The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-08

The Third brigade, Of the National
Guard of this state, of which the Thir-
teenth regiment Of this city Is a part,
Is to be reorganized. The present num-
ber Of Ave regiments is to be reduced
to four; one Of the five colonels now in
the service to be honorably discharged.
and six companies are to be disbanded.
Major w. S. Millar, inspector Of the
Third brigade. returned to the city last
evening from his annual tour Of in.
spectlon, and spoke Interestingly to a
Tribune man regarding the reasons for
the change. The major said:
"There are now five regiments In the
Third brigade, namely. the Fourth.
Eighth, Ninth, Twelfth and Thirteenth.
OF these. the Ninth and Thirteenth
have twelve companies each, while the
other three have only ten companies
apiece. In the regular United States
army all of the regiments are organ
lied like the Ninth and Thirteenth,
with twelve companies, or three battal-
ions each, and each brigade has four
OF these regiments. 1t Is the intention
to have all the regiments in the state
guard conform to this regulation.
ITO do this it will be obviously seen
that ii will be necessary to disband six
companies, leaving the requisite forty
eight companies, where there are now
ffty-four, and one colonel will, Of
course have to be dropped.
THAT there may be no ill-feeling
over the disbandment Of the companies.
it has been decided that the six COM
panies having the lowest inspection
marks at this inspection be the ones
to go out of service. This gives each
company in the entire brigade an equal
chance, and the Thirteenth boys want
to look lively this week If they want to
get through with high marks. When
| l announce in my report, which will be
| sent in about Feb. 10, which companies
have the lowest percentage, then Ad-
jutant General Stewart will announce
which Of the five colonels is to be hon.
| orably discharged.
There Is another matter also which
the members of the Thirteenth should
see to at once. The new law govern
ing the national guard provides tina;
| each regiment must have field music
but doesn't specify what kind. Every
regiment in the brigade except the
Thirteenth has a regularly organized
military band, so it has been decided
that band music Is to be the kind
adopted. The Thirteenth members
should see to it that a band be or.
ganized in keeping with the regula-
tiOns."
The major also announced that there
will be a division encampment this
| year at either Lewistown or Gettys-
burg, the exact location not havins
been decided on as yet. A division en-
campment means the whole guarA VI
the state encamped at a certain plac,
at the same time. The last one hel
was in 1897 at Lewistown.
MATTER OF CONJECTURE.
Just who the colonel is who will bt
honorably discharged Is matter D
conjecture. 1t is understood. however
that Colonel C. Bow Dougherty. o
the Ninth. who is the only colone
now serving who was in active ser
vice in 1898, will not be removed an,
that the choice will be between tn
other four colonels.
Major Millar will inspect the vari
Gus companies of the Thirteenth regi
ment all this week and the first o
next week, commencing this evenin:
at the armory with Company * to
night.
When the Thirteenth has been in
spected the major will have completes
his years work. Last week he in
spected the following companies: Mon
day, Battery C, PhoeniXvile: Tues
day, Company A, Fourth regiment, a
Reading; Wednesday, Company I
Eighth regiment, Harrisburg; Thurs
day, Company /. Eighth regiment. Har
risburg; Friday, Governors trooI
Harrisburg; Saturday, Company +
Fourth regiment, Harrisburg. TIL
major was accompanied during tn
, last four inspections by Adjutant Gen
eral Stewart and Brigadier Genera
, Goblin, commander Of the Third brl
gade.
The staff officers of General Cob!
have arranged to give a banquet /
; his honor on the evening of Jan. &c l
,, the Commonwealth hotel at Harris
,, burg. Among the invited guests ar
Governor Stone, Adjutant Generc
Stewart: Surgeon General Shoemake
and the following colonels. Colont
,, Hoffman, of the Eighth; Coont
O'Nni' of the Fourth: Colonel Watre
Of the Thirteenth. and Colonel Glen
, ent of the Twelfth. There are onl
two of General Gobins staff officer
in this city. Major Millar and Car