The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-02
GALLANT AND EFFICIENT
Captain Howard Bumstcd's Eleven
Wears in the National eAuard.

hcarS An S4S NakROEEA3 Eh0AN
Captain J. Howard Bumsted, Jr.. OF
Company A, Fourth Regiment, yesterday
completed his eleventh year as a mem
Der of his gallant command. None OF
the company were acquainted with this
fact until after the drill and regular
monthly meeting last night, when 1t was
too late to celebrate, as the members would
like to have done. The members. how
ever, did the next best thing, and that
was to pay a visit to Uncle Dams
where toasts TO the captains health
were given without umbe The record
of Captain Bumsted in Lincoln Guard
is a shining example of h can be ac-
complished by a man who is a born sol
der and who finds the National Guard
an apt place to demonstrate MS ability.
He started at the bottom of the ladder
and began his military career as a high
private in the rear rank" He enlisted
in Company A on April l. 1884. and near
ly two years elapsed before he earned
his first stripes. On December 29, 1855, he
was decorated with CorporaPs chevrons
and on December Il of the following year
was promoted to Sergeant. On December
10, 1881, he received his first shoulder
straps. having been elected First Lieu
tenant. He filed this place so well that
on May Is, 1880, he was elected Captain,
and those who have followed the history
of the company say hat a better sol
dier than Captain Bumsted has never
commanded Company A. Since he has
been in command the company has i'm
proved in discipline, drill and marksman-
ship until now it is recorded in the Adju-
tant Generals report as one of the finest
com Tl3 ndS of the State. H-
This high standard has been reached
only because of the peculiar fitness Of
the company. A Sucker for discipline,
exact and firm in the minutest detail.
yet always a fayorite with those whom
he commands. What Captain Bumsted
is the whole secret of the company's
success. The march to Sea Cart IN 1893
was Captain Bumsted's- plan, and the
only reason why the company marched
into camp without a man missing was
because the Captain led the way. With
out him the journey would never have
have never met with such success.
The company at its drill last evening
which shared the floor with Captain
Bunasteds ommand received instruction
in guard duty. The improvement shown
IN this company during the past few
H. II. Br1nkerhcn, Jr. Company AS drill
consisted of movements by forms, the
object being to secure uniformity in COM
pany and battalion drills. After the
drill the regular monthly meeting was
held in the Board OF Officers room and
considerable business was disposed of.
Daab, Lewis E. Jackson, William a.
Tewes and Frank Wheelihan were elect
ed to membership, Captain Bumsted no
titled the company that tine trophy won
IN the compan team contest at the Ma
rfon range last season you'd in all prob
ability be presented to the company be-
fore the mex drill. The trophy is a
handsome silver cup and is presented by
the Board of Officers. 1t viii make a
handsome ornament for Company AS
room. It was decided that all applicants
for admission to the company hereafter
must measure at least five feet six inches
in height.