The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-22
ONE HUNDRED PER CENT.
COMPANT p. FIRST REGfMEyT RAS
EYERR MIN PRESENT.
For the Third Time Capt. Mills Command
Distinguishes Itself at the Au-
nual Inspection.

Colonel 10 Lane stern, the Assistant
Inspector-General. last evening inspected
the Second Battalion Of the First Regi-
ment. Infantry, at the Regimental ArmO-
Iy. The Second Battalion, consisting Of
Companies +, d and G.. assembled in
Iaugue uniform for annual inspection at
S.SV /. NJ and few minutes later Colonel
stern made his appearance.
company +, Captain Morgan r. Mills
commanding made very good appear
ahce IN every respect, but the two other
companies are open 20 much improvement
The Following Is the result Of the inspoc-
ton as to members present, according TO
the muster rolls.
Company j.. Captain c. A. Crawford
commanding present commissioned Off
GERS. non-commissioned officers. 2s prl-
Yates; absent. 2 non-coniissioned officers
and II privates. Loss since the last mus
ter commissioned officers and pri-
Yates.
A HUNDRED PER CENT
Company f. Captain Morgan r. Mills
commanding present 3 commissioned Off
GERS. 10 nOn-commissi0ned officers. and 81
privates. There was no absentees. and
the company. therefore receives a hundred
per cent. for attendance. This is the third
ceived a hundred per cent, and this fact
speaks well for Captain Mills under
whose command the company has been
for the past three years. Since the last
muster the company lost four nou-com-
missioned officers and ten privates
Company G. of Manchester. Captain
]. j. Haverty commanding present Off
GERS. non-commissioned officers. "A pri-
Yates: absent. 2 officers. non-commis-
stoned officers. and @ privates Loss
since last muster. / commissioned officer.
4 non-commissioned officers. and pri-
Yates.
FIELD AND STAFF
Before inspecting the Second Battalion.
Colonel stern paid HIS attention 10 the
field and staff. OF the field officers Colonel
Henry G. Jones and Major James II. Der
byshire were absent and the only one
present was Licutcnant-Colonel George
Wayne Anderson.
Of the staff officers were absent. Sur
ceon, DR. ID. A. Kuyk. and Chaplain
Moses u. Hoge. Those present were. Ad-
iutant Emmett A. Shepherd Commissary
of Substance Charles H. Phillips. Ordi-
nance officer II. Percy Gray, Assistant
Surgeon. DR. r. b. Teusler
OF the non-commissioned staff, mem
bcrs were present. and the only absentee
was Quartcrmastcr-Se j. +. Red
ford
The losses on the commissioned and nom
commissioned stan since the last muster
were as follows: Captain and Quarter
master Julian r. Tenant. Sereeant-Ma-
jor r. T.. Hickok. Ordinance-Sergeant
John Derrick
The band was inspected by Colonel
stern during the afternoon. and every
member answered 10 the roll call.
This evening Colonel Stern Will Inspect
the Stuart Horse Guards at their armory
on north Seventh street.
COMPANY y CELEBRATES.
At the close Of the inspection the mem
hers Of Company F marched 20 thinner
mans Hotel. where refreshments were
served by the officers Of the company TO
celebrate the event OF receiving hum
bred per cent. for tho third time In sue
ceesion Colonel stern and several other
officers Of the regiment We're invited by
Captain Mills 20 join his command.
The first toast was proposed by Captain
Mills 10 Colonel stern. whom he hoped
would find Comuanv = always iu as
good a condition and even I'm better one.
If possible.
Colonel Stern. who was next called
for. i'm a neat little speech expressed his
qualification over the result Of the in
spection as far as Company was con.
cerned. He pointed out the various ways
i'm which that company had gradually
improved.
THE DISTINGUISHED FEW.
Up 20 tho present time Colonel stern
said, only the following companies receiv-
ed a hundred per cent. for attendance:
Comnonv Third Pc~iwsnf r0f.r-rv
OF Fredericksburg: Company +. Third
Regiment. Infantry. OF Lynchburg: the
Lynchburg Zouaves. who only recently
have hcer mustered in the Virginia Vol
unteers: Company B. First Regiment. In
fantry. and Company +. First Regiment,
Infantry.
Colonel stern was followed 10y Captain
G. Gray Bossioux and several other with
some brief remarks.