The morning times., 1896-01-19

| than good isdUne. He is even nOw scbrminr
, some nihn by which the medal can be per.
, ndncuCiy disposed Of and these competi-
! tions stopped.
Eighteen men entered the competition.
The judges were Capt. Horton Of the Brigade
Staff, Capt. jenkins, Company 4, Fifth
Battalion, and Lieut.. Jacobs, acting ad-
jutant OF the Fourth. Private Dpbsnn, Com =
pauy u, was the last man on the floor and
received the medal through Capt. Williams
The Judges themselves committed an cTOUr
which threw all but three men orr the floor.
Private DobsOn and TWO comrades should
have gone and the hers remained. The
battalion, though, takes the matter good
nlturcdly.
capt. y. $. OdCil, recently captain OF
Company e, Fourth Battalion, has been
assigned TO special duty nj battalion head
quarters. Lieut.. +. :. HcdEsnn has been
assigned to Company G, and the Quarter
master, Lieut.. =. r. Jacobs, detailed as
acting adjutant, Lieut.. jacobson, here
toforc unassigned, is made acting quar-
termast"r Of the battalion. These changes
are the subSta nee OF Ihc first order issued
by AdJt. acObs.
on January - the guard will again
secure possession Of Convention Hall on its
regular dril nights. There has been
great complaint made by officers and men
over being cut off from drill. 4 portable
floor is To be laid each night the guard
drills. II Is made in sections, each sixteen
feet long and three feet wide, laid on scant-
ling four inches thick. 1t Will take nearly
u day 10 lay it.
NOTES FROM COMMANDS.
Quartcrnnstcr Sergeant Sargent, Com
pIny A, tIfth. has rcIuHsted IUr another
term OF service.
Scrgt. ". J.. Sorrells or the Cycle Corps
has been elected second lieutenant. PrIv-
ate +. Carroll Mattlnsly has been ap-
pointed sergeant.
The following officers passed the brigade
board examination last "Wednesday night
Capt. 7. ". Williams, Company A, EIrst
Battalion; Capt. r. :. Hodgson, Company
c, Fourth Battalion; First Lieut.. ID. Is.
Mcleod, Company A, Sixth Eatialion, and
Second Lieut.. j. W. Bryan, Company c,
Fourth Battalion.
The res ignationS uf First Lieutenant John
X. Ncclly, surgeon Of the First battalion,
and First Lieutenant Robert MCMurray, Jr.,
quartcrmaster 0fthc Second Battalion. have
been accepted. That of Capt. Albert Odcll,
Company G, Fourth Battalion. has becn
tCndcrcd, but has a. vet not been accepted.
The Enmctts Will nave a ladies' evening
some time In February To- show their new
quarters TO their friends. The souvenir viii
be issued February 10.
Acting Capt. DTUry. Company Il, Engineer
Corps, has resigned. He succeeds Dr. Nun
son as surgeon Of the corps.
The following discharges have been or
dcrcd. HOnorIbly discharged on their
own application, Corp. John c. Gather
\. Third BIttalion, and Private.
William i FIndley, Company \, Second
because of removal from the
District. PriyltcS GraysOn V. Heidt, John
4. LaChmIn and Frank Tharm. Company
4. sixth Battalion; III the interest II the
service. PrvateS y. Saum, Company 4,
First BIttIiiCn. and FiiUmen Pctrome,
Company A. sixth NIttalion: dishOnOr-
ably discharged because. OF expulsion from
the company. PrivItes J y Armstrong.
villa ia l.. Fhiies. Albert Rouse and
william II. StearnS, of Company y, First
BattS lion.
a uniform system Of lighting is To be
adopted at TIA" armOry. Each room is to !
nave four lights. ana the hall the remainder. |
TIE fuli-drcSs bah OF the Light Infantry
Will take place on February .. Lieut.. !
Jesse Il. +. Lee Will he the master OF Ccre- |
monies. Monday the corps will assemble !
Tor drill preparatory To the parade on |
" q shingtOn'S ; birthday.