Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-25


the respective organizations as follows:
General staff and aforementioned staff of
the militia at headquarters at o'clock D. m.
Monday, May IS; first battalion q. s o'clock p.
M wednesday,. May s: second battalion at
clock pm. Friday, May 8; third battalion at
clock pm Wednesday, May 20; fourth bat
tihon at O'Clock PIN. Friday. May 10; fifth
battalion at O'Clock pm. Friday, May 20;
sixth battalion at s O'Clock pm. Friday, May
y; first separate battalion at o'clock pm.
wednesday. May 49, engineer corps. first sep
arate company. battery A, light artillery. and
ambulance company at o'clock pm. wednes-
ID. Friday, May /.
The field and staff of regiments will be in
speeted and mustered with the first battalion
OF its regiment.
The inspection will be in light marching
order and formation in double rank.
The books and papers of each regiment,
battalion and company will be inspected by the
quarternaster general at such times rs they
may respectively designate to commanding
oihcers.'
TROOP AND IFS PRACTICE MARCH.
A good many residents of Maryland Virginia
and West Virginia have never seen q real man
dressed in the yellow-faced blue uniform Of
United States cavalry, and great many others
have not gazed on the pleasing combination
since the north withdrew its troops. Some Of
these good people will soon have an opportu-
nifty to see the blue and the yellow. At 4 clock
on the afternoon OF Saturday. July IL. the first
spara;e company troop Al will leave Its
armory and move out Tor Rockville. to remain
away from the city about two weeks All the
arrangements have been made for practice
march such as unpaid cavalrymen but rarely
attempt The number of troopers who have
promised to participate in the march exceeds
forty and others will probably make
up their minds Ia go before the procession
starts. Several honorary members have de-
cited to wear out trousers by accompanying
the command, and these. with the wagon and
ambulance drivers and other attaches, will
bring the total very near TO TO- Capt. L. H.
Neumeyer OF the brigade staff viii attend to the
commlssary department. and Surg. Hamilton
l. Leach OF the first regiment goes along to be
OF service in more ways than one. The route
to be followed has been carefully mapped out,
and the camps will be located. if all goes well,
at Rockville. Lickville, Knoxville or Weverton,
Sharlestown, Winchester. beyond Berryvilie,
Hamilton, Draaesville and Falls Church. Not
imProbabiy the company will reach Winchester
while the annual fair is in progress there and
II suitable arrangements can be made with
the Winchester city fathers the boys may
decorate the old burg with their
presence for four or five days. Contracts have
been made for the necessary amount OF horse
fesh and there is but little left to do save wait
FOR the coming of July Is. Before the arrival
OF That day, however, a mounted scout will be
sent out; his duties will require him to ride
over the entire route-163 miles--engage camp
hay and encourage the cultivation Of the
spring chicken crop.
SPLENDID WORK IN THE GALLERY.
Much Of the gallery practice this season, and
especially during this month, has been remark
able, and If the average on the range will only
show up half as well as it does at the indoor
targets the annual reports will be interesting
reading for rihemen. On Tuesday night COM
pany Z, second battalion, averaged "a per cent
for the entire company, fourteen men out Of
twenty-nine men firing securing individual av-
erages above so per cent, and eight others do
ing better than marksmen's scores. Company
Is. sixth battalion, took twenty-six men to the
gallery on Thursday evening; thirteen of them
went over so per cent and five others were over
65 per cent.
PRACTICE NEXT WEEK AND MKT MONTE
Gallery rifle practice for the remainder of
the month of April will be as follows:
Tonight-The general staff and the field and
staff officers and non-commissioned staff of
regiments
Moaday-Company d, second battalion.
Tuesday-Company d, Third battalion.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS A, fifth battalion.
Ihursday-CompanyA A, sixth battalion.
The following schedule for gallery practice
First battalion. Monday. May IL.
Second battalion. Friday. May Is
Third battalion. Wednesday. May ID.
Fourth battalion, Friday. May a.
Fifth battalion, Friday, MAY /.
sixth battalion. Friday, May 20.
FIRST separate battalion. THURSDAY. MAY z.
FIRST separate company, Monday May 18
Engineer corps, Thursday, May IA.
The general staff and the field and staff
officers and non-commissioned staff of reRi-
ments, Monday, May 4.
The practice ordered is solelv frr< h. ,,,rco..
OF enabling the completion Of their scores by
those men who have not made two scores dur
ing the year at each range in gallery practice.
Company commanders will prepare score cards
with the names of all their men entitled to this
praet designating the scores and ranges nec-
essay for each man TO complete his scores. Bat
tilions will be reported at the rifle gallery at
o'clocK p IN. on the date specified, in undress
uniform, armed and equipped. The men of
each company must be in charge OF a commits
stoned officer, who will present the prepared
score cards to the inspector of rifle practice on
duty at the gallery.
LOOKING FOR GOOD MAN
The hrst battalion is moving slowly in the
matter Of an adjutant to succeed Lieut. C. c. NJ.
Loetier, promoted to command company A.
There are many good men available but Mai.
Dalton Is wisely cautious. A good adiutant IL
the most valuable of staff officers; a poor one
70 dangerous and annoying incubus The
NHo cttui W take an In tereSt
National Guard matters say that one or two
adjutants-they didn't name them nor give
their rank-are unhs althily slow III transmit
ting papers. A military channel is easily
clogged mp when either laziness or carlessness
takes possession of an adjutant.
CAPT. MILLER AND HIS COMPANY
Some Of the prejudiced ones, who thought
the old Washington Light Infantry had for
gotten how to drill, we're surprised when they
witnessed the magnificent work put up by Capt.
Jno. ). Miller and his company-D of the first
on Wednesday night. Neither full-dress uni
forms. heavy shakos or a waxed floor are con-
ducive to clever drilling. but they failed to
offer serious interference on the occasion re-
ferred to. Every member Of the Company did
admirably, but especial mention o. First Ser
gessnt W. J.. Wise and Sergeant G. F. McAvoy is
no more than fair. The drill was a revelation
to the Worcester Light Infantry and the vet
Grams of the sixth Masaeh usstts, in whose
honor il was given.
STAINED RECORD.
The following named enlisted men, privates,
were dishonorably discharged during the quar-
ter ending March 81:
J. A. Adams, company C. sixth; Joseph G.
Asher, company Z, sixth; John L. Barnswell,
company B, third; FIG. Bachelor. company c.
sixth; ]. G. Chiffon, company A, ffth Alfred
Earl Clark. company R.third; Harry E. Court
ney, company Z, second; Walter s. Ferris
ambulance corps; Chas. NJ. Gilpin, company G,
sixth; James A. Gowans. company b, third;
Chas. ]. Graf. company b. third; George H.
Hauf cOmuany ID third. Crnsaf T. Hoo-p