The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-20

retire was premature and now every
possible point of pressure has been
brought TO bear and his military friends
are pretty well satisfied that he will
not resign his commission until next
spring. In an interview with The Spy
man, Capt. Allen said
81 have taken my resignation and
locked 1t UP in a safe place. My
friends both III and out of the COM
pany have brought all possible pres
sure to bear and you may quote me
as saying that l am not going to in
sist upon an acceptance of the resg-
nation at the present time. My bust
ness needs all my time. but the
wishes OF my friends and brother
officers have considerable weight"
Capt. Allen is valuable man to the
state militia and he is quite a social
leader and the company at present have
satisfied themselves that he will re-
main within the fold for several
months. and may possibly not resign
for year or two. Capt. Aliens retire
ment at the present time would mean
trouble for the Infantry, and he rs one
of Its stauneh supporters and we'll
wishePs.
Friday evening Col, f. w. yelling
tan will inspect co. II, Wellington
Rifies, at the ar1nory. The men are pre-
pared for the inspection and win UNI
6oubtediy pass master and come out
with flying coiors. Orders will probab-
ly be issued to the commanders Of the
other local companies of the Second
regiment to prepare for inspection dur
ing the coming week. Companies A and
G are ready for the ordeal. 1t is thought
that all the companies of the Second
regiment viii make d splendid showing
when the fact is taken into considera-
ton that they are practically new or
CARNATIONS and must be judged as
such by the inspecting colonies. The
Wellingtons were the most tardy at
the start, but today they are on al
most an equal footing with Co. A, City
Guards, which Is unquestionably the
banner Worcester company from sew
eral points of view. The stories that
have been circulated about the city
regarding Co. c, Light infantry, were
malicious according to the officers and
several Of the soldier boys. The COM
pany rs unfortunate in having many
Cuban veterans in their ranks who are
honestly DESTROYS Of leaving military
career, simply because they have had
enough of it and are willing to give
other Worcester young men a chance
to become guardians OF the public
peace. The Light Infantry will prob
ably make a showing at inspection that
win surprise those who are now get
| ting ready to wear black clothes and
ride in one of the mourners' carriages
at the funeral OF this old and respect
| ed military company.
The Cuban veteran organization OF
| the Second regiment viii form a regi-
| mental Cuban organization in the neal
| future. Steps have been taken to ac-
comp1ish that object just as soon as
all companies have elected officers and
perfected individual organization. A
lregimental association would mean that
| the Cuban veterans of central and west
ern Massachusetts would be as power
full and influential as the Grand Army
of the Republic in a very short time. II
| the veterans of the Ninth Massachu-
sets should decide to amalgamate their
Cuban organizations with the Second
the members within the confines Of the
| Bay State would number in the neigh
borhood of 1900 members. The amalga-
nation of the Second regiment veteran
| organizations is much desired by nearly
all Worcester men who fought in Cuba
and it is said to be true that Spring
| field soldiers WIFI act faNorably upon
the proposition when the proper time
arrives.
The cat home" OF co. Fl, Wellington
Rifles. is being looked forward to with
no end of ple4sureable anticipation by
both the lady and gentlemen friends of
the gallant soldier boys. To say that the
affair viii be carried out successfully Is
entirely superfluous as the Wellingtons
for number of years have been noted
for their ability to entertain in right
royal manner.