The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-22
SOLDIERS INSPECTED.
Company A Parades 100 Per
Cent for the Fourth Consee-
utive Time-Company
News.

In National Guard circles the most i'm
portant event of the veal is the annual
inspection. for then every man is scrutin-
lied closely, and a company standard of
proficiency fixed. Consequently it is not
surprising that when the First Battalion
Of the Fourth Regiment turned out for
inspection last evening at the new ar
mory the men in the ranks looked I'M
usually neat, every visible piece of brass
shining like a mirror. For weeks the
company commandments had been prepar-
ing for the event. each striving to at
tain 100 per cent. in attendance, and al
though but two companies reached that
mark the Battalion made the best show
ing in its history. The assembly was
sounded at eight O'Clock, the field and
staff answering the call with the COM
panies. The inspecting officers were
Lieutenant-Colonel Boltwood and Cap
tain Wallace. The Field and Staff fur
nished a surprise by parading 100 per
cent. Adjutant B.. M. Gerardin and even
the chaplain, the Rev. John L. Scudder,
were present. The Adjutant recovered
from the effects of his fainting spell of
last Friday evening hurriedly SO that he
would be able to attend the. inspection.
The gold bedecked officers made an ex-
cellent appearance, and earned for them
selves the compliments of the inspecting
officers.
MAKE A FINE SHOWING.
The companies were put through the
regular battalion formation, after which
the order open ranks was given, to allow
the inspecting officers to review the com
mands. Drum Major Brownlee, with a
detail of drummers and ffers, furnished
the music for this a pleasing
innovation being the drumming on the
wooden hoops instead of the ~sheepskin
heads. This change made it possible for
the Major to give commands hat could
be heard by the men in the ranks. The
officers having passed up and down the
view" Colonel Boltwood and Captain
Wallace took their stations at the review
by, each man striving to make the line as
perfect as possible. The companies We're
then drawn up separately, and the cloth
pany A carried off the honors of the even
ing. For the fourth consecutive time it
paraded one hundred per cent. Of it's
accomplished in this State. The clothing
and equipments were found in excellent
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c eoa shsw B lad m g out o 81 s. rs men n0 prasenf.
Company g paraeed go out of a member
ship OF g., the missing members being
privates Reed and Daniels. When Com
pany DIS roll was called 67 out of the GS
men on the roll answered their names
Private Charles Schmidt. the absentee,
was sent for after the ompa was
dismissed. and an armed detachment
brought him to the arTnory. He was I'M
Captain O'Neill secured 100 per cent. for
his ompan This gave the First Bat-
TALON an excellent record. OF the 257 en-
listed men only three. failed to appear,
ulated during the evening upon the fine
ON THE SKIRMIsH.
The Second Battalion will be inspected
Captain !. Howard Bumsted. Jr., will
cave. on Saturday for Europe. where
he will spend from six to eight weeks OF
q business trip; He will leave On the
and a large delegation of Company a
members will be at the pier to bid him
hon voyage" The Captain says that he
the company has passed 100 per cent. for
the fourth time.
Sergeant Major T. Bergen Gaddis cele-
brated his election to the NonsCommis-
tanning the aNon-Comsa at tie staff
Room; He, having Furnished the where
Colonel William B. Maxon, Major Nor
timer Lampson and Lieutenant F. p.
Eye.
that the inspection would close the drill
season, the captains of the various COM
panies receiving orders to that effect.
The new company which was inspect
Company l. of the Fourth Regiment,
will be mustered in tomorrow evening