The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-21
DRILL SEASON TO CLOSE
Memorial Day Parade VIII
End the Work 0 the Fourth
Until Camp.

The members of the Fourth Regiment
who anticipated with no small degree
of dissatisfaction that the regiment
would be compelled to continue the pres
emit drill season up to the coming encamp
ment. will be pleased to learn that
Colonel Abernethy has decided to end
the drill season with the Memorial Day
parade. The matter. however, has been
left entirely with he captains of the
various companies and orders to that
effect were issued last evening. The
captains, with possibly one or two ex-
ceptions, will declare the drill season at
an end after the parade, the majority
of them advocating the shutting down,
of drills at that time. Mi exceptions
will probably be Companies I and x,
and possibly the new company which IS
to be mustered into service on Thursday
night. These companies, being all new
commands, will have to put in some
hard work in order to make a creditable
showing at the encampment and for
them it is absolutely necessary that they
drill until July at least. Company I of
Bayonne has yet much to learn and its
officers will ave to hustle If they wish
the company to hold its own with the
other companies. Company K of Hobo
ken, thanks to the energetic efforts of
Captain Lohmann, is in good shape and
will no doubt acquit itself with credit.
The other companies, having expert
enced an active season of drill, should
earn for the regiment a high mark at
the encampment. The recent battalion
drills have demonstrated that the COM
panies are in excellent shape and, the
e-ncampment of '95 should prove the most
successful IN the history of the regi-
ment.
ON THE sKIRMIsH.
Lincoln Guard, Company A, held a
preliminary inspection last evening and
earned for itself the commentator of
its popular c~ommandant, Captain j. H.
Bumsted. The company turned out in
full dress uniform and the inspection
showed the clothing and equipments to
be IN excellent condition. There were
but three absentees and Captain Bum
sted is confident that he will parade 100
per cent. at the inspection his evening.
After the inspection Captain Bumsted
took the command to Captain TOMS
where the fifth anniversary of his cleo
ton to the c~apta.ncy of Company A
was duly celebrated. Among the specially
~ bitCo oOoI WS1 SdPldttiS Anvil IL.
Graft, H. H. Brinkerhoff, Jr., and Steele,
and Lieutenant Broderick. The affair
passed off pleasantly and If the wishes
declared in toasts prove effective the
captain will enjoy many prosperous
years.
Adjutant B. M. Gerardin, who was
stricken down while completing the for
nation of the regiment at Friday nights
big event, although still confined to his
home, IS improving rapidly. IT is expect
ed that he Will turn out with the regi-
ment on Memorial Day.
Hercules must now take a back seat.
His feat of cleansing the Augian stables
has been outdone by Drum Major
R~rownlee, who as rmorer of the regi-
ment, found 1t nc small matter to cleanse
the armory and drill floor after the
presentation and dance of Friday even
Ing. with but one assistant the Drum
Major had the entire place as spick and
| span as a New England kitchen by
Saturday night, Not a trace of the
previous nights festivities remaining
The feat earned for him the commenda.
ton of the officers and the members in
| general.