Kansas City journal., 1898-05-02
SUNDAY AT THE ARMoRY.
An Uneventful Day Is Passed by the
Members of the Third Reg
frnant.


Sunday is usually an uneventful day IN
soldiers life All work that may be prop
erly avoided is laid aside in Difference to
the day. For the nearly 400 members OF the
Third regiment who gathered at the arm
ory yesterday in obedience to the colonels
orders the day passed without special in
cident Military discipline was relaxed to
a large extent and the soldier lads passed
the dragging hours in discussing among
themselves the chances of their being called
into camp sometime this week. The off,
GERS were no less interested in the all-ab-
sorbing topic than were the privates and
wherever group of them gathered. in or
out of the drill hall, there was spirited
discussion as to whether the regiment could
be gotten out Of town this week and where
its destination will be when it starts.
One officer. a captain of a company, in
vited some criticism by asserting that Gov
ernor Stephens and Adjutant General Bell
have thus far shown fine executive ability
in delaying to call out the Missouri troops
He thought that other states had been too
hasty in getting their militiamen into the
people would eventually commend the gov
ernor for what the captain called his con-
servative policy regarding the state militia.
The captains remarks were greeted with a
storm of protests from his hearers and
quite a heated argument followed which
| convinced the officer in question that he
occupying very unpopular position.
Colonel Gross called an officers meeting
| nearly an hour The colonel issued instruc-
| tions for captains to continue the wedding
| out process in their commands SO long as
there are in sight more availa BILE men will
| ing to enlist A few other orders of minor
| importance We're given chiefly with view
to bringing the regiment INTO such con
| dition of excellence will insure its ac-
| ceptance entire by the recruiting omcers
representing the regular army.
Although the order comm andins every
man and officer of the regiment TO report
| at the armory each night for drill Is sun
| in effect Colonel Gross supplemented that
| order by another issued yesterday Which
ertIre regiment will assemble at the armory
| betw cen the hours of and II o'clock III the
| forenoon and and o'clock in the after
hsen for Grill nG eTsng fng nos ur T
| who have not yet reached Satisfactory
| standard of proficiency.
The officers of Company j. have not yet
| been legally chosen according to the army
| regulations. Companies whose corps o. oi1i-
| GERS is not yet complete are required to
| choose their commanders by ballot and
night for that purpose A spirited contest
| is expected when the election for the cap
| tain and two lieutenants of Company A
| comes up. Three candidates for the cap
! taincy are already In the field and more
| may develop before the balloiIg teSins.
| The time for the election has not Geen
set. The members of the company are
| not yet reconciled to the conditions which
| made it impossible for Captain TAYLOR, now
detached from active duty in the regi-
| ment to command them: the company
| is already divided into cliqueS and unless
| the dissensions which now exist in the
ranks of the organization can be harme n
! lied before the election there Is not an
officer in the entire military oody nu. LOOKS LOOKS
| Major Jackson. chief surreon. will be at