Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-06

MAI. GEORGE H. PRIEST.
ism, and seldom have the colors been
so loudly cheered.
1t is likely at the next meeting of the
Infantry, the social committee consist
ing of Lieut.. f, NJ Clark, Jr., Corp. A.
S. Longley and Priv. W. e. Barton, will
be dismissed with the thanks of the
company for the magnificent series ar
ranged by them. On account of the
social, the company utilized Saturday
night for drilling, so not to miss their
weekly practice.
The regular drill Of Battery B, last
Wednesday night, was used in prepara-
ton for the state inspection which will
shortly be conducted by Col. F. w.
Wellington. The men worked with a
WILL and If the drill may be taken as a
criterion, Battery B will pass high in
the inspection
Now that Capt. Bruso has been re-
tired with the rank of major, the com
mand is left without a captain, but
orders for an election may be expected
at any time. The election talk has in
creased with the past week and Lieut..
Haynes and Lieut.. Lewis are candi-
dates mentioned by the men, Lieut..
Haynes is senior lieutenant and as
soldierly a man as in the artillery of the
1850 AAC mas plS lOlloWlnS among
the men, but Lieut.. Lewis who is very
popular, also has many friends who
would like to see him elected conlman-
der. 1t is possible, however, that Lieut..
Lewis will not stand as a candidate
against Lieut.. Haynes.
The City Guards were the first com
pany at the armory to adopt the full
fatigue uniform for regular drill The
company appeared In full fatigue
TT-da r,fs el,.
pearance of the men individually and
collectively will result in a continuance
Of the practice. The men drilled on the
floor for an hour and a quarter and
then went to the company quarters
where the tripod for instruction in aim
ing and sighting the musket, was used.
This drill proved beneficial to many men
as some of them did not know the way to
sight and aim their pieces. After this
there was a school Of the company led
by Capt. Barrett. At the meeting held
after drill two applications for member.
ship were received and filed. At pre-
sent the company enjoys full ranks.
Capt. Barrett is working on a new
idea in relation to squad notification,
which when put in practice will be novel
and big improvement over the method
now in use. Two large maps of the city
and 81 pegs with needle points, num-
| bered from 1 to 61 have been secured
There are two sets of these pegs and they
will be placed on the map at the resi-
| dences of the company on one map and
| on the other their places of business
! Red pegs represent the commissioned
! officers, blue, the non-commissione6
| officers, and white, the privates. Each
on-commissioned officers squad will be
made up of men residing in his neigh
borhood. BY glancing at the map each
chief of squad can readily see where
to find the men night or day. If a
member of the company is absent or
away on furlough his peg will be placed
| in a receptacle properly marked. Each
on-commissioned officer will be pro-
vided with a note book in which he will
keep a list of the members of his
squad. He will keep account of them,
and if any change their residence or
place of business the fact will be report
ed to the company clerk, who will re-
wise the alarm board. Capt Barrett's S
plan has been highly complimented by
militiamen who are acquainted with it.
The Wellington Rifles, Friday night,
enjoyed one of the best drills since its
organization. The men in the company
since the election Of Capt. Holden are
taking hold of their work with a will.
There are at present seven vacancies
in the company, but the waiting list
COuIdluS Ii IloIlISSs ~ lllobl LIlG IIiGH WIZ
are in the company must work to hold
their places A large number were out
for drill Friday night, and some of those
who could not attend sent excuses, a
thing unheard of until the applicants
exceeded the vacancies. The new men
were drilled by First Sergt. c. E. Nun
roe and Corp. A. w. Wilson. The We'll
lingtons are anxious to arrange a shoot
for Patriots day, and committee, CON
sisting of Corp. A. w. Wilson and Privs.
George Barber and John Ware, was ap-
pointed to make arrangements with one
of the other companies.
Capt. G. S. Holden and Second Lieut..
H. t. Gray were assigned to duty Fri
day night, by orders from the adjutant
generals office. Lieut. Gray has been
detailed by Capt. Holden as inspector of
rifle practice, and he will assume charge
of the rifle team.
The Wellingtons' whist tournament
is nearly finished, and but for a few
games still to play by the teams low in
the list, would have been completed
some time ago, Several changes have
occurred recently in the standing of the
teams, which is as follows: