The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-06

Be Scene of Encampment.
The contracts for the furnishing OF
| the new arinory were awarded Thurs
! day afternoon by the board of trustees.
| in whose hands the matter was all
| week. 1t being referred to them by the
| special committee of regimental Off
GERS, who first worked upon 1t. The
latter completed their side of the trans
action last Saturday and then reported
To the trustees. who held a number of
meetings, and although ii was expected
that the contracts would be awarded
early in the week. several bitches oc-
| Cured and delayed positive action until
Thursday
The apartments which will be FUR
nshed are known as the admnistra
tive rooms. and consist of the company
rooms. the officers quarters and the
room set apart for old Grand Army OF
the Republic men, and which will be
| also used for the meetings of the trus-
tees. Five bids in all We're received
there being a lively competition for Sc
curing the contracts. Williams & Nc
Anulty's bid for the carpeting was
found the most reasonable. and accord
inely this firm receives the order for
one thousand yards of frst-class Bige
low Brussels carpet. The Scranton
Furniture company will provide the
window shades. one hundred and
thirtytive in number. md of the best
Scotch Holland material.
Hill & Connel were allotted the con-
tracts for supplying the desks. tables
nj oh icf .f civ tnnY1
Office desks. twelve directors tables.
seventy-two leather arm chairs fifteen
revolving chairs and ninety Vienna
chairs.
Colonel l.. A. Watres has ordered an
election in Company X. for this even
ing. to elect a first lieutenant to sue
ceed Lieutenant Isaac Brown. whose
untimely death caused the vacancy.
The company has been without a first
lieutenant for about two months now
and considerable surprise has been ex-
pressed that the election was not called
sooner. Lieutenant Colonel +. w. Still
we'll will presid over it. Quartermaster
well will preside over it. Quartermaster
Srgeant w. S. Gould announced his
candidacy for the position. and is prac-
tically assured of it. He is popular and
a competent soldier and should make
a, good officer. The official order is as
follows:
Headquarters Thirteenth Regiment. Third Brig.
adc. " G.. r.
Scranton. Pa. April q. 1901.
Regimcntal Orders No. 10.
Lieutenant Colonel +. W. StiweIl is hereby
directed to hold an election for first lieutenant
Of Company X, Thirteenth regiment National
Guard of Pennsylvania, Monday evening. May q.
at 5 O'Clock, at the armory in thr city Of
Scranton. TO fill the vacancy created by thr
death Of Lientenat Isaac Brown. which occurred
on February 15 1901. lie will also at the same
MI any vacancies which may be occasioned by
the said election. Ey order OF
l.. A. Watrrs. Colonel
D. D. Athrrton. Adiutant.
Assistant Adjutant General W. $.
Millar. who will exercise the rights of
his old office as inspector and conduct
the spring examinations OF the Thir-
teenth, will begin the inspections in all
probability on June 10. No official or
der has been yet issued as it was seen
that rcthing could &c done before last
nights meeting OF The executive COM
mittee of citizens in charge of the
opening.
The unofficial statement was given
out Thursday. however. that Company
A would be inspected on June 10; c. on
June II; b and l.. on June l.: T. and
n, June 13. and D and X. June IA. EN-
Inspector Millar has already examined
the Ninth regiment. of Wilkes Barre,
while Inspector Clark has taken charge
of the other regiments of the brigade.
the Fourth, Eighth and Twelfth. Com
pany T.. at Honesdale, will be inspected
Thursday night and Company ] at
CASTOR Friday night.
The matter of company lockers which
was discussed in last Saturdays Trib-
une, has been finally given definite at
tention. and the metallic lockers will
be in use at the new armory, instead
of the glass front ones. which were
advocated by some. The new lockers
will, however, be of greater length than
the old ones, and tifty-five will be al
loted each company room. This will
ensure far greater comfort and con-
venience than the crowded arrange
ments in present use. Instead of two
or more men being forced to use one
locker. each soldier has his own. The
lockers are not included in the general
furniture allotment. hut come under
the terms of the building contract.
The place for brigade encampment
has not been as yet decided upon, but
the opinion is pretty general that July
will again find the Thirteenth quar-
tered at Mt. Gretna. The talk of Buff
falo as IA possible camping ground has
simmered down. and Gretna and Wyo-
ming are the only places now men
toned as possibilities. General J. p. S.
Goblin, the brigade commander, is
known to decidedly favor Gretna and
this fact, it is thought, will turn the
scales against Wyoming. The latter
place has, however, many enthusiastic
champions.
AS yet nothing has been done to-
wards reorganizing the regiments rifle
team, but now that the range will soon
open, efforts along this line will be
probably made. An important member
Of last years team has been lost by
the resignation of Captain Fremont
Stokes but Dr. Merriman. Sergeant W.
S. Gould, Harry Heermans and Charles
Moore are still available.
number of vacancies exist IN the
nom commissioned staff of Company A,
which il is expected will be filed this
week. A sergeant and two corporals
are to be chosen, and there Is consider
able curiosity among The men as to
who will he appointed by CAPITA in
George Russ the newly elected can.
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