALS.
Comments on the State Camp Ground and
Other Military Matters-The Onicers OF
the Machine Gun battery VIII Give a
supper-Cenerai Notes.

The II. /. MILITARY Journal makes its
appearance this month under an entirely
new management. 1t. Col. Kendall Is
the proprietor and publisher and Maj A.
V. Warheld, First regiment, has assumed
the duties of editor, this is n strictly
military and Grand Army paper, and
under the present management the
Journal is bound TO be "A success.
Co. Il, First regiment, decided to post
pone their chowder for one week owing TO
several changes in the program and other
unforeseen difficulties the committee de
cided TO make the date the 18th instead OF
the 10th.
Capt. j. j. Mayberry, formerly in COM
mand of Co ID, First regiment, now
located in Chicago, is here IN this city on
a short vacation.
Co. f. Westerly, is to give an entertain
ment in the near future resembling the
one given by them some two years ago
called the carnival of the months, sickness
in the company prevented them from
giving the entertainment last month.
Col. Kendall has I'm his possession one
OF the long service medals recently adopted
by the State of Massachusetts. 1t was
sent TO Adjutant General Dyer by General
Dalton, Adjutant General OF Massachu-
setts, to be used as sample for the Rhode
Island long service medal The plan now
adopted will give TO every officer and en-
listed man in the brigade medal for the
first seven years service, and an additional
bar for every succeeding three years SER
vice.
Should the commission to be appointed
by the General Assembly report favorably
in regard to the purchase of a camp
ground for the State troops, steps will inn
mediately be taken to place on the ground
n rifle range for the use of the brigade.
The State has already made the appro-
priation for the militia, and IL only re-
mains now TO provide some suitable place
to have the much needed camp ground
and rifle range.
Sergt. III. j. Stapleton, Company B.
First Regiment Infantry. is enjoying a
pleasure trip To Washington, ID. G.
Company r. Westerley, has maze n
requisition TO the General Assembly for
81 ,00i. 10 Reimbursement for money ex-
pended for lockers and for other property
used in the service Of the State.
The non commissioned officers of the
Machine Gun Battery will tender a sup
per and entertainment 10 the members OF
that command next Monday evening.
Capt. Ely hopes before long TO be able to
uniform his full battery which is nearly
recruited up to the maximum number.
Lieut.. Col Kendall, Adjt. Higgins,
Capt. Tadner, Lieut. b. McStay and Pri-
vate Higgins of the +. l.. |. Regiment aud
Private Thornton OF the +. l.. /. Veteran
Association attended the military levee OF
the National 1ancers last Wednesday
evening Tney report a most excellent
time and are loud in their praise of the
manner in which the Lancers dispensed
their hospitalities.
Lieut.. Hodgkinson Of the Reserve Is ex-
pected home from his eighty days leave of
absence the latter part of this month. The
Naval Reserve Of Bristol will tender him
an escort and banquet on the evening
OF his return.
Companies + and +, Westerly, are in
trouble in regard to the ownership of
their armory. The companies before the
present formation of the brigade were
known as the Westerly Rifles, aud when
the companies entertained the brigade the
old organization became more of a civic
than military affair up to few months
ago, everything has gone very smoothly.
Companies T. and 4 occupy the armory, as
they believe they have "a perfect right TO,
but some of the soreheads in the town are
trying to make trouble by freezing the
members eft the active companies out of
the business meeting of the Westerly
Rifles aud preventing them from voting
at the election officers.
Last Thursday night Company +, Capt
Lcdward, reported at the armory as usual
for drill, and found that the drill hall
was locked and the drill had to be given
up. Such things as these are very dis
couraging To the officers of these two
companies. Both Capt Ledward and
Capt. Thompson are working hard to
keep their companies up TO the proper
standard, and the commands are to day in
splendid shape as far as numbers are con-
cerned, and are doing some good work
under the new regulations, but the way
things have been going for some weeks
past are very discouraging To both officers
and men, and something must be done at
once.