The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-20
FOURTH'S TROPHIES
Inspector General Spencer
Presents Badges to Sue
cessful Marksmen at
Sea Grit.
COL. SMITH CONGRATULATED
admirable ~Regimental Drill Praised
by the Visitors e The Vic
torious Militiamen.
COL. SMITH CONGRATULATE

Inspector General Bird w. Spencer, ac-
c~ompanied by his staff. last night, In the
Armory. presented the badges won al pea
Girt last summer. An admission Zee was
charged and as a result there was q
select audience filling the boxes and gar
leries. Among the officers present III
General Spencer's box were:-coionel H.
G. Smith. Brigadier-Generals +. r. WAN
ser and w. G. Mason Mayor Hoos was
invited but did not appear
The regiment paraded in State service
uniform. with helmets and white gloves
and punctually at half-past eight O'CLOCK
the drums beat the assembly and IN a
very short time the men were in line or
masses for review. General Spencer
walked along the lines, carefully inspect
ing every man. The inspection was evil
IDENTIFY satisfactory to the General VINO
nodded his approval of such an excellent
body of citizen soldiery. Then ioiio"eo
The presentation of the badges. AS Ad1u-
tant Gerardin called their names the men
stepped out of the ranks and marched 10
a few feet from General Spencer, VINO
handed the coveted distinctions to the foi-
lowing.-
For twenty years, Captain Alvin r.
Graft, Co. L.; for fifteen years., Battahoh
Sergeant-Major Thee. A. johnson, BAT
TALON Sergeant-Major Arthur Scott; LOT
ten years, Sergeant-Major William =.
Clements, Sergeant George r. Kidder, 20.
G.: for 1--WE years, F. s. & N. c. s., Coionei
Robert G.. Smith, Major William J. ParR-
err. Surgeon First Lieutenant Harry II.
Bowly. Battalion Adjutant, Principai
Musician John Brownlee; Co. A, Captain
William Maxon, Lieutenant James "A.
OiNefl, Musician Richard +. Tuily, Frly-
ate William Z. Mason, Prlvate Louis =.
Shannon Co. b, First Lieutenant "A. Id
Sue Christie. FIRST Sergeant Frank a.
Reinhard. Sergeant Chas. Is. Ege,Sersean
Earl 4. Dapp, Corporal William ). lamp
ton, Private Alfred p. Bidwen, frlVase
George w. Grantzow; Co. e., Sergeant
Frederick J. Goode, Private Patrlck j.
OaHare; Co. D, Sergeant Edward Perlpers.
Musician William IL. Swartwout, Prlvale
Albert f., Hover; Co. E, First Lieutenani
Jacob kegeiman, Corporal James E.
Wardhaugns Jr., Private Herman =.
Rohlfes; Co. G, Sergeant John +. Roselo
bower, Musician Jonn b.. GERS, INA
A OSulIivan. First Lieutenant Harry j.
Ralph. Sergeant Alfred n. Mandigo, ser,
geant William T.. An1nefnann, orpofa
August F. Grassmann, Private AIfrea a
Eyre. Private Bert Henkel, Private Aug
ust Heyier, Private Chas. Rademacner,
Private August Won Cleft; Co. L, First
Lieutenant Peter S. Hulsizer.
Colonel smith when the badges were
presented, took command again, and then
followed the regimental drill. which never
has been SO well executed as it was last
night. The evolutions were executed VITA
a precision. clearness and force Whlch
ELECTED vigorous applause and praise from
the military gentlemen present, VINO atter
it was over heaped congratulations on
Colonel Smith.
That's the best drill l nave ever wit
messed, and I nave seen a great many
dress parades and reviews" said General
Wanser and others said the same thing.
The audience were next treated TO a
very interesting drill by the gun detach-
ment and litter squad, which was excel
lently performed. The squad went through
the .'setting up drill prior to the work
on the piece, and that was distinctly. an
innovation. The litter drill was perfect,
and Major Parker and his assistant sur
geons, Broderick, Purdy and Rector, also
came in for congratulations. In fact, 1t
was, as a v visitor who knows 'Wots
wot,' said, The medical department of
the regiment is in a highly efficient con-
dion"
After his part of the programme the
regiment was formed in line around the
drill floor and the colors We're dismissed
while the band played THE Stars and
Stripes and then the men were, dis
missed for the dancing, which lasted un-
til half-past two o'clock this morning