The Origin and Services of the 3rd (Montreal)

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Mile End, the harness was stored in a warehouse on Notre Dame Street, and themen did what foot drill they could in the upperflat of the Bonsecours Market.This was the unsatisfactory state of affairs when Lieutenant-Colonel Stevenson,who was well supported by Lieutenant-Colonels Bond, of the Prince of WalesRegiment, Whitehead, of the Victoria Rifles, and Gardner, of the Sixth Fusiliers,set to work to get the Drill Shed re-built.The site on which the old shed. had been built had been bought by the corporation the year after the first Fenian Raid, when the value of the. Militia Forcewas appreciated by the public.The City then built a shed, the armouries round thedrill hall proper being only one storey high.The cost of the land and building was$125,000. The construction of the roof wassuch that the nuts of the tie rods required tobe tightened and loosened according as the ironcontracted and expanded with the changes intemperature. This duty being neglected onefine, cold night, part of the roof came down.While the drill shed was habitable the government had paid the City rental for it,but afterthe collapse of the roof the payments stopped.This was the position when Colonel Stevenson got the other commandingofficers to makea strong united demand for a Drill Hall.Clearly the first thing to be done was toinduce the City Council to adopt some planfor the rebuilding of the collapsed structureon an improved plan. A general municipalelection was approaching and all of the candidates were canvassed to say whether theywould support the demand of the Militia ornot. One prominent alderman flatly refusedMAJORI885-I895.to pledge himself to the scheme as submitted,and at the very last moment it was decided tobring out Colonel Stevenson against him. All the volunteers in the City turnedr,K()Ri.K R. HOOPKR.out and worked for the Colonel and elected him. He has been a member ofthe City Council ever since.In the City Council he would not allow the Drill Hall project to drop out ofnotice, and, principally owing to his efforts, in 1882 arrangements were completedfor constructing the present commodious, if not exactly handsome, structure onCraig Street. The building was completed in 1888, the Battery taking possessionof its quarters in May of that year.In 1891 Lieutenant-Colonel Stevenson, beloved by his men, and admired and68
". M.respected by all having the best interests of the Militia of Canada at heart, retiredfrom the Battery, after thirty-six years service in that corps, and having had thecommand with conspicuous credit to himself for no less than thirty-four years.When he handed the corps over to his successor, Major Hall, he turned it overwith allthe stores and equipment complete, an achievement on which the veteranofficer justly prides himself.Lieut.-Colonel Stevenson formally relinquished the command of the Batteryand read his farewell order at a drill parade held on the evening of April 24th.After the reading of this order, which was very affecting, by Lieut.-Colonelto whom theStevenson, a short speech was made to the Battery by Major J. S. Hall,command was turned over. In the course of his remarks Major Hall said : "I wishto say a few words with regard to the stores. Colonel Stevenson has turnedthem over without one single piece, even to the smallest iota, being missing. Youwho know what a vast amount of stores there is tolook after can well understand that this is somethingto be more than proudof."Lieut.-Colonel G. Mattice, the Brigade Major ofthe Montreal District, also delivered a few remarks,saying I can :only endorse what Major Hall hassaid in regard to the Battery stores. To me it issomething marvellous to know that nothing wasmissing. In the short space of one hour and a halfthe whole stores were turned over in perfect order,and I may say that I do not think there is anothercorpsin Canada that could show their stores in sucha condition."Major J.S. Hall held the command until February, 1895, when he was succeeded by Major GeorgeR. Hooper. During Major Hall s tenure of the command there was not much out of the ordinary in theBattery s work. It had its annual encampment oneither the Exhibition grounds or St. Helen s Island, and the usual detachmentswere sent every year to the Island of Orleans for the field firing practice.the winter.Foot drills were kept up as usual in the armoury duringMajor George R. Hooper, who succeeded Major Hall, was an accomplishedofficer, and during the last few years he had had considerable experience in thework of the Batter} , for Major Hall, being Provincial Treasurer, was often completely engrossed with his civil duties. Major Hooper was a graduateof thatexcellent institution, and the Alma Mater of so many good officers, the RoyalMilitary College, Kingston.Major Hooper graduated in 1882 in a class which included a number of Cadetswho have since distinguished themselves, notably Lieutenant Stairs, who so dis-69SKKC.KANT J. MC(,. M<)\VAT1876-1892.
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