The Washington times., 1895-04-28

Sunday. Itmarched to Falls Church, Va,
in company with q detail from the Ambu-
lance Corps, under command of Hospital
Steward Kreig. The march commenced at
10 o'clock Saturday night, and Capt Mat
tingly, with Lieut.. Flagg and thirty eight
enlisted men and the ambulance people,
reached their destination at 10 O'Clock
Sunday morning. Fires were lighted, SEN
tries posted and the boys slept under shelter
tents the remainder OF the night Guard
mount wes the first thing in the morning,
and then followed extended order drill.
The officers were entertained by Maj De
Putry, on whose grounds the camp was
pitched. The march home was begun at 4
O'Clock Sunday afternoon. Lieut.. Don
nelly and Lieut.. Shaw, /. r. p. Fifth Bat
TALON, and Sergt. Bailey ,CompanyA, Third,
accompanied the boys. The command also
took along six pieces OF its. drum corps.
There were no accidents of any kind this
time, and the boys had plenty to eat
Sergt Maj. Joseph l.. King, OF the Third
Battaliog, has resigned, and Sergt. Marks,
OF Company a, will succeed him. Sergt.
Gibson, or Company c. has been promoted
to quartermaster sergeant, and Sergt. Emo,
ofCompany Is, to color sergeant Corps. j.
s. Whit aud Albert Marks have been pro-
NOTED tosergeants in Company B, and p ri
Yates r. Carey Brown James NJ. Arm
strong and James Maley, same company
TO corporals
CHANGES IN THE FOURTH.
The Fourth Battalion held dress parade
aud rehearsal for inspection Tuesday night.
Adjutant Hodeson was present and officiat-
ed for the first time, and barring few
mistakes, did very well. The attendance
mt the dress parade was very small. The
Ordways had been excused aud were not
present The Eibernian Rifles showed
up with five non-commissione officers and
twcnty-Six prvates abscut. The other
two companies did a little better Major
Campbell intcnds 10 get better results the
next time.
In this battalion DR.. NJ Frank Gallagher,
first lieutenant and surgeon, has resigned
aud Dr.. Arthur j. Hall appointed in his
place. DR.. Gallagher has been most ex
celieuts officer. and the Fourth Battalion
is scrry to lose him. Lieutceaut Sabin,
who has been SO acccptahiy acting as inSpec-
tor Of rifle practice, has been recommended
To fill that vacancy on the staff Oaly
one old member of the STAFF is left and that
is Quartermaster Kingsley. Majcr Camp
bell has received Il letter from his former
adjutaut. Lieutenant Alien, who is now in
California The lieutenant thought his
health was improving, aud hoped TO be
much better shortly. The Fourth is glad
to hear OF Ills improvement.
The Cycle Corps, the first ever formed
IN n National Guard, VIII be disbandcd.
! Capt. Story's resignation, handed in
| over year ago, has been accepted, and
! the men VIII lie transferred to other or
! ganiZations. Capt. Story is one of tie
| youngest Officers in the Guard and one of
the most efficient. He has been member
al the brigade board of eXamiHation for
| two years, aud his great tactical knowI-
| edge has been generally admitted Capt.
! story has serYed thirteen years in the
| Guard, and eight or these as a eommis-
! sioucd officer. he was charter mem
Der or the National Rifles, but left tie
! city some yealS ago TO go to Milwaukee.
| Here, upon Decentralization OF Capt. Charles
Ming, the well known military novelist,
he was made captain OF The Milwaukee
/ Cadets. Aftctward in Chicago he en-
listed in C6nlpdny -, First Regiment,
and soon alter became second lieutenant
/ or Company /, same regiment. lie saw
service with his compnay AT the Haymar-
/ Ket and steckyard riots. Three years
/ ago he enlisted i'll the Cycle Corps. two
! years ago was commissioned first Leu
tenant, and shortly afterwari was made
! captain. His retirement is universally re-
/ GREETED among gtIardSmen