Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-08
COMPANY D WILL
FILL ITS RANKS
Organization Is Ready to Keep
Up It's Standing and the
City's Prestige

Company ID of the Eighth Regiment
Infantry, National Guards of Penn
sylvania. is the continuation as an
organization of Company A, One Hun
dred and Twenty-seventh Regiment,
Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, in
the Civil War; of the First City Zou-
aVes, Harrisburg's leading military
company for many years. and the City
Grays. This company, therefore, has
record of fifty-five years of service,
extending from April Is, 1861, to the
present day. In that time it has been
through much active service, but al
ways of the highest and most honor
able character, including United States
service in the SDanish War from May
Il, 1898, to March z, 1899, as Com
pany ID, Eighth Pennsylvania Volun-
teer Infantry. The company is now in
the Fourth Brigade of the National
Guard of Pennsylvania.
Now, at time when military pre-
paredness is in everyone's mind, and
while the problem of increasing the
army, and especially the infantry
branch, is matter of daily discussion,
1t seems proper that the public should
be Informed of the work of prepared
ness which is going on in this COM
mand and should know of the oppor-
tuhiliSS oilSISu 10 young men 10 It
themselves with that training and mill
tary education to which people are
giving so much thought at present and
which is so essential to the safety of
the country.
Harrisburg enjoys a reputation of
being military town, containing three
companies-the Governors Troop of
cavalry, Companies D and | of the
Eighth Regiment. and also the Eighth
Regiment headquarters.
The equipment of a full company
is always on hand and is of much
greater magnitude than the public
realizes. The equipment known as fed
eral property for So men is as follows:
SiXty-five overcoats. IS rifles, the mu-
sicians and first sergeant carrying pis-
tolls; IS web belts. bayonets and bayo-
net scabbards, olive-drab wooden uni
forms. khaki uniforms, with an addi-
tional pair of trousers, or breeches, to
each uniform; compaign hats with
blue cords; woolen blankets; 1870 pairs
of leggings; ponchos, haversacks, can
teens, tincups, sets of knives, forks
and spoons, mess pans, leather belts
and cartridge belts, two company flags
and two bugles.
Besides this equipment there is the
State property of 65 blue uniforms
and the camp equipment of 130 shell
ter tent halves, with poles, pins and
ropes, the mess tent, cook tent, field
range and all necessary camping uten-
sils and chests for additional property.
The signal code. so important. is
operated by the company musicians.
Company d is prepared TO move at
short notice. under the efficient leader
ship of Captain J. ]. Hartman, a vet
eran of the Spanish American War,
with twenty-five years service with
the National Guard. The company
has led the Eighth Regiment for some
time past. The State inspection of
Company d will be held on Tuesday,
April II, to which the public is invited.
The recruiting committee of Com
pany d issues this statement to pros
pective candidates for membership:
For admission to membership in the
company no entrance fee or dues are
required, these being unnecessary, as
the State furnishes all equipment and
uniforms for the members.
The company has at the armory a
parlor, free library, pool table, basket
ball. indoor baseball, rifle range and
numerous other games which are free
to all of the company's members.
If at any time you desire to become
member of the company, present
yourself before or after drill (Which is
held regular at the armory, Second
and Forster streets, every Tuesday
EVENING" to any of the officers or mem
bers of the recruiting committee.