Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-17
GOSSIP OF THE GUARD.

ing few days in the city. He still takes an
active interest in the guard all over the
State.
A MEETING of the officers Of the Fourteenth
Regiment is called for Monday evening,
April Is, for the purpose Of organizing an Of
dcers' school.
BRIGADE QUARrERxAsrER A. J. LOGAN, is
provement in health. He lately made trip
over to Cuba and was considerably bene-
flied by the journey. He will remain in the
South until late in the spring.
THE warrants for the armory rents and
rifle practice appropriations were issued
Each company gets $500 for rent purposes.
and those qualifying the requisite number of
men get $50 for range purposes.
A BILL was reported favorably in Congress
last week authorizing the Secretary Of War
to issue for the use Of the national guard
any 315inch muzzle-loading rifle field guns,
wrought iron. or any breech-loadfng steel
Hotchkiss or Gatling guns which may be on
hand and not needed tor the service Of the
regular forces.
THE commissions of two of the Captains of
the Eighteenth Regiment expire before the
next encampment, that Of Captain John P.
Penny, of Company G, May7, and that of
Neither of the gentlemen wifi have any
trouble being commissioned for another five
years, as both are enthusiastic guardsmen,
and are at the head Of good companies.
THE probabilities are that the Ninth Regi-
ment will shortly have an entirely new lot
of field officers. Colonel Keck and his Lieu
tenant Colonel are interested in mining
to be away from the regiment most Of their
time. while Major Price has. been Ill for quite
q while past and intends to resign shortly.
Colonel Keck has succeeded in making the
Ninth one of the best regiments in the State,
and his leaving the organization will be felt
severely.
THE line officers of the Fifth Regiment met
at the Logan House, Altoona, last Friday
night and elected Captain Rufus Elder Of
Company G, Lewistown, Major Of the regi-
ment. There were several other candidates
in the field for the position, but Major e.
number of officers present was remarkably
large, and after the election considerable
business ofimportance was transacted. The
new tactics were discussed pretty freely
ment of the regiment at Altoona, providing
suitable ARRANGEMENTS could be made. The
officers of the regiment were congratulated
on the successful manner in which the
spring inspections were passed.
GENERAL WILEY announced the appoint
ment of two new names on his personal staff
last week. They were those of j. ]. Miller
as Judge Advocate and William singer as
Brigade Cornmissary. Major Miller is a
well-known attorney of this city, and his
appointment will prove most acceptable.
It is to be hoped that the affairs in the law
department OF the Second Brigade will now
be given some attention and that 1t will be
possible to get court martial when it is re-
quired, a thing unknown to occur during the
S the Ss
sary Department. is well known to the
Second Brigade. having been a member of
General Wiley's non-commissioned staff for
a number of years. He has thorough
knowledge of his duties from being associ-
ated with Major Curtain, his predecessor.
CAPTAIN HUNT 10 diligentIy.at work in.
structing the members OF Battery B in the
foot movements of the new tactics. The
new drill regulations for the batteries have
not yet been printed although acquisitions
have been in for some time. so the best the
battery can do is to go through the parts
applicable from the infantry tactics and
time is being lost as q couse-
teries of the State will go to camp dis
this year, as was done.six years
ago, in order to save as much as possible of
the State appropriation. This decision Is
Hunts command. as it means much less
hard work in the field and as consequence
more time for pleasure. A number of the
performances Of the Drummer Boy" last
week, and have received a vote OF thanks |
from Post 5. G. A. R., for their services.
AN important meeting was held at the |
Seventh Avenue Hotel last Monday. It was |
called by Adjutant General Greenland, and !
there were present besides himself General |
Wiley and the commandants of the several |
of the brigade. One of the |
questions discussed was the new tactics and |
the possibility of electing an extra major in |
each regiment as contemplated by the tao |
tics in the division of the regi- |
ments into two battalions each. 1t |
was decided that while the State |
code as it now stands would admit Of an ad- |
ditional Major to each regiment 1T would be |
better to hold OF such elections until there |
was reorganization in some of the re2i- !
ments, and for the present the senior cap |
tains will command tho second battalions. |
The subject OF the regular encampments |
next summer was also brought up at the |
meeting, and while General Wiley very |
strongly favored O brigade encampment |
similar to the one held last year, General |
stated that there was not enough |
money available for the purpose, and the |
camps would have to be held by regiment. |
All the eolonels present at the meeting |
favored regimental encampments anyhow. |
A number of other matters concerning the |
brigade were discussed.