The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-30

General orders containing the in
spection reports of the National Guard
of Pennsylvania were issued from
Harrisburg Saturday. They make no
comparisons of regiments or brigades
but the ratings show the Third brigade
in the lead and the Thirteenth regi-
ment leading the brigade. The Thir-
teenth also has the best company In
the state, Company / of Easton.
The regimental ratings are as fol-
lows: Thirteenth, 9l.SO; Ninth, 9l.14;
Twelfth, 9O.7S; Eighth, 9O24, Fourth,
S9.12.
Companies securing a marking of 81
or over are: Company l, Thirteenth
regiment, $3.50; Company d, Eighth
regiment, 1926; Company II, Twelfth
regiment, 9S; Company f, Fifth regi-
ment 9IS7; Company f, Thirteenth
regiment, 97.75; Company c, Sixteenth
regiment, 1925: Company G, Eighth
regiment, 81: Company f. Ninth regi-
ment, 81. Company X, Sixteenth regi-
ment, has the lowest average in the
state 63.12.
The results of the inspections will
have an important bearing upon the
future of several commands, inasmuch
as the continuance in the guard of
number of organizations depends large
ly upon their ratings for efficiency
Inspector General Sweeney's recon-
mendation that the naval force give
more attention to ION shore" drill is
approved in these orders, as is also
the recommendation of the brigade
inspectors that the school OF the Sol
dier" be issued in pamphlet form TO
companies. The pamphlet Will be pre-
pared and issued at an early date
More attention must be given to guard
| duty and to the preparation OF en-
| listment papers and keeping of rec
ords.
WRONG KIND OF CAP.
Disregard of the collar and cap
regulations will be considered viola
tion of orders. 1t appears that some
officers have been wearing the cap or
naments of the volunteer service.
The reports of the inspectors of the
! Second and Third brigades indicate a
lack of proper armory facilities in
some cases. on this subject the gen.
eral orders speak as follows:
This should be remedied without
delay. A proper armOry is necessary
to the efficiency of each company and
the safe keeping and protection of
state property issued, and companies
lacking in this particular at future
| inspections will be liable to disband-
ment" 1t is further stated that in
competent officers will not be con-
tinued in commission, nor will inefll.
cient organizations be continued in the
service.
Colonel Frank G.. Sweeney, the in.
spector general, submits the reports
of the three brigade inspectors with
some pertinent observations of his
own. He says:
THE reports show that some sligh
improvement has been made in some
organizations, but the criticisms made
in my last report seem pertinent a
this time, and | must reiterate tina
until more attention is paid to thu
school of the soldier, and none bu
capable, qualified and efficient mel
are commissioned as officers, no mark
ed Improvement will be made.
Major w. S. Millar, the Third bri
gade inspector, says he found tn
standard of efficiency higher than a
the fall inspection. He adds:
GRATIFYING ATTENDANCE.
1.-THE attendance was very crafty
ing: the highest average of attendanc
is credited to the Eighth regiment
with an average of 1852; the averag
of the other regiments being as fol
lows: Twelfth regiment 1892; Fourt
. regiment, 81; Ninth regiment, 96.S7
: Thirteenth regiment, 9441. The high
est general average is credited to tn
Thirteenth regiment, 91.71. Genera
average of the other regiments bein
as follows: Ninth regiment, 91.14
Fourth regiment 9099; Twelfth regi
: ment, 9O7S; Eighth regiment, 902'
Two companies of the Ninth regimen
Company A of Wilkes Barre, and Com
pany c, of Pittston, are below tn
minimum, their aggregate being
, | each.
Major Millar recommends the dis
bandment of Company f, Eighth reg
/ ment, at Girardville, and Company y
: Thirteenth regiment, at Tunkhannocl
> He says:
- Company commanders and the lir
:, officers generally, 1 find, are takin
!. renewed interest in the affairs bf II
= guard, and as a class they are gentle
. manly, courteous, painstaking and (
: high morals. AS a general thing con
= pany commanders find great difficult
, i'm recruiting their commands to II
- minimum. One reason for this can
>, attributed to the regular army an
" United States Marine corps. Ju
. when a captain has recruited a fu
company and congratulates himself {
~, accomplishing the task. along comes
United States recruiting officer, al
=, in less than a month has secured su
a fcient recruits from National Guar
company to utterly deplete that con
% pany.
o MADE UP OF NEW MEN.
lie "I find a very small percentage
If the men in the brigade today tn
were in the Spanish h-American war
1898. The brigade Is made up wi
almost entirely new men, who seem
take great interest in the guard. II
prospect of an early encampment h
a very inspiring effect on the m
with but two or three exception
r, Non-commssioned officers understal
es and perform their duties better thi
IN at the fall inspection. / take this o
e, portunity of condemning the folio
ID ing armories as unfit and inadequa
ce for drill purposes and unsafe for t
storage of state property: Company
c. Fourth regiment, Pine Grove; Coz
n, pany NJ, Ninth regiment, West PITT
it ton; Company l., Ninth regimen
he Wanamie Company G., Ninth rel
fe ment, Hazleton; Company l, Min
he regiment, Plymouth (has a good siz
armory, but filthy. dirty and insecr
from robbery; Company f, Tweli