The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-08
Military
Gossip.
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1t is planned to devote a portion of
the money which will be realized from
the sale OF tickets for the coming mill
tary ball to the purchase of a complete
and up pto-date equipment for the large
and splendid room in the basement OF
the new armory, which is intended to
be used as a gymnasium. While the
room is not quite as large as The pro-
posed gymnasium in the new Young
Mems Christian association building. it
is being planned to equip it just as
thoroughly. Its use, of course. will be
strictly limited to the members of the
regiment. as will the use of all the
other features which will make the
basement of the new armory the most
sought-afte place in the whole build
ing.
These include the large swimming
pool. 75X30 feet in size, which is now
being constructed and which will be
ready for use as soon as the armory
is opened. In conjunction with this
there will be a series of shower baths.
The one hundred yard rifle range. run
ming in tunnel undernea TIL the whole
length of the drill hall, will be an
other attractive feature. 1t was origi-
nally intended to combine the rifle
range and the two bowling alleys
which are to he constructed. but the
latest plan is to erect the alleys in a
separate frame building adjoining the
armory on the northerly side. This
will probably be carried out, as it is
not considered feasible to combine the
two.
Three of the companies of the regi-
ment. d. + and l.. have established
officers schools for the instruction of
the thirteen non commissioned officers
attached to each. Company d and r.
schools are conducted on Monday night
and are in charge of Captain A. X.
Foote and First Lieutenant Franklin
Henshaw, respectively. Company LIS
school is conducted half an hour be-
fore and half an hour after drill and
is in charge of Captain William A.
Raub. Instruction is given III the
manual and in guard duty and in Com
panies D and l. Is verbal. In Company
F.. Lieutenant Henshaw prepares IL
series of questions for each session
and has every officer give written an
swers to them. This plan Is consid-
cred the best and will probably be
adopted by the other companies.
Major w. S. Millar. formerly inspec-
tor of the Third brigade, has received
his commission as assistant adiutant
general of the Third brigade. The
commission is for period Of five years
and is signed by Governor William A.
Stone.
Captain ID. B. Atherton, adjutant
has been ordered by Colonel Watres
to conduct an election in Honesdale
on Thursday night, April Is, to fill the
vacancy in Company F. caused by the
resignation of First Lieutenant Ed
ward T.. Walsh. He is instructed to
ill any vacancy which may be occa-
stoned by the election.
1t is currently reported that Cap
tain Casper, of Company NJ. Ninth
regiment, located at West Pittston, will
soon resign, and that Fremont Stokes,
| formerly captain Of Company +, Thir-
| teenth regiment, who has lately move ed
| to Pittston. will be elected in his place.
Seven poor untoftundteS VINO hau
been absent from drill during the past
| two weeks without a good excuse were
| court -martialed Friday night by Lieu
| tenant Colonel Stillwell and were fined
various sums ranging from 81 to $40.
| Six of those arraigned were members
| of Company ID.
Captain w. a. Raub, of Company L,
| has promoted Corporal Wilson Bailey
| to the rank of sergeant and has ap-
| pointed Privates Stanley Miller and
Garfield Williams to be corporals.
In an order issued Colonel l.. A,
| Watres has appointed Corporal Lewis
| b. Carter, of Company A, regimental
| inspector of rifle practice,
| Attendance at drills is being rapidly
| enforced by the various company COM
| manders on account of the annual in
spection. which begins on May 1. 1t is
| felt that every effort should be made
| to put the regiment back in its old
place at the head of the guard. where
| II stood for so many years, and Colonel
| Watres has instructed his captains to
bend every energy to attain this result.
| All hope of conducting the inspections
| in the new armory has now been prae-
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