The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-17
THE NATIONAL GUARD

\ CCORDING to reports which are
IA being received new life is taking
on in the Second regiment and the
companies are building up rapidly.
From Faribault comes the good news
that Company B, at one time ranking
/ as one Of the best companies in the
state, has undergone a reorganization
and is now in excellent shape. This is
all due to the efforts Of Capt. William
f. MollisOn, who recently took COM
mand. He is an old member of the
| national guard, having served as a SER
geant in Company G, Second regiment,
Austin, along with Col Wright, who
now commands the regiment Capt.
| Mollison is an enthusiastic worker and
has the united support of the company
| members, in spite Of some radical steps
| taken by him, in which many another
| man might have failed. On assuming
| command he outlined his plan for the
| reorganization of the company and told
the boys just what he should expect.
| All the non commissioned officers ask
ed to be reduced to the ranks as the
first step and all vacancies hereafter
will be filled according to merit and
after undergoing an examination.
It is the intention of Capt. Mollison
| to begin at the bottom and build up.
All undesirable material will be weeded
out and bright prospects for the
| future are in store. He has pur-
| chased tactics, text books, etc., for his
| nom commissioned officers and they are
expected to study.
Local Inspections.
This will be a busy week around To-
cal military headquarters in the Turner
hJIi1 fl,1
be conducted by Maj. William GerIach,
will take place. The companies will
be inspected as follows:
Monday Evening-Company c, First
infantry, Capt John F. Snow, COM
handing.
Tuesday Evening -Company E, First
infantry, Capt. w. c. Montgomery,
commanding.
Wednesday Evening-Company E,
Third infantry, Capt. H. L. Tourtelotte,
commanding.
Thursday Evening - Company D,
First infantry, Capt. H. w. Tenvoorde,
commanding.
Friday Evening-Battery A, First
Battalion of artillery, Maj. George G.
Lambert, commanding.
The field, staff and n-commission-
ed staff of the artillery battalion will
also be inspected on Friday evening in
| the officers room at headquarters.
The company of engineers was sched-
| uled for Saturday evening, but a
change in the programme made it the
| first company to be inspected in March.
The inspection of the property,
books, ETC., will take place during the
day in the company room, while the
muster will occur in the evening in the
annex across from the Turner building
at o'clock. The drill will be simple,
| probably only the manual, loadings
| and firings, and such movements as
may be executed without marching the
company, as there is not room for an
| extended drill
Maj. Gerlach returned yesterday
from Duluth, where he had inspected
Companies A and c, Of the Third regi-
ment. All the companies so far in
| spected seem to be in very good
shape.
Some opposition has arisen to the
| governments plan Of sending retired
army officers to instruct the national
guard. Col. @. B. DOugherty, of the
Ninth Pennsylvania, believes that
competent young officers, fresh from
West Point and ambitious, should be
directed to furnish instruction" 1t is
mere than probable that many Of the
younger officers would become unpop-
ular and be OveranxiOus to part with
their knowledge at inopportune times.
Minnesota approves the present plan
and will have to be Shown" any
young blood" with more ambition or
enthusiasm over his charge than has
Maj. William Gerlach, u. S. A., re-
tired.
Gov. Peabody, Of Colorado, is in bad
repute with the national guard, hav-
ing refused to sign the pay rolls for
services in the labor disturbances He
wants to pay the brigadier generals
and colonies only 500 per month for
services, where they are entitled to the
pay of their rank in the regular army
Second Lieutenant T. ]. OLeary has
been in command of the company Of
engineers on the last two drill nights,
owing to the sickness of the captain
and first lieutenant. Capt. Gates A.
JOhSOn is confined to his home at 276
Sherburne avenue, with diphtheria,
while Lieut. E. G. Schroeder has been
suffering from tnf1ammatOry rheuma-
tism. Little Tom" has more than
proved his ability to command.
A warm recruiting contest has been
progressing in Company E, Third in
fantry. for the past few weeks The
company was divided in two parts and
the side securing the most recruits is
to be banqueted by the losers-S1 per
plate. Lieut.. Andres side will un-
doubtedly be the victors, as it now has
a big lead. The company has bene-
flied through the contest to the ex-
tent of about twenty members-all
promising young men.
Prtvates Harry V. Grosscup and s.
S. Curtis were the winners in the COM
petitive examination in Company e,
Third infantry, and both have been
promoted to be corporals.
First Sergeant Arthur e. Jacobson,
Company e. Third infantry, has been
granted a furlough and will go to CAL
iforna for his health. He is very pop
ular In the company and the boys all
hope he will return.
All the ironwork needed for the new
armory has arrived, and with favorable