The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-13
NATIONAL GUARD GRO VS.
The Building Up of the Fourth
Regiment Goes 0n-NeW Conn
panies' Organization.

The work of building up the Fourth
Regiment. N. G. N. j., has commenced
in earnest, and the efforts being made in
that direction bids fair to accomplish
grand results. The disbandment of the
Hoboken compa MES for characterization
reduced the number of companies below
the required quota. making it necessary
to replace them with new commands. A
short time ago Major Andrew Derwin of
the Second Battalion, formerly of Com
pany B, Lieutenant f. j. Lamperc of
Company G. and Colonel Henry Spiel
man, late Of Governor Abbett's StaH,
undertook to raise, each, a new company.
with what success was shown last even
ing In the assembling at the City Armory
of nearly two hundred recruits to form
the new companies, less than forty nec-
essary to the total enrolment.
NEW MEN ASSEMBLE.
The men who will forEi the new COM
panies assembled last evening for prelim-
mary inspection by Major Olyphant. as
signed to that duty by Major General
Plume on the application of Colonel
AbernethY. The three companies were
separately formed in line in the drill
room, and, after roll call by the inspect
ing officer. he walked along the line and
closely inspected each man as to height
and general appearance. AT the conclu-
sion they were dismissed. In MAJOR
Derrom's company, which is the old
Fourth Regiment Cadet Corps, and Will
be known as Company B, eighty men are
enrolled, and se~venty-fye answered to the
roll call. In Colonel Spielman's COM
pany, to be the first company OF the Sec
ond Battalion, seventy-one are enrolled.
of which ffty-eight were present, n In
T d nrrrNarfsc nnn1nnrU m ha
Company G, the enrolment is seventy
two, and fifty-Gwo appeared.
Each command made an excellent ap-
p~earance, all being in full vigor of youth
and filled with that enthusiasm calcu-
lated to make them desirable acquisitions
to the State Militia.
The new companies have not yet been
mustered In, but will be at an early day,
upon the order of Gen. Plume. after re-
ceiving the report of the inspector.
Major ELEPHANT was favorably impressed
with the appearance and demeanor of the
men and will, without doubt, report in
favor of their admission into the National
Guard.
The inspecting officer was attended by
Captain Whitehead, Commandment of the
Gun Detachment of the Seventh Regi-
ment. They were received by Colonel
Abernethy, Lieut.. Col. Mason and several
of the staff and field officers of the Fourth
Regiment, aud after the inspection were
socially entertained.
COMPANY SELECTIONS.
The officers of the new companies will
not be elected until after the comm ands
are mustered In, but they have been
selected as follows;
First Company, Second Battalion, Cap
tain, Henry Spielman; First Lieutenant,
Adolph Walter, Jr.; Company B. Captain,
Andrew Derrom; First Lieutenant, A.
L. Cristie; Second Lieutenant II. e.
Ramsey, the two latter of the old Cadet
corps; Company G.. Captain, b. J. Lam
pert; First Lieutenant, Samuel Bouker,
now Sergeant of Company A.; Second
Lieutenant, William Jewkes.
A meeting of Capt. Lampeyt's Company
will be held au Bergen Hall on next
Thursday evening. which every person
enrolled as a member is expected 20 at
tend.