Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-30
MILITIA MATrERS.
Notes from she ArmOries Of the Local
Organisations.

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The inspection OF the school of the squad" said
Inspector General Bigelow to a STAR reporter,
II the weather is at all pleasant will be conducted
out OF doors as the armories In this city are not
enough TO allow asquad to be put through all
During the past FEW days the following officers
have been ordered before the hoard OF examiners
gfivi 70 receiving their commissions: Capt. Thos.
2. harrison, Co. A, I'd battalion; SecoDd-UeuL
Mor,is L Ackerman, Co. A, I'd battalion; second
Leu; W. krfcheDt, Co. &, Sd battalion; Major
w. ". ~ Mis- % battalion; Capt A. J; Robinson,
row. Co. A, 4th battalion.
The following enlisted men have been honor
ably discharged from the National Guard on their
OVID applications: Co. ID, I'd battalion, Privates A.
HUNT, w. Lithgrow, Chas. Munguiger, Chas.
Richardson, VIM. Vermillion and Eugene VIII
Hams; from Co. c. Bird battalion, Pryates Thos. J.
Pepper, Oscar Luce ana j. Il. corridor, and Cor
porai Vim. W. Fowler, OF Co. A, Sd battalion, has
also been honorably discharged and given author
lty 70 raise new company.
First Lent. Geo. NJ Arnold has declined the COM
mission OF quartermaster OF the 9Th battaliop.
The President has accepted the designations Of
% Lieut.. Chas II. Watson, OF Co. H. 9TH battalion,
ana that OF Capt Linton 5. Cary, OF Co d, 7th bat
co. A, OF the 5th battalion, and Co. C, Of the 9th
battalion, win be inspected on the Both, and Co.
T. OF the6th battalion on the 31st.
The Inspection OF Co. ID, OF the 4th battalion, has
not been fixed owing to the sickness OF some Of
the offlcers.
The inspection of Co. A, of the I'd battalion,
which occurs on the I'd of February closes the in
speetions OF the school Of the soldier.
The signal corps now numbers twenty two en-
listed men.
Thus far co. b, OF the LIST battalion. Capt. Ross,
has made the best average in the inspection OF
Ats out OF possible B.
The Saturday hops OF the W. L. l. c. have been
discontinued, and now the full-dress ball of the
18th or February Is the general topic OF converse
ton in the corps.
The inspection on Thursday evening of co. A,
30 battalion, took place In their armory. with
capt Gale as inspecting Off1cer. In the exercises
the company did remarkably wen and performed
many difficult evolutionS and formations with
great precision and exactness.
The election OF officers for the second regiment
resulted as follows: Colonel, Capt. Cecil Hay;
lieut.. colonel, Maj. NJ. Emmett Urell.
The Corcoran Cadet Corps still leads the National
Guard IN attendance at drills
The Whitney Cadets. OF Georgetown, have united
with the Columbia Rifles.
Dr. Leech, the head OF the ambulance corps, will
be ready to have his command mustered in by the
latter part OF February. The corps Will be CON-
posed OF thirty men, rank and file.
nuInber OF enthusiasts are engaged in forming
drum corps for the National Guard 1t is TO con-
slst OF twelve drummerS and twelve fferS As Gen.
Ordway expresses himself as being In favor OF such
a iotHdtiou tDe enterprise should meet with the
hearty approval OF all.
IL Is expected that Senator Henderson, OF Ne
braska, win reintroduce his "three battalion BILL
TINS session This bill passed the Senate last ses-
sion, but failed In the House. b, IT'S passage the
Army OF the United states would obtain that sys-
TEN which exists In European countries. There
are now twenty-five regiments OF Infantry, COM
posed OF 10,e50 men. The addition OF 1000 would
give 1J,91O as a total, or 100 more to each regf-
ment. The main objection TO increasing the Army
has been due 10 the efforts Of Western and North
western Congressman.
No little interest felt at the markings OF the
recent inspection OF the companies. ON the au-
thority CT the kn1psdck the following companies
are The four highest in the markings OF the last
Inspection: FIST, Company b, LIST battalion Capt.
H. X Ross, 4. 7S out OF q possible ); second, CON-
pany L, list battalion, Capt. j. Z. Entwisle 394;
Third, Company c, 4th battalion, capt. c. g. Do
mel, :iS,; fourth, Company d, LIST battalion, Capt.
j. 5. Miller, $751;
There will be reunion of the old members Of
Company ID, LIST battalion, Capt Miller In the city
VINO nave been honOrably discharged at this An er
can House on Tuesday evening, February Z. Col.
Moore and the Stan officers OF the Washington
Light Infantry Corps have been invited TO be
resent.
The Merchant Rifles will attend the Knights of
Pythias fair to- night in body.
Company A, third battalion, Will take q trip to
Mt Vernon, fully armed and equipped, on the 22d.