The morning times., 1895-08-25
DISTRICT SOLDIER BOYS
One Weeks News and Gossip
Around Local hmories.

Some of the companies of the National
Guard are taking advantage OF the dull
times and are fixing up their armory rooms.
Moreare ready justas sobn as few cha nges
can be made.
great deal more OF this would have been
doDelong ohad itnot been for the confusion
thatfOllo WIS the moving into the new armory.
Gen. Ordway' S absence caused some changes
in the allotment OF quarters, as everybody
knows and some of the commands which
were disappointed then have hoped almost
against hope that the first assignment
would be put in force These companies,
however, begin TO think that they are going
TO stay where they are and are preparing
to make the best of it.
The greatest change has been made in the
quarters OF the troop Instead of the two
rooms the command started out with there
are three now. This change was outlined
in this column some weeks ago but the
outline only family intimated what the
the first place has been turned into a
room 10 DC tStu exclusively by OIIICeFs.
Here Capt. Harbour and his commissioned
comrades will hold forth. The room has
been beautifully papered The ceiling is a
gem but the tint or the paper on the wall
is beyond every one. There is a suspicion
that 1t was picked out by Lieut.. Beatty.
It's pretty he wouldn't be a West Virginian
We're it not, but the tint is too delicate
for the average eye to decide. The IeuteD-
ants taste is Of a high order. The fur
niture of the room is TO match and the
contract has just been let for the painting
The waiDscOtting and floors are to be
touched up.
The company room is the same as it al
ways was. Some new furniture is TO be
put in. But it's very cosy as il is. The
pictures are all hung, and everything
looks home like. The stairway which for
merly lead TO the basement has been re-
moved, and a new one built facing in
the opposite direction. ! goes half way
down 10 new floor, which has been built
dividing the basement into an upper and
lower room.
HOW THEY ARE VENTILATED.
Windows have been cut into the court
and also looking out on the alleyway
upper room is devoted entirely to lockers
The men viii dress here and have all the
room they want ON the lower floor
are kept all tie camp equipments OF the
troop, extra saddles, etc. The ingenuity
OF the boys in getting all this space is TO
be congratulated.
Company d, Fourth battalion, Ordway
Rifles, have the two incest rooms on their
floor. They rooms are large and they have
been connected with large door, making
two parlors They are elegantly furnished.
The boys evidently have spared no eX-
pense in fitting up, ana have the most
pleasant kind of quarters.
One room, the main reception room, con-
tains Capt. Williams desk. or course
the boys will use, il, but most of their time
will be spent in the room ieNt to II. Here
their tables for playing games are, and at
present their gun racks But this is to be
changed, it ssaid. The company has under
consideration the adYisRbihty of buying
the lockers of the Fenc,hes built around
the wall in the pistol gallery. If they
do this the lockers OF course will remain
there and the boys Will have their two
parlors
Company A. Second Battalion, the Cor
coran Cadets, have also liked up their
rooms. These boys have things very nice
now and enjoy themselves hugely. The
Emmets are only waiting for a chance to
fix up and they say they will show uTe-
boys something.
There is a great deal OF fixing up to be
done yet Brigade headquarters are in an
unfinished condition and viii probably be
i'll shape in September Regimental head
quarters, too. VIII be given an overhauling.
The janltor system has not been salts
factorily settled yet Some of the com
mands object to their janitors doing any
thing outside of the quarters they are hired
10 clean supt Walsh thinks they should
help keep the halls and stairways clean,
and here the trouble lies. Gen. Ordway
has not had time to take this matterup and
dispose of it yet, but it is expected that
he Will soon Then Supt Walsh is going to
have a regular cleaning.
POPULAR APPOINTMENT.
Major Wilson, of the Third Battalion,
has recommended the appointment of Mr..
c. Fred Cook as quartermaster and first
lieutenant of his battalion. Mr. Cooks
appointment was requested dbytheunanimous
vote OF the officers of the battalion. He
is a well-known newspaper man and is
widely known in the Guard. He is genial,
popular young man and the Third Bat
talon is to be congratulated.
Mr.. Cook is a High School boy and was
the organizer of the Morton Cadets. He
enlisted the company and was instrumental
i'll interesting Vice President Morton in its
career. He built up the command, and
when he resigned ii was in excellent shape.
He could have still been its commanding
officer, but he found there was too much re-
sponsibility He will hustle some of the old
quartermasters.
Capt Sayer, Company G, of this bat
talon, is recruiting. He has been taking
in quite a number of recruits, and they
are all older men. He is making this a
point In this battalion there is not a
company commander over twenty-one.
Camp has proved, for the time being at
least that age is needed to make a good
National Guardsman. All of the COM
panies will be filled up in this manner.
The selection of the regimental teams
have about been made. They leave at
the same time the brigades team does for
Sea Girt. 1t is quite an hDudr to be on either
of these teams and some OF the boys have
been disappointed in the selections. Some
changes may be made yet, but the make
up will be this: Dl ,y
First Regiment tean+Lfeut. King, in
spector Of rifle practice Second Battalion;
Lieut. Gibson, inspector rifle practice third;
and Privates Caladay, 3, Second; Me
Taylor, B, Second Cult, tB, Second, and
Mills, A, First. - -----