Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-22
CITY AND DISTRICT.
THE NATIONAL GUARD.
OfficerS 90 study Local Probiems-
Notes from Headquarters.


Notes from Headquarters.
The school OF officers will be held on wednes-
dag, OCTOBER 10 1883, at 8 O'Clock p. M, and on
the second and fourth Wednesdays OF each month
thereafter In the oficers' room at National Guard
headquarters, corner OF Pennsylvania avenue and
nth street II Is proposed TO make the school OF
officers more In eresting than is possible when
devoted 70 Rotations In tactics. The most likely
duty that the National Guard may be called on at
time 10 perform Is that OF aiding the civil au
thorties 10 enforce the laws Their next duty In
order OF likelihood and importance is that OF re-
spending TO a call OF the President for the tempo
rary defense OF the country In case OF tnsurrecton
or invasion. Their hi hest duty would D., In the
case or such lnsurrecttOn or Invasion eliminating
In war, TO be the nucleus OF a volunteer army and
To iu nlsh the non-commissioDed and commits
stoned Ulcers for 10. The duties VI officers OF the
National Guard should be directed TO their duties
In each OF the contingencies named
washington Is. possibly, the least likely OF any
large city In the country 10 need the assistance OF
military power 70 enforce the evil laws. Never
theiess street not duty Is an essential part OF
and a. It's principles can be best learned BY the
study Of local problems, one night each month
Will De devoted exclusively 10 that purpose Inc
course OF study Will be By giving Practical prob
lens 10 which every Commanding officer Will be
required, and all other officers invited 10 present
written answer the following month These So
lutions Will then be read aud discussed without
making known the names OF he authors. They
viii then be referred 10 the gen raj stan for the
elucidation OF the best points Tor each solution
and Tor formulating with their aid the best solu-
ton OF the problem, whlcn paper will be read at the
following meeting with verbal comments and ln-
struction by the brigddi general commanding.
The result thus obtained Will De carefully pre-
served Tor future Use in case the emergency which
was the subject OF the problem should ever arise.
To instruct officers In their duties In case OF
being called into service, and TO awaken in them
an interest In the military profession beyond the
mere practical knowledge OF tue drl, a series vi
lectures Will be given by the adIutant-general on
the art and science OF war.
The several companies OF the National Guard
have been successfully inspected TO their pro-
nclency In the school OF the soldier and the school
OF the squad on the 18th OF october they are TO
be Inspected In the school OF the company. The
marking Will De as heretofore, but the proficiency
will o. expressed by wn q Is lied the ngure OF
effectiveness. This differs from the figures OF
efficiency used at the las Inspection drills IN that
the mark ootaInei will be multiplied by the total
attendance that II Will aggregate, instead OF by
the percentage OF attendance.
The companies OF the National Guard are all
practicing Tor tnis event, each with the determin
alton OF rvaling the other.
Owing TO the great difnculty which many OF the
companies labor under IN their small armories
most OF their drilling will have 10 be done In the
street
The following regulations relative to the forma-
tons and parade Of the National Guard have been
laid down by Gen. Ordway: "fhe formation OF the
column for street parade Will be follows:
Bngadier-general commanding. General stan,
oyards In rear OF the general In the order OF rank
from right 10 LETT, In one or more ranks may be
directed General non-cOmmIssiOned stan, yards
In rear OF the general STAN, IN one or more RANKS,
as may be dlrec,ed Engineer company, II yards
In rear or the general nOn-cOmmiSSiJned staff.
signal company, its company front and yards
additional IN rear or the engineer company
Ambulance company, on the TANKS and rear OF the
brigade. as may be directed. Brigade band, IL
yards In rear Of the engineer company. Colonel or
the leading Regiment, Sydrds Ill rear or tue 0g ade
band Leutenaat-coOnel yard 10 the right and
3yards In tue rear OF the colonel; adjutant yard
Reg. mentai sIan, except the adjutant. y1rds In
rear OF the colon In the order OF rank IRON rig ut
TO left on line equal 10 the front OF the column.
Major OF nrSt battalion, Yards IN rear OF regimen
tai stan. Battalion SIAN, yards n rear OF the
major, Ia the order OF RANK from rgnt 10 left, ON
hne equal 10 the front OF the column. Captain
OF ieading company, yards In rear OF battaion
stan. N0n-cOmmissIOned staff OF battalion 3
yards In rear OF The HE. closers OF the rear COM
pany OF the battalion, IN the order OF RANK from
hight 10 left, on line equal to the front or tine
column Major o; second battalion. IL yards tn
rear OF non-cOnmlSslOned stan OF nr5t Bateaffon~>
secono anu third Dattllcn OF regiment ,,.s<1ne
order Of formation as prescribed for me IrsL IL
TALON; Non-eommssloned san OF regiment, 8
yards IN rear o! the non-COmIa san or The
rear battalion or the r ghHept IN the order OF
RANK .rom right 10 efS Inc equal 10 the 'front.'
