The morning times., 1895-09-08

There will also be an individual driH for
the best drilled soldier, competition being
restricted TO two men from each company
in the brigade. A handsome gold medal
VIII reward the winner OF this contest.
The latest undertaking Of Capt. Edwards
company promises TO be novelty in its
line. Instead of the customary booths ar
ranged about the sides of the hall, large
booth is TO be erected in the center and the
space nearest the walls devoted 10 attractive
exhibits 0! varying designs.
Music each evening 1filt probably be fur
nished by the Marine Band under the per
sonaI direction OF Prof. Fanciulli.
The quarters OF the company present each
evening by far the busiest of any in the ar
mory building, for committee meetings are
In progress almost constantly
The ladies who are 10 assist and also be
the chief attraction during the fete viii
meet the executive committee of the com
pany Monday evening september 8, and be
instructed in regard 10 their duties.
Company B, Second Battalion, National
Rifles, have fallen intosthe ways OF the Ma
tional Guard without any trouble. AT pres
ent they are taking things just as easy as
anybody else. Scarcely thing is being
done.
Capt Oyster, however, is just waiting to
have his men uniformed He has been no
titled to have them measured, but as so
many OF them are out OF the city he has
found II impossible TO go ahead. He is really
the busiest man in the command. Since the
muster into the Guard he has received a
stack Of communications from headquarters,
and thinks if it comes this way in dull
times he Will be swamped after awhile.
He is living in the country just now,
but will return toward the end OF the week
Just as soon as the weather will permit he
intends to begin drills again. Next Mon
day night he will probably call a meeting
Of the command TO receive uniforms.
NOTES FROM THE COMMANDS.
The following enlisted men have been
honorably discharged on their own appli-
cation: Private P. j. Brandt, Company
A, Third Battalion; Private II. A. Blandy,
Company d, Third Battalion; Private F..
w. Bartholomae, Company a, First Bat
TALON.
Gen. Ordway has reluctantly been COM
! PEELED, through lack of funds, to discharge
| Lieut. w H. MeIlach, who has for long
! time been the night janitor at the armory
Milton NJ. Clark and David O'Leary have
been elected members of company A, Sec
| ond Battalion, the Corcoran Cadets.
Capt Meyer, adjutant of the Second Regi-
ment, visited the Pennsylvania National
! Guard encampment at Mount Gretna. He
has made an exhaustive report, which has
! been turned in at headquarters.
Company A, Fifth Battalion, has dis
charged eleven men in the past few weeks.
First Lieut. and Adjt. Mock, of the Fifth
! Battalion, is home from leave spent in
| Georgia.
First Lieut. W. H. Myers, quartermas-
ter of the Fifth Battalion, went with his
commandery to Boston.
Capt. Harrison S. Barbour is off on an
! ocean trip.
First Lieut. R. ]. Hardin and Private
Carroll, of Company A, Fourth Battalion,
are in Richmond for sixty days. Second
Lieut. Harlow, just back from vacation
spent near Frederick, is in command OF
the company
The troop put in Friday at Ordway at
voluntary practice.
Captain Virgins, OF the Cycle Corps,
has appointed the following non-commis-
stoned officers: Sergeants, r. b. Durfee,
w. E. Sorrells, and Arthur Bennett; cor
porals, w. B. Jackson, j. V. Tierney, and
A. Alexander. Last Wednesday night
the corps took practice spin to Cabin
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Lieut.. Swigart, of the Fifth Battalion,
is off on a thirty days leave, and Lieut..
Mellach on a ten-day fishing trip.