The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-11-09
specimen in my pocket. would anybody have believed in my innocence?"
ARNrORY NOTES.

New Armory Rules Unpopular-Blues'
 Social Club Ball--Plans of the Naval
 Reserves.
 All the members of the state National Guard do not take kindly to the new regulations recently put in force at the armory. These forbid smoking or bit ering on the floor of the armory, while privates are excluded from the armory and company rooms entirely on Sun day.
 Captain Allen does not find it difficult to enforce the orders of the adjutant general in the matter, but while the men render the obedience which mili- tary discipline requires, 1t is evident that many look upon the rules as a l hardship imposed upon them. | After the drill of the Horse Guard last evening the new orders were read l to the company. Oae of the officers of | the company remarked upon the hard | ship of the rule and expressed the opin- ion held by many others that as the ! rules would tend to cut off the social life of the armory, always one of the l strong attraction for eUllsting men in l the National Guard, 1t would insomuch injure the National Guard.
 Captain Allen says that since the or | ders were issued he has had occasion to speak to only one man about smok- | ing in the armory. Singularly enough the one man was an officer, who prob ably had not committed the rules to memory.
 l The arrnory with it's new coat of paint and kalsomine looks better than it has | for long time. The regular meeting of the Blues will | be held Thursday evening and also their first drill of the season. Captain Smith will, without doubt, be reinstated 1 to the great satisfaction of the entire com
 The first grand masquerade ball of the National Blues Social club will be given Tuesday evening, November 1G, at Arion hall. Music will be furnished by Arpin's orchestra and Professor Coleman will prompt,
 chairman; Fred S. lakes, secretary; Danle Doody. treasurer; Augustus Hatorf, Patrlch Thomas Wright and Martin hlunsen.
 The drill work of the First division o1 the Naval Battalion began last evening by drilling, the new recruits of which thert are dozen or so in squads last evening The division now has eighty men, four A shor Ol It's Full QuOlu. Iue llSI VIII pIupuDly Dt soon filled, as there are several application: now waiting to be voted upon
 Lieutenant Goodrich proposes that tht division shall be thoroughly drilled this sea son in the new navy regulations
 The petty officers will be instructed il these regulations at a drill for their bene fit "Wednesday night. On Friday night tht
 The new navy regulations include instruc tion in both infantry and artillery prac tice, boats ship routine and seamanship arming boats, wall scaling and single stick These orders will be digested one by ont by the officers and men.
 The division expect to give their annua ball some time this winter and games wll be planned for.
 There will be no basket ball teams as tn, sport has been forbidden in the armory Probably none off the companies will or ganize teams this season. ".
 The challenge sent to the Second division of Hartford for signalling contest som time ago has not been responded to as yet