Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-07

ment has two battaions. the first bat
talon of the first regiment under the
command of Lieut.. Col. Clarence /.
Smith, of Fairmont, and the second bat
talon. commanded By Major Phil. A.
Shaffer. of M0undsville. The comDa-
MES Of the first battalion are b. Of Key
ser. D. of Berkeley Springs, Z, Of Mar
tinsburg, Il, of Piedmont, and l, or
Charles Town; and of the second, \, Of
Flkins. r, of Burton, G. Of Palatlne,
and K. of Clarksburg.
The first battalion of the Second reg
iment. in command of Lieut.. Col. d. T..
3. Casteel. Of Buckhannon, and the sec
ond battalion Of the same regiment IS
commanded by Major w. Il. Banks, OF
HUNTINGTON. The companies OF the first
battalion are D. Of Hinton, c, Of Ansted,
d. Of Parkersburg, and H. Of Ronce-
verte. The second battalion is COM
posed of companies f, of Milton, l, Of
Huntington. G., of Huntington, and A,
OF Bluefed.
Each member Of all the companies
and al the officers as we'll, have been
supplied with one of the regulation
campaign hats, which were recently
adopted by the militia, instead of the
old style fatigue cap that has been used
for the past five years.
THE NEW HEAD GEAR
IS a vast improvement over the old
style. It is a grey, crush hat, with
broad rim, and protects the soldier
from the sun. While il makes less Of a
military appearance than the old, still
is far more comfortable to the wearer.
More comfort and less style Is becom-
tng to be more and more the rule in the
National Guard. tt is better so and the
officers are being c0mplimented for it.
Since the old style, heavy uncOm-
Portable dress coats and helmets have
been relegated to the rear the past two
years. the question is being discussed as
TO what shall take their place rs a
dress suit In the National Guard OF
a ndmberOf the more prominent States,
Pennsylvania for instance, white duck
trousers are used for this purpose and
a great many of our officers are in favor
of their adoption in this State. They
have all the elasticity of military
clothes. makes the soldier have a dressy
appearance. and are easily washed In
fact, they have a great many qualities
that recommend their adoption. Def
mite arrangements win probably be
made at this encampment for the adOp-
tion OF a dress suit. and it looks as if
white duck trousers for the soldiers
viii be the result.
The first event of any consequence is
at nine o'clock in the morning called
THE GUARD MOUNT.
At this time the guards who have
been on duty the past twenty-four hours
are relieved and 4 new detail is put on.
This is one of the most interesting and
al the same time the most important
duties of a soldier. He is to guard
The camp from all danger-tO see that
no one enters or leaves the camp with
out a pass or the countersign. This
he is to DC for the next twenty tour
h0lrs-beiug On duty two and off every
four hours until guard mount the next
morning, when he is relieved. Woe to
him who is negligent of his duty, or
who fails to sleep on his feet. for milf
tary discipline in all its severity is then
enforced.
The officers are an Officer of the Guard
who has charge Of all the sentinels
and Corporals Of the Guard. who have
each four sentinels in charge. Il is
the duty Of the sentinel to halt all per-
sons attempting to- enter or leave camp
and then call for the Corporal of the
Guard, naming the post which he is
patroling. That disnitary responds.
and if the party or parties halted give
an acceptable excuse Of who theY Want