The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-19
HONG THE MILITIA.
watching for Legislative Ac-
ton on Military Law.
,r.sp,noToN's DAY PARADE.
..~, NJ successor to Capt. Booth
1.-..-ss,-Fortson VIII wfn-Im-
proving the Armory.

L.cal companies OK the NationA
-, are showing considerable aetiv-
.nd the officers are formulating
Z" - far the work Of the coming sea-
fye5.rany quarters are being
....ved and improved and consider
80 attention is being paid 10 the OBJ
.s~vauce Of the rules In regard TO at
..-ssance at drills. The diherens COM
| -. have begun practfcing for the
800 ON Washington birthday and
- tbs battalion drill which viii take
ss.es soon after No drilling has been
Isl 80 for the past two weeks. owing to
IS - Arnory being rented to the horse
ssuer. The prospect for the passage
z ts,e relief bills OF the different COM
-snies BIZ the legislature are not very
sr,gst. the prevailing ideaat Olympia be-
& t.~ffsat the management of Educational
ff,ard IS altogether too extrayagant.
~ the members Of the legislature.
3 almost 10 a man. have strong feeling
= favor OF the guard. and speak In
~Iewing terms Of its efficiency.
aait w. V. Rinehart received from
,,gsrY,eYsta4 headquarters during the
~@es< orders No. 2, relative to paFadiug
~ FEBRUARY o. The order says:
.forloaries Is, ID and z win assem-
E ale In full dress uniform at their Arm
ary in Seattle at 10 O'Clock a. m. on said
6av. The staff will report to the CON-
usagvalng officer. and the non-cosnmis-
ssoned staff and band TO the adjutant
Al ta,e same hour and place"
The adjutant also received orders No.
1. calling for the election of a success
<sar. n xtafx <,f
nary r., as follows. THE members Of
. Company Il, First infantry regiment,
&c. W.. viii assemble at their Arnsory
In Seattle, Tuesday. February 10. 1898.
at 3 O'Clock p. M, for the purpose of
electing a captain 10 fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Capt. l..
8. Booth, and filling such other vaaan-
cies as may be created by such election.
Mai f. s. Ingraham win preside at and
act as inspector OF said election"
II Is a foregone conclusion that First
Lieut. Fortson will be elected captain.
- he is well liked and Is a good tacti-
Gan. Second Lieut.. Gormley will sure
" be first lieutenant, and First Sergt
Harvey Moss is conceded to have a
zalkover 70: second lieutenant.
The resignation OF Il. w. Barnes as
second lieutenant OF Company ID has
been accepted by Col. Green. OF the
First regiment. and forwarded to the
adjatant general at Olympia.
The pay rolls for the last two DAYS at
camp last summer. for the two special
companies that went to Spokane and
the details that guarded the Armory
during the strike have been forwarded
% Capt. Wallace Mount, brigade pay
master. at sprague. by Adjt Rinehart
A meeting was held during the week
a. regimental headquarters, presided
over BY Gel. Green and attended by the
Cheers of Companies Il. ID and r. for
The purpose Of devising ways and
means for providing sufficient funds
Tor The sustenauce OF the battalion until
the appropriation bin is passed. The
appropriation made two years ago has
az been used and the local companies
have received no pay from the state for
the past six months and II has decided
b give n battalion drill and ball in the
Rear future.
Capt. Parsons and Lieut.. JoSiI1, OF r.
sonipacy. went over ID Olympia last
Wednesday and stayed two days They
state thai the new military bill was In
induced and favorabiy received. Lieut..
sesliu says there IS much complaint
among the member of the legislature at
the @ay in which the National Guard OF
he state is managed. They cite as an
instance of extravaganza the bill which
has been presented asking for s4a. 000
deficierscy. The guard is awaiting with
much interest the action os the legisla-
tire on the bill
Company n does not intend to be out
dese b. Company T.. and has had plans
arranged for renloielins and improve
meat ~ It's quarters. The presen,
quarters are 2fx35 feet and IL Is the In
tentlon 10 add a room at the rear, 10 be
KISS feet. and partition It off into two
Tpotrs, one 10 be used for library and
games and the ether for a reception
room or parsor. The furnishings are "a
Dc Of the hes. and the boys say wheu
u is finished IL viii ase fit FOR king
sTsr the main company room viii be-
{ Placed the quartermaster's quarters
Which win ne furnished with every con.
fenience. Capt. ADAMS reports the as
tendance NJ drills as first-c!ass and In
short time expects 10 recruit the com
faat To a full complement.
company r ~ going right asoaw with
lis gz'e1 work ard IS gaining recruits
every day. The members take great IN
'erest IN the new reception resom. and
any evening 4 large number can be seer
sagtsed IN a friendly ganse Of cards o,
Ia reading.