OF the column Ecf0Rel OF the second regiment "a
Yards In rea1-Jf the commissioned stff OF the
nIse ressInenL The second and succeeding regi-
tneles In same order or formation as prescribed
The nrst regiment. Independent 0atLallons
~ III We formed In Tue manner prescribed Tor Dat
taions OF Regiments, except that they VIII take
ments- In Case regiments are allowed to parade
with music In the column, the music Will take
post "a ards In rear OF the reeedlng re menI and
the coionei y rdS In rear OF the music"
The following enlisted men OF the National
Guard have been honorabIy discharged: Sergeants
San1 l. Dickson anu j. W. Bender, corporal
DUNN, I. +. Young, Gus Hdrtlg, +. L. Risges, q.
H. barnesIon, ID. A UDOnnell, ). L. Tucker, W. H.
Howlett, Jr., Nm Werner; Sergeant Abraham
AcwitI, Sergeant Wn. d. Nash, Prlyates Emil l.
SchwakopI- DisnonoIaoly Olsen irged: JonD E
Bledsoe, W. E Clarke, Z. A. Cooper f. j. Land
yOgnt, anu E G. LUZ
Tt.rrf ba,
months leave OF absence.
Battery A. or the National Guard ia rapidly
progressing In its organization. At the election,
neld lew days ago, the following differs were
elected: Capt, Arthur Yates; LIST Lieut. w H.
AelIacn; ID lieut., Alfred p. ROBBINS. : - = '
Commencing on the 18th proxino, the light ban.
terry, the signal corps and the companies OF inIaA-
try, viii be practically examined oy Tue aijuVanL
general. aSs.Sled by Capt ID. l. NJ. PeixOJlo aide
deeamp as 70 heir proficiency In the scnool or Inc
company.
Gen. Ordway has prepared two OF the problems
that ne proposes 70 submit 10 the school OF officers
this winter for solution. One Tor "Tne DEFENSE
OF the Treasury Department BulIdng;r thu other
Tor ''rhe Defense VI the Baltimore and Potomac
Railroad" All OF the conditions OF the problems
are given with elaborate DETAIL and it is exp-,.t
that the officers Will derive much pleasant study
from them
Requisition has been made for two Calling guns
and Two howltLers for the Light Battery.
The second battalion propose 10 estapl, sh n riea
range at AnacOsJla aud 10 do a considerable.
amount OF Practice oeIOrc cold wea her
Fifteen hundred o.ouses have tusl been received
and as soon as caps arrive. issues OI uniforms viii
De made 10 completely ouJnL The whole BRIGADE
The drun corps took possession last night OF the
room that has Oeen nIled W IOr them AT head
quarters, aud are Inuca leIssd the liberal pro-
Vision That - Dc n nIie for them Oy the gener-
osity OF Tue general and sian.
Before beginning the school OF officers Gen Ord
way cJntemplAJes having al Opening of The
new headquarters, TO which ne viii in.ILe Droni-
neEt citizens 10 meet the OIlcers OF In. N.Iional
Guaru and 10 see wQat earnest Efforts are beinv
made 10 create military force Oh winch tae clLy
MAJ IeeI prOu1 an A On MA Gu IL IN gut d,p.nd
very lew citizens seem TO know that ll,Iead OF
Dclns pdld Tor SERVICES, The officers ana men or
the NaIonaI G1Ild give not only yery Iaucn linz.
Out AGO pay al The expenses OF the Oryhn.zl Ilou
strong effort Will b. made 10 secure from Com
greSs suif1cient APPROPRIATION 10 enable he whole
Aoe 10 80 INTO camp % instruction next winter
verify at Washington.
To the Editor OF THE EVENING STAR:
The able and Instructive arlcle by President
Andrew u. White, which appeared In the June
number OF The Forum, deserves the special atten-
uon OF the citizens OF Washington. The article I'm
question points out the necessity that exists for
true national university for this country at WASH
ington, tells the special work that IL ouyht IN
undertdke, ana names SS,OOO,OOO or $40 600 90 AS
The sum required Tor Tue proper endowment OF
sVeA an Institution He expresses the conlidenI