Omaha daily bee., 1894-03-25

The company paraded for drill last Mon
day evening with seventy-two men in line.
Formation was prompt and the men very
steady. First Sergeant w. Il. %stockham
published the following orders:
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Company Court Of Discipline First Lieu
tenant William J. Foye, chairman; First
Sergeant W. r.. Stookham, advocate; Pri-
yate Long, Private Hayward, Private
Recruiting Committee-secon Lieutenant
! II: Johnson; chairman Serseant Lee
j.. t. Eastman. Private Robertson.
Finance Coinmittce-Captain All. Scharn,
chairman; Sergeant Burt G. Fowler, Lance
Corporal william &. Bartlett.
Armory Committee -Quartermaster Ser
geant Wallace G. Taylor, Corporal Jesse
NJ. Tompsett. Private II. -. Taylor.
Athletics Sergeant w. G..
Taylor, chairman; Corporal West, Corporal
Yost, Private Francis Abbott, Private
Glee Ciub-Priyate Carl A. Hoffman, chair
man; Sergeant Burt c. Fowler, Private
The Press-Captain a. II. Scharrf, Record
ing Secretary G.. G.. HunEate, Financial
Secretary a. +. Gwin, Treasurer William
i. Fisher.
Private Hoffman has been appointed o
musician at his own request.
After a short drill in the manual Of arms
Monday evening the company marched on
the street and drilled the platoon move
ments i'm front of the city hall. This was
.'Hr hh'' wv III VI INV f'u'VAhf NiAA
consequently both officers and men were n
little uncertain at first, but at the conclu-
sion of the drill n marked Improvement had
been made. Whenever tho weather per-
mits the company will use the two blocks
on Eighteenth street between Dodge and
Farnam for the company parade ground,
permission having been received from the
proper authorities. AS the season advances
extended order will be taken upon the va
cant lot on the southwest corner of
Eiphtpputh and nOdpp gtrpptS which affords
ample room for the deployment of the com
pany.
The bylaws have been approved by the
commander-in-chief and will be printed at
once. The adiutant general has requested
that six copies be sent to his O1i1e.
The Ladies Auxiliary society held a meet
ing at the aruory last Monday and effected
an organization with Mrs. Fisher, presi-
dent, Mrs. Bartlett, secretary, and Mrs.
FOrby, treasurer. All ladies interested in
the matter of providing a silk flag to be
presented to the company are earnestly re-
quested to be present next Monday evening
at the armOry. when the ladies' will make
their reports.
1t has. been decided to give an April
dancing party on Monday evening, April 8,
at the armory under the auspices of the
Ladies Auxiliary society, the proceeds of
which will be devoted to the fund for the
purchase of company's colors. The ladies
will serve ice cream and cake during the
evening, and there will be an exhibition
drill by the company drill corps.
The warrants for the non-commissioned
officers have arrived from regimental head
quarters and Will be presented on next Mon
day evening.
Sergeant Lee Forby has gone to Arlington
for u couple Of days, returning Monday
morning.
Captain Scharff has offered the services
of the Thurston rifles to the members of
the Grand Army of the Republic committee
for escort duty on Memoria day, on which
occasion the company will make it's first
public appearance.