Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-26

Results Of Inspection Dri11s-Noses
from the ArmOries,

MILITIA MATLEk8Ss
Results OF Inspection Drills-Notes
frOm the ArmOries.
the squaA, held pursuant TO General Orders No
II, the figures Of efficiency made by the signal
corps and the several companies and battai1ons
follows being ,st e
Gated: Signal corps, 30. First battalion, co. A,
L. icss; Co D, $40; CO. c. 200; Co p. 26S; average
GO, B, IS; CO. C, so; Co. d, LOS; average, LA
Third battalion, Co. A, .O4; co. b, LEO GO. not
,hn n; p co. D, 15o; average, Lon Fourth
not Inspected; average, 2I9. sixth battalion,
CO A ;9s; CO. q; CO; g. .52; Go. D 6s; aver.
e aSe; 70 =, seventh battalion. CO. 10; Co B. 40;
According to eficiency-1st, CO: B. LIST battalion,
SO; 20, Go. a, "a battalion, 277; Sd, CO. G, 4th
CO. A, Atm battalion S55: 9Th, CO. c, ist battalion,
lS9; 9Th, co. B. Sd battalion, LOO; 9th, CO. D, Sd
battalion, 1.50; 10th, Co. B, 4th battalion, LIS;
%; 18th, co. A, 9Th battalion, 93; 18th, Co. B,
6tn battalion, rs; 18th, Co. A. 7th battalion, rs;
tso co Ia S aa CO. D stn sa
As; 2lst, co. B, 9TH battalion 40; ed, CO. D, 9Th
battalion, II; 23d, Co. A. Sd battalion .H.
In marking 8 Is the standard Of perfection.
Except In the case Of the 7th battalion the fac
tors OF attendance which are used in computing
the foregoing figures are based upon the returns
tSr Sne quarter ending March 81 lSss while those
based upon the return for the quarter ending De-
cember 81. 1887, amended according TO discharges
made up TO the foregoing date and recorded at
headquarters.
The following enlisted men have been dishonor.
ably discharged from the National Guard for nom
payment OF dues and non-attendance at drills: A.
=; Beers, VIM Lee. Alfred Marks, David g: Myers.
Chas. A. McNelly, JOS. Z. Brown, Chas. NJ. Bell,
VIM. Deskins, j. A. Mellontree, Ralph singleton,
Jno: Young, Geo: II. Gnfin, Lewis H. Gilbert, Ran
dolph johnson, Lewis D. Jones, JnO. HENDERSON, T..
=. Allen, r. d. Carroll, Elmer Howard, Andrew
klug, M. A. Lightell, Horace Beall, w. w. Cook, Z.
b. ferguson, Robert Randolph, Willis Reddick, J.
u. Ross, j. H. Smith, Jos. Smith, Samuel 4. Cross,
Jno. w. Onutt, +. c. Bates, Frank Haul, L j.
Lewis, .. A. Frederick, j. NJ. Murphy.
"You see by these discharges" said Col. Bigelow
shat the company commanders are rapidly weed.
Ing out their companies but after the LIST OF june
all applications for discharges Will have to be based
upon The sentence OF a cOurt-martial or q vote oil
the company, according TO Its bylaws and reguia'
Gen. Ordway and his stafr attended the competi
tive exhibition drill of the companies OF the High
school battalion yesterday In full dress. They
were highly pleased with the exhibition.
First. Lieut. Chas. II. Ourand, company Z, Is,
battalion, acted one Of the three judges the two
others beng Lieut.. Chase and Lieut.. Satterlee, d
the Sd artillery.
At the regular meeting OF the school OF officer!
last Wednesday evening Gen. Ordway gave in
structlons In regard to the line OF marcn and othe
The order OF march will be as follows: Squad OF
police, general and staf signal corps, music, com
manding officer and staff OF first regiment, fol
lowed by the first and the fourth battalions, which
constitute this regiment; drum corps, second regi
ment, consisting OF the second and third DattalionS
music, sixth battalion, followed by the seventh
battalion.
The following details for guard duty will bt
made: First regiment, one sergeant and ten pri
Yates; second regiment one corporal and eight
prlVateS; sixth BATTALION one corporal and foul
priyates; seventh battalion, four privates.
The parade Will be dismissed at the corner Of
14th street and Pennsylvania avenue.
The following honorable discharges have beer
made in the National Guard: z. H. Heilig, W. f
Acker, Harry l.. Smith, w. +. Guindon, q. ". Tur
ner, L.. A. Ghisseili w. II. Murder j. A. Taylor, G.
G. Seebold, l. X. Gemmell, Thos. L. Koontz, Henry
Rafalsky, 7 A. Washington, VIM. Smith, W. IL
Heald, j: M. Johannes, A. C. Alderman w. H.
SIMPLIFY, w. Z. stephens, VIM Ferguson, Frank E
O'DOnnell, W. L. Evans.
The maJor-elect OF the 4th battalion having fol
more than thirty days after notification failed to
appear before the examining board, his election
was declared null and void, and the company
officers have elected G. A. Gary In his place.
The following appointments have been made by
the President in the National Guard: Edward p.
Hall, ad1utant, I'd regiment; George Henderson
surgeon, I'd regiment; Frederick w. Krichelt, I'd
b. Perry, captain and chaplain, I'd regiment; Ar.
thur Yates, aide-de-camp; Sherman j. Brown, %
lieutenant, company Is, OF the I'd battaliOn: Cliff
ford s. Walton, captain and adjutant, LIST regl-
ment; Edward r. Campbell, major, I'd battalion;
James A. Long, major, Sd battalion; Horace b.
Durant, LIST lieutenant, company u, OF tine I'd
battalion.
The AnacOstia Rifles will be inspected the 2Sth
OF this month. With them ends the annual in
spection and muster OF the National Guard.
There was q meeting Of the officers OF the Cd
battalion and the signal corps this afternoon tC
receive instruction in the manual or the sword
There will be no inspection drills until the fall
The school Of officers has been suspended until
october
At the recent meeting OF the Emmett Guards the
following promotions were made; Corporal j. c.
Reagan, TO be first sergeant, and Private X. A.
OBrien, to be corporal, vice j. c. Reagan, pro-
noted. The Guards intend to pay visit to AL.
bany, n. Y, in september The following were
appointed armory trustees: s. p. McGrath, X. A.
O'Brien and j. G. Reagan.
Sometime ago THE STAR mentioned the fact that
light battery was about to be formed. Last Thurs
day the meeting took place In the Office OF Gen. Ord
way, andi made some preliminary arrangements.
Capt. Yates, OF Gen. Ordway's stan, was present
and gave valuable Information ON military mat.
tera The name decided upon was Battery A, D.
c. N. g., and 1t is proposed TO recruit its mem
bers TO ffty-seven by July 1. The company will
be armed with Hotchkiss and Gattling guns and
Will practice the regulation saber drill.