The Washington times., 1895-04-14
NOTES FROM THE COMMANDS.

Tuesday night Company A, Fourth Bat
TALON, Emmett Guard, holds its annual
civic meeting Officers for the coming
year win be chosen and the company will
decide whether it will go to Memphis,
providing Gen Ordway grants permission.
by an entertainment to be given in a short
while Recruiting is going on bravely.
Seven applications for membership are on
file now, and four new members were re-
ceived at the last company meeting.
Apropos Of the refrigerator, sometimes
called the National Guard armory, why
was the superintendent request for
cold wave flag to surmount the building
denied?
The boys are patiently U-aiting for some
thing to drop, anent the present want OF
regulations governing the new aEmory-the
opening, closing, heating and lighting Of
the same
An officer wants to know IL the Fenci-
bles, Mortons and Hibernian Guards are
the only companies in the guard, and
whether the business of recruiting these
organizations at the expense of men al
ready enlisted in other companies is to be
allowed to go on.
The resignation of First Lieut.. and Adit.
Edward Allen, of the Fourth Battalion,
has been accepted. Capt. Bucks resig-
nation has also been accepted.
The Fifth Battalion, in a body, attended
the Knights of Pythias' fair Tuesday even
ing
Acting First Lieut.. George A Drury has
been appointed acting captain OF Company
B. Enginee- Corps, and Acting Second
Lieut. John B. LIGHTER acting firstlieutenant,
same company.
The following have been honorably dis
charged on their own application: Sergt.
Maj. H. A. Fellows, First Regiment; @.
NJ Sergt John R. Hampton, First Regi-
ment; First sergt. J. Henry d: Heady and
Private Max F. Rosinski, Company c,
Fourth Battalion; Privates s. C, Martin
and w. j. Walters, First Separate Com
pany; Private Harry o, Hallock, Company
A, Engineer Corps; Sergt. w. M. Simmons,
Company B, Third Battalion.
In the interests of the service the fol-
lowing have been discharged: Privates
Don c. Curtis, Anthony d. Goegler, John
Goegler, ir, and John j. Mccarthy, Com
pany C, Fourth BattalioD; Privates Henry
H. Clear, Ed l.. Crown, John w. Greer,
Phillip Herber. NJ. l.. Jones, w. B. Nc
Daniel, Ed J.-Rowe and Frank M. Smith,
Company c, Sixth Battalion.
First Lieut. r. Jacobs OF the Fourth bat
talon will leave his company. Major
Campbell is sorry to lose him and hopes he
win not be entirely lost to the service.
The order for annual muster andinspection
will be issued next week.
The committee on Smoker for the
National Rifles meets tomorrow night aud
reports to the company R. E Constant, of
their company, will be married this week
The following officers have passed the
Brigade BOARD of Examination: First
Lieut. Charles NJ Shreve for captain Co. B,
first battalion; Sergeant NJ or Jesse M.
Grant, second sergeant Co. B. = irst; Second
Lieut. H. J Keogh as first lieutenant Co. "A,
First, and private j. P. Cromwell, Co. G,
Second, candidate for promotion to grade
Of first lieutenant of infantry.
Corps Simpson and French, Of Troop A,
have been promoted to sergeants, and Prl-
Yates Fitzgerald and Ubank to corporals.
The troop attended the knights of Py-
thias' fair w ednesday night. The command
also intends to put in claim for the
trophy offered by Gen. Ordway for the
company qualifying the greatest percentage
of men. There has been no rifle range,
but the troop shot off its score and wants
the trophy.
The Fifth Battalion has guard mount
and battalion drill tomorrow night. Maj.
Suess has also accepted challenge from
Company B, Sixth Battalion, to shoot
match. He will choose team from his
battalion. and the shoot will be held some
time soon.
The Fencibles and Corcoran Cadets shot
a match Friday night, by score of 393 to
935.
C. G. Neely, esq.,, elected a judge of the
circuit court in the recent Chicago election,
is a brother of DR.. Nicely, surgeon of the
battalion