The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-27
Special to the Scranton ribune.

| Mackenzie, Dec. 49, 1898.
| General orders No. 20.
Second Lieutenant Arthur r. Foote OF
| u, is hereby detailed as regimental in
| structor of the guard. He will see that
| officers as we'll as men are thoroughly ac-
| quainted with guard duty, and he is here
| by given full authority to inspect and in
struct the guard at any hour of tho day
or night.
| Lieutenant Foote will report in person
| to the regimental commander each day.
Officers on duty with the guard will be re-
quired to assist in every possible way in
carrying out the provisions of this order.
| BY order of
II. A. Coursen, Colonel
l.. T. Mates, Adjutant.
| The purpose of this order is to per-
| feet the men in all that which pertains
to guard duty, the most important and
eXacting part of all the entire routine
of camp life. The appointment of Lieu
| tenant Foote to this position comes
naturally as the reward of merit, as he
is recognized as one Of the most capa-
bic officers in the regiment.
The new tents have not yet been is
sued. Though 1924 had been asked for,
| only 21O have thus far been received.
| Quartermaster Cox informed The Tri-
| bune correspondent that he is very
anxious to have the present quota is
sued, but he is waiting for the arrival
of Inspector General Edgerly, of the
Second army corps. In the meantime
a second requisition for canvas has
been sent in. the remaining ia tents
also being necessary. 1t is expected
that, in this respect, the regiment will
soon be fully equipped.
SERGEANT SHAVER DISCHARGED
Sergeant Scott l., Shaver, quarter
| master of Company F. in pursuance of
an order received from the war depart
ment, has been honorably discharged
| from the service and Friday evening
left for his home in Scranton by way
of Atlanta, where he had TO report to
the chief paymaster of the corps, in
order to receive his pay and all allow
ances to date. Prior to his leaving
here. the members of his company met
in their mess hall, and gave an i'm
| promptu entertainment in his honor
Company Clerk George Griffiths recited
several selections in his happiest vein;
| Corporal William p. Williams and Pri-
vate Richard Phillips sang duet, and
a quartette, composed of Corporals
| Grifliths and Artificer Frank Jones
rendered two popular and appropriate
pieces. In a neat. farewell speech, Ser
geant Shaver spoke his appreciation of
the good will which the boys had al
ways shown him. They all pressed
around him, at the close, and wished
him Godspeed
Sergeant Shaver Joined the National
Guard on the 18th of May, 1898, was
made a corporal in 1896, and donned
the stripes of a sergeant at Gretna last
May, when the regiment volunteered.
Soon afterwards he was named as
quartermaster of his company, which
responsible position he filled for sew
eral months till, at his own request,
he was returned to active duty at Camp
Alger Later on, he was again asked
to discharge the duties of his old posi-
tion, and did so with success to the end.
Sergeant Shaver was personally popu-
lar and good soldier Before enlist
ing, he was engaged as foreman with
the Washburn, Williams & Co.'s lumber
firm, and lives on Lauer avenue, West
Side.
EVE OF CHRISTMAS.
The eve of Christmas is very quiet in
boys were engaged in the work of put
ting finishing touches to the decora
tions. The usual weekly inspection was
held at $50 o'clock in the morning, and
the officers expressed their satisfaction
at finding everything in splendid con-
dition. After the inspection of arms
the men were lined up before their
, tents in their respective company
streets, while Major Wood for the First,
and Major Fellows for the Second bat
talon, accompanied by members of the
medical staff, scrutiniZed the quarters
There were no complaints on the ques-
ton of cleanliness, and the only sug-
gestion which the doctors had to offer
was that everybody should spread his
blankets on the outside of the tent SO
that they would be thoroughly aired
, and summed.
Further sanitary regulations, Of q
strict nature, have been issued recently
1 by Colonel Coursen. For the future
. every inch Of ground within the guard
lines, and even extending over the
parade grounds. will be required to be
: carefully policed. For this purpose, the
street police will have to clean every.
, thing from the rear line of the officers
, quarters to line six feet distant from
q the last tent at the end of each com.
, pany street; the remainder of the regi.
mental camp will be policed by the ole
guard fatigue, superintended by the ole
commander of the guard.
Corporal Lewis b. Carter, of A Com
- pany, and Private Richard Thomas
mounted orderly at brigade headuuar,
!, ters, have returned from their Atlantt
> trip, about which they tell some inter
esting "reminiscences. During their Visl
TO that city they attended the publ,
reception given to the presidential
. party in the monster auditorium TO
The Atlanta Worlds Fair exhibit.
o PEOPLE ENTHUSIASTIC.
o There were 5000 enthusiastic peoplC
a present who stood up and broke into al
> unrestrained storm of applause as th
. president, followed by Generals Wheeler
I.awton, Shafter and Young, by Hob
son. and Secretaries Alger, Gage an,
Long took his position on the platform
While the band played Hail 10 tn
v Chief" The returned sight-seers re
e port that they were delighted wheI
they saw the Fifteenth Pennsylvania
honored with the right of the line. an,
at the head of the column in the grea
. parade.
n Private Stacey Westbrook of G. ha
II returned to his company after an alb
q sence of sixty days on sick furlough.
r. There is one tent i'm Company
g which is particularly cosmopolitan. an,
y this morning its occupant worked, a
!, the entrance, in beautiful design as
/. Christmas motto, IAN Nation House