The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-11
THE MILITIA
WILL DRILL
Weekly Exercise Will Be
Resumed at Once.
AN ORDER TO BE ISSUED.
Inventory Of Material Purchased py
the State 10 Be Made.
COMPANIES WILL BE RECRUITED


is not, as some persons may nave
thought. by any means sleeping, al
though, with all the work of organizing |
and equipping troops for the United
States service, naturally not so much
has been heard OF the militia as, per-
haps, would have been under other cir
cumstances. Contrary to the usual GUS
tom. an order will be issued this week
for the continuance of the weekly drills
through the summer, something un-
heard of in the last few years. steps
have been taken to reorganize the COM
panies left in a skeleton condition py
the number of their members accepted
as volunteers, and in every way the
brigade is being prepared to answer
promptly, IL necessary, third sum
mons from the nation.
INVENTORY TO BE TAKEN. \
The large amount of material pur-
chased by the state through the quar-
termaster generals department has
made it absolutely necessary to take an
inventory at once, and. as the method
of purchase has made this Impossible
through the regular channels, the
somewhat unusual course OF calling on
the brigade organization commanders
has been adopted. Brig. Gen. kendaii
has issued an order requesting tnat
with the object of putting companies
i'm an effective and serviceable conui-
tion. at once. company commanders VIII
cause to be forwarded TO these head-
quarters Immediately complete prop
| erty return OF all clothing, arms, EQUIP
ment, etc, in their companies. here
| tofore I'm many companies too mucn de-
| lay has been apparent in the FORWARD
| ing of these reports, which is inexcusa-
| BILE. This call Is imperative and shouid
| be complied with within As hours.
| Quarterly reports due July 1 Will be
| forwarded by first mail in order that
| immediate report of the strength OF
| the brigade may be made
| actly the material and equipment on
| hand. and exactly what is needed to
put the brigade on a regular standard
/ footing once more. The quarterly reports
| mentioned in the last part or the order
| will show the strength OF the companies
| as they now stand. In most or the
commands the holes in the ranks made
by the loss OF the men accepted for the
| volunteer regiment may have been
nearly, If not quite, filled. In some
companies 1t was necessary TO enlist
many men to bring this about. In
i
Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers, II
was necessary at times to use some OF
the property Of the brigade, ana THIS
must be replaced. Many OF the new
| uniforms purchased for the brigade
were worn by the volunteers before the
arrival Of the volunteer uniforms, ano
| thus about 400 sets of the new clothes
| were subjected to extremely hard
| usage.
| COMPANIES HAVE FULL RANKS.
Most of the companies in the tive
regiments have practically full ranks
| while in some of them new officers have
| been appointed to hold command unti
| those now in the volunteer service re-
| turn home. Two new appointments
just made in the Second Regiment b,
| Col. Moran are in A Company, formerly
of Olneyville and now of Mount Pleas
| ant. The new officers are Frank can
non. long company clerk, and Chris
topher Flynn, an old member OF tn
| Mea ghers, and brother to Capt Flynr
OF A Company, Hibernian Rifles. Botl
| men have been sergeants in the com
pany for some time, and Will now %
nominated for lieutenants. The com
many is in command of First Lieut.
william ]. Doyle, adjutant OF the Sec
ond Battalion and now acting captain.
Company A of the First Regiment !
entirely new, the remnant OF the OF.
| company having been cOnSolluateu WIZ
what was left of Company b. All tn
officers in Company A and all but on
| in Company Il are in the regular ser
, | vice at present. The new company J
/ drilling regularly and Is getting INT
excellent condition.
BATTERY TO BE RECRUITED.
The ranks of Battery A, Light Artil
lery. will be recruited up to the regula
: | number prescribed by the state militi
law, and Lieut. Edward q. l.each
the First Battalion Cavalry. formeri
l | first lieutenant OF the battery, mas pee
{ commissioned commandant OF the pa,
terry and empowered to place IL agar
I ON 81 plane of efficiency His familiarit
4 with the drill will enable him to do IN
e the more readily, aided by his persona
, popularity. DIR. George B. Peck OF tf
NJ q. A. Veteran Association hs
J. heen commissioned lieutenant con
v | manding Battery "A, and was given n
4 | credentials last week. About 20 or II
oId members of the Machine Gun Ba
a terv remain in the brigade. with abol
o | the same number OF Battery A, Ligl
. The FIRST Separate Company has fu
v | ranks and Ia I'm excellent conditio
| cant. Robert w. Blunt. the comman'
II | ing officer, Is now the senior captain
. | the brigade. IL looks now as III II
: Rhode Island militia would soon
a | brought back To its old standard, II
. ouietlv. hut effectively, n great deal
n work is being done IL third ca
should come. II Is more than probab
: | that the example OF the companies no
a | absent will be followed and whole cor
n | ,nands will march to the recruiting o
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