The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-24
FOURTH'S FALL DRILLS.
General Orders No. "a Out
lines the Regiments
Work for the Com
ing Season.
DATES FOR RIFLE PRACTICE
Board for the Examination of Nom
Commissioned officers -
Prizes for Attendance.

The following General Orders, No. "a,
dated September 20, open the fall season
for the Fourth Regiment
1.-The regiment will parade in State
service uniform (helmet and white gloves
for review by His Excellency, Governor
John w. Griggs, and for presentation of
trophies and badges, won IN the
matches at Sea Girt, on Monday, Octo-
Der II, 1897. Assembly at O'Clock P. M.
Admission Except for officers and mem
by ticket only, and the tickets will be
distributed under the direction of the
commanding officers of companies.
II.-The detail for guard will be as fol-
lows:2Officer Of the Day, Captain Henry
H. Brinkerhoff, Jr.; Officers of the
Guard, First Lieutenant A. LaRue Chris
tie, Second Lieutenant William H. Wild,
one sergeant from Company E, one cor
poral each from Companies A, F and J.,
and forty-eight privates -four from each
III.-Companies will commence drills on
their regular nights, in the week follow
ing the above date; Instructor will be
sembly for company drills at $50 P. M.
Recall at 9:45 p. M.
IV.-Ats all formations for company and
battalion drills a or bugler will
sound drill call on the drill floor five
minutes preceding the assembly.
V.-Company drills on meeting nights
will be held at option Of company COM
mandantS.
VI.-Battalion commanders are charged
with the general supervision Of company
drills in their respective battalions. They
will be assisted by battalion adjutants.
Special Instructions will be given as to
| their duties.
Wednesday, from s to 10. The State Off
GERS and the Sergeant Majors are expect
ed to be present. The surgeon is charg-
ed with seeing that at least one of the
assistant surgeons is present for duty on
Headquarters Night.
VIII.-The Quartermaster's Department
will ha. oman for tha fra n Qanfinn -nf h1lSi-
| ness on Monday, Wednesday and Friday
evenings, from 5 to 10. The 9uartermas-
ter Sergeant or Commissary Sergeant is
TxMcaptain Charles Il; springsted,
ed to visit each company of the regi-
ment at least twice during the drili sea-
son, to instruct them in the principles of
duty he WIN select nights on which the
company is Assigned to the range, and
notify company commandments, who will
| issue the necessary orders.
X.-rhe following nights are assigned
for rife practice during Qctober:-Com-
pany A Friday, Is; CO; B Friday, %;
II: CO. b. Friday, 80; co. F.. Monday. is;
| Co. G, Tuesday. 10; Co. Il, Thursday,
Is; Co. l. Wednesday, q; Co. K. Mon
day, %; co. L, Thursday. IA; Co. NJ,
XI.@The instruction for company bear
ers will be given on Thursday, October
/ III. Hue soU Z. VI. L uiillOi1lS Will
belts. Members who fail to report on
the above date will be stricken from the
roll Of company bearers and others Sc
stewards will not wear side arms.
xII.lThe following officers are hereby
/ appointed as a board for the examination
of non-commissioned oficers-Lieut. Col.
! J. Howard Bumsted., Jr., LIST Lieut.. A. La
Rue Christie. Co. B; LIST Lieut.. E. Har-
rison Randolph, Co. F..
XIII.-A handsome prize will be given
I by the colonel to the company having the
highest percentage of attendance at regf-
mental, battalion and ompany drills and
parades. company meetings and inspection
during the drill season of 1S97-9S. To be
| competed for annually, and to be held by
/ the winning compan during the year.
XIV.-First sergeants. the drum major
and sergeant of the Gun Detachment will
report monthly to these headquarters the
number present and absent of their re-
spective organizations at each roll call.
giving the names of all absentees on
/ blanks furnished for the purpose. All
men who do not drill will be marked
absent, and If absent with leave it will
be SO stated.
hang in a conspicuous place in its room.
The officers in command of the several
companies are directed to cause to be re-
fact whether each officer and man was
present or absent, and whether he was
late or early, by marking a check mark
fort present sn 5 ~, for for lsxe late; "A R,an fer a 9or
this purpose may be obtained from the
SxsVf.MChiefs Of squads win be held re-
4 sponsible for the appearance at drill OF
the members Of their respective squads,
i and it is hereby made their duty to re-
port the reason of the absence of any such
member to their immediate commanding
EVIi.-Hereafter the several companies
Isauartered In the Armory, when assembled
for any purpose whatever. VIII form 9