Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-05
THE NATIONAL GUARD.
No Street Drill Till August-Changes ut
Headquarters.

There will be street drill for the District
National Guard until some time in August 1t
was Gen. Ordways original intention to have
had the brigade out on the avenue some fine
evening to let the public see how the civilian
soldiers would maneuver in case there was q
riot, but other matters were more pressing, SO
the riot drill has been postponed until after
camp. Part of the proposed scheme was a test
OF speed, SO far as the assembly of the vario US
companies were concerned, and IN some in
stances companies were prepared to do some
very rapid work in reporting at their armores
The July practice at the rifle range was re-
sponsible for the postponement that practice
took half day of the time Of each man who
attended and the general was by no means in
clined to make any further demands upon the
ardor and, not infrsquently, the pockets of his
soldiers.
CONGRATULATIONS.
Officers and enlisted men of the guard who
were in camp last year are congratulating
themselves over the detail of Cadet Hine, who
has been ordered to report to Gen. Ordway
for duty in connection with the encampment
now SO near at hand 1t would hardly be pos
slble to overestimate the services he rendered
at Camp Ordway. AS an instructor in guard
duty he was thorough and exacting to the last
degree, yet no one ever saw him impatient,
nor was he at all dictatorial Every man in
the camp was his friend and will gladly well
come him when he makes his appearance at
Fort Washington on the 2lst instant.
The District National Guard is under one
more obligation to Secretary Proctor for
the detail Ii may not be generally
understood that this is the first time that
West Point cadet has ever been taken away
from his studies for any reason whatever, and
the commendable action of the Secretary
breaks up practice which is az old as the Mill
tary Academy itself. 1t has been suggested
that it would be good thing, mutually, were
the Secretary to detail every year ten of the
leading cadets to do duty in National Guard
camps IN various parts of the country.
number of young army officers stationed
in this city or its immediate vicinity would
have been only too willing to accept details as
temporary aides to Gen. Ordway while the
brigade is in camp, but they have been ordered
on to other encampments which will be held
simultaneously with the local one.
''NoN-CoM." CHANGES AT HEADQUARTERS
The vacancy caused by the promotion of
Staff Sergeant Geo. II. Harries Commissioned
inspector of rife practice for the second bat
talion) has been filled by the appointment of
4. Il. Barrow. Mr.. Barrow is the superintend-
ent of the Columbia Athletic Club building.
lie has had good deal of military experience
as member of the ifth Maryland, and is very
pop liar among his associates He will make
good running mate for Staff Sergeant Gene"
Courvaisier, the jolliest soldier any general
was ever lucky enough to have on his staff.
From the first time the big roster board was
put up over the mantel in the Office
of the adjutant general there has been a va
cancy where the name of the stat color sergeant
should be. The vacancy is still there but the
chances are favorable for its being eclipsed in
a few days. The place has been offered to
Sergt Maj. Hartford, late of the sixth United
States cavalry. The sergeant major Is AZ fine
specimen OF humanity and would be burden
to any horse that Is not accustomed to carry Mt
least 225 pounds. II the offer is accented there
will be but one vacancy on the general non
commissioned staff-thst of sergeant major
This place will not be filed just yet. The gem
eral has both eyes ON the man he wants for the
position, but the man will not be ready to take
hold for some little time.
INSPECTION OF THE FIFTH BATTALION.
Majo Gale, inspector general of the District
National Guard, has made his report to Gen.
Ordwsy on the reinspection of the fifth bat
TALON, which took place June q. The report
il even less favorable than the one on the first
inspection and il is safe to predict that a num-
Der of changes will speedily be made in the
! oIncers of the battalion; commencing very near
the head.
PRIVATE EDWARDS GOT 1T.
Down at the arsenal range yesterday fifteen
members OF company b, fifth battalion,
shot for the company silver medal,
five shots each at 200 and 800 yards
The winner was Private w. A. Ed
wards. The scores Of the five leaders were as
follows: w. A. Edwards %, PA; Lieut. E.
l.. Dunn, 81, 20-4i; b. Abel, 20, 20-40; Lieut.
A. j. Brown, ~, l6-3S; Corp. John Hiser, Is,
22-37.