Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-07-07
CITY AND DISTRICT.
NATIONAL GUARD MATTERS.
"SanD HANIEHSs
The District Militia and tte RexuIar
Army-Notes from the Different Armo-

what is the difference, If any, asked STAR re-
porter OF Col Biselow, between the revimental
organization OF the National Guard and that OF
the Armyf-
we nave In the National Guard a three-bat-
tauOn regiment, which Is quite different, however,
iIOn the three-oattalion regiment In the Army.
me latter Is practically a twelye-company reg1-
hent- In our oattalions the major commanding
IL and battalion stan and all the company
officers are commissioned In the battalion, while
In the Army. the majors and company officers are
commissioned IN the regiment, and there Is no
battalion stan. There Is, In fact, he continued
no battalion unity. company may dr1il or
parade one day In one battalion, the next In
another according 20 the relative rank OF It's cap
tain IL any three or four companies are required
Tor detached service or TO serve together at post
away from regimental headquarters, they would
which they nominaIly belong. The great advan-
tage TO the National Guard OF having q unit OF
organization and instruction, such as the four
company battalion, Is The convenience with which
u can be CHARTERED and drilled In one army OF ord-
the returns Of a three battalion regiment In the
army DO not recognize the battaliOns. but account
simply for the held anu stan and Twelve compa-
TALON returns through the regimentaI command
ers As soon the blanks can be procured, we
shall have them consolidated on re9imenta re,
turns. The two regiments in the National Guard
have al present but i've battaii0ns each, although
they VIII doubtless have three In the near future.
COMPANY OluCtIS u lIt NdllDUd4 ou3il arc
commissioned not only In their Respective oatt4l-
ions but also In their companies, while in the army
they are commissioned In their regiments
EN- THE ARMY
he continued, "the regimental stan officers are
supernuu.erary line ofricers, nominated or APP
pointed by the regimental commander TO the Ma
rionaf Guard both the regimentaI and battalion
STAN officers are commissioned such, and hold
therefore no commissions tn the line. You Will
See froia this that the card or officer frame
WORK o! the National Guard Is fixed aad riStd as
that compared with that OF the Army. This Is TO
lie accounted for By the greater Importance 10 the
enlisted men In the National Guard OF the per-
sonal Characters OF their Officers. he wants 10
know before entering company or larger or
ganizatiOn who his officers are going TO be, and Is
Influenced very much In his choice of an oTganza-
ton TO serve In by the character Of Its officers.
lie could not have the assurance that he requires
In this respect II they were liable 10 be transferred
as they are IN the Army from one company 70
another. or from the line 70 the stan, either by
promotion or by appointment"
NATIONAL GUaRD CoIORs.
"What colors do the National Guard regiments
carry?"
Zach battalion carries the national colors, and
each regiment the regimental cOOrs. In the Army
each regiment OF Infantry carries two eOlOrs, the
national color and the regime ntal color The regl-
mental DumOer being embroidered ON the national
color, and the arms OF the United States on the
regfmental color Each OF our National Guard
regiments now carries four cOlOrs, which seems a
large number when one cUnsiiers that a regular
regiment carries but two, and that the sentiment
In the Army is In favor OF reducing the number
rather taan increasing IL"
FILLING VACANCIES.
at Is the intention OF Gen. Ordway to I'll all the
Vacancies existing in the National Guard during
the summer. The vacancies are at present as FOL
lows: In the first regiment, regimrntal field and
stan, colonel, heutenant-cOlOuet. quartermaster-
surgeon, Inspector OF rifle practice and chaplain.
Fourth battalion, Held and stan, quartermaster-
surgeon. inspector OF rifle practice. company h,
nrsI lieutenant Company ID, second lieutenant
Second regiment Fegfnentdi. neld and stan, quar-
IL INSIDE
battalion, Company ID, second lieutenant Taird
BATTALION, Held and stan, inspector Of rifle prac-
lice.
Second Lieut.. sherman J. Brown, Company b,
FL battalion, has been recommended for battalion
Inspector OF rifle practice.
G. s. Ciift OF Company A, list battalion, National
Guard. has been hOnOrably discharged
The examinations for serseants and corpOrals
In Company ID, of the 4th battalion, Will be held
July Is, 1883.
and Corporal J. e. Exner have been appointed
court martial committee Of company ID vi tine 4Ih
battalion
The brigade drum corps Will be formally organ
lied this week. IL has Thirty six members mostly
graduates OF the Marine Corps on tae rolls
II is thought that, owing to the large number OF
men out OF town, the regimentai parades, hereto
fore mentioned in 1HE STAR, Will not be practical
bic, at least for the LIST regiment.
The newly-organized "Da terry A." OF the Ma
still continues TO prosper. AT business meeting
held last Thursday at No. El5 Penis yiyania ave
nue, number OF new members were elected- Gen
Ordway viii muster the battery tn about the 18th