The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-15

other vacancies as Shall occur by reason or
such election, will be held at the quarters
Of Company H, Tuesday evening, Jan. 90,
1894, at s o'clock.
II, Major George II. Whitney, Second
battalion, Thirteenth regiment, is hereby
detailed to hold such au election, and will
make prompt returns thereof direct to the
Third brigade headquarters, Lebanon, Pa.
By order OF
COLONEL EZRA H. RIPPLE.
W. S. MILLAR, Adjutant.
HEADQUARTERS 18TH REGIMENT,
INFANTRY BIRD BRIGADE, N. q. +.
SCRANTON, Pa, Jan. IL.
Regimental Orders, No. t.:
|. In obedience to special orders No. 20,
dated Headquarters Third Brigade, Ma
| tional Guards of Pennsylvania. Lebanon,
Pa, Jan. q, 1894, an election for second
| lieutenant, Company d, Thirteenth regi-
ment, National Guard of Pennsylvania, to
| fill vacancy caused by the death of Second
Lieutenant Leverett l, Seeley, which oc-
CURED Jan. 2, 1894, will be held in quarters
Of Company D, Thirteenth regiment, on
| Friday evening, Jan. 26 1894. at o'clock.
II. Captain Montrose Barnard, Company
| d, is hereby detailed to hold said election
and will make prompt returns thereof di-
rect to Third Brigade headquarters,
Lebanon, Pa.
| By order Of
COLONEL EZRA II. RIPPLE.
w. 8. MILLAR, Adjutaut.
CITY GUARD OFFICERS.
The board of officers of the Scranton
City Guard held their annual and quar-
terly meeting last Monday evening
Reports were received from the treas
urer and the several committees and
duly acted upon. The result of the
election Of officers for the ensuing year
was as follows: Secretary and treas
urer, Adjutant W. S MillAr; commit
tee on the state of the guard, Lisuten-
ant Colonel H. A. Courssn, Adjutant
w. $. Millar and Lieutenant Z. r.
Parke; music committee, Captain
James Moir, Lieutenant R. NJ STRAIT
ton and Lieutenant F. W. Stillwell.
A committee was appointed to draft
resolutions touching on the death of
Lieutenant L. |. Seeley. A committee
consisting of Colonel E. II. Ripple,
Lieutenant Colonel H. A. Courssn.
Major &C. MATES, Major w. Fulton,
Adjutant w. S Millar, Chaplain S, G. Lo.
gan and Lieutenant J w Oakford was
appointed to solicit honorary and sus.
tanning members of the regiment. Tue
resolution on reorganization of the
board offered by Adjutant ". S. Mil.
lar over year ago. and which he has
persistently championed, was finally
after being modified, unanimously
adopted. The action taken is as fol-
lows; The board of officers of the
Scranton City guard will remain intact
and will hereafter meet annually in-
stead of quarterly. A board of officers
Of the Thirteenth regiment will bs
formed consisting of all the commits
stoned officers of the regiment who
will meet quarterly for the transac'
tion Of regimental business. The Of.
ficsrs of the regiment will meet at the
armory Of the Scranton City guard on
Monday evening, Feb 8, for orgsnizs.
tion. Captains NJ. Barnard and L. D
Fellows and Adjutant Millar were ap
pointed committee to draft laws fol
the guidance and government of the
new board,
| ANNUAL sPRlNd lNSPECTlON.
The annual spring inspection Of the
regiment will take place very soon and
company commanders should be well
prepared for the ordeal. Close atten'
tion should be given to all the details
of the company, and particular atten-
tion should be given to guard duty and
skirmish drill, There seems to be q
prevailing idea among company com
manders to keep the shoes (reoently
adopted and issued by the state to the
guard carefully Stored away and mo-
issue them to the men until the eve oi
the coming encampment, This Is q
serious mistake. Every enlisted mar
must appear at the coming spring
inspection wearing the regulation
state shoe. No other shoe
worn, will be recognized by the inspsc
tor, Major Wright, and any deviation
from this part of the uniform an(
equipment, will cause the company to
be marked down, Just as csrtain as il
the men appeared in citizsn's trousers.
Make no mistake in this, company com
manders, but issue those shoes at ono,
and have them broken in for inspsc
tion. The men should be admonishet
at the same time that the regulation
state shoe is only TO be worn when IL
uniform. Company drill affords al
excellent opportunity to break in th,