The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-29
City Guards and Emmets are
Lauded in Annual Report of In
speCtor General Brigham On
Years Work
INSPECTING OFFICERS
ARE ASSIGNED
Lieut.. Col. White For Second Reg
iment and Lieut.. Col. Williams
For Emmett Guards-CoI. Gi-
hon For Battery B-Gen. Wei
ington'S Work Commended

Brig. Gen. William H. Brigham, in
spector general of the state militia, filed
his report with Adjt Gen. Samuel Dali
ton yesterday. The report contains
much of interest to local militiamen.
The City Guards come in for praise for
the excellent work under Capt. Bar
rett as also does the Emmets. Gen.
of the credit for his work in the com
missary department. Assignments are
also made for the coming state in
spections.
Lieut.. Col. James G. White, inspector
general of rifle practice is assigned to
the Second Infantry and First Corps
of Cadets, and Lieut.. Col. Henry l..
Williams to the Ninth Infantry. This
will give Lieut.. Col. Williams an OPP
portunity to inspect the Emmett Guards
of Worcester and Lieut.. Col. White
will inspect and report on the condi-
ton of the Worcester City Guards
Wellington Rifles and Light Infantry
Last year Lieut.. Gihon inspected the
Emmett Guards and the City Guards
and Lieut.. Col. Williams, the Yelling
tons and Light Infantry. Both officers
assigned to look over the Worcester
commands are competent and careful
and if the local companies get good
marks at inspections it will be because
they deserve them. Lieut.. Col. Will
liams is a veteran of the Cuban cam
paign, having commanded the North
ampton company of the Second Regi-
ment in that war. Lieut. Col. Gihon
will come to Worcester as inspecting
officer of Battery B. Gen. Brigham
deals with each regiment separately.
His report on the Second Regiment of
which the City Guards, Light Infantry
and Wellingtons are part reads
While the condition of the Second
Regiment is not all that can be de-
sired. vet, the inspection reports show
a slight improvement over last year,
Indifference and carelessness were
noted, especially at camp. The per
sonnet of both officers and men is eX-
cellent, and with a little more life, en-
thusiasm and discipline infused into
this command it's sta'&ing the coming
year will be improved.
The attendance of enlisted men al
Armory Inspection was as follows:
A 81, 3 40, c 81, D So, e as, G SO, H So
l As. K As. L AZ, M Sc. The average
was 80 10-11 out of so, Companies B, E
I, K, and L falling below so, thereby
bringing down the average of the
regiment. Company F of Gardner hav-
ing fallen below the standard of eff
cheney was disbanded by General Or
der No. 3, Feb. 8, 1901. and a new
Company F was organized at Pitts
field under General Order No. II, May
90 1901.
The inspection showed a vast differ
ence in the condition of the seVera
companies. Among the best We're A
c and NJ and the poorest B, I and K
Property was in good condition ex-
cepting mess kits. The attendance OF
enlisted men at camp and annual drill
was as follows: A so, B Sc, c 80, D So
F 81, F so, G so, H 81, I So, K "a, L 50
NJ 81. The average was 561a. At Sunday
morning inspection the rifles were
found to be in a poor condition, being
dirty and rusty. Those of Company M
alone being satisfactory. The same is
true of brasses.
During the field manoeuVres the
regiment gave a good account of itself
and much practical instruction was
given in advance and rear guard work
scouting, marching over uneven coun'
try and fire discipline.
Guard duty was well performed dur
ing the week. Policing of camp and
quarters unsa satisfactory. A decided
lack of uniformity in dress was notice
able, especially in Companies E and L
The discipline, excepting at drill anc
mess, was very unsatisfactory during
the week, singing and shouting after
taps and discharging of rifles anG
crackers continued each night, despite