One hundred years with the State Fencibles : a history of the First Company State Fencibles, Infantry Corps State Fencibles, Infantry Battalion State Fencibles, and the Old Guard State Fencibles, 1813-1913 . driven through the Park, stoppingat Belmont Mansion for refreshments. In the evening they weretaken to the theatre and on the morning of the 17th, they departedfor home. In the beginning of the year 1891, the Commanding Officer de-termined to test the efficiency and ability of the Command to re-spond to orders on short notice, and the effectiveness of their sys-tem in notifying the men. Th
One hundred years with the State Fencibles : a history of the First Company State Fencibles, Infantry Corps State Fencibles, Infantry Battalion State Fencibles, and the Old Guard State Fencibles, 1813-1913 . driven through the Park, stoppingat Belmont Mansion for refreshments. In the evening they weretaken to the theatre and on the morning of the 17th, they departedfor home. In the beginning of the year 1891, the Commanding Officer de-termined to test the efficiency and ability of the Command to re-spond to orders on short notice, and the effectiveness of their sys-tem in notifying the men. The Battalion had previously adoptedthe red arrow as a signal, and if it appeared on a notice, theywere to report at once. On the morning of January 14th, an orderwas issued for the several Companies of the Command to reportin heavy marching order at 8 P. M. This order, with the red arrowprinted across the face, was sent to each officer and man, either tohis residence or place of business. Not a single officer or man ex-cept the Major and his Staff knew why this call was made, yet theresponse was almost unanimous; out of 236 officers and men, 231reported for duty. The Command left the Armory and made a. 1891 CALL FOR DUTY—ANNUAL BALL :{]7 short parade, and on their return they received the tlianks of theCommanding Officer for their promptness. General Snowden waspresent and commended the Battalion for the prompt manner inwhich they responded to the call for duty. It is needless to saythat this order created much excitement. The galleries of theArmory were packed with ladies and relatives of meml)ers of theCommand. They were all agreeably disappointed when they laterlearned that there was no trouble in sight for the newspaper of the day said : An event in the annals of the National Guard of Pennsylvaniawas the sudden assembling of the State Fencibles Battalion inheavy marching order last evening. The calling together of themen, was for the purpose of testing the syst
